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Reddit: Technology
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- Wrongfully arrested man sues Detroit police over false facial recognition match
- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lands a Pentagon contract to design nuclear-powered spacecraft
- You can now store PS5 games on a USB drive
- After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
- Discord to block all access to NSFW servers via iOS app
- Yamaha unveils a wild new 469 hp prototype electric motor
- Victim of Facebook data breach shares viral video of FB "following" him"all over" internet'
- Taco Bell to open first digital-only U.S. location in Times Square
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- China warns 34 tech companies following Alibaba's $2.8 billion antitrust fine
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Techcrunch
- New Quest 2 software brings wireless PC streaming, updated ‘office’ mode
- FBI launches operation to remove backdoors from hacked Microsoft Exchange servers
- Daily Crunch: Spotify unveils an in-car entertainment system
- Coinbase sets direct listing reference price at $250/share, valuing the company at as much as $65B
- Republican antitrust bill would block all Big Tech acquisitions
- Risk startup LogicGate confirms data breach
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- CMU teaches its snake robot to swim
- Facebook tests video speed dating events with ‘Sparked’
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Engadget
- Rode’s Connect app simplifies recording multi-host podcasts on one PC
- Ludwig Ahgren breaks the Twitch subscriber record with a 31 day live stream
- Samsung is hosting yet another Unpacked event on April 28th
- 'Mass Effect Legendary Edition' comparison trailer shows off the upgrades
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- Apple TV+ docuseries will explore high-tech music production with Mark Ronson
- Discord blocks adult NSFW servers on its iOS app
- Epic announces billion-dollar funding round ahead of Apple trial
- The Polestar 2 is getting a cheaper, single-motor option
- Apple confirms April 20th launch event, new iPads and Macs expected
ZDNet
- FBI blasts away web shells on US servers in wake of Exchange vulnerabilities
- Samsung carrier business lands in Australia to focus on mmWave
- Samsung to unveil new notebooks on April 28 at Unpacked event
- SAP raises fiscal 2021 outlook
- Atlassian pre-announces fiscal Q3 revenue well above analysts’ expectations
- Nearly half of workers will quit their job if their workplace technology is not up to scratch
- Microsoft April patch download covers 114 CVEs including new Exchange Server bugs
- Microsoft makes MSIX App Attach, a key Windows Virtual Desktop feature, generally available
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Wired Magazine
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- AI Comes to Car Repair, and Body Shop Owners Aren’t Happy
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VentureBeat
- Latest Edelman survey rates trust in tech at a 21-year low
- Video conferencing company Touchcast uses AI to add context to conversations
- The Blizzard Arcade Collection adds two games for free
- Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata proved it was better to be loved than feared
- Google makes business process tool AppSheet Automation generally available
- Start prepping for open finance — if you want to gain more market share(VB Live)
- Gartner: PC sales in Q1 hit highest growth rate in 20 years
- Informatica modernizes iPaaS platform using microservices and AI
- 1Password expands into secrets management to help enterprises secure their infrastructure
- Epic Games raises $1B for long-term metaverse plans, with $200M from Sony
Gizmodo
- Discord's NSFW Block on iOS Might Hurt Artists the Most
- Samsung's Next Unpacked Event Is Set for April 28
- MyPillow Gremlin's Free Speech Site Will Actually Ban Anything That Violates the Ten Commandments
- Spotify's Voice-Controlled 'Car Thing' Launches as a Limited Release
- Millions Upon Millions Upon Millions of Smart Devices Are Vulnerable to Hackers
- Charter Lied to Get Customers to Switch ISPs and Now It Must Pay
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Is Real Mad YouTube Took Down His Covid-19 Misinformation Circlejerk
- NASA Funds Interstellar Probe and Space Habitats Made From Fungi
- Wow, Google, Show Us How You Really Feel About Wear OS
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Techmeme
- The DOJ says the FBI performed a court-approved operation to “copy and remove malicious web…
- Apple announces an online event on April 20 at 10am PT, entitled “Spring Loaded”, whe…
- Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 4 with 13.5" and 15" displays, starting at $999 for AMD model an…
- Spotify announces Car Thing, a Spotify-only, voice-controlled device for the car, launching today…
- NASDAQ sets Coinbase's reference price at $250 per share for its direct listing, which would valu…
- Alphabet shareholder Trillium Asset Management pushes Google for better whistleblower protections…
- Facebook Oversight Board will now accept appeals to remove content from Facebook and Instagram; p…
- Epic Games raises $1B at a $28.7B equity valuation, including an additional $200M from Sony
- 1Password acquires secrets management service SecretHub and launches Secrets Automation, a tool f…
- Samsung announces its next Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on April 28, as rumors point to Gal…
The Verge
- The FBI is remotely hacking hundreds of computers to protect them from Hafnium
- US carriers have thankfully abandoned at least one bad plan for RCS
- Samsung teases ‘the most powerful’ Galaxy device is coming at its April 28th Unpacked event
- Detroit man sues police for wrongfully arresting him based on facial recognition
- Gigabyte is announcing three gaming monitors with HDMI 2.1 and TV sizes
- CS:GO has a years-old bug that can let a hacker take over your computer
- Anker is making a $130 webcam as part of its new expansion to home office gear
- Mobvoi’s TicWatch GTH has an Apple Watch look and a skin temperature sensor for $79.99
- Pinterest will now let workers blow the whistle on harassment and discrimination, despite NDAs
- How the Johnson & Johnson pause could move the needle on vaccine fears
TNW
- Study: People trust the algorithm more than each other
- EU commission to take hard-line stance against ‘high-risk’ AI
- How an old smartphone processor will power the first-ever flight on Mars
- UK’s new rail station tech turns your footsteps into electricity
- Spotify made a thing for you car called the Car Thing
- Spotify made a thing for your car called the Car Thing
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- EVs aren’t clean if they’re charged with ‘dirty’ energy
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- Microsoft launches Surface Laptop 4 with your pick between Intel and AMD
Slashdot
- NSA Helps Out Microsoft With Critical Exchange Server Vulnerability Disclosures
- Inspur, China's Largest Cloud Hardware Vendor, Joins Open-Source Patent Consortium
- School Custodian Refuses To Download Phone App That Monitors Location, Says It Got Her Fired
- Las Vegas Pushes To Become First To Ban Ornamental Grass
- Global PC Market Swells by 55% in Q1 2021 To 82.7 Million
- Tech Workers At the New York Times Have Formed a Union
- EU Poised To Set AI Rules That Would Ban Surveillance and Social Behavior Ranking
- There's Another Facebook Phone Number Database Online
- 'Why It's Easier To Move Country Than Switch Social Media'
- NAME:WRECK Vulnerabilities Impact Millions of Smart and Industrial Devices
ArsTechnica
- It’s Dave Bautista and pals vs. zombie horde in Army of the Dead
- It now seems likely that Starliner will not launch crew until early 2022
- Tesla tells customers they’ll have to pay more for solar roof
- iOS users—and only iOS users—face NSFW content ban on Discord app
- Victory for municipal broadband as Wash. state lawmakers end restrictions
- 17th-century pirates might have stashed Middle Eastern coins in New England
- Today’s best tech deals: Logitech MX Master 3, Eneloop batteries, and more
- Spring Loaded: Apple announces April 20 event
- Google is killing “Google Play Movies & TV” on smart TVs
- Facebook users can now petition oversight board to remove content
CNET
- → Documents included in Epic's court filings last week show that the iPhone and iPad represent…
- → Apple is expected to upgrade the screens of its iPads with a Pro-inspired design. Rumored Ai…
- → In today's top stories, Apple reportedly is making an Apple TV with a camera, Domino's Pizza…
- → The $160 smartwatch has a lot going for it, but misses the mark in terms of fitness tracking…
- → Josh Hawley wants to ban companies with a market value of $100 billion from acquiring or mer…
- → These trading cards don't come with any bubble gum.
- → Regulators and the public remain focused on working conditions at Amazon, whether or not any…
- → Tim Cook's broadside in an interview with the Toronto Star comes as iOS 14.5 is set to debut…
- → People reported issues with Google Drive, Docs, Slides and Sheets.
- → The mobility and delivery giant has seen a huge increase in demand for rides as restrictions…
The Register
- Journalists wanted: News reporter and copy editor
- After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
- Who'd have thought the US senator who fist pumped Jan 6 insurrectionists would propose totally un…
- 1Password targets developers with Secrets Automation, acquisition of SecretHub
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- Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 now includes AMD options for biz customers, boasts up to 19 hours of…
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- Northrop Grumman's MEV-2 gives Intelsat satellite a new lease on life until the next rescue in an…
Medium: Technology
- Microsoft’s Moving Mixed Reality Into Industries
- “Xenobots 2.0” get a massive upgrade on their predecessor
- Electric Tractors are here, shall we call them ETs?
- The road towards de-googlization
- The iLamp Reborn…
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- How Microsoft Killed the One Cool Product They Ever Had
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Vox: Recode
- Tech billionaires are staying “very, very quiet” on proposals to tax their wealth
- You can finally ask Facebook’s oversight board to remove bad posts. Here’s how.
- Larry Ellison bought an $80 million mansion in Florida — but he’s tearing it down
- The Amazon union vote is over. Here’s what happens now.
- Amazon has won a historic warehouse union election. But the battle is not over.
- Why a global chip shortage is screwing up America’s pickup trucks
- It looks like Amazon is changing the dates for Prime Day again
- WarnerMedia’s CEO says that in 2022 his movies will debut in theaters before they stream
- The number of billionaires spiked by 30% during the pandemic
- YouTube says it’s better at removing videos that violate its rules, but those rules are in flux
ReadWrite
- How to A/B Test Your Email Subject Lines and Drive Results
- BERT and the Pandemic – A New Wave for the Algorithm
- How to Use Strategic Synergy in Content Marketing
- Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) is Future of Remote Work
- Nine Ways the Workplace Will Change in 2021
- How to Create an NFT Marketplace Development? – Build it on your own
- How to Make New Friends and Promote Your Business
- Business Setup Automation: Tech Solutions and Tools for Building and Growing a Startup from Scratch
- 3 Innovative Tools That Will Transform the Way You Code
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Quartz: Tech
- In lockdown, people tuned in to Twitch just to watch other people talk
- Canada is the next stop for Nigeria’s first bus-hailing startup
- While the Indian government was busy banning Chinese apps, Indians were busy buying Chinese smartphones
- “Er xuan yi”: The business tactic that led to Alibaba’s $2.8 billion antitrust fine
- The company that modern capitalism couldn’t survive long without
- Trump doesn’t have to start Trump TV. Fox News is already doing it
- Indian IT’s mega offices will outlive the pandemic
- Uganda’s social media tax failed so now it wants to tax internet access
- The death of Yahoo! Answers is the death of a collegial vision of the Internet
- Why America needs the $112,000 electric Hummer
MIT Technology Review
- The US says not to give Johnson & Johnson vaccines after a woman died from a rare blood clot
- This family raised millions to get experimental gene therapy for their children
- Big Tech’s guide to talking about AI ethics
- New business models, big opportunity: Tech/manufacturing
- New business models, big opportunity: Retail
- US covid contract details are a “trade secret”—according to the contractors
- NASA’s next lunar rover will run open-source software
- Facebook’s ad algorithms are still excluding women from seeing jobs
- The NYPD used a controversial facial recognition tool. Here’s what you need to know.
- Got your covid shots? You might have to prove it.
BGR
- Use the FCC’s Speed Test app to stick it to crappy internet providers
- Here’s why the Brave browser is blocking Google’s new FLoC tracking
- Roku’s new voice remote is perfect for fans of Apple TV+
- NASA now knows what went wrong with its Mars helicopter
- Dell’s XPS 13 will finally give you the option to add an OLED display
- 3 quick ways to clear up storage space on your iPhone
- Save $50 on a professional-grade 4K camera drone with this Amazon coupon
- Everything you need to know about ‘plus-up’ stimulus check payments
- Amazon sale slashes the crazy camera that lets your phone see anywhere to $29
- iPhone 13 leak reveals a surprising change coming to the camera
Flipboard: Tech
- How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
- Labor unrest at NY Times as hundreds of tech workers seek to unionize
- Tech workers at the New York Times have overwhelmingly voted in favor of unionizing
- Nearly half of workers will quit their job if their workplace technology is not up to scratch | ZDNet
- The Navy’s SM-3IIA Missile Is Bigger and Badder Than Ever
- Here’s why the Brave browser is blocking Google’s new FLoC tracking
- Geoff Collins wants more cohesion in Georgia Tech secondary
- Neuralink’s Monkey Experiment Raises Questions From Scientists and Tech Ethicist
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- Siri seemingly leaked Apple's planned 'special event' on iOS devices
Mainstream media
NYTimes: Tech
- Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal
- Can Medical Alexas Make Us Healthier?
- Disney and ad-tech firms agree to privacy changes for children’s apps.
- How Policy Changes and Innovation Could Bring Hearing Aids for the Masses
- NFTs Arrive in the Watch World
- Make a Parachute Out of Newspaper
- Alibaba Faces $2.8 Billion Fine From Chinese Regulators
- Amazon Workers Defeat Union Effort in Alabama
- Amazon Union Vote: Labor Loss May Bring Shift in Strategy
- Vaccine Passports: What Are They, and Who Might Need One?
WSJ: Tech
- Nasdaq Sets Reference Price for Coinbase Listing at $250
- Apple Schedules April 20 Event
- Grab to Go Public in Record $40 Billion SPAC Merger
- 'Fortnite' Maker Epic Games Valued at Nearly $29 Billion in Funding Round
- GumGum Raises $75 Million From Goldman Sachs
- Investment Group Pushes Google Parent for Whistleblowing Review
- How Stripe Became Silicon Valley's Hottest Startup
- Online Proctoring Programs Try to Ease the Tensions of Remote Testing
- Biden Touts Infrastructure Proposal in Chip-Shortage Meeting
- Uber Posts Record Demand for March
Washington Post: Technology
- TikToker Justine Paradise makes sexual assault allegation against YouTuber Jake Paul. He denies it.
- Wrongfully arrested man sues Detroit police over false facial recognition match
- Chip shortage will last beyond 2022 as demand far outstrips supply, Intel chief says
- NASA again postpones historic Ingenuity helicopter flight on Mars
- Sony PS5 update enables external storage for next-gen games, with a caveat
- Investors are flocking to video gaming, but be wary of esports, SPACs, advisors say
- John Naisbitt, futurist and best-selling author of ‘Megatrends,’ dies at 92
- Creaks, clacks and clicks: Making the scary sounds of ‘Little Nightmares 2’
- NASA is preparing to fly the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars, in an otherworldly ‘Wright brothers moment’
- Amazon’s win in Alabama is latest victory in power struggle between tech giants, workers
Guardian: Tech UK
- Microsoft launches faster new Surface Laptop 4
- Facebook knew of Honduran president’s manipulation campaign – and let it continue for 11 months
- ‘Facebook isn’t interested in countries like ours’: Azerbaijan troll network returns months…
- Sonos Roam review: the portable speaker you’ll want to use at home too
- Tinder’s plan for criminal record checks raises fears of ‘lifelong punishment’
- From pencil sharpeners to a $539m lawsuit: how big tech weaponised design patents
- Ministers urged to give UK home-workers a ‘right to disconnect’
- Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin join $100bn club
- How Facebook let fake engagement distort global politics: a whistleblower's account
- Who will deal with your online presence when you die? How to create a ‘digital will’
BBC: Tech UK
- Kick It Out would back Premier League-wide boycott of social media
- Users can appeal Facebook's editorial decisions
- Estate agent's hi-tech house tour exposes personal data
- Ville de Bitche: Facebook mistakenly removes French town's page
- Gmail 'safer than parliament's email system' says Tory MP
- Jake Paul accused of sexual assault by Justine Paradise
- The homecoming call for Northern Ireland's gaming industry
- China forces Jack Ma's Ant Group to restructure
- 'I put those goggles on and just fell in love'
- Microsoft makes $20bn bet on speech AI firm Nuance
Computing UK
- Government urged to include 'right to disconnect' in UK Employment Bill
- Peter Cochrane: The moribund management thinking outed by Covid
- Google's 'Project Bernanke' benefitted the company's own ad-buying system
- Apple and Google block NHS Covid-19 app update over privacy issues
- Data protection has never been a hotter topic, and that's good news for every organisation
- A reputation for delivery: how Kate Beverley came to manage Pearson's digital transformation
- Darktrace reveals plan to float in London at the end of the month
- Covid results emails may breach GDPR
- How can we support women working in academic computing roles?
- Rising ransom-related DDoS threats: how to best prepare
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