August 4, 2020 UK approves Amazon’s investment in food delivery giant Deliveroo Amazon's long slog to become a major investor in Deliveroo, one of the UK's largest food delivery services, is finally over. Today, the Competition…
August 4, 2020 Say “Alexa, Turn off the Lights” With a Smart Plug 2-Pack for $24 Gabba Goods Smart Plugs (2-Pack) | $24 | MorningSave Read more… via Gizmodo Check out the Finding Your Identity Podcast
August 4, 2020 Syntiant raises $35 million for AI speech-processing edge chips Syntiant, a startup developing AI and machine learning edge hardware for voice processing, has raised $35 million in venture capital.Read More via VentureBeat Check…
August 4, 2020 Garmin reportedly paid multi-million dollar ransom after suffering cyberattack Screenshot: Garmin Fitness brand Garmin paid millions of dollars in ransom after an attack took many of its products and services offline last month,…
August 4, 2020 China won’t accept ‘theft’ of TikTok, according to state newspaper China won’t accept the “theft” of TikTok, and that it has “plenty of ways to respond” if the US government tries to force a…
August 4, 2020 The Morning After: Google’s $350 Pixel 4a is the best midrange phone you can buy Google’s Pixel 4a will cost $350 and launches at the end of the month. After suffering from very detailed leaks as well as the…
August 4, 2020 Google Assistant recommends your YouTube Music on Nest speakers Over the last couple of years, Google has gradually improved YouTube Music with features like playback screen lyrics and an Explore tab. Now, it…
August 4, 2020 Cops Terrorize Black Family but Blame License Plate Reader for Misidentifying ‘Stolen’ Car The Aurora Police Department in Colorado is blaming its license plate reader for misidentifying a “stolen” vehicle after video went viral showing a Black…
August 4, 2020 Cloak your photos with this AI privacy tool to fool facial recognition Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Ubiquitous facial recognition is a serious threat to privacy. The idea that the photos we share are…
August 4, 2020 Google’s Pixel conundrum and Microsoft’s TikTok conundrum Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Hi everybody. I’m back to writing this newsletter after some time off and somehow, magically, still somewhat…