HBO is releasing the next episode of its three Sunday night shows early, at the start of the Labor Day weekend. Each show will be available to stream on HBO Go and HBO Now at its usual airtime, but on Friday night instead of Sunday. (The shows will air on the cable network on Sunday
Read MoreImage: Google Google Pay is a digital wallet and online payment system that’s developed by Google to make it easy for you to make purchases. It automatically syncs your saved credit cards wherever your Google account is logged in for quick payments, and it will import loyalty cards, tickets, and offers from your Gmail account.
Read MoreThe new flag for US Space Command is unveiled during a ceremony with President Trump | Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Today, the Trump administration stood up a new unified combatant command within the military that will be entirely focused on space. Aptly named the US Space Command, the organization will be run
Read MoreThe US Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation to see if the maker of vaping devices engaged in deceptive marketing, says The Wall Street Journal. FTC looking at whether Juul marketed to minors, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet a job writing AI software, he recommends. Until AI takes that over, too. Elon Musk says AI will make jobs irrelevant – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle’s chief legal officer David Drummond had an affair with former Google lawyer Jennifer Blakely that resulted in a baby born in 2007, Blakely writes in a post on Medium. The relationship violated Google’s policies which ban relationships between managers and their subordinates. After that, Blakely says Drummond abandoned the relationship, put her through a
Read MoreScientists say a distant planet could hide a hellish moon where no Sith Lord would want to be caught off balance, or at all. Volcanic exomoon could be 'a place where Jedi go to die' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When Netflix started Beyoncéing its TV shows (releasing entire seasons at once, often with little or no warning), the streaming service reinvented how people consume TV. As Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos explained it in 2016, TV viewers were already moving away from an “appointment TV” model
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge An ongoing Food and Drug Administration investigation into a possible link between seizures and e-cigarette use was kicked off by three cases allegedly involving Juul use, Bloomberg reported today. “No proof of causality, but at a minimum, an association with Juul.” Bloomberg obtained communications between FDA officials in
Read MoreLauren Feiner / CNBC: Disney sells its 80% stake in YES Network to Amazon, the Yankees, and Sinclair, valuing the network that airs the NY Yankees and other local sports at ~$3.5B — KEY POINTS — Disney sold its stake in the YES Network to an investor group that includes Amazon, the company announced Thursday.
Read MoreIf the past few years have taught us all something it’s that “fake news” has found its home on social media. Read more… Ensure a Photo Is Legit With Google Reverse Image Search Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAlexa is great for helping with digital tasks like online shopping and telling terrible jokes, but Amazon’s assistant can also help you solve your biggest real-world problems, too, like, “Where did I put my keys?” Read more… Alexa Can Help You Find Lost Items Around Your House Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIf all goes according to plan, future generations will be able to interact with departed relatives using mobile devices or virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, asking the deceased questions, eliciting stories and drawing upon a lifetime’s worth of advice long after their physical body is gone. ‘Hey, Google! Let me talk to my departed
Read MoreEpic posted a video today announcing that eight indie games are coming to the Epic Games Store, including beloved mobile games Alto’s Adventure and Alto’s Odyssey as The Alto Collection. This will be the first time the Alto games, which we love for their beautiful art style and polished snowboarding gameplay, are available on PC.
Read MoreThe artificial intelligence assistant is being designed to multitask and learn new skills. Minecraft is getting an AI assistant from Facebook and MIT – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are many technical problems to be solved before this popular, formerly proprietary file system can be in the shipping open-source Linux code. ExFAT is on its way to the Linux kernel Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAir pollution isn’t just about the unsightly haze in major cities. It can also pose a major health risk, particularly to those with vulnerable respiratory systems. A major part of hazardous pollution is particulate matter, tiny solid particles suspended in the air. Particulate pollution levels are of great interest to health authorities worldwide, and [niriho]
Read MoreCannabis is the most popular illicit(ish) drug in the world, and it’s gaining in popularity as it becomes legal—medicinally or recreationally—in more and more states. But what actually happens in your body when you partake? Let’s take a look at this fascinating drug, its health effects, and potential concerns about… Read more… What Cannabis Actually
Read More{$inline_image} Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed: YouTube reinstated channels belonging to a European white nationalist and a British nationalist, calling the removal of their channels a “wrong call” — The video platform said it was a “mistake” to remove the channels of Martin Sellner and another far-right personality known as … YouTube reinstated channels belonging
Read MoreIf you’ve ever had to pause to ask yourself, “Hmm, which word is correct here… verbiage or verbage,” I’ve got the perfect mnemonic device for you: Verbage is garbage. Read more… 'Verbage' Is Not a Word Source: Life Hacker
Read More“Life is about the journey, not the destination.” So said someone who clearly never tried to get around Manhattan during rush hour. There are myriad ways to navigate this city, but they’re rarely enjoyable. Like most New Yorkers, I don’t own a car. I’m lucky to work from home, but I go to meetings and run
Read MoreShrimp is a food that doesn’t need a lot of fussing, but sometimes it’s fun to get saucy with it, especially if that sauce is of the sticky, sweet and sour variety. Surprisingly, kombucha works very well here, both as a marinade and as the base for your sauce. Read more… Kombucha Is the Secret
Read MoreSam Barlow explains his path to becoming a game designer and why he likes mixing video with a gaming experience. How the surveillance state, loss of intimacy, and Metroid inspired Sam Barlow’s ‘Telling Lies’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThere’s something fascinating about humanoid robotic hands, if only because of how they are such close approximations of our own hands. One could almost picture them with tendons and skin covering them. Sadly, making your own is quite prohibitive because in addition to being complex bits of machinery, making one of these marvels of engineering
Read MoreFrustrated by the steep commissions and discounts that apps like Zomato and Uber Eats push on restaurants, thousands have started a movement to #Logout from them. India’s Restaurants Rebel Against Food Delivery Apps Source: NY Times Tech
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