[ad_1] Big @twttr update! Dark mode and a ‘swipe to like’ gesture. pic.twitter.com/7e2Sq2riW5 — John Yarbrough (@jyarbrough) April 11, 2019 This is all part of the company’s ongoing mission to make Twitter conversations easier to understand. In a tweet, Sara Haider, a director of product management at Twitter, said the beta users prefer the twttr […]
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Firefox comes to Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 PCs
[ad_1] Today’s release doesn’t come completely out of the blue — Qualcomm confirmed that Mozilla was working on an ARM64 version of its popular web browser at its 2018 Tech Summit in Hawaii. We got to test it (albeit very briefly) on one of Qualcomm’s reference design machines, and to no one’s surprise, it worked […]
We saw a black hole
[ad_1] Gotta put it on Instagram.This is the first real picture of a black hole After years of relying on computer-generated imagery, scientists using the Event Horizon Telescope have captured the first real image of a black hole. The snapshot of the supermassive black hole in the Messier 87 galaxy (about 55 million light years […]
Netflix is turning to print to promote its shows
[ad_1] Netflix is using a tactic far removed from the nature of its service to make the best of its movies and TV series stand out. Not in the eyes of ordinary viewers, though, but in the eyes of award show voters. According to Bloomberg, the streaming service is publishing its own magazine to promote […]
Hulu orders a Theranos miniseries from Kate McKinnon
[ad_1] Hulu declined to comment to Variety on the show, which hasn’t been officially announced. Provided the series goes forward, it’ll add to a seeming frenzy of productions covering Theranos. On top of the Hulu and HBO projects, a movie based on the saga (Bad Blood) is in the works with Jennifer Lawrence set to […]
The ‘Chef’s Table’ team is making non-fiction shows for Disney+
[ad_1] Marvel 616 (that’s the working title) is an anthology documentary show that ties Marvel’s comic book universe and its creators to their historical and cultural contexts. Disney didn’t provide an example, but Spider-Man‘s focus on a flawed, more nuanced character might be a good candidate. The other show, Earthkeepers (also a working title), is […]
Senate bill would make tech companies test algorithms for bias
[ad_1] The bill would only apply to companies that either make more than $50 million per year or have data for at least one million people or devices. Small businesses would theoretically be safe. The senators saw this as a civil rights issue and pointed to recent incidents as examples. Facebook is still facing a […]
Nearly 70 percent of hotel websites leak personal data, Symantec study finds
[ad_1] The main issue involved booking confirmation emails, according to Symantec principal threat researcher Candid Wueest. Many of the messages include an active link that directs to a separate website where guests can access their reservation having to log in again. The booking code and the guest email are often in the URL itself, which […]
YouTube TV costs $50 per month after another price hike
[ad_1] You now have access to eight Discovery channels that include the original as well as Animal Planet, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, MotorTrend, TLC and Travel Channel. Oprah Winfrey’s OWN channel is coming later in 2019, and Epix’s movie-oriented channel is available today if you’re willing to spend extra. The shake-up still represents a […]
Google Assistant will finally work with business G Suite accounts
[ad_1] The updates include features like Google Assistant integration. While that’s still in beta and primarily works with Calendar, G Suite customers can now ask their Assistant when and where a meeting is. Google Assistant has worked with Calendar for a while, but only on personal accounts. It was an obvious and glaring omission from […]