[ad_1] 1Password has announced its partnership with Privacy.com, which is a service you can use to create virtual credit cards to make shopping online a lot safer. The team-up integrates Privacy.com’s capabilities into 1Password, giving you a way to generate burner cards from within a browser that’s installed with the 1Password X extension for Chrome, […]
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Shopify reports ‘rogue’ employees stole some customer data
[ad_1] We’ve seen all kinds of data breaches from outside hackers, and occasionally, as happened with Twitter, breaches that occurred as outsiders phished employeee credentials for access, but for Shopify, the threat came from inside. The company’s software enables online shopping for other businesses, and in a blog post it revealed that two employees were […]
Tesla lays out ‘Battery Day’ plans that lead to a $25,000 electric car
[ad_1] The Tesla Battery Day presentation is under way, and CEO Elon Musk has shown off a number of changes the company is making that he says can halve the cost per kWh of building electric vehicle battery cells. Just before showing off the $140,000~ Model S Plaid and its 200MPH+ top speed, Musk said […]
Tesla’s 1,100HP ‘Plaid’ Model S sport sedan will arrive in late 2021
[ad_1] To cap off the Battery Day unveiling, Tesla CEO Elon Musk showed off video of the long-hinted-at Plaid version of a Model S sedan. Back in 2019 Tesla showed video of a triple-motor equipped Plaid prototype lapping Laguna Seca in 1:36, and according to Musk, on Sunday it dropped the time to 1:30.3. Following […]
Arlo’s Essential XL Spotlight camera can go a full year on a single battery charge
[ad_1] Arlo is adding two new models to its affordable Essential series of security cameras, the Essential XL Spotlight Camera and Essential Camera. The highlight of the former is a battery that can power the device for 12 months on a single charge. It also features an integrated spotlight, two-way audio, motion detection and a […]
YouTube’s AI can automatically age-restrict inappropriate videos
[ad_1] YouTube already uses machine learning to flag inappropriate content for its Trust and Safety team to review, but moving forward, the company plans to expand the use of the technology. Starting later this year, YouTube will use machine learning to add age restrictions to inappropriate videos automatically. As part of the same initiative, YouTube […]
Facebook takes down Chinese-run accounts that posted about US elections
[ad_1] One network originated in China, and was made up of more than 155 accounts that had amassed a following of 133,000 and group membership of 61,000. Though Facebook says the group “focused most of its activity” in Southeast Asia, some of the accounts also posted about US politics “both in support of and against […]
SXSW will host an online festival in 2021
[ad_1] As part of its 2021 plans, SXSW will host an online festival that will attempt to replicate the best features of its annual conference in Austin, Texas. SXSW Online will run from March 16th to March 20th, 2021. SXSW’s organizers say the event will allow attendees to check out film and music screenings, as […]
Microsoft expands App Assure to bring better compatibility to Snapdragon PCs
[ad_1] “Microsoft’s App Assure with FastTrack program is a service designed to help customers, developers, and independent software vendors address application compatibility issues, at no additional cost for qualifying customers,” Qualcomm writes in a statement. “A focus of the program will be to engage vendors to deliver compatibility of Windows 10 apps on Snapdragon compute […]
Amazon Prime Day will reportedly start on October 13th
[ad_1] After it was delayed earlier in the year, Prime Day 2020 will kick off partway through next month, according to The Verge. The website says it obtained an internal Amazon email that states the two-day shopping event will start on October 13th. The company will reportedly share its plans on September 27th. When asked […]