Revising Section 230 could change the internet as we know it. How about policy decisions based on sound evidence? The Week in Tech: Are Lawmakers Too Eager to Weaken Big Tech’s Legal Shield? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMotorola introduced its line of “One” budget phones last year, and today it’s announcing the latest model: the Motorola One Action, which (per the name) looks to stand out from the crowd by offering action-camera-like video quality on a smartphone. The “Action” in the name refers to the third rear camera: a dedicated ultra-wide video
Read MoreThe secret most web design pros don’t want you to know is that much of website management isn’t difficult. In fact, with the training like these Technical SEO courses from TNW Deals, you’ll quickly learn how to do 90 percent of what your web guy does for collecting those big fees. Right now, you can
Read MoreSoftware giant Oracle is suing a blockchain venture capital startup for trademark infringement and “cybersquatting,” reports Computer Reseller News. Oracle, based in Redwood City, California, has alleged CryptoOracle LLC and its owner Louis Kerner purposefully sought to leverage Oracle‘s reputation as an “innovator and leader within the technology industry” when it selected its brand name.
Read MoreAn apparent iOS 13 beta screenshot includes that date. Another clue points to Apple revealing iPhone 11 on Sept. 10 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlthough it looks more like an entity seen through a microscope than a telescope, this rounded object, named NGC 2022, is certainly not algae or tiny, blobby jellyfish. Instead, it is a vast orb of gas in space, cast off by an aging star. Hubble’s Portrait of Star’s Gaseous Glow Source: NASA
Read MoreThis week’s Windows updates fix critical ‘wormable’ flaws but may also break Visual Basic apps, macros, and scripts. What should you do? To patch Windows or not: Do you want BlueKeep bug or broken Visual Basic apps? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreA new study by Google found that approximately 1.5 percent of all sign-ins used across the web involved credentials that have been already hacked. The findings come from a telemetry analysis of its Password Check Chrome browser extension that it launched earlier this year. Google is presenting details of the study this week at the
Read MoreFour years after its launch, Windows 10 has gone from being a curiosity to owning a solid majority of the Windows desktop market. But Microsoft still has a tough challenge on its hands convincing Windows 7 holdouts to migrate. Windows 10 after four years: A solid report card, but serious challenges ahead Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThis winter, a group of electric vehicle enthusiasts, including [Dane Kouttron], raced their homemade electric go-karts on the semi-frozen tundra nearby as part of their annual winter tradition. These vehicles are appropriately named Atomic Thing and Doom Sled, and need perfect weather conditions to really put them to the test. You want a glass-like race
Read MoreAs the companion robot industry grows — the robots that not only assist us with a particular task, but also exist to make us happy — it’s time to analyze exactly what makes a companion robot. What are the secret ingredients to designing a convincing character? What are the essential principles to fully deliver on
Read MoreWe took a look into our crystal ball and compared Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 to what we expect to see in Apple’s upcoming iPhone 11. Note 10 vs. rumored iPhone 11: Spec comparison – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a great time to add smart light bulbs, smart light switches and other smart lighting gadgets to your connected home. Here are the ones we recommend. The 25 best smart lights to buy right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new semester is fast approaching and Big Tech is wasting no time in bringing the education sector a swathe of new offerings. With this in mind, Google has announced it’s expanding its college search feature, which it introduced a little over a year ago. While the feature previously made it possible to sift through
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Motorola’s Moto Z2 Force is now compatible with the 5G Moto Mod, meaning you can add 5G compatibility to the two-year-old phone on Verizon’s 5G network. In a blog post, Motorola said the functionality will be available from this week. Previously, the 5G Moto Mod was only compatible
Read MoreNat Levy / GeekWire: Flyhomes raises $21M Series B and $120M in debt for its platform that lets buyers make upfront cash offers for a house, and then helps them sell their own homes — Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes is reloading its war chest with $141 million in new funding to carve out a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge One of the big lessons of Amazon’s HQ2 debacle, at least from my perspective, was that the company can be weirdly tone-deaf. A purported nationwide search to find a home for a “second headquarters” looked, as soon as the company announced it had settled on New York and
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Nikola Tesla used to say: Bob’s your uncle! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, August 15 2019, at a
Read MoreSmall businesses have options when it comes to embracing green technologies. Here are some approaches of note. 9 green technologies small business should consider Source: The Next Web
Read MoreIt’s never funny when someone is scammed or robbed of their cryptocurrency. It’s especially bad when the victim is at the mercy of attackers and seemingly can’t do anything to get their money back. That’s the situation tech journalist Monty Munford has been left in after losing over $30,000 (£25,000) worth of cryptocurrency. The writer
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Microsoft’s head of Xbox and gaming, Phil Spencer, has confirmed the company isn’t working on a streaming-only console. Rumors previously suggested that Microsoft’s next-generation Project Scarlett console would ship with both a high-end version, and a “cloud console” with limited amounts of local compute for things like like
Read MoreImage: Google You can now opt-in to test experimental Google Books features on the web, allowing you to try out new features while they’re still under development and yet to be widely released. You can opt into the new features by going to play.google.com/books and clicking the settings cog on the top right of the
Read MoreThe quality of a photograph is a subjective measure depending upon a multitude of factors of which the calibre of the camera is only one. Yet a high quality camera remains an object of desire for many photographers as it says something about you and not just about the photos you take. [Neutral Gray] didn’t
Read MoreApple is taking a hard stance on online privacy with a new anti-tracking policy in Safari. The iPhone maker has published a “WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy” that goes into specifics about the types of anti-tracking methods it has developed, the practices it believes are harmful to users, and the unintended consequences of those preventive countermeasures.
Read MoreCharlie Savage / New York Times: In a letter to Congress, the Trump administration asks lawmakers to reauthorize a law that lets the NSA gain access to logs of phone and text records — The White House is seeking reauthorization of a law that lets the N.S.A. gain access to logs of Americans’ phone and
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