Online puppy scams are targeting people who want companionship during the...
If someone you found online asks you to pay money up front for a new pet, it might be a scam. With people bored at home and often not eager to venture out to an animal shelter or breeder to get a pet,...
View ArticleThe U.S. government is sending refund checks to 4,467 companies that fell for...
The agency is paying out more than $700,000 to thousands of small businesses affected by the scam, in which robocallers falsely claimed to be acting on behalf of Google. The Federal Trade Commission is...
View ArticleGoogle has retooled its search and maps with vital wildfire information
Google will now show where fires rage—and how to navigate around them—in search results and Maps. As wildfires rage in California, and Colorado reports the second largest wildfire in that state’s...
View ArticleTo get skin tones right, Pinterest’s AI went way beyond facial recognition
The company says it can now spot skin tones more accurately in a wider array of images to help more people find looks suitable to them. Among the many ways people use Pinterest is as a visual search...
View Article‘We simply have no choice’: Desperate to avoid a ban, TikTok sues...
The Trump administration has sought to ban the Chinese-owned company or force the sale of its US operations. TikTok is suing the Trump administration over an executive order seeking to ban the...
View ArticleWhat magic can teach us about the future of technology, according to an MIT...
At the computer graphics conference SIGGRAPH, Marco Tempest of Magic Lab and the MIT Media Lab explained how magic tricks can test people’s psychological responses to emerging technology, like drones...
View ArticleWhat’s the deal with those mysterious ‘FCM Messages’...
In recent days, users of both Microsoft Teams and Google Hangouts have reported receiving apparent test notifications mentioning FCM through the app. Users of Microsoft Teams recently took to social...
View ArticleAmazon’s new NYC Whole Foods Market is basically an Amazon warehouse
The company has opened a new “store” that’s exclusively for online deliveries. Amazon opened what it calls its first “permanent online-only” Whole Foods Market store in Brooklyn Tuesday.Read Full Story
View ArticleHow Red Rocks’ virtual festival is trying to replicate a live concert
Performers and promoters used technology to make the concert from Denver’s iconic venue more interactive than your typical live stream. On Tuesday night, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Phoebe...
View ArticleThis startup is helping professors make pro-quality lecture videos from home
Even remote education companies like Outlier have had their work disrupted during the pandemic. Education startup Outlier offers what sounds like an ideal service for the coronavirus era: online...
View ArticleRansomware attack delays the start of the new school year in Hartford
Students in Hartford, Connecticut, were expected to start the school year on Tuesday, but cybercriminals had other plans. Students in Hartford, Connecticut, were expected to start the school year...
View ArticleWhy this author is taking a stand against Amazon’s audiobook monopoly
Famed writer and activist Cory Doctorow is selling the audio version of his upcoming book via Kickstarter to sidestep the walled garden of Amazon-owned audiobook platform Audible. When science fiction...
View ArticleWhy this author is taking a stand against Amazon’s audiobook dominance
Famed writer and activist Cory Doctorow is selling the audio version of his upcoming book via Kickstarter to sidestep the walled garden of Amazon-owned audiobook platform Audible. When science fiction...
View ArticleAirbnb’s new tool could help cities crack down on party houses
As people turn to short-term vacation rentals to escape cities during the pandemic, municipalities often don’t have the data to ensure tourists are following local public health and noise laws. Around...
View ArticleReport: Hackers leak student data after Nevada school officials refuse to pay...
The sensitive student files included their names, dates of birth, addresses, schools, and even grades, according to ‘The Wall Street Journal.’ Hackers have leaked private data about students and...
View ArticleVerified Elon Musk impersonator hitches a ride on Trump’s viral...
Hackers appear to have once again hijacked high-profile Twitter accounts to promote bitcoin scams, this time responding to Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis. Once again, hackers appear to have hijacked...
View ArticleZoom calls can be too formal. These alternatives encourage casual chatting
The next generation of video-calling tools aim to encourage the spontaneous conversations that are such a quintessential part of work, school, and events. Since the coronavirus pandemic shut down...
View ArticleThese MacArthur ‘geniuses’ are some of 2020’s most...
The MacArthur Fellowship gives $625,000 to “extraordinarily talented and creative individuals as an investment in their potential.” Every year, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awards...
View ArticleDuckDuckGo, EFF, and others just launched privacy settings for the whole...
The new standard, called Global Privacy Control, will let you activate a browser setting to keep your data from being sold. A group of tech companies, publishers, and activist groups including the...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi vows to ‘talk about’ the 25th Amendment:...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that Democrats would discuss the amendment, which provides for removing a medically unfit president, on Friday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a Thursday...
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