February 20, 2020 EU Warns Google Buying Fitbit Presents a Major Privacy Risk It wasn’t too long ago that Google announced it had plunked down $2.1 billion to acquire Fitbit. While the news was welcomed by some,…
February 20, 2020 These Birds Learned to Avoid Yucky Food by Watching Videos on the Computer Wild-caught birds in Finland seemingly learned to avoid certain foods by watching videos of other birds eating the snacks and reacting negatively, according to…
February 20, 2020 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Actor Dee Bradley Baker on Returning to the Front Lines Tomorrow, something Star Wars fans thought may never happen finally arrives: For one last season, The Clone Wars will make its explosive return. But…
February 20, 2020 Twitter tests labeling and correcting misleading tweets from politicians Twitter is testing a new feature that — if implemented — will prominently flag misleading tweets from politicians and other public figures, according to…
February 20, 2020 KidKraft Playset Connects With Alexa for Baby’s First Self-Surveillance Amazon’s privacy woes are no secret. There are a million and one reasons that privacy-minded consumers should be wary of Amazon’s smart gadgets and…
February 20, 2020 Windows 10 icons are getting an overdue redesign Microsoft refreshed Office's icons last year, and now it's Windows 10's turn. The software giant is rolling out updates to the icons for Windows…
February 20, 2020 Twitter’s upcoming manipulated media policy may include labels for ‘harmfully misleading’ tweets Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A leaked Twitter demo showed that the platform is considering labeling tweets from politicians and other public…
February 20, 2020 This is how Microsoft designed its new colorful Windows 10 icons The new Windows 10 icons. Microsoft has started rolling out new colorful app icons in Windows 10 today that overhaul the look and feel…
February 20, 2020 Facebook withdraws from GDC due to coronavirus concerns Mobile World Congress 2020 isn't the only trade show affected by COVID-19, otherwise known as the new coronavirus disease. Facebook has just announced that…
February 20, 2020 YouTube under fire for videos of journalist’s death Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nearly five years ago, reporter Alison Parker was murdered live on television. That video was clipped, published,…