Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

02-01-2019 • https://www.theverge.com

Google joins Facebook in Apple's banning spree

Facebook Plans to Merge Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram

01-29-2019 • https://www.makeuseof.com

Facebook is planning to merge Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. All three platforms are owned by Facebook, but currently operate in their own space. Merging Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram would allow them to operate in the same space together.

This Chinese app tells you if you're within 500 metres of someone in debt

01-25-2019 • https://www.standard.co.uk by Amelia Heathman

The app is part of China's vision for a social credit system by 2020

What Are the Different Versions of Firefox (And Which One Is Best for You)?

01-18-2019 • https://www.makeuseof.com

Do you think there's only one version of Firefox? In fact, there are many alternative versions of the browser, providing experimental features or development tools. The good news is that they are all available for you to use and experiment with.

Australia's horrific new encryption law likely to obliterate its tech scene

01-08-2019 • https://thenextweb.com, by Tristan Greene

Australia's government signed a bill into law last week giving law enforcement agencies the right to force technology companies to reveal users' encrypted messages.

How to Delete Online Accounts You No Longer Need

12-31-2018 • https://www.consumerreports.org

Having too many digital accounts raises your risk of data being misused or stolen. Here's how to clean house.

Microsoft Remote Desktop: How to Access Windows From Your Mac

12-28-2018 • https://www.makeuseof.com

It's easy to access and work on your Windows PC from a Mac. Microsoft offers a free tool to do the job. Read on to learn how to set up and use Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac.

15 Free Alternatives to Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, and More

12-21-2018 • https://www.makeuseof.com

There's a lot to like about Adobe's suite of creative software, but its chief selling point is that Adobe is the industry standard for creative professionals. If you need the absolute best in terms of features and support, then you need Adobe's

Fool You: Creepy Nvidia AI Generates Authentic-Looking Humans

12-18-2018 • https://www.technocracy.news, BY: JESUS DIAZ

Believe it or not, all these faces are fake. They have been synthesized by Nvidia's new AI algorithm, a generative adversarial network capable of automagically creating humans, cats, and even cars.

Deep fake technology outpacing security countermeasures

12-17-2018 • https://www.biometricupdate.com, Anthony Kimery

In July, Sen. Marco Rubio appeared to be a lone cry in the dark when he declared in remarks he made at the Heritage Foundation that "Deep Fake" technology "which manipulates audio and video of real people saying or doing things they never said

Apple Pushes Software Update To Avoid Chinese iPhone Ban

12-14-2018 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durdan

Setting up shares of the battered gizmo giant for a post-open ramp on a day when the broader market is still reeling from a batch of disappointing Chinese and European economic data, Apple said it's planning to push a software update to Chinese iPhon

UPS's $20 Billion Problem: Operations Stuck in the 20th Century

11-22-2018 • Wall Street Journal

As the package giant tries to satisfy America's 21st-century shopping-and-shipping mania, it is striving to bring its delivery network out of a past era

Dating apps use artificial intelligence to help search for love

11-08-2018 • https://www.france24.com

Forget swiping though endless profiles. Dating apps are using artificial intelligence to suggest where to go on a first date, recommend what to say and even find a partner who looks like your favourite celebrity.

IBM buys Red Hat for hybrid cloud dominance

10-29-2018 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian Wang

IBM is buying Red Hat to become the number one hybrid cloud provider. Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source cloud software. It is a $34 billion deal.

Jaron Lanier interview on how social media ruins your life

10-28-2018 • https://www.youtube.com, Channel 4 News

Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley 'computer philosopher', thinks social media is ruining your life.

Your phone is trying to control your life

10-28-2018 • https://www.youtube.com, PBS NewsHour

Whether you're killing time in line at Starbucks or scrolling through an endless meme stream on Twitter, your smartphone is trying to seduce you.

In Groundbreaking Decision, Feds Say Hacking to Fix Your Electronics Is Legal

10-26-2018 • www.motherboad.vice.com

A major win for the right to repair movement

In Defense of Elon Musk

10-25-2018 • Popular Mechanics

ROCKETS. PLUG-IN CARS THAT DRIVE THEMSELVES. THE "HYPERLOOP." FRIGGIN' FLAMETHROWERS.

Apple boss takes aim at 'weaponization' of customer data

10-24-2018 • https://www.reuters.com, Foo Yun Chee

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook on Wednesday said customer data was being "weaponized with military efficiency" by companies to increase profit and called for a federal privacy law in the United States.

Inside Europe's quest to build an unhackable quantum internet

10-23-2018 • Technology Review

An ambitious project in the Netherlands aims to use quantum technology to foil hackers who try to spy on data flowing through the internet's pipes.

Now Apps Can Track You Even After You Uninstall Them

10-22-2018 • https://www.bloombergquint.com, Gerrit De Vynck

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- If it seems as though the app you deleted last week is suddenly popping up everywhere, it may not be mere coincidence.

The DNA data storage machine that's the size of a school bus

10-09-2018 • technologyreview.com, by Antonio Regalado

A startup's concept drawing of a hulking device to archive data in DNA molecules shows the idea has a way to go.

MIT's new tool erases anything (or anyone) from old photos

10-08-2018 • https://www.fastcompany.com, By Mark Wilson

The reality distortion field is real, and it's getting better every day.

Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update after reports of documents being deleted

10-07-2018 • thttps://www.theverge.com By Tom Warren

A major bug has hit some Windows 10 users

Apple's New Proprietary Software Locks Will Kill Independent Repair on New MacBook Pros

10-07-2018 • https://motherboard.vice.com by Jason Koebler

Failure to run Apple's proprietary diagnostic software after a repair "will result in an inoperative system and an incomplete repair."

5G tech fast-tracked to get pushed into our homes by next year

09-28-2018 • Zero Hedge - Tyler Durden

For tech junkies, the arrival of 5G can't come soon enough -- but for all those concerned about environmental and public health, it's a soon-to-be health disaster looming overhead.

The Culture War Comes to Linux

09-26-2018 • https://motherboard.vice.com, By Daniel Oberhaus

After Linux adopted a new Code of Conduct, a small group of programmers threatened to rescind their code from the project. Lead Linux developers say the threat is "hollow."

The science of encryption: prime numbers and mod n arithmetic

09-17-2018 • https://math.berkeley.edu

Go check your e-mail. You'll notice that the webpage address starts with "https://". The "s" at the end stands for "secure" meaning that a process called SSL is being used to encode the contents of your inbox and pr

Latest Tesla Software Update "Disabled" Autopilot

09-14-2018 • https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durdan

Many Tesla owners have lost all autopilot functionality as a result of the company's latest "over the air" software update, according to Jalopnik . Tesla knows about the issue and has promised to fix it by Friday of this week, according to the arti