After a ton of backlash and user exodus, WhatsApp is delaying the rollout of its controversial privacy policy by three months. Instead of applying the new privacy policy on February 8, the chat app will now apply it on May 15. In a statement, the company said that it’s going to make an extra effort
Read MoreFamilies with children may get more money back on their tax returns this year, and President-elect Joe Biden wants to take it even further. What's the child tax credit and how can it help my family? What to know for tax season 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTom Roston / OneZero : On its 20th anniversary, Wikipedians recount how it began and how it grew to become the definitive digital encyclopedia and the default resource for everything — hard to imagine the internet without Wikipedia. Just like the air we breathe, the definitive digital encyclopedia … On its 20th anniversary, Wikipedians recount how
Read MoreThe Galaxy S21 is here, and is less expensive than the S20 was originally. Don't buy a Galaxy S20 phone right now. Here's why you should wait – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDriving around a car that looks like it’s made from the fabric of space is now slightly more possible, as demonstrated in this modified black paint job that DipYourCar applied to a Mitsubishi Lancer. The resulting car, spotted by Gizmodo, absorbs 99.4 percent of light, but features speckled luminescent spots that make it look like
Read MoreBack in the 20th century, Lego Technic was a popular toy designed to teach kids about mechanical technology, and be a lot of fun to boot. Motors and pneumatics were available, but by and large you had to move your creations and make the noises yourself. That’s not the case these days, as the [Brick
Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: Parler is not down due to a single company but because the market chose not to do business with it because it’s toxic, which is the nature of a free market — I’ve delayed writing deeper thoughts on the total deplatforming of Parler, in part because there was so much else
Read MoreBefore NASA’s giant Space Launch System can go to the moon, it needs to ignite its engine in a “hot fire” stationary test. NASA’s Space Launch System Hot-Fire Test: When to Watch Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEmily Birnbaum / Protocol: Biden’s COVID-19 relief bill earmarks $9B to beef up the CISA and $200M to hire technology and cyber experts to support the federal CISO and US Digital Service — He will announce the plan on Thursday night. — President-elect Joe Biden is hoping to push a massive COVID-19 relief bill through
Read MoreWhatsapp had issued new privacy guidelines whereby users had to accept the rules of engagement under which it would be sharing data with Facebook for better ad targeting. Whatsapp pushes data privacy guidelines deadline after user backlash Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe US Postal Service is also releasing colorful NASA stamps this year that highlight stunning images of the sun. Pioneering sci-fi author Ursula K. Le Guin gets her own US postage stamp – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: A look at the rise and fall of Xiami, Alibaba’s discontinued music streaming service, which only had 22.4M MAUs by Oct. vs. 450M+ for Tencent’s three music apps — Once a leader, Xiami saw its monthly active users (MAUs) fall to 22.4 million by October 2020, a tiny fraction of the
Read MoreThat Stark Industries toaster and Hydra-labeled watch suggest a dark side beneath the suburban sunshine for Marvel’s Wanda and Vision. Those WandaVision retro commercials hint at dark things to come – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf there’s anything about amateur radio that has more witchcraft in it than the design and implementation of antennas, we don’t know what it would be. On the face of it, hanging out a chunk of wire doesn’t seem like it should be complicated, but when you dive into the details, building effective antennas and
Read MoreCalum Marsh / New York Times: Profile of New Zealand-based Letterboxd, a social network for reviewing movies, which has grown to 3M member accounts during the pandemic — The social media network has finally left the cinephile niche and entered the mainstream. — Early last decade, Matthew Buchanan and Karl von Randow … Profile of
Read MoreEthan Hawke may play Moon Knight’s archnemesis on the Disney Plus show. He joins Oscar Isaac and May Calamawy. Ethan Hawke reportedly joins cast of Marvel's Moon Knight series – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: A security researcher was able to purchase one of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s top-level domains, potentially preventing malicious use by attackers — Fredrik Almroth thought the authorities would try to save the critical domain name. Nobody ever did. A security researcher was able to purchase one of the Democratic Republic
Read MoreIn October, the FAA took a major stride towards letting increasingly smart drones fly themselves, letting Skydio’s self-flying drones inspect any bridge in North Carolina for four years, as long as humans first verified those bridges were clear. Now, the US airspace regulator is taking an even bigger step: American Robotics says it’s become the
Read MoreMedium has announced its acquisition of the social-based ebook company Glose. Glose is a platform where users can buy and read books, then share notes and highlights with friends. In the press release announcing the acquisition, Medium CEO Ev Williams says that the company “look[s] forward to working with the Glose team on partnering with
Read MoreWall Street Journal: FAA approves the first fully automated commercial drone flights, letting Massachusetts-based American Robotics operate its drones in rural areas below 400 feet — American Robotics granted permission to operate drones without hands-on piloting — U.S. aviation regulators have approved … FAA approves the first fully automated commercial drone flights, letting Massachusetts-based American
Read MoreThe court ruling states that Toyota neglected to report emissions violations for its vehicles from 2005-2015. Toyota hit with a 0 million fine for Clean Air Act violations – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Israel-based social casino game developer Playtika closes up 17.1% on its first day of trading, valuing the company at $14.5B, after raising $1.88B in its IPO — Playtika went public today in an initial public offering at $27 a share, giving the mobile game publisher a valuation of $11.4 billion. Israel-based
Read MorePhoto by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Facebook won’t let people create events that take place “in close proximity” to the White House, the US Capitol building, or any state capitol buildings through Inauguration Day, the company announced on Friday. The move builds upon Facebook’s previously announced Inauguration Day preparations aiming to prevent the platform from being
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Microsoft is planning to fix a Windows 10 vulnerability that could corrupt a NTFS-formatted hard drive simply by viewing a folder with a malicious shortcut — A bizarre Windows bug for 2021 — Microsoft says it’s planning to fix a bizarre Windows 10 bug that could corrupt a hard drive
Read MoreModern DSLR cameras are incredible pieces of technology that can take excellent high-quality photos as well as record video and audio. However, as they become jacks of all trades they risk being masters of none, and the audio quality in modern DSLRs certainly reflects that old cliche. To get true high-quality audio while recording with
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