September 15, 2020 Uber backup driver charged with negligent homicide in self-driving accident It has been more than two years since one of Uber’s autonomous SUVs struck and killed Elaine Herzberg in Tempe, Arizona. Last year one…
September 15, 2020 Data Leak Shows Chinese Firm Compiled Data, Social Media Posts of Millions A Chinese intelligence firm’s database on 2.4 million people—including some 50,000 Americans—was recently leaked, exposing it to researchers. Read more… via Gizmodo Check out…
September 15, 2020 The next Nintendo Switch Online games include Donkey Kong Country 2 Nintendo has announced the next round of games to be added to the ever-growing Nintendo Switch Online retro library. The headliner is Donkey Kong…
September 15, 2020 Moonbase 8 Sees Fred Armisen, Tim Heidecker, and John C. Reilly Hilariously Try to Get to the Moon Getting to the moon is no joke. That is, unless you’re a trio of washed-up has-beens living in the desert trying to prove to…
September 15, 2020 ***** nominates social media hawk as next FCC commissioner Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images President Donald ***** has nominated longtime telecom lawyer Nathan Simington to be the Federal Communications…
September 15, 2020 TikTok’s woes helped Triller become one of its biggest competitors While TikTok’s future in the US is starting to become clear, the weeks of uncertainty surrounding the app has undeniably helped one of its…
September 15, 2020 Apple posts ASL translation of its ‘Time Flies’ event Apple made an American Sign Language translation of its “Time Flies” event available on its website on Tuesday (via AppleInsider). There are two screens…
September 15, 2020 Airbnb is letting people stay in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s mansion and I really want to book a night Image: Airbnb The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s first episode aired 30 years ago this month, and to celebrate the milestone, Airbnb is allowing people…
September 15, 2020 AT&T CEO wants you to consume ads in exchange for a slightly cheaper phone plan Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AT&T is mulling offering wireless phone plans that would be subsidized in part by ads, CEO John…
September 15, 2020 Waze’s latest update adds lane guidance and proactive traffic updates Waze opened up its first global virtual event and announced some new features that are either live now in its app or will be…