Technology

on January 21, 2019 at 9:39 am

Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messenger service is globally limiting the number of times a user can forward a message to five, in a bid to fight "misinformation and rumors", company executives said on Monday. […]

on January 21, 2019 at 9:23 am

Russia's communication watchdog said on Monday it was opening administrative proceedings against Twitter and Facebook for failing to comply with data laws, the Interfax news agency reported. […]

by HEATHER MURPHY on January 21, 2019 at 7:30 am

With Rapid DNA machines, genetic fingerprinting could become as routine as the old-fashioned kind. But forensic experts see a potential for misuse. […]

on January 21, 2019 at 7:26 am

Ever wanted to run your electric car for free? If you're open to a bit of give and take, then stay plugged in and your wishes might come true. At least that's what some European power companies and Japanese carmakers believe. […]

on January 21, 2019 at 6:45 am

Kate Clark / TechCrunch:Knock, a home trade-in platform started by Trulia veterans, has raised $400M Series B in equity and debt financing led by Foundry Group  —  Home trade-in platform Knock has brought in a $400 million investment to accelerate a national expansion and double its 100-person headcount. […]

by Aloysius Low on January 21, 2019 at 6:04 am

Commentary: When you go from a "#" to a colorful splat, it's just strange. […]

by Stephanie Valera on January 21, 2019 at 5:03 am

Forget the Super Bowl. In Turkey, the big sporting showdown this weekend was the annual Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival, held in the UNESCO Heritage area of Selcuk and Ephesus. Camel wrestling in Turkey […] The post Thousands Attend Camel Wrestling Tournament in Turkey appeared first on Geek.com. […]

by STEVE LOHR on January 21, 2019 at 4:28 am

Dozens of senior policymakers who are trying to agree on rules for artificial intelligence gathered at M.I.T. There was even some consensus. […]

by KAREN WEISE on January 21, 2019 at 4:26 am

The online retail giant is taking advantage of what it knows better than anyone: consumers’ online shopping habits. […]

by Jackson Ryan on January 21, 2019 at 3:45 am

He's done it again. […]

by Sean Keane on January 21, 2019 at 3:30 am

The spy gets a little closer to figuring out what the First Order is up to. […]

by Jason Del Rey on January 21, 2019 at 3:03 am

At the same time, the company is currently hiring for a dozen-plus roles. A month ago, Elon Musk’s Boring Company unveiled its first test tunnel to the press. On Friday, the company terminated five employees, at least some of whom helped construct that first underground passageway, Recode has learned. A spokesman said that the employees were fired for performance reasons as part of regular performance reviews. “The Boring Company is hiring for over a dozen roles, pursuing a number of projects across the country, and planning to grow significantly in 2019,” he added, seemingly to assure that the moves not be confused for cost-cutting measures. The dismissals came on the same day that Tesla, another Musk company, announced layoffs of thousands of employees in a cost-cutting move; the spokesman said the timing was coincidental. And a week earlier, Musk’s third company, SpaceX, announced that it was laying off 10 percent of its workforce — more than 500 employees — in a measure similar to Tesla’s. Musk founded The Boring Company in 2016 in what first sounded like — and he has since admitted was —a joke. But since then, he has invested more than $100 million into the company, which employs more than 80 workers to design and construct underground tunnels that Musk hopes will create new transportation networks to alleviate aboveground traffic. In December, the company hosted a media event at its first test tunnel, a 1.14-mile underground stretch in Los Angeles County, through which journalists were whisked in a Tesla. Some described the ride as “bumpy,” which Musk attributed to a paving issue. The company has cancelled plans to build a second tunnel in Los Angeles, but has said it is pursuing a different one in LA, as well as projects in Chicago and Washington, DC. […]

on January 21, 2019 at 2:35 am

Dan Rys / Billboard:Profile of Audiomack, which started as a mixtape hosting site and now has a popular free music streaming service with 1.5M users, up from 400K a year ago  —  “We're not intent on becoming Spotify.  We're not trying to become Apple Music," says co-founder and CMO Dave Ponte. […]

by Mark Serrels on January 21, 2019 at 1:49 am

Aaron Sorkin told democrats like AOC to stop acting like "young people", so she went on a Donkey Kong livestream and talked about Pokemon Snap and why the N64 is the best console. […]

by Manuel Carrillo III on January 21, 2019 at 12:54 am

How does Toyota's resurrected icon compare with other sports car legends? […]

on January 21, 2019 at 12:00 am

O'Ryan Johnson / CRN:AppRiver, a Florida-based cybersecurity company that focuses on email and web protection, agrees to be acquired by email security firm Zix Corporation for $275M  —  Zix hopes to complete the $275 million deal by March 31 and in so doing will boost its channel presence 10- fold as it looks […]

by NATASHA SINGER on January 20, 2019 at 11:40 pm

A new book argues that Google and Facebook created a new business model that profits off private human behavior. […]

by Michelle Meyers on January 20, 2019 at 11:30 pm

And in a day, it's already two-thirds of the way to its fundraising goal of $75,000. […]

by Michelle Meyers on January 20, 2019 at 11:03 pm

"Community Actions" will start rolling out to users in the US on Monday. […]

on January 20, 2019 at 11:00 pm

Sam Byford / The Verge:Video of a purported Google Pixel 3 Lite shows a phone with a plastic case, 3.5mm headphone jack, 5.56" 2220x1080 LCD display, and Snapdragon 670 CPU  —  It wouldn't be a new Pixel without a massive leak  —  At this point it may be a tradition that new Google phones show up in unboxing videos […]

by Genevieve Scarano on January 20, 2019 at 9:00 pm

Chevy just unveiled its first-ever full-size Lego truck, and it’s the ride toy lovers have been waiting for. On Saturday, Chevy exhibited the Lego brick masterpiece at the North American International Auto Show […] The post Watch: Chevy’s Life-Size Lego Truck Is Built to Perfection appeared first on Geek.com. […]

by Bonnie Burton on January 20, 2019 at 8:29 pm

Here's our ongoing guide to the upcoming DC Comics film starring Zachary Levi. […]

on January 20, 2019 at 8:00 pm

James Cook / Telegraph:Uber is hiring for a new Micromobility Robotics team to develop autonomous scooters and bikes that can drive themselves to reach customers and charging points  —  Uber is hiring engineers to develop electric scooters and bicycles which can drive themselves around cities in order to reach customers and charging points. […]

on January 20, 2019 at 6:50 pm

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:Facebook to launch Community Actions, a News Feed petition feature for users to tag government agencies and officials and advocate for changes, on Monday  —  Gather a mob and Facebook will now let you make political demands.  Tomorrow Facebook will encounter a slew of fresh complexities […]

by Genevieve Scarano on January 20, 2019 at 6:40 pm

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite was successfully launched into orbit on Saturday. ULA announced the news in a press release, and said the Delta IV Heavy rocket, […] The post ULA Rocket Carrying US Spy Satellite Is Launched Into Orbit appeared first on Geek.com. […]