The Definitive Guide to 2019 Nobel PrizesThe 2019 Nobel Prize winners in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics were recently announced. Check out the interviews with the Nobel laureates, dive deep into their research and learn more about the controversies surrounding some of the prizes.
The VergeMark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg is delivering a free speech manifesto tomorrowThe Verge - Adi RobertsonFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will deliver an “unfiltered take” on freedom of speech tomorrow via live Facebook video. “I’ve been writing a speech about my views on voice and free expression that I’m giving
The New York TimesHuawei Huawei Reports Stronger Sales GrowthThe New York Times - Raymond ZhongBEIJING — Huawei said on Wednesday that its sales growth recovered in the most recent quarter, suggesting that the Chinese technology giant has been successfully weathering the Trump administration’s to
The VergeMobile Technology The FCC has voted to approve the T-Mobile-Sprint mergerThe Verge - Makena KellyOn Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission formally approved the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint, an FCC official told The Verge. The vote comes months after the Justice Department green-lighted
ReutersTechnology Facebook executive confident Libra will win enough financial backersReuters - Michelle PriceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc (FB.O), whose digital currency project Libra has been abandoned by several high-profile partners including PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, still expects to get 100 banks
The CNN New York Times Democratic DebateTuesday night was a defining moment for Senator Elizabeth Warren’s ascendent presidential campaign as her Democratic rivals attacked her from all sides. Find out which candidate spoke the most, watch highlights from the debate and see who were the winners and losers.
Digital TrendsMobile Technology The Oppo Reno 2’s quad camera array takes photos like no other at this priceDigital Trends - Andy Boxall Have you been looking enviously at phones with a telephoto zoom features, an ultra-wide camera lens, and plenty of other features like on the Huawei …
TechCrunchTechnology Justice Dept. says it’s taken down ‘one of the world’s largest’ child exploitation sites on the dark webTechCrunch - Zack WhittakerThe Justice Department says it’s dismantled one of the largest child exploitation sites on the dark web. With the help of international partners in the U.K. and South Korea, U.S. prosecutors have brought
Business InsiderSocial Media Companies TikTok hires lawyers to review its policies after censorship claims - Business InsiderBusiness Insider - Mary MeisenzahlTikTok announced on Tuesday that it is working with a team including two former US lawmakers to review its new content moderation policy. The company hired former Rep. Bart Gordon and former Congressman
9to5GoogleGoogle RIP Google Clips, you weird little automatic camera9to5Google - Ben SchoonGoogle makes a lot of bets on AI, but one of its most strange was that of Google Clips. Launched in 2017, the camera was designed to take pictures completely on its own to capture moments that it otherwise
EngadgetGiphy Giphy Arcade lets you play, create and share your own bite-sized gamesEngadget - Igor BonifacicWhile it has evolved over the last few years to be more than just a place to find your favorite looping images, Giphy's experiments with short-form video and emoji have felt like an extension of its obsession
NBC NewsTechnology Feds take down the world's 'largest dark web child porn marketplace'NBC News - Cyrus FarivarProsecutors say the vast online store was run by Jong Woo Son, currently serving a prison sentence in South Korea on charges related to child pornography. WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have filed multiple
TechCrunchGoogle Pixel 4 Live Caption, Google’s automatic captioning technology, is now available on Pixel 4TechCrunch - Sarah PerezLive Caption, Google’s automatic captioning system first introduced at its I/O developer conference this May, is now officially available, alongside the launch of the new Pixel 4. But unlike some of the
CNET Huawei's managed to sell a whole bunch of phones in spite of US banCNET - by Sean Keane Trump's ban hasn't stopped the Chinese company from shipping 185 million phones in 2019.
UK News UK ‘porn block’: Government drops plan to stop children watching sex videos onlineindependent.co.uk - Rob Merrick Controversial plans for a ‘porn block’ to stop children viewing adult material online have been dropped, the government has announced. The …
9to5MacTwitter Tweets by world leaders are subject to Twitter rules, but different ones9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyTweets by world leaders which breach Twitter’s normal rules on things like hate speech have long been a tricky issue for the company. Twitter has so far taken the view that it’s in the public interest
TechCrunchBroadcom Europe issues interim antitrust order against Broadcom as probe continuesTechCrunch - Natasha LomasEurope has ordered chipmaker Broadcom to stop applying exclusivity clauses in agreements with six of its major customers — imposing so called ‘interim measures’ based on preliminary findings from an ongoing
VentureBeatGoogle Stadia Everything announced at the Made by Google 2019 eventVentureBeat - Paul SawersAt its annual hardware event in New York yesterday, Google lifted the lid on a host of new hardware, as well as some new software smarts. Here’s a quick recap of everything announced at the 2019 Made Google
The Photo Deskflipped into The Photo Desk GalleriesGoogle Google Unveils New Products: Picturesflipboard.com - Flipboard Photodesk
ZDNet Windows 10 1809 update fixes one Start Menu bug – but there's no update for 1903ZDNet - Liam Tung Microsoft rolls out non-security updates for all versions of Windows 10, except version 1903. Microsoft has released optional cumulative updates for …
VentureBeatUber Uber adds electric mopeds to its transport options, starting in ParisVentureBeat - Paul SawersUber is continuing its multi-modal push with the news that it’s adding electric mopeds to it main transport app. The ride-hailing giant has partnered with French startup Cityscoot, which operates an e-moped
TechSpotHuawei Huawei experiences strong sales growth despite US blacklistingTechSpot - Rob Thubron Why it matters: With Huawei still on a US export blacklist, one might expect its bottom line to be suffering, but it seems that isn’t the case. The …
EngadgetHuawei Huawei reports increased sales despite US sanctionsEngadget - Rachel EnglandHuawei's latest quarterly results show that the Chinese company is doing just fine, despite ongoing trade issues with America. Third-quarter revenue is up 24.4 percent on the same period last year, while
The VergeUber Uber is adding electric mopeds to its app in ParisThe Verge - Andrew J. HawkinsUber is adding electric mopeds to its app in Paris. Starting next month, 4,000 mopeds operated by French startup Cityscoot will be available to book and pay for directly in the Uber app. The addition e-mopeds
TechCrunchStartups Brazilian unicorn Ebanx will hit $2 billion in payments processed by the end of the yearTechCrunch - Jonathan ShieberEbanx, the newly minted Brazilian financial services unicorn, expects to process $2 billion in payments by the end of the year and is looking to expand its offerings into domestic payments as it grows.
The GuardianMobile Technology ‘Digital welfare state’: big tech allowed to target and surveil the poor, UN is warnedThe Guardian - Ed PilkingtonNations around the world are “stumbling zombie-like into a digital welfare dystopia” in which artificial intelligence and other technologies are used to target, surveil and punish the poorest people, United
VentureBeatTechnology Healx raises $56 million to combat rare diseases with AIVentureBeat - Paul SawersHealx, a company using artificial intelligence (AI) to discover new drug treatments for rare diseases, has raised $56 million in a series B round of funding led by Atomico, with participation from Intel
TechSpotTechnology Apple issues iOS 13.1.3 update to squash iPhone and iPad bugsTechSpot - Humza Aamir In context: Apple has had a rough fall this year in terms of software updates. The latest iOS/iPad update continues to right the wrongs of iOS 13, a …
ReutersTechnology Big tech, Twitter bans and Bing: U.S. Democrats spar over Silicon...Reuters - Elizabeth CullifordSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential contender Elizabeth Warren went after big tech during the Democratic debate on Tuesday but brushed off rival Kamala Harris’s challenge to join her
EngadgetStarlink SpaceX is requesting permission to launch 30,000 more Starlink satellitesEngadget - Mariella MoonThe Starlink constellation may have 42,000 satellites by the time it's complete. The SpaceX Starlink constellation may end up almost four times bigger than what the company originally planned. According
The News Desk Brexit: Senior Conservative admits UK's departure from EU could be delayed as government inches towards Article 50 extension'independent.co.uk - Lizzy Buchan
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