Photo by: Cristiano Minichiello/AGF/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Gabe Teninbaum, a professor at Suffolk University Law School, is calling on ExamSoft to fix a serious bug with its test-taking software: failure to recognize faces. It’s a problem that can delay test takers — or bar them from starting their exams altogether — and per
Read MoreMatt Grossman / Wall Street Journal: IBM names Gary Cohn, former Goldman Sachs executive and economic adviser to Trump, as its vice chairman and member of its executive leadership team — Past Goldman Sachs president named vice chairman as tech icon develops stronger growth strategy — International Business Machines Corp … IBM names Gary Cohn,
Read MoreThe executive order will take effect after Trump leaves office, making its fate unclear. Trump signs order banning transactions with Chinese apps Alipay and WeChat Pay Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTeens can be challenging to shop for, but we’ve done some of the hard work for you. Best gifts to buy teenage girls for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 55-year-old Beats cofounder is in intensive care, TMZ reports. Rapper Dr. Dre reportedly hospitalized after suffering brain aneurysm – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Apple Watch’s ability to act as a camera remote for your phone got a mention in its announcement keynote, so it’s been around a while, but I’ve only ever used it once or twice to take group pictures. Twitter user @PeterSciretta, however, has pointed out that you can also use it as a vlogging
Read MoreNow’s your chance to own a larger-the-life version of The Hoff from Spongebob the Movie. You can also bid on his KITT Knight Rider car. This giant body-surfing David Hasselhoff could be your new roommate – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: UK-based autonomous vehicle startup Oxbotica raises $47M Series B led by BP Ventures, bringing total raised to $80M, to deploy its tech in industrial use cases — While the world continues to await the arrival of safe, reliable and cost-effective self-driving cars, one of the pioneers … UK-based autonomous vehicle startup
Read MoreCenturies-old treasures can show up in the most unexpected places. Rock found in English garden turns out to be Roman relic worth ,000 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe White House took a surprise parting shot at China on Tuesday by banning the popular Chinese payment service and other applications. Here Are the 8 Chinese Apps Trump Banned Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google plans to add privacy labels across its iOS app catalog this week or next, after a report claimed none of Google’s iOS apps have been updated since Dec. 7 — Contrary to reports, Google is not delaying updates to its iOS apps because it doesn’t want to comply with Apple’s
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: after NYSE said it wouldn’t delist China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom, it now mulls reverting to original plan following Mnuchin criticism — – Possible reversal follows Mnuchin call to NYSE’s Cunningham — Exchange’s surprise announcement caught White House off guard Sources: after NYSE said it wouldn't delist China Mobile, China Telecom,
Read MoreIt didn’t take long to figure out that a dead X axis and an message saying “TMC CONNECTION ERROR” meant that one of the stepper drivers on the SKR E3 Mini 3D printer control board had released the magic smoke. Manufacturer BigTreeTech replaced the board under warranty, and the printer was back up and running
Read MoreWill Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: OpenAi introduces two new GPT-3 models: CLIP, which classifies images into categories from arbitrary text, and DALL·E, which can generate images from text — OpenAI has extended GPT-3 with two new models that combine NLP with image recognition to give its AI a better understanding of everyday concepts.
Read MorePhoto by Alex Wong/Getty Images President Trump has signed a new executive order prohibiting transactions with the companies behind eight Chinese apps, including Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent’s QQ and WeChat Pay. Transactions will be prohibited in 45 days, according to text of the order shared by Voice of America White House bureau chief Steve
Read MoreThe White House took a surprise parting shot at China on Tuesday by banning the popular Chinese payment service and other applications. Trump Bans Alipay and 7 Other Chinese Apps Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe program will be offered for as little as $20 per month to households that qualify. Verizon extends reach of low-cost broadband program Fios Forward – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlexandra Alper / Reuters: Trump signs an executive order banning transactions with Ant Group’s Alipay, Tencent’s WeChat Pay and QQ, and five other Chinese payment apps — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order banning transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group’s Alipay. Trump signs an executive
Read MoreThe chipmaker’s current CEO is retiring at the end of June after 26 years at the company. Qualcomm CEO transition: Cristiano Amon to take over from Steve Mollenkopf – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElection misinformation continues to spread on social media as Georgia voters cast their ballots in two crucial Senate runoff elections. Georgia Senate runoffs are another big test for Facebook, Twitter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese percussive massagers can loosen tight spots and help relieve muscle soreness. Best massage gun in 2021: Hypervolt, Theragun, TimTam and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere have been complaints of some controllers continually disconnecting and reconnecting. Microsoft is working on a fix for faulty Xbox Series X controllers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Hackers breached Ho Mobile, an Italian telco owned by Vodafone, stealing 2.5M customers’ personal info; Ho offers to replace SIM cards of affected customers — Hackers stole the personal data for 2.5 million Ho Mobile subscribers. — Ho Mobile, an Italian mobile operator, owned by Vodafone … Hackers breached Ho Mobile,
Read MoreA photo from the CIA’s Corona spy satellite program. | National Reconnaissance Office US spy satellites inadvertently collected vital environmental data at the height of the Cold War. This trove of photos and data from the Central Intelligence Agency has become crucial to the study of Earth’s environmental changes, as detailed in two fascinating stories
Read MoreCharlotte Tucker / EU-Startups: French startup TagPay, which provides core banking system tech for financial service providers, raises €25M led by Long Arc Capital — The French startup TagPay has raised €25 million in its latest funding round led by Long Arc Capital, an American private equity firm based in New York. French startup TagPay,
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