[ad_1] Microsoft is giving customers until that day to transfer their information. The company suggests transferring data to other health record providers, particularly Get Real Health for US and international users or FollowMyHealth for US customers. The email reads: “If you are using an Application (mobile, web, etc.) that is dependent on the HealthVault service, […]
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Is it Amazon vs. AirPods or Assistant?
[ad_1] It’s unlikely they’ll make a dent against AirPods, but what about the Pixel Buds?Amazon’s earbuds are a shot at Google, not Apple Incorporating Alexa in a pair of inexpensive wireless earbuds could finally be the ticket Amazon needs to get its assistant on mobile in a more widespread manner. R.I.P. Inbox.Gmail continues to define […]
Google surprises Android TV owners with unwanted advertisements
[ad_1] Updates that add features like additional HDR support or fix weird issues are one good thing about smart TVs, but as many of us have experienced, there can be a downside. Software updates delivered months or years after a TV is purchased could change the interface for the worse, or add “features” that are […]
Facebook, Google and Twitter will join a hearing on tech censorship next week
[ad_1] While we can guess, we don’t know exactly what the subcommittee (chaired by Senator Ted Cruz) plans to discuss. Since the 2016 election, tech companies have been accused of — and denied — censoring conservative speech. This also comes just one week after Mark Zuckerberg proposed four ways to regulate the internet. Google and […]
EU charges Valve and five publishers with geo-blocking games
[ad_1] The problem centers around activation keys. When users buy physical games, they often get activation keys, which they must enter to add the games to their Steam libraries. The Commission says Valve and the five publishers agreed to use geo-blocking so that activation keys sold in some countries — like Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary […]
EU believes BMW, Daimler and VW colluded over clean emissions tech
[ad_1] In particular, the Commission believes BMW, Daimler and VW coordinated their AdBlue dosing strategies and delayed the use of Otto Particle Filters. AdBlue is a urea product that’s meant to reduce harmful nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel passenger cars. The Commission believes the three manufacturers limited AdBlue-consumption between 2006 and 2014, essentially leading to […]
Apple lures another of Google’s top experts to its AI team
[ad_1] Goodfellow worked with Google from 2013 to 2016 and then again from 2017 and 2019. During the last five months of his employment with the tech giant, he was a Senior Staff Research Scientist. He also worked for the Elon Musk-funded AI research non-profit OpenAI from 2016 to 2017. More importantly, Goodfellow is known […]
The Morning After: A ‘perfect’ ultraportable laptop?
[ad_1] ‘Bloomberg’ sources claim they’re coming later this year.Amazon is working on an Alexa-powered AirPods competitor Amazon is working on some AirPod-esque hardware that can tap into Alexa. Bloomberg reports the online retail giant is working on its first Alexa wearable. Sources say the Amazon version will be similar to AirPods in terms of both […]
Judge orders Elon Musk and the SEC to settle Tesla tweet dispute
[ad_1] The SEC brought him to court for the second time after he tweeted a photo of Tesla’s facility and followed that up by saying that the automaker will manufacture 500,000 cars in 2019. He corrected himself in another follow-up and clarified that 500,000 is merely the expected production rate. Tesla still expects to deliver […]
Samsung sees its Q1 profit drop 60 percent from last year’s record
[ad_1] Samsung just released guidance for its Q1 2019 earnings report, and estimates an operating profit of 6.2 trillion won (about $5.5 billion), which is less than half of the $14.4 billion profit it recorded in the same period last year. Samsung had issued an unprecedented warning for investors of bad news on the way, […]