When being four inches off the ground feels like 400 feet, the last thing you want to worry about is cables. The Grand Canyon hot air balloon virtual reality (VR) experience showing at HTC’s booth at MWC 2018 has been designed by Janimation VR to […]
Day: February 27, 2018
PayPal settles with FTC over Venmo disclosure and transfer policies
The original complaint stated that many customers were unable to pay real bills like rent when they were unable to transfer their Venmo funds. Other customers complained that they had delivered items (like tickets or other items) to others, taken payment via Venmo, then had […]
SFGATE: Hope Hicks resists House investigators’ questions
Hope Hicks resists House investigators’ questions Published on February 27, 2018 at 09:54PM by Karoun Demirjian, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – White House communications director Hope Hicks is the latest close adviser to President Donald Trump to refuse to answer questions about the administration or […]
SFGATE: Report: Kushner’s security clearance downgraded
Report: Kushner’s security clearance downgraded Published on February 27, 2018 at 11:00PM by WASHINGTON (AP) — Politico is reporting that the security clearance of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, has been downgraded. Kushner had been operating with an interim clearance […]
Warrantless surveillance law proves it’s time to take privacy into our own hands
The warrantless surveillance law, otherwise known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, gained mass attention back in 2013 when Edward Snowden leaked information that the NSA was using it to spy on Americans’ text messages, phone calls, emails and internet activity — all legally, […]
Democrats officially introduce legislation to stop FCC net neutrality repeal via /r/technology
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How Liberals Amped Up a Parkland Shooting Conspiracy Theory
The shooting at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day inspired an energetic group of young activists to weigh in on the national debate on guns, safety, and personal freedoms. But as they found their voice, conspiracy theories purporting that they were “crisis […]
Visit the British Library’s ‘Harry Potter’ exhibit from your sofa
You can take a 360-degree tour of the Divination room, peep author JK Rowling’s original sketch for Hogwarts’ layout, peruse Rowling’s inspirations for Herbology class and a whole lot more. The original exhibition in London sold out extremely quickly, which inspired Google to put it […]
Sonos One’s Alexa support comes to Canada
Sonos One users in Canada can now join their peers south of the border in yelling requests at their connected speakers – a free update issued today enables Amazon Alexa on the Sonos One. The One launched with Alexa support in the U.S., but while […]
SFGATE: Fire at popular SF comedy club causes ‘moderate’ damage
Fire at popular SF comedy club causes ‘moderate’ damage Published on February 27, 2018 at 09:34PM by By Sophie Haigney A fire broke out at San Francisco’s Punch Line Comedy Club on Tuesday morning, causing what authorities described as “moderate” damage. The popular comedy club, […]