Category: Internet

The Washington Post hopes you’ll read articles on your TV

[ad_1] Yes, there’s a good chance you won’t care for this app in the slightest. Few people sit down at their TV hoping to read an in-depth report about the latest political scandal. It does offer an alternative if you’d rather not hold your phone or tablet in your hands, though. And if your vision […]

Get the Mac Pro ‘cheese grater’ look for your Windows PC

[ad_1] Chapter 2, here we come.Original ‘Fortnite’ map vanishes in a cataclysmic event Fortnite‘s original map is no more, at least as far as anyone can tell. The battle royale title’s hyped-up The End event saw a missile launch into the sky and trigger a massive amount of rifts, culminating in a meteor strike that […]

Safari in iOS sends some Safe Browsing data to Tencent

[ad_1] The concern, as you might imagine, revolves over what Tencent might do with that data. Both Google and Tencent may log IP addresses in order for their anti-phishing systems to work, but Tencent’s frequent cooperation with the Chinese government raises concerns that its data could be used for surveillance or other nefarious ends. Johns […]

US says digital assets are covered by money laundering and disclosure laws

[ad_1] US regulators issued a blunt warning to cryptocurrency holders who think they're not beholden to the usual rules. The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network have put… [ad_2] Source link

Netflix ends support for some older Roku players on December 1st

[ad_1] This wasn’t surprising when Roku itself warned in 2015 that it would stop updating players made in May 2011 or earlier. These are vintage boxes that stopped receiving new material a long time ago. There’s a good chance you’ve moved on since, for that matter. Roku’s latest crop of players start at $30, and […]

Mobile banking firm sues Facebook over Calibra’s logo

[ad_1] As you can see in the image Current posted on Twitter, their logos do look very similar: this is what happens when you only have 1 crayon left pic.twitter.com/2JY5JfesQD — Current (@current) June 19, 2019 Now here’s where it gets a lot more interesting: both logos were reportedly designed by San Francisco branding firm […]

Google bans predatory payday loan apps from the Play Store

[ad_1] Apple doesn’t have a similar ban, but told the WSJ that it routinely reviews its App Store rules to “address new or emerging issues.” To no one’s surprise, affected lenders aren’t happy — this forces them to either offer lower rates or bow out entirely. Online Lenders Alliance CEO Mary Jackson repeatedly maintained that […]

Lyft sues NYC over limits on driver ‘cruising’

[ad_1] A spokeswoman told CNET that the TLC took a “rushed, arbitrary” approach and hadn’t made a “serious attempt” to reduce traffic. She reiterated Lyft’s position that “comprehensive congestion pricing” would be more effective. The Commission, unsurprisingly, intended to fight the lawsuit. It characterized Lyft’s move as an “attack” on congestion reduction efforts, and accused […]

Your AirPods are going to die

[ad_1] Everyone’s AirPods will die. We’ve got the trick to replacing them.Geoffrey A. Fowler,The Washington Post If you hopped on the AirPod bandwagon early, your earbuds are likely near the end of their life. The Washington Post details what happens when your true wireless audio accessory stops working, including the fact that “battery service” really […]

SEC puts a stop to Telegram’s cryptocurrency plans in the US

[ad_1] The agency says Telegram didn’t register the offering with its office, and since it sees Grams as securities, it’s accusing the company of violating the Securities Act of 1933. It’s not clear how this restraining order would affect Gram’s launch as a whole. Former SEC attorney Zachary Fallon told Bloomberg that it could also […]