Shane Dawson is one of the few YouTube creators whose documentary series following other creators have amassed more than 100 million views. His newest series, “The Beautiful World of Jeffree Star,” aims to be his biggest one yet, going behind the scenes with one of YouTube’s most prominent and controversial beauty moguls at a time
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: Alibaba unveils its first AI chip, the Hanguang 800, used within Alibaba for product search, translation, and recommendations, not for sale to third parties yet — The chip’s launch comes amid a national drive by China to integrate emerging technologies such as AI and next generation 5G wireless networks … Alibaba
Read MoreThe ubiquity of camera phones has turned every layperson into a semi-professional photographer, and social media makes it even easier to spread photographs and video over the internet like wildfire. Sometimes, those photos and videos even end up changing the course of history, or igniting a movement. Still, the rules… Read more… Know Your Rights:
Read MoreWe tested the new suite of privacy tools in Apple’s latest mobile software, from minimizing location sharing to silencing robocalls. How to Make the Most of Apple’s New Privacy Tools in iOS 13 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Embattled e-cigarette heavyweight Juul is shaking up its leadership and marketing practices as the company faces increasing regulatory scrutiny. Juul announced on Wednesday that CEO Kevin Burns is being replaced by K.C. Crosthwaite, an executive at tobacco company Altria, which bought 35 percent of Juul in December. In
Read MoreIt’s not going to simply be a regular XC40 with an electric powertrain, though. Electric Volvo XC40 coming this October – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe league capped its inaugural season membership at 12 teams and will continue the Activision Blizzard goal of activating local fans and businesses around geo-located franchises. New Call of Duty esports league will begin play in home markets in 2020, start with 12 teams Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe latest version of TVOS has some new features. Apple's TVOS 13 is live with Apple Arcade and a new home screen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe service expects to offer more than 100 games for $5 a month. Apple Arcade updated: The full list of games for iPhone and iPad – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: eBay announces CEO Devin Wenig is leaving the company and appoints CFO Scott Schenkel as interim CEO — Online commerce giant eBay has announced that CEO, president, and company director Devin Wenig is leaving the company, with former chief financial officer (CFO) Scott Schenkel stepping in to the hotseat on an
Read MoreFord is bringing its autonomous vehicles to Austin, Texas, the company announced on Wednesday. Ford will start by mapping the streets of downtown Austin this November. Eventually, the size of the fleet and the geographic area will grow until Ford is ready to launch an autonomous taxi and delivery service at scale in 2021, the
Read MoreEvery week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, we’re going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. I’m Josh Ocampo, and this is how I work. Read more… I'm Josh Ocampo, Lifehacker Staff Writer, and This Is How I Work Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLaura Kayali / Politico: Google refuses to pay publishers in France, first to apply EU’s copyright law, will only show headlines and thumbnails, unless publisher asks to add previews — The announcement pours cold water on publishers’ hopes of getting more money from Google after an EU reform of online copyright law. Google refuses to
Read MoreEBay said Chief Executive Officer Devin Wenig has stepped down and the e-commerce company named its finance head Scott Schenkel as interim C.E.O. EBay C.E.O. Steps Down Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAt the outset of Sayonara Wild Hears, a narrator — voiced by Queen Latifah — describes a world governed by three powerful arcana, and a new heroine who has emerged from the shard of a broken heart. That girl then appears, riding a skateboard across an astral highway, chasing an ethereal butterfly. Once she captures
Read MoreAs the current presidential administration continues to threaten the integrity of our public lands, it’s more important than ever to preserve our national parks. Read more… Visit a National Park This Saturday for Free Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWindows Terminal Preview 1909 is out, along with a features timeline and a Windows Terminal 1.0 release date. Microsoft: This new Windows Terminal update gives you 'way better settings' Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTrump’s status: Protected. The Technology 202: Facebook decides that politicians don’t need to play by the rules Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe current iPhone design has remained broadly consistent since 2017. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple’s 2020 iPhones could feature a metal frame design similar to the one that was used for the iPhone 4 back in 2010, Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted. MacRumors was first to report on Kuo’s latest research
Read More{$inline_image} Google AI Blog: Google has released a dataset of ~3,000 deepfake videos to help researchers develop deepfake detection techniques — Deep learning has given rise to technologies that would have been thought impossible only a handful of years ago. Modern generative models are one example of these … Google has released a dataset of
Read MoreDavey Alba, a Times newcomer who reports on disinformation, has a taste for Ice Breakers and a trick for saving audio from her computer. Improvising a Laptop Recorder and Chewing Gum at the Same Time Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe might talk about money in this corner of Lifehacker all day every day, but outside the warm confines of Two Cents, discussing money is still generally frowned upon. In fact, people are so hush-hush about their finances that they would rather talk about their sex life than their credit card debt at a dinner
Read MoreUK prime minister Boris Johnson’s UN speech | Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images In a somewhat bizarre and rambling speech at the United Nations, British prime minister Boris Johnson has warned of the influence of Google, Alexa-powered gadgets, and “pink-eyed terminators sent back from the future to cull the human race.” Johnson warned members of
Read MoreThree years ago it was barely walking. Now, Atlas, the humanoid robot from Boston Dynamics is performing gymnastic routines that mimic professional athletes. Three years ago he could barely walk. Now Atlas the humanoid robot is doing gymnastics. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge While the new phones being introduced by Apple, Google, and other companies may be getting most of the attention, there are other tech companies that are presenting their latest products this fall, too — and Amazon is not the least of them. Famously secretive about its upcoming announcements
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