Illustration by Jude Buffum The multibillion-dollar dockless scooter industry is going after a repossessor and a bike shop owner who have 10,000 scooters languishing in a tow yard Continue reading… They said you could leave electric scooters anywhere — then the repo men struck back Source: New feed
Read MoreIf you’re texting someone about a parenting task—a caregiver, a tutor, a fellow parent with a play date, any time you talk to a third party about your child—then include your partner on the text. It’s like CCing them on an email thread, only you might be less used to it. It keeps you on
Read MoreI love seeing my child paint. I fear seeing my child paint. These two feelings coexist. Whenever my six-year-old daughter is ready to go full Jackson Pollock at her art table, I’ll usually squeeze some paint into a few paper bowls. But the Parent Pack shares a way to keep things cleaner: Pour the paint
Read MoreThe U.S. government on Wednesday issued an unprecedented rebuke of Facebook after a year of massive privacy mishaps, charging the company deceived its users and “undermined” choices they made to protect their data as part of a settlement that requires the tech giant to pay $5 billion and submit to significant federal oversight of its
Read MoreDemocratic commissioners say the penalties for privacy violations don’t go far enough. The Technology 202: Here are the details of the FTC’s billion settlement with Facebook Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Apollo 11 Command Module is hoisted aboard the USS Hornet, the prime recovery vessel for the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing mission. 50 Years Ago Today: Apollo 11 Command Module Recovered After Splashdown Source: NASA
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Playing games alone can be a wonderful experience. You can be part of an epic story, explore virtual worlds, and lose yourself for hours. But, one of the key aspects of gaming is the multiplayer experience. As good as
Read MoreBrexit, Huawei and a potential digital tax are all challenges Boris Johnson will have to tackle as he takes power in the UK. What UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson means for tech – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Hipcamp, a platform for listing and booking campsites, raises $25M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, bringing its total raised to $41.8M — Hipcamp uses technology to get people away from technology. — The San Francisco-based startup provides a “people-powered platform” … Hipcamp, a platform for listing and booking campsites, raises
Read MorePhoto by Dieter Bohn / The Verge As per usual, rumors surrounding the next iPhone are starting to coalesce into a consistent set of expectations. The latest information comes from the very reliable Guilherme Rambo of 9to5Mac, suggesting that this year’s iPhone 11 will come in three types, have OLED screens across the entire lineup,
Read MoreThe agreement paves the way for T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint, according to Bloomberg. Dish reportedly agrees to B deal for T-Mobile and Sprint's wireless assets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHarry McCracken / Fast Company: As Google Photos crosses the billion-user threshold, Anil Sabharwal, the Google VP who led its creation, shares how the app was spun out of Google+ — In a tech industry obsessed with scale, no aspiration is more iconic than building something that reaches a billion users. As Google Photos crosses
Read MoreMueller is discussing his report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, as well as his investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice. Watch here live: Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBury the bad blood and pass the ketchup: Not a merger, but a 10-year (at least) strategic agreement to integrate the two companies’ respective platforms and technologies. Imagine Siri with the back-end capabilities of Cortana or Apple Watch with Azure’s machine learning services. Why Apple and Microsoft belong together like a burger and fries Source:
Read MoreIt costs about $3 a month, allows a single standard definition stream and is only available in India. Netflix launches super cheap mobile-only subscriptions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVideo: Google Gallery Go is a new app from Google designed to let people with unreliable internet connections organize and edit their photos. Like Google’s regular Photos app it uses machine learning to organize your photos. You can also use it to auto-enhance your pictures and apply filters. The difference is that Gallery Go is
Read MoreCharlie Warzel / New York Times: The old enforcement mechanisms of regulatory agencies are no match for large companies and the unprecedented amount of lucrative personal user data they possess — The feds are no match (for now). — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — In just the last month the Federal
Read MoreVideo: Fujifilm Fujifilm is getting into surveillance cameras with the SX800, a long-range surveillance camera with a 40x optical zoom that’s designed to offer security at international borders and large commercial facilities. It’s got a built-in lens with a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 20mm to 800mm, and an additional digital zoom of 1.25x. Combined, Fujifilm
Read MoreYou have several options to set up alerts in Azure Active Directory to help spot risky user behavior. How to set up Azure AD to spot risky users Source: Security
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Reddit is officially launching a new feature called Community Awards, which are new Reddit Gold-style medals that subreddits can design for themselves. The feature has been in testing on the site since April, but it’s now being rolled out to all eligible subreddits. The awards can be
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Netflix launches a $2.80 per month mobile-only subscription plan in India, restricted to one mobile device at 480p standard definition — Netflix has a new plan to win users in India: make its service incredibly cheap. The streaming giant today introduced a lower-priced mobile plan in the country that costs Rs
Read MoreThere’s a reason that logging off is very important to Amanda Hess, a critic-at-large who covers the internet and the culture it creates. When Online Procrastination Is Your Job Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Food delivery company DoorDash has said it’s reevaluating how it pays workers after outcry over the company’s policy of using customer tips to subsidize base pay. In a series of tweets, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said it had become “clear from recent feedback” that the company’s
Read MoreCharlie Osborne / ZDNet: IBM report on data breaches: cost to firms is up by 12% over five years, reaching $3.92M on average; hacked firms with <500 staff suffer $2.5M losses on average — Large enterprises may have to foot a far higher bill after a security incident. — The average financial impact … IBM
Read MoreVjeran Pavic / The Verge Google is changing how the Google Home smart speaker and Nest Hub smart display respond to voice commands about lights. Instead of repeating your command back to you, Google says the voice assistant will simply respond with a confirmation chime, so long as the device is in the same room
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