Like many modern information workers, my personal phone serves many purposes. It’s how I communicate with friends and family; it’s how I experience entertainment; it’s how I navigate around a city; it’s how I purchase my morning coffee; it’s how I control countless smart home devices; and so on and so forth. It’s also crucial
Read MoreEarlier this week Twitch announced plans to build a new all-in-one streaming app for gamers called Twitch Studio, the company’s first broadcasting software. Read more… How to Sign Up For The Twitch Studio Beta Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreBijan Stephen / The Verge: Discord to launch Go Live feature, which allows users to stream their gameplay to up to 10 of their friends, for its desktop app on August 15 — With Go Live, you’ll be able to stream yourself playing a game to up to 10 friends — Discord will launch a
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsung managed to prompt some confusion the other day when a video uploaded to its own YouTube channel (now unlisted and probably set for deletion) mentioned that the Galaxy Note 10 was made from stainless steel. “Stainless steel and glass meld seamlessly to minimize bezel,” says the video’s
Read MoreThe suit comes after a May software update that some owners are saying reduced their battery capacity. Tesla owners are suing the Big T over lost battery capacity, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCrew Dragon might not fly until next year, but NASA astronauts are getting comfy in new SpaceX duds. See SpaceX's new spacesuits on the first astronauts to wear them – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple’s products have a reputation for being pretty secure, but they’re not perfect. Now, if you’re a great security researcher or white-hat hacker—and you want to go after other Apple devices and services beyond just iOS and iCloud—you can earn a lot of cash. Read more… Earn Up to Million from Apple's Expanded Bug Bounty
Read MoreProposal would ask the agencies to help police tech giants like Facebook and Google over alleged bias. White House reportedly enlists FCC and FTC in social media censorship order – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge Yesterday Sonos invited media to come learn about new hardware later this month, and the company is already pushing some fresh products through the FCC. Model numbers S17 and S23 are now listed on the FCC’s site. Credit goes to Dave Zatz for spotting them. Now let’s get
Read MoreJeffrey Epstein with Professor Marvin Minsky | Photo by Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images A victim of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein testified that she was forced to have sex with MIT professor Marvin Minsky, as revealed in a newly unsealed deposition. Epstein was registered as a sex offender in 2008 as part of a controversial plea
Read MoreYou’ll soon be seeing those iconic red swimsuits again. Baywatch: The Documentary will bring 1990s kids back to the beach – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlayers will be happy once it’s gone. Fortnite Brute changes coming in next update, Epic says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter unlocked the Team Mitch account on Friday, two days after it shared a video of protestors screaming obscenities outside the Senate majority leader’s home. The return of Mitch McConnell’s campaign Twitter account Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePutting payloads into model rockets can be more complex than simply shoving stuff into an open spot, so [concretedog] put some work into making a modular payload tube for his current rocket. The nose cone for his rocket is quite large, so he opted to give it a secure payload area that doesn’t compromise or
Read MoreYou probably know your Android phone or iPhone can pinpoint your location for GPS, local search, or the weather. Hopefully, you also know that means your phone keeps track of everywhere you go, all the time. Don’t be alarmed—it’s the trade-off you make for the features you get. If it makes you uncomfortable, here’s… Read
Read MoreLogan Paul Several YouTube moderators say that the platform’s most popular creators receive special treatment when it comes to moderation of their channels, allowing them to get away with worse behavior than a typical YouTube creator would, according to a new report from The Washington Post. Many of YouTube’s creators aren’t surprised. Moderators told The
Read MoreA security alert of sorts went out this week for WhatsApp users, which suggested that the platform has a security flaw that allows someone to “Use the ‘quote’ feature in a group conversation to change the identity of the sender, even if that person is not a member of the group,” and to “Alter the
Read MoreNasdaq.com: 9F, a Beijing-based online consumer lender, sets IPO range at $7.50 to $9.50/share, will raise $76M at a valuation of $1.7B at the mid-point — 9F, an online consumer lending platform in China, announced terms for its IPO on Thursday. In its latest filing, the company also added CLSA … 9F, a Beijing-based online
Read MoreIt has come to my attention that some of you have introduced a new term into the video game lexicon, one that describes a phenomenon of great interest to me and the public at large. I am talking, of course, of Dad Builds. Read more… ‘Dad Builds’ Are Making Lazy Gaming OK, And I Love
Read More{$inline_image} Sean O’Kane / The Verge: Trump admin quietly terminated an Obama-era DOT committee charged with developing self-driving car policies, earlier this year, without informing some members — The Trump administration quietly terminated an Obama-era federal committee on automation in transportation earlier this year … Trump admin quietly terminated an Obama-era DOT committee charged with
Read MoreRemember back in the early-to-mid 2000s when pretty much every cheap USB keyboard you could find started including an abundance of media keys in its layout? Nowadays, especially if you have a customized or reduced-sized mechanical keyboard, those are nowhere to be seen. Whenever our modern selves need those extra keys, we have to turn
Read MoreA European privacy watchdog is taking a keen interest in what happens to personal data collected through Alexa. Alexa privacy fears spark questions for Amazon in Europe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: USA The Jason Bourne spy franchise has been a solid action vehicle for actor Matt Damon, and over the years, Universal Pictures has experimented with trying to turn it into a bigger franchise. Its latest attempt is a TV show called Treadstone, and the first trailer just hit the web today. The series will
Read MoreFor a dating app, user privacy apparently wasn’t very strong. Dating app 3Fun had users' data, location and pictures exposed, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTuition isn’t the only factor that goes into the cost of college—and if you don’t take the time to calculate all of the potential expenses, you may end up choosing a college that’s less affordable than you realized. Read more… Calculate the Total Cost of College—Not Just Tuition Source: Life Hacker
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