Twitter adds way to appeal violations within its app – CNET
Submitting an appeal through Twitter’s app could get you a faster response. Twitter adds way to appeal violations within its app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSubmitting an appeal through Twitter’s app could get you a faster response. Twitter adds way to appeal violations within its app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome are taking it pretty well. RIP, Google Plus: People memorialize failed social network on Twitter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExecutives have been burned by their previous dealings with big tech companies. But Apple’s promise of a billion devices worldwide was too good to pass up. Even for Rupert Murdoch. Media Companies Take a Big Gamble on Apple Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEmily Birnbaum / The Hill: Google will require contracting firms to give US workers health care benefits, parental leave, $15/hr min. wage, more, by 2022, following activism from Googlers — Google said on Tuesday it will require its contracted and temporary workforce to receive full benefits, including comprehensive health care … Google will require contracting
Read MoreWe’ve all seen word clocks, and they’re great, but there are only so many ways to show the time in words. This word clock with 114 servos is the hard way to do it. We’re not sure what [Moritz v. Sivers] was aiming for with this projection clock, but he certainly got it right. The
Read MoreThe ever-worsening scourge of robo-calls is receiving renewed attention on Capitol Hill, where top Democrats and Republicans this week are set to take an early step toward cracking down against scammers that prey on consumers’ phones. Robo-callers rang Americans’ phones 26 billion times last year. Now, Congress is taking aim. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Source: Arizona Beverages, one of the largest drink suppliers in the US, is reeling after a ransomware attack; FBI warned them beforehand of a malware infection — Arizona Beverages, one of the largest beverage suppliers in the U.S., is recovering after a massive ransomware attack last month, TechCrunch has learned. Source:
Read MoreGotta be careful with April Fool’s Day announcements — most companies know just how to push gamers’ buttons and won’t hesitate to do so on the one day a year we’re all supposed to laugh it off. But Sony apparently wasn’t fooling when it quietly changed its refund policy yesterday. It was so difficult to
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Google has officially started the process of shutting down and deleting all consumer accounts on its failed social network platform Google+ — The deletion of personal accounts starts today — Google has officially started the process of shutting down and deleting all consumer accounts … Google has officially started the
Read MoreThe Pokémon games have delighted legions of Nintendo gamers over the years, and show no signs of slowing down any time soon. Despite its popularity, there are certain aspects of the games that are unarguably about simply grinding your way to success. For [Mori Bellamy], this simply wouldn’t do – yet their thirst for gold
Read MoreSUSE is positioning itself as being far more than a Linux provider. It offers open-source solutions for the data center, the edge, and the cloud. SUSE: More than Linux Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJordan Crook / TechCrunch: Home-buying and selling platform Perch closes its Series B, raising $20M in equity funding and $200M in debt to fund operations and home purchasing — Perch, a home-buying and selling platform, has raised $220 million in a combination of equity ($20M) to fund operations and debt ($200M) to finance home purchasing.
Read MoreThe service can also adapt to your shopping habits. Walmart will let you shop for groceries using Google Assistant – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIan Cutress / AnandTech: Intel announces its second-generation Xeon Scalable processor, Cascade Lake, new Optane memory modules, Intel-developed Agilex FPGAs, and more — Today is the big day in 2019 for Intel’s Enterprise product announcements, combining some products that should be available from today … Intel announces its second-generation Xeon Scalable processor, Cascade Lake, new
Read MoreA year after saying he’d feature less news on Facebook, the CEO says maybe he wants more now. Mark Zuckerberg wants news on Facebook to be better, and he's willing to pay – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBen Makuch / Motherboard: In wake of Christchurch shooting, YouTube still hosts neo-Nazi propaganda and podcasts; after an inquiry, it demonetized several videos but did not delete them — Neo-Nazi propaganda, podcasts, and audiobooks continue to exist on YouTube. Even when alerted to their existence … In wake of Christchurch shooting, YouTube still hosts neo-Nazi
Read MoreMicrosoft may be gearing up to take on Shopify and others in the e-commerce platform space, according to a new report. Such a move would dovetail well with Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 line. Microsoft may be targeting the e-commerce store hosting space Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhen I am at a loss for an explanation in the world of electronics, I reach for my well-thumbed Horowitz & Hill. When H&H fails me which is not that often, the chances are I’ll find myself looking in an application note from a semiconductor company who is in cut-throat competition with its rivals in
Read MoreA version for the US could make an appearance in the near future. Ford Explorer Plug-In Hybrid packs 450 hp, 25 miles of range for Europe – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreEllen Huet / Bloomberg: Segment, which helps companies manage customer data streams, raises $175M Series D, source says at a $1.5B valuation, co-led by Accel and GV — Segment Inc., a startup that helps companies manage the ever-growing streams of data they collect about their customers, raised $175 million in venture funding … Segment, which
Read MoreTanya Klich / Forbes: London-based Elvie, which develops connected tech for new and expectant mothers, raises $42M Series B led by IPGL, Octopus Ventures, and Impact Ventures — Elvie, a London-based tech company that develops health devices for new and expectant mothers, announced it has raised $42 million in Series B funding. London-based Elvie, which
Read MoreMicrosoft is making available the latest versions of Visual Studio, its integrated development environment, for Windows and Mac users. Microsoft's Visual Studio 2019 is ready for download Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIs it too early to call time on the loathed smartphone display notch? Maybe. There’s an growing trend for companies to find innovative workarounds, like the punch-hole display now favored by Huawei’s Honor and Samsung. And now Nokia – or, at least, the resurrected form of Nokia – is getting in on the action with
Read MoreThe discovery of life on Mars would get pretty much everyone excited. But the scientists hunting for it would probably be happy no matter what the outcome of their search – whether life turned out to extinct, dormant or extant. They’d even consider finding no evidence of life whatsoever to be an important discovery. But,
Read MoreWhen designing a mains power supply for a small load DC circuit, there are plenty of considerations. Small size, efficiency, and cost of materials all spring to mind. Potential lethality seems like it would be a bad thing to design in, but that didn’t stop [Great Scott!] from exploring capacitive drop power supplies. You know,
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