Dec 29
‘Tis the season for ominous, intrusive internet promotional campaigns. Netflix has spooked users on a Turkish equivalent to Reddit, Ekşi Sözlük, by sending them promotional direct messages meant to hype up the debut of Black Mirror’s fourt…
Dec 29
If you shopped at a Forever 21 store this year, there’s a chance your credit card information may have been stolen, CNET reports. The retail store confirmed this week that between April 3rd and November 18th of this year, a number of point of sale te…
Dec 29
NBA Player Avery Bradley Paid Accuser To Stay Quiet About Sexual Assault Claim
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe incident reportedly took place in Cleveland during the Eastern Conference Finals.
Dec 29
U.S. Military Set To Allow Recruitment Of Trans People Despite Trump’s Wishes
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe president attempted in July to impose a ban on transgender troops.
Dec 29
Being just a few days away from the beginning of 2018, it’s time to look back on 2017 and reflect on what’s happened throughout the year. Google is doing just that today, sharing the top 10 searches for a bunch of different categories in 2017. While each list has some interesting entries, the consumer tech top 10 is particularly surprising. … Continue reading
Dec 29
Today the cryptocoin Ripple caught the news draft and blew Bitcoin right out of the water. Bitcoin prices are still well and away higher than Ripple, of course, but catching up to Ethereum – and surpassing Ethereum – the rise of Ripple stole the show, the whole afternoon. As such, prices rose to just under half of the all-time-high for … Continue reading
Dec 29
The landscape for smartphone chip-makers like Apple, Qualcomm, and Samsung may be growing, but none can rest on its laurels as the industry tries to keep up with new trends like AI. SoC (System-on-Chip) design being increasingly brought in-house by players like Apple and Samsung are eating into the business of former go-to providers like Qualcomm, fueled in no small … Continue reading
Dec 29
Kroger plans to expand use of technology that enables customers to scan products as they’re put into the shopping cart, eliminating the need to stand in traditional checkout lines. Though the Scan, Bag, Go system isn’t new, Kroger has revealed that it will be expanding it to 400 stores next year, a move perhaps spurred by Amazon Go and Walmart’s … Continue reading
Dec 29
FirstNet, the nationwide broadband network for first responders, will be the official public safety network for all 50 US states. The network has been a very long time coming. Having been initially proposed following the 9/11 attacks, the FCC approve…
Dec 29
Meanwhile, most of the rest of the world will be abnormally warm.
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