August 23, 2019 US book publishers sue Audible over AI-powered transcription Several of the biggest book publishers in the US have launched a new lawsuit against Audible over a feature they say infringes on their…
August 23, 2019 Amazon Sells Everything, Including Tons of Unsafe Products: Report Amazon, as a consumer-facing brand, is one of the most trusted institutions in America (second only to the military), which drives home how well…
August 23, 2019 Toyota going all-out with electric vehicles for the 2020 Olympics The Olympics and Paralympics are coming to Tokyo next year, and official fleet provider Toyota is planning a massive deployment of battery-electric and hydrogen-powered…
August 23, 2019 Alex Stamos, Ex-Facebook Security Chief, Blames Journalists for Cambridge Analytica Fallout A Facebook initiative announced last year designed to generate “independent, credible research about the role of social media in elections” is faltering, BuzzFeed reported…
August 23, 2019 Apple contractors were allegedly listening to 1,000 Siri recordings a day — each Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Each of the big five tech companies has been caught secretly using human contractors to listen to…
August 23, 2019 Report: The Ms. Marvel Live-Action TV Show Is a Go at Disney+ It’s Kamala Khan’s time to shine. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Marvel is developing a live-action Ms. Marvel series for Disney+, with writer and stand-up…
August 23, 2019 First Death From Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Reported by Illinois Health Officials A patient has died after suffering a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping, health officials said Friday. The death comes in the wake of…
August 23, 2019 A Last Ditch Legal Effort to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Has Failed A new president is looking more and more like advocates’ only way of stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Nebraska Supreme Court approved the…
August 23, 2019 LG’s smart home app adds voice control through Google Assistant Many smart appliance makers' apps still require that you tap buttons to control your home, but not LG's. It's introducing Google Assistant-powered voice control…
August 23, 2019 Epoch Times banned from advertising after sneaking pro-***** propaganda onto Facebook Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook has banned conservative news site The Epoch Times from buying ads after it was discovered that…