February 11, 2020 The FTC has opened an investigation into Facebook and Google acquisitions The FTC has just announced an antitrust investigation into Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google (as well as parent company Alphabet) and Microsoft. The consumer protection…
February 11, 2020 Logitech’s $170 StreamCam is aimed at first-time streamers Logitech has released a new mid-range webcam for streamers who aren't quite ready to shell out big bucks for top-of-the-line cameras. The new device…
February 11, 2020 Drake will stream exclusively on Twitch rival Caffeine Live-streaming platform Caffeine entered an already-crowded marketplace last year, but with a focus on celebrity-orientated channels (Offset was the first major star to join)…
February 11, 2020 EU backs away from proposed five-year facial recognition ban The European Union won't issue a ban on facial recognition tech, as it once proposed, the Financial Times reports. In a previous draft of…
February 11, 2020 The Hunt Is on, Again: Why Now Is the Time to Revive 2019’s Most Controversial Movie Normally, if a person with over 70 million Twitter followers mentions your movie, it’s a good thing. But when that person is the President…
February 11, 2020 CIA Spied Using Sabotaged Encryption Equipment It Sold to Foreign Governments Since the 1970s The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Agency (NSA) spied on allies and enemies alike through a company they owned that made cryptography…
February 11, 2020 The latest USB-C chargers are apparently more powerful than Apollo 11’s computer Image: Anker Over the past decade, it’s become commonplace to try to put the progress of technology into perspective by pointing out that most…
February 11, 2020 ***** administration wants to cut funding from public health preparedness programs As the US health care system watches the ongoing coronavirus epidemic in China and braces for a potential local outbreak, President ***** is looking…
February 11, 2020 Microsoft’s new Windows 10X emulator lets anyone play around with the dual-screen OS Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft is releasing its first Windows 10X emulator today, designed for dual-screen devices. The operating system…
February 11, 2020 Apple restores mail app after developer tries to rally ‘Sherlocked’ victims Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple has restored the email app BlueMail to the Mac App Store after its developer began a…