APGoogle CEO Sundar Pichai. A security expert has discovered that Google had quietly made important changes to Chrome’s login requirements. Matthew Green spotted that Google was logging them into Chrome without their knowledge. Google’s changes also made it easier for users to unwittingly turn over their browsing history to Google. The company acknowledged the changes […]
Typical compression schemes strip data away from files, and when it comes to photos, the results are often splotches, color banding, and other unpleasant artifacts. Try this experiment: Take a snapshot with your smartphone and upload it to Facebook or Twitter. Download the uploaded (and now compressed) image from the web and compare it to […]
Stealing From a Cashierless Store (Without You, or the Cameras, Knowing It) A start-up uses visual tracking and behavioral data to operate a new San Francisco market, which lets shoppers walk out unimpeded. And sometimes mischarged. ImageYoshimasa Takahashi visits Standard Market, which is billed as San Francisco’s first cashierless grocery store.CreditCreditCayce Clifford for The New […]
Previous Next A little later in the week than usual, Epic Games has released the Fortnite v5.30 patch notes on Thursday, August 23. Also known as update 1.73 on consoles, the v5.30 patch notes bring us into week seven of season 5. The wait was certainly worth it, though, as this update brings small but crucial […]
[embedded content] If you want to know how someone feels, there are only a few cues to rely on. You can study their facial expressions, consider the content of what they say, and tune in to the tone of their voice. But that can pose a challenge for video journalists and documentary filmmakers covering sensitive […]
Enlarge / The Roku Channel on the Web on an iPhone. Roku The Roku Channel, a platform for streaming TV and movies, is now available on the Web in the United States. Previously only available on streaming hardware running Roku software, the channel offers a free, ad-supported library. Roku launched this channel on hardware running […]
123RF/IgorZhuravlov Solar eclipses, particularly total solar eclipses, are spectacular occasions. Although they aren’t actually rare, visibility depends on where you are at the time of the eclipse, which makes them feel very rare. Case in point: The next total eclipse will occur on July 2, 2019, but over the South Pacific and South America, and […]
Unfortunately, you can’t 3D print your own furniture quite yet — at least not easily. Unless you have access to industrial-level machinery or are willing to print a gazillion pieces on your Makerbot, printing home furnishings on demand just isn’t possible for most of us. However, despite the fact that printing an entire coffee table […]
If you had the opportunity to tour your hometown in a vintage airplane, you’d probably reach for your smartphone to snap a few photos, right? As one woman can now attest, that’s maybe not the best decision. According to a report from Iowa’s Who TV, Sarvinder Naberhaus was flying over Aimes, Iowa with friend Donna […]
Steam is a household name — err, at least when it comes to gaming. Since its initial release in 2003, Valve’s popular distribution platform has become one of the go-to sources for anyone looking to download and install games on their PC, allowing gamers to play the biggest games without having to pick up physical […]