May 29, 2019 Google’s Play Store starts requiring games with loot boxes to disclose their odds Google now requires Play Store app developers to disclose the odds of receiving items in loot boxes, among several other changes aimed at making…
May 29, 2019 VW’s GTI Aurora concept has a hologram-controlled sound system Trunk-mounted sound systems are often about bragging rights, but VW might have more reason to boast than usual. It's showing a Golf GTI Aurora…
May 29, 2019 Twitter is researching whether it should ban white supremacists Twitter has started looking into whether its belief that keeping white supremacists on its platform is a good idea is, in fact, a good…
May 29, 2019 Elizabeth Warren puts a giant tech breakup billboard in San Francisco’s face On Wednesday, 2020 presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) put up a billboard in the heart of Silicon Valley pressing for big tech companies…
May 29, 2019 Google bans marijuana delivery companies from selling weed directly through their apps Google has added a rule banning apps that “facilitate” the sale of marijuana — whether they’re operating legally or not — but the company…
May 29, 2019 Mophie adds USB-C ports to refreshed Powerstation batteries Mophie, the makers of a popular line of external batteries, announced today an update to its Powerstation family of portable chargers. The refreshed versions…
May 29, 2019 Sen. Josh Hawley calls out Facebook over ‘encrypted’ messaging plans Earlier this year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a blog post in which he envisioned a more private version of the platform. Now, that…
May 29, 2019 Ferrari’s first production plug-in hybrid is its fastest supercar yet You can throw out notions that Ferrari is completely averse to electric cars. The Italian supercar maker has unveiled its first production plug-in hybrid,…
May 29, 2019 The horror movie Ma should be more daring about its racial themes Ma opens with a vision of disappointment. U-Haul trailer in tow, newly divorced mom Erica (Juliette Lewis) and her 16-year-old daughter Maggie (Diana Silvers)…
May 29, 2019 Flotato is a wildly clever way to get web apps on your Mac I’ve been playing around with a new Mac app called Flotato, and it’s so much fun and so clever in the way it works…