Google has long prided itself on a workplace culture in which employees are encouraged to speak their minds and engage in philosophical debates. But now the company, stung by recent controversies, is trying to rein in its famously freewheeling employees. On Friday, Google issued new workplace guidelines that ordered its staff to refrain from insulting […]
(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) August 20 at 3:56 PM Facebook released the interim results of an investigation into its alleged anti-conservative bias Tuesday, the first step in attempting to address criticism by the right that the social media giant has stifled its voice. The report did not present any evidence of bias, although it did conclude […]
Epic Games has nerfed the controversial mechs of Fortnite, following player complaints after the powerful vehicles were added to the battle royale shooter in its latest season. The mechs, named the B.R.U.T.E., are occupied by a driver who controls movements and a passenger who wields a missile launcher and shotgun. Players can also go solo […]
The Apple Watch Series 4 has been credited with helping to save an Australian woman’s life after she fell during an epileptic seizure. Kate Donald, a married mother of three, was home alone when the seizure struck, according to a report from News Corp Australia. Fortunately, she was wearing the Apple Watch, the latest version […]
The FCC is taking another step in the battle against robocalls: stopping spammers from spoofing IDs in text messages and international calls. A new proposal from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai would, in short, implement and enforce 2018’s RAY BAUM’s Act. According to the agency, the 2009 Truth in Caller ID Act prohibits misleading or inaccurate […]
Keen to jump on the mobile payments bandwagon, 7-Eleven’s Japanese business recently launched 7Pay for customers looking for a quick and easy way to purchase items in-store. But just days after the system went live at the beginning of last week, a number of customers started complaining that they were being charged for items they […]
HQ TriviaHQ Trivia HQ Trivia has had a rough 2019. The live game show startup has struggled to recover from the loss of co-founder and CEO Colin Kroll, who died unexpectedly in December 2018. In April, about half of HQ Trivia’s 35 employees signed a letter asking the company’s board to remove co-founder Rus Yusupov […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device MPs have called for “urgent action” from the government to fight the rise in online homophobia. The Commons debate followed a petition calling for a new law – organised by reality TV star Bobby Norris. The Only Way Is Essex cast member said he had been spurred into […]
Loupedeck Loupedeck, the editing console originally designed for Lightroom, today continues its march to dominate multiple editing platforms with new integration with Adobe Camera RAW. On Wednesday, June 26, Loupedeck announced compatibility between Adobe Camera RAW and the Loupedeck Plus editing “keyboard.” Loupedeck Plus uses physical dials, wheels and buttons to bring a more tactile […]
Ninja Theory’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was my favorite game of 2017. It was also relentlessly dark. And I can see why Ninja Theory’s next game, Bleeding Edge, is a goofy co-op title. Bleeding Edge pits four players in control of cartoon cyberpunk characters against four other human players. They ride hoverboards into battle and sport […]
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Uber posted $ 1 billion in losses last quarter on $ 3 billion in revenue in its first quarterly report released as a public company on Thursday. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images) Faiz Siddiqui San Francisco-based tech reporter covering automation and the future of transportation, including Tesla, Uber and Lyft May 30 at 7:09 PM Uber lost […]
LONDON — The Chinese technology giant Huawei on Monday began to feel the painful ripple effects of a Trump administration order that effectively bars American firms from selling components and software to the company, ramping up a cold war between the two countries over technology and trade. The fallout began when Google cut off support […]
Getty Images Your Apple Watch will automatically backup its data when it’s connected to its companion iPhone. The backup will save the majority of your data but will not save Bluetooth pairings, credit or debit cards saved in Apple Pay, or the passcode for your watch. If you’ve reset your Apple Watch, you’ll be given […]