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EU urges internet giants to work harder fighting fake news
ABC News - 29 Jan 2019 13:42
EU authorities urge internet companies to work harder combating fake news ahead of elections
Canon admits defeat in its battle with smartphone snappers
Cult of Mac - 29 Jan 2019 19:29
The boss of one of the biggest names in the camera industry says his company cannot compete against the cameras in the iPhone and other smartphones. Canon CEO Fujio Mitarai says the camera market will shrink by almost 50...
A Tipsy Wedding Guest Gains Some Very Wild Superpowers in This Funny Short
Gizmodo - 29 Jan 2019 03:30
Who among us hasn't had some kind of teary meltdown or earth-shattering epiphany at a wedding...especially during the reception, when one's emotions can start flowing like free booze? Patrick Muhlberger's The Katy Univer...
With Cortana's concession speech, Microsoft abandons another platform opportunity
ZDNet - 29 Jan 2019 23:27
Microsoft fought a late start in trying to establish Cortana as a premiere voice agent leveraging the company's AI research. But the lack of a Trojan horse for distribution made it the company's latest casualty of a hedg...
Email rival Slack says it has 10 million daily active users
Reuters - 29 Jan 2019 23:02
Slack, the business messaging service challenging email, now has more than 10 million daily active users, its parent company said on Tuesday.
State Farm sponsors popular Fortnite streamer DrLupo
TechCrunch - 29 Jan 2019 20:39
DrLupo, one of the biggest names and most recognizable voices in Fortnite streaming, has closed a sponsorship deal with State Farm. Bejanmin “DrLupo” Lupo has nearly 3 million Twitch followers and often plays with th...
P-channel Semiconductor Process Uses Copper Iodide
Medical Design Technology - 29 Jan 2019 20:15
News Scientists at Dongguk University have found a way to create printed p-channel thin-film transistors by using the abundantly available and environmentally-friendly copper(I) iodide semiconductor at room temperature. ...
Daily Crunch: FaceTime bug allows eavesdropping
TechCrunch - 29 Jan 2019 19:10
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here: 1. Apple disables group c...
Get $15 off the Amazfit Bip Smartwatch and track steps, sleep, & more
Android Central - 29 Jan 2019 18:26
What's going on? Amazon has the Amazfit Bip Smartwatch by Huami available for $67.49, which gets you $15 off the normal price. This gadget has received an average of 3.9 stars based on its 1,614 customer reviews. Today's...
It sure looks like that amazing foldable Xiaomi phone will soon become a reality
BGR - 29 Jan 2019 17:23
Samsung and Huawei may unveil their first foldable phones next month, but the two companies are hardly the only ones creating such devices. We already saw a preview of the Samsung foldable phone, and we know Huawei's dev...
How to recycle electronics of any brand at Apple, Best Buy, and Staples
9 to 5 Mac - 29 Jan 2019 10:00
Looking for where you can recycle old devices and more for free?
Salvador Dali's AI clone will welcome visitors to his museum
Engadget - 29 Jan 2019 05:28
If you're planning a trip to the Dali Museum this spring, you might meet an unexpected guest: namely, Salvador Dali himself. The St. Petersburg, Florida venue has announced that an AI recreation of the artist will grace ...
FaceTime bug lets you hear call recipient before they've even answered
Digital Trends - 29 Jan 2019 05:10
A FaceTime bug lets you listen to the audio of the person you're calling before they've even answered. The bizarre flaw was discovered this week, with Apple yet to offer an official response. The post FaceTime bug lets y...
Intel foldable phone patent shows how to make it usable
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2019 04:47
There is no shortage of patents on foldable phones and tablets and this year we'll finally see some of them come to light. The first iterations are, however, expected to not be the foldable phones of fiction and dreams. ...
Nintendo hasn't given up on 3D gaming, and may even bring it to the Switch
BGR - 29 Jan 2019 04:03
After the release of the Nintendo 3DS way back in 2011, Nintendo eventually decided to deep-six the signature 3D feature in a later release and manufactured a plain ol' 2DS system for those fans who didn't want the extra...
Fortnite is experiencing multiple major game outages
Slash Gear - 29 Jan 2019 03:42
Fortnite is experiencing a partial outage at a very inconvenient time: in the remaining hours left to finish the Ice Storm Challenges. Many players have taken to the Internet to complain about an inability to access the ...
New concept video shows us the iPhone 11 we wish Apple would make
BGR - 29 Jan 2019 03:08
With 2019 in full swing, we've already started to see a number of iPhone 11 renders emerge from the rumor mill. The renders we've seen thus far all feature distinctive designs, which shouldn't come as much of a surprise ...
Elon Musk shows off the shiny SpaceX Starship - CNET
CNET - 29 Jan 2019 02:32
SpaceX is preparing the stainless-steel Starship for testing as Elon Musk looks ahead at Earth orbit, the moon and then, perhaps someday, Mars.
U.S. government files criminal charges against China's Huawei
Digital Trends - 29 Jan 2019 01:01
After months of tensions, the U.S. government filed charges against Huawei for counts of bank fraud, theft of technology from T-Mobile, and more. Specifically, many of the charges seem to be against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzh...
Snap appoints Lara Sweet as interim CFO
Reuters - 29 Jan 2019 00:08
Snap Inc on Monday named its Chief Accounting Officer Lara Sweet as interim chief financial officer and said it has begun a search for a permanent CFO.
Oversized meals have been shown to be a factor in obesity
Science Daily - 29 Jan 2019 23:23
A study conducted in Brazil, China, Finland, Ghana, India and the United States found 94 percent of meals served in restaurants contain more than the recommended number of calories.
Premium Subscriptions Launch on The Roku Channel
Medical Design Technology - 29 Jan 2019 22:22
News Roku on Monday began its phased rollout of premium channels, giving users the ability to sign up for premium video services directly within The Roku Channel. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Video