Category: Tech

US limits AI exports over fears it will fall into Chinese hands

Post author By Randall
Post date January 4, 2020
Categories In Ai, Artificial Intelligence, China, commerce department, department of commerce, export, gear, geospatial, government, Internet, personal computing, personalcomputing, Politics, Tech, trade

[ad_1] The rule is the first one to be nailed down as part of a larger requirement for tighter exports on sensitive technology to countries with a less-than-friendly attitude toward the US. It’s meant to both prevent these nations from easily copying American technology (and thus negating economic advantages) or identifying security weaknesses. While this […]

Samsung might launch its next Galaxy flagship phones on February 11th

Post author By Randall
Post date January 4, 2020
Categories In business, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Internet, Samsung, Tech, Unpacked

[ad_1] Samsung’s next Unpacked event, where it usually unveils its flagship devices, may be just over a month away. An unreleased promo video unearthed by Twitter user @water8192, This is Tech Today and Max Weinbach of XDA Developers teases the launch of a new Galaxy device — or devices, if the two quadrilateral shapes in […]

The best wireless powered bookshelf speakers

Post author By Randall
Post date January 4, 2020
Categories In av, gear, partner, syndicated, Tech, thewirecutter, wirecutter

[ad_1] Why you should trust us I’ve been reviewing audio gear professionally since 1990, currently as an editor for the SoundStage Network and previously as an editor or writer for Sound & Vision, Home Theater Review, Home Theater Magazine, and numerous other publications. In that time, I’ve conducted and published more blind tests of audio […]

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 […]

Y2K-type glitch is causing NYC parking meters to reject credit cards

Post author By Randall
Post date January 3, 2020
Categories In app, bug, dot, expired, gear, glitch, New York City, nyc, parking, parking meter, parking meters, payment, services, software, Tech, tomorrow, Transportation, update

[ad_1] A software glitch is causing parking meters throughout New York City to reject credit and prepaid parking cards, The New York Times reports. The payment software was set to expire on January 1st, and the vendor reportedly failed to update the software before the new year. So, at the stroke of midnight Wednesday, the […]

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, […]

The best Bluetooth tracker | Engadget

Post author By Randall
Post date January 3, 2020
Categories In gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, partner, syndicated, Tech, thewirecutter, tile, tile essentials, tile mate, tile pro, tile slim, tile sticker, wirecutter

[ad_1] How we picked and tested Over the past few years, we’ve tested more than a dozen Bluetooth trackers. The major players in this category are well known. But to make sure we didn’t miss any, we turned to Amazon and Google during our research for a previous version of this guide. The latter turned […]

Apple will engrave emoji on your AirPods case for free

Post author By Randall
Post date January 3, 2020
Categories In Airpods, airpods case, airpods pro, airpodscase, airpodspro, Apple, charging case, chargingcase, Emoji, engraving, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Tech, Wearables

[ad_1] Apple is expanding the free engraving options on AirPods cases to include emoji. The selection is fairly limited, ranging from a few faces (such as my personal favorite, the grimace) through to heart and star symbols. You can also have a ghost, robot, alien, skull, hand gesture (but no middle finger) or an animal […]