Since crafting its first mouse in 1982, Logitech has been a staple in the peripherals industry. My introduction to the brand was in 2002, when I got my very first desktop computer and laptops were still too expensive for casuals, and certainly for game-obsessed children like I used to be. The PC came with a
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: A look at @BallerBusters, an Instagram account that calls out people who pretend to be wealthier than they are to hawk dubious mentorship or online classes — It’s easy to look successful on Instagram. Now, getting caught out is easy too. — In February, an Instagram account called …
Read MoreThe highly anticipated Disney+ streaming service, which will likely prove as essential as Netflix to many consumers, is now available. Disney+ combines content from Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic into a single streaming app. You can dig into Disney+’s vault of animated classics, superhero blockbusters, TV shows, and new originals, like The Mandalorian,
Read MoreApple One of the most important stories over the weekend was the news that Apple’s credit card is being investigated for discriminating against women. This story has almost as many layers as the apparently discriminatory algorithm Apple and Goldman Sachs use to determine credit limits. But before I comment on any of this, I want
Read MorePhoto: Disney Disney+ is here, and the first episode of Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated live-action series, The Mandalorian, is live. Once you’ve finished devouring The Mandalorian’s pilot, you might be wondering when the next episode will arrive, and at what time. That goes for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, too. The answer is midnight
Read MoreThe first trailer for the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog movie arrived earlier this year, and was immediately met with criticism over Sonic’s appearance. The widespread backlash to the CGI character actually forced the movie to be delayed so the team could fix Sonic. Paramount Pictures has now released a new trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog,
Read MoreSoldiers in an Army intelligence unit inspected the terms of an app their commander ordered them to download. What they found could be compromising, soldiers said. Soldiers with top-secret clearances say they were forced to use an app that could endanger them Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMichael Hayes / OneZero: How some police departments in the US conduct facial recognition searches on behalf of other jurisdictions, boosting access to the tech and evading local laws — “Do not mention FITlist.” — ver the last decade, large police forces in Washington state like the Seattle Police Department … How some police departments
Read MoreThe Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is reportedly developing a cryptocurrency platform, The Logic reports. If launched, the bank‘s customers will be able to trade in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. The bank, one of the country’s largest, is also looking to let customers open cryptocurrency accounts. According to The Block, one of the bank‘s patent applications
Read MoreGiven the phenomenon it describes, it’s perhaps appropriate that the concept of “filter bubbles” has turned out to be so polarizing. To believers, it’s self-evident that social feeds mostly show people news that confirms’ users prior beliefs, encouraging partisanship and tribalism. To skeptics, the phenomenon describes behavior that has little to do with tech and
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 Nietzsche used to say: Whip it, whip it, whip it! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, November 11 2019,
Read More{$inline_image}Mexican state-owned oil firm Pemex has been hit by a ransomware attack that halted critical operations, prompting the company to disconnect its network from the internet and back up critical information from hard drives. According to multiple reports from Reuters and Bloomberg, Pemex (short for “Petróleos Mexicanos”) servers were infected by Ryuk, a ransomware strain
Read MoreAdam Satariano / New York Times: Critics say EU’s antitrust actions against tech companies have done little to restore competitive balance and US regulators need to learn from EU’s mistakes — There is a lot to learn from mistakes that the Continent’s regulators have made, say consumer groups, lawyers and rival companies. Critics say EU's
Read MoreMarvel Studios Marvel Studios Kevin Feige kicked off a chorus of complaints last week after declaring that in order to understand everything happening in future Marvel movies, people would have to subscribe to Disney+. Disney executives Ricky Strauss and Agnes Chu, both directly involved in overseeing Disney+ content, further explained Feige and Marvel’s approach to
Read MoreImage: Sony Pictures Disney is working to bring the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe collection — 23 titles to date — to its Disney+ streaming service, but Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home are unlikely to be included. Ricky Strauss, Disney’s head of content and marketing for Disney+, told The Verge at a recent media
Read MorePhoto: Disney Disney won’t publicly share viewership numbers for its original series and movies, despite fellow streaming giants like Netflix being more transparent in the wake of industry-wide criticism. The content and development teams overseeing Disney+ have spoken about how they’re approaching sharing metrics in internal conversations, according to multiple Disney executives. The company currently
Read MoreMarvel Studios Marvel Studios is at the heart of a debate. One side is represented by directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, who argue that superhero movies dominating the box office make it difficult for any other type of movie to survive, let alone thrive, in theaters. On the other is Disney, a
Read MoreTech companies are deploying artificial intelligence to detect new photos and videos. But such efforts may run afoul of the law. How Laws Against Child Sexual Abuse Imagery Can Make It Harder to Detect Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf you like handling tiny glass shards, sure, go ahead and touch the lunar surface. But avoid the rocks. If I Touched the Moon, What Would It Feel Like? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUnder an agreement with Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority, the US software vendor will offer 5G technical consultancy and work with local government agencies and businesses to jointly create 5G use cases. Microsoft to support 5G development efforts in Singapore Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSam Baker / Engadget: Investigation: PR firms with GOP ties are using Google’s ad platform to collect voter email addresses and push users to sites mimicking reputable news sources — Ahead of the 2020 elections, a homegrown take on a familiar playbook. — What’s the seventh largest purchaser of US political ads on Google right
Read More{$inline_image} Sam Baker / Engadget: Investigation: PR firms with GOP ties are using Google’s ad platform to collect voter email addresses and push users to sites mimicking reputable news sources — Ahead of the 2020 elections, a homegrown take on a familiar playbook. — What’s the seventh largest purchaser of US political ads on Google
Read MoreYesterday, GizChina reported some WhatsApp users are getting banned for ‘suspicious’ group names. According to a Reddit thread, a user changed a university group name to something that was indicative of child sexual abuse. In February, WhatsApp released a whitepaper on how it fights spam and abuse without reading your messages. One of the methods the
Read MoreBut who doesn’t love Anna Kendrick? Noelle on Disney Plus is Anna Kendrick's second-rate Elf movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle secretly gathered millions of patient records across 21 states on behalf of a health care provider, in an effort dubbed “Project Nightingale,” reports The Wall Street Journal. Neither the provider’s doctors nor patients were made aware of the effort, according to the report. The Wall Street Journal’s Rob Copeland wrote that the data amassed
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