The legislation is designed to prevent the exploitation of voter data for online political targeting. Feinstein's new bill seeks to prevent another Cambridge Analytica – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreToday’s megarich sports industry began with an, eccentric soccer-mad Californian and the player for whom history repeated 35 years later. The Osterman ouster: How football's first foreign owner changed the game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMeet the two Stanford dropouts, both 23, who run Brex, which provides charge cards to start-ups. Its growth is a sign of Silicon Valley’s unflagging exuberance. Bad Times in Tech? Not if You’re a Start-Up Serving Other Start-Ups Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA 32-inch Toshiba Fire TV for $99, $100 off the brand new MacBook Air and tons of discounts on Amazon devices. Best Buy's weekend sale is basically Prime Day 2.0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe first time I ever dropped my son off at daycare, it hit me: I’m someone’s mom. Sure, this probably should have been obvious already, considering I’d carried a baby to full term (and beyond), gave birth to that baby and had spent the past few months caring for an infant. But there was something
Read MoreA Bizzy Coffee exclusive, Ninja Foodi, Fast & Furious collection, and Backcountry camping gear sale lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Friday's Best Deals: iPad Air, Melatonin Gummies, Ulta Sale, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSubscriptions are all the rage, and it’s easy to see why. Everyone loves a “buffet” model for content—see Netflix, et al—where you can just pay a single reasonable monthly fee for unlimited access to a body of stuff you’re interested in, be it documentaries, 90s-era TV shows, or (now) apps. Read more… Google Play Pass
Read MoreImage: Hello Games The next major expansion for No Man’s Sky, Beyond, is launching on August 14th. In a blog post announcing the release date, the game’s director, Sean Murray, said that the free expansion will contain three major updates rolled into one. Beyond will be available for the game across PS4, Xbox One, and
Read MorePhoto: Netflix There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services and
Read MoreMartin Amis uses a thesaurus. The British novelist and critic is known as kind of a snob, and the thesaurus is known as a dangerous tool abused by amateur writers trying to sound smart, but as you’ve probably guessed, Amis uses his thesaurus very differently than a college freshman. In the Big Think video above
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok stars wanted to be taken seriously in 2018. Now, one year after Musical.ly became TikTok and skyrocketed its creators into mainstream fame, they want to start earning money for the videos they produce. “On YouTube, you get money from the views you get, but on TikTok you
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Last year, Amazon cut a deal with Apple to bring direct iPhone sales to its platform for the first time. Now, that deal is coming under scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission, The Verge has learned. The deal was first announced last fall, ostensibly as a way for
Read MoreUbiquitilink’s payload attached to a Cygnus cargo capsule in February | Image: NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched to the International Space Station last week carried a tiny package that could eventually lead to the smartphone you have in your pocket getting cell service from space. If it works, the instrument could be
Read MoreLost in the glare following the Apollo 11 Moon landing, two intrepid robotic spacecraft flew by Mars in the summer of 1969 and returned photographs and a trove of scientific information. Mariner 6 and 7 Explore the Red Planet Source: NASA
Read MoreExpect Microsoft to be on stage at the Samsung Unpacked event on August 7, demonstrating Office apps, Your Phone and more. Microsoft and Samsung step up their partnership ahead of next week's Unpacked event Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFor years, impostors have been posing as members of the military to bilk people out of money. Why has Facebook been unable to stop them? The Week in Tech: Facebook Romance Scams and Banking Hacks Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTyler Blevins, 28, the multimillionaire gamer known as Ninja, says he has a deal to stream exclusively at the Microsoft service. He’s quitting Twitch, the Amazon service where he has over 14 million followers. Yes, it’s a big deal. Ninja, a Fortnite Star, Leaps From Twitch to Mixer Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNothing is perfect Continue reading… The best note-taking apps for class, work, and life Source: New feed
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Amazon revealed earlier this year that it was discontinuing its Dash buttons, the stick-on buttons that let you quickly reorder household items like trash bags, detergent, and much more. While Amazon said existing devices would continue to work “so long as the public keeps using them,” the company
Read MoreWhile you might not need it today, cloud space is an item you’ll almost definitely need for something tomorrow. TNW Deals is making those plan-ahead types very happy right now with a fantastic deal on 2TB of Thunder Drive Cloud Storage for life at over 90 percent off the regular price, down to just $59.
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Look, let’s be honest: smartphone cameras are getting ridiculously good these days. The images are getting sharper, brighter, and more vibrant as the tech inside handsets gets better. Your phone’s camera will be more than enough for selfies, random
Read MoreGoogle wants us to love the Pixel. Will we love it more if we don’t have to touch it? Google's Pixel 4 offers a glimpse into a hands-free future – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’ve got to hand it to marketers – they really know how to make you want something. All it takes is a little parental guilt, a bit of technical magic, and bam, you’re locked into a product you never knew you needed. This prototype flight tracking nightlight for kids is a great example. Currently under
Read MoreIf you still have the need for speed, come fly with Maverick and his pal Goose’s son 34 years after the original film. Top Gun: Maverick: Everything we know about the Tom Cruise sequel – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe tech titan shows off changes it’s making to Android to comply with a major EU antitrust decision. Google won't be the default Chrome search engine for EU Android users from 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
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