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Mar 31
President Who Bragged Of Groping Women Declares Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Posted in: Today's Chili“Offenders too often evade accountability,” Trump said in his proclamation.
Mar 31
Tesla has confirmed that Autopilot was enabled on the Model X that crashed, fatally, in California last week, though says the driver ignored multiple warnings before the incident. The crash saw driver Wei Huang collide with a concrete highway lane divider last Friday, March 23. He later died in hospital from his injuries. At the time, Tesla blamed the severity … Continue reading
Mar 31
After a fiery crash in Mountain View, CA last week killed the driver of a Tesla Model X, the company provided an update on the incident with a blog post. It did not name the driver, identified by ABC 7 News as Apple engineer and former EA programmer…
Mar 31
Google has announced plans to shutter its goo.gl URL shortener starting in April for most people and in early 2019 for everyone else. The service launched back in 2009, but the way users share content has changed substantially in the years since, Google says. Mobile devices are the primary way most people get content, and the need for a URL … Continue reading
Mar 31
Despite the continued rollout of new features and highlights like a recent record-breaking stream of Fortnite, Polygon reports that Amazon-owned Twitch laid off around 25 employees today. In a statement, the company said it “conducted team adjustment…
Mar 31
Facebook (and other social media platforms) have a fake news problem now where thanks to the ability to share easily and quickly at a press of a button, fake news and hoaxes can be easily spread. Sometimes this isn’t done on purpose, but intentional or not, it does cause a bit of a problem.
We know that Facebook is coming up with ways to cut down on fake news, and according to a report from Reuters, Facebook will soon be fact-checking photos and videos uploaded in an attempt to cut down on fake news and hoaxes. This program has already begun in France with assistants from AFP and it is expected to expand to more countries and partners soon.
This was confirmed by Tessa Lyons, a product manager at Facebook. However Lyons did not mention what kind of criteria Facebook or AFP will be using to evaluate photos or videos, and how much could a photo or video be edited before it might be considered to be fake. Like we said, Facebook has come up with various ways in the past to combat fake news.
This includes flagging articles that might be in dispute, showing articles that have been fact-checked, and also clamping down on users who tend to “overshare”, which apparently based on research suggests that people who share more than 50 times a day tend to share low-quality content.
Facebook To ‘Fact-Check’ Photos & Videos For Fake News, Hoaxes , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 31
If you didn’t know, Google has a URL shortening service where they take long URLs and converts them into shorter ones using the goo.gl link. This helps keep things neat, especially if you’re sharing them in emails, messages, social media, and so on. Unfortunately it looks like Google will be shutting that service down.
In an announcement on its blog, Google claims that over the years since the feature was launched, people have been finding content on the internet differently than they did before, leading them to believe that maybe the need for a URL shortening service might no longer be necessary.
According to Google, “To refocus our efforts, we’re turning down support for goo.gl over the coming weeks and replacing it with Firebase Dynamic Links (FDL). FDLs are smart URLs that allow you to send existing and potential users to any location within an iOS, Android or web app. We’re excited to grow and improve the product going forward.”
The good news is that if you’re still using a goo.gl URL shortener, Google claims that these links will continue to redirect users to their intended destination after the service has been sunset. However following that, users won’t be able to access other goo.gl features and its console. In the meantime the service will continue to operate and users can still create short links until the 30th of March, 2019.
Google To Shut Down Its Goo.gl URL Shortener Next Year , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Mar 31
For customers who aren’t satisfied with the manufacturer’s warranty, Google offers an extended warranty called Preferred Care for its Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, and Pixelbook customers. The service costs $129 USD and gives device owners extended warranty coverage that lasts beyond the manufacturer’s warranty, as well as priority service, accidental damage coverage, and a few other things. READ: Pixel … Continue reading
Mar 31
2018 was supposed to be Huawei’s year where they were supposed to partner up with various US carriers to officially launch their phones in the US market. However that fell through as US lawmakers and intelligence agencies have warned against buying devices from Huawei. In fact recently it was reported that Best Buy would stop stocking up on Huawei’s phones.
However despite these obstacles and challenges, Huawei is still not giving up on the US market just yet. Speaking to CNET in an interview via email, the CEO of Huawei’s consumer business group Richard Yu said, “We are committed to the US market and to earning the trust of US consumers by staying focused on delivering world-class products and innovation. We would never compromise that trust.”
When asked about what Huawei thought about the allegations that the company’s products are being used to spy on Americans, Yu said, “The security risk concerns are based on groundless suspicions and are quite frankly unfair. We welcome an open and transparent discussion if it is based on facts.”
That being said, it seems that the US government is seriously against Huawei’s products. Before it felt more like an advice against using Huawei products, but recently a report suggested that federal subsidies for carriers might be blocked if they use Huawei equipment.
Huawei Isn’t Giving Up On The US Market Just Yet , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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