Home games consoles have occupied a special space in the marketplace over the last 3 decades. The crowning jewels of their respective companies, they inspired legions of diehard fans and bitter enmities against followers of alternative hardware. For some, a mere handheld is a watered down experience that simply won’t do. Nay, the console itself
Read MoreRonan Farrow / New Yorker: Leaked documents show MIT Media Lab hid the extent of Jeffrey Epstein’s fundraising role, which also involved helping raise $7.5M through donors like Bill Gates — New documents show that the M.I.T. Media Lab was aware of Epstein’s status as a convicted sex offender, and that Epstein directed contributions …
Read MoreCommentary: Every time I watch a major space effort like the one out of India Friday, I feel an intense rush of stress — and hope for humanity. Why the Chandrayaan-2 moon landing try knocked my emotions out of their orbit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill Oremus / OneZero: Twitter says the average user with the algorithmic timeline follows 10%-15% more accounts than those who have reverted to the old reverse-chronological timeline — The algorithm hasn’t fixed harassment, but it did remedy something else — t’s hard to remember now, but there was a time … Twitter says the average
Read MoreEvent marks Apple’s first live product keynote on Google’s video-sharing site. Apple to stream iPhone 11 Pro event on YouTube – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[Drew DeVault] recently wrote up some interesting instructions on how to package up interactive text-based Linux commands for users to access via ssh. At first, this seems simple, but there are quite a few nuances to it and [Drew] does a good job of covering them. One easy way — but not very versatile —
Read MoreAfter dominating Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov faces a new challenge at UFC 242. UFC 242 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier: Start time, how to watch or stream online and full fight card details – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSean Czarnecki / PRWeek: Fyllo raises $16M seed round, launches its marketing and analytics platform for the cannabis industry — The platform is rolling out with $16 million in seed funding. — CHICAGO: When it comes to cannabis regulations, it’s easy to get lost in the weeds. Enter Fyllo, a marketing technology platform for the
Read MoreDr. Shu Wang may have stumbled upon the cure for obesity. Dr. Wang, an associate professor at Texas Tech, believes that nanotechnology could prevent, or even reverse, obesity — a problem affecting one in three Americans. Obesity is characterized by an increase in adipose tissue, what most people would call fat. All mammals possess two
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Last week we showed you how to see what kinds of ads Instagram was likely to serve you, based on data it gathered about your browsing preferences. Now it’s time
Read MoreImage: Best Buy Best Buy has quietly announced that the mobile app platform for controlling its Insignia brand of smart home devices will be shutting down on November 6th. The company says affected products will still function at a basic level, but any features that rely on its Insignia Connect app and platform will no
Read MoreGeralt and Roach are on the hunt for more monsters. Netflix's The Witcher: Release date, cast and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAngela Lashbrook / OneZero: Amazon has done little to improve Goodreads, which has basically remained a list-making app with design flaws and features that don’t help avid readers — Despite Amazon’s innovation elsewhere, Goodreads has stagnated for 12 years, and its problems are endless Amazon has done little to improve Goodreads, which has basically remained
Read MoreA new report from Apple contractors reveals that, allegedly, Apple deliberately set out to make Siri as neutral as possible with regards to recent events like MeToo — in spite of her being a focal point in the conversation about the gender politics in voice assistants. The Guardian reports Apple had an internal project to rewrite
Read MoreIf you want a smart sound bar with Amazon Alexa onboard there are a number of speakers to choose from, but these are the best. Best sound bars with Amazon Alexa – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Every time I watch a major space effort unfold, I feel an intense rush of stress — and hope for humanity. Why India's Vikram moon lander try knocked my emotions out of their orbit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter losing top professors, college students are less likely to create artificial intelligence start-ups and get less venture funding, the research says. When the A.I. Professor Leaves, Students Suffer, Study Says Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMobile internet services were working, however. T-Mobile outage across East Coast takes out voice calls – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt reportedly wants phone numbers and other identifying information too. Defense Department wants Apple, Google to reveal names of gun scope app users, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYour garden variety car generally comes with four wheels, plus a spare in the boot. It’s a number landed upon after much consideration, with few vehicles deviating from the norm. That doesn’t mean there aren’t other possibilities however, and [RCLifeOn] decided to experiment in just such a manner. The result is a gyro-stabilized two-wheeled RC
Read MoreTony Romm / Washington Post: Google confirms it has received a civil-investigative demand from the DOJ, requesting records related to prior antitrust investigations — Google said Friday that the Justice Department has requested records related to its prior antitrust investigations, marking the tech giant’s … Google confirms it has received a civil-investigative demand from the
Read MoreThe search giant said it’s sent records to US regulators. Google confirms DOJ antitrust scrutiny, preps for probe from states – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle said Friday it had received a legal demand for records from the Justice Department related to the tech giant’s prior antitrust investigations, marking the company’s first major acknowledgment that it’s a subject of a federal competition probe. Google receives demand for documents from Justice Dept., acknowledging federal antitrust scrutiny Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Apple responded to Google’s discovery of a major iPhone security flaw with a bristling statement that accused its rival of creating “false impressions.” But Apple did very little to clear up those false impressions, and seems to have created some of its own, as we’ll see by
Read MoreAlex Stamos / @alexstamos: [Thread] Apple’s response to Project Zero downplays exploits against an oppressed minority, discounts the risk of other targets, and ends in unseemly marketese — Apple’s response to the worst known iOS attack in history should be graded somewhere between “disappointing” and “disgusting”. First off, disputing Google’s correct use of “indiscriminate” when
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