Trump: Twitter, Facebook, Google are colluding to silence conservatives – CNET
The president wants to “do something” about social media. Trump: Twitter, Facebook, Google are colluding to silence conservatives – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe president wants to “do something” about social media. Trump: Twitter, Facebook, Google are colluding to silence conservatives – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew details reveal just how quickly the video spread across the world and rocketed out of tech companies’ control. Fewer than 200 people watched the New Zealand massacre live. A hateful group helped it reach millions Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Apple 4K 21.5-inch iMac moves up to six-core processors, while the 27-inch 5K iMac goes up to an eight-core Intel Core i9 for the first time. New Apple iMac update for 2019 has better graphics and eight-core Intel i9 processor – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social-media giant will stop allowing advertising of housing, jobs or credit to be aimed at those of a certain race, gender or age group. Facebook Takes Steps to Prevent Bias in the Way It Shows Ads Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE: Nexusguard report: when the FBI shut down 15 of the largest DDoS-for-hire websites in December, it led to an 85% reduction in overall attack size worldwide — The Federal Bureau of Investigation shut down 15 of the largest distributed denial of service for hire websites in the world in December …
Read MoreThe keyboard and mouse are great, we’re big fans. But for some tasks, such as seeking around in audio and video files, a rotary encoder is a more intuitive way to get the job done. [VincentMakes] liked the idea of having a knob he could turn to adjust his system volume or move forward and
Read MorePresident Trump on Tuesday sharply criticized Facebook, Google and Twitter for allegedly censoring conservatives, accusing them of “collusion” and a “hatred they have for a certain group of people who happen to be in power.” Trump again accuses social media companies of censoring conservatives Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBy focusing on streaming games with its Stadia service, Google is trying to catch the next wave of gaming. Google Introduces Streaming Video Game Service Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe platform, which runs on Chrome and Google data centers, envisions a new way to play video games. Google’s new Stadia service will let you play video games without downloading them Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDavid N. Cicilline / New York Times: Chairman of House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law explains why the FTC, undergoing a “credibility crisis”, should probe Facebook — Why I am calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook for violating antitrust laws. Chairman of House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
Read MoreIt’s wasn’t so long ago that RC transmitters, at least ones worth owning, were expensive pieces of gear. Even more recently than that, the idea of an RC transmitter running an open source firmware would have been considered a pipe dream. Yet today buying cheap imported transmitters and flashing a community developed firmware (if it
Read MoreAt the 2019 Game Developers Conference (FDC) in San Francisco today, Google unveiled Stadia, its all-you-can-play game streaming service. It’s launching sometime this year, first in the US, Canada, UK, and most of Europe. The service will let you play all manner of computer games streamed from Google‘s data centers to your devices running the
Read MoreSara Fischer / Axios: Facebook settles with ACLU over allegedly discriminatory ads for employment, housing, and credit, paying ~$5M and making changes to prevent discrimination — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has reached a historic settlement with Facebook over advertising practices that allegedly discriminated against minorities. Facebook settles with ACLU over allegedly discriminatory ads
Read MoreAndrew Webster / The Verge: Google has created its own game studio, led by former EA and Ubisoft executive Jade Raymond, to develop titles for its new Stadia game streaming service — Google isn’t just launching a new gaming platform with its just-announced streaming service Stadia: it’s also becoming a game developer. Google has created
Read MoreBijan Stephen / The Verge: Kickstarter staff announce their intention to unionize, potentially becoming the first major US tech company with union representation — The company’s staff plans to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union — The staff of Kickstarter announced plans to unionize today. Kickstarter staff announce their intention to unionize,
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Mojo Vision, an under-the-radar AR startup that hasn’t publicly revealed what it’s building, raises $58M Series B from Google’s Gradient Ventures and others — Mojo Vision, an under-the-radar augmented reality (AR) startup that has yet to reveal exactly what it’s building … Mojo Vision, an under-the-radar AR startup that hasn't publicly
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Google has partnered with AMD to power Stadia, using a custom GPU for its data centers that delivers 10.7 teraflops, far more than the Xbox One X’s 6 teraflops — Stream games to your PC, tablet, TV, or phone — Google is launching its Stadia cloud gaming service at the
Read MoreSome Windows 7 and 8.1 users are noticing that their automatic anti-malware protection has been turned off and are seeing out-of-date virus definitions. A definition update fix may be coming shortly. Some Windows 7, 8.1 users reporting Security Essentials and Windows Defender problems Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreGoogle announced its Stadia streaming service as the “future of gaming.” Google's Stadia GDC 2019 game streaming and controller announcement: Watch here live – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft and Japanese counterpart Hayabusa2 reveal interesting findings from two near-Earth asteroids. Visit to nearby asteroid Bennu reveals rubble trouble and the seeds of life – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAndrew Webster / The Verge: Google unveils its controller for Stadia, which connects directly to the data center and looks like Sony’s Dual Shock, but says you can use your own controllers — Earlier this month, a patent surfaced that revealed a possible design for a forthcoming Google game controller. Google unveils its controller for
Read MoreThe theater chain wants to offer a movie a day for a “low monthly price.” Alamo Drafthouse movie subscription to launch nationwide this year, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google unveils Stadia, its game streaming service for Chrome, Android, and TVs that will support cross platform play and 4K at 60FPS with HDR, launching in 2019 — With Project Stream in October, Google’s rumored work on a game streaming service was all but confirmed. Google unveils Stadia, its game streaming
Read MoreComparing gadgets to their Apple equivalent is the oldest (and arguably laziest) trope in the tech journalism handbook. Android phones are inevitably compared to iPhones. Windows laptops are contrasted against MacBooks. In this piece, I’m going to try and refrain from doing that, because it’d be unfair on the Huawei Matebook X Pro. Simply put,
Read MoreNew subscribers to the movie theater subscription service will pay for a year in advance using their bank account. MoviePass brings the unlimited plan back with new twists – CNET Source: CNet
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