Google employees are stopping people in public and offering them a US$5 gift card in exchange for their facial data. The company is thought to be working on a Face ID authentication system for the Pixel 4. “I assume they’ll use the data to train a n…
Lees meerNew data showed that Apple still dominates in the podcast field. However, Spotify is making ground in key countries.
Lees meerSenior UK politician Damian Collins MP said the Libra digital currency suggests Facebook is “trying to turn itself into its own country.”
Lees meerTheresa May will leave Downing Street Wednesday, ending her three-year tenure as British Prime Minister. The date has been set for weeks now, but the day has finally arrived. Mrs. May’s relationship with the tech industry has not been an easy one. B…
Lees meerThe Eclectic Light Company writes: The Transparency Consent and Control (TCC) system [in macOS] maintains a database of each user’s consents. This article explains what you must do when uninstalling software in Mojave, and presumably Catalina, in or…
Lees meerThe new Dropbox for Mac has been annoying users, and it sounds like Dropbox employees don’t know how their app works. To summarize, the problem is this: Dropbox now opens a new file browser and an associated Dock icon every time it starts, even if y…
Lees meerPhilanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates run the Gates Foundation, which recently increased its stake in Serco Group Plc, a private, for-profit prison in the U.K. The trust, the Gates foundation’s investment arm, added nearly 200,000 shares of Serco G…
Lees meerIntroduced today, a new bill in New York City would make the sale of cellphone location data illegal, with fines for violators.
Lees meerWe have a deal on a “renewed” Apple Wireless Magic Mouse and Keyboard Set. “Renewed” includes refurbished units, returned units, and open box units, and also means a great deal, because the mouse and keyboard combo is just $79.99, 61% off retail. Th…
Lees meerU.S. Attorney General William Barr suggested that Americans should just accept encryption backdoor security risks (via TechCrunch). Encryption Backdoor Risks In a speech today, William Barr called on tech companies to help the federal government to …
Lees meerApple has asked the Trump administration to exclude Mac Pro components from any China tariffs, after moving manufacture of the device there.
Lees meerApple is partnering with Tennessee State University to promote diversity in programming in HBCU C2 Presidential Academy.
Lees meerA new report shows that Apple apps are typically shown before other apps when users input certain search queries.
Lees meerJohn Martellaro and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to theorize about Intel selling their modem business to Apple, and USB/USB-C hubs.
Lees meerRumors about a 16-inch MacBook continue to circulate. AppleInsider summed up the latest developments. It included talk of an LCD display and price point of over $3000. The 16-inch screen is again said to be a LCD model, running at 3072 pixels wide, …
Lees meerWhile all the attention was on Facebook in Washington, down the road the FTC looked into improving the Right to Repair. Wired looked at what went on at the workshop it ran. The FTC-hosted panel, called “Nixing the Fix,” raised the question of whethe…
Lees meerTwelve South has a lot of great tech gear, and today it’s releasing the StayGo USB-C hub. A lot of USB-C hubs are designed to be used with MacBooks. StayGo is desktop-friendly, which means the cords are long enough to tuck away behind your desk. But…
Lees meerPeople who run corporate social media accounts do have a hard time. Even more so if it is a public body like the police. When things go wrong, people notice. They certainly noticed when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of British Columbia left the …
Lees meerBMW has introduced an £85 a year fee for CarPlay, becoming the first car manufacturer to charge an annual subscription for the service.
Lees meerAn iPhone Survey from BankMyCell has bounced around the Apple blogosphere. It claims that iPhone retention is down 15.2% this here. But The Macalope tells us why it’s flawed. You can’t compare results for different demographies and declare them mean…
Lees meerApple is in advanced talks to buy Intel’s smartphone-modem chip business, both patents and staff, valued at around $1 billion.
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