Category: Tech

Google is still answering for its DoubleClick data merger

[ad_1] Pichai confirmed to Demings that as CEO he signed off on the decision to merge the data, saying he reviews all major decisions. DoubleClick’s records of customers browsing the web were combined with Google’s personal information “effectively destroying anonymity on the internet,” said Demings. The difference between Google in 2007 and 2016, Demings said, […]

Snap’s first diversity report shows an overwhelmingly white workforce

[ad_1] According to the report released today, Snap is overwhelmingly staffed by white men. Women made up 32.9 percent of Snap’s global workforce in 2019, less than a single point increase from the year before with women making up less than a quarter of Director level employees and only 30 percent of VP-level positions. Despite […]

What to expect from Samsung’s Unpacked event next week

[ad_1] Galaxy Buds Live Let’s start with the most straightforward of the bunch: Samsung’s Galaxy Buds Live. Samsung is no stranger to true-wireless earbuds, but these are a little different from the company’s earlier attempts. For one, they’re the first Galaxy-branded buds to pack active noise cancelation, which was conspicuously absent from the Galaxy Buds+. […]

Sony plans to test its prototype Vision-S electric car on public roads

[ad_1] Sony said it created the prototype to showcase its technology to auto manufacturers. However, it seems the company is interested in actually doing something more with the car. The Vision-S has dual 200kW engines, one in the front and the other in the rear. It can go from 0-62 MPH in 4.8 seconds and […]

Google is releasing a free phone backup tool for iOS

[ad_1] It’ll be more useful for people who are paying for Google One — the base membership plan includes 100GB of storage for $2 per month, enough to make Drive, Photos and phone backups a lot more feasible. But regardless of whether you pay for Google One or not, it doesn’t hurt to have another […]

Valorant’s twelfth agent is Killjoy, a German robotics genius

[ad_1] Riot Games Finally, Killjoy’s Ultimate is a tactical Lockdown that, after a certain period, ‘detains’ enemies caught in its area of effect. Riot confirmed that the Lockdown device can be destroyed by the opposing team, though. Killjoy’s addition to Valorant could be divisive. Riot has always insisted that the game is built around gunplay, […]

iRobot’s Root rt0 is a $129 coding bot for kids and curious adults

[ad_1] Roomba maker iRobot made a serious push into education last year when it acquired Root Robotics, the company behind the Root rt1, an innovative $199 coding bot. Now that device is getting a cheaper sibling, the $129 Root rt0. Like many coding toys, it’s a fun way to get a handle on the basics […]

MIT algorithm finds subtle connections between art pieces

[ad_1] MIT A particularly difficult aspect of developing MosAIc was creating an algorithm that could find not only similarities in color or style, but also in meaning and theme, Hamilton said. Researchers examined a deep network of “activations,” or features, for each image in the open access collections of both museums. The distance between the […]

Cove neckband massages behind your ears to reduce stress

[ad_1] The hardware is, naturally, paired with a smartphone app for iOS and Android that can be used to track your progress. In the future, you’ll also be able to develop “stress measurements” to better identify how stressed you are, or can be, and look for ways of moderating it. In the materials the company […]