Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China over 'challenging operating...
LinkedIn will shut down the Chinese version of its service later this year. The company cited "a significantly more challenging operating environment and greater compliance requirements in China" as...
View ArticleHouse bill would limit Section 230 protections for 'malicious' algorithms
Congress is once again hoping to limit Section 230 safeguards under certain circumstances. Rep. Frank Pallone and other House Democrats are introducing a bill, the Justice Against Malicious Algorithms...
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Nanoleaf Lines are customizable smart light bars
Nanoleaf knows that its users sometimes crave something a bit more minimal than LED light panels that stretch across their wall. That’s why the company is launching Lines, a series of backlight LED...
View Article'Call of Duty: Vanguard' Zombies takes players to an undead-infested Stalingrad
Ahead of its November 5th release date, we’ve seen sneak peeks of Call of Duty’s Vanguard’s single and multiplayer components. On Thursday, publisher Activision shared a new trailer and blog posts that...
View ArticleGoogle mobile search results get ‘continuous scrolling’ treatment
You’ll soon have an easier time scrolling through search results on your phone. In the US, Google is rolling out a tweak that does away with the “See more” prompt you’ve had to tap on previously to...
View ArticleGhost Robotics strapped a gun to its robot dog
Boston Dynamics, the company most commonly associated with robot dogs, prohibits the weaponization of its Spot devices. That's not the case for all robot dog manufacturers, however. One of them, Ghost...
View ArticleWhatsApp begins rolling out end-to-end encryption for chat backups
The wait is over. It’s now possible to encrypt your WhatsApp chat history on both Android and iOS, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Thursday. The company plans to roll out the feature slowly...
View ArticleMissouri governor threatens to prosecute journalist for sharing web security...
Missouri Governor Mike Parson might want to read up on the differences between disclosing and exploiting security flaws. According to The Missouri Independent, Parson accused a St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
View ArticleTinder thinks you should bring a stranger as a date to your next wedding
Tinder wants to help you find a date for the next wedding you plan to attend. The dating app now includes a “Plus One” feature that allows you to indicate whether you’re looking for a wedding date or...
View ArticleBattlefield 2042’s Hazard Zone mode is about collecting intel with your team
As is the way of things when it comes to revealing a major game's features these days, EA has been drip-feeding info about Battlefield 2042 over the last several months. To wit, it has only just pulled...
View ArticleChrome OS adds more natural voices for 'Select-to-speak' accessibility feature
Dyslexia affects as much as 20 percent of the population and is one of the most common learning disabilities. It’s for that reason accessibility features like the "Select-to-speak" tool in Chrome OS...
View ArticleUS Army delays Microsoft's $22 billion HoloLens deal
American soldiers won't be training with HoloLens headsets for a while. Reuters and Windows Central report the US Army has delayed the deployment of the HoloLens-based Integrated Visual Augmentation...
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Alienware celebrates its 25th birthday with a redesigned flagship gaming desktop
Alienware began operations 25 years ago in a garage near Miami, and the Dell-owned brand is celebrating the milestone anniversary with a stylish gaming PC. The latest Aurora system has a redesigned...
View ArticleFormer Boeing chief technical pilot involved in 737 Max testing charged with...
Mark A. Forkner, Boeing's former chief technical pilot involved in the company's 737 Max testing, was indicted for fraud by a grand jury in Texas. Due to his position with the company, he was in charge...
View ArticleRoblox will offer layered clothing and facial gestures for more realistic...
Roblox wants to make its avatars look less blocky and more realistic, and it has announced a couple of visual updates meant to achieve that goal during its annual developers conference. One of those...
View ArticleClubhouse has a new high-quality audio option for musicians
Clubhouse has proven to be a big hit with musicians, helping them try out material on an audience and even create viral hits. Now, the site is becoming more useful to bands and singers with a new...
View Article'Genshin Impact' now supports 120 fps on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPad Pro
The popular iOS game Genshin Impact is taking advantage of the iPhone 13 Pro's higher-refresh ProMotion display with a new 120fps mode, 9to5Mac has reported. On top of the higher framerates, developer...
View ArticleTesla debuts new car insurance that uses Texans' real-time driving behavior
Tesla now offers car insurance in Texas, its new home state, a couple of years after launching the product in California. According to Electrek, though, the insurance available to Texans is quite...
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The Morning After: The best fitness trackers
Happy Friday! In yesterday’s newsletter, I explained how Apple was thriving in the world of wearables, but not everyone wants so many notification pings and a watch that needs charging daily. There is...
View ArticleRode's Wireless Go II can now be controlled via Android and iOS apps
Rode has unveiled the Central Mobile app for the $299 Wireless Go II lavalier-type microphone, allowing users to unlock advanced features, control settings and more. It also announced that the Wireless...
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