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Dutch police seize revenge porn site Anon-IB
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 16:42
Dutch police have seized revenge porn site Anon-IB, Motherboard reports. The site currently redirects to a Dutch police force website with an image stating, "Cybercrime teams from the Dutch police have seized the Anon-IB...
Europe wants to regulate how tech giants treat other companies
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 16:02
Europe is introducing new rules for Google, Apple, Amazon and other large platforms forcing them to handle customer complaints better and be more transparent about rankings. The proposed regulations, released by the EU C...
Tesla loses Autopilot chief Jim Keller
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 15:41
Tesla's Autopilot chief has left the building. The automaker hired veteran chipmaker Jim Keller from AMD back in 2016 before it announced that it's working on its own AI chip. Keller worked for Apple before AMD and was a...
YouTube Kids promises safer choices for kids, parental controls
Slash Gear - 26 Apr 2018 06:37
The Internet can be a scary place even for grownups who (at least should) know better. Imagine how even more dangerous it could be for young ones. As the biggest video source on the Internet, YouTube creates a dedicated ...
Google Maps Has Launched a Feature to Flag Prescription Drug Disposal Sites
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 05:20
Google has partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to mark locations where people can safely dispose of excess prescription drugs on its Maps platform, the company announced in a blog post on Wednesday.
Ford will stop selling most of its cars in North America
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 01:54
If there was any doubt that the auto industry is rapidly changing, Ford just delivered proof. The industry pioneer is scaling back its North American small car lineup in North America to just two vehicles, the Mustang an...
iTunes is finally in the Microsoft Store
Ars Technica - 26 Apr 2018 23:59
Originally, it was promised by the end of 2017.
Amazon raises Prime fee to $119 in the US
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 23:58
Amazon will increase the cost of Prime membership in the US from $99 a year to $119 a year. According to CFO Brian Olsavsky on the latest earnings call, the 20 percent price increases will take into effect on May 11th. C...
In the Wake of Parkland, Knightscope Wants to Bring Its Robot Cops to Schools
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 23:50
As America grapples with a seemingly endless series of shootings, school districts across the country are partnering with security companies to introduce highly advanced surveillance technology that goes far beyond CCTVs...
Apple's iTunes software comes to the Windows Store
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 23:39
Nearly a year after it was originally announced and several months later than planned, iTunes is finally available via the Windows Store. While functionally it's the same as installing from a regular download the way Win...
It Doesn't Look Like Spectre and Meltdown Really Hurt Intel at All
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 23:37
When the Spectre and Meltdown security vulnerabilities were made public earlier this year, things were a mess. Practically every Intel processor made in the last decade had backdoors that potentially let normal programs ...
The 10 Best Deals of April 26, 2018
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 23:35
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Axon opens ethics board to guide its use of AI in body cameras
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 23:30
Axon (formerly Taser) is keenly aware of the potential for Orwellian abuses of facial recognition, and it's taking an unusual step to avoid creating that drama with its body cameras and other image recognition systems. T...
YouTube Remix tipped to replace Google Play Music in coming months
Slash Gear - 26 Apr 2018 23:09
Google may be planning to kill off Google Play Music and replace it with a new one called YouTube Remix in the near future. The Remix platform first surfaced in a report last year; according to the rumors, the service is...
Amazon is doing what it does best: Making money hand over fist
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 23:07
With the first quarterly earnings report of 2018, Amazon shows no sign of slowing down. It reported sales of $51 billion in the past few months, which is an increase of 43 percent from this time last year.
Apple discontinues its AirPort WiFi routers
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 23:00
The longstanding rumors of Apple exiting the WiFi router market were true: the company is officially discontinuing its AirPort and Time Capsule base stations. An Apple spokesperson told Engadget that the company would co...
Microsoft's Surface revenue up 32 percent alongside its booming cloud
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 22:42
Perhaps the biggest surprise from Microsoft's third quarter earnings: Its Surface business is still going strong with nearly $1.1 billion in revenue. That's up 32 percent from last year, when sales dipped to $831 million...
Blame Facebook for That Moronic Diamond and Silk Hearing
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 22:42
On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee held what is destined to go down as one of the dumbest hearings in US history. In order to explore potential political bias on social media platforms, conservative commentators ...
Wirecutter's best deals: Get Samsung's Level On wireless headphones for $50
Engadget - 26 Apr 2018 22:31
This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read their continuously updated li...
Will Google "kill" Android to beat Apple?
Slash Gear - 26 Apr 2018 22:28
Back a few years ago, before the most major pouring out of popularity for smartphones, there was AOSP. That’s the Android Open Source Project – and it still exists today. With the latest developments in AOSP with reg...
North Korea's Nuclear Test Site Has Caved In, Geologists Suspect
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 22:15
Earlier this month, North Korea announced the closure of its nuclear testing site, saying it's suspending all nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests. The surprise move by President Kim Jong Un may be an att...
Unfortunately, the First Footage From The Predator Does Not Inspire Much Confidence
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2018 22:15
Jacob Tremblay opening a box was the best thing in the first footage from Shane Black's The Predator. Fox showed a taste of the highly anticipated next entry in the scifi series at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, and while opini...