[ad_1] Screens of all shapes and sizes It wouldn’t be CES without being surrounded by a plethora of screens, and 2020 looks to be no different. Like in years past, expect there to be bigger and better TV screens on display (no pun intended). Take 8K, for example. No one really needs an 8K television […]
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CES 2020: What to expect
Apple signs former HBO chief to a five-year deal
[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
[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, […]
Disney+ moves up ‘WandaVision’ premiere to 2020
[ad_1] The series touches on the relationship between Scarlet Witch and Vision in the post-Avengers: Endgame world (which raises all kinds of questions) and is known to have both a 1950s element as well as a key tie int to the 2021 movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While Disney hasn’t explained the […]
Tax prep companies can’t hide their free filing software from Google anymore
[ad_1] This week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced changes that will hopefully make it less stressful for a lot of Americans to file their taxes in 2020. In an addendum to the almost 20-year-old Free File agreement, the agency has put new protec… [ad_2] Source link
Tax prep companies can’t hide their free filing software from Google anymore
[ad_1] Moving forward, the addendum prohibits TurboTax maker Intuit and the other nine companies that make up the Free File Alliance from “engaging in any practice” that would prevent their free software from showing up on Google or any other search engine. Additionally, all 10 companies must now stick to a standardized naming scheme so […]
How home assistants ruined us, an explanation
[ad_1] Understandably, everyone is doing their introspection right now; their year- and decade-end summaries of what was most dreadful in tech, and what lead to this mess we’re all in. I can assure you that one of the key factors is what we have come to call The Internet of Shit and how we’ve embraced […]
Russia starts antitrust investigation into Booking.com
[ad_1] In Russia, the company’s contract with hotels and hostels reportedly does not allow them to offer better rates on competing websites. The FAS says it warned the company about the practice on November 12th, but it didn’t respond. We’ve reached out to Booking.com for comment and more information, and we’ll update this article when […]
Uber and Postmates sue California over gig worker law
[ad_1] The two firms said there was “no rhyme or reason” to exemptions to the law, which allowed everyone from construction truck drivers to travel agents to avoid scrutiny. They also contended that some exclusions were “so ill-defined or entirely undefined” that you couldn’t determine what was included. When approached by Engadget for comment, Uber […]
Uber clears a key hurdle to buying its Middle Eastern rival
[ad_1] The company will have to drop exclusivity deals with partners and intermediaries. It’ll also cap its fare increases (beyond inflation) to 10 percent for its most common Uber X and Careem Go tiers. Surge pricing, meanwhile, can’t jump beyond 2.5 times the normal rate and can’t be applied to more than 30 percent of […]