Netflix today announced its plan for a scripted series about “Swedish music sensation Spotify.” The series, based on the book Spotify Untold, will focus on the company’s origin story as it rose from European unknown to household name during the heyday of music piracy. “The story of how a small band of Swedish tech industry
Read More{$inline_image}Netflix today announced its plan for a scripted series about “Swedish music sensation Spotify.” The series, based on the book Spotify Untold, will focus on the company’s origin story as it rose from European unknown to household name during the heyday of music piracy. “The story of how a small band of Swedish tech industry
Read MoreEvery purchase evokes his design of the rectangular Universal Product Code. But although it became ubiquitous, he received no royalties. George Laurer, Who Developed the Bar Code, Is Dead at 94 Source: NY Times Tech
Read More“As soon as those ears popped up from under the blanket, and the eyes, I knew,” Iger told Time. Disney's Bob Iger, Time's Businessperson of the Year, holds Baby Yoda in painting – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStarting tomorrow, 12 December, Battle Royale fever hits… Forza Horizon 4? Developer Playground Games today announced the game’s upcoming free update will include a 72-car elimination race mode. And it looks awesome: Ah Battle Royale, the game mode that pits dozens of bloodthirsty maniacs against one another in a fight to the death. It’s become
Read MoreCome and get your Keanu love… in 2021. Keanu box-office battle: Matrix 4 and John Wick 4 share same release date – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple must have just reinvented the wheel, considering it’s charging $400 to add a set of four casters to its new Mac Pro. You know, that computer that already starts at $6,000 and can be configured up to a whopping $53,000. The company noted you’d be able to get wheels for the Mac Pro way
Read MoreHalf of all malware that tried to infect computers during the third quarter of 2019 was already known. The other half was “zero-day” malware, which bypassed (and therefore went undetected by) traditional signature-based security software. Office and Penetration Testing Software Increasingly Becoming Vectors for Malware Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreAfter WeWork’s disastrous IPO filing, many were claiming the company would soon be valueless. But there is still something of worth at WeWork: its story and its potential as IP for Hollywood. Variety confirmed that Chernin Entertainment and Endeavor Content will produce the WeWork story, based on Wall Street Journal reporters Maureen Farrell and Eliot
Read MoreCommentary: In the battle between what you should watch and what you want to watch, it’s hard to choose sides. Between Netflix, Amazon and Disney Plus, TV is starting to feel like homework – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMichael Potuck / 9to5Mac: Twitter now lets users upload iOS Live Photos as GIFs, will preserve original JPEG quality for web uploads — In another update to how Twitter handles photos, the company today shared the news that users can upload Live Photos from iPhone or iPad and they will show as GIFs on the
Read MoreWe head deep within the Arctic Circle to see how Porsche’s new EV handles properly slick conditions. 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S does the electric slide in Finland – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAn unofficial toymaker on Etsy is charging $300 for her “Tiny Master,” but it won’t be here in time for Christmas … 2020. Baby Yoda 0 toy has a 14-month waitlist – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreShirin Ghaffary / Vox: An overview of how US law enforcement is using facial recognition tech, and where critics say there’s a need for more transparency and government regulation — The future of police surveillance doesn’t have to be scary. But government and citizens need to step up. — Everybody’s afraid of facial recognition tech.
Read MoreI’ve been in this game long enough that I didn’t think anything could surprise me anymore. But I suppose I was a little wrong, because Caviar’s latest blinged-out iPhone definitely got a reaction out of me. The phone is called the *checks notes* Credo Diamond Christmas Star iPhone 11 Pro. It’s part of a whole Credo
Read MoreAs readers will have noticed, I have gotten really into lifting over the last year or two. And along the way, I’ve acquired a few items that were a bit expensive. If I were smart, I would have asked for them as birthday or holiday gifts, but last year around this time I wasn’t quite
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Live Photos are one of Apple’s signature camera options on iOS, making your photos look like one of the living photographs in Harry Potter. But if you’ve tried to post that Live Photo on Twitter, it would render as a still photo, taking away some of that magic.
Read MoreWhatsApp will soon drop support for older versions of iOS and Android, and Windows Phone entirely. According to some reports, this means that millions of users with older smartphones will lose access to the popular messaging app. Read more… These Old Phones Will Be Cut off From WhatsApp in 2020 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA few months ago, two friends of mine and I went on a road trip from Las Vegas to Denver. Our mission was to visit national parks along the way and maybe a few hot springs. It was a mission that was ultimately successful but involved passing a number of Google Docs back and forth
Read MoreSophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: Tech-enabled fitness equipment startup iFit raises $200M led by Pamplona Capital Management and says it has 330,000 paying subs, adding 77,000 last quarter — iFit, which has tech-enabled exercise equipment for users to stream workouts with trainers, just raised $200 million in a round … Tech-enabled fitness equipment startup iFit
Read MoreRCS messaging, the next iteration of text messaging that Google has embraced for its Android operating system, has been rolling out to Android smartphones since November. That doesn’t mean that your phone, on your carrier, can use this super-improved version of SMS, but a new update to your Carrier Services… Read more… Update Your Android's
Read MoreOne of the unfortunate realities of desktop FDM 3D printing is that environmental factors such as ambient temperature and humidity can have a big impact on your results. Even with the exact same settings, a part that printed beautifully in the summer can warp right off the bed during the winter months. The solution is
Read MoreChrome 79 is here. Before you do anything else, click the triple-dot icon in the upper-right corner of your desktop browser, click on Help, click on “About Google Chrome,” and summon that update for your system. (Go ahead and update your Android or iOS apps, too.) Read more… Enable These Hidden Security and Performance Features
Read MoreFord said it expected the Explorer would perform better and plans to investigate. 2020 Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator fail to earn IIHS safety awards – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social media is funding a small team called bluesky. Twitter wants to create a 'decentralized standard' for social media – CNET Source: CNet
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