Category: Internet

Nearly the whole US military has banned TikTok

Post author By Randall
Post date January 4, 2020
Categories In air force, bytedance, China, coast guard, gear, Internet, military, Mobile, Security, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Tiktok, us air force, usaf

[ad_1] There are no restrictions on use with personal devices, but officials have encouraged personnel and their kids to uninstall the app. The Air Force and Coast Guard didn’t provide specific reasoning for the ban, but it’s likely to be consistent with earlier bans. There’s been concerns that TikTok’s ownership might leave it susceptible to […]

The Morning After: Disney+ is losing some old movies

Post author By Randall
Post date January 4, 2020
Categories In av, Entertainment, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Internet, personal computing, personalcomputing, Tech, themorningafter

[ad_1] It’s time.CES 2020: What to expect The annual event for all things tech kicks off in Las Vegas next week, and we’ll be there to check it all out. Here’s a sneak peek at what to expect in cars, home automation, TVs, computers and 5G. 8K TVs! Better ultraportables! Sex tech!Engadget Podcast: CES 2020 […]

Google is killing digital magazines in News

Post author By Randall
Post date January 3, 2020
Categories In digital magazines, Entertainment, Google, google news, Internet, Tech

[ad_1] Google News will no longer offer a paid magazine subscriptions. According to Android Police, the News team sent out an email to customers, telling them that the company is killing print-replica magazines in Google News. A company spokesperson has confirmed the change to Engadget, noting that the program worked with under 200 publishers. Subscribers […]

TikTok-owner ByteDance reportedly built a deepfake maker

Post author By Randall
Post date January 3, 2020
Categories In bytedance, deepfake, deepfakes, douyin, face swap, feature, Internet, Mobile, Security, Tech, Tiktok, tomorrow

[ad_1] On one hand, the feature could be seen as a natural evolution of other face swapping tech. On the other hand, it could have some very unpleasant repercussions. We’ve already seen how deepfake technology can be used for harm, so making the tech more accessible seems like a bad idea. As TechCrunch points out, […]

Disney+ loses some movies due to old licensing deals

Post author By Randall
Post date January 3, 2020
Categories In disney+, Entertainment, Internet, streaming, Tech

[ad_1] Some titles have recently disappeared from Disney+, including beloved classics Home Alone 1 and 2: Lost in New York, even though a spokesperson previously said that it won’t be rotating content like its rivals. ScreenCrush has listed twelve titles, in particular, which also include Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Dr. Dolittle and […]

Apple signs former HBO chief to a five-year deal

Post author By Randall
Post date January 2, 2020
Categories In Apple, apple tv+, Entertainment, Hbo, Internet, Movies, richard plepler, services, streaming, Tech, Television, Tv

[ad_1] There’s no certainty that Plepler’s outfit will produce giant hits for Apple. While he led HBO through a 28-year tenure that includes the likes of Game of Thrones, Six Feet Under and The Sopranos, he wasn’t the artistic mastermind behind those shows. Even so, there’s little doubt that Plepler has mountains of experience in […]

TikTok report says China didn’t request user info in the first half of 2019

Post author By Randall
Post date January 2, 2020
Categories In bytedance, China, gear, Internet, Mobile, Politics, Security, services, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, Tiktok, transparency, transparency report, Video

[ad_1] Following India, TikTok received the most user information requests from American authorities. In the US, it got 79 requests related to 255 accounts, and went on to share information in 86 percent of cases. In third was Japan, where authorities requested information 35 times. “To foster candid dialogue essential to earning and maintaining trust, […]

Former Google exec says he was pushed out for defending human rights

Post author By Randall
Post date January 2, 2020
Categories In business, Campaign, China, ethics, exec, expression, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, Google, human rights, international relations, Internet, maine, Politics, Privacy, privacy rights, project dragonfly, reorganization, ross lajeunesse, senate, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] LaJeunesse joined Google in 2008. In 2017, around the time Google was considering returning to China with a censored search engine, dubbed Project Dragonfly, LaJeunesse began lobbying to formalize Google’s principles supporting free expression and privacy, The Washington Post reports. People like Kent Walker, Google’s chief lawyer and head of policy, reportedly raised concerns […]

The Morning After: Samsung’s ‘zero bezel’ TV looks like this

Post author By Randall
Post date January 2, 2020
Categories In Entertainment, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Internet, Tech, themorningafter

[ad_1] LG Display will also bring Plastic OLED car displays and bendable in-flight screens to CES.LG’s new rollable OLED TV concept unfurls from the ceiling At CES 2020, LG Display will unveil the latest iteration of its rollable TV line, a 65-inch, UHD OLED display concept that rolls down from the ceiling. The company says […]

EPA scientists warn the EPA against proposed regulation rollbacks

Post author By Randall
Post date January 1, 2020
Categories In epa, gear, green, Internet, Tech

[ad_1] One of the proposals the board criticized is the administration’s plan to reduce Obama-era vehicle emissions standards for car and light truck models up to 2026. The 41 scientists in the board, many of whom were appointed by the Trump administration, said there are “significant weaknesses in the scientific analysis of the proposed rule.” […]