A $150 handheld minus the 3D nobody used: it’s not a Nintendo Switch, but it’s got plenty of upside.
Source: CNET
On Friday, Microsoft announced that it will create a new role for former Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill. Brill will take the lead on privacy, data protection and regulatory issues at Microsoft as the corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for its Privacy and Regulatory Affairs group. An Obama nominee, Brill joined the FTC as a commissioner in 2010 and served there for… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Here’s an interesting change: Tumblr’s iOS application just received an update which now lets you turn on or off adult-oriented, NSFW search results just by toggling a switch in iOS’s Settings. That’s right: you can now switch on or off the Tumblr porn with ease. Weirder still, Tumblr’s note about the change in the App Store update text says this was… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
VR theaters and arcades like Virtualities are starting to pop up in warehouses and other empty spaces around the U.S., including Burningham’s startup, located in what used to be a Hot Topic on the second floor of the Gateway Mall on Salt Lake City’s west side. The mall was built specifically to show off the fine dining and retail offerings of Utah as the world came to visit during… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Super-weird week for news about flying cars. Alex Davies joins the show to talk us through it. The post Fly-Curious appeared first on WIRED.
Source: Wired
Do you remember the cool Mission Impossible tech that lets Tom Cruise’s character mimic the voice of any other character? Well, a Montreal-based startup called Lyrebird just invented it for real.
The post AI can now duplicate anyone’s voice based on just one minute of training appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
It appears that even the most technologically advanced among us can’t protect themselves from malicious intentions. Google and Facebook have apparently fallen prey to an elaborate scam involving email phishing and fake suppliers.
The post Tech titans Facebook, Google identified as victims of $100M phishing scam appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
One way to avoid becoming a victim of phishing is to avoid entering private information on unencrypted sites. Google is getting more aggressive in its efforts to help users stay safe by alerting them when sites are not secure.
The post Google gets more aggressive in alerting users when web pages are not secure appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
On Thursday, Amazon announced a series of new Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) tags that will help developers control Alexa’s intonations a bit better than before making her sound more sophisticated — or at least, more like us.
The post How Amazon is trying to make Alexa sound more human appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital trends
Take your love of plastic bricks all the way to the moon with a towering Saturn V rocket complete with lunar lander and tiny astronauts.
Source: CNET