Snap stocks dropped by nearly 5% on Thursday after Rihanna called out Snapchat for running an ad that made light of domestic violence by referencing the 2009 incident when the singer’s then-boyfriend Chris Brown violently physically assaulted her. The ad immediately received vocal backlash on […]
Day: March 15, 2018
New Sanctions Against Russia Finally Take the Country’s Online Chaos Seriously
In its first 14 months, the Trump administration has earned a reputation for being soft on the Kremlin, even as the extent of the chaos Russia’s hackers and trolls have inflicted online becomes increasingly clear. But more recently, the White House’s rhetoric towards Russia has […]
Intel 8th-gen CPUs with baked-in Meltdown protection to land later in 2018
As the company has previously indicated, Intel has redesigned its 8th-generation processors to make them bulletproof to Meltdown and one variant of Spectre at a hardware level. Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich says that the re-engineered 8th-gen Coffee Lake – and also Xeon – CPUs with […]
Facebook launches Express Wi-Fi app for its local-operated hotspots
Facebook wants you to pay for internet. This week TechCrunch was tipped off that Facebook had quietly launched an Express Wi-Fi Android app in the Google Play store that lets users buy data packs and find nearby hotspots as part of Facebook’s distributed Wi-Fi network. The […]
NASA Statement on Confirmation of New Agency Chief Financial Officer
The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on the Senate’s March 14 confirmation of Jeff DeWit to serve as agency’s Chief Financial Officer. from NASA http://ift.tt/2FCrNV4 via IFTTT
Ford’s Co-Pilot360 tech will make driver-assists standard equipment
Let’s run through these features, shall we? The emergency braking system was designed to keep you from hitting a pedestrian or another vehicle because you weren’t paying attention to the road, or someone jumped off the sidewalk in front of your bumper. Ford says that […]
Airbnb makes service more accessible to people with disabilities
Airbnb has made some changes to its platform in order to make it easier for people with disabilities to find accommodations that suit their needs. The 21 new accessibility filters Airbnb has added enable people to find homes and apartments that have step-free entry to […]
NASA Statement on Confirmation of New Agency Chief Financial Officer
The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on the Senate’s March 14 confirmation of Jeff DeWit to serve as agency’s Chief Financial Officer. from NASA http://ift.tt/2FCrNV4 via IFTTT
This Eerie ‘Mario’ Tribute Is an Ode to Playing Games With Your Brother
An inarguable truth, if you are fortunate enough to have all the necessary components: There’s something sacred about being a kid and playing videogames with your sibling. Not because videogames are that important, necessarily, or essential to family relationships. But because there’s an alchemy there, […]
Comparison: Honor 9 Lite vs Redmi Note 5
When Honor launched the 9 Lite, it took no time to grab our eyeballs with its slim and shiny design. Not just that, but having four cameras and a decent processor for just Rs 10,999 is more than what one will ask for. But then […]