Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Twitter says it has “temporarily” turned off the SMS-to-tweet feature, after Jack Dorsey’s account was compromised — Twitter has “temporarily” turned off the ability to tweet via text message just days after the feature was misused by hackers to tweet a racial slur, bomb threat … Twitter says it has
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has “temporarily” turned off the ability to tweet via text message just days after the feature was misused by hackers to tweet a racial slur, bomb threat, and other crude messages from the account of Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The ability to tweet via text was important
Read MoreAn early draft of a G/O Media employee handbook incorrectly described our policy regarding encrypted communications, which has caused some confusion. To be clear: G/O Media remains committed to the use of trusted reporting tools that enable our reporters to securely and confidentially communicate with sources. Read more… A Note on Our Use of Encrypted
Read MoreIt’s not uncommon to find us doodling on paper as an aid to thinking, for recreation, or simply because we’re bored. But, this kind of manual labor is so last century. It’s 2019, and we should have robots to fill our notebooks with cross-hatched illustrations. Well, [Alex Weber] is way ahead of us on this
Read MoreHaving a garden seems nice, but the thought of having to deal with the sudden appearance of 74 tomatoes activates my anxiety in a real way. This is why being friends with gardeners, and taking a modest eight tomatoes, a single pound of blackberries, or four pears from their gardens works well for me. (And even
Read MoreGoogle’s Project Jacquard — the company’s touch-sensitive fabric technology — is making a surprise return today with the announcement of a second product using the tech: the Cit-E smart backpack, built in collaboration with luxury fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent, that features a touch-sensitive shoulder strap for controlling a connected smartphone (as spotted by Charged).
Read MoreParis Martineau / Wired: YouTube’s championing of its total number of takedowns for hate speech misses the point: hateful content often comes from high profile accounts — YouTube said a new policy and better technology helped it remove five times as many videos for violating its hate speech rules. But extremists can beat the system.
Read MoreSecurity teams from Facebook, Google, Twitter and Microsoft met with members of the F.B.I., Department of Homeland Security and others on Wednesday, said a person briefed on the event. Big Tech Companies Meeting With U.S. Officials on 2020 Election Security Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Unsecured database found with 419M+ records, each with Facebook ID and account’s phone number, some with users’ names; FB says info was scraped over a year ago — Hundreds of millions of phone numbers linked to Facebook accounts have been found online. — The exposed server contained … Unsecured database found
Read MoreBeginning at 5pm EDT today, CNN will interview 10 Democratic presidential candidates regarding their plans to address climate change. Unlike the debates, each candidate will be allotted 40 minutes to answer questions from CNN moderators and a studio audience; together, the forum is expected to last seven hours. Read more… How to Stream Tonight's 2020
Read MorePhoto by Brooke Palmer / Warner Bros. Entertainment A history of disappointment has lowered the bar for Stephen King adaptations. A few extraordinary exceptions aside, adaptations of King’s work tend to range from acceptable to disastrous. Some draw on weaker material. (There’s likely a ceiling on how good any film version of Thinner could be.)
Read MoreAndroid 10 is here—for Pixel devices, at least. We typically recommend everyone update to the latest and greatest version of an operating system to enjoy its features, security patches, and bug fixes, but that doesn’t mean you’re guaranteed to have a perfect experience on your new OS. Read more… How to Downgrade Your Phone from
Read MoreSamsung has announced its next in-house processor, the Exynos 980, at IFA 2019. It looks to be taking a big step forward by offering a 5G modem integrated directly into the CPU, instead of requiring a separate modem just to be able to support the next-generation network. It’s a small change, but an important one:
Read More{$inline_image}YouTube this week issued an update on its efforts to remove hate speech from its platform — and it would appear it’s managed to make some headway. It claims to have removed over 100,000 videos and 17,000 channels specifically over hate speech, which is both good and kind of terrifying when you think about it.
Read MoreConceptually, cooking on a grill is simple enough: just crank up the flames and leave the food on long enough for it to cook through, but not so long that it turns into an inedible ember. But when smoking, the goal is actually to prevent flames entirely; the food is cooked by the circulation of
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The driver of a Tesla Model S who crashed into a fire truck on a California freeway last year was not paying attention to the road thanks to “overreliance” on Autopilot, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. In addition, investigators determined that another probable cause for the
Read More“I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit,” says Eat Pray Love memoirist Elizabeth Gilbert. If you need a motto to put up on a Post-it note and keep you off your own bullshit, go to the Quotes subreddit. That’s where we
Read MoreMicrosoft has acquired Movere, a Microsoft (and AWS) cloud partner and plans to use its tools to complement Microsoft’s Azure Migrate service. Microsoft buys cloud-migration specialist Movere Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon looks set to release a new Fire TV Cube and a host of new “Fire TV Edition” devices soon — as well as what could be the first OLED Fire TV television set. Now-deleted posts on TechCrunch and CordCutters had the details, which have since made the
Read MoreProfessional communication includes a lot of thanks. It’s a go-to closing for emails, even those that don’t require action from the recipient. But when’s the last time you sat down outside of that 37-message-long email thread and wrote a thank you note to a colleague? Read more… Write More Thank-You Notes to Colleagues You Appreciate
Read MoreTwo weeks of battery life, but no mentions of medical clearance for blood pressure or ECG functions yet. Asus VivoWatch SP promises ECG and blood pressure, too – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Tesla Model S is no longer the only electric performance sedan in town. Here’s a look at how it stacks up against the 2020 Porsche Taycan. 2020 Porsche Taycan vs. Tesla Model S: High-performance EVs compared – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe beta, which adds collections and provides a more cohesive view of your games, activity and community content, launches on Sept. 17. Steam Library redesign makes it more of a personal hub – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMy son logged a lot of reading hours over the summer, partly because it is his third favorite way to pass time (the first would be playing with a friend; the second would be any and all screen time) and partly because he was trying to earn a restaurant coupon. Read more… Let Your Kid
Read MoreThe M badge makes up three colors offered with matching interiors. 2020 BMW M4 M Heritage edition proudly presents its colors – Roadshow Source: CNet
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