One Windows 10 user discovered what potentially could be a new setting coming to Windows 10 Home, allowing those users to pause updates for 35 days. Microsoft might give Windows 10 Home users the option to pause updates for 35 days Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAaron Tilley / The Information: Apple has acquired Laserlike, a small Silicon Valley-based ML startup, likely to strengthen its AI efforts; Laserlike had raised $24M+, per Crunchbase — Apple has acquired Laserlike, a small Silicon Valley-based machine learning startup, which could help strengthen the company’s artificial … Apple has acquired Laserlike, a small Silicon Valley-based
Read MoreFaith Ryan / GovernmentCIO Media: Microsoft makes Teams available in Microsoft 365 Government and announces Power Platform and Dynamics 365 for government as it bids for $8B Pentagon contract — The tech-giant announced new advancements in cloud-based services that will enhance government IT modernization efforts. Microsoft makes Teams available in Microsoft 365 Government and announces
Read MoreSenator Elizabeth Warren has an interesting plan for reform. But it has shortcomings worth considering. The Shift: A Better Way to Break Up Big Tech Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAs rumored earlier this week, Google has released the first beta for the next version of its mobile os, Android Q. Google saves the best stuff until after its I/O conference in the spring, but Beta 1 is already packed with goodies. While the changes so far are mostly aimed at developers, it’s a good
Read MoreEmil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Google debuts the first preview of Android Q to devs, available on all Pixel devices, with granular privacy settings, better support for foldable devices, more — Google today launched Android Q Beta 1, available for download now at google.com/android/beta. Google debuts the first preview of Android Q to devs, available on
Read MoreThe 737 Max 8 has had two deadly crashes in five months. Now President Trump has weighed in, and the plane is grounded. Boeing's 737 Max 8: All about the aircraft, flight ban and investigations – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe FAA also releases a statement on why it’s now calling for the aircraft’s grounding. Trump: All Boeing 737 Max 8 planes are grounded 'immediately' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBond 25 director Cary Joji Fukunaga reportedly pushed for 007 to go green. James Bond ditches V12 Aston Martin, goes electric for next film, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle’s Android Q beta is here for early adopters. Google releases Android Q beta for Pixel phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMounting delays to the Space Launch System, primarily built by Boeing, are leading the agency to consider alternative forms of transport. A NASA Journey to the Moon May Need to Find Another Rocket or Two Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe lottery is to some a potential bonanza, to others a tax on the poor and the stupid. The only sure-fire way to win a huge fortune in the lottery does remain to start with an even bigger fortune. Nevertheless, scratch-off tickets are the entertainment that keep our roads paved or something. [Emily] over on
Read MoreThe $380,000 vertical-takeoff-and-landing “Speeder” will reach at least 150 mph, have a 45-mile range and be able to fly as high as 15,000 feet, company officials say. A California company says it’s building a flying motorcycle powered by jet engines Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreChaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Google releases the first preview of Android Q to developers, available on all Pixel devices, with granular privacy settings, foldable screen support, and more — Improved privacy controls, support for foldable screens, and more — Google has released the first preview of Android Q … Google releases the first preview
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Newsela, which develops a platform for e-learning resources, raises $50M Series C led by TCV — As schools continue to look for new ways to cut costs while at the same time reboot their curriculum to better tap new innovations and improve understandings of how children learn … Newsela, which develops
Read MoreThe arrest of 51-year-old Pierre Taki might not sound like a big deal in the grand scheme of things — but for gamers who were hoping to get their hands on SEGA’s keen new Yakuza spin-off, Judgment sometime soon, this might be disaster. Nothing has happened, as yet, other than the actor’s potential cocaine use, but
Read MoreIt would mark a radical change from the way NASA had planned to return to the moon and would be a blow to the Space Launch System. The White House is in such a hurry to get to the moon that NASA is considering sidelining its major rocket to make it happen Source: Washington Post
Read MoreTodd Haselton / CNBC: Apple Music arrives on Amazon’s Fire TV for US users, following its launch on Amazon’s Echo smart speakers last year — Apple Music launched on Amazon Fire TVs in the United States on Wednesday. It is the latest sign of Apple’s continued push to get its services, including Apple Music, in
Read MoreThe basics of a skill may take a long time to master, but there is always something else to learn about regardless of the craft. Building a piece of fine furniture out of hardwood or being able to weld together a bicycle from scratch are all impressive feats, but there are fine details that you’ll
Read MorePeter Rubin / Wired: An early look at Facebook’s Codec Avatars, extremely life-like representations of individuals made by applying machine learning to data collected in a studio — “There’s this big, ugly sucker at the door,” the young woman says, her eyes twinkling, “and he said, ‘Who do you think you are, Lena Horne?’ An
Read MoreShannon Liao / The Verge: Users from around the world are reporting difficulties accessing Facebook and Instagram, with major outages in North America, Mexico, and Europe — While you can open the apps, they’re missing major functions — Facebook and Instagram appear to be partially down for some users around the world today. Users from
Read MoreRon Miller / TechCrunch: Determined AI, which wants to make AI development easier using its software, exits stealth and announces $11M Series A led by GV — Deep learning involves a highly iterative process where data scientists build models and test them on GPU-powered systems until they get something they can work with. Determined AI,
Read MoreThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today revealed US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) allegedly circumvented state laws and federal privacy guidelines when it purchased access to a commercial database for the purpose of conducting mass surveillance. Documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the ACLU of Northern California indicate that
Read MoreTom Simonite / Wired: Allen Institute study of 2M+ AI research papers shows Chinese scholars have out-published US scholars every year since 2005, but questions remain about quality — AT THE WORLD’S top computer-vision conference last June, Google and Apple sponsored an academic contest that challenged algorithms … Allen Institute study of 2M+ AI research
Read MoreJean Grey’s comic and movie history will blow your mind. What's the deal with X-Men: Dark Phoenix? A Jean Grey history lesson – CNET Source: CNet
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