April 15, 2019 UK wants Facebook to remove its Like button for younger users The UK wants social media to turn off so-called "nudge" techniques, including Facebook's "Like" button and Snapchat streaks, for under-18s. The recommendations form part…
April 15, 2019 Hackers in Microsoft’s webmail breach could read some users’ messages For some users, that Microsoft webmail breach was worse than first thought. Microsoft has confirmed a Motherboard source's claims that the hackers had access…
April 15, 2019 GoPro’s replacement camera plan comes to the UK and Canada GoPro is bringing its no-questions-asked device replacement guarantee to 25 more countries as part of its GoPro Plus subscription service, the company announced. Buyers…
April 15, 2019 The EU has officially passed its controversial copyright law After clearing the European Parliament last month, the EU's sweeping copyright laws have passed their final hurdle by receiving approval from member states. The…
April 15, 2019 The Morning After: The world’s biggest airplane takes to the skies Welcome to your Monday. We've got details on a new Star Wars game — and it's single-player, and also the world's biggest plane managed…
April 15, 2019 Lyft removes e-bikes from various cities over unexpectedly strong brakes Lyft-owned bike-sharing services are removing electric bikes from their respective fleets in New York, Washington and San Francisco citing safety concerns. Citi Bike, Capital…
April 15, 2019 Amazon shareholders will vote to ban facial recognition tech Amazon shareholders will vote to ban the company's controversial facial recognition technology next week in a key symbolic process. Amazon set the vote date,…
April 15, 2019 US convicts Romanians over scheme that hijacked 400,000 computers Two Romanian residents are about to face prison time for a particularly large digital crime spree. A federal jury has found Radu Miclaus and…
April 15, 2019 AI developed a whole new sport Many existing sports have their roots in hundreds (if not thousands) of years of human tradition. But what if you asked computers to create…
April 14, 2019 Daimler’s diesel emissions cheating may include 60,000 more cars Daimler is already in hot water for its alleged diesel emissions cheating, but it's about to get worse. Bild am Sonntag has learned that…