| The Morning After: Donald Trump is back on Twitter, but not Facebook Posted: 08 Jan 2021 04:35 AM PST  Trump's social media ban from Facebook and Instagram will continue until President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20th, if not beyond. Social media has been incredibly accommodating to Trump up until this point, but both Twitter and Facebo... |
| The UK will probe Google's plan to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome Posted: 08 Jan 2021 03:49 AM PST  Google is planning to eliminate third-party cookies in its Chrome browser by 2022, which sounds like a good thing for consumers worried about privacy. However, UK's competition regulator has announced that its investigating the changes, out of concer... |
| 'SportsNation' is making a comeback on ESPN+ Posted: 08 Jan 2021 03:20 AM PST  When ESPN's SportsNation first launched in 2009, a lot of its material came directly from the internet via YouTube, tweets and online polling — making for some lively, meme-filled counterprogramming to ESPN's stodgy SportsCenter. The show eventually... |
| FCC head Ajit Pai won't reform Section 230 before he leaves office Posted: 08 Jan 2021 02:15 AM PST  After announcing that he planned to "clarify" the meaning Section 230 free speech internet rules back in October 2020, FAA chairman Ajit Pai has now said he won't do so. That's largely because he'll be gone on January 20th when Joe Biden is sworn in... |
| Tesla begins selling its cheapest Model Y yet Posted: 08 Jan 2021 01:10 AM PST  You can now order a more affordable Model Y or one that sits seven instead of five from Tesla's website. As Electrek notes, Tesla's original lineup when it unveiled the vehicle in 2019 included a standard range rear-wheel drive version, but company c... |
| Boeing agrees to pay $2.5 billion to settle criminal charge over 737 Max crashes Posted: 07 Jan 2021 11:36 PM PST  Boeing has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to avoid prosecution over the two fatal 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people. The planemaker has been charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and has entered a... |
| TikTok ban will remove videos of Donald Trump inciting rioters Posted: 07 Jan 2021 08:43 PM PST  Unlike Facebook, Twitter, Twitch and YouTube, Donald Trump does not have a TikTok account for the service to suspend, but it is laying a ban down on certain content related to Wednesday's riots in Washington D.C. People who support the president stor... |
| 'Fall Guys' will add 'Doom' costumes on January 12th Posted: 07 Jan 2021 07:44 PM PST  It's official: Doomguy is on his way to Fall Guys. After teasing the inclusion of a Doom-themed costume for what seems like weeks, Fall Guys developer Mediatonic confirmed that it will add not one but three such skins to the game on January 12th.You... |
| Hyundai confirms discussions about building a car with Apple Posted: 07 Jan 2021 06:10 PM PST  Last month Reuters reported that Apple's Project Titan self-driving electric car effort could produce a vehicle by 2024 or so, and now there are more rumors suggesting the company is serious about getting into the business. Earlier today a Bloomberg... |
| LG's webOS 6.0 smart TVs have a new UI, NFC-equipped remote Posted: 07 Jan 2021 05:00 PM PST  Seven years after introducing webOS as the platform for its Smart TV lineup, LG is introducing version 6.0 with a new look and feel for its 2021 4K and 8K TVs. The old blade lineup of apps is gone, with a more modern tile-based layout. LG Home Entert... |
| Donald Trump's Twitter lockout is over (for now) Posted: 07 Jan 2021 04:48 PM PST  Donald Trump's Twitter timeout is over. One day after Twitter made the unprecedented decision to suspend the president for 12 hours, Trump officially regained his tweeting privileges, posting a two-and-a-half minute video addressing the violence in W... |
| Mobile-first bank Simple is shutting down Posted: 07 Jan 2021 02:56 PM PST  One of the first-ever mobile-first banks is shutting down. After an email notice started to circulate on Twitter earlier in the day, a spokesperson for BBVA confirmed to Engadget the company plans to shutter Simple. The move is part of an ongoing eff... |
| Google’s next Nest Hub could use the Pixel 4’s Soli chip for sleep tracking Posted: 07 Jan 2021 01:43 PM PST  Earlier this week, an FCC filing revealed Google is working on a new version of its Nest Hub smart display. According to a report 9to5Google published on Thursday, the company will release the device later this year, and it will use its Soli technolo... |
| WhatsApp: Let us share your data with Facebook or else Posted: 07 Jan 2021 12:54 PM PST  In a surprise move, WhatsApp recently gave many of its users a difficult choice: they could either accept a revised privacy policy that explicit allowed the service to share information with parent company Facebook by February 8th, or decline and ris... |
| 'Hitman 3' trailer shows off stealth violence in VR Posted: 07 Jan 2021 12:29 PM PST  Hitman III arrives later this month and, as long as you have a PSVR headset, you'll be able to execute some unfortunate souls in virtual reality for the first time in the series. IO Interactive has released a trailer that shows off Agent 47 taking ou... |
| Twitch disables Donald Trump's account Posted: 07 Jan 2021 11:43 AM PST  Yet another tech platform has taken action against President Donald Trump in connection to Wednesday's riot at the US Capitol. On Thursday, Twitch disabled the president's account, meaning he can no longer use the platform to stream to his followers.... |
| Waymo will no longer use the term 'self-driving' to describe its tech Posted: 07 Jan 2021 11:20 AM PST  The next time Waymo talks about its fully autonomous driving technology, you won't see the Alphabet subsidiary use the term "self-driving." That's because the company wants to differentiate the tech it's working on from the semi-autonomous driver-ass... |
| US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigns Posted: 07 Jan 2021 11:06 AM PST  Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has resigned from her position. In a message posted to Twitter, Chao said she was "deeply troubled" by the "traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the President stormed the Capitol building follow... |
| A 'Monster Hunter Rise' demo hits Nintendo Switch tomorrow Posted: 07 Jan 2021 11:04 AM PST  The wait is almost over for Monster Hunter fans who are clamoring to get their hands on the next game in the series before it lands on March 26th. A limited-time demo of Monster Hunter Rise will be available on Nintendo Switch starting Friday. Until... |
| Samsung’s Galaxy Chromebook 2 and Acer’s Chromebook Spin 514 vs. the competition Posted: 07 Jan 2021 10:30 AM PST  While Chromebooks have been fully embraced by schools for their low cost and ease of use, it's been an uphill battle to get other laptop users to take them seriously. However, the past few years have seen a lot of higher-end Chromebooks with better s... |
| Shopify delists Trump-affiliated online stores Posted: 07 Jan 2021 10:10 AM PST  President Trump will need to find a new online platform to sell merch to his supporters. On Thursday, e-commerce platform Shopify took offline two online stores affiliated with the president in response to Wednesday's riot at the US Capitol. Visiting... |
| Acer reveals its first Chromebook with AMD's latest Ryzen CPUs Posted: 07 Jan 2021 10:01 AM PST  Acer has been plugging AMD chips into its Chromebooks for a couple of years and now it's refreshing the lineup with the latest Ryzen mobile processors. Its first Chromebook to use those CPUs is the Spin 514. Whether you opt for a Ryzen 7 3700C or Ryz... |
| Sony's new Bravia XR TVs are all about 'cognitive intelligence' Posted: 07 Jan 2021 10:00 AM PST  Image processing has always been at the heart of Sony's TV designs. Sure, its premium Bravia TVs have typically featured the latest and greatest display hardware around, but the company's devotion to image quality has typically set it apart from comp... |
| Acer’s newest Nitro monitor supports HDMI 2.1 for 4K, 120 fps console gaming Posted: 07 Jan 2021 10:00 AM PST  One of the best features of the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 is that they come with HDMI 2.1, which allows them to output games at 4K and 120 frames per second to a compatible TV or monitor. While the port is relatively easy to find on high-end TV... |
| YouTube will temporarily ban accounts for posting election fraud videos Posted: 07 Jan 2021 09:57 AM PST  After white nationalist rioters descended on the US Capitol yesterday, YouTube removed a video in which President Trump expressed support for the criminal behavior and lied about winning the 2020 presidential election. Today, YouTube is furthering it... |
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