October 14, 2021 Senate bill would prevent tech companies from favoring their products over rivals You're not the only one frustrated with tech companies that appear to favor their own products. The Washington Postreports that Senators Amy Klobuchar and…
October 14, 2021 YouTube’s misinformation policies led to fewer misleading videos on Facebook and Twitter New research has found that policies put in place by YouTube to curb election misinformation had a significant impact on the number of false…
October 14, 2021 US Army delays Microsoft’s $22 billion HoloLens deal American soldiers won't be training with HoloLens headsets for a while. Reuters and Windows Central report the US Army has delayed the deployment of…
October 14, 2021 Chrome OS adds more natural voices for ‘Select-to-speak’ accessibility feature Dyslexia affects as much as 20 percent of the population and is one of the most common learning disabilities. It’s for that reason accessibility…
October 14, 2021 Battlefield 2042’s Hazard Zone mode is about collecting intel with your team As is the way of things when it comes to revealing a major game's features these days, EA has been drip-feeding info about Battlefield…
October 14, 2021 Tinder thinks you should bring a stranger as a date to your next wedding Tinder wants to help you find a date for the next wedding you plan to attend. The dating app now includes a “Plus One”…
October 14, 2021 Missouri governor threatens to prosecute journalist for sharing web security flaw Missouri Governor Mike Parson might want to read up on the differences between disclosing and exploiting security flaws. According to The Missouri Independent, Parson…
October 14, 2021 WhatsApp begins rolling out end-to-end encryption for chat backups The wait is over. It’s now possible to encrypt your WhatsApp chat history on both Android and iOS, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on…
October 14, 2021 Ghost Robotics strapped a gun to its robot dog Boston Dynamics, the company most commonly associated with robot dogs, prohibits the weaponization of its Spot devices. That's not the case for all robot…
October 14, 2021 Google mobile search results get ‘continuous scrolling’ treatment You’ll soon have an easier time scrolling through search results on your phone. In the US, Google is rolling out a tweak that does…