In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, the Facebook CEO has tried to allay users’ fears about advertising on the social network. Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's ad model: 'We don't sell people's data' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you are writing a hello world program, you probably aren’t too concerned about how the compiler translates your source code to machine code. However, if your code runs on something that people’s lives depend on, you will want to be a bit pickier and use something like the COMPCERT compiler. It’s a formally verified
Read MoreThe company urged the National Labor Relations Board to rethink a precedent regarding employee use of email to organize protests, says a Bloomberg report. Google reportedly asked US to scale back protection for activist workers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Strategy Analytics: Apple shipped an estimated 34.2M iPhones in China in 2018, down from 36.7M in 2017, and was the number five smartphone vendor in the country — Apple shipped an estimated 34.2 million iPhones in China in 2018, down from 36.7 million in 2017, according to new data shared today
Read MoreImmersive theater? Karaoke with digital puppets? Synesthetic VR food fests? The tech-driven show lets artists test their limits. At Sundance's New Frontier, VR and AR are poised to go epic and weird – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn new tests, Amazon’s system had more difficulty identifying the gender of female and darker-skinned faces than similar services from IBM and Microsoft. Amazon Is Pushing Facial Technology That a Study Says Could Be Biased Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSince Brian Krzanich, who was chief executive for five years, was forced out in June, the chip maker has been looking for a new boss. Intel Searches (and Searches) for a New C.E.O. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft’s latest Windows 10 19H1 (1903) test build is light on new features, and heavy on fixes — which is expected as it rolls toward completion. Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build is taxiing toward the finish line Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe auction raised more than $700 million in gross bids. FCC wraps up its first 5G auction with nearly 3,000 licenses won – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Dude abides, but is a sequel to the 1998 cult classic on its way? Or maybe just an ad? Jeff Bridges hints at Big Lebowski news coming during Super Bowl – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe bliss of turning off all notifications on your phone doesn’t have to come with the anxiety of potentially missing an important call or text. Here’s how you can have it all. How to Use ‘Do Not Disturb’ on Your Phone (While Still Letting Important Calls Through) Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJust what the doctor ordered. Spider-Man spin-off Morbius adds Doctor Who's Matt Smith – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatasha Singer / New York Times: As the number of US students studying computer science doubled to over 106,000 from 2013 to 2017, the supply of professors is struggling to keep up — Lured by the prospect of high-salary, high-status jobs, college students are rushing in record numbers to study computer science. As the number
Read MoreWhen you think about all the forces that have to be balanced to keep a drone stable, it’s a wonder that the contraptions stay in the air at all. And when the only option for producing those forces is blowing around more or less air it’s natural to start looking for other, perhaps better ways
Read MoreIBM recently debuted its System One quantum computer. It’s not the biggest or most powerful computer the company makes. But IBM thinks it’s the one that’ll end up in a museum 50 years from now, and it’s hard not to agree. TNW talked to IBM‘s CTO, Quantum Computing, Bob Wisnieff about what it was like
Read MoreRyan Whitwam / ExtremeTech: DeepMind introduces AlphaStar AI, which won 10-1 in a series of StarCraft II matches against professional players — Humans tend to think we’re adept at the games we create, but computers have proven time and time again that we’re just not fast enough to stay on top. DeepMind introduces AlphaStar AI,
Read MoreUsers in parts of China were unable to access Bing on Wednesday and Thursday, and it remains unclear what led to the shutdown. Microsoft’s Bing Back Online in China After Apparent Blockage Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreReducing the number of carriers from four to three will result in higher prices and fewer choices, they say. Senate Democrats want another hearing on T-Mobile-Sprint merger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe distant, dual-lobed world has a head like a hole. NASA delivers clearest view yet of space snowman Ultima Thule – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Amazon joins the board of the Zigbee Alliance, which oversees implementation of the Zigbee wireless protocol commonly used in smart home devices — It joins the board of the Zigbee Alliance — Amazon now has a say in the development of a commonly used smart home standard … Amazon joins
Read MoreCommentary: I bit off more of this bewildering Disney mashup than I can chew. And it’s delicious. Kingdom Hearts 3 is confusing, complex and ultimately wonderful for newcomers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHeavyweight documentaries on Harvey Weinstein and Michael Jackson are among the highlights of this year’s film festival. Sundance 2019: The Rock, Zac Efron, Demi Moore among stars on fest screen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: The siren call of the Netflix hit parade couldn’t stop me from ditching the time-sucking streaming service. I dumped Netflix. Bird Box and Bandersnatch, be damned – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: YouTube’s “Up Next” still suggests conspiracy videos, hate group videos, and pirated videos after news searches; YouTube says it’s still working to improve — How many clicks through YouTube’s “Up Next” recommendations does it take to go from an anodyne PBS clip … YouTube's "Up Next" still suggests conspiracy videos, hate group videos,
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Robinhood says it will roll out its cryptocurrency trading product in New York in the coming months after NY regulators grant the firm a BitLicense — Stock trading startup Robinhood and bitcoin ATM provider LibertyX have become the latest companies to be granted New York’s BitLicense. Robinhood says it will roll
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