Over the weekend, devastating fires in Northern California forced an estimated 200,000 people to evacuate—the single largest evacuation in Sonoma County in its history, the Washington Post writes. Meanwhile, just a few hundred miles south, the Getty Fire has already engulfed at least 500 acres in the Los Angeles area… Read more… What to Pack
Read MoreAs a government agency seeks approval of a facial recognition system, it says one use for it could be verifying the age of people who want to view pornography online. Australia Proposes Face Scans for Watching Online Pornography Source: NY Times Tech
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Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Venmo announced today that it’s launching Venmo Rewards, a rewards program for its physical Venmo debit card. The program will give you automatic cash back at certain retailers if you pay with the Venmo card. Venmo says that the Venmo card will initially earn you 5 percent
Read MoreMotorola backed out of the smart watch market way back in 2016, after releasing two versions of its Moto 360 smartwatch, the first all-touchscreen smartwatch with a round display. At the time, the company indicated there just wasn’t enough interest in wearable devices for the company to continue investing in the category. Fast forward three
Read Morequip Quip, the electric toothbrush subscription service, is launching its second product today: a floss dispenser called Floss. The metallic dispenser will sell for $20 and refillable floss canisters, which are automatically delivered every three months, will sell for $5 each. The floss is pre-marked in green every 18 inches, the “dentist recommended amount to
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Amazon makes grocery delivery free in ~2,000 US cities for all Prime members by removing the $14.99 per month Amazon Fresh fee — Amazon is turning up the heat once again in the world of groceries, and specifically grocery delivery, to make its service more enticing in face of competition from
Read MoreCampbell Kwan / ZDNet: TSMC and GlobalFoundries settle their various patent disputes and those involving any of their customers with a cross-licensing agreement — Agreement sets aside multiple lawsuits that dealt with over 40 patents. — Semiconductor manufacturers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company … TSMC and GlobalFoundries settle their various patent disputes and those involving any
Read More{$inline_image}Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! What’s the point of watching your favorite sci-fi movie if you’re going to listen to the audio from those measly in-built TV speakers? That would be an insult to your sonic senses and to the movie too. That’s why
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Tiqets, a platform for booking tickets for museums and other attractions, raises $60M Series C led by Airbnb, says it has sold tickets in 60+ countries so far — Airbnb is best known as the place you go to find somewhere to stay that’s not a hotel when travelling. Tiqets, a
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Apple pulls HomePod 13.2 software update because some users have reported bricked HomePod devices after the update — Apple today released new 13.2 software for the HomePod with long-awaited features like Handoff and voice detection for different family members, but unfortunately, some users are running into problems with the update. Apple
Read MorePhoto by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Starting today, Amazon will no longer charge a $14.99 monthly fee for Amazon Fresh on top of your Prime subscription. Now, if you already pay $12.99 a month (or $119 a year) for Prime, you’ll also be able to get Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market grocery deliveries free of
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google is reportedly looking to buy Fitbit as a way to bolster its wearables strategy. Trying to suss out what this could mean for Google, its Wear OS platform, and Fitbit’s customers is (pardon the fitness pun) exhausting. Here’s where I landed: Assuming it bears out, I
Read MoreHere’s a breakdown of how the saga of the controversial Chinese telecom giant and phone maker has unfolded. Huawei ban: Full timeline as Mate X foldable phone launches in China – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company announced free two-hour food delivery for Prime members in about 20 major metropolitan areas. Amazon Turns to More Free Grocery Delivery to Lift Food Sales Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMathew Ingram / CJR: Q&A with Alex Stamos about Mark Zuckerberg’s recent comments on free speech and where he went wrong, Facebook’s News tab, fact-checking political ads, and more — Facebook relationship to speech is complicated: It takes down some forms of hate speech, provided it meets certain criteria … Q&A with Alex Stamos about
Read MoreThe change should challenge Walmart, the reported leader in online grocery. Amazon slashes its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery monthly fee to {$permalink} – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNow it’s war: Gen Z has finally snapped over climate change and financial inequality. ‘OK Boomer’ Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations Source: NY Times Tech
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 Jane Didion used to say: There’s only one way to go from here! Bitcoin Price We closed the day,
Read MoreJosh Taylor / The Guardian: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Google for allegedly misleading customers over location data settings and collection on Android devices — Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges Google breached law when users set up Android accounts Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Google for allegedly misleading customers over location data
Read MoreConsumers have several choices when it comes to buying a luxury crossover and SUV. Here are our editors’ favorites for 2019. The best luxury SUVs in 2019 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreChoosing the right midsize SUV for you has never been more challenging, with automakers offering more options than ever before. Here are nine of our favorite. Best midsize SUVs for the money in 2019 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNetflix is always experimenting with new features to change your viewing experience. Its new test is a slightly weird one – the company is adding a feature to let you speed up or slow down video playback on your phone. According to a report by Android Police, the streaming platform is exploring an option on its
Read MoreCan phone photos actually compete with a professional DSLR? We took the iPhone 11 Pro on a road trip through the Scottish Highlands to find out. iPhone 11 Pro's camera makes the Scottish Highlands look unreal – CNET Source: CNet
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