A dispute over rates triggered a nearly three-week blackout of CBS in cities across the US. AT&T, CBS end blackout with deal over payment rates for channels – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEverything you need to know about why Apple laptops are so cheap — and where to get the lowest price today. The best MacBook deals right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe tend to call out shady apps found on the Google Play Store pretty regularly, but there are also some iOS apps looking to pull one over on unsuspecting Apple customers. In this case, these apps are trying to scam users into costly—and in some cases, undisclosed—in-app transactions. Read more… How to Spot Scam iOS
Read MoreAshley Carman / The Verge: Google will start surfacing individual podcast episodes in search results and will soon let users ask Google Assistant to play podcasts about specific topics — Search for what you want to hear — Google is taking the next step in making podcasts easier to find. Google will start surfacing individual
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Tel Aviv-based WSC Sports, which develops an AI-powered video creation tool for sports content, raises $23M Series C led by O.G. Tech Ventures — WSC Sports, a Tel Aviv-based startup developing an AI-powered video creation tool for sports content, today revealed that it recently closed … Tel Aviv-based WSC Sports, which
Read MoreIn 2013, analysts at one firm estimated that Amazon shipped 608 million packages in the U.S. alone, meaning the retailer sent over 1.5 million packages each day. This is a convenient and expedient way to do your shopping, sure, but it’s also a drain on resources. Think of the cardboard box or plastic mailers you
Read MoreThey warn against knee-jerk policy reactions without data. The Technology 202: Research into links between social media and mass shootings is lacking, experts say Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCryptocurrency companies operating in the Czech Republic will reportedly be subject to greater control by the government, a local newspaper says. According to Hospodářské Noviny, the country’s adoption of the European Union‘s (EU) 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) will establish additional requirements on cryptocurrency firms than those established in Brussels. As part of their plans, the paper says
Read MoreThere’s a real musty feeling to some old books, where the writing is as caked in dust as an ancient hardcover. But some old books still feel new. I asked well-known literary figures and critics to recommend one surprisingly fresh classic book—a book that’s lively, accessible, or relevant today. And because most of… Read more…
Read MoreImage: Google Google is taking the next step in making podcasts easier to find. The company will now surface individual podcast episodes in search results, so if someone searches for a show about a niche topic or an interview with a specific person, Google will show them potential podcast episodes that fit their query. The
Read More{$inline_image}In an unfortunate mishap, Dutch police accidentally texted a link to an adult video to 1,900 witnesses of a house fire, which took place last month in the town of Nieuwleusen. In the text, police encouraged witnesses to come forward with information that could help them figure out what caused the fire, as a result of which
Read MoreMicrosoft details a nasty and apparently completely unexpected side-effect of using RDP in its Hyper-V virtualization software. Windows 10 security: Microsoft dismissed RDP flaw until it saw Hyper-V was affected Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDASH Compact Air Fryer | $56 | Amazon Read more… Every Day Is Fry-Day With This Discounted DASH Air Fryer Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSalesforce sandbox data anonymization app aids GDPR compliance Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreThe Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia wants to know why a Screen Time-like Kaspersky Lab app hasn’t been updated on iOS. Apple comes under antitrust pressure in Russia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRichard Nieva / CNET: Google expands its beta AR walking navigation feature, now called Live View, to all Android and iOS devices that support ARCore and ARKit, starting this week — Google wants its Maps app to be about more than just getting directions. The search giant on Thursday announced a handful … Google expands
Read MoreBut first you’ll have to buy a certain toy. You can now play as Fortnite streamer Ninja in this mobile game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA “Service” message stops you from checking your new battery’s health, iFixit reported. Apple is quietly locking down iPhone battery replacements, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChristine Schmidt / Nieman Lab: How Piano created a “propensity” paywall that uses machine learning with 76 metrics to predict how likely someone is to subscribe, and adjusts accordingly — They went from being the kid nobody wanted to talk with to one of the cool kids on the block. (Apparently showing the other kids
Read MoreCommentary: Samsung just killed off one of the last universal ports we had. But there’s always Bluetooth. The Galaxy Note 10 signals the official death of the headphone jack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, two researchers have determined that even though college costs are rising, it’s still a good investment. Even with Rising Costs, College Remains a Solid Investment Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThe company is also expanding its test of augmented reality walking navigation, now called Live View. Google Maps lets you pull up flight and hotel reservations on the go – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLearning materials company Cengage has partnered with the United Negro College Fund to provide free semester-long textbook subscriptions to 1,000 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Program Offers Free Textbook Subscriptions to HBCU Students Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreA few days removed from this weekend’s mass shootings, one of which had been announced on the hate forum 8chan, the White House has had two contradictory responses. One is to announce a Friday summit on violent online extremism to be attended by tech companies, and to call on those companies to detect and report
Read MoreGoogle is making its new augmented reality walking directions, known now as Google Maps Live View, available to a much wider range of Android phones and the iPhone today. The AR walking directions first appeared on Google’s Pixel phones earlier this year, showing real-time navigation in Google Maps through your phone’s camera. You can hold
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