Microsoft workers occasionally listen to real Skype conversations that have been processed by translation software, it has been revealed. According to tech site Motherboard, some contractors for Microsoft review such conversations to check the quality of translations. However, the fact that humans may listen in to calls is not explicitly stated in Skype’s terms and […]
The Apple Card is first and foremost a virtual card—meaning you make contactless or online payments using your phone or other supported Apple device. Apple There’s also a featureless, very Apple-like physical card that you can order. Apple A dashboard built into iOS on iPhones lets you manage your card. Apple Apple will optionally send […]
UPDATE 2 p.m. ET: According to Neowin, Microsoft has rolled out of a fix. Affected users should open the Microsoft Store from the taskbar, and select More … > Downloads and updates > Get updates. Original Story:It used to be called Windows 10 S, but now it’s referred to as Windows 10 in S Mode, […]
[embedded content] The Mars 2020 rover is preparing for its big mission by doing some “bicep curls” in a new video released by NASA. The rover will head to Mars in July 2020 and is scheduled to land on the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater in February 2021. It’s a big mission to prepare for: the […]
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It was not a given that Steve Hilton, the conservative Fox News host, and Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor who worked in the Obama White House, would get along. But when they met by chance at a cocktail party in Washington last year, they quickly landed on one surprisingly strong point of agreement: […]
Apple has reportedly identified a logic board issue in a “very small number” of MacBook Air units, and is offering a free replacement for components of affected computers, according to internal documents that were distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers. The documents, obtained by both 9to5Mac and MacRumors, refer to the main […]
Fan wears "I want to believe” UFO t-shirt in front of FOX’s "The X-Files” UFO episode event featuring UFO model.Tommaso Boddi / Getty Images Vice talked to a handful of technologists who are fascinated with the tech behind UFOs. “If we pay close attention and reverse these technologies to bring to the masses, we will […]
Enlarge Google Google is locking down API access to Gmail data (and later, Drive data) soon, and some of your favorite third-party apps might find themselves locked out of your Google account data. The new API policy was announced back in October, but this week Google started emailing individual users of these apps, telling them […]
The 2015 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro. Andrew Cunningham From top to bottom, MacBook, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 15-inch MacBook Pro. The SD card reader, HDMI port, and one USB 3.0 port are on the right. Andrew Cunningham Power, two Thunderbolt 2 ports, another USB 3.0 port, and a headphone jack are on the left. Andrew […]
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Apple will replace iTunes with Music, Podcasts, and TV on Mac. Ron Amadeo This is what syncing your phone in Finder will look like. It’s quite similar to the current iTunes interface. Ron Amadeo Apple Music will bring in your old library, ostensibly without any issues. Ripped CDs, MP3s, and more will still be supported. […]
Google’s mid-range Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL smartphones have only been on the market a couple of weeks and some users are already complaining of random shutdowns. Those affected have been posting details of the issue on a number of online forums, though at this stage the precise cause is far from clear. It’s […]
Enlarge / The Eiffel Tower. Pedro Szekely Search engines today are more than just the dumb keyword matchers they used to be. You can ask a question—say, “How tall is the tower in Paris?”—and they’ll tell you that the Eiffel Tower is 324 meters (1,063 feet) tall, about the same as an 81-story building. They […]
LONDON — In Spain, activists were convicted for social media posts that violated an expanded antiterrorism law. The Twitter accounts of German citizens were blocked because of rules enacted last year that prohibit hate speech. And a Dutch court determined Google must remove search results about a doctor punished for poor performance, in compliance with […]