With just over a year left until the 2020 US presidential elections, social media giants are preparing by updating their policies around the spread of misinformation and political advertising. Last month, Facebook released a bunch of new tools to better “protect the democratic process,” while Twitter completely banned political ads altogether, and now Evan Spiegel,
Read MoreBen Thompson / Stratechery: Apple’s integrated approach is fostering monopolistic behavior and has started to stifle innovation resulting in user-hostile keyboards and no NFC based apps — When I started Stratechery in 2013, the conventional wisdom was that modularized ecosystems were best. Apple's integrated approach is fostering monopolistic behavior and has started to stifle innovation
Read MoreSamsung’s newest user interface is currently available in beta on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 phones. Galaxy S11 and next Fold will likely get the refreshed One UI 2 interface – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Samsung Samsung is updating the Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Watch Active with a host of new features that were introduced with the Galaxy Watch Active 2, our pick for the best smartwatch for Android users. These include new functionality for Bixby Voice, more customization options for its watch faces, new Samsung Health features, and
Read MoreThe Royal Bank of Canada has quashed rumors that it’s creating a cryptocurrency exchange or platform Last week, a local Canadian news outlet — The Logic — reported that The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) was exploring a cryptocurrency trading platform that would let clients buy and sell digital coins, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. However,
Read MoreHere’s a breakdown of how the saga of the controversial Chinese telecom giant and phone maker has unfolded. Huawei ban: Full timeline as US grants it another 90 days to work with American companies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s the third such extension granted by the Commerce Department, but Huawei downplayed its importance. Huawei says US license extension doesn't change fact that it's being treated unfairly – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA Canadian cryptocurrency exchange that was shut down earlier this month for allegedly misappropriating CAD$16 million ($12.1 million) in user funds only has $45,000 in “hard assets,” reports Global News. As previously reported by Hard Fork, the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) shut down Einstein Exchange after looking into several complaints from customers unable to access
Read MoreSpotify Spotify is taking its first step toward personalizing podcast recommendations with the official launch of its Your Daily Podcast playlist, which will offer listeners an automated list of podcasts they may want to check out every day. The playlist has been in testing, and the company says it’s seen positive results, which pushed it
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Fitbit has always been a ‘cool’ thing to have. People gift Fitbit bands to friends and family so they can start ‘working out.’ Or at least spend a few days harping about the importance of health and try to
Read MoreThree women with extensive experience in A.I. spoke on the topic and how to confront it. Dealing With Bias in Artificial Intelligence Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreImage: Facebook Last week, Facebook quietly released a new meme-making app called Whale, The Information reports. The app is currently only available on the Canadian App Store, where its listing says it can be used to edit your own photos or images from a library of stock photos. You can then share your creations on
Read MoreFinSMEs: Berlin-based Enway, which is developing autonomous street-sweeping machines and other special purpose vehicles, raises €6M in seed funding led by Redalpine — Enway, a Berlin, Germany-based company that builds the next generation of cleaning services, raised €6M in seed funding. Berlin-based Enway, which is developing autonomous street-sweeping machines and other special purpose vehicles, raises
Read MoreA curious custom that survives from the pre-computer era is that of the business card. If you walk the halls at a trade event you’ll come a way with a stack of these, each bearing the contact details of someone you’ve encountered, and each in a world of social media and online contact destined to
Read MoreMargrethe Vestager won praise for her oversight of the tech industry. Now, with more authority from the European Union, she envisions a more aggressive agenda. Silicon Valley’s Biggest Foe Is Getting Even Tougher Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNintendo has confirmed that it’ll start selling its official, previously Japan-only Switch Lite Flip Cover in the US next month, with a release date set for January 9th. This is good news, because it’s a great product, and I’d recommend picking one up when it’s out if you’re using the newer, smaller Switch. It does
Read MoreInstagram is cracking down on an app that allowed users to look into private profiles without their permission. According to Android Police, the Facebook-owned photo-sharing network has confirmed that the app — named Ghosty — violates its terms. It also added it will be sending a cease and desist letter to the app makers “ordering them
Read MoreThe media landscape in the home has changed precipitously over the years. Back in the days when torrents were king, DVD players and TVs started to sprout USB ports and various methods of playing digital videos, while hackers repurposed office machines and consoles into dedicated media boxes. [Roiy Zysman] is a fan of a clean,
Read MoreBorn and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, George Gorospe was taught by his parents to take pride in his Native American heritage. George Gorospe: From Intern to Research Engineer Source: NASA
Read MoreMicrometeroids collided with ESA’s expensive, proof-of-concept spacecraft, revealing the kinds of comet dust that zips around the solar system. Space dust slammed into an ESA spacecraft at 40,000 mph, but that's a good thing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News: Aerospike, which provides a high-scale NoSQL database platform for processing data queries really quickly, raises $32M Series D, bringing total raised to $78M — Imagine for a moment that you’re making a credit card transaction. This prompts a lot of questions from the payment processor before it accepts your
Read MoreWe’ve rounded up the store ads from major retailers. No matter at which stores you plan to do your holiday shopping, here’s what’s on sale and where. Black Friday 2019 ads: All the leaked ads from Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy, Target and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Pixel 4‘s radar-based Motion Sense was supposed to be the phone’s coolest feature. When the ‘Soli’ sensor inside the device was first announced in 2015, it promised intuitive gestures to let us interact with our devices in new ways. Yet, in its first public iteration, the sensor is reliable but does little more than
Read MoreIncrease your productivity with one of these wireless mice at home, in the office or on the go. Best wireless mouse for 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe world was never black and white – we simply lacked the technology to capture it in full color. Many have experimented with techniques to take black and white images, and colorize them. [Adrian Rosebrock] decided to put an AI on the job, with impressive results. The method involves training a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)
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