May 6, 2020 Scientists find the closest known black hole to date Black holes are quite common (estimates indicate over 10 million in the Milky Way alone), and now it doesn’t appear that you have to…
May 6, 2020 Andrew Cuomo is leaning on tech billionaires to help New York rebuild Andrew Cuomo (center) and Eric Schmidt (far right) tour a school in New York in 2014. | Alejandra Villa-Pool/Getty Images Eric Schmidt and Bill…
May 6, 2020 Facebook’s oversight board includes journalists, lawyers and activists Facebook has shared the names of the first 20 members of its content oversight board. Initially announced in 2018, the organization will oversee moderation disputes…
May 6, 2020 Fortnite surpasses 350 million registered players, which is a lot Fortnite players spent 3.2 billion hours in the game in April. And now Epic is giving her more reasons to return with Party Royale.Read…
May 6, 2020 Spotify is testing video podcasts Spotify is testing video podcasts, The Verge reported today. According to a source close to the company, Spotify will let two YouTube stars Zane…
May 6, 2020 EU says websites can’t hide content behind ‘cookie walls’ Are you frustrated with websites trying to dodge around the EU’s cookie consent laws by forcing you accept cookies just to view anything? So…
May 6, 2020 How Microsoft, OpenAI, and OECD are putting AI ethics principles into practice A case study on how to convert AI ethics principles into actions looks at Microsoft’s AETHER, OpenAI’s GPT-2 release, and OECD and G20 ethics…
May 6, 2020 100+ women execs join the first virtual Women in Gaming Breakfast at GamesBeat 2020 Over 100 women-identified executives attended the second annual Women in Gaming breakfast and explored a wide range of issues women confront every day.Read More…
May 6, 2020 The United Kingdom’s contact tracing app could be a preview of America’s digital tracing future Outside Harrod’s department store, London, on April 16. | Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images Despite warning of “unintended consequences,” the UK is forging ahead with…
May 6, 2020 Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview 4, delays beta schedule due to coronavirus Google today launched Android 11 DP4 with app compatibility and performance improvements. Android 11 Beta 1 has been delayed until June 3.Read More via…