Apple updates iMovie, Garageband and iWork productivity apps – CNET
There are updates for both iOS and MacOS. Apple updates iMovie, Garageband and iWork productivity apps – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are updates for both iOS and MacOS. Apple updates iMovie, Garageband and iWork productivity apps – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUpgrade your kitchen or make laundry day more fun with our favorite deals on kitchen gadgets and large appliances. Black Friday 2018 kitchen and appliance deals: off Instant Pot, 0 off Dyson vacuums and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNintendo today revealed it was removing a certain move from the latest Smash Bros game, apparently not realizing it was more than a little racist. It’s definitely not the first time Nintendo‘s had to clean up a character, nor the first time it’s claimed ignorance of insensitive imagery. In case you missed it, Nintendo took some heat
Read MoreRenae Reints / Fortune: Filing: a “calculation error” in Wells Fargo’s underwriting software led to 545 mistaken home foreclosures since 2010, up from a previous estimate of 400 — A “calculation error” in Wells Fargo’s underwriting tool led to 545 mistaken home foreclosures over the past eight years, the bank announced Tuesday. Filing: a "calculation
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Samsung debuts One UI, a redesign for its Android skin that has a more minimalist aesthetic, rolling out next year — Your hands will be thankful — Today at its developer conference, Samsung showcased what it calls One UI and kicked off a new approach to the user experience on
Read MoreSamsung today unveiled it’s highly-anticipated folding phone, powered by an all new “Infinity Flex Display.” It’s certainly the pinnacle of screen technology. It’s also a dead-ringer for Nintendo’s DS – for now, anyway Samsung wasn’t at liberty to show off the device’s form-factor today at its developers conference. So it ended up showing off the
Read MoreKia Kokalitcheva / Axios: Sources: Ford has acquired e-scooter startup Spin for around $40M, which is about what its Series A valuation was last year — Ford Motor Co. has agreed to buy electric scooter startup Spin, Axios has learned from multiple sources. — One source puts the price-tag in the range of $40 million
Read MoreFarhad Manjoo / New York Times: Google’s walkout was a watershed moment for tech, when 20,000+ employees, many flexing their professional skills and using in-house tools, pressured leadership — Outsiders have little leverage to force the industry to change. The companies’ own workers are another matter. Google's walkout was a watershed moment for tech, when
Read MoreSamsung’s Infinity Flex Display, coming some time next year, has a phone screen that can unfold into a tablet. Samsung’s next phone folds up like a book Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAmazon might not be happy about it, but at least part of the success of their Fire TV Stick was due to the large hacking and modification scene that cropped up around the Android-powered device. A quick search on YouTube for “Fire Stick Hack” will bring up a seemingly endless array of videos, some with
Read MoreA gamer in Melbourne has had his assets frozen in connection with a cheat for Grand Theft Auto Online, raising questions about the reach of copyright law and the policing of online civility. He Developed a Video Game Cheat. Then His Home Was Raided. Source: NY Times Tech
Read More{$inline_image}On Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific
Read MoreOn Nov. 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. This is one in a series of tests that will verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific
Read MoreWord on the street is that Instagram is testing a new, collaborative kind of Story — specifically, a kind which would be used within schools. While it’s in no way confirmed the app will ever have this feature, it could turn out to be a positive thing for students, if done properly. Tipster Jane Manchun Wong
Read MoreMicrosoft is continuing to tweak settings and add incremental new features to the next feature release of Windows 10, 19H1, with test build 18277. New Windows 10 19H1 test build adds new security, high DPI settings Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe problem with healthcare is simple: there’s not enough of it. In a perfect world we’d all have our own personal physicians like the Queen. But in reality, the average doctor sees thousands of patients a year. Solving this problem could take decades. Unless, of course, someone were to “hack” the system itself using artificial
Read MoreWhen Facebook, YouTube and others use algorithms to keep us engaged, there can be unintended consequences. Max Fisher, his tools in a trusty Patagonia bag, covers the trend as one of The Times’s Interpreter columnists. Tech We’re Using: Social Media’s Re-engineering Effect, From Myanmar to Germany Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSamuel Axon / Ars Technica: Detailed look at Apple’s A12X chip, found in iPad Pro, with new design, performance, graphics, and neural engine, and what it may say about Apple’s future chips — Apple’s Anand Shimpi, Phil Schiller talk silicon—”This is really an Xbox One S class GPU.” — BROOKLYN—Apple’s … Detailed look at Apple's
Read MoreTwo successful ballot measures highlight the tension between wealthy tech companies and local residents who expect them to contribute more. Google’s hometown passes new business tax to cope with rise in tech commuters Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe bestselling novelist nerds out in new short, Calypso, a Star Trek story without any Star Trek in it. Captain Picard is the hero we need, says Star Trek writer Michael Chabon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can play the game with full functionality from Nov. 8-11. PUBG is free for Xbox this weekend – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew AirPods certification and trademarks surface as Xiaomi’s new AirDots Youth Edition beat them to Bluetooth 5. As new AirPods 2 clues appear, Xiaomi AirDots enter the game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEliot Brown / Wall Street Journal: Despite the furor over Khashoggi’s murder, US startups continue to accept funding from Saudi-backed Vision Fund, with View and Zume raising $1.5B recently — Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have remained generally quiet about Saudi funding since grisly killing of journalist Despite the furor over Khashoggi's murder, US startups continue
Read MoreEugene Kim / CNBC: Amazon begins mailing a physical holiday toy catalog to customers, with QR codes to help find items, as it adopts tactics from traditional retailers — – Amazon is shipping its first-ever printed holiday toy catalog to millions of customers starting this month. — Amazon’s first-ever printed holiday shopping catalog is here.
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Google says it has invested $100M+ in YouTube’s Content ID system, up from $60M two years ago, and has given $3B+ to rights-holders, up from $2B+ in 2016 — As part of longstanding efforts to prove that it’s serious about combating piracy, Google today revealed some updated numbers from across its
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