Google Play is letting gamers earn in-app items if they watch ads

If you’ve played a mobile game, you’ve likely had the option to pay for access to a higher level or purchased some kind of in-game currency. Or, you might have watched an ad in exchange for those benefits at no cost. Today, Google Play launched Rewar…

Chad Readler Fought Obamacare Protections. Now He’s A Lifetime Federal Judge.

Nearly every Republican voted to put the 46-year-old onto a U.S. circuit court.

Parents of Joycelyn Savage Call R. Kelly’s Behavior With Gayle King ‘Disturbing’

The parents, who were featured in “Surviving R. Kelly,” have accused the R&B singer of brainwashing their daughter.

Maru OS 0.6 brings updated Android/Linux convergence to more phones

The dream of a smartphone also acting as your PC has mostly been hampered by the unavailability of the desktop software we’ve come to expect from our computers. There have been a couple of attempts to address this limitation, most of them revolving around Linux. Before Samsung came with its Samsung DeX, there was the open source Maru OS project … Continue reading

Nintendo Switch Labo VR Kit revives the Virtual Boy dream

Years before virtual reality even became the thing it is now, Nintendo was already toying around with bringing VR to its portfolio. That ended up as a massive failure and the Virtual Boy became an example of how not to do VR. Times and technologies have changed, however, and now 24 years later, Nintendo is taking a stab at it … Continue reading

Huawei is suing the US government

As Huawei continues to defend itself against accusations that ties to the Chinese government make it a security threat to other countries and claims that it has stolen technology from others, it announced a lawsuit against the United States. At a pre…

Fox News Host Jesse Watters Confuses Robin Roberts With Gayle King On Air

“Hats off to Gayle King for totally redeeming herself after the Smollett fiasco,” the host said in error.

Discriminating Against Narcissists And Megalomaniacs

Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic’s new book says we need to weed out the narcissists and megalomaniacs before they become leaders

Google Duplex now lets you book restaurants in more US states

Duplex is one of those demonstrations of Google’s AI chops that was both awe-inspiring and almost frightening at the same time. It showed how truly smart Google Assistant could be in talking with someone like a real human would. Naturally, it also raised concerns over privacy, recording, and full disclosure, reasons why Google took its time to roll out the … Continue reading

Android's digital wallet could eventually hold your driver's license

Governments have been exploring digital driver’s licenses for a while, but there are quite a few flaws with existing approaches. You usually have to rely on a proprietary app, sometimes with uncertain security… and what happens if your phone is lo…