The social network also said users worldwide won’t be allowed to view or share content from Australian news publishers. Facebook to block users from sharing news in Australia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe decision is in response to a proposed law in the country that would require tech companies to pay publishers for linking to stories across their platforms. Facebook restricts the sharing of news on its platform in Australia. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNearly half the world’s population is at risk of malaria. The World Health Organization estimates that the disease killed more than 400,000 people in 2019. A startup called ZzappMalaria hopes to shrink these numbers by targetting the mosquitoes that transmit the infection. The company’s tech focuses on larviciding, a method of treating the water bodies in which
Read MoreI thought the controversial first-person survival/shooter game Six Days in Fallujah was dead over a decade ago. At the time, I felt its cancellation was good riddance to bad rubbish. But today I learned it’s back on schedule for a 2021 release. My complete disdain for this title has a bit more nuance today. I
Read MoreAlready own one? As long as you’re a Prime subscriber and it’s your first time trying Key by Amazon in-garage delivery, you can get the credit too. Buy a Chamberlain MyQ smart garage control for , get a Amazon credit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKeith Gill, who made millions off a surprise jump in GameStop stock, is increasingly under the spotlight. He insists he did nothing wrong. Redditor who sent GameStop stock to the moon is sued, accused of market manipulation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google launches over 50 new features for its education products, including Classroom, Meet, and Workspace, with a focus on meeting educators’ and admins’ needs — Google today introduced a suite of updates for its online education tools whose adoption and further development have been accelerated … Google launches over 50 new
Read MoreAsa Fitch / Wall Street Journal: Winter storms in Texas have caused Samsung, NXP, and other chipmakers based there to idle production capacity, potentially worsening ongoing chip shortages — Samsung, NXP and others are asked to power down factories in state to help conserve energy — Severe weather conditions hitting … Winter storms in Texas
Read MoreThe search giant struck a deal with Rupert Murdoch’s media empire to pay for some of its content, including paywalled stories Google will pay Murdoch-owned News Corp for the right to distribute some of its content Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMany professional skills have the tendency to get pigeonholed. If you’re good at math, for example, the expectation might be to become an accountant. But being good at math doesn’t mean being limited to a CPA, and studying liberal arts field or becoming a writer doesn’t necessarily mean becoming a novelist. Read more… 7 Careers
Read MoreThe 40 days leading up to Easter, known as Lent, are a time of restriction for many. If you’re thinking of giving up chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, or meat—some of the most popular sacrifices—here’s what you should know about how doing so will affect your brain and body. Read more… How Giving Things Up for Lent
Read MoreBloomberg: Biden admin says SolarWinds attack was executed from within the US, though Russia was responsible, and nine federal agencies and ~100 companies were compromised — A sprawling cyber-attack that compromised popular software created by Texas-based SolarWinds Corp. was executed from within the U.S. … Biden admin says SolarWinds attack was executed from within the
Read MoreWe’ve all heard about cosmic rays flipping bits here and there, but by and large, it occurs rarely enough that we don’t worry too much about it on a day-to-day basis. However, it seems just such a ray happened to flip a crucial bit that assisted a speedrunner in the middle of a competition. The
Read MoreMicrosoft is helping the Xbox Series X and S leverage their extra power when running backward-compatible games. The company today announced FPS Boost, a feature that does exactly what its name implies: make old titles run faster. Although Microsoft and developers had already optimized some backwards compatible titles, the new FPS Boost works without the
Read MoreWhile it’s generally good advice for most people to avoid installing a developer beta of iOS on their primary carry devices, that counsel goes out the window if your iPhone 12 has lately been suffering from a strange green tint issue. Read more… Install iOS 14.5 Beta 2 to Fix the iPhone 12 'Green Tint'
Read MoreFacebook and Google exist in so many countries. Who should decide the rules in each one? The Internet Is Splintering Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreI’d be surprised if you weren’t sitting within fifty feet of one of James Edward Maceo West’s most well-known inventions — the electret microphone. Although MEMS microphones have seen a dramatic rise as smartphone technology progresses, electret microphones still sit atop the throne of low-cost and high-performance when it comes to capturing audio. What’s surprising
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. From reinvented shopping malls to pedestrianized suburban neighborhoods
Read MoreIf you have seen this video, you already know that I am one of those perverts who—much like a child—drinks whole milk just for the taste of it. I love it, and years of doing my body good has helped me develop a refined “dairy palate.” If my milk is even the slightest bit sour,
Read MoreBrody Ford / Bloomberg: Uber hires author and labor researcher Alex Rosenblat, who wrote a book criticizing Uber’s treatment of workers, to help improve its relations with drivers — – The “Uberland” author will advocate for drivers internally — The company has a strained relationship with academics Uber hires author and labor researcher Alex Rosenblat,
Read MoreThe Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday for three North Korean computer programmers accused of conspiring to extort over $1.3 billion from banks and other businesses across the globe, as first reported by The Washington Post. In 2018, the Justice Department brought charges against one North Korean operative, Park Jin Hyok, for their involvement in the
Read MoreNASA’s latest Mars rover launched into space last summer, and after nearly seven months of space travel it’s now on its final descent to the Red Planet. The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land on Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18, and you can watch the whole thing live. Here’s how. Read more… How to Watch
Read MoreYou can also pay for transit fares directly in the app. You can now pay some parking meters directly from Google Maps – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhil Muncaster / Infosecurity Magazine: YouTube takes down nearly 3,000 channels and accounts that were part of Chinese state coordinated influence operation — UK / EMEA News Reporter , Infosecurity Magazine — YouTube has taken down almost 3000 channels and accounts deemed to part of separate Chinese and Russian state coordinated influence operations. YouTube takes
Read MoreGoogle will add more watching options to YouTube TV and help parents add trusted videos to the YouTube Kids app. Google adding 4K and downloads to YouTube TV, improving YouTube Kids – CNET Source: CNet
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