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in TechnologyThe US government is considering a TikTok ban, says secretary of state
The US is considering a ban on Chinese social media apps like the popular video-sharing platform TikTok, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News on Monday. “We are taking this very seriously. We are certainly looking at it,” Pompeo said. “With respect to Chinese apps on peoples’ cellphones, the United States will get this one […] More
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Elon Musk Spotted driving Tesla’s Cybertruck around LA
Just a few weeks after Elon Musk unveiled his polarizing sci-fi Cybertruck, the Tesla CEO was seen driving the prototype vehicle in Malibu, California this weekend, all while knocking over a sign and possibly making an illegal turn in the process. It’s not the first time the Cybertruck has been spotted on public roads since its unveiling on November 21st. […] More
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Samuel L. Jackson’s Voice Will Be Available for Amazon Alexa Users
Samuel L. Jackson will become the first celebrity voice option for Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based digital assistant. Amazon will add more celebrity guest voices to the platform in 2020, Variety reports. Alexa’s Jackson “voice pack” will be available later this year for a special 99 cent intro price, in both clean and explicit versions. Amazon was able to include Jackon’s […] More
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SoundCloud tracks can now be shared to Instagram Stories
Streaming service SoundCloud is making it easier for its users to share music from its service directly to Instagram. The company announced this morning a new feature that allows users to share tracks to Instagram Stories. However, there’s a big caveat here – the tracks are shared as a link that appears within Stories. To actually listen […] More
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Firefox is picking a new logo, and it wants your honest opinion
When you think of the nonprofit-backed browser Firefox, its logo probably instantly springs to mind: a little orange fox curled around a blue orb. Now, the company is choosing a new one. But unlike most companies, which unilaterally announce a new logo that the internet inevitably hates, Firefox is taking a different approach. It’s following the example of its […] More
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Most Popular iPhone Apps of All Time
This week will be the 10th anniversary of Apple’s App Store. With that said, here’s a look back at mobile app history, with the top iOS apps of all time. App Annie has released a comprehensive report, breaking down the top iOS apps ever, by both downloads and revenue, as well as the top apps by […] More
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Twitter to slap warnings on swastika photos, other hate images
Twitter is cracking down at last on Nazis and other vile groups using the platform to spread hate. The company has started enforcing new rules announced last month that ban users who advocate violence or are affiliated with extremist groups. The social-media giant is also requiring users to click through warnings before viewing hate imagery, […] More
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New drone footage shows a nearly completed Apple Park
If you haven’t gotten a chance to visit Apple Park — the company’s 175-acre Cupertino campus that looks like a massive spaceship — please savor this stunning drone footage. The footage, taken in November, gives an aerial view of the park and some of its key attractions like the Visitor Center, the pond (which was […] More
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Boeing will give $2 million to anyone who can build a functional jetpack
We live in a world where formerly unattainable futuristic touchstones like “flying cars” and autonomous vehicles are being treated with straight-faced sincerity by some of the biggest companies in world. So I guess it was only a matter of time before we had to start taking jetpacks seriously, too. A new two-year, $2 million global […] More
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Facebook adds a dedicated ‘Movies’ section offering showtimes and ticket sales
Some Facebook users have noticed a new section called “Movies” appearing in the mobile app’s main navigation. The feature, which has just appeared for many U.S. Facebook users, offers a way to see which movies are playing nearby, available showtimes and a list of local theaters and their movie selections. The section is powered through […] More
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Watch this 100-year-old man try out VR for the first time
Lyle Becker got his first peek at virtual reality inside a secret lab at Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. The 100-year-old Becker embarked on his first adventure in VR, surrounded by friends, family, and Intel employees. Intel filmed the experience, and Becker appears to be having the time of his life. The video reminded me of […] More
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YouTube video captions are more accurate if you’re white
As speech recognition becomes more prevalent–and used in settings such as hiring or medical diagnoses–the issue of data and algorithm-driven bias begins to have broader implications. And, as a new experiment conducted by University of Washington linguistics researcher Rachael Tatman shows, the problem is very real. Tatman fed a diverse set of recordings called the […] More
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