PlayStation’s larger entertainment ambitions are taking shape. Tired: The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Wired: The Video Game Cinematic Universe. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNGC 3887 is one of many galaxies in our universe with spiral arms, just like our own Milky Way. Until the 1960s, the behavior of spiral arms was an astronomical puzzle. The arms emanate from a spinning core and “should” therefore become wound up ever more tightly over time. Instead, they move more slowly, like
Read MoreRichard Lai / Engadget: Oppo unveils flagship Find X2 Pro with 5G, Snapdragon 865, 6.7-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz display, a 10x hybrid zoom camera, and 4,260mAh battery with 65W charging — Even though Oppo isn’t as well-known in the US, chances are you might have come across one of its recent tech demos. Oppo unveils
Read MoreFour years after Russian agents weaponized the social-networking site and its powerful targeting tools in the 2016 presidential election, some key Facebook defects that could “enable a malicious advertiser to avoid accurate disclosure of their political ads,” NYU researchers found in their study. Tens of thousands of political ads on Facebook lacked key details about
Read MoreFaced with heightened anxiety and information overload about the coronavirus, many people are choosing to watch graphic and realistic movies about pandemics, outbreaks and zombies. People have found a way to cope with pandemic fears: Watching ‘Contagion’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The coronavirus justifiably continues to dominate the news, and tech news in particular. I’ve got a big section below on that, but today I want to put out a small (and hopefully premature) eulogy for a company whose products I have never personally used but still very
Read MoreMicrosoft is changing how it explains diagnostics data collection in Windows 10. Latest Windows 10 preview brings changes to data collection settings, new security icon Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreA worker in the South Korean factory tested positive for the illness, according to Reuters. Samsung reportedly suspends Galaxy S20 factory again over coronavirus case – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSony’s WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-canceling headphones. | Image: Everton Favretto (@evefavretto) These are the first images of Sony’s WH-1000XM4 wireless headphones; the hotly anticipated followup to the company’s beloved WH-1000XM3 over-ear cans due to their extraordinary noise canceling, comfort, and battery life. The M4s were first spotted by Everton Favretto in photos posted by Anatel, Brazil’s
Read MoreOppo’s Find X2 Pro abandons the no-notch display and adds a 120Hz refresh rate, super-fast charging and 5G. See Oppo's new Find X2 Pro flagship in orange vegan leather finish – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRansomware attackers are using common tools to take down big enterprise with ‘human-operated’ attacks. Ransomware: These sophisticated attacks are delivering ‘devastating’ payloads, warns Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAs repeatedly teased by Oppo itself, Oppo is making a watch called the Oppo Watch, and today it got revealed in full. It looks extremely similar to the Apple Watch — not just because of its curved glass and square-ish screen, but also the integrated bands and the black-heavy UI. Its 4.5mm-thick aluminum frame, however,
Read MoreTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey addresses students at the Indian Institute of Technology in November 2018 in New Delhi, India. | Photo by Amal KS/Hindustan Times via Getty Images On Tuesday I laid out Elliott Management’s case against Jack Dorsey — or at least, what we know about it so far. The activist investor has acquired
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Stephen Hawking used to say: Let’s get it! Bitcoin price We closed the day, March 05 2020, at a
Read MoreConnie Loizos / TechCrunch: Empower Finance, a mobile banking app that uses AI and human financial planners to help users accrue wealth, raises $20M Series A from Icon and Defy Ventures — Another afternoon, another round of funding for a mobile banking app. This time, it’s Empower Finance a San Francisco-based company that’s headed …
Read MoreOppo’s Find X2 Pro abandons the no-notch display and adds a 120Hz refresh rate, super-fast charging and 5G. Oppo Find X2 series ditches pop-up selfie camera for notch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’ve been reading about all sorts of digital tools we’re meant to change the way we think, plan, and work for years. But none of them have actually come close to making me more productive. While many of my peers swear by productivity-focused apps, I like to keep my iPhone and work life separate for
Read MoreOn the Wings of Keeradaks, season 7’s third episode, feels like a bridge to the arc’s finale but includes an incredible action sequence. Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode 3 recap: Anakin Skywalker and his clone pals make an amazing escape – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePick a spec, any spec… Samsung has dialed it up in this device. Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra teardown shows new phone is a 'monster' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePrivacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has released a new service, called the Tracker Radar, to block unwanted trackers that collect your browsing data. The service is an open-sourced and continuously updated list of common trackers with details such as tracking behavior, prevalence, ownership, fingerprinting behavior, cookie behavior, and privacy policy. DuckDuckGo says anyone can make use of this tool:
Read MoreFinancial Times: Didi Chuxing’s daily active users dropped over 50% after China acknowledged coronavirus outbreak; Beijing drivers waiting up to two hours for a passenger — Disruption yet another obstacle on Chinese ride-hailing app’s long road to profitability — The streets of Baotou … Didi Chuxing's daily active users dropped over 50% after China acknowledged
Read MoreNowadays, it’s hard to browse a tech site, attend an event, or open your LinkedIn without being smacked in the face with a new ‘growth hacking’ technique promising startup founders a low-cost, high return, silver bullet to get their struggling businesses booming. The only problem is, if it seems too good to be true, it’s
Read MoreOnly 11% of all enterprise accounts use a MFA solution overall. Microsoft: 99.9% of compromised accounts did not use multi-factor authentication Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreHBO brings back all the violence, nudity and complicated storylines you could wish for, now in a new Bond-meets-Blade Runner setting. Westworld season 3 review: A small but slick upgrade – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith many different headphones to choose from, which ones are the best of the best? Here’s a look at CNET’s top picks — from full-size models to tiny wireless earbuds. The best headphones of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
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