[ad_1] That said, the loss was hardly unexpected: In its first-quarter update, Tesla made it clear that while the company should become cash-flow positive later this year, short-term losses were inevitable. Bear in mind, the company said that just after it posted a quarterly net loss of more than $700 million, so the $406 million […]
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Facebook continues to grow like crazy, despite FTC fines
[ad_1] With that perspective, the SEC’s $100 million fine, which concerns “misleading disclosures” the company made around data risk, seems practically pointless. And then, of course, there’s today’s other big whoopsie: It turns out Facebook continued to give 12 partners access to user data even after saying it would cut them off. After accounting for […]
Microsoft leak suggests hideous Windows Start menu could be coming
[ad_1] The redesigned Start menu also has a search bar at the top that lets you search both apps and the web. It has an area of “suggested apps,” which might recommend apps based on other programs you’re running or frequently used apps, and it supports dark mode. You can take a peek at the […]
Scientists used phone accelerometer data to predict personality traits
[ad_1] In a paper published by the IEEE Computer Society, the researchers say how quickly, how far and when we walk — and if we pick up our phones during the night — reveals telling patterns. By correlating physical activity to personality traits, the team determined that “agreeable” people have random activity patterns and are […]
Google Chrome extensions must obey new privacy rules by October 15th.
[ad_1] Moving forward, developers of third-party add-ons in Chrome and Drive must take a more conservative approach with user permissions. Extensions should only request the least amount of user data they need to function. Additionally, any app that handles user-provided content or personal communications must post a privacy policy. In the past, Google only required […]
The best note-taking apps for students
[ad_1] So what should I use? There are dozens if not hundreds of note-taking apps to choose from. All of them, unsurprisingly, promise to make you an organization and productivity guru. If you’re struggling to sift through them all, it’s important to ask the following questions. What hardware do I own? First and foremost, eliminate […]
Google Photos hit a billion users in just over four years
[ad_1] The company spun out Photos from Google+ at I/O 2015. It’s the ninth Google product to hit the billion-user mark, following Search, Gmail, Chrome, Drive, Maps, YouTube, Play Store and Android, but it got there a lot faster than many of those. Gmail, for instance, took 12 years to add a tenth digit to […]
Facebook code allowed partners ‘continued data access’ despite shutdown
[ad_1] The social site said it was restricting access for all partners, and was “immediately” ending Microsoft and Sony’s access to friend data. It also reiterated that it has new measures in place to limit data access, including more user controls, rewards for reports of data misuse and a review process for every new or […]
BMW adds a $80 yearly subscription for Apple’s CarPlay
[ad_1] The carmaker did give fair warning of its plans for such a subscription service, having first announced its intentions some 18 months ago. But that hasn’t made the move any more palatable for would-be BMW owners, as CarPlay is included as standard in the price of many other, lower-priced cars (the Kia Ceed, for […]
Are period and fertility tracking apps effective?
[ad_1] With so many options for women to track their menstrual cycles, the question remains: Are they actually effective? Is using an app any better than using an old-fashioned calendar? Perhaps most crucially, what can technology teach women about their bodies that they don’t already know? According to the experts, it all depends on why […]