Image: Netflix You learn nearly everything you need to know about The Witcher hero Geralt (Henry Cavill) a few minutes into the first episode. The titular witcher — a work-for-hire monster hunter with some helpful superpowers — is first seen in a swamp, nearly killed by a giant spider monster, beaten and almost drowned. In
Read More2019 is almost over and that means it’s time to check in on Tesla’s progress towards fielding a million robo-taxis. You see, Elon Musk told the world he’d have a million fully autonomous robotaxis by the end of 2020, and we wanted to see how many he’s managed to produce so far. Let’s count together.
Read MoreSpoiler-free review: Episode 9 ticks all the boxes, but there’s way too much going on. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker review — Everything fans could ask for, except heart – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Apple opens its bug bounty program to security researchers, publishes eligibility criteria, bounty categories, and report and payout guidelines — Apple opens its previously-closed bug bounty program to all security researchers. — Apple has formally opened its bug bounty program today … Apple opens its bug bounty program to security researchers,
Read MoreNASA’s Commercial Crew Program has seen SpaceX take an uncrewed spaceship to the ISS — now it’s Boeing’s turn. Boeing Starliner launch: Watch live as historic NASA mission heads to the ISS – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLove is in the air with The Bachelor and Love Island, plus Shrill’s second season finally arrives. Hulu January 2020: Every new movie and show coming this month – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFind Microsoft deals on Xbox consoles, Xbox games, Surface devices, laptops, and more. The very best deals in Microsoft's last-minute holiday sale Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNASA and Boeing will conduct a test flight of a capsule that could soon carry astronauts to the International Space Station. What to Expect From the Boeing Starliner Launch Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSpoilers: Every cameo we found, plus what to know about the new characters after you watch the final Skywalker Saga film. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cameos and new characters explained – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKim Lyons / The Verge: Convenience store chain Wawa discloses a data breach across its 700 stores over the past nine months that may have exposed customer and credit card details — The breach may have affected all 700 stores over the past nine months. — If you used your credit card or debit card
Read MoreFanny Potkin / Reuters: Sources: China’s Ant Financial acquires stake in Vietnamese e-wallet company eMonkey in a strategic move to get into Vietnam’s ~100M fintech market — JAKARTA (Reuters) – China’s Ant Financial, a fintech affiliate of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) … Sources: China's Ant Financial acquires stake in Vietnamese e-wallet company
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Ghostery releases Ghostery Midnight, a desktop app that includes an ad blocker, tracker protection and monitoring, and a VPN, for $14 per month — Ghostery, a popular privacy- and security-focused browser extension and mobile browser app, has officially launched for desktop users. Ghostery releases Ghostery Midnight, a desktop app that includes
Read MoreThe space race between the US and Russia ended half a century ago when US astronauts became the first to walk on the moon. Today there’s yet another race, prompted by China’s successful landing on the far side of the moon and involving private companies as well as national space agencies, to put humans back
Read MoreMajor spoiler alert: Don’t even go near this if you haven’t seen the film. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's big ending, explained – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’re probably wondering if Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has an end-credits scene. It doesn’t but… Does Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker have a postcredit scene? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTodd Feathers / VICE: Docs: SpaceX, others are lobbying FCC to deny Amazon’s waiver request for spectrum access for its satellite internet project after Amazon missed 2016 deadline — When Amazon confirmed it was planning to launch 3,236 broadband internet-beaming satellites into low-Earth orbit … Docs: SpaceX, others are lobbying FCC to deny Amazon's waiver
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon’s Ring is having a very bad week. BuzzFeed News first reported today that login credentials for thousands of Ring camera owners have been published online, including 3,672 sets of emails, passwords, time zones, and the names given to specific Ring cameras (“front door” or “kitchen,” for example).
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Over the past few years, record labels have been suing ISPs for not removing music pirates from their services, and today, the record labels may have won a tremendous victory. A US District Court jury has found Cox Communications liable for piracy infringement of more than 10,000 musical
Read MoreThe damage award comes after major record labels accused the internet giant of turning a blind eye to piracy on its networks. Cox Communications hit with B music piracy verdict – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: OnePlus unveils a bug bounty program with rewards from $50-$7,000 open to any security expert and a bug bounty partnership with HackerOne for select researchers — You can earn up to $7,000 for submitting a bug — OnePlus announced its second data breach in two years back in November …
Read MoreAfter previous movies borrowed heavily from the original trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker rips off… Wait, what? Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker feels a whole lot like … Indiana Jones? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHenry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Freya Allan and showrunner Lauren Hissrich reveal what makes the new TV series so magical. The Witcher on Netflix: Henry Cavil on casting spells and casting horses – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images Photo hosting service SmugMug has penned an open letter asking fans of the photo site Flickr, which it acquired from Yahoo two years ago, to sign up for the platform’s Pro subscription to help “keep the Flickr dream alive.” The letter, authored by SmugMug founder and CEO Don
Read MoreClaire Stapleton / ELLE: Claire Stapleton, a Google Walkout organizer, recalls Google execs supporting the activism initially, then slowly pushing her out of the company in retaliation — Claire Stapleton didn’t just buy into the lore of Google—she helped write it. What happened when the bard of Google became one of its most vocal critics?
Read MoreAlgorithms falsely identified African-American and Asian faces 10 to 100 times more than Caucasian faces, researchers for the National Institute of Standards and Technology found. Many Facial-Recognition Systems Are Biased, Says U.S. Study Source: NY Times Tech
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