From CNET: News search results for sites with paid subscriptions will no longer be demoted in Google search, Bloomberg reported Sunday. It's part of a Google move to offer better search and ad solutions for news sites with paywalls.
The biggest change is that Google is dropping its "first click...
From The Verge: Roku just announced updates to five of its TV streaming products, as well as a new operating system that marries access to over-the-air TV with video streaming services. The announcements from Roku come after both Apple and Amazon have revealed updates to their own video streaming...
From PC Mag: Biometric identification is a double-edged sword. On the one hand it allows for a unique way of securing your devices without the user needing to remember anything. On the other, if your biometric data gets hacked, it can't be changed like a password can. The risk of that happening...
From The Verge: DJI has launched a Local Data Mode that stops internet traffic to and from its app when its drones are in flight. The new mode, announced back in August after the US Army banned DJI drones for possible cyber vulnerabilities, is essentially a privacy feature. It will be available in...
From CNET: Today, Facebook is delivering copies of 3,000 ads to Congress that were likely bought by Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign. But the social media company is also pushing to improve how its ad transparency works in the future.
Facebook aims to hire 1,000 people to its global...
I was sitting at a restaurant with a group of friends one Sunday afternoon after church when a couple of girls started talking about makeup. "I spend an hour every day putting on makeup before I leave the house," the first girl said. "I just do not leave the house without it." The second girl responded, "I would rather have an extra hour of sleep than to put on makeup." Taking the opportunity to join this conversation, I said, "That is the exact...
As you may have remembered from my review of the Kingston HyperX Cloud II, my favorite color is blue. However, if there is one thing you do not see much in the computer parts and peripherals world, it is this color. Take a look at any keyboard, mouse, computer case, or accessory. You will probably see colors like black, white, or gray before you see a blue option. This is not too surprising, especially when you consider the neutrality of the...
The move to Canada from South Africa for me was the easiest out of my immediate family. I was fifteen years old at the time, and it was relatively easy for me to set down new roots. Looking back now, there were difficult things in moving here, but I can say it was all for the best. There were a couple of culture shocks I experienced when I arrived. Some were very small and easy to adjust to or understand; others were harder to understand. The...
From CNET: Shopping at Whole Foods might have cost customers more than just overpriced avocados.
The popular grocery chain, which Amazon bought for $13.7 billion in June, warned customers Thursday that thieves stole payment card information at several of its stores. The cyberattack hit Whole Foods'...
From PC Mag: If you've decided to hold out for an iPhone X rather than picking up an iPhone 8 Plus, you may have made a very wise decision. Apple is currently investigating reports of the iPhone 8 Plus splitting open, with the reason as to why remaining unclear.
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