Category: Internet

Walmart’s best Black Friday deals: Roku, Oculus, Instant Pot and more

[ad_1] Oculus Go The standalone VR headset impressed us when we reviewed it in May, and now it’s an even more affordable way to get into virtual reality. The Oculus Go is typically $199, but will be on sale this week for $149. This is for the 32GB model and remote. The Go is more […]

Facebook’s Viewpoints research app pays you to take surveys

[ad_1] Not surprisingly, Facebook wants to avoid claims that it’s snooping on users without their full consent. You have to be at least 18 years old to use Viewpoints, and you’ll be told what information is collected and how it’s used. The company also vows not to sell data to third parties or publicly share […]

The Morning After: Over 200,000 Tesla Cybertruck deposits

[ad_1] A much-improved follow-up to last year’s Elite 65t true wireless earbuds.Jabra Elite 75t review: The leap from good to great Jabra’s latest true wireless earbuds are significantly smaller and last 2.5 hours longer than 2018’s Elite 65t. They also sound better, but they don’t have active noise cancellation or a wireless charging case (yet). […]

Pennsylvania court rules suspect can’t be forced to provide his password

[ad_1] Justice Debra Todd noted that revealing a password is testimonial as it’s a “verbal communication” that reveals your mind, not just a physical act like providing a blood sample. It also pointed to federal Supreme Court precedent where people couldn’t be forced to reveal the combination to a wall safe — in both cases, […]

Protesters accuse Google of retaliating against organizing workers

[ad_1] Rivers in particular had been involved in petitioning Google to avoid bidding on contracts for both Customs and Border Protection as well as Immigration and Customs Enforcement. While the company is ostensibly looking into her document access, she said that the Google investigative team had spent much of its time asking her about the […]

Facebook built a facial recognition app that identified employees

[ad_1] BI claimed that one version of the app could identify anyone on Facebook with enough data, but the company suggested that wasn’t true. In a statement to CNET, a spokesperson said the app could only detect employees and friends who “had face recognition enabled.” The app was meant as a “way to learn about […]

Police arrest member of group that hijacked Jack Dorsey’s Twitter account

[ad_1] Debug, another member of the group, also claimed that the suspect was responsible for multiple other hijacks, including one against Santa Clara County’s Deputy District Attorney Erin West. The attack was a response to West convicting Joel Ortiz, a SIM swapper who pleaded guilty to using the swap to steal $5 million in cryptocurrency. […]

Apple renews Shyamalan’s ‘Servant’ before it premieres

[ad_1] Dickinson, For All Mankind and See also got early renewals. Apple ordered two seasons of The Morning Show right from the start, so its future won’t be up in the air for a while yet. To some extent, Apple needs these early renewals. Although there are numerous new shows in the pipeline, Apple TV+ […]

TV reporter’s sick-call email sparks glorious reply-all chaos

[ad_1] Vasos also apologized for giving a scare to fans of Nick Cage, Nick Jonas and other famous Nicks. A celebrity’s name in hashtags is sometimes a sign they’re at death’s door, so you can imagine the panic some might have felt. The kicker? It all came down to trying to be a considerate employee. […]

Amazon sues to challenge Microsoft’s $10 billion JEDI contract win

[ad_1] Not surprisingly, those on the other side of the lawsuit disagree. US defense chief Mark Esper previously said he was sure the JEDI handout had been “conducted freely and fairly.” In a statement to Reuters, Microsoft argued that the Defense Department’s process was “detailed, thorough and fair.” You may not hear much about this […]