Siri and Alexa Fuel Sexism, U.N. Finds
Virtual helpers that come with female voices by default are perpetuating bias, a Unesco report argues. Siri and Alexa Fuel Sexism, U.N. Finds Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreVirtual helpers that come with female voices by default are perpetuating bias, a Unesco report argues. Siri and Alexa Fuel Sexism, U.N. Finds Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAn online petition to remove Craig Wright’s name from a copyright claim submitted earlier this week has surfaced after his latest effort to lay claim to the fact he authored the original Bitcoin white paper. In an attempt to scratch his latest patent filing fetish itch, the Satoshi Nakamoto impersonator tried to put his name
Read MoreAnalogue TV signals are a beautiful exercise in order and synchronisation, in that as the white dot on your old CRT TV back in the day traced its way across the glass it would have been doing so in faithful obedience to the corresponding electron beam in the camera at the studio. But a camera
Read MoreHuawei is having a horrible week, and it’s only Wednesday. Last Thursday, the Trump Administration placed the Chinese technology conglomerate on an Entity List, preventing US companies from doing business with it. And now we’re seeing Europe-based companies flee from Huawei, perhaps in an effort to avoid running afoul of the American authorities. Based in
Read MoreAccording to Dr. Roselyn K. Akombe, Chief of Policy Planning and Guidance at the United Nations and ex-commissioner of Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the country’s government is going to sell all the citizen data collected through the Huduma Namba exercise to the highest bidder. Her statement came after President Uhuru Kenyatta extended the deadline for
Read MoreAlex Heath / Cheddar: Source says Medium has 200K-400K paying subscribers, which at $50 per user amounts to a minimum of $10M per year from subscriptions alone — For Medium CEO Ev Williams, building a profitable business isn’t an immediate concern. — “We’re focused on building revenue and building a subscription business … Source says
Read MoreBy now I’m sure you’ve seen at least a headline about the Best Graduation Speech of 2019 So Far: Robert F. Smith shocked 396 new graduates last weekend when he informed Morehouse College’s class of 2019 that he planned to pay their student loans. All of them. Read more… Billionaires Can't Save Us From Student
Read MoreAn Everlane sale, Crocs, Anker Qi charger, and a vitamin Gold Box lead off Wednesday’s best deals. Read more… Wednesday's Best Deals: Instant Pot, Sonos, Purina Pet Food, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. While it’s kept a tight grasp on most details on its next-generation gaming console, Sony has unveiled a few details about the next PlayStation. Given that the company is going
Read More{$inline_image}This past holiday season, AI-powered devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home were among the hottest gifts across any product category – a trend that speaks to the rising popularity and acceptance of smart home technology in the U.S. But as innocuous as it all seems on the surface, does a darker reality exist
Read MoreChina’s biggest phone manufacturer is running out of friends. Google, Qualcomm and ARM have all reportedly cut ties with Huawei, leaving the company scrambling for partners in the wake of a presidential order. It’s not clear how Huawei will respond to the new blackout, but it’s likely that the company will do everything in its
Read MoreUK-based Arm says it’s complying with the Trump administration’s ban. Chip designer Arm tells staff it's suspending Huawei business, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRavPower’s 45W USB-C wall adapter is $29.99 on Amazon for readers of The Verge. We’ve featured this deal before, though at almost half off, this is the best price yet. This offer works for either color option (black or white), and you’ll first have to clip the coupon that appears under its price on the
Read MoreThe DOJ doesn’t think FCC conditions will resolve antitrust concerns, according to reports. Justice Department may try to block T-Mobile/Sprint deal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA new Downtown Drop Limited-Time Mode is bringing Michael Jordan’s Jumpman brand to Fortnite. While it is about hang time, it’s not the basketball variety that Mr. Jordan is famous for. The theme here is skateboarding, and players get to roam around a “Brooklyn-inspired” downtown area, completing challenges to unlock extra goodies and beautification items
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Transport for London says it will roll out default WiFi device tracking on the Underground this summer, after a trial in 2016, to improve analytics and more — Transport for London will roll out default wi-fi device tracking on the London Underground this summer, following a trial back in 2016. Transport
Read MoreStarting on July 8th, Transport for London (TfL) will start tracking passengers’ phones on the London Underground by default. Wi-Fi access points across 260 of the capital’s stations will track customers using their phones’ MAC addresses, which will allow TfL to see the routes they take through the network as well as through individual stations
Read MoreTime to shut up and jam. Epic launches FortniteXJumpman crossover with Air Jordan 1 wearing skins – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you enjoy a frosty beverage on a hot, sunny day, then you’ll need a dependable cooler this summer. Here are our top picks out of the 18 that we’ve tested. Best coolers of 2019: We test Yeti, Igloo, Cabela's and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Box revamps its workplace automation tool Relay, launched with IBM in 2016, and updates Box Tasks and File Request Links — Box debuted Relay, a business process automation tool designed to string together recruiting, budgeting, and sales activities across a range of systems, back in September 2016. Box revamps its workplace
Read MoreAbout to buy the latest Samsung phone or save a bit of money on a Google PIxel 3A? Whether you plan to trade in your old Android phone for a discount on your new phone, sell it on eBay, give it away to a friend, or drop it off for recycling, you’re going to want
Read MoreAlex Moss / Electronic Frontier Foundation: Federal court ruling affirmed the right to share copyrighted material for criticism and helped EFF protect a Reddit commenter’s anonymity — A fight over unmasking an anonymous Reddit commenter has turned into a significant win for online speech and fair use. Federal court ruling affirmed the right to share
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Apple unveils Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution, a new web technology aimed at preserving user privacy without reducing effectiveness of ad campaigns — For years, the web has been largely free thanks to online ads. The problem is that nobody likes them. Apple unveils Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution, a new
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Read MoreComputer games have been around about as long as computers have. And though it may be hard to believe, Zork, a text-based adventure game, was the Fortnite of its time. But Zork is more than that. For portability and size reasons, Zork itself is written in Zork Implementation Language (ZIL), makes heavy use of the
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