June 19, 2020 Podcast: PlayStation 5 details and hesitation over facial recognition Sony unveiled the PlayStation 5 last week, sharing with the world the console’s design, specs, games and accessories. One question remains in everyone’s mind:…
June 19, 2020 US court rejects Magic Leap claim that Nreal founder stole mixed-reality secrets Augmented-reality headset maker Magic Leap made a fairly serious accusation last year, when it claimed that former employee Chi Xu had used “stolen” company…
June 19, 2020 The Morning After: What to expect at WWDC 2020 Now that the EA Play online event has come and gone, I can say I’ve actually seen Star Wars: Squadrons in action. While I’m…
June 19, 2020 Microsoft built Japan’s contact-tracing app using Apple and Google tech Japan is finally getting ready to launch its COVID-19 contact-tracing app, which officials hope will help prevent a second wave of infections. The app…
June 19, 2020 Ford’s Mustang Mach-E uses the cloud to predict range more precisely Ford will try to reduce range anxiety for buyers of its electric Mustang Mach-E by predicting the range more precisely. It unveiled a feature…
June 19, 2020 Facebook acquires Google Street View competitor Mapillary Facebook has done a fair bit with maps in recent times — last year it opened up its AI tool to OpenStreetMap users and…
June 19, 2020 Bandcamp will make annual Juneteenth donations to the NAACP Bandcamp has announced that this Friday, June 19, it will donate 100 percent of its share of sales to the NAACP legal defense fund…
June 19, 2020 Apple says the Hey email app was originally approved in error Apple isn’t going to let up on Basecamp’s Hey email app anytime soon. In an interview with TechCrunch, company Senior Vice President Phil Schiller…
June 19, 2020 Google marks Juneteenth with a video doodle and historical information Along with many other corporations suddenly moved to demonstrate a deeper understanding of issues facing Black people in the US, this year is the…
June 18, 2020 Twitter marks a ***** tweet ‘manipulated media’ for the first time In a move that may spur another round of yelling about censorship and Section 230 from the White House, a tweet by Donald *****…