September 28, 2018 SiriusXM’s Pandora acquisition shows how fast the streaming market is growing Liberty Media, the parent company of SiriusXM, wants to be the sole winner in internet radio. That’s one of two big takeaways from Liberty’s…
September 28, 2018 Hayabusa 2 probe snaps a close-up of its asteroid target JAXA's Hayabusa 2 has taken the most high-resolution photo of its target asteroid, the 162173 Ryugu, we've ever seen. Unlike previous images that only…
September 28, 2018 Spotify starts cracking down on friends who share family plans Spotify is emailing some users on family plans asking for their GPS locations in order to confirm that they live in the same location,…
September 28, 2018 Ricoh’s GRIII is just tiny enough to survive the smartphone age Point-and-shoot cameras, it should be uncontroversial to say, are an endangered gadget species. Coming to a camera exhibition like Photokina, I still see a…
September 28, 2018 Hacker says he’ll livestream deletion of Zuckerberg’s Facebook page A white-hat hacker is promising to livestream his bid to hack into Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook account this Sunday. "Broadcasting the deletion of FB founder…
September 28, 2018 The Morning After: The SEC sued Elon Musk Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. We'll wrap up this week with a look at some of the mirrorless cameras from Photokina 2018, plus…
September 28, 2018 Razer Nari Ultimate gaming headset rumbles your ears Razer’s new Nari Ultimate wireless headset will vibrate along with loud sounds in an attempt to create a more immersive gaming experience. The “HyperSense”…
September 28, 2018 Facebook admits using two-factor phone numbers to target ads Facebook has admitted that it uses the phone number provided by users for two-factor authentication (2FA) to target them with ads. Naturally, its repurposing…
September 28, 2018 Facebook is pushing out its most creative skeptics Yesterday I wrote about how differently Brian Acton and David Marcus saw the WhatsApp acquisition, and what it meant for Facebook’s future. Several others…
September 28, 2018 Twitter explains dehumanizing speech so you maggots will understand Twitter is still taking your responses and suggestions on its incoming policy against "content that dehumanizes others based on their membership in an identifiable…