Aug 17
Hundreds Line Up, Dozens Ask To Be Arrested For Destroying Confederate Statue
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Aug 17
PS4 update 5.0 features officially detailed: VR, friends, broadcasting and more
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Following a recent leak, Sony has officially detailed the features PlayStation 4 owners can expect to get in the upcoming system update 5.0. The firmware is currently in beta testing, and it brings a wide variety of changes, not the least of which is a redesigned master and sub-account system that makes it easier for families to manage their accounts. … Continue reading
Aug 17
Amazon’s war on the Google Assistant – and pre-emptive assault on Apple’s HomePod – continues today, streamlining the ways for Alexa to spread to third-party hardware. The retail behemoth has been pushing Alexa as a simple way for device-makers to add AI smarts to their products without going to the time-consuming hassle and expense of developing their own virtual agent. … Continue reading
Aug 17
Subsurface Circular came out of nowhere.
Well, that’s not entirely true. Mike Bithell, the developer behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume, tweeted a prescient question in April, asking followers if they’d be interested in paying $5 for a unique, hour-…
Aug 17
Law enforcement authorities have been at odds with the legal system and mobile companies when it comes to gaining access to citizens’ phones. One of the more notable instances was the FBI’s attempt to get Apple to unlock the San Bernardino suspect’s…
Aug 17
The FCC has claimed that the site it uses to collect public comment on its plans to roll back net neutrality rules was taken down by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack instead of crippled by a massive number of commenters brought about by…
Aug 17
OkCupid is the latest company to kick white supremacists off of its platform. In a tweet today, the dating service said that it found out Chris Cantwell — the fascist featured in Vice News’ Charlottesville documentary who cried in a video when he th…
Aug 17
At the Monterey Car Week BMW just unveiled two new concept vehicles. Both are previews of planned production models of the Series 8 and Z4 Roadster. If the versions you’ll find on the forecourt are even close to these concepts, there are going to be…
Aug 17
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Aug 17
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