May 9, 2019 Amazon’s kid-friendly Echo Dot is under scrutiny for alleged child privacy violations Child and privacy advocacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission on Thursday claiming that Amazon’s Echo Dot Kids devices are unlawfully…
May 9, 2019 Instagram will begin blocking hashtags that return anti-vaccination misinformation Instagram will begin hiding search results for hashtags that consistently return false information about vaccines, the company said today. Starting today, the company will…
May 9, 2019 Facebook co-founder urges FTC to break up the company Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has joined the chorus of prominent voices calling for regulators to break up the social networking colossus. In a New…
May 9, 2019 Alibaba opens e-commerce platform to sellers outside of China China's e-commerce giant Alibaba is now allowing businesses from a select few other countries to sell goods on its platform. AliExpress, which enabled small…
May 9, 2019 For better or worse, the Iron Throne is Game of Thrones’ endgame In retrospect, Game of Thrones warned us that it was all #ForTheThrone at the beginning of the months-long hype campaign for the final season….
May 9, 2019 See You Yesterday is Back to the Future with sharp social commentary Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our brief breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. This review comes from the 2019…
May 9, 2019 FCC denies China Mobile’s bid to provide services in the US FCC Chairman Ajit Pai signaled that he wanted to reject China Mobile's application to become a telecom provider in the US, and the agency…
May 9, 2019 The parents of Engadget on the big (and often gimmicky) world of baby tech Here at Engadget, we don't do Mother's Day gift guides. Nor Father's Day either. But as the site has grown up over the past…
May 9, 2019 Windows 10 update pushes Microsoft closer to a password-free future With its Windows 10 May 2019 update, Microsoft is getting one step closer to eliminating passwords. The company's Windows Hello has earned its FIDO2…
May 9, 2019 FCC commissioner calls for investigation into Chinese telecoms operating in US networks On Thursday, Brendan Carr, a Republican commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, called for United States national security agencies to investigate two Chinese telecommunications…