June 30, 2020 Telegram to pay $18.5 million and return $1.2 billion following SEC crypto charges Telegram’s initial bid to launch its “Gram” cryptocurrency has failed. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that in order to resolve…
June 30, 2020 A Massive Star Has Disappeared Without a Trace An unusually bright star in a nearby galaxy has gone missing, in a mystery of cosmic proportions. Read more… via Gizmodo Check out the…
June 30, 2020 The Facebook boycott advertisers have the right company but the wrong diagnosis Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales It was a big news day for bans: Twitch temporarily banned Donald *****, Reddit banned The_Donald, YouTube banned a…
June 30, 2020 Lenovo’s Google-powered Smart Clock drops to $40 at Best Buy Best Buy dropped the price of Lenovo’s Smart Clock with Google Assistant to $40 today. This brings the price closer to that of a…
June 30, 2020 Where the U.K. went wrong with its COVID-19 contact tracing app As Britain’s COVID-19 infections soared in the spring, the government promised a game-changing contact tracing app — but it wasn’t to be.Read More via…
June 30, 2020 ‘Hey Google’ smart home event scheduled for July 8th Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is hosting a virtual smart home developer event on July 8th in lieu of its cancelled…
June 30, 2020 Google Photos will no longer back up WhatsApp and Instagram images by default Google Photos will no longer back up images from WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and other messaging and social media services, the service announced (via Android…
June 30, 2020 Etermax accelerates mobile game launches during the pandemic with debut of Topic Twister Etermax, the publisher and developer of Trivia Crack and Word Crack, has launched its Topic Twister mobile word game on iOS and Android.Read More…
June 30, 2020 Amazon will let you co-watch Prime videos with friends in the US Amazon’s new Prime Video feature could help you stay connected with friends even while social distancing. If you’re in the US, you can now…
June 30, 2020 What’s on TV: ‘Hamilton,’ ‘Baby-Sitter’s Club’ and ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ This week Disney+ will finally bring another highly-anticipated debut to bear as it starts streaming Hamilton, captured on stage starring the original cast. Meanwhile…