When AT&T, Verizon, Comcast, and other telcom giants purchased a net neutrality repeal from FCC shill Ajit Pai, it must have occurred to them that California would be a major problem in their plans to become the ultimate gatekeepers for internet traffic. The US is a nation that practices federalism. Some people call this states’
Read MoreWell, not the real Middle-earth, but the place that stood for it in The Lord of the Rings films could get a 17-hour flight from Newark’s airport in New Jersey. Fly nonstop from New York to Middle-earth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTime to look for a group once again. WoW Classic: It's Halloween in Azeroth with the Hallow's End event – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“You can find anecdotes to support whatever conclusion you want,” he says. Amazon consumer chief rebuts claims its marketplace sells unsafe products – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThough the company says it’s conducted a dry run for a certification flight, there’s still no timeline for when the airplane could carry passengers again. Boeing ousts exec as it announces 'significant progress' on 737 Max fixes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Alex Wong/Getty Images On Tuesday, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to approve a measure that would shake up the Copyright Office if it were made into law, creating a small claims court where online content creators can go after their infringers. The Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act, or the CASE Act
Read MoreAstrology is real, and it’s strong and it’s our friend. As in Morrowind, the stars you were born under govern every aspect of your life. And now you can apply those celestial insights to that most dignified form of Russian roulette: stock picking! Bull and Moon is an app from the professional pranksters behind MSCHF
Read MoreThe chief executive is expected to testify on Wednesday at a House committee hearing about his company’s cryptocurrency project. Zuckerberg to Admit That Facebook Has Trust Issues Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSpaceX says it plans to begin offering broadband services to customers with its massive internet-from-space initiative, known as Starlink, as early as mid-2020, SpaceNews reports. The company needs to complete six to eight launches, with 60 satellites per ride, in order to get the service up and running, SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell told
Read MoreHackers have busted into servers of at least three popular VPN services—NordVPN, VikingVPN, and TorGuard—over the past couple of years, pilfering cryptographic keys that may have been used to intercept and decrypt highly sensitive user data or bypass browser security features to deploy web-based attacks. In other… Read more… How to Protect Your Data in
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap’s future depends on how well it builds its augmented reality platform. The company announced in its quarterly earnings call today that it added more users — 7 million in the last quarter — and generated more money, but it’s still unprofitable and lags far behind other social
Read MoreThe social media giant wants to help California. Facebook commits B to address housing issues – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOpenAI, a non-profit co-founded by Elon Musk, recently unveiled its newest trick: A robot hand that can ‘solve’ Rubik’s Cube. Whether this is a feat of science or mere prestidigitation is a matter of some debate in the AI community right now. In case you missed it, OpenAI posted an article on its blog last
Read MoreFollowing a discrimination settlement, the tech giant lunges toward transparency. Intel will reveal gender and race pay data following M settlement – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUser reviews are immensely helpful, especially in the world of skincare and beauty products. After all, this is stuff you put on your face. Your precious face! But when some of those reviews turn out to be fake, how can you be sure you can trust anything you read? Read more… How to Tell If
Read MoreThe ephemeral-messaging app now has 210 million daily active users. Snap's earnings show growth despite stiff competition from Facebook – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCyclist fatalities also increased, according to new data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Traffic fatalities declined in 2018, but pedestrian deaths actually rose – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBreathe easy, i3 faithful, the tiny electric car isn’t leaving yet. BMW i3 in for a battery upgrade as CEO commits to extended production – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re a big Disney fan like me, you’re counting down the days until the November 12 launch of Disney+, the streaming service for all things Star Wars, Disney animated classics, and Ducktales. Verizon subscribers have one more reason to mark the date on the calendars: They’ll be able to sign up for a free year
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google’s Pixel 4 doesn’t come out until Thursday, but it’s already discounted on Amazon, where you can buy a 64GB Pixel 4 in “clearly white” right now for $699.99. That’s $100 cheaper than its usual starting price of $799. The Pixel 4 is a pretty solid phone, so
Read MoreIn less than two weeks, Kylie Jenner’s innocuous office tour video on YouTube morphed into a massive TikTok meme, which she’s now turned into sold-out merchandise and a trademark application that would cover even more products. Jenner filed the trademark application to cover merchandise using the words “rise and shine,” which is a reference to
Read MoreAlison Roman—cookbook author, Instagram microlebrity, and creator of a viral chickpea stew—is a hugger. “I feel like we’ve met before!” she gushes, after embracing me and apologizing for a logistical snafu that left me waiting at Korean grocery store H Mart’s outpost in Manhattan’s East Village while Roman was on her… Read more… Alison Roman
Read MoreIn case you haven’t yet made traveling arrangements for Thanksgiving, now’s your chance to book a train back home (or wherever you go to avoid family during the holidays)—for two days only, Amtrak is having a 50% off sale on travel this November. Read more… Get 50% Off Amtrak Tickets Right Now Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMe at my friend Matt’s Windows 7 party. | Photo by Matthew Bellemare On this day in 2009 — 10 years ago — Microsoft released its new Windows 7 operating system to the public. Less than three years after its unfavorable predecessor, Windows Vista, was released, it added support for touchscreen computers and brought new
Read MoreMount Pleasant Planning Commission Foxconn never does anything in Wisconsin without first announcing, canceling, and then announcing it again. So right on schedule, the company has refiled plans to build a network operations center (NOC) in the shape of a giant glass dome. The dome, which will contain both the NOC and an auditorium, was
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