Uh oh! Apple’s HomePod can stain some wood furniture At least the sound isn’t wooden. The HomePod in fact sounds great. At the same time, however, Apple’s $349 smart speaker has been tarnished for having a virtual voice-driven assistant Siri, that isn’t as smart or useful as Alexa on Amazon […]
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Facebook’s two-factor authentication system auto-posts replies on your profile Facebook’s two-factor authentication (2FA) system has come under fire today for some bizarre design elements that seem to have gone largely unnoticed for quite some time. Bay Area software engineer Gabriel Lewis noticed earlier this week that Facebook was using the […]
UK blames Russia for cyber attack, says won’t tolerate disruption Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies across Europe including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser. The so-called NotPetya attack in June started in Ukraine where it […]
AMP for email is a terrible idea Google just announced a plan to “modernize” email with its Accelerated Mobile Pages platform, allowing “engaging, interactive, and actionable email experiences.” Does that sound like a terrible idea to anyone else? It sure sounds like a terrible idea to me, and not only […]
Google is good at building phones but terrible at selling them After shipping just 3.9 million units in 2017, Google has a lot of retail work to do. With the recent acquisition of one of HTC’s smartphone teams, Google appears more committed than ever to being a smartphone hardware maker. […]
U.S. senators concerned about Chinese access to intellectual property China is trying to gain access to sensitive U.S. technologies and intellectual properties through telecommunications companies, academia and joint business ventures, U.S. senators and spy chiefs warned on Tuesday at a Senate hearing. Republican Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate […]
Baidu earnings beat forecasts, eyes U.S. listing for video unit iQiyi Chinese internet search firm Baidu Inc posted a forecast-beating quarterly revenue increase and unveiled a U.S. listing plan for its Netflix-like video platform iQiyi as it looks to rev up new drivers for growth. Baidu posted on Tuesday fourth […]
NY top court says ‘private’ Facebook photos can be disclosed New York state’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that Facebook users may be required to turn over photos and other information that are relevant to litigation, even if they are shielded by “privacy” settings. By a 7-0 vote, the Court […]
Even Facebook isn’t exactly sure what ‘time well spent’ means “Time well spent” is Facebook’s North Star in deciding what you see, but the company is “trying to figure out” how to understand it, News Feed’s head says. Facebook is renovating itself to increase users’ “time well spent” there, but […]
France’s Thales sees more cybersecurity sales after strong 2017 French defense electronics group Thales (TCFP.PA) enjoyed a jump in sales at its cybersecurity business in 2017 and expects further strong growth in the coming years, said executive Laurent Maury. Maury said the business generated about 900 million euros ($1.10 billion) […]
