Feb 16
Feb 16
Welcome to your weekend! We’re closing things out with a teaser from Amazon, as well as a preview of Samsung’s big Galaxy S10 reveal. Some of the highlights from last week include a Zelda remake and our review o…
Feb 16
One of the main reasons behind Google Chrome’s Incognito mode is to allow users to browse the web in private, where their information will not be saved by the browser, and that certain identifying information about the user won’t be shared with websites. This is done by logging users out of their accounts such as Facebook, Google, and so on.
Unfortunately, websites can still detect if you’re using Incognito mode which in some cases can lead to them blocking users from certain websites, which obviously is not what Google had intended. So much so that in a series of commits made to Chromium’s Gerrit, Google is now making it harder for websites to detect if a user is browsing their website in Incognito mode.
What Google plans to do is that in the future when a user is browsing a website in Incognito mode and when the site asks for a file system, Chrome will generate a virtual one using your computer’s RAM. This means that when you leave Incognito mode, it will be deleted which should ensure that each and everytime you use Incognito mode, it will be a “new” session.
As to when this feature will arrive, it is expected to arrive in Chrome 74 behind a flag, meaning that users will need to enable it manually, which means that it will probably be several versions later when it should be available to all users by default.
Google Makes It Harder For Sites To Detect Chrome’s Incognito Mode
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Feb 16
When it comes to the digital assistant space, Siri is clearly behind the likes of Google Assistant and Alexa, both of whom are commanding pretty large market shares, largely thanks to their smart speakers. However it seems that Apple has plans to help improve on Siri with their latest acquisition.
In a report from Axios (via 9to5Mac), it seems that Apple has acquired a company called Pullstring. For those unfamiliar, Pullstring is a voice assistant startup who specializes in designing and publishing voice apps. The company was initially founded back in 2011 where they specialized in creating voice apps for children’s toys, where they later expanded into creating products for Amazon’s Echo and Google Assistant.
Exactly what Apple plans to do with their acquisition remains to be seen, but clearly this will be in aid of boosting Siri’s capabilities and functions. However Apple has been known for purchasing companies and then integrating their products or services into their own products, like when they acquired Workflow and turned it into Siri Shortcuts, or when they acquired Beats Music and turned it into Apple Music.
Neither Apple nor Pullstring have confirmed the acquisition and it was not mentioned how much it cost, but it is said to have been acquired at a relatively low cost.
Apple Reportedly Acquires Voice Assistant Startup Pullstring
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Feb 16
What To Know About The Mueller Investigation Into Russian Election Interference
Posted in: Today's ChiliHere’s where things stand with the special counsel’s look into Trump and the Kremlin.
Feb 16
The Swiss actor’s portrayal of the Nazi German dictator spawned countless internet parodies.
Feb 16
Actress Jodi Benson opens up about the secrets of “The Little Mermaid” and how she deals with critics.
Feb 16
Skid Shot Toilet Paper Spitball Blaster Gets Rapid-Fire Upgrade, Brings a Sheet Storm
Posted in: Today's ChiliAt last year’s New York Toy Fair, Jakks Pacific unveiled the toilet-paper shooting Skid Shot. It’s like toy blasters that shoot foam ammo, except this one shoots wadded-up spitballs using toilet paper. Good times. Mothers everywhere spent extra on toilet paper and had to clean it up from their walls. Well, for 2019, Jakks is releasing an improved version called the Sheet Storm that makes it even better.
Shooting someone with soggy spitballs is a fun pastime. The only problem with the Skid Shot is that it used two separate levers that both had to be primed to prep the next shot. This gives your opponent plenty of time to avoid a direct hit. This has now been fixed. Costing $40, the new Sheet Storm will cost twice as much as the Skid Shot, but does away with the annoying dual levers of the original.
The new model uses a sliding, pump-action reload mechanism that primes the blaster in one-quick motion. A single roll of toilet paper will give you over 350 shots before its empty too. It also has a range of about 50 feet, so fire away!
The Sheet Storm toilet paper blaster will arrive this Fall.
[via Gizmodo]
Feb 16
What’s the best way to milk cash out of the worst blunder in the history of music festivals and internet hype? Make another one! That’s just what seems to be happening now thanks to a tip from none other than Ja Rule, letting the world know that “[The Fyre Festival] is the most iconic festival that never was. I have … Continue reading
Feb 16
When it comes to understanding exactly how much matter makes up our universe, scientists have long had to overestimate the total based on what they’ve found with existing calculations. This is because, for decades, it’s been believed that as much as a third of the universe’s matter hasn’t yet been accounted for. This could soon change, however, as astronomers working … Continue reading
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