February 5, 2019 New emoji for 2019 include wheelchairs, waffles and sloths It's that time of year when the Unicode Consortium decides which new emoji you'll see, and this year's selection of 59 new base emoji…
February 5, 2019 Programmer finds ridiculous ATM loophole that let him withdraw $1 million in cash It sounds like something straight out of a movie: an unsatisfied bank programmer discovers the perfect scheme for making an ATM spit out free…
February 5, 2019 Facebook bans four groups spreading violence in Myanmar Facebook announced today that it has removed four groups based in Myanmar that it has determined to be dangerous from its platform. The Arakan…
February 5, 2019 Even the YouTube CEO’s kids thought that Rewind video was ‘cringey’ YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has published some thoughts about the year ahead for the platform. But as well as looking forward, she took a…
February 5, 2019 Oculus’ next-gen Rift headset could be called the Rift S and feature onboard cameras Oculus VR’s next-generation Rift headset may be called the “Rift S,” according to Upload VR, which says it’s found new filenames in Oculus’ PC…
February 5, 2019 Gocycle’s GX ebike is a fast-folding Brompton alternative Want an electric bicycle that also folds down for easy storage and transportation? Until now, you've had to pick between the iconic Brompton, head-turning…
February 5, 2019 Amazon says babies now have their own Alexa API for childcare smart home gadgets It may not be too surprising to learn that new parents use Amazon a lot, for diapers, formula, and all manner of other childcare…
February 5, 2019 ‘Battlefield V’ didn’t sell as well as EA hoped it would Video game sales were particularly cutthroat last holiday, and it appears EA's Battlefield V was one of the casualties. The publisher lowered the outlook…
February 5, 2019 ‘Sea of Thieves’ is free this week, if you have friends Sea of Thieves fans can convince their hesitant friends to dive into the murky depths with them for free this week. From February 6th…
February 5, 2019 ESPN+ passes 2 million subscribers in under a year ESPN+, Disney’s standalone premium subscription service for sports fans, now has over 2 million subscribers. Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the latest growth stat…