Twitter said it has fixed two more bugs related to how it uses personally identifiable information to target personalized ads on the platform. The flaws mean Twitter may have inadvertently shared your data with advertising partners even if you had explicitly not granted permission to do so. To that effect, the company said it “recently”
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Robinhood gets approval to operate as a broker with some restrictions by UK regulator, as it gears up for a UK launch — Robinhood, the Silicon Valley-based stock trading app that was recently valued by investors at $7.6 billion, has received regulatory approval in the U.K. … Robinhood gets approval to
Read MorePretty much all of the Pixel 3’s hardware specs were leaked well before its launch last year. Google tried to get ahead of the story for its next phone by posting photos of the upcoming Pixel 4 in June, far ahead of its official unveiling. But alas, it couldn’t prevent the handset’s specs from leaking
Read MoreNot great, not terrible. Chernobyl vodka is real, but you can't drink it yet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStartup scraped public data such as users’ physical locations, bio information and photos. Instagram bans ad partner for improperly collecting user data – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOlzhas Auyezov / Reuters: Kazakhstan claims ISPs asking customers to install government-issued encryption certificates on their devices was simply a test, says users can now remove them — ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan has halted the implementation of an internet surveillance system criticized by lawyers as illegal … Kazakhstan claims ISPs asking customers to install government-issued
Read More[Mastro Gippo] recently purchased a wall mounted charger for his electric car that looked great and had all the bells and whistles he wanted. There was only one problem: the thing burned up on him. Looking to find out how this seemingly high-end piece of hardware gave up the ghost so easily, he took it
Read MoreBreaking down what’s new and different with Samsung’s recently unveiled Note phones. Note 10 vs. Note 10 Plus and Note 9: How to choose – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLike car keys, massive, ancient galaxies are always in the last place you look. Ancient, 'invisible' galaxies from beginning of the universe spotted for the first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Twitter says it may have shared users’ data with its ad partners without user consent due to two ad targeting-related bugs that it claims were fixed on August 5 — Twitter has disclosed more bugs related to how it uses personal data for ad targeting that means it may have shared
Read MoreVAIO’s SX12, the tiny laptop with almost every port imaginable, is now available to order in the US. Pricing starts at $1,119 for a model with a U-series Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage, going all the way up to $2,119 for a limited-color variant with an i7, 16GB of RAM,
Read MoreDavid Benioff and D.B. Weiss agreed to a deal that will have them creating new TV shows and films for the streaming giant. Netflix Signs the Duo Behind HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePractical gifts for students that won’t break the bank. Best back to school gifts under – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith its Hunstable Electric Turbine, Linear Labs promises three times the torque, twice the power and a 10% increase in range in an electric vehicle over a typical permanent magnet motor. Linear Labs is out to reinvent the electric motor – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTommy Palladino / Mobile AR News: Samsung’s Note 10+ includes a depth camera for 3D object scanning and augmented reality apps — The mobile augmented reality war for dominance between Apple and its Asia-based rivals is in full effect. — On Wednesday, Samsung continued the pattern it established with the Galaxy S10 4G smartphone …
Read MoreUsing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx compute platform for Windows with LTE support, you’ll be able work anywhere. Samsung's insanely thin Galaxy Book S lasts 23 hours, arrives Sept. for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[W8BH] attended a talk by another ham, [W8TEE] that showed a microcontroller sending and receiving Morse code. He decided to build his own, and documented his results in an 8 part tutorial. He’s using the Blue Pill board and the resulting device sends code with paddles, sends canned text, provides an LCD with a rotary
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Not once during Samsung’s Unpacked event for the new Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus did anyone on stage say the word “Bixby.” Samsung’s virtual assistant — positioned as an alternative to Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri — was never directly brought up over the course
Read MoreLesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter: Netflix signs multi-year film and TV deal with Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss; sources say the deal is worth $200M — David Benioff and Dan Weiss have signed a multiple-year film and TV pact with the streamer, which was bidding for the duo’s services alongside Disney
Read MoreHere’s everything we learned from the Russo Brothers’ AMA on Reddit. Avengers: Endgame Reddit AMA covers Tony Stark death, cut scenes, Captain America wielding Mjolnir and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStephen Hall / 9to5Google: Source: 5.7″ Pixel 4 and 6.3″ Pixel 4 XL will have 90Hz OLED displays, rear camera with 12MP sensor with phase-detect auto-focus and 16MP telephoto lens, more — The physical appearance and some headlining features of the Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL have already been confirmed by Google itself …
Read MoreGame of Thrones creators David Benioff and DB Weiss have signed a multi-year film and TV deal with Netflix worth about $200 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As part of the deal, Benioff and Weiss will no longer be producing shows for HBO, where they were showrunners and writers on Game of Thrones for
Read MoreTwo independent research teams recently published studies indicating they’ve successfully teleported a qutrit — possibly within days of each other. Now, both await the scientific process of peer review to see which will ultimately get credit for being the first humans to do so. But what’s a qutrit? It’s a lot like a qubit, an entangled
Read MoreAndrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: NYC extends the cap on the number of Uber and Lyft vehicles for another 12 months, further limits time cars can spend cruising without passengers in Manhattan — Vote also seeks to limit the amount of deadheading — The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission voted Wednesday to
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Samsung’s just-announced Galaxy Note 10 is not compatible with Gear VR, the company’s virtual reality headset that works only with a phone slotted in front of the lenses, according to a tweet from tech analyst Anshel Sag. The decision to shut off support for its headset on its
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