Loved ones of those killed in a 2012 Colorado shooting are reportedly calling on the company to tackle gun violence. Warner Bros. responds to Joker concerns from shooting victims' families – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCBS Pittsburgh: Google contract workers in Pittsburgh, employed by IT services provider HCL, vote to join the United Steelworkers union in a 49 vs 24 vote — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – About 80 contracted Google employees voted to join the United Steelworkers union. — The workers voted in favor of unionization … Google contract workers in
Read MoreIf you’re reading this, chances are good that you’re the family IT department. We do what we can to help them, but there’s just no changing the fact that smartphones are difficult to operate with aging eyes and hands. When [sideburn’s] dad started complaining, he took a different approach. Instead of helping his dad adapt,
Read MoreThe company’s first SUV has been undergoing extensive testing in advance of its December reveal, and that makes us really want a drive. Relax folks, Aston Martin's DBX sounds as good as we all hoped it would – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Android-toting public will finally be able to try Microsoft’s long-awaited game streaming service. Microsoft's Project xCloud preview goes public in October, sign up now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe craft landed on the far side of our natural satellite months ago. Until now, we didn’t know exactly where. China's Chang'e moon probe: We finally know exactly where spacecraft landed – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple today released iOS 13.1, hot on the heels of last week’s iOS 13. While it does have a few actual features, and welcome ones at that, the main purpose of downloading this update will be to fix the numerous bugs that came with iOS 13. Cautious users might have avoided upgrading to iOS 13
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Will We miss Adam Neumann? I will, anyway Continue reading… WeWork’s founder makes his best business move yet: quitting Source: New feed
Read MoreThe cloud gaming service is the next step in Microsoft’s vision of a disc-less future. The Xbox xCloud play-anywhere service is about to be tested in public for the first time Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreD-Wave today announced its next generation “Advantage” quantum computer system. It’ll pack a whopping 5,000 qubits and myriad improvements to processing speed and power. And the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico will be among the first to have access. According to a press release from D-Wave, the new Advantage system improves on the previous
Read MoreMicrosoft is starting to accept registrations for its upcoming Project xCloud game streaming preview. The software giant is opening applications in the US, UK, and Korea today, and you can sign up right here. Microsoft hasn’t put a specific date on xCloud public trials other than October, and the company is planning to “send invites
Read MoreGarett Sloane / Ad Age: Snapchat extends its skippable ads limit to three minutes from ten seconds; non-skippable six-second ads within shows now let users swipe up for related actions — At Advertising Week, company makes adjustments to its commercial formats — Snapchat is relaxing its time constraints for ads … Snapchat extends its skippable
Read MoreIllustration by James Bareham / The Verge Facebook says politicians don’t have to follow its normal posting guidelines, unless they’re running an ad. The company clarified the rules around politicians’ content today, saying that “it is not our role to intervene when politicians speak.” However, they may still have posts removed if the content could
Read MoreAfter hesitating to pull the trigger for months, this afternoon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced plans to launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Read more… Watch Nancy Pelosi Announce a Formal Impeachment Inquiry into the President Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe group of nearly 80 in a Google office in Pittsburgh voted to join the United Steelworkers, marking what could be a shift in employee relations with tech. Google workers have formed a small union, overcoming tech’s long resistance Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAmazon Some Amazon employees and their families in Seattle now have access to a new app called Amazon Care, a program that provides users with access to health professionals over video chat and text. The move comes as Amazon has sought to cut internal health costs even as it’s continued to muscle into the growing
Read MoreSony hosted a State of Play conference today, where it unveiled a release date for Wattam, the next game from the creator of Katamari Damacy, and offered a deeper look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s campaign. And as we expected from the hints dropped by Sony over the past week, we have a new
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says it won’t fact-check politicians’ speech or block their content, generally assuming the speech is newsworthy, even if it violates Facebook policies — Facebook confirms it won’t fact-check politicians’ speech or block their content if it’s newsworthy even if it violates the site’s hatespeech rules or other policies. Facebook says
Read MoreBack in the day, when we found ourselves in a situation in which we had to pass some time—which was often, because no cell phones—we practiced our spelling skills by hanging stick figures. Read more… 'Snowman' Is the New 'Hangman' Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCivilization VI, the popular civilization-building game, is coming to the PS4 and Xbox One on November 22nd, marking latest major console port after the Switch launch last year. Civilization VI first launched back in 2016, but Firaxis Games has continued to keep things new since then, with the aforementioned Switch port, an iPad port, and
Read MorePrepare for heartbreak once again. The Last of Us 2 releases in February 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDeath Stranding is this year’s big PlayStation 4 exclusive, and that means one thing: a limited edition console. Today, Sony revealed a new version of the PS4 Pro that comes in a basic shade of white that’s covered in dark handprints, which seems to be a theme in Hideo Kojima’s new game. The real standout
Read MoreThe number of installations has grown from 800 million in March. Windows 10 is on more than 900 million devices, Microsoft says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWater can’t exactly go bad, if what you have is truly just water and it’s in a sealed bottle. There aren’t any nutrients for bacteria to eat, so it’s not like you can get food poisoning. So why does bottled water have a “best by” date on it? Read more… Does Bottled Water Really Expire?
Read MoreNeumann’s leadership has come under fire in recent weeks after a WeWork bid to go public was postponed as the company’s valuation plummeted. Embattled WeWork co-founder and CEO Adam Neumann will step down, company says Source: Washington Post Tech
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