March 12, 2019 New privacy bill would give parents an ‘Eraser Button’ and ban ads targeting children Today, two senators have proposed a major update to one of the only federal privacy laws in the United States. If approved, the changes…
March 12, 2019 Google’s Allo messenger waves goodbye Google announced last year that it's shutting down Allo, its smart messaging app, in March 2019. Apparently, the time is now. A banner across…
March 12, 2019 HTC resurfaces with info on Android Pie for U11, U11+ and U12+ After selling some of its operations to Google, HTC isn't quite the player in the phone business that we remember, but it still has…
March 12, 2019 Facebook temporarily pulled Warren ads about breaking it up Facebook has restored Senator Elizabeth Warren's ads calling for people's support in her mission to break up tech giants after facing backlash for pulling…
March 12, 2019 What’s on TV: ‘The Division 2,’ ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Triple Frontier’ The Bluths are back. A new round of Arrested Development is appearing on Netflix this week, along with its star-filled action/heist flick Triple Frontier…
March 11, 2019 An exposed database tracked whether 1.8 million Chinese women were “breed ready” Over the weekend, security researcher Victor Gevers stumbled upon a Chinese database of 1.8 million women that listed their names, physical addresses, phone numbers…
March 11, 2019 Amazon lets third-party sellers offer lower prices on rival sites Amazon just made online shopping slightly more competitive. A Reuters source has learned that the internet heavyweight has stopped telling third-party sellers that they're…
March 11, 2019 Elon Musk says the SEC is making an ‘unconstitutional power grab’ over his tweets Elon Musk says he shouldn’t be held in contempt of court over a recent tweet because he didn’t violate his settlement agreement, and “there…
March 11, 2019 Instagram founders on Snapchat and breaking up Facebook We haven't heard much from Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger since they resigned from Facebook last September. But on Monday, the pair…
March 11, 2019 *****’s 2020 budget proposal cuts the EV tax credit The ***** administration announced its budget proposal for 2020 and tax credits for electric vehicles is on the chopping block, according to Reuters. The…