DoorDash Breach Hits 4.9 Million Users, Including Delivery Drivers

From PC Mag: The food delivery service DoorDash is reporting a data breach involving the personal information of 4.9 million users, including its delivery drivers.

The exposed data involves names, email addresses, delivery addresses, phone numbers, and hashed passwords to user accounts. For some...

HP shrinks the Spectre x360 13, adds OLED option and goes Ice Lake

From CNET: Every manufacturer shaves a few millimeters off its laptops and boasts about a size reduction. With its new 13-inch Spectre x360 update, HP has shrank the bezels on the display and somehow managed to carve almost an inch off the laptop's depth (23mm). HP also boosted the network...

1STPLAYER Bullet Hunter MK6 Review

It has been a couple weeks since I have come back from working at a summer camp, where there would be a new set of kids coming and going every week. I learned a lot throughout this time at camp, as every week the kids would bring in different joys and struggles. Even though it was the same camp, it was a different experience every week. There was one week in particular that my mind always goes back to as it was simply just a joy to be a part of...

Spotify is finally getting Siri support with iOS 13

From The Verge: Spotify is finally gaining the ability to play songs, albums, and playlists via Siri. The latest beta versions of Spotify include this support, and The Verge has been able to test playing songs via Siri on the latest iOS 13.1 update. It’s part of new capabilities that Apple has...

Control Your Xbox One With Google Assistant

From PC Mag: Xbox One owners already have the ability to control their console with Alexa or Cortana, but now Google Assistant is set to join them.

Today, Microsoft announced that the digital assistant capabilities on Xbox One are expanding with the Xbox Action for Google Assistant. For now, it's...

Uber adds more safety features amid sexual assault concerns

From CNET: Uber is aiming to make it easier and safer for passengers to connect with the right driver. The ride-hailing company on Thursday announced several upcoming safety features, from the ability to directly text 911 emergency responders to a new technology that uses ultrasound waves for...

Nvidia's new RTX Broadcast Engine will be powering up game livestreams

From CNET: Finally, there's a reason to pay more for those Tensor cores: that AI-acceleration silicon in Nvidia's GeForce RTX graphics cards will be able to drive some pretty cool features in game livestreaming software like OBS, thanks to its new RTX Broadcast Engine programming interface. The...

Facebook’s ambitions for the brain are coming into focus

From The Verge: Today, a few thoughts about mind control.

On the occasion of the launch of Facebook Dating last month, I noted here that “a defining feature of Facebook’s approach to product development is its ruthlessness, which often manifests as a kind of shamelessness. If good taste ever...

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