Uber appeals California's $59M fine over data on sexual assaults – CNET
The state wants more information about each incident, but Uber won’t budge. Uber appeals California's M fine over data on sexual assaults – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe state wants more information about each incident, but Uber won’t budge. Uber appeals California's M fine over data on sexual assaults – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUbisoft-owned Massive Entertainment, the developer behind Tom Clancy’s The Division, is working on a story-driven adventure, collaborating with Lucasfilm Games. Ubisoft is working on an open-world Star Wars game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSomething primal has awakened in me, and my devotion to the bacon fat lifestyle has been renewed. I don’t know if it’s finally getting a fridge that’s big enough to accommodate my vintage grease crock, or the cold, rainy weather, but something has got me cooking everything in rendered animal fat. My current favorite… Read
Read MoreElectric vehicles are fast and stealthy. With no combustion engine or exhaust noise, they have the ability to sneak up on pedestrians without much of a warning. This is bad enough for the average road user, but for the visually impaired, it represents an even bigger danger. Thankfully, legislation that requires EVs to make an
Read MoreAs part of CES 2021, a CNET panel at 10 a.m. PT Wednesday will dive into how 5G can help address the problems exposed by the global pandemic. A CNET panel: Searching for 5G solutions to the coronavirus mess – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company designs a VR demo to walk reporters through the experience of planting crops — all the way down to the seed level. John Deere makes me feel like I'm home on the farm during virtual CES 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZoom clarifies whether Oracle or AWS is its favorite cloud provider as it makes another huge fundraising push. Zoom clarifies cloud stance as it pushes for billions more in funding Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAs part of its $100 million “racial equity and justice” initiative, Apple’s investing in education in Atlanta, an app development center in Detroit and venture funding in New York. Apple to build tech ed campus in Atlanta for historically Black colleges and universities – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhile Telegram might be gaining a lot of users this year due to WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy update, the app was already impressive growth in 2020 in India. According to analytics firm App Annie, Telegram’s monthly active users increased by 110% — in a 600 million internet user market —and made it the fastest growing
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Amazon launches Academy, a preparation app with curated learning material for admission to engineering colleges in India, available free for “next few months” — Amazon on Wednesday launched Amazon Academy, a service that will aim to help students in India prepare for entry … Amazon launches Academy, a preparation app with
Read MoreRazer Blade 15 Advanced | Razer Yesterday, AMD and Nvidia took to the CES virtual stage to announce their respective updates. AMD headlined with a new series of CPUs, the 7nm Ryzen 5000 series, that is going to be a really compelling gaming laptop option. Nvidia headlined with new graphics for laptops, bringing some performance
Read MoreIt’s 2021, shouldn’t all of our devices be able to pull the power they need from the ether? [Sasa Karanovic] certainly thinks so, which is why he recently took it upon himself to add wireless charging capabilities to his desktop computer peripherals. The Qi transmitter and receiver modules are relatively cheap and easy to come
Read MoreLucas Shaw / Bloomberg: A look at Spotify’s push into podcasting as it seeks profitability: ~2M podcasts are available, up from 2,500 in 2017, and 20% of its users listen to podcasts — When Spotify went public in April 2018, Daniel Ek had been struggling with this question for more than a decade: How would
Read MoreCarmakers can’t buy the semiconductors they need because home electronics are taking all the supply. Lack of Tiny Parts Disrupts Auto Factories Worldwide Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOnline consumer purchases have increased globally although the positive news is tempered by over $330 billion in returns. Huge growth in digital sales recorded for the 2020 holiday season Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreSpoiler-free: Diana Prince’s second outing streams on HBO Max with a great cast, strong emotional core and wild action scenes. Wonder Woman 1984 review: Gal Gadot on a neon-injected thrill ride – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Report: IBM was granted most US patents in 2020 with 9,130, Samsung was second with 6,415, followed by Canon and Microsoft; Samsung leads overall with 80,577 — One year in, the COVID-19 global health pandemic continues to have something of a dragging effect on many aspects of life. Report: IBM was
Read MoreRetro heroes are a dime a dozen, but none quite like Scott. ‘Scott Pilgrim’ isn’t the retro hero we need anymore, but the rerelease reminds us why we’re still in love Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program faces uncertainty. Google vows to pay for 500 DACA applications in call for immigration reform – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Becca Farsace / The Verge Which tech made it to our homes, and which will stay only in our hearts Continue reading… The best tech of CES 2020: Where are they now? Source: New feed
Read MoreRide hailing apps like Uber and Lyft were created with a Silicon Valley mindset to “disrupt,” and change how we travel, supposedly for the better. The platforms were supposed to provide alternatives to private car travel and ultimately decrease car ownership. However, a recent study suggests that this isn’t entirely the case and ride hailing
Read MoreThe Earth is spinning faster than it has at any time in the last 50 years, careful study of our planet reveals. Each of the 28 shortest days ever measured came in 2020. It is possible this may require shortening the standard time on which much of our technological systems are based. “The Earth is
Read MoreIt has happened, Tesla has registered an office in the southern city of Bengaluru in India. As per a filing in Registrar of Companies (RoC), the corporation is named Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited, and David Jon Feinstein, global senior director at Tesla, and Vaibhav Taneja, chief accounting officer at Tesla, are listed as part
Read MoreOnlyFans, a social media platform that allows people to sell explicit photos of themselves, has boomed during the pandemic. But competition on the site means many won’t earn much. Jobless, Selling Nudes Online and Still Struggling Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge When a young teenager signs up for TikTok, their account will now be more private by default. TikTok said today that it’s updating the default settings for users aged 13 to 15, limiting who can see and comment on their videos. Only users who they add as friends
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