| Pinterest employees are staging a walkout following discrimination allegations Posted: 14 Aug 2020 03:32 AM PDT |
| 'Dead by Daylight' enables cross-play between PC and console Posted: 14 Aug 2020 03:15 AM PDT  Behaviour Interactive promised us cross-platform features for Dead by Daylight back in May. Now, the developer has announced that cross-play is live for the PS4, Xbox and Nintendo Switch almost a year after introducing the feature on the Steam and Wi... |
| Disney and Lego are making a new 'Star Wars Holiday Special' Posted: 14 Aug 2020 02:03 AM PDT  The November 17th, 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special is infamously awful and "not awful in a good way," the late Carrie Fisher once told Yahoo. In fact, it was so cheesy and awkward that George Lucas disowned it, supposedly saying he'd smash every copy... |
| Facebook ordered to clean up undersea drilling equipment in Oregon Posted: 14 Aug 2020 12:06 AM PDT  Facebook has earned the ire of Oregon residents and officials for abandoning drilling equipment off the state's coast, 50 feet under the sea floor. According to the Tillamook Headlight Herald, Facebook subcontractor Edge Cable Holdings, Inc. left 1,1... |
| Epic lawsuit claims Google blocked 'Fortnite' deals with OnePlus, LG Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:57 PM PDT  Epic Games already announced it's suing Apple over the company removing Fortnite from its App Store due to the "Mega Drop" that offered players a way to purchase items directly from Epic for a lower price. Now Google has also pulled Fortnite from its... |
| Daimler settles its emissions scandal lawsuit for nearly $3 billion Posted: 13 Aug 2020 04:57 PM PDT  Mercedes-Benz parent Daimler will pay close to $3 billion to settle the US fallout from its diesel emissions scandal. The German automaker said it expects its recent settlement with American authorities, including the Environmental Protection Agency... |
| Google pulled 'Fortnite' from the Play Store on Android Posted: 13 Aug 2020 03:54 PM PDT  Just hours after Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store, it appears Google has followed suit in its Play Store. Earlier today as part of a "Mega Drop" Epic Games updated its blockbuster title with an in-app option that included a discount if player... |
| Photoshop's upcoming tagging system will help identify edited images Posted: 13 Aug 2020 02:33 PM PDT  Last year, with help from The New York Times and Twitter, Adobe started working on the Content Authenticity Initiative, an attempt to cut down on the number of altered images that circulate online. Adobe said the technology would use metadata tagging... |
| Epic's parody of Apple's 1984 ad ends with #FreeFortnite Posted: 13 Aug 2020 01:53 PM PDT  As part of its response to Apple delisting Fortnite from the App Store, Epic Games shared a new short that repurposes the tech giant's iconic 1984 ad, complete with original 4:3 aspect ratio. The video features a Fortnite avatar tossing a unicorn-sha... |
| Google adds re-opening and COVID-19 info to travel searches Posted: 13 Aug 2020 01:29 PM PDT  Google has already introduced a number of updates to help people get around during widespread closures and travel disruptions due to COVID-19. Now that more cities and states are beginning to open up, the company is updating searches to make it easie... |
| Pro ‘Fortnite’ streamer Ewok is back on Twitch Posted: 13 Aug 2020 01:11 PM PDT  Soleil "Faze Ewok" Wheeler has signed an exclusive streaming deal with Twitch after streaming on Microsoft's Mixer since November of last year. Mixer shut down July 22nd, meaning Ewok and other pro streamers were faced with choosing a new platform. H... |
| 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games sues Apple over App Store policies Posted: 13 Aug 2020 12:54 PM PDT  Fortnite developer Epic Games is suing Apple after the company removed the game from its App Store. In a lawsuit, Epic accuses the iPhone maker of anti-competitive and monopolistic behavior. "Epic brings this suit to end Apple's unfair and anti-compe... |
| Apple removes 'Fortnite' from App Store following direct payment push Posted: 13 Aug 2020 12:09 PM PDT  Apple has removed Fortnite from the App Store, according to Bloomberg's Marc Gurman. The delisting comes just hours after Fortnite developer Epic Games started offering discounts on the game's V-bucks currency and other cash purchases if players bypa... |
| Jabra's Elite 75t wireless earbuds drop back down to their lowest price ever Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:45 AM PDT  Some of our favorite wireless earbuds have hit their all-time-low price again. The Jabra Elite 75t true wireless earbuds are on sale for $150 at Amazon and Best Buy, which is $30 off their normal price and the lowest they've been since June. The sale... |
| Instagram will make suspicious accounts verify their identities Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:26 AM PDT  Instagram is taking new steps to root out bots and other accounts trying to manipulate its platform. The company says it will start asking some users to verify their identities if it suspects "potential inauthentic behavior."Instagram stresses that t... |
| US officials seize cryptocurrency accounts tied to al-Qaeda and ISIS Posted: 13 Aug 2020 11:09 AM PDT  US authorities have dismantled financing campaigns for three terrorist organizations, which included "the government's largest-ever seizure of cryptocurrency in the terrorism context," according to the Department of Justice. The Internal Revenue Serv... |
| What if Apple was forced to allow app sales outside of the iOS store? Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:49 AM PDT  The knives are out for Apple. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are pushing for regulators to do something about its dominance. They say that Apple's control of the App Store — the only way to get native apps onto an iOS device — is anticompeti... |
| Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 blood oxygen apps are rolling out now Posted: 13 Aug 2020 10:31 AM PDT  Samsung isn't wasting time when it comes to updating the Galaxy Watch 3. The company has started rolling out its blood oxygen monitoring apps — VO2 Max and SpO2 — on Samsung Health. They'll let you keep track of your maximum oxygen uptake and relativ... |
| Lyft will temporarily shut down in California if forced to reclassify drivers Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:48 AM PDT  Like Uber, Lyft says it may temporarily suspend service in California if it is required to classify drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. Lyft President Josh Zimmerman broke the news during an earnings call with investors yesterda... |
| Disney, Apple and more voice concerns over WeChat ban to White House Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:36 AM PDT  After President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would ban all US transactions with messaging app WeChat, some of the biggest names in American industry have begun to voice concerns about the shift directly to White House officials. Accord... |
| YouTube will remove videos that encourage election meddling Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:21 AM PDT  YouTube says it will take down videos that promote election interference, such as encouraging people to create long voting lines that make it harder for others to vote. It also says it will remove videos including information gleaned from hacks that... |
| Signal lets you see more info before you accept a message from a stranger Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:14 AM PDT  The encrypted messaging app Signal is making it easier for users to decide who they chat with -- and who they block. Now, when someone who isn't in your contacts starts a new chat with you, or adds you to a group, you can see the sender's Signal prof... |
| Google Search will help you find live sports coverage Posted: 13 Aug 2020 09:00 AM PDT  As professional sports attempt a comeback, Google is rolling out a new feature that should make it easier to watch live games. Beginning today, when you type a phrase like "where to watch the Clippers game" into Search on your phone, Google will tell... |
| Rockstar rolls back the 'Red Dead Online' update that broke everything Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:21 AM PDT  Rockstar Games recently tried to fix some Red Dead Online bugs it unintentionally introduced in July's major update, which added a naturalist role to the game. However, it accidentally made things much, much worse on PS4 and Xbox One. There were glit... |
| Google’s next Wear OS update will bring more speed and a weather app Posted: 13 Aug 2020 08:15 AM PDT  A Wear OS update rolling out this fall will bring improved performance and a new weather app. Today, Google announced that the next update will allow faster access to info and apps, more intuitive controls for managing watch modes and workouts, as we... |
