Facebook took action against the page — which had 1.1 million followers — and several affiliated ones after a report in Popular Information detailed the page’s Ukrainian management and remarkable reach. Facebook removes pro-Trump ‘I Love America’ page that was run by Ukrainians Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNASA recently published a Google Research paper indicating the company’s ‘Bristlecone’ quantum computer has successfully completed a processing task in a matter of minutes that would take a classical computer some 10,000 years to complete. Then it mysteriously deleted the research and, to the best of our knowledge, neither organization’s mentioned it since. The paper’s
Read MoreTyping on a screen could become a thing of the past. Facebook buys startup working on technology that lets you control computers with your mind – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Spencer Platt/Getty Images The United Nations Climate summit today was unforgettably disappointing to climate activists, who hoped that today might mark a new era in climate action. “The eyes of all future generations are upon you. And if you choose to fail us I say we will never forgive you,” teen climate activist
Read MoreThis move shows that Honda is doubling down on the plan to go electric, starting with the Honda E. Honda's ditching diesel in Europe by 2021, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA single board computer on a desk is fine for quick demos but for taking it into the wild (or even the rest of the house) you’re going to want a little more safety from debris, ESD, and drops. As SBCs get more useful this becomes an increasingly relevant problem to solve, plus a slick
Read MoreThe phone is packing some similar tech to the iPhone 11 Pro, iFixit says. iPhone 11 teardown reveals more powerful battery, improved camera tools – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon loves to surprise us with new hardware and software announcements at its yearly September event. Here’s what we’ll be watching for. Our Alexa event wishlist: better security, and maybe even an Alexa robot – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYolanda Redrup / Australian Financial Review: Immutable Games, an esports company planning to release its first game Gods Unchained on the ethereum blockchain this year, raises $15M Series A led by Naspers — Early Tencent investor and Africa’s most valuable listed company, Naspers, made a substantial investment in local gaming start … Immutable Games, an
Read MoreMaureen Dowd / New York Times: Disney’s Bob Iger says he pulled the plug on Disney buying Twitter at the last minute because the nastiness on the platform is “extraordinary” — Hollywood’s nicest C.E.O. on the great family dramas of Hollywood — and why he, too, is disturbed by Twitter. Disney's Bob Iger says he
Read MoreThe space agency plans to drop at least $4.6 billion on six new spaceships. NASA orders up fresh batch of Orion moon mission spacecraft – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHarvard’s Operation Impact initiative will provide student entrepreneurs with dollars and support to create “impact-focused” startups that focus on issues that educators face around the world. Harvard Initiative to Fund Student Ed Tech Ideas Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreWelp, that didn’t take long. Within days of Apple launching its Arcade game subscription services, Google’s responded with a rough Android equivalent called Play Pass. Still, while the two seem similar on the surface, they’re actually quite different — and that’s to Google’s benefit. The similarities between the two are obvious: for starters, they have
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Google’s big hardware event in October will likely focus a lot on the excessively leaked Pixel 4. But the company apparently has some other products to announce, too, including its newest Chromebook: a 13.3-inch, 4K new Pixelbook, according to 9to5Google. The Chromebook, officially to be called the Pixelbook
Read MoreAlex Castro When I tuned into the Grand Theft Auto V role-playing server earlier today, the first thing I saw was a hostage situation. Kyle Pred, a cadet in the Los Santos Police Department, was talking a gangster out of killing a random hostage in a bank. The gangster, Speedy, was yelling questions at Pred.
Read MoreStudents are increasingly turning to social media to learn more about colleges and universities. And Instagram specifically is driving that growth, according to a recent survey by EAB Enrollment Services. Instagram Leads for Student Recruitment Outreach Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreDonie O’Sullivan / CNN: After founding the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism in 2017, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, and YouTube say it will become an independent organization — New York (CNN)Some of Silicon Valley’s biggest companies announced Monday that they’re revamping an organization they established … After founding the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In California, federal prosecutors have launched a criminal probe into Juul Labs, the immensely popular e-cigarette manufacturer, according to The Wall Street Journal. The focus of the probe is unclear, but the investigation is being led by the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, according
Read More{$inline_image}Non-profit technology company Chef has finally decided having a relationship with the US government isn’t worth alienating the developer’s community it thrives on. After spending nearly a week defending its decision to continue working with ICE and CBP, CEO Barry Crist today announced the company would not renew those contracts in the future. This comes
Read MoreYou can buy just about anything on Amazon. But just because you can get a product quickly via the ecommerce retailer doesn’t mean the product is guaranteed to be safe. Read more… How to Ensure Your Amazon Purchase Isn't Dangerous Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe University of Pennsylvania, IBM and the Linux Foundation are developing an open source starter kit to help any institution in the world launch its own data science program. New Resource to Provide Starter Kit for Teaching Data Science Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreChaim Gartenberg / The Verge: After testing it in June, Twitter now lets all users add up to five lists as alternative timelines in the main iOS Twitter app, to quickly swipe between them — Twitter finally noticed what lists are for — Twitter is now letting users add up to five lists as alternative
Read MoreApple’s announcement ended a monthslong public dance with the White House over tariffs and the company’s ability to build products in the United States. Apple Keeps Making Computer in Texas After Tariff Waivers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThis week we chat with productivity legend David Allen about GTD, or “Getting Things Done,” his gold-standard time management philosophy. Lifehacker staffers share their productivity secrets as well. Find out what old-school device Two Cents writer Lisa Rowan uses to keep herself on track, how social media editor Tim… Read more… How to Get Things
Read MoreYun Li / CNBC: Netflix, which has faced new streaming rivals and disappointed on subscriber numbers recently, has seen its stock drop from $380+ in early July to $265.92 today — – Shares of Netflix erased all of its 46% gain for the year at its peak and officially entered negative territory on Monday. Netflix,
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