Revamped Twitch app streams live from your phone

As useful as the Twitch mobile app can be, it still falls short of what you’re used to on the desktop, especially if you’re a broadcaster. Would you believe that you have to switch apps just to stream live? Thankfully, it’s shrinking that gap today….

US hit by cyberattack that targeted Ukraine and Russia

Yesterday, a number of Ukrainian and Russian companies and state agencies reported being hit by a cyberattack, the results of which ranged from flight delays at Boryspil airport to a shutdown of Chernobyl nuclear power plant’s automatic radiation mon…

DNC hires ex-Uber engineer as its chief technology officer

The Democratic National Committee has selected ex-Twitter VP Raffi Krikorian as its chief technology officer. Krikorian was until recently the senior director of engineering at Uber’s Advanced Technologies Center, but left the company in February.

Artistic AI paints portraits of people who aren't really there

Mike Tyka paints the portraits of people who don’t exist. The subjects of his ephemeral artwork are not born from any brush. Rather, they are sculpted — roughly — from the digital imagination of his computer’s neural network.

Canada says court order to pull Google results applies worldwide

In 2012, Canadian manufacturer Equustek asked Google to remove search results relating to a court case against Datalink, a distributor of the former company’s network devices. While Google complied with the request, it only did so in Canada itself. T…

Google Photos' AI-powered sharing is now available

Google is making good on its promise of AI-assisted photo sharing. A Google Photos upgrade arriving this week uses machine learning to suggest pictures based on both your own sharing habits, the people in the photos, and whether or not they’re part o…

Reporter Who Called Out Sarah Huckabee Sanders Slams White House ‘Bullying’

“We are bullied and browbeaten every day ― and I’ve pretty much had enough of it.”

Alton Sterling’s Children Sue Police Department Over Father’s Killing

The suit says “negligent and unreasonable fatal actions” by police led to the 2016 shooting.

New Connecticut Law Will Keep People From Being Jailed Just Because They’re Poor

Another state moves to reform money bail practices that have been challenged as unconstitutional.

Pizzeria Owner Under Fire After Wearing Blackface In Facebook Video

This is not a good way to make a splash on social media.