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Group of employees calls for end to Microsoft’s $480M HoloLens military contract
a day ago –
More than 100 Microsoft employees have signed a letter sent to
CEO Satya Nadella and President Brad Smith criticizing the company’s
plans to build HoloLens AR tech for the military, the organizing group
said Friday. The development is part of a $480 million military contract
that Microsoft won th...
ICANN warns of “ongoing and significant” attacks against internet’s DNS infrastructure
a day ago –
The internet’s address book keeper has warned of an “ongoing and
significant risk” to key parts of the domain name system
infrastructure, following months of increased attacks. The Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, issued the
notice late Friday, saying DNS, which conv...
Patreon’s future and potential exits
a day ago –
Through the Extra Crunch EC-1 on Patreon, I dove into Patreon’s
founding story, product roadmap, business model and metrics, underlying
thesis, and competitive threats. The six-year-old company last valued
around $450 million and likely to soon hit $1 billion is the leading
platform for artists t...
Gillmor Gang: Social Studies
13 hours ago –
The Gillmor Gang — Keith Teare, Frank Radice, Denis Pombriant,
Michael Markman, and Steve Gillmor . Recorded live Saturday February 23,
2019. Podcast M-and-A as smart speakers wag the video dog.
Permission-based metadata thrives in the next generation of
bidirectional socialcasting. Produced and ...
Watch Microsoft unveil the HoloLens 2 live right here
13 hours ago –
Microsoft is set to announce a brand new hardware device at MWC
in Barcelona — the new HoloLens headset. The conference starts at 6:00
PM CET (5:00 AM GMT, 12:00 PM ET, 9:00 AM PT). If you’ve ever tried the
HoloLens, you know that this it is a magical device. But Microsoft
quickly realized that i...
New flaws in 4G, 5G allow attackers to intercept calls and track phone locations
14 hours ago –
A group of academics have found three new security flaws in 4G
and 5G, which they say can be used to intercept phone calls and track
the locations of cell phone users. The findings are said to be the first
time vulnerabilities have affected both 4G and the incoming 5G
standard, which promises fas...
Netflix’s ‘Roma’ wins three Oscars, including Best Director (but not Best Picture)
2 hours ago –
“Roma” took home three Academy Awards tonight — though not Best
Picture, which went to “Green Book.” Alfonso Cuarón did win an Oscar for
directing the film. It was his second victory in the category,
following his previous award for “Gravity.” And it marks the fifth time
in six years that Best Di...
How Netflix is eating the Academy
3 hours ago –
It’s Oscar night! Do you care? If you’re me, and/or the
statistically average watcher, the answer is: a whole lot less than you
used to. Last year’s viewership hit an all-time low. Whither Hollywood,
which just does not dominate the cultural conversation the way it used
to? Oh, at first glance it...
The Google Assistant gets a button
9 hours ago –
Traditionally, the Google Assistant always lived under the home
button on Android phones, but as the company announced at MWC today, LG,
Nokia, Xiaomi, TCL and Vivo are about to launch phones with dedicated
assistant buttons, similar to what Samsung has long done with its Bixby
assistant. The new...
The Verge
Microsoft reportedly plans to discuss next-gen Xbox consoles at E3 2019
2 days ago –
Sony may have decided to skip the video game industry’s largest
annual expo this year, but Microsoft plans to be back at E3 2019 with
its usual blow-out press conference. And now, French gaming news outlet
JeuxVideo is reporting that Microsoft plans to discuss its next-gen Xbox
lineup as well.
W...
Microsoft reportedly plans to discuss next-gen Xbox consoles at E3 2019
2 days ago –
Sony may have decided to skip the video game industry’s
largest annual expo this year, but Microsoft plans to be back at E3 2019
with its usual blow-out press conference. And now, French gaming news
outlet JeuxVideo is reporting that Microsoft plans to discuss its
next-gen Xbox lineup as well.
W...
Oppo’s 10x optical zoom system really works
a day ago –
Oppo has come to Mobile World Congress this year not with a
phone, but with a promise. That promise is a lossless 10x optical zoom
that you’ll be able to obtain from a new triple-lens cameraphone system
the company just unveiled. I tried it out from myself, and while I
wouldn’t say that the resul...
Oppo’s 10x optical zoom system really works
a day ago –
Oppo has come to Mobile World Congress this year not with a
phone, but with a promise. That promise is a lossless 10x optical zoom
that you’ll be able to obtain from a new triple-lens cameraphone system
the company just unveiled. I tried it out from myself, and while I
wouldn’t say that the resul...
Of course there’s a podcast about pizza
15 hours ago –
There are a ton of podcasts out there, but finding the right one
can be difficult. In our column Pod Hunters, we cover what we’ve been
listening to that we can’t stop thinking about.
There are a lot of podcasts out there, and when “National Pizza Day”
came through a couple of weeks ago, I discove...
LG’s palm-reading G8 has a unique vision of the future
11 hours ago –
Last year, LG released the G7 ThinQ — by no means a bad phone,
but certainly one that struggled to make its mark. At this year’s MWC,
LG is announcing its successor, the LG G8, which brings some new
features and upgrades to try to stand out where the G7 faded into the
background.
It’s hard to no...
Oppo shows off its own foldable phone
29 minutes ago –
Perhaps spurred on by the hype surrounding Samsung’s Galaxy Fold
and Huawei’s Mate X, Oppo VP Brian Shen has revealed images of his
company’s own take on a foldable phone. Shen makes it clear in his Weibo
post that Oppo isn’t yet planning to ship the prototype device unless
it sees a lot of deman...
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