January 28, 2019 China expands its gaming whitelist with titles from Tencent and NetEase More than a month after China lifted its freeze on video games, it's finally given the all clear to a handful of titles from…
January 28, 2019 Why Apple can’t make computers in the USA Anyone who understands how iPhones and Macs are made knows how hollow President *****’s boasts about Apple bringing production back to the United States…
January 28, 2019 The Morning After: Wrestling with Windows 10 in HDR Hey, good morning! Welcome back to your work week. You may have missed how hidden code inside the next version of Android Q might…
January 28, 2019 ‘Whisper’ laser tech sends audible messages to specific people Researchers from MIT have discovered a way to send highly targeted audio signals directly to someone's ear at a distance using laser beams. The…
January 28, 2019 AI-tuned robotic knee helps amputees walk within minutes Amputees who receive robotic limbs can't usually start using them right away. It typically requires hours of manual tweaks to adapt to their particular…
January 28, 2019 Chromebook instant tethering comes to non-Google phones Chrome OS' Instant Tethering is very handy if you need to keep your Chromebook online, but there's still a major gotcha involved: you need…
January 27, 2019 Facebook ad blocker safeguards limit political transparency campaigns Facebook's efforts to protect user data are creating some headaches for attempts to improve accountability for political ads. The Guardian has learned that at…
January 27, 2019 MIT hopes to automatically ‘de-bias’ face detection AI There have been efforts to fight racist biases in face detection systems through better training data, but that usually involves a human manually supplying…
January 27, 2019 Android Q might include an equivalent to Apple’s Face ID To date, Android phone makers who've wanted to include face recognition have had to craft their own secure solutions or else use basic face…
January 27, 2019 Chinese regulators reportedly axed 8,000 malicious apps China's cyber regulators are tightening their grip on the country's infamously censored internet even more, and it includes keeping a closer eye on games…