May 8, 2020 Zoom’s Adding End-to-End Encryption for Real This Time, But It’ll Cost You Zoom, the video conferencing platform du jour while nearly everyone’s stuck inside under shelter-in-place orders, has been gradually beefing up its security as part…
May 8, 2020 HBO Max’s launch lineup includes anime from Crunchyroll When HBO Max launches on May 27th, it will offer 17 anime titles from Crunchyroll, a streaming service that’s also owned by WarnerMedia. In…
May 7, 2020 Clearview AI claims its facial recognition tech isn’t for private companies Startup Clearview AI has built a facial recognition system that claims to be able to ID people in real-time, matching them with billions of…
May 7, 2020 Waymo will soon restart its operations in Phoenix Waymo’s cars will be back on the road in Metro Phoenix as soon as May 11th. The Alphabet-owned autonomous driving company suspended its operations…
May 7, 2020 Amazon Sued for Acting Like Users Own “Purchased” Movies (Spoiler Alert: You Don’t) The question of whether you own your digital purchases, or whether you’re simply licensing that content from whatever tech giant du jour hosts it,…
May 7, 2020 Tokyo Game Show 2020 canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic The organizers of Tokyo Game Show have announced that this year’s event has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TGS 2020 was due…
May 7, 2020 Viral conspiracy theory video tests companies’ misinformation policies A viral video peddling conspiracy theories about the coronavirus has become the latest flashpoint for social media platforms struggling to contain health misinformation. The video,…
May 7, 2020 Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs cancels Toronto smart city project over ‘unprecedented economic uncertainty’ Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs has pulled the plug on its Toronto “smart city” project, citing “unprecedented economic uncertainty.”Read More via VentureBeat Check out the Finding…
May 7, 2020 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Visiting Random Animal Crossing Islands Politicians aren’t exactly able to go door-to-door meeting folks at the moment, but Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is doing the next best thing—or maybe even…
May 7, 2020 A National Treasure Disney Plus series is in development KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images A National Treasure TV series for Disney Plus is now in development, producer Jerry Bruckheimer told Collider in an…