The company said Rakesh “Rocky” Sharma showed up at Cook’s home with champagne and flowers. Apple gets restraining order against man accused of stalking CEO Tim Cook – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. TikTok this week introduced new controls that allow parents to control their children’s time on the app. This new mode would allow a parent to monitor their teenager via their
Read MoreThe Local: Swiss Federal Court rules that Facebook likes and shares can in some cases be considered as illegal defamation — The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that Facebook likes and shares can be considered as illegal defamation. The case was hearing a matter from the canton of Zurich says people … Swiss Federal Court
Read MoreWe took Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 Ultra for a spin to see what its 108-megapixel camera and 100x zoom lens can do. First photos taken with the Galaxy S20 Ultra's new cameras – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe won’t be getting this low-wing version of the Type R in the States. 2020 Honda Civic Type R Sport Line is more refined, but not for US – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreOnly 1,000 of these will be sold globally, with 600 earmarked for the US. 2021 Civic Type R Limited Edition is Honda's new halo car – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Quibi Quibi’s apps are now available for preorder on the App Store and Play Store, and they give a look at how the mobile streaming app might actually work when it launches on April 6th (via TechCrunch). Based on the renders in the listings, Quibi seems like it looks and feels like, well, a
Read MoreJoseph Cox / VICE: Researcher says Cameo exposed user data including email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, phone numbers, and messages via a misconfiguration in its app — Cameo, the increasingly popular app for paying celebrities to record short personal videos, exposed a wealth of user data including … Researcher says Cameo exposed user data
Read More{$inline_image} Joseph Cox / VICE: Researcher says Cameo exposed user data including email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, phone numbers, and messages via a misconfiguration in its app — Cameo, the increasingly popular app for paying celebrities to record short personal videos, exposed a wealth of user data including … Researcher says Cameo exposed user
Read MoreGoogle is cracking down on apps on the Google Play Store with the most obnoxious ads. The company today announced it had removed ‘nearly 600’ apps from the Play Store – banning them from monetizing ads too – for their disruptive advertisements. Specifically, Google says that “disruptive” ads are those that are displayed to users in
Read MoreNico Grant / Bloomberg: Sources: around 300 workers at Oracle offices around the world walked out on Thursday to protest Larry Ellison’s fundraiser for Trump on Wednesday — – Chairman’s fundraiser for Trump re-election sparked anger — Activism more muted than at tech companies like Google Sources: around 300 workers at Oracle offices around the
Read MoreThe lawsuit says that Google, the top tech brand in public schools, used its educational products to spy on students. New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Rock Space Wi-Fi Range Extender sets up quickly and is now 30% off. Fill in your Wi-Fi dead zones for with this dual band range extender – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Mario Tama/Getty Images As platforms prepare for the upcoming 2020 election season, Twitter and Facebook are divided on whether a video posted by the Mike Bloomberg presidential campaign would violate their policies on manipulated media. On Thursday, Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential campaign posted a video to Twitter that was edited to make it appear
Read MoreAn estimated $1.8 million has also been made through the app. Pokemon Home hits 1.3M downloads in first week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEver get tired of your iPhone opening Safari or the Mail app when you open a link or an email address… especially if you never use them or have even deleted them? There’s a chance Apple may finally address your concern. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is “considering” allowing users to set rival
Read MoreCurrently underway is the DARPA Subterranean Challenge (SubT) systems competition for urban circuits streamed live on YouTube now through Wednesday, February 26th. The DARPA Grand Challenge of 2004 kicked research and development of autonomous vehicles into high gear. Many components on today’s self-driving vehicles can be traced back to systems developed for that competition. Hoping
Read MoreUS Vice President Mike Pence yesterday gave a speech at NASA’s Langley research center in Virginia where he told employees that President Donald Trump was committed to putting humans back on the Moon by 2024 through “any means necessary.” We’re not sure exactly what that means. It was likely intended to be an inspirational quip
Read MoreImage: Twitch Twitch debuted a new extension for the League of Legends community this week, allowing viewers to keep track of streamers by displaying details on their overall performance in matches and how they use their favorite champions. League of Legends is famously complicated to watch (and play), and this tool could help to make
Read MorePhoto by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Russia is already interfering in the 2020 campaign to help President Donald Trump toward reelection, according to a briefing given to the bipartisan House Intelligence Committee last week. The briefing, as reported in paired articles from The Washington Post and The New York Times, suggests many of the same tactics
Read MoreThe companies say the deal could close as early as April 1. T-Mobile and Sprint finalize new terms for megamerger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut the coronavirus could limit production and shipments. 200 million 5G phones are expected in 2020, analysts say – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFans’ patience for The Child toys are rewarded with an animatronic figure, a Build A Bear, a Funko figure and more. Baby Yoda Funko, animatronic toy and more Star Wars merch debuts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe need for ethics, standards and policies for the ever-increasing use of artificial intelligence and other emerging tech is the impetus behind a new research center at the University of Michigan. U-M Research Center to Explore Ethics of AI Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreCoronavirus outbreak keeps two games industry juggernauts from attending GDC. PlayStation and Facebook cancel GDC plans, citing coronavirus concerns Source: Washington Post Tech
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