Wikipedia co-founder is organizing a two-day social media strike
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger is organizing a two-day social media blackout of on July 4 and 5, in an attempt to spur the global developer community to create a decentralized alternative that gives users control over their data, privacy, and user experience. He’s urging the participants to pause using all social media, except to post memes and notices to amplify the hashtag...
US lawmakers, advocacy groups call for a moratorium on Facebook's Libra
It’s been a fortnight since Facebook revealed plans to create its own cryptocurrency called Libra – and the pushback was almost immediate.
Google Lens helps you identify local SF artists
It’s like Shazam for art – Google Lens has teamed up with Wescover, a San Francisco-based startup to help users find more information about local artists through their phone.
Facebook downgrades posts on newsfeed touting miracle cures
Facebook said Tuesday it has reduced the distribution of newsfeed posts that dispense dubious health related claims and advice and posts selling products or services based on health-related claims. The changes, which downgraded misleading health content were rolled out a month ago, Facebook says.
Samsung CEO admits Galaxy Fold launch was rushed
The Galaxy Fold was “launched before it was ready” and the hardware issues highlighted by tech reviewers with review units was “embarrassing”, Samsung CEO DJ Koh said in an interview with The Independent.
Waze adds calendar-like design to ease scheduling
Google-owned Waze, the navigation app announced a new calendar feature on Sunday to make it easier for drivers to schedule their commute with riders through the week.
Samsung launches Bixby Marketplace, an app store for its AI assistant
Samsung announced the launch of an app store for Bixby, its personal voice assistant in US and Korea Monday. Similar to Alexa skills, the app store, called Bixby Marketplace will let users browse and add new services (called capsules) to the voice assistant.
Kudlow: US sales to Huawei won't imperil national security
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow insisted Sunday that President Donald Trump won't back off national security concerns after agreeing to allow U.S. companies to sell some components to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to go on trial in July 2020
Elizabeth Holmes will go on trial next summer to face criminal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding investors, doctors and the public as the head of the once-heralded blood-testing startup Theranos. U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila ruled Friday that the trial against Holmes and the company's former Chief Operating Officer Ramesh Balwani will start July 28, 2020.
Jony Ive, the designer behind the iPhone, is leaving Apple
The man behind the iconic designs of the iPhone, iMac and iPad is leaving Apple. Chief Design Officer Jony Ive is departing after more than two decades at Apple to start his own design firm, the company said Thursday. But he's not completely severing ties with the company he has worked at for nearly 30 years. Apple said it will be one of Ive's clients at his new firm.
Politicians' tweets could get slapped with warning labels
Presidents and other world leaders and political figures who use Twitter to threaten or abuse others could find their tweets slapped with warning labels. The new policy, announced by the company on Thursday, comes amid complaints from activists and others that President Donald Trump has gotten a free pass from Twitter to attack his enemies in ways they say could lead to violence.
NASA plans to send a drone to Saturn's largest moon
NASA says it's sending a drone to explore Saturn's largest moon. The space agency said Thursday Dragonfly will fly from location to location over Titan, exploring future potential landing sites. The mission, part of NASA's competitive New Frontiers Program, beat out another possible project to collect samples from a nearby comet.
Binge watch while you still can: ‘The Office' will leave Netflix by January 2021
Netflix is saying goodbye to Michael, Dwight, Jim, Pam and the rest of the Dunder Mifflin office.
Tesla provision helps get Wisconsin legislator behind budget
Wisconsin Republicans won a key legislator's support for the state budget Wednesday after inserting provisions that allow Tesla to open dealerships in the state - a goal long pursued by the lawmaker, who is an enthusiast of the high-end electric cars.
Report: Drive.ai shuts down operations post Apple acquihire
Mountain view-based autonomous vehicle startup Drive.ai is laying off 90 workers in California as per a state regulatory filing. The layoffs come as a part of an acquihire by Apple, which has hired engineering and product design resources from the company, along with its fleet of autonomous cars and other assets, as per Axios. The layoffs at Drive.ai were reported by the San Francisco...
Facebook tests option to banish those pesky red notifications in one shot
Tired of playing whack-a-mole with Facebook’s red alert notifications? The social network is finally offering an option to turn off those red notifications entirely through a new setting on the Facebook app, prioritizing your well-being over the time spent on the blue app.
FedEx sues US government over export rules in Huawei case
A lawsuit filed by FedEx against the U.S. government over export rules follows a dispute over diverted shipments that were intended for Huawei Technologies, the Chinese telecommunications-equipment giant.
Senator urges FTC to enforce stronger child privacy safeguards on YouTube
Senator Edward Markey (D-MA), the co-author of Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the commission to institute policy changes on YouTube over its alleged failure to comply with COPPA.
Report: State-backed hackers using telecoms like 'global spy system'
An ambitious group of state-backed hackers has been burrowing into telecommunications companies in order to spy on high-profile targets across the world, a U.S. cybersecurity firm said in a report published Tuesday.
Raspberry Pi 4 packs dual monitor support at $35
The Raspberry Pi computer has been a long favorite among tinkerers and hobbyists hackers – having sold over 25 million units since its inception in 2012. The latest installment - the Raspberry Pi 4, which went on sale Monday is breaking that mold – by offering performance that is close to an entry-level desktop computer.