Videos captured from Amazon’s video doorbell company that are handed over to the police are fair game to be shared with other law enforcement agencies. You shared Ring footage with police. They may share it, too – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA proposal from IAB Tech Lab seeks to modernize online tracking — including a better way to let you tell advertisers to get lost. Ad industry offers an answer to online privacy problems – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor drivers looking to upgrade their existing car tech, the Boss BVCP9685A digital media receiver packs the features you need at a very compelling price. An aftermarket Android Auto, Apple CarPlay upgrade that won't break the bank – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Asus Asus’ ROG Phone II is already a flagship Android phone worth getting excited about because of its buttery-smooth 120Hz OLED display and top-of-the-line specs. But today the company announced an upgraded version, the ROG Phone II Ultimate Edition, that contains 1TB of storage and an exclusive matte black finish. LTE performance is also
Read MoreAsus is continuing its push to establish itself as the Windows laptop choice for creative professionals with two new machines that the company is announcing at IFA 2019, the ProArt StudioBook One and ProArt StudioBook X. The StudioBook One joins the company’s other RTX Studio laptops as the new flagship and is touted as “the
Read MoreImage: Asus Asus has brought some prototype 300Hz laptop gaming displays to IFA 2019. The company has built them into several models of its Strix and Zephyrus machines, and plans to commercially ship a 1080p 300Hz display in the Zephyrus S GX701 starting next month. The prototypes on hand in Berlin feature the ultra-fast-refresh-rate screen
Read MoreIn a closely watched case, a judge ruled that live facial recognition does not violate privacy rights. There has been little legal precedent about its use. Police Use of Facial Recognition Is Accepted by British Court Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Railsbank, which operates an open banking and regulation compliance platform, raises $10M Series A led by Moneta Capital, opens a new office in Singapore — Railsbank, the open banking and compliance platform co-founded by CEO Nigel Verdon, who previously founded Currencycloud, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Railsbank, which
Read MoreRegulatory pressure in the US is piling up on Google, as states plan inquiry alongside federal agency reviews. Google antitrust: Are over 30 states about to join big probe into how Google behaves? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe Android Lollipop statue. Lollipop was the fifth major version of Android. It was released in 2014 and still powers nearly 15 percent of Android phones worldwide. Android 10 is official and as of this writing it’s only available on a very small number of phones: Pixels and a few others. I’ll have a review
Read MoreThe iPhone SE from 2016. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is said to be preparing its first mid-range phone since the iPhone SE, with an expected launch in the spring. Nikkei reports that Apple is looking to retake ground lost in markets like China and India to a host of companies
Read MoreMicrosoft recommends setting up multi-factor authentication in Windows 10 for better security, but you have to disable basic or legacy authentication first. How to disable basic or legacy authentication to set up MFA in Office 365 Source: Security
Read MoreNoah Kirsch / Forbes: Profile of Dean Stoecker, CEO and co-founder of data analytics company Alteryx, which went public in 2017 and generated $28M in profit on $254M revenue in 2018 — Sun Tzu meets software in mid-August at downtown Denver’s Crawford Hotel. The floors are terrazzo. The chandeliers are accented with gold. Profile of
Read MoreResearchers at the Allen Institute have hit an artificial-intelligence milestone: a machine that is ready for high school science. Maybe even college. A Breakthrough for A.I. Technology: Passing an 8th Grade Science Test Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe more expensive ATH-CKS5TW have a better battery life and physical buttons. | Image: Audio-Technica One year after Audio-Technica announced its first somewhat underwhelming pairs of true wireless earbuds, the company is back with two fresh attempts: the ATH-CKS5TW and ATH-CKS3TW. This time around, battery life has been improved, both pairs now charge over USB-C,
Read MoreAlong with a new flagship mouse, Logitech rolled out MX Keys, which it says delivers the best tactile low-profile typing experience on a Logitech keyboard. Logitech's new MX Master 3 mouse is driven by electromagnets (hands-on) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDevindra Hardawar / Engadget: Razer updates Blade Stealth ultrabook gaming line with Intel 10th-gen CPUs, Nvidia GTX 1650, 16GB DDR4 RAM, starting at $1,500, available end of September — For years, Razer has been chasing the specter of a truly ultraportable gaming laptop with its Blade Stealth line … Razer updates Blade Stealth ultrabook gaming
Read MoreGoogle released Android 10 last night to all Pixel phones. The update brings some nifty features like system-wide dark mode, a new gesture navigation system, and smart replies in notifications. But the release is actually focused on privacy and security upgrades; let’s take a closer look at what’s under the hood. Location restrictions Prior to
Read MoreUSB-C versus USB Micro connectors are turning into one of the holy wars of our time. Rather than be left on the wrong side of the divide [Stefan S] has come up with his own USB-C version of of an Arduino Pro Micro to avoid having to always find a different cable. Home made Arduinos
Read MoreAmazon is reportedly working on speeding up checkouts at its physical stores by using your hand as a form of identification. According to a the New York Post, the retail giant is said to be quietly testing new scanners that can identify human hands to make a store purchase. The company intends to roll out the
Read MoreLogitech’s MX Master mice have long been some of the best money could buy. And now it’s back with the third-generation, the MX Master 3, that once again raises the bar with an even more refined version of its hardware that makes the already great scroll wheel even better and finally switches to USB-C for
Read MoreA year ago, electric rental scooters were hailed as the next big thing in transportation. But their troubles in San Diego show how the services have now hit growing pains. Welcome to San Diego. Don’t Mind the Scooters. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreReuse beer is brewed with sewage water that’s been heavily treated and filtered. How a beer gets made from toilet water – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIan Allison / CoinDesk: Elliptic, which uses AI to trace and locate suspicious transactions on blockchains, raises $23M Series B led by Tokyo-based financial institution SBI Holdings — Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic has raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Tokyo-based financial institution SBI Holdings. Elliptic, which uses AI to trace
Read MoreWhile we don’t yet know the long-term effects of hanging out around 3D printers, it doesn’t take a in-depth study to figure out that their emissions aren’t healthy. What smells toxic usually is toxic. Still, it’s oh-so-fun to linger and watch prints grow into existence, even when we have hundreds or thousands of hours of
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