Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images News Corp is developing a news distribution service designed to offer an alternative to Google and Facebook, according to The Wall Street Journal. It’s currently being called Knewz, and it’s meant to give the Rupert Murdoch-owned publishing empire leverage over the two tech giants, both of which have become integral
Read MoreBungie has activated the long-awaited cross-save feature for Destiny 2, meaning you can finally move your Guardians, with all of their loot, to a different platform and freely jump between console and PC at your leisure. Here’s how to do it, whether you want to transfer your account data between a PC and PS4, an
Read MoreThe imminent launch of Android 10 (née “Android Q”) will bring a host of new things to do, and several built-in Android apps are also prepping a few fun features that you can try out right now—no Android Q needed. These include Google’s own Digital Wellbeing app, which lets users monitor their device and app
Read MoreImage: Google One of the disappointments my colleague Dan Seifert had with Lenovo’s Smart Clock was that the device’s tiny screen didn’t do as much as it could (or should) compared to similar products. At launch, it didn’t even offer the basic function of acting as a digital picture frame for your photo library. That’s
Read MoreA few weeks ago I attended a music festival with some friends. At some point, I was scrolling through Instagram Stories and then put my phone in my pocket. When I took it out a little while later I realized that I had apparently sent DMs to a number of my friends with an image
Read MoreFunctional circuit sculptures have been gaining popularity with adventuring electronic artists who dare attempt the finicky art form of balancing structure and wire routing. [Kelly Heaton’s] sculptures however are on a whole other creative level. Not only does she use the circuits powering her works as part of their physical component, there are no controllers
Read More{$inline_image}YouTube’s made the decision to squash a feature I honestly forgot existed — its private messages. It’s stated reason is to focus on public conversations — and for once I believe the party line here. According to Google’s announcement, “Two years ago, we launched a feature to enable you to share videos via direct messages
Read MoreThink about the credit cards in your wallet right now. Can you rattle off the rewards you earn for each of them? What about the interest rates: Can you list those? Turns out, 38% of us don’t know the interest rates for our credit cards, according to Nerdwallet’s 2019 Consumer Credit Card Report. Read more…
Read MoreThomas Brewster / Forbes: Despite a legally mandated ban enacted last year, ~2,000 Chinese surveillance cameras from Hikvision and Dahua remain active in US government networks — You’d have thought the U.S. government would be moving fast to kick Chinese surveillance tech out of the country. Despite a legally mandated ban enacted last year, ~2,000
Read MoreWith Sonos rumored to have a new portable speaker arriving soon, Bose unveiled its Portable Home Speaker. Bose unveils portable WiFi/Bluetooth smart speaker ahead of Sonos launch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUpset with your cable provider? 5G could mean that help is on the way. Stop screaming at your cable box: 5G is on the way – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe iPhone-inspired design comes into view as iFixit dismantles the phone. Galaxy Note 10 Plus 5G teardown shows Samsung taking a page from Apple – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWashington Post: Palantir’s revenue from US government contracts under Trump surpassed its total under Obama’s second term, as sources describe staff debates about work with ICE — After Google dropped a defense contract over employee pressure, Palantir’s leaders doubled down on controversial work with the U.S. government Palantir's revenue from US government contracts under Trump
Read MoreWhen hanging out, especially over drinks, it’s become a normal habit to simply pull your phone out and check it while someone is talking to you. We do it even though it’s rude, and even though we hate it when a friend does it to us. We can’t help ourselves, and it’s not our fault;
Read MoreJennifer Elias / CNBC: Krishna Bharat, who led the team that built Google News, returns to the company as a distinguished research scientist after a four-year hiatus — KEY POINTS — Pedestrians walk past Google headquarters in New York. — Krishna Bharat, the inventor of Google News, has returned to the company … Krishna Bharat,
Read MoreAs the 2019 mushroom foraging season approaches it’s timely to combine my thirst for knowledge about low level machine learning (ML) with a popular pastime that we enjoy here where I live. Just for the record, I’m not an expert on ML, and I’m simply inviting readers to follow me back down some rabbit holes
Read MoreProPublica: Interviews with 36+ DOD and tech officials shed light on tech giants’ fight for $10B Pentagon JEDI cloud contract using backdoor lobbying and an advisory board — Tech moguls like Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt have gotten unprecedented access to the Pentagon. And one whistleblower who raised flags has paid the price. Interviews with
Read MoreAs we mentioned last week, you probably shouldn’t book a flight on third-party sites like Expedia or Travelocity or you might miss out on some airlines’ sales. And right on cue, Southwest announced a sale on flights departing as soon as September and through the spring. Read more… Get Southwest Fare Deals as Low as
Read More{$inline_image} Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: DOJ says it has indicted 80 individuals, many based in Nigeria, as part of a massive business email scam and money laundering scheme — The Justice Department have indicted dozens of individuals accused of their involvement in a massive business email scam and money laundering scheme. DOJ says it has
Read MorePhoto by Ricardo Funari/Brazil Photos/LightRocket via Getty Images Worldwide, rising levels of air pollution increase the chances that people will die early, a sweeping new study finds. In Australia, which has historically low levels of air pollution, an increase in sooty air led to a sharp rise in the rate of earlier deaths. More air
Read MoreMary’s old Honda Accord was just stolen. Now she’s looking for a small crossover, but can’t find one that fits her well—or that doesn’t suck. She is on the shorter side and wants the higher ride height and all-wheel drive, but doesn’t want something too big or too loud. What car should she buy? Read
Read MoreTwelve of the country’s largest telephone companies on Thursday pledged to implement new technology that would spot and block robocalls while helping law enforcement officials track down criminals, part of an agreement brokered between the industry and 51 attorneys general to combat the growing telecom scourge. Phone companies, state attorneys general announce broad campaign to
Read MoreWhen a phone retails at $1,100, it can’t just be good, it has to be superb. It needs to deliver features you don’t get on other phones, maintain excellence across all the standard metrics, and be able to handle pretty much any situation, whether it’s work, play, or just a bit of movie watching. And
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 will release tomorrow, August 23rd. Our review just went live, and if you already preordered, there’s a decent chance that you may have already received your new phone. But if you’re still thinking about taking the plunge, there’s a really good reason why
Read MoreMicrosoft first opened up its Minecraft Earth beta to compatible iOS devices last month, and now it’s heading to Android. The software maker is accepting sign-ups for the Android version, and you’ll need an augmented reality (AR-capable) handset running Android 7 or above. Naturally, the more modern and powerful your phone is, the better this
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