[ad_1] While it’s not certain just what would happen, a truly late-stage investigation suggests that a fine, a settlement or both could be right around the corner. YouTube has declined to comment on the FTC investigation claims, but repeated an earlier statement that many of its product ideas “remain just that — ideas.” The FTC […]
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Google thwarts shareholder challenge to its China search plans
[ad_1] The company had opposed the move, claiming that it had looked into a “variety of options” for expanding access in China that would stay “consistent with our mission.” There was also discontent over the company’s handling of sexual assault and harassment claims. CNBC noted that one worker at Verily asked Alphabet why it didn’t […]
Google ditches Nest.com in favor of its online store
[ad_1] Google hasn’t been shy about phasing out what’s left of Nest as an independent entity, and that now includes Nest’s website. Droid-Life has noticed that Google has largely gutted Nest.com — now, it just asks you to visit the Google Store if you’re looking for products. You can still sign into your Nest Account, […]
Intel’s Performance Maximizer tool overclocks CPUs with one click
[ad_1] This kind of tool isn’t anything new — AMD offers a similar one for its Ryzen processors — plus, it’s only compatible with a handful of 9th generation Core CPUs. Just six, in fact, including: Core i9-9900KF, Core i9-9900K, Core i7-9700KF, Core i7-9700K, Core i5-9600KF and Core i5-9600K. Like only a few other tools, […]
Twitch buys Bebo to build out its esports platform
[ad_1] According to TechCrunch’s sources, the streaming service paid “up to $25 million” for Bebo’s intellectual property and employees, winning a bidding war between gaming-centric chat app Discord and Facebook. For those who might be familiar with the name Bebo, Twitch didn’t acquire a now-defunct social networking site, but rather the video-game streaming software company […]
PBS celebrates the lunar landing’s anniversary with a space miniseries
[ad_1] Each episode will tackle developments in space exploration, astronomy and astrophysics. The first one, for instance, will take a look at how the Gemini Observatory was able to detect an ancient quasar, which is the farthest object we’ve ever seen. Another episode examines how scientists were able to capture the first image of a […]
Google’s new Chrome extension makes it easy to report suspicious sites
[ad_1] Sometimes the things it considers questionable are as trivial as the website not belonging in the top 5,000. But if it does find something truly unsavory, you can easily notify Google by clicking the Send Report button, which will send the company that website’s URL, a screenshot of it and all the site’s HTML. […]
YouTube uses AR to let you try on makeup during tutorials
[ad_1] The tool creates a split screen, and plays YouTube content on the top half. It uses front-facing cameras to capture users and AR filters to apply virtual makeup samples in the lower screen. With the help of machine learning, the tool works on a full range of skin tones, and Google has already demoed […]
House chairwoman wants Facebook to pause work on its cryptocurrency
[ad_1] The congresswoman also said that Facebook executives should testify about Libra as part of that oversight. We’ve asked Facebook for comment. As part of the announcement, though, it launched a Libra Association whose aim is to oversee the currency outside of Facebook’s control. Calibra, the digital wallet for the new monetary format, is supposed […]
Fan-made 'Mario Royale' pits you against 74 speedrunners
[ad_1] The battle royale craze has invaded the Mushroom Kingdom, albeit unofficially. A programmer and video game streamer going by the handle Inferbro has hacked together a web-based multiplayer version of Super Mario Bros. that challenges up to 75 people… [ad_2] Source link