February 17, 2021 Facebook blocks users from sharing news links in Australia Facebook wasn't kidding when it threatened to block news on the social network in Australia several months ago. It's now preventing publishers and people…
February 17, 2021 Facebook will block Australian users from sharing news links in response to new bill Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook has decided to block Australian users of its main social network from sharing links to…
February 17, 2021 Google will pay News Corp outlets for using their content Google has signed a three-year agreement to carry content from News Corp publications. In the US, UK and Australia, Google’s News Showcase will now…
February 17, 2021 Siberia’s Newest Exploding Crater Has Been Mapped in 3D For the first time ever, geologists have used an aerial drone to map the interior of a giant blowout crater, the likes of which…
February 17, 2021 The podcast wars will come down to ad tech, not exclusive content Photo by Alix Diaconis / The Verge iHeartMedia, the company behind podcasts like Stuff You Should Know and hundreds of radio stations across the…
February 17, 2021 Steam’s biggest new hit is a Viking survival game that struck like a bolt from the blue The other day, I saw a game named Valheim atop the Steam Early Access sales charts, with overwhelmingly positive reviews. Polygon seemed to like…
February 17, 2021 DOJ charges North Korean hackers over cryptocurrency thefts and cyberattacks The Department of Justice has unsealed charges against three alleged North Korean hackers. It accused them of conspiring to carry out a string of…
February 17, 2021 IBM proposes AI chip with benchmark-beating power efficiency IBM claims to have developed an AI accelerator chip for training and inferencing that beats other leading chips on benchmarks.Read More via VentureBeat Check…
February 17, 2021 Survivors of Severe Covid-19 Should Get Their Eyes Checked, Study Suggests Doctors are warning that covid-19 may be capable of causing lingering eye problems. A new study suggests that some people who survive a severe…
February 17, 2021 Billionaires’ Favorite Climate Solution Is a Dangerous Distraction An Elon Musk tweet can do everything from moving the stock market to convincing people to invest in a joke cryptocurrency. So when the…