At the time of this writing, in the late afternoon on Tuesday, if I swipe to the right on my iPhone 7 Plus and type “Obama Muslim” into the search bar at the top, I’m shown a link right at the top for a YouTube video that breathlessly proclaims “Obama Admits He Is A Muslim.” […]
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Facebook scolds police: Stop making fake profiles to ‘friend’ and monitor activists
I live in Memphis, just like Bob Smith, and even though we’ve never met I happen to know a lot about him. I know, based on his Facebook likes, that he’s a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement; of Bernie Sanders; of the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center here in town; and of comedian […]
Read MoreUC Santa Cruz Professor Gopal Balakrishnan Violated Harassment Policy
Professor Gopal Balakrishnan, whose reputation provoked a #MeToo-inspired campaign at the University of California at Santa Cruz, broke the school’s harassment policy when he had oral sex with an undergraduate without her consent while she was drunk, BuzzFeed News has learned. A Marxist historian in the humanities division, Balakrishnan has been under investigation by the […]
Read MoreWatch leaked gameplay from Telltale’s canceled ‘Stranger Things’ game
The video game industry was dealt a devastating blow last week as Telltale Games (The Walking Dead, Minecraft: Story Mode) confirmed that it was laying off about 90% of its workforce. Only 25 employees would remain, down from 400 a year ago. As such, those who remained would be responsible for, at the very least, […]
Read MoreLeak reveals Pixel 3’s Google Camera will support real-time Lens analysis
Real-time detection in the Google Lens app began rolling out in May 2018, but it’s still not possible to use the tool in real-time just by opening up the basic Google Camera app. That won’t be the case for long, though, according to a new leak that shows Lens running by default in the Pixel […]
Read MoreRefurb deal: Get an unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for $300 off
Right now you can you can get a refurbished and GSM unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 8 for just $599.99. You are not missing out on very many features, between the Note 8 and the Note 9, just read our comparison article. You can get the full lowdown on the Galaxy Note 8 in our comprehensive review, […]
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NSA employee who brought hacking tools home sentenced to 66 months in prison
The National Security Operations Center at NSA, photographed in 2012—the nerve center of the NSA’s “signals intelligence” monitoring. A former NSA coder has been sentenced to 66 months in prison for bringing home the code that drove much of the NSA’s signals intelligence operations. reader comments 4 Share this story Nghia Hoang Pho, a 68-year-old […]
Read MoreOnePlus 6T and other unreleased phones found in ARCore support list
In an APK teardown of ARCore 1.5, one can easily see references to unreleased smartphones such as the OnePlus 6T. It appears that these phones are already approved for ARCore support. APK teardowns are usually pretty reliable, but it is possible that this ARCore info could change. ARCore 1.5 just hit APKMirror, and Android Police already […]
Read MoreYet again, a leak suggests the OnePlus 6T is launching October 16th
OnePlus has been doing an objectively terrible job of keeping its upcoming OnePlus 6T a secret. Not only have we been overwhelmed by leaks, rumors, renders, and spec sheets, but the company itself has been teasing details about its new phone for weeks now. One thing that hasn’t really leaked out, however, is the launch […]
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VMWare Fusion 11 adds support for Core i9 MacBook Pro and 18-core iMac Pro
reader comments 10 Share this story Running a graphics-intensive Windows application on a Mac via Metal in VMWare Fusion 11. The new application menu in VMWare Fusion 11. Finder integration in VMWare Fusion 11. Customizing the Touch Bar in VMWare Fusion 11. A new version of virtualization software VMWare Fusion hit Macs this week. VMWare Fusion […]
Read More3DS game Monster Hunter Stories gets a faithful port on Android
YouTube The original Monster Hunter Stories was a bit divisive when it first came out for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016 (2017 outside of Japan). The game deviated a lot from the previous installments in the Monster Hunter series by primarily being an RPG-style adventure. However, despite its deviation from the main series’ gameplay, Monster […]
Read MoreAnalyst: Apple Music is turning free users into subscribers at almost 3x the rate of Spotify
Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster is out with a new analyst note today that adds some context to Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent claim about how his company’s streaming music service has overtaken Spotify in terms of paying subscribers. One of the big takeaways: Thanks in part to Apple’s control of iOS, Munster estimates that […]
Read MoreAll Fetal Tissue Research Is Now Under Review, The Trump Administration Announced
Federal health officials cancelled a FDA contract for human fetal tissue research on Monday night and announced a review of all such research projects. The announcement, citing “serious regulatory, moral, and ethical considerations,” revives a political issue that last flared in 2015 and led to Congressional hearings. That fight came over anti-abortion political activists who […]
Read MoreARCore v1.5 adds support for OnePlus 6T, ROG Phone, Razer Phone, Xperia X, and many more [APK Teardown]
Google’s ARCore team just rolled out a new update that appears to bring the augmented reality framework to several more phones and tablets. Some hot new (and upcoming) devices are on the list, like the Galaxy Note9, OnePlus 6T, and ROG Phone. These are also joined by some older models like the Sony Xperia X. […]
Read MoreVerizon is encouraging employees to retire early to cut costs
Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless network by subscribers, has launched a program to incentivize employees to take early retirement. The move is one of a number of cost-saving measures that the company is taking, targeting $10 billion in savings over several years. The program, introduced by new chief executive Hans Vestberg, aims to save Verizon […]
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Why Mojave’s dark mode isn’t dark enough
reader comments 35 Share this story The days of getting overly excited about an OS release have passed for me. Maybe I’m just getting old and cranky or maybe operating systems reached “good enough” status a while ago. But either way, it’s not something I get worked up for. But I’ll cop to being curious […]
Read MoreGoogle makes it easier for you to retrace your Search steps
New activity cards will show you your Google Search history within new Search results. It will also be easier for you to keep track of your Google Search results. These new Google Search history updates are part of Google’s initiative to make Search work better than ever. We’ve all been there: you remember searching for something […]
Read MoreInstagram’s co-founders are leaving Facebook
Instagram co-founders Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom are leaving Facebook “to explore [their] curiosity and creativity again,” Systrom announced in a blog post. Bloomberg reports that the departure comes amid increasing friction between the pair and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Krieger and Systrom founded Instagram in 2010; Facebook acquired the young photo-sharing platform for a […]
Read MoreWith founders out, Instagram is poised to turn into Facebook 2.0
If you’re a fan of Instagram, and many hundreds of millions of you are, there are plenty of reasons to be worried about a pair of resignations that came out of nowhere Monday night, sent tech Twitter into a tizzy and signaled the arrival of a significant new chapter for the biggest social networking company […]
Read MoreInstagram adds notifications to its browser app and Instagram Lite
If you use Instagram’s mobile web app, then you’ve likely been waiting patiently for the addition of notifications since it launched in the first half of 2017. That wait is finally over. Now, Instagram users who log in from Chome can turn on notifications for when they get new followers, likes, or comments. The change […]
Read MoreTurn your Xiaomi Mi 8 into a Google Pixel 2 with this custom ROM
XDA Developers contributor “argraur” ported the Pixel ROM to the Xiaomi Mi 8. Using the Pixel ROM, you can make your Mi 8 work like a Pixel 2, complete with Android 9 Pie. The Pixel ROM even enables access to Digital Wellbeing. If you love your Xiaomi Mi 8 but hate the MIUI 10 skin […]
Read MoreTwitter unveils new policy on dehumanizing speech, seeks feedback from users
Twitter’s Dehumanization Policy You may not dehumanize anyone based on membership in an identifiable group, as this speech can lead to offline harm. Definitions: Dehumanization: Language that treats others as less than human. Dehumanization can occur when others are denied of human qualities (animalistic dehumanization) or when others are denied of human nature (mechanistic dehumanization). […]
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