Microsoft is working to make the major updates for Windows 10 more streamlined, so that these currently twice-yearly upgrades don’t take nearly as long to install and configure. That’s according to Dona Sarkar, head of the Windows Insider testing program, who responded to a comment […]
Day: February 23, 2018
Roku’s reckoning, Snap’s huge CEO payout, Airbnb goes upscale and a big NYC acquisition
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week the full gang was in town, with Katie Roof, Matthew Lynley and Alex Wilhelm all back in the podcast studio. The trio was joined by Hilary Gosher, […]
SFGATE: Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes near Diablo
Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes near Diablo Published on February 23, 2018 at 03:08PM by The United States Geological Survey reports a preliminary magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck near Diablo, CA on Friday. The quake hit at 5:28 AM local time at a depth of 7 kilometers. […]
Twitter relaxes the rules for customer service DMs
Right now, Twitter limits the amount of requests and messages a piece of software can make to its system at a given time. It’s a way of stopping propagandists and tolls from overwhelming Twitter, and your DM inbox. But that also stops businesses which use […]
Dai and Jack’s Week in Tech: Don’t Trust the Internet by DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and JACK NICAS
By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI and JACK NICAS Why the internet is full of lies and why the problem isn’t getting fixed are big questions few in the tech industry seem eager to answer. Published: February 23, 2018 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2ELOcKR via IFTTT
Organizing Pictures With Words by J. D. BIERSDORFER
By J. D. BIERSDORFER Tagging photos with keywords allows you to quickly search for specific images based on what is shown in them. Published: February 23, 2018 at 01:00AM from NYT Technology http://ift.tt/2sKBdb2 via IFTTT
Why We Can’t Let Google Monopolize AI
Google is my favorite giant tech company. Unlike Apple, it has preserved a broadly innovative spirit, pursuing lots of ideas that have no direct link to its existing revenue model. Unlike Microsoft, it understands people well enough to give them consistently comfortable interfaces, and it […]
Cesenatico, il M5S sul Bilancio: “Meno tasse e più sviluppo”
"Meno tasse e più sviluppo, con più attenzione al sociale e alla sicurezza nelle scuole". Il MoVimento 5 Stelle ha presentato una serie di emendamenti e proposte al bilancio 2018 che saranno discussi in Consiglio comunale lunedì. "Con il sempre dimostrato impegno civico e dovere […]
Catania, corruzione: otto in manette
23 febbraio 2018 7.58 Otto persone sono state arrestate dalla Guardia di Finanza di Catania con l'accusa di corruzione e turbativa d'asta,a conclusione di indagini su appalti pubblici nei Comuni di Acireale e Malvagna (Messina). Tra i destinatari del … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Momo buys Tantan, China’s Tinder, for $600M as Chinese social networks consolidate
WeChat is far and away the biggest messaging platform in China at the moment, and that is helping to drive a push among the smaller players to get together for better scale. Today, Momo, the Chinese location-based social networking app that has more recently made […]