California appeals court says Uber, Lyft drivers are employees, not contractors verified_publisherCBS News
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee verified_publisherThe Verge - Jay Peters
Google Fi now sells the Pixel 4a on a subscription plan for $9 a month verified_publisherArs Technica - Ron Amadeo
TechSpotLenovo Lenovo's Legion Slim 7 laptop weighs in at just 4 pounds, powered by Ryzen 9 4900H TechSpot - Adrian Potoroaca In a nutshell: Lenovo's latest addition to the Legion family is a slim gaming laptop packing powerful internals such as AMD's Ryzen 4900H APU, Nvidia …
Google Home Google's smart speakers can now answer incoming phone calls, but probably not where you live androidpolice.com - Caleb Potts It's limited to a single carrier in Australia currently Google Assistant-enabled smart speakers have been able to make calls for a while now in …
Ars TechnicaT-Mobile T-Mobile screwups caused nationwide outage, but FCC isn’t punishing carrier verified_publisherArs Technica - Jon Brodkin FCC details T-Mobile failure, "reminds" carriers to follow standard practices. The Federal Communications Commission has finished investigating …
The VergeLaurel Beeler Judge again blocks Trump administration push to ban WeChat in the US verified_publisherThe Verge - Kim LyonsA judge in California has rejected a request from the Department of Justice to reverse a previous decision allowing WeChat to remain active in US app stores. US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler said new...
NBC NewsRansomware Ransomware hit a Georgia county. That didn't stop its ballot counting. NBC News - Kevin CollierThe attack does not indicate any broad effort to tamper with U.S. voting or show systemic vulnerabilities to the U.S. election system. A Georgia County has reverted to matching some absentee ballot signatures...
ZDNetTriton US Treasury sanctions Russian research institute behind Triton malware | ZDNet verified_publisherZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu US imposes sanctions against Russia's Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics (CNIIHM). The US Treasury Department announced …
GizmodoSurveillance American Cops Turn to Canadian Phone-Tracking Firm After Infamous 'Stingrays' Become 'Obsolete' verified_publisherGizmodo - Dell Cameron Law enforcement agencies across the United States are scrambling to secure funding for new cellphone-tracking equipment after the maker of the …
ReutersHuawei Italy vetoes 5G deal between Fastweb and China's Huawei: sources verified_publisherReuters - By Giuseppe Fonte and Elvira PollinaROME (Reuters) - Italy has prevented telecoms group Fastweb from signing a deal for Huawei [HWT.UL] to supply equipment for its 5G core network, three sources close to the matter said, the clearest sign...
VICEFacebook Facebook Failed Miserably in its Attempt to Stop the Hunter Biden Story verified_publisherVICE - David GilbertThe story has racked up over 54 million views on Facebook. Unraveling viral disinformation and explaining where it came from, the harm it's causing, and what we should do about it. For four years, Facebook...
VICERon Wyden CBP Refuses to Tell Congress How it is Tracking Americans Without a Warrant verified_publisherVICE - Joseph CoxThe CBP is buying location data harvested from ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is refusing to tell Congress what legal authority the agency is following use...
AxiosAntitrust Laws Tech is learning that everything is politics verified_publisherAxios - Kyle Daly It's one political minefield after another for tech companies this year as the industry faces a rash of concerns including antitrust pressure, …
AxiosAutonomous Vehicles Driverless car companies are getting back on track after a COVID-19 standstill verified_publisherAxios - Joann Muller Two weeks after Waymo opened up its driverless taxi service to the public in Phoenix, other autonomous vehicle developers are reporting progress, too. …
EngadgetApex Legends EA delays 'Apex Legends' on Switch to next year verified_publisherEngadget - Kris HoltThe Steam version and season seven of the battle royale will arrive on November 4th. Apex Legends was supposed to arrive on Nintendo Switch this fall, but that’s no longer the case. EA and Respawn have...
CNBCGoogle TripAdvisor CEO says Google uses its 'dominance in internet gatekeeping' against travel sites verified_publisherCNBC - Seema Mody Many in Silicon Valley may be fuming about the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google, but one slice of the tech industry …
CNBCTesla Model S Tesla recalls nearly 50,000 Model S and X cars in China over faulty suspension verified_publisherCNBC - Lora Kolodny Tesla is recalling up to 48,442 of its Model S and Model X electric vehicles, which were made in the U.S. and sold to customers in China, over …
The VergeIreland Facebook moderators in Dublin reportedly forced to work in office despite lockdown verified_publisherThe Verge - Kim LyonsFacebook moderators working as independent contractors in Dublin say they’re required to work in the office, despite a new nationwide lockdown across Ireland, The Guardian reports. The moderators, employed...
MIT Technology ReviewChatbots How to make a chatbot that isn’t racist or sexist MIT Technology Review - Will Douglas Heaven Participants at the workshop discussed a range of measures, including guidelines and regulation. One possibility would be to introduce a safety test …
MediumAfrican-American Voices The Shiny, High-Tech Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Medium - Ruha Ruha Benjamin: How Racist Tech is Helping Prisons and Police | LEVEL Ruha Benjamin: How Racist Tech is Helping Prisons and Police | LEVEL The Shiny, …
TechCrunchTechnology mmhmm, Phil Libin's new startup, acquires Memix to add enhanced filters to its video presentation toolkit verified_publisherTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenVirtual meetings are a fundamental part of how we interact with each other these days, but even when (if!?) we find better ways to mitigate the effects of Covid-19, many think that they will be here to...
Facebook Facebook Promised To Label Political Ads, But Ads For Biden, The Daily Wire, And Interest Groups Are Slipping Through buzzfeednews.com - Craig Silverman and Ryan Mac A failure in Facebook's transparency system means some election ads aren't disclosing who paid for them. With less than two weeks before the US …
TNWGoogle Shopping How to stop Google self-preferencing? Europe may not be the model verified_publisherTNW - The MarkupAfter a wide-ranging 16-month investigation, a congressional subcommittee examining dominance in the technology industry last week recommended more than two dozen updates to the U.S. antitrust system,...
9to5MaciPhone MagSafe charger could be super-slow for iPhone 11 and older - 9to5Mac verified_publisher9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyTests suggest that using Apple’s new MagSafe charger with previous-generation iPhones could result in super-slow charging compared to normal Qi wireless chargers. Testing on the iPhone 11 Pro, for example,...
The GuardianFacebook Facebook moderators forced to work in Dublin office despite high-tier lockdown verified_publisherThe Guardian - Alex Hern UK technology editorFacebook moderators working for one of the company’s Dublin-based contractors are being forced to go into the office, even as Ireland returns to its highest tier of Covid lockdown, after their employer...
Apps French Covid app relaunches to bumpy start bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsFrance has launched a new version of its troubled Covid-tracing app to a rough start plagued by server issues. Renamed as "TousAntiCovid" - Everyone Against Covid - it is an update to the StopCovid app,...
The VergeiPhone 12 Where to buy the iPhone 12 and the iPhone 12 Pro verified_publisherThe Verge - Taylor LylesApple’s newest iPhones — the iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max — were announced earlier this month, and they’ve generated a lot of interest from iPhone fans. In fact, with this many iPhone models,...
BloombergRetail Walmart’s Flipkart Invests $204 Million in Birla’s Retail Business verified_publisherBloomberg - Ragini Saxena Walmart Inc.’s Indian e-commerce operation Flipkart invested 15 billion rupees ($204 million) in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. as it looks to …
PCMagiPhone Survey: One in 3 Americans Plan to Buy the iPhone 12 verified_publisherPCMag - Sherin Shibu Despite high unemployment (currently, 7.9 percent) and 1 trillion dollars in credit card debt, a third of Americans are still planning to purchase …
Associated PressBitcoin Trial of Russian in alleged bitcoin fraud to wrap in Paris Associated PressPARIS (AP) — French prosecutors requested on Friday a 10-year jail term and a fine of 750,000 euros ($888,634) against Alexander Vinnik, who is accused of being behind a 135 million-euro ($160 million)...
The VergeXbox Game Pass Xbox chief hints at TV streaming sticks for xCloud verified_publisherThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft’s head of gaming and Xbox, Phil Spencer, has hinted that the company is planning TV streaming sticks for its xCloud cloud gaming service. In an interview with Stratechery, Spencer discusses potential...
TNWWhatsApp WhatsApp now lets you mute a chat FOREVER — here’s how you can do it verified_publisherTNW - Ivan MehtaWhatsApp‘s mute function has been a boon for many who’ve wanted to keep their notifications at bay. However, the maximum duration allowed for silencing these chats was one year. So, if you were part of...
