Andrew Liptak / The Verge: Valve says it will now investigate Steam review bombing campaigns and hide reviews it identifies as “off-topic” — But there are still problems with this approach — Valve says it’s taking a new approach to user reviews on its gaming marketplace Steam, after attempting … Valve says it will now
Read MoreBismuth is a very odd metal that you see in cosmetic pigments and as a replacement for lead, since it is less toxic. You will also see it — or an alloy — in fire sprinklers since it melts readily. However, the most common place you might encounter bismuth is Pepto Bismol — the ubiquitous
Read MoreAshley Carman / The Verge: Tinder says it no longer relies on a “desirability” score and that it now adjusts matches a user sees within 24 hours of someone acting on that user’s profile — RIP to the mysterious Elo score — Tinder wants to set the record straight about how its platform ranks …
Read More5G has barely gotten off the ground, and US regulators are already looking to the next big thing in wireless. FCC opens up experimental spectrum licenses for 6G – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: LaunchDarkly raises $44M Series C for its platform that lets its 700+ customers, including IBM and BMW, quickly launch, test, and tweak new product features — Sussing out software bugs is often a time-consuming chore, as any developer will tell you. Unit tests — a technique by which segments … LaunchDarkly
Read MoreRyan Mac / BuzzFeed News: Reddit bans r/watchpeopledie and r/gore after users shared links to videos of the Christchurch shooting to the subreddits — Reddit banned two contentious but popular groups that regularly featured human injury and death following the widespread sharing of videos of the New Zealand terrorist incident on Friday. Reddit bans r/watchpeopledie
Read MoreOwen Williams / Charged: A point-by-point analysis of Apple’s eloquent PR doublespeak response to Spotify’s antitrust complaint — Apple remained silent for two entire days after Spotify accused it of unfair practices, apparently stunned by the sudden turn of events. Now, it’s responded to Spotify’s claims … A point-by-point analysis of Apple's eloquent PR doublespeak
Read MoreCommentary: As the tragedy in New Zealand shows, livestreaming has become a nightmare. Livestreaming on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube needs radical change – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMid90s and the Blade trilogy are coming to Amazon. Every new movie and show on Amazon: April 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA Quiet Place, The Sisters Brothers and more are coming to Hulu! Every new show and movie on Hulu: April 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSeveral companies have petitioned the regulatory organization for exemptions to current federal vehicle safety standards. NHTSA may let control-less vehicles test on public roads, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAleksandr Kogan, a former psychology professor, said Facebook defamed him when it claimed he lied about how the data was going to be used. Academic Behind Cambridge Analytica Data Mining Sues Facebook for Defamation Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJordan Novet / CNBC: App performance monitoring startup PagerDuty files its S-1, says it had FY2018 revenue of $79.6M, up 41% YoY, and 10K+ customers, including GE, IBM, and Netflix — – PagerDuty had a $15.3 million net loss on sales of $31.2 million in the quarter that ended on Oct. 31. App performance monitoring
Read MorePart of the joy of owning a dog is feeding it. How often do you get to make another living being that happy? However, sometimes you can’t be there when your best friend is hungry. [El Taller De TD] built an auto dog feeder using an Arduino and stepper motor. The video and links are
Read MoreThe killer urged people to “subscribe to PewDiePie,” the pseudonym of the YouTube star Felix Kjellberg, who said this “absolutely sickened” him. PewDiePie Put in Spotlight After New Zealand Shooting Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: Cinedigm, an entertainment content distributor and niche streaming channel operator, buys Future Today, which has 700+ OTT channels and 5.2M MAUs, for $60M — – Facebook Apologizes for Outages, Says It Has Resolved ‘Server Configuration’ Error That Led to Access Problems Cinedigm, an entertainment content distributor and niche streaming channel operator,
Read MoreTwitter made its beta testing app, branded “twttr,” sound so mysterious, like accessing it would give you access to some super-secret prototype version of Twitter (or at least that’s what I was imagining). The reality is it’s almost disappointingly similar to basic, vanilla Twitter — but what few changes there are, I appreciate. When I
Read MoreTaylor Soper / GeekWire: Seattle-based Igneous raises $25M Series C for its unstructured data management-as-a-service platform, bringing the total raised to $70M — Seattle startup Igneous has reeled in a $25 million investment round to fuel growth of its software that helps companies manage their unstructured data. Seattle-based Igneous raises M Series C for its
Read MoreAfter carefully selecting a semi-automatic weapon from the trunk of his car, one of at least three, a 28-year-old Australian, calmly walked to the front door of the Masjid Al Noor mosque. He shot a man standing in the doorway before entering the mosque and opening fire on fleeing Muslims. It was all captured on
Read MoreA federal court jury said Apple owed the chip maker Qualcomm about $31 million after agreeing with Qualcomm’s claims that Apple had infringed on its patents. Apple Violated 3 Qualcomm Patents, Jury Finds Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAri Levy / CNBC: Leaked email: Amazon’s AWS Pro-Rata pilot program helps private investors invest in startups using AWS via venture funds participating in financing rounds — – Companies listed as opportunities include Boom, which manufactures supersonic jets, and Roman, a maker of men’s health products. Leaked email: Amazon's AWS Pro-Rata pilot program helps private
Read MoreNo need to join the conversation to get pinged about new tweets. Twitter will let you subscribe to conversations you're interested in – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: If live video can’t die, then the Facebooks, Twitters and YouTubes of the world need to reform it. Livestreaming has become a nightmare. It needs radical change – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOh, and the fingerprint reader might be in the display. Pixel 4XL leak suggests two back cameras and hole-punch screen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePanasonic and Toyota have new tech for the summer games. Robot aids to help wheelchair users at Tokyo Olympics 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
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