Everyone’s favorite word “collusion” has arisen once again, as the New York Times cites multiple sources reporting that the Department of Justice is investigating AT&T, Verizon (owner of Engadget’s parent company Oath) and the GSM Association (GSMA). According to the sources, the DoJ is looking […]
Day: April 20, 2018
DNC Lawsuit Against Russia Reveals New Details About 2016 Hack
The Democratic National Committee Friday filed a lawsuit against a broad slate of people and entities allegedly responsible for the 2016 hack of its email, phone calls, and more. But while the suit claims involvement from a host of headliners—Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Donald Trump, Jr., […]
NASA Invites Media to Swearing-In of New Agency Administrator
Media are invited to see Vice President Mike Pence swear in Jim Bridenstine as NASA’s new administrator at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, April 23, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. The ceremony will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. from NASA https://ift.tt/2HCTFIS […]
Founder of cryptocurrency debit card faces new fraud charges for $32 million ICO scheme
The U.S. government is following through on its promise to crack down on initial coin offering scams. On Friday, the SEC announced charges against Raymond Trapani, the third co-founder of Centra Tech Inc., which raised $32 million for a cryptocurrency debit card last year through […]
Oculus patents plans to… stretch your skin?
As much as we like Oculus Touch controllers, interacting with virtual environments using buttons and joysticks will never feel wholly immersive. But based on Oculus’ latest patented plans, Facebook’s virtual reality (VR) division wants to ratchet up the tactile realism to 11. In a pair […]
‘H1Z1’ Pro League’s Vegas matches stream on Facebook this weekend
The tournament will stream exclusively on Facebook at 7 PM PDT (the streamed festivities will start 45 minutes earlier), and will feature Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious) and Kristine Leahy (American Ninja Warrior) as co-hosts. Alliance, GankStars, Rogue Gaming, Cloud9, Impact Gaming, SetToDestroyX, Counter Logic […]
«Tasse meno care», Scaramellini scopre
Il rappresentante della Lega ha fatto riferimento anche alle difficoltà del commercio, tema evidenziato anche dal candidato sindaco che ha sottolineato la necessità di «coinvolgere gli operatori fin da subito nelle iniziative, senza calarle dall'alto» e ha proposto di «ragionare sulla tassa di occupazione … by […]
NASA Awards Construction Contract for Instrument Development Facility
NASA has awarded a contract to the Manhattan Construction Company, of Arlington Virginia, for the construction of the Instrument Development Facility at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. from NASA https://ift.tt/2J9vGht via IFTTT
YouTube ads for hundreds of brands still running on extremist and white nationalist channels
It’s been more than a year since YouTube promised to improve controls over what content advertisers would find their ads in front of; eight months since it promised to demonetize “hateful” videos; two months since it said it would downgrade offensive channels; and yet CNN […]
How to Build Custom Alexa Skills for the Amazon Echo
When Amazon first introduced developer tools that let people build stuff for Alexa, the company made a conscious decision to call these functions “skills” rather than apps. It was a subtle way of making Alexa seem capable, and also, suggesting to developers that building these […]