When Facebook, YouTube and others use algorithms to keep us engaged, there can be unintended consequences. Max Fisher, his tools in a trusty Patagonia bag, covers the trend as one of The Times’s Interpreter columnists. Tech We’re Using: Social Media’s Re-engineering Effect, From Myanmar to Germany Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSamuel Axon / Ars Technica: Detailed look at Apple’s A12X chip, found in iPad Pro, with new design, performance, graphics, and neural engine, and what it may say about Apple’s future chips — Apple’s Anand Shimpi, Phil Schiller talk silicon—”This is really an Xbox One S class GPU.” — BROOKLYN—Apple’s … Detailed look at Apple's
Read MoreTwo successful ballot measures highlight the tension between wealthy tech companies and local residents who expect them to contribute more. Google’s hometown passes new business tax to cope with rise in tech commuters Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe bestselling novelist nerds out in new short, Calypso, a Star Trek story without any Star Trek in it. Captain Picard is the hero we need, says Star Trek writer Michael Chabon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can play the game with full functionality from Nov. 8-11. PUBG is free for Xbox this weekend – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew AirPods certification and trademarks surface as Xiaomi’s new AirDots Youth Edition beat them to Bluetooth 5. As new AirPods 2 clues appear, Xiaomi AirDots enter the game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEliot Brown / Wall Street Journal: Despite the furor over Khashoggi’s murder, US startups continue to accept funding from Saudi-backed Vision Fund, with View and Zume raising $1.5B recently — Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have remained generally quiet about Saudi funding since grisly killing of journalist Despite the furor over Khashoggi's murder, US startups continue
Read MoreEugene Kim / CNBC: Amazon begins mailing a physical holiday toy catalog to customers, with QR codes to help find items, as it adopts tactics from traditional retailers — – Amazon is shipping its first-ever printed holiday toy catalog to millions of customers starting this month. — Amazon’s first-ever printed holiday shopping catalog is here.
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Google says it has invested $100M+ in YouTube’s Content ID system, up from $60M two years ago, and has given $3B+ to rights-holders, up from $2B+ in 2016 — As part of longstanding efforts to prove that it’s serious about combating piracy, Google today revealed some updated numbers from across its
Read MoreDouglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: Pew survey of 4,500 US adults: 34% regularly let their child on YouTube, with 47% saying they do occasionally; 61% say their kids encountered unsuitable videos — Survey shows that most parents let their children watch the Google-owned video site, amid concern it is profiting from advertisements targeting minors
Read MoreI’ve always felt that bigger is better when it comes to laptops. Bring on the behemoths, I say. Hand me that Acer Predator or give me that Alienware 17. So it’s a bit of a shock (for me as well) that I’m convinced my favorite laptop of 2018 will ultimately be Dell’s little XPS 13.
Read MoreYou probably receive email marketing that was deployed on a Salesforce system multiple times a week, without even knowing it. Well, the cloud-based customer relationship management firm is now intent on using blockchain to curb the number of spam emails finding their way to inboxes. The US Patent and Trademark office published a document yesterday
Read MoreMargrethe Vestager, EU‘s Competition Commissioner, just confirmed that the EU‘s antitrust investigation into Google AdSense will soon be wrapped up. “We are approaching the end of that investigation,” Vestager told reporters at Web Summit in Lisbon, according to Reuters. The investigation’s findings have been greatly awaited as it could lead to Alphabet — Google’s parent company
Read MoreWelcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Pavol Rusnak, one of the main creative forces behind popular cryptocurrency wallet Trezor, has shared a nifty guide on how you can build your own cryptocurrency hardware wallet using a
Read MoreOne of the best things about working at the Linux (or similar OS) command line is the use of pipes. In simple terms, a pipe takes the output of one command and sends it to the input of another command. You can do a lot with a pipe, but sometimes it is hard to work
Read MoreThe ability to snap images and capture clean video isn’t just a skill anymore. It’s practically a prerequisite for interpersonal communication now, not to mention a virtual work requirement in more and more industries. Come out the Dark Ages with the help of The Beginner-to-Expert Photography and Videography course bundle ($29, over 90 percent off,
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: Tencent founder and CEO Pony Ma says that WeChat now has 1M mini programs and 200M people are using them every day — They may not be widely known outside of China, but Tencent’s mini program initiative to develop ‘apps’ that live outside of app stores is bearing fruit after it
Read MoreThe third-generation Dot is worth $50 all by itself, and the Tiles are the new ones with replaceable batteries! Buy 4 new Tile Mate trackers, get an Amazon Echo Dot free – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Guardian: Facebook says it will not make political ad disclosure rules mandatory in UK on Nov. 7, says it wants to ensure the accuracy of disclaimers under the ads first — Exclusive: Social network says it is improving process to stop abuse of disclaimer system — Facebook is delaying its plans … Facebook says
Read MoreThe phone-maker is expected to share a sneak peek on Wednesday. Samsung's foldable Galaxy F phone set to raise more questions than answers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’ll have 10 minutes to take back what you said. Facebook Messenger's Unsend feature is 'coming soon' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Spotify will now let free-tier subscribers stream music to Spotify Connect-enabled speakers; manufacturers will need latest Spotify SDK to enable the feature — Your speaker will need an update though — Spotify says it’s now letting free-tier subscribers stream music over Spotify Connect-enabled speakers. Spotify will now let free-tier subscribers
Read MoreIt’s Day 3 of CNET’s 10 Days of Deals! As seen on Shark Tank, the ingenious BedJet warms or cools your bed to whatever temperature helps you sleep best. Available at this price today only! Sleep better with the best BedJet deal of the year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA database belonging to American Express India was accessible to anyone for more than five days during October. The unprotected database, which was discovered by Hacken cyber consultancy team’s director of Cyber Risk Research, Bob Diachenko on October 25, contained Amex customer names, phone numbers, addresses, PAN numbers, and Aadhaar IDs. Diachenko notes the database
Read MoreA cohort of young men have been accused of drunkenly assaulting their “friend” to extort the credentials to his cryptocurrency wallet, the New York Post reports. According to the report, the attackers demanded the victim “provide […] login information for his cryptocurrency accounts while holding his head underwater in the bathtub, punching him in the
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