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Monica Lewinsky just sub-tweeted Bill Clinton for his non-apology
2018-06-04

Bill Clinton stirred up outrage this morning by saying that he’s still never apologized privately to the former intern. This morning, Twitter was on fire with highlights from Bill Clinton’s Today show interview—in which he says that, even in light of the #MeToo movement, he wouldn’t have...

iOS 12 lets you limit how long you (and your kids) use apps
2018-06-04

Earlier this year, Google announced a big update to Android’s Do Not Disturb mode to help you spend less time distracted by your phone. At WWDC, Apple is making changes to iOS along the same lines. Perhaps the most notable new feature is the ability to limit how long you use individual apps. Not only can you see the...

Starbucks anti-bias training didn’t make it any more popular on social media
2018-06-04

The social sentiment around Starbucks was more negative than positive, per a report. Starbucks’s anti-bias training earned it praise in the wake of an incident in April that resulted in two black men being arrested at a Philadelphia Starbucks for sitting at a table, sparking mass...

Apple’s updated Photos app will suggest friends to share pictures with
2018-06-04

In iOS 12, Apple will be taking a page from Google Photos, offering improved search and new sharing capabilities. Announced during this year’s WWDC keynote, photo search in iOS 12 will start working before you even start typing, making search suggestions of key moments or places. For instance, the app might...

Facebook accused of sharing data with Apple, Samsung, and Amazon
2018-06-04

The opprobrium over Facebook’s data privacy practices continues. This time, the New York Times reports Facebook has apparently shared an inappropriate amount of user information with device manufacturers, such as Apple, Samsung, and Amazon. The details: According to the NYT, Facebook’s deals with hardware...

How Apple (and Google, too) could help fix fake news
2018-06-04

Google News relies on algorithm-based curation, while Apple adds human beings to the process. A few years back I visited Washington, D.C.’s Newseum, which honors the history of journalism. If you have never visited this amazing museum I would put it on your bucket list. The displays include examples of some of...

Apple, Google using different approaches to fight fake news
2018-06-04

Google News relies on algorithm-based curation, while Apple adds human beings to the process. A few years back I visited Washington, D.C.’s Newseum, which honors the history of journalism. If you have never visited this amazing museum I would put it on your bucket list. The displays include examples of some of...

Twitter suspended a reporter over a joke, but not his threat-making trolls
2018-06-04

The troll army came for a HuffPo reporter after he exposed a prominent anti-Muslim Twitter account. In response, Twitter came for the reporter and not his trolls. Last week, HuffPo reporter Luke O’Brien revealed the identity of prominent anti-Muslim Twitter account, @AmyMek, in a widely shared exposé. Mek...

May in Africa: WhatsApp tax, Kenyan satellites, and UberEATS
2018-06-04

Imagine having to pay a daily tax to use social media. That’s what is facing Ugandan citizens as of last month. The country’s president says social media encourages gossip, and has therefore slapped a daily tax of 200 Ugandan shillings — about $0.05 USD — on services like WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook. Not...

The Nix Mini Color Sensor is the designer’s best friend...and now it’s 30% off
2018-06-04

If you’re a designer, decorator, artist or work in an industry where color matters, it’s a no-brainer device to own, especially at its current $69 price, a full $30 off retail from TNW Deals. Even if you’re just a fan of neat tech gadgets, this one is worth the investment.

Facebook has reportedly been sharing user data with phone makers for ages
2018-06-04

The data reportedly shared included Facebook users’ education history, relationship status, work, political leanings, religion, and upcoming events. The New York Times has broken what could amount to the next major Facebook data breach scandal. The publication says Facebook has been sharing information about...

Devs are flooding to GitLab amidst Github Microsoft acquisition rumors
2018-06-04

Last night, Bloomberg reported that Microsoft has acquired GitHub. The deal is still unconfirmed by both parties (I asked, they said “no comment“), but it’s believed Microsoft will announce it later today. Suffice to say, not everyone is happy about it. A quick search on Twitter finds countless people...

The open-source, private cloud alternatives to Dropbox and Slack
2018-06-04

Mattermost, Nextcloud, Seafile, and other companies offer security-minded organizations storage and productivity options to run on private cloud servers. In a flash, much of our cyberlife—both private and professional—has moved to the cloud. Mega-tech companies hold the data crucial to millions: Our...

Microsoft buying GitHub doesn’t scare me
2018-06-04

Bloomberg has reported that Microsoft has announced GitHub. The ink has dried. Official confirmation of the deal is due on Monday, and not everybody is happy about it. You don’t have to look far to see this. Just scan Twitter, and you’ll see people proclaiming the death of GitHub (and even open source software)....

As Google quits controversial Project Maven, mystery deepens over role of other tech firms
2018-06-02

It remains unclear exactly what role the tech industry continues to play in the Pentagon initiative that seeks to use machine learning technology to quickly analyze images captured on the battlefield, such as from aerial drones. In the wake of revelations about Google’s role in a military image recognition...

The promise of quantum computing supremacy is bunk
2018-06-02

Google recently announced that the first demonstration of quantum supremacy could be just a few months away. I think they are entirely wrong. It is not just more than a few months away, it is forever away. I explain why below, but first I would like to take exception to their use of the word “supremacy” because...

Report: Google to abandon Project Maven after government contract ends
2018-06-01

Google today internally revealed it would not seek to renew its contract with a Department of Defense AI program, called Project Maven, once the current contract ends. Gizmodo reports Google Cloud CEO Diane Greene informed employees in a meeting today that the company would continue work through the end of the current...

8 key takeaways from the Growth Quarters stage at TNW2018
2018-06-01

TNW Conference 2018 went by in a flash. As we cut off our now-manky wristbands and start getting tagged in embarrassing photos from the afterparty, let’s instead reminisce about all the incredible content witnessed at the first ever Growth Quarters stage hosted by TQ and Google for Entrepreneurs. Des...

Google Groups could be leaking a lot of information
2018-06-01

Check those configurations! If you’re using Google Groups, be sure to check your privacy settings. A new study conducted by Kenna Security published Friday found that, out of 9,600 public Google Groups, about a third leaked email sent through the platform. Kenna Security found the groups by...

Facebook is finally killing off its trending news section
2018-06-01

The social network is considering putting a breaking news section in its place. Facebook has announced its plans to kill of its trending news section, according to the Associated Press. The feature, which was first launched in 2014, surfaced topics that were popular throughout Facebook’s News Feed. The idea...

Facebook is finally kills off its trending news section
2018-06-01

The social network is considering putting a breaking news section in its place. Facebook has announced its plans to kill of its trending news section, according to the Associated Press. The feature, which was first launched in 2014, surfaced topics that were popular throughout Facebook’s News Feed. The idea...

Facebook has killed the hated Trending Topics bar
2018-06-01

Trending Topics was one of those Facebook features that seemed sensible on paper, but in practice turned out to be a major headache for the company. During its four-year lifespan, it was accused of showing bias (on both sides of the partisan divide), and surfaced fake news stories — including one from the British...

Here’s the thing about the word “c**t”
2018-06-01

Samantha Bee was using the word in the same vitriolic way that men use it to it insult and intimidate women. Let’s get one quick thing out of the way: I agree with my colleague Joe Berkowitz that what Samantha Bee said on her show about Ivanka Trump was not equal to what Roseanne said about Valeria...

Crypto lessons from our tech past
2018-06-01

Throughout history, the human race has endured a love-hate relationship with technology and the speed of change that comes with it. Despite the history of the human race being just a google search or Alexa question away, it seems that we are destined to repeat the same mistakes or continue to underestimate and fear...

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