Tyler Blevins, 28, the multimillionaire gamer known as Ninja, says he has a deal to stream exclusively at the Microsoft service. He’s quitting Twitch, the Amazon service where 12 million fans watch him play Fortnite. Yes, it’s a big deal. Mixer Lures Ninja From Twitch. (What? We Explain.) Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe University of San Francisco is in the process of moving its student information system to the Ellucian Banner cloud. University of San Francisco Moves Student Data to the Cloud Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreTwitch’s moderation team has confirmed that breastfeeding is not against the company’s terms of service. The move comes after a controversial decision to remove a clip from streamer Heather Kent’s channel following reports over one moment on her stream. The clip in question shows Kent’s nipple for a second as her one-year-old breastfeeds. The safety
Read MoreWith the goal of helping working professionals become full stack developers, the University of Texas at San Antonio is starting its first coding boot camp on Sept. 8, 2019. New Coding Boot Camp to Train Adult Learners at UTSA Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreComcast-owned Xfinity Mobile will now charge subscribers an additional $20 a month to stream HD video. The change first started about a year ago, when it capped video resolution for mobile subscribers to 480p. Customers, until yesterday, could call in and ask that the limitation be waived at no cost. For Xfinity Mobile subscribers, the
Read MoreThe deal escalates the intense competition in food delivery. DoorDash Buys a Rival, Caviar, for 0 Million Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Last year, General Motors filed a trademark for something called “Ultra Cruise.” The company has never explained what Ultra Cruise is, but it would seem to be a reference to the auto giant’s well-regarded advanced driver assist system, Super Cruise. Today, we got some more details courtesy
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla is being sued by the family of a 50-year-old man who died in a crash while using the company’s Autopilot advanced driver assistance system. The family of Jeremy Beren Banner is suing for wrongful death, while asking for damages of more than $15,000. A lawyer for the
Read MoreThe FTC said more than 4.5 million people visited the settlement site in the past week. The pool allotted for the payouts is capped at $31 million. ‘Did someone forget to do the math?’ Consumers, advocates rail against lowered Equifax cash payouts Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBen Fox Rubin / CNET: Following its move to stop selling new Dash buttons in February, Amazon says it will turn off the capabilities of all its Dash buttons worldwide on August 31 — If you’re dying to test out the features of Amazon’s Dash button, it’s now or never. Amazon said Thursday it will
Read MoreJames Thorne / GeekWire: Former Expedia executive Aman Bhutani taking over as CEO of GoDaddy as Scott Wagner, who was promoted to the post in 2017, steps down for health reasons — Tech Moves covers notable hires, promotions and personnel changes in the Pacific NW tech community. Submissions: tips@geekwire.com Former Expedia executive Aman Bhutani taking
Read MoreWhile we all hope to never be in a situation where we need to call 911, being able to relay the right information to emergency operators is crucial. Unfortunately, sometimes you might be caught in a situation where you can’t actually speak to the operator – perhaps because you’re in immediate danger or your speech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Amazon discontinued its push-to-order physical Dash buttons earlier this year, and now the online retailer is completely shuttering the program, with the company set to stop taking orders from any Dash buttons left starting on August 31st, according to CNET. Dash is dead, and Alexa killed it
Read More{$inline_image} Bloomberg: Application performance monitoring company Dynatrace closes up 49% on its first day of trading, after raising $570M in its IPO, and is now valued at ~$6.7B — – Cloud computing firm valued at $6.71 billion as shares rise — Dynatrace raised $570 million after elevating IPO target range Application performance monitoring company Dynatrace
Read MoreBurger King Burger King will start selling its meatless Impossible Whopper in its more than 7,000 locations across the US starting on August 8th. The fake meat patty, which costs only a dollar more than the beef version, is supplied by Impossible Foods. It first rolled out in April in St. Louis restaurants. The Impossible
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge DoorDash, one of the leading food delivery startups in the US, has entered into an agreement with payment platform Square to acquire its food delivery app Caviar. The deal, worth about $410 million in cash and DoorDash stock, will see Caviar and its higher-end restaurant partnerships move over
Read MoreThe NSA whistleblower took to Twitter to hint at anti-spying methods. Snowden says Facebook is spying on you and wants to help fight back – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook will open-source two algorithms it uses to identify child sexual exploitation, terrorist propaganda, and graphic violence, the company said today. PDQ and TMK+PDQF, a pair of technologies that store files as digital hashes and compare them with known examples of harmful content, have been released on
Read MoreThe Capital One hack couldn’t have come at a worse time for Amazon’s most profitable business Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCBS All Access, the network’s subscription video service, can now be subscribed to and watched through the Apple TV app. It joins the range of subscription-based Apple TV Channels that Apple already offers, including HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, Starz, and Epix. It’s possible to subscribe to CBS All Access through many different means, but if you
Read MoreThe data stolen reportedly included names, emails, dates of birth, partial employee serial numbers and passwords. LAPD data breach exposes personal info of 2,500 officers, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd with the president’s trade tweets, the Dow drops 250 points. Trump's 10% China tariff could boost phone, console, laptop prices – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow does The Meatless Farm stack up to Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods? The Meatless Farm brings a new meatless burger to Whole Foods – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAugust brings with it nine new Amazon Original series and one Amazon Original movie—a film called Carnival Row, set in a Victorian fantasy land and starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne. Read more… What's Coming to Amazon Prime Video in August 2019 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe FCC now has the authority to punish robocallers originating outside the US, as well as, those perpetrating scams via text. New robocall rules let FCC crack down on texts and overseas callers – CNET Source: CNet
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