[ad_1] Utah had put its surveillance contract with Banjo on hold after learning that Patton had been a KKK member as a teenager, and had joined a group leader in a drive-by shooting. Patton had renounced his past and vowed that it didn’t affect his company’s practices, but Utah paused its use of the technology […]
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San Diego Comic-Con will be a streaming event this summer
[ad_1] The decision to cancel San Diego Comic-Con 2020 surprised no one in light of COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have to wait until 2021 to get a taste of that experience. The organizers announced (via Deadline) a Comic-Con @ Home event that will take place sometime this summer. Details of the event are […]
WHO will launch a COVID-19 app for countries that don’t make their own
[ad_1] Numerous countries have COVID-19 symptom and tracking apps, but the World Health Organization wants to fill in those gaps for the countries that are too stretched to develop their own software. The WHO’s Bernardo Mariano told Reuters in an interview that the outfit planned to release a symptoms assessment app worldwide later in May. […]
Twitter is testing a ‘retweets with comments’ counter
[ad_1] Twitter might let you know if you ever get retweets worth checking out in the future. Jane Manchun Wong, who reverse engineers apps to unearth experimental features, has discovered that the platform is testing a counter that shows the number of retweets you get that come with comments. It’ll be totally separate from the […]
Eric Schmidt reportedly left Google in February
[ad_1] Still, it’s the end of an era. Schmidt ran Google during its rapid growth from a search startup to a tech colossus that branched out into smartphones, email and numerous other fields. Sergey Brin and Larry Page hired him to offer Google serious business credibility and leadership, and to that extent he succeeded. He […]
Porsche’s track app uses CarPlay to show lap data while you drive
[ad_1] The feature isn’t available for Android Auto yet, although that’s not surprising given that Porsche only recently began adding Google’s platform to its cars. All Track Precision users should see 100 new tracks added to the pre-defined list, giving you 300 courses around the world with accurate mapping data. You can create custom maps […]
Elon Musk says he’ll move Tesla’s headquarters to Nevada or Texas
[ad_1] The entrepreneur has made his displeasure with the Fremont shutdown clear on more than one occasion, including on Twitter and in a profanity-laced outburst in an earning call where he called lockdown safety measures an attack on freedom. We’ve asked the company if it can elaborate on Musk’s statements. If he follows through, however, […]
‘Doom Eternal’ updates will add supercharged demons and a fresh campaign
[ad_1] Whatever you think of Doom Eternal right now, id and Bethesda are determined to spice it up going forward. They’ve hinted at what’s coming next for the hellish shooter, starting with a preview of the game’s first free update. The simply titled Update 1 release will tweak core mechanics in a number of ways, […]
Hitting the Books: How to be active on social media and still keep your job
[ad_1] MIT Press Excerpted from Keep Calm and Log On: Your Handbook for Surviving the Digital Revolution by Gillian “Gus” Andrews. Reprinted with Permission from The MIT PRESS. Copyright 2020. Who’s in the Audience? Would Your Followers Get Mad? Broadcasting makes a lot of changes to how we communicate, especially when we’re suddenly speaking to […]
Ask Engadget: How have you dealt with faulty Joy-Cons?
[ad_1] This week we’re asking you for answers. Earlier we asked you to submit your user reviews of the Joy-Con controllers that come with Nintendo’s handheld Switch gaming system. Now we want to hear what you’ve done to fix the flaws that many users have encountered with the devices — be it a Bluetooth connection problem, or […]