February 6, 2020 Layoffs at genetic testing companies reflect the changing market At-home DNA testing companies 23andMe and Ancestry each laid off about 100 employees over the past month, cutting around 14 and 6 percent of…
February 6, 2020 At Long Last, Our Netflix Autoplay Nightmare Is Over Netflix hasn’t killed autoplaying videos entirely, but in a tweet today it announced the ability to at least turn off the autoplay trailers and…
February 6, 2020 The Orbital Clutter Expands: SpaceX RivaI OneWeb Is About to Launch 34 Satellites OneWeb, a UK-based telecommunications firm, is set to launch 34 satellites into space. These satellites will join an internet constellation that could soon consist…
February 6, 2020 Attorney general thinks US should buy controlling stake in Nokia, Ericsson It's no secret that the US views Huawei as a threat to national security. But the company is also playing a big role in…
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February 6, 2020 The streaming wars are finally beginning, but it’s more of a polite quarrel than an all-out war Ever since companies like Disney, AT&T, and Comcast announced that they were developing streaming platforms, the narrative has largely been: “War is upon us!”…
February 6, 2020 Netflix will let you stop those annoying auto previews Our long global streaming nightmare is finally over. At long last, Netflix is letting users turn off those annoying previews that automatically play whenever…
February 6, 2020 Strict visa rules are still keeping game devs out of the US The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Foundation awards scholarships each year to up-and-coming artists, writers and programmers from around the world. The scholarships offer…
February 6, 2020 Trolls conspired to clog the Democrats’ Iowa caucus hotline Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images Trolls expressing support for President ***** called into the phone line Democrats were supposed to use for…
February 6, 2020 Netflix will now let you disable its awful autoplaying feature Netflix customers have complained for years about the frustrating and annoying autoplay preview feature that occurs on its homepage. Today, the company announced that…