Jeri Ellsworth started as a self-taught computer hacker and chip designer. In an industry dominated by men, she’s the head of a company focusing on augmented reality. Always Building, From the Garage to Her Company Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIgor Bonifacic / Engadget: Twitter says it removed 50% of abusive tweets in Q3 before users even flagged them, up from 38% in Q1, credits its moderation algorithms — Twitter says it has achieved a major milestone in its attempts to improve the “health” of its platform. According to the company’s most recent earnings report
Read MoreWashington Post: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Tom Cotton ask US intelligence officials to determine whether TikTok poses “national security risks” — Two senior members of Congress, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) … Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Tom Cotton ask US intelligence officials
Read MoreUsers sarcastically refer to it as “Tinder for moms,” but it really kind of is. The Peanut app, which launched in 2017, is making it easier for moms to make friends and plan meet-ups in their area. Read more… Find Local Mom Friends With the Peanut App Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNow there’s a limit on how much scrolling you can do without being logged in. Instagram won't let you lurk anymore without signing in – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlex Konrad / Forbes: Robotic process automation company UiPath says it is laying off between 300 and 400 employees, or about 11% of its workforce, months after being valued at $7B — Covering venture capital, software and startups — Investors looking for fresh signs the party is over for high-valued tech companies got … Robotic
Read MorePair this with a smaller screen for a big boost in audio performance. The 0 JBL Boost TV speaker is on sale for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA GreenWorks 21" Lawnmower, a giant TV, and a refurbished Dyson V7 lead off Thursday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Thursday's Best Deals: GreenWorks Lawnmower, Sceptre 75" TV, Refurb Dysons, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNow that we all have GPS and Google Maps on our phones, we’ve gotten pretty bad at reading actual, paper maps and knowing which direction we’re facing. So what’s a modern person to do in the event that they don’t have their phone or a compass and need to know which way is north? Here
Read MoreNever swap batteries again with this portable, weatherproof outdoor cam. A solar-powered security cam for .99 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe senators want the agency to determine if Amazon was negligent and failed to secure cloud servers it hosted for the major bank. Warren and Wyden call for FTC investigation on Amazon over Capital One breach – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter posted worse-than-expected third quarter revenue and profit, which the company attributed to advertising problems and unusually low demand over the summer. Twitter Stock Plunges After Earnings Are Worse Than Expected Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Moto G8 Plus includes a triple rear camera array. | Image: Motorola Motorola’s Moto G8 Plus is the latest G-series device from the budget phone manufacturer. It’s the latest in a series of smartphones with previous entries that have been some of the best budget smartphones you can currently buy. The biggest improvements come
Read MoreBenjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple TV app launches on Amazon Fire TV devices starting with the Fire TV Stick 4K and HD models, with support for other devices and models coming soon — Apple today released the Apple TV app for Amazon TV devices, starting with the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K and the older
Read MoreSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Sen. Tom Cotton asked U.S. intelligence officials on Wednesday to probe TikTok, expressing fears that the Chinese-owned social-networking app poses “national security risks.” TikTok raises national security concerns in Congress as Schumer, Cotton ask for federal review Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreImage: Bollinger Michigan-based electric truck startup Bollinger Motors has finally announced the price of its rugged electric trucks, the Jeep-like B1 and the B2 pickup. Both vehicles will start at an eye-popping $125,000 — far off the sub-$100,000 mark that the startup was aiming for when it revealed the B1 back in 2017. While the
Read MoreAndroid: The Google Creative Lab has kicked six new experimental apps out into the wild, all designed with one purpose in mind—to get you to stop obsessing over every notification, checking every social network, and generally gluing your phone to your face (or hand) for the better part of your day. Read more… Control Your
Read MoreImage: Amazon With a week to go before its TV service launches, Apple has brought the Apple TV app to Amazon’s streaming devices. The Apple TV app is now available on three different models of Fire TV devices — the Fire TV Stick 4K, the Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen), and the Fire TV Basic
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verg These days, more and more electronic devices are water resistant, including the Apple Watch. Unless you’ve got a first-generation Watch, you can wear it in the shower, while swimming in a pool or lake, and while running until you sweat. In fact, the Watch doesn’t only keep water
Read MoreWindows 10 could be better if only Microsoft got rid of its layers of made-men, according to a former Microsoft distinguished engineer. Why is Windows 10 a mess? Ex-Microsoft engineer blames the culture of 'made-men' Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge San Francisco has the highest salaries in the world, thanks to big tech companies like Salesforce, Facebook, and Google. But those outside the tech sector are struggling. Many people have been forced to move far outside of city limits, enduring one-way 90-minute commutes as a result. In an
Read MoreThe Facebook CEO couldn’t name the firm conducting its civil rights audit. The Technology 202: Mark Zuckerberg struggles to defend Facebook’s civil rights record Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreLibra season is over. On October 23, Facebook founder and Turing Test dropout Mark Zuckerberg testified to Congress for five hours about the cryptocurrency that Facebook wants to launch next year—but which now might never launch at all. Here’s what went down. Read more… What Happened at the Congressional Hearing on Facebook and Libra? Source:
Read MoreAnnie Musgrove / Tech.eu: Switzerland-based Coople, an on-demand jobs platform connecting companies with job seekers, raises $32M Series C led by One Peak Partners — Coople, the largest European platform for on-demand hiring, has raised a $32 million Series C round led by One Peak Partners and the growth equity arm of Goldman Sachs Merchant
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter says more than 50 percent of tweets identified as abusive are now being flagged by its automated moderation tools first and taken down before a user reports them. Improvements in its machine learning model for identifying problematic tweets enabled the faster moderation, Twitter said. Cracking down on
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