Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is shutting down its private messaging feature on September 18th, the company announced in a support post. It said it made the decision after choosing to focus its attention on public conversations, like the Stories feature it launched last year. YouTube launched its in-app messaging feature back
Read More{$inline_image}Android’s ditching the carbs and saying farewell to sugar. The latest update to the brand, unveiled today by Google, introduces a new logo and style language, and ditches the iconic dessert-themed OS codenames. So, let’s talk about the logo. The old-school “bugdroid” robot has had a bit of surgery and now only shows its head,
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge TCL’s foldable phones appear in a series of recently published patents, which were first picked up by Mobile Kopen (via LetsGoDigital). These patents contain renders that outline, in pretty thorough detail, TCL’s take on a Galaxy Fold-esque device as well as a clamshell design that mimics a flip
Read MoreSatechi is releasing two new USB-C hubs. First, the good news: both have two HDMI ports instead of one, and are able to connect to two 4K displays at once. That’s cool, and also addresses our main issue with the previous model by supporting 4K resolution at 60Hz instead of being capped at 30Hz. Now
Read MoreFor a portion of this calendar week, President Donald Trump considered cutting payroll taxes. “I’ve been thinking about payroll taxes for a long time,” he told reporters on Tuesday, and then he turned around on Wednesday and told the same reporters “I’m not looking at a tax cut now,” he said. “We don’t need it.
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Shanghai-based The CareVoice, which is building an end-to-end mobile platform for insurers to integrate their existing solutions, raises $10M Series A — The CareVoice, a Shanghai-based health insurance software startup with ambitions to expand throughout Asia, announced today that it has raised about $10 million in Series A funding. Shanghai-based The
Read MoreA Butcher Box Ground Beef Welcome Offer, a simplehuman Kitchen Steel Frame Dish Rack, and a 50% off sale at PUMA lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Thursday's Best Deals: Free Ground Beef, Simplehuman Dish Rack, PUMA, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge At least three people in the last year have been arrested for illegally selling guns using Snapchat, as detailed in a report from The Guardian. In two of the three cases, the men allegedly purchased guns in a state with lax gun laws, brought them into a
Read MoreKashmir Hill / New York Times: Users whose accounts have been disabled by Facebook say the opaque review process, the endless wait, and the inability to contact an employee can be maddening — For a decade, Christopher Reeves, an Uber driver in Seattle, used Facebook for everything: talking with friends, communicating with fellow drivers, meeting
Read MoreAn android robotic priest was unveiled at Kodaiji temple, a 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Buddhists unveil 'Mindar,' an android robotic priest at a 400-year-old temple in Kyoto, Japan Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Although many data plans these days are advertised as “unlimited,” most actually have a cut-off point when your data stream is going to slow radically. If you don’t want to pay the premium prices that “unlimited” plans demand, then it’s even more important that you avoid going
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: Samsung Galaxy Note10+ review: the screen is beautiful and handwriting recognition with S Pen is neat but software backslides into confusion and DeX is a mess — The most phone — How much would you pay to have a stylus in your phone? — That’s the essential question for the
Read MoreNo matter how long you manage to hold them off, at some point, your kids will have their own electronic devices, and they’ll use those devices to communicate with others. First with friends and family, but eventually with strangers, too. Read more… Keep These Apps Off Your Kid's Phone Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreFacebook’s Joel Hesch talks about the future and present for VR/AR. Facebook's Oculus Insight VR tracking tech is the key to its future AR headset – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Australian airline Qantas Airways has announced plans to start testing 20-hour direct flights from New York and London to Sydney as early as this October, starting with mostly empty planes of employees, according to Bloomberg. The flights — if they’re enacted on a commercial level, not just as tests —
Read MoreThe wireless carrier is also expanding its 5G network to Phoenix. Verizon is bringing 5G inside by teaming up with Boingo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePublisher ad revenue drops 52% when ads aren’t targeted, Google says. Google’s privacy sandbox idea aims to offer both ad targeting and privacy. Google Chrome proposes ‘privacy sandbox’ to reform advertising evils – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you associate bullies with playgrounds and elementary school, that means you probably haven’t experienced one as an adult. Unfortunately, some people never outgrow being a jerk and continue this type of harassing behavior well into adulthood. Here are some tips for understanding and dealing with bullies, no matter… Read more… How to Handle Being
Read MoreEurope could introduce sweeping reforms governing how facial recognition technology can be used. EU reportedly wants strict limits for 'indiscriminate' facial recognition – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA Japanese temple has settled on a new plan for connecting with the masses, one that channels ancient wisdom through the technology of the future. What happens when a Buddhist statue begins to speak? Introducing ‘Mindar,’ the robotic priest Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: SpotHero, which allows users to buy and sell parking spaces, raises $50M Series D led by Macquarie Capital, bringing its total raised to $118M — Chicago, Illinois-based parking inventory and booking startup SpotHero today announced that it’s secured $50 million in a series D round led by Macquarie Capital … SpotHero,
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google proposes new privacy and anti-fingerprinting controls aimed at making it harder for online marketers and advertisers to track users across the web — Google today announced a new long-term initiative that, if fully realized, will make it harder for online marketers and advertisers to track you across the web. Google
Read MoreAs students and faculty return to school, many are discovering Lynda.com content is now only offered via LinkedIn Learning. Microsoft is moving Lynda.com users to LinkedIn Learning and not everyone's happy about it Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More“In general, our misinformation efforts are focused on keeping our elections safe,” says an Instagram spokeswoman. The Technology 202: Instagram’s new fact-checking tool may have limited impact on disinformation Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreStephan Kahl / Bloomberg: Numbrs, an app that enables users to manage existing bank accounts in one place, raises $40M at a $1B+ valuation, bringing its total raised to ~$200M — – Numbrs raises $40 million as it looks to expand beyond Germany — Company counts 50 indivuals and families among its investors Numbrs, an
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