How can Internet giants know that innocent-seeming US companies aren’t actually shell vehicles for malicious foreign actors to buy ads to interfere with elections? The short answer is they can’t, and that drew questioning from a congressional probe today into Facebook, Twitter, and Google being used to manipulate the 2016 presidential election. The hearing saw Facebook’s… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Apple confirmed that the Mac Mini from 2011 and two iMacs from 2009 will no longer receive hardware service, alongside word that “staingate” returns on MacBook Pro from 2012 have ended.
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Source: Digital trends
In another sign of scales majorly falling off of eyes where VR is concerned, games developer CCP Games — which made an big early bet on virtual reality gaming — is pulling the plug on two of its studios that had been working on VR titles. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Does the internet seem a little spookier today? (And no, I don’t mean because you read through of the latest news in your Twitter feed.)
As it turns out, a lot of the big tech companies have gotten into the Halloween spirit this year, with fun little easter eggs and Halloween-themed additions to their apps and services.
Have you spotted them all? Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Stripe Atlas was launched by payments company Stripe last year to help small businesses set themselves up as a legal, incorporated business entity in the U.S. Now with “thousands” of entrepreneurs from 125+ countries using Atlas, Stripe is expanding it with a new feature as it hones its focus on being a platform for startup services. Companies that are signed up to Atlas (which… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
A long-lasting, easy-to-use, fitness-minded smartwatch.
Source: Wired
Today, Amazon Prime Video is launching globally for Xbox One, and will also be available on the new Xbox One X when it lands in stores on November 7. The streaming app, which is the only place to watch Amazon Originals like Transparent and Mozart in the Jungle, is going live in Canada, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain and India. In January of 2016, Netflix globally expanded its service to cover… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Stephen Paddock’s brain is being sent to Stanford, where a pathologist will dissect his brain in search of answers. Nobody thinks it’s going to work.
Source: Wired
On the platform’s breakout show, a basketball dynasty’s patriarch has used reality TV to take back the reins of his narrative.
Source: Wired
No matter where you are in the world, the new Surface Pro with LTE Advanced should be able to get you online, thanks to its added modem and support for the latest wireless data technologies.
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Source: Digital trends