Witti’s Dozzi is a white noise machine whose sole purpose is to help you (and your baby, fellow parents) get some sleep. As someone who suffers from insomnia I leapt at the chance to review this gadget, daring to dream I’d get a better night’s sleep. I wasn’t disappointed. If you’re unfamiliar with white noise
Read MoreThe social media giant says they broke rules against spam and “inauthentic behavior.” Facebook pulls down over 800 pages, accounts ahead of midterm elections – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’ve ever tried to learn a musical instrument, you probably know that it’s more important to practice consistently every day than cram a marathon session before a lesson. Problem is, most instruments are bulky and loud, limiting the times and places you can practice. Jammy wants to be the solution for guitarists. It’s an
Read MoreEric Newcomer / Bloomberg: Lime submits application to San Francisco city attorney to delay rollout of the city’s scooter pilot program, to which Lime says it was unfairly denied a permit — – Startup will attempt to delay SF’s planned scooter rollout — Dispute underscores the industry’s multi-billion dollar stakes Lime submits application to San
Read MoreFacebook is rolling out a feature today which will allow users to post photos with a 3D effect to their feed — essentially photos that show your subject in richer detail. Despite the name , the photos won’t be truly 3D, per se. You won’t be able to spin a photo of your dog around
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook is apologizing to some users after a since-patched bug deleted users’ Live videos if they tried to post them to a Story or News Feed after broadcast — This time instead of exposing users’ data, a Facebook bug erased it. A previously undisclosed Facebook glitch caused it to delete …
Read MoreFacebook says it’s still investigating what kinds of user data Social Data Hub had access to. Facebook disables accounts for Russian firm claiming to sell scraped user data – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t look to Kanye for phone security tips. Kanye West meets with Trump, reveals iPhone passcode is 000000 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe lawmakers are asking Google to be “more forthcoming with the public.” Senate seeks internal memo on Google+ vulnerability – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Tencent Music is postponing its IPO until at least November because of the selloff in global markets — Music streamer and underwriters worried global market selloff would hurt pricing — Tencent Music Entertainment Group is postponing its initial public offering until … Sources: Tencent Music is postponing its IPO until at
Read MoreIt’s a three-way, smart display showdown among the biggest names in tech — so how do these new options stack up? Facebook Portal vs. Google Home Hub vs. Amazon Echo Show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: G2 Crowd, which crowdsources enterprise software reviews, raises $55M Series C led by IVP, source says at a valuation of around $500M — G2 Crowd, a platform that lets businesses search for, compare reviews and pricing for, and then buy software and other IT services — it likes to refer to
Read MoreI’m out, y’all. I’m so out. Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot now does parkour – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt might not be obvious unless you’ve taken one apart, but most of the TVs and monitors listed as “LED” are simply LCD panels that use a bank of LEDs to illuminate them from behind. Similarly, what are generally referred to as “LCDs” are LCD panels that use fluorescent tubes for illumination. To get a
Read MoreMicrosoft is continuing along its path of repositioning Cortana by moving its digital assistant out of its AI + Research unit and into its Experience & Devices product team. Microsoft moves key technologies, including Cortana, from research to product groups Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreGoogle’s childish approach to business ethics has landed it in hot water with Congress yet again. After discovering a software glitch earlier this year – persisting since 2015 — the company chose to hide it from consumers and regulators. That is, until The Washington Post exposed it earlier this week. The glitch, which has since
Read MoreLaura Hautala / CNET: Facebook says it has disabled 66 profiles and pages run by Social Data Hub, a company that has called itself the “Cambridge Analytica of Russia” — Facebook disabled 66 profiles and pages run by a company claiming to sell user data scraped off the social network’s platform. Facebook says it has
Read MoreZDNet’s Ed Bott and Mary Jo Foley make some proposals that could help Microsoft solve its Windows 10 version 1809 issues in the future. We should have charged Microsoft a consulting day rate. Here's how Microsoft can fix its Windows 10 update issues Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook rolls out Facebook 3D photos that use AI to add make-believe depth to iPhone portrait mode shots — What if you could peek behind what’s in your photos, like you’re moving your head to see what’s inside a window? That’s the futuristic promise of Facebook 3D photos. Facebook rolls out
Read MoreA new NASA video shows a device that could potentially be an early version of the next version of Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality headset. Could this be Microsoft's next HoloLens headset? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe people who make neon signs are a vibrant community with glass bending and high voltage electronics. There is a need, though, to sequence these neon signs, and it seems like MIDI is the way to do it. That’s what [david] is doing for his entry to the Hackaday Prize, and the results already look
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Amazon unveils three new APIs to let third-party smart home apps trigger doorbells and security cameras in the US — Amazon’s making it easier for Alexa developers to tap into connected security cameras and doorbells. The retailer today introduced three new APIs — Doorbell Event Source … Amazon unveils three new
Read MoreFacebook cracked down on over 800 accounts and publishers on Thursday, saying that the politically-oriented accounts violated its policies against spam. Facebook purged over 800 accounts and pages pushing political messages for profit Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe best Roku gets even better. Roku Streaming Stick Plus gets a price cut: It's now just – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe automaker shelved its first EV warning system for something a bit more… grounded. Jaguar I-Pace originally sounded like a UFO, but people kept looking up – Roadshow Source: CNet
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