[ad_1] The first season of the Karate Kid sequel will be available for free worldwide from August 29th to September 11th. YouTube will release the second season to the public on September 11th. It also plans to announce when it will make other premium originals available for free viewing at a later date. The move […]
Category: Internet
Google manually reviewed a million suspected terrorist videos on YouTube
[ad_1] Google shared these numbers with a US House panel today. The company also said it has more than 10,000 people working on content review, and it spends hundreds of millions of dollars on those efforts annually. Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have been asked to reveal their counter terrorism budgets, but putting a number […]
Verizon is trying to sell off Tumblr
[ad_1] Tumblr still has a sizable and active user base with more than 450 million blogs and 172 billion posts, but it has been steadily declining as its corporate owners have struggled to figure out exactly what to do with the platform. Yahoo acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion in 2013 as part of then-CEO Marissa […]
Facebook and Instagram ban Alex Jones and other far-right extremists
[ad_1] The move will also ban impersonations, not to mention Facebook events and groups promoting those subject to the bans. You can still talk about the banned individuals or share content involving them that doesn’t violate other terms of service. Facebook argued in a statement to The Atlantic that this was in line with its […]
Ajit Pai admits FCC got broadband growth figures wrong
[ad_1] That mistake led the agency to announce that the number of Americans lacking access to a fixed broadband connection was down to 19.4 million by the end of 2017 from 26.1 million the year before. Turns out, the correct figure is 21.3 million — a big difference, for sure, but not big enough for […]
Endgame’ was aired on Philippine cable TV
[ad_1] It’s not entirely clear if and why Orient Cable’s execs thought they could get away with showing a pirated, possibly torrent-sourced, version of the biggest movie of the year. Maybe it’s because the company only serves subscribers in a provincial city (Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte). Or maybe it’s because it’s used to such a […]
Epic bought the maker of ‘Rocket League’
[ad_1] A fairing failed to separate and destroyed two rocketsNASA was sold faulty rocket parts for almost 20 years When the launch of NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory and Glory missions failed in 2009 and 2011, the agency said it was because their launch vehicle malfunctioned. Now, a NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) investigation has revealed […]
$5 billion Facebook, FTC deal could add more privacy oversight
[ad_1] While previous rumors about a possible settlement between Facebook and the FTC over its privacy failings focused on dollar figures and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Politico reports that it could also create new executive positions. That could mean “appointing a federally approved privacy official” in addition an oversight committee that could include Facebook board members. […]
Airbnb introduces Donations to help with temporary housing
[ad_1] Airbnb Donations is an expansion of the company’s existing Open Homes initiative, which launched in 2017 and encourages hosts to open their doors for those who need a place to stay. The program started in the wake of President Trump’s attempted immigration ban and allows hosts to volunteer their homes as temporary safe havens […]
Chrome OS unifies Google Assistant and device searches
[ad_1] You don’t have to be quite so picky when you start a search on your Chromebook. Google has released Chrome OS 74, whose cornerstone is a reworked search experience that unifies Google Assistant, on-device and web search. Tap the search box and you just have to enter whatever you’re looking for, whether it’s an […]