From PC World: Amazon and Microsoft announced a surprising partnership last fall, allowing the digital assistants for the two companies—Alexa and Cortana, respectively—to work together. Microsoft’s partnership with Alexa failed to appear by the end of 2017 as promised, however. During its Build...
From PC Mag: Back in March, Nvidia launched the GeForce Partner Program (GPP) in a bid to "help gamers know what they're buying." Two months on, and Nvidia is canceling the program due to "rumors, conjecture and mistruths" the company doesn't care to battle against.
As DigitalTrends reports, an...
From CNET: Fitbit finally rolls out two features users have been asking for: text response and female health tracking. But not everyone's getting them.
If you have Fitbit's Versa or Ionic smartwatch, you'll now be able to respond to texts from your phone or other messaging services like WhatsApp...
From The Verge: Hundreds of YouTube channels have had their videos removed from the site following a BBC investigation that found the widespread promotion of an essay-writing service as a way for students to cheat at school.
Last week, the BBC published an investigation which found that more than...
At my current work place, we have several places that we hit up for lunch that are within walking distance. Majority of them are a bit expensive, at least in my opinion, but I enjoy going for the walk to get some fresh air. As a software developer, you do not really get out of your chair a whole lot, so getting this opportunity is nice. One day on our way back, one of the interns glanced over at a building and pointed out some graffiti on the...
From PC Mag: Privacy and personal data are in the spotlight right now due to the Cambridge Analytica debacle and Facebook's complete failure to protect user data. Jefferson Graham, a technology columnist for USA Today, decided to investigate further and see how Apple compares to Facebook and main...
From The Verge: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says that 1.8 billion registered users are watching videos on the platform each month, not counting anyone who’s watching without an account. Wojcicki announced the milestone at YouTube’s Brandcast presentation to advertisers, alongside some of the year’s...
From CNET: Instagram has quietly added a native payments feature for certain users, CNET has confirmed.
As part of the feature, users of the photo sharing app can register a credit or debit card with their profile and set up a security pin. They can then make purchases without leaving the site...
From PC Mag: Cambridge Analytica, the UK political consultancy that collected data on millions of Facebook users without their consent, is shutting down.
On Wednesday, Cambridge Analytica said it had no choice but to cease operations, citing bad press. It's also preparing to file for bankruptcy....
From CNET: You rarely see Nokia phones in the US, but little by little that's changing.
The oddly named Nokia 6.1 is the latest attempt to make waves in the open US market. This is very much a budget device that will go toe to toe with Motorola's Moto G6, a handset with a strong budget pedigree...
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