Taylor Swift’s lawyers threatened to sue Microsoft over the company’s Tay chatbot. The Guardian reports that a new book by Microsoft president Brad Smith reveals lawyers for Taylor Swift weren’t happy with the company using the name Tay for its chatbot. Microsoft’s chatbot was originally designed to hold conversations with teenagers over social media networks,
Read MorePewdiepie, YouTube Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg announced in a video on Tuesday that he would be donating $50,000 to the Anti-Defamation League in an attempt to make amends and “move on” after a shooter in Christchurch, New Zealand, said “Subscribe to PewDiePie” before carrying out his attack last spring. “Making a donation to the ADL doesn’t
Read MoreIt’s a pretty intense build and it’s not exactly cheap, but wow. 2020 Land Rover Defender gets the Lego treatment – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMoving is a long, arduous process. But it’s even worse when you arrive in your new home, open up a box, and find that your printer has shattered all the wine glasses it was packed with. Read more… The Best Way to Pack a Moving Box Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreYour home can be broken into or destroyed by a natural disaster when you least expect it. When that happens, how will you get back on your feet? Ideally, you would’ve been paying homeowner’s or renter’s insurance to cover your losses. Unfortunately, it can take weeks or even months to receive your money after filing
Read MoreWhen she was little, Hannah Barteck had the same bedtime routine as every other in kid in America, but with a twist: Every night, she’d brush her teeth, wash her face, put on her pajamas—and then plunk herself down at the piano to practice. Read more… How to Get Your Kid Started on the Piano
Read MoreLegislation near final approval would affect drivers for ride-hailing services, food-delivery couriers, janitors and others now viewed as contractors. California Bill Makes App-Based Companies Treat Workers as Employees Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIn the days following Hurricane Dorian, several shelters in the U.S. have taken in hundreds of evacuated animals from impacted communities in the Bahamas. But before you decide to do a good deed and adopt one of these pets (or six of them), it’s important to understand what exactly you’re getting yourself into,… Read more…
Read MoreThe bump is big. It’s inescapable. The bump will distract you. And the bump is not that bad. It’s visible on both the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro, but the bump on the Pro seems far more visible thanks to the three cameras crammed into the bump, and Apple’s decision to make the
Read MoreFrom Washington to London. From the price of avocados to Amazon Prime. Here’s how Joseph Plambeck, deputy tech editor, rides herd on how tech is changing the way we live. Staying on Top of Tech’s Changing Story Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThey’re back. The Technology 202: Here’s how Congress plans to pressure Big Tech this fall Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreiPad and Surface Pro “Netbooks aren’t better at anything,” joked Steve Jobs when he stood on stage nearly 10 years ago to introduce the first iPad. Apple’s original vision for its tablet was for a new category of device that was focused on browsing, email, photos, video, music, games, and ebooks. “If there’s going to
Read MoreYou can get the training as well an all-important step toward certification with the Project Management Professional Certification Training Suite of courses. The package includes over $1,200 worth of instruction, but it’s on sale now for only $39 from TNW Deals. Project Managers are business MVPs. Join their ranks with this training bundle Source: The Next
Read MoreAUKEY USB Chargers, Speakers and Accessories Gold Box | Amazon Read more… Get Yourself a Ton of Discounted Aukey Gear With This One-Day Sale Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe road-going version of Byton’s electric M-Byte SUV stays true to the original concept. 2020 Byton M-Byte SUV shows its production body in Frankfurt – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThis 2019 photo of Manhattan, taken by astronaut Nick Hague from aboard the International Space Station, shows a city totally recovered from the attack on September 11, 2001. Remembering September 11th and Looking to the Future Source: NASA
Read MoreAfter a two-decade absence, Land Rover will offer the new Defender in the US. 2020 Land Rover Defender arrives in Frankfurt ready to take on the world – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAs is its habit, Apple has introduced its new 2019 phones with an appropriately high-visibility event. And as happens every year, the question many people are asking is: which one should I get? One thing, at least, should be easier than in the past: telling which phone is which. Apple has tweaked its naming convention
Read MoreYou can spend almost half as much on a new iPhone if a three-lens “pro” camera isn’t a priority. But what does a third lens buy you? iPhone 11 first look: That’s an awful lot of cash for a camera Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: antitrust officials from the FTC have begun interviewing merchants on Amazon to determine whether the e-commerce giant is abusing its market dominance — A team of Federal Trade Commission investigators has begun interviewing small businesses that sell products on Amazon.com Inc … Sources: antitrust officials from the FTC have begun interviewing merchants on
Read MoreFinally, Honda has dished out the details on its cutesy electric hatchback. Here's the production Honda E in all its glory – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNew starting prices range from the iPhone 8 at $449 to the maxed-out iPhone 11 Pro Max at $1,449. Meet Apple's full 2019 iPhone lineup: The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“Customers love iPhone because we focus on technologies that matter in their lives,” Apple’s Kaiann Drance said when introducing the iPhone 11 yesterday. If that’s the case, then Apple’s competitors have been doing the same thing for even longer when it comes to the camera. What might previously have been dismissed as gimmicks are now
Read MoreWhen shooting video, an easy way to get buttery smooth panning and tracking is to use a mechanical device like a rail to literally slide the camera side to side. These range from what is essentially a skateboard to incredible programmable multi-axis industrial robots, a wide variety of which have been visible in the backgrounds
Read MoreMicrosoft addresses bug causing CPU problems for the past two weeks for Windows 10 version 1903 users. Microsoft: We've fixed Windows 10 1903's Cortana CPU spike bug Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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