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Xiaomi Q1 net profit jumps to 6.1 billion yuan from growth across all business segments
ZDNet - 27 May 2021 02:56
Demand for Xiaomi smartphones continues to grow in Europe, with the brand now owning the highest smartphone market share in Spain and Russia.
Facebook Will Stop Labeling Posts Questioning Covid-19's Origins Fake News
Gizmodo - 27 May 2021 02:34
Following increased scrutiny and a renewed investigation into the exact origins of Covid-19, Facebook said on Wednesday that it would no longer remove posts that claim that the virus is man-made or manufactured.
Clearview AI hit with sweeping legal complaints over controversial face scraping in Europe
The Verge - 27 May 2021 11:48
Privacy International (PI) and several other European privacy and digital rights organizations announced today that they've filed legal complaints against the controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI. The co...
PlayStation mobile games might not be direct ports of PS titles
Slash Gear - 27 May 2021 03:46
Mobile gaming continues to be big business, especially in the past year or so when people around the world were mostly forced indoors and onto the virtual world due to the pandemic. Despite its popularity, however, some ...
Chrome 91 rolling out now with a bunch of new features
BGR - 27 May 2021 03:35
About a month and a half after Chrome 90 rolled out to the stable channel on Windows, Mac, and Linux, yet another new version of the most popular internet browser on the planet has arrived. Chrome 91 began to hit the sta...
Watch NASA prepare for our flying-car future
Mashable - 27 May 2021 01:42Gravitational wave 'memories' could help us find elusive cosmic strings
SPACE.com - 27 May 2021 01:12
Many theories of the early universe predict that the cosmos should be flooded with cracks in space-time, called cosmic strings, but no cosmic strings have been detected yet.
Fluffy ball of darkinos could be lurking at the center of the Milky Way
Live Science - 27 May 2021 14:58
The supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy may not be a black hole at all, but rather a fluffy ball of dark matter called darkinos.
Biden's Cybersecurity Executive Order Puts Emphasis on the Wrong Issues
Threatpost - 27 May 2021 14:00
David Wolpoff, CTO at Randori, argues that the call for rapid cloud transition Is a dangerous proposition: "Mistakes will be made, creating opportunities for our adversaries.
The Morning After: Amazon is buying MGM for $8.45 billion
Engadget - 27 May 2021 13:15Capture One Launches Native Support for M1 Macs
PetaPixel - 27 May 2021 13:00When Driving Is (Partially) Automated, People Drive More
Wired - 27 May 2021 13:00
A study finds that users of advanced driver-assistance systems drive 4,888 more miles per year than similar drivers without the feature.
2022 Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback S Line Black Edition has a sportier vibe
Slash Gear - 27 May 2021 12:57
Presales for the 2022 Audi e-tron and e-tron Sportback S Line Black Edition have begun in Germany and Europe. In typical Audi fashion, the S Line Black Edition trim comes with aggressive blacked-out accents for the front...
Apple Improves Developers Forum Ahead of WWDC
Mac Rumors - 27 May 2021 12:22
Ahead of the second all-digital Worldwide Developers Conference kicking off on June 7, Apple today updated its Developers Forum with several new features that aim to make it easier for developers to filter different tags...
Hackers Using Fake Foundations to Target Uyghur Minority in China
The Hacker News - 27 May 2021 12:13
The Uyghur community located in China and Pakistan has been the subject of an ongoing espionage campaign aiming to trick the targets into downloading a Windows backdoor to amass sensitive information from their systems. ...
Hackers Posing as The United Nations Hacked Uyghur Muslims
Motherboard - 27 May 2021 12:00
A Chinese-speaking hacking group targeted Uyghurs with fake UN documents laced with malware, and a website purporting to represent a human rights organization.
1Password on the Web Gains Touch ID Support, Dark Mode, and More
Mac Rumors - 27 May 2021 10:49
AgileBits has released a version of 1Password for web browsers that brings Touch ID integration to the popular password management service. The addition of support for biometric authentication means that if 1Password is ...
'Clearview AI' Hit With Legal Complaints In 5 Countries, Accused of Face Recognition Abuse
Gizmodo - 27 May 2021 10:45
Clearview AI, the American maker of a controversial facial recognition tool used mostly by police, is facing a downpour of legal complaints across Europe as of Thursday, alleging scopious privacy violations based on inte...
PlayStation to sell PS5s in Europe directly to customers
Pocket-lint - 27 May 2021 10:38
Getting a PlayStation 5 has been a great trial for many people over the last six months, taking on almost mythical qualities as millions of people fight
Generark Solar Generator provides your modern home with an emergency power supply
The Gadget Flow - 27 May 2021 09:00
Prepare your household for emergencies with the Generark Solar Generator. This system includes the HomePower 2 backup battery power station and the SolarPower 2 all-weather portable solar panels. Designed for the modern ...
China's first Mars rover is finally cruising
BGR - 27 May 2021 05:06
On the list of big surprises in space science over the past decade, the fact that China has rapidly become one of the major players in space exploration has to be near the top. The country, which watched for decades as t...
Next New Frontiers mission will retain same set of destinations
Space News - 27 May 2021 04:16
A delay of up to two years in the next New Frontiers planetary science mission competition won't change the potential destinations for that mission. SpaceNews