Fortnite season 9 adds John Wick's house and challenges – CNET
Hide the dogs. Fortnite season 9 adds John Wick's house and challenges – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHide the dogs. Fortnite season 9 adds John Wick's house and challenges – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Variety: Sonos says Google Assistant support, first announced in 2017, will roll out to Sonos One and Beam next week through a software update in the US — Sonos finally is bringing the Google Assistant to its smart speakers: The company announced as part of its earnings report Thursday that Assistant support
Read MoreMoving seats and splashes of water add surprises if you’re looking for another round with Thanos. Avengers: Endgame 4DX makes for even more of a Marvel roller-coaster ride – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCanalys: Smartphone shipments in North America dropped 18% YoY in Q1 to 36.4M units, a five-year low; Apple kept its ~40% market share YoY, shipping 14.6M iPhones — Smartphone shipments in North America plummeted 18% year on year in Q1 2019 to a five-year low of 36.4 million units, down from a record high of
Read MoreWacom just shrunk its most advanced drawing tablet. The company today revealed the Intuos Pro small, bringing the most popular professional drawing tablet to a much more portable package. Bonus: at $249, it’s a lot cheaper than the Medium ($379) and Large ($499) options as well. The tablet offers almost everything you’d find on its
Read MoreNatt Garun / The Verge: A year after its intro, Google Duplex is still limited in availability, with minimal impact on service workers, some of whom say it is more polite than humans — Myriah Q. hasn’t stopped moving since the moment I entered the bar. She’s got patrons seated on the sidewalk and the
Read MoreThe Amazon founder’s private rocket company has hinted that it may have plans for the moon’s ice-rich South Pole. Jeff Bezos’ Shot at the Moon? Blue Origin to Announce Vision for Space Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDuring her keynote at TNW’s 2019 conference today, Dropbox‘s Carmen Pop was quick to denote the differences between diversity and inclusion, and how both companies and individuals can promote both in Silicon Valley. Pop, who is Dropbox‘s Chief of Staff at Global Channel, spoke of what it means for her, a woman who’s worked in tech
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Fact-checking startup Factmata gets investment from Eyeo, creator of Adblock Plus, will take over Trusted News, Eyeo’s Chrome plugin that identifies false news — “Fake news” — news content that either misleads people with half-truths, or outright lies — has become a permanent fixture of the internet. Fact-checking startup Factmata gets
Read MoreU.S. officials on Thursday blocked a Chinese state-owned telecom company from operating here and offering phone services to American customers, while sounding fresh fears that Beijing seeks to snoop on U.S. communications networks. U.S. blocks Chinese state-owned telecom giant out of security concerns, threatens more scrutiny Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe effort is part of a larger attempt by Instagram and its parent company, Facebook, to clean themselves up. The Shift: Instagram Is Trying to Curb Bullying. First, It Needs to Define Bullying. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCyrus Lee / ZDNet: Report: Oracle is shutting down its R&D arm in China, laying off 900+ employees — Staff that were made redundant have gathered to protest the layoff plan, according to photos and video clips circulating on social media. — Oracle will shut down its research and development (R&D) … Report: Oracle is
Read MoreThis incredibly affordable kit includes capable motion and contact sensors. The Wyze Sense security bundle is a no-brainer addition to your Wyze Cam – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRed balloon time: Pennywise the creepy clown is coming back. It: Chapter 2 teaser trailer delivers a spooky look at upcoming film – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA new feature in the Nike app lets you use your phone’s camera to scan your feet and discover your fit. Nike Fit AR tool looks to help you find your perfect shoe size – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRevisiting Apple’s 2018 iPhones in a 2019 world. iPhone XR and XS review: Seven months in, what's good and what's bad – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe idea of a “biodegradable” plastic suggests a material that would degrade to little or nothing over a period of time, posing less of a hazard to wildlife and the environment. This is the sort of claim often made by plastic manufacturers, yet recent research has revealed supposedly biodegradable plastic bags still intact after three
Read MoreAxios: FCC votes unanimously to deny China Mobile’s application to provide telecommunications services in the US due to concerns about national security — The FCC has voted unanimously to deny China Mobile’s application to provide telecommunications services in the U.S. due to concerns about national security and law enforcement risks. FCC votes unanimously to deny
Read MoreCasey Newton / The Verge: Instagram says it will begin hiding search results for hashtags that consistently return false vaccine information, plans a pop-up to link to high-quality info — The company says it will use machine learning to identify where misinformation shows up most — Instagram will begin hiding … Instagram says it will
Read MoreKaspar Korjus, the Founding Managing Director of Estonia’s e-Residency program, shared his futuristic vision on how to get nation states to digitize with attendees of TNW2019 today. The private sector has set the pace for technological transformation, and Korjus thinks it’s time for nation states to catch up. “We’ve given governments millions of dollars to
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Netflix acquires children’s media brand StoryBots, its third-ever acquisition, from the founders of JibJab Media for an undisclosed sum — Netflix announced that it acquired StoryBots, the children’s media brand created by brothers Gregg and Evan Spiridellis, the founders of JibJab Media. Netflix acquires children's media brand StoryBots, its third-ever acquisition,
Read MoreSimon Kemp is a global thought leader in digital marketing, CEO of Kepios, and the author of Hootsuite and We Are Social’s renowned Global Digital reports. In his talk ‘Don’t believe the hype: what people are really doing online’ at TNW2019 he explained how the imminent “social media apocalypse” that’s been proclaimed news stories is
Read MoreAlfred Ng / CNET: Amazon lets users delete Alexa-triggered voice recordings but keeps the written transcripts on some subsystems, says it is working on deleting all of them — Amazon doesn’t need to hear your voice recordings to know what you’ve said. They can read it. — After Alexa hears its wake word … Amazon
Read MoreCheapskate exclusive! That’s 20 percent off Amazon’s price for this versatile luggable battery. Survive camping trips and power outages with the Rockpals 300-watt portable power station: 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s a lot of new tech in the M8 focused entirely on the driving experience. BMW M8 promises adjustable brake feel, rear-wheel-drive mode – Roadshow Source: CNet
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