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Facial recognition systems might recognize you better now. Microsoft on Tuesday said it has updated its facial recognition technology to improve recognition across all skin tones and genders. The company said it reduced the error rates by up to 20 times for skin tone. The improvement comes as people have raised concerns that current facial recognition systems perform best on …

Apple released the Pencil-compatible sixth-gen 9.7-inch iPad this spring, but a good keyboard case for it seems like it’s finally arrived in June. Logitech’s two newest cases fit the the recent iPad and last year’s same-sized budget iPad, but also add room for a pressure-sensitive Pencil. I recently looked at Logitech’s education-only two-part combo case for the iPad and realized it …

The long-running patent battle between Apple and Samsung is finally over. The two phone giants on Wednesday notified a district court in San Jose, California, that “they have agreed to drop and settle their remaining claims and counterclaims in this matter.” Judge Lucy Koh, of the Northern District of California, signed the order dismissing all suits with prejudice, which means …

Good news: The SD Association has added yet another confusing specification layer to SD cards.  The new “UC” spec extends the maximum capacity of either a full-size or micro SD card from 2TB to 128TB. And the “Express” spec increases the peak transfer speed of a full-size card from 624MB per second to 985MB per second.  That, in theory, puts …

On this podcast, we talk about: Google’s Duplex AI being turned over to the public in limited trials. Our take on the BlackBerry Key2.  Qualcomm banking on parents and kids wanting smartwatches.  The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer …

Google Calendar just made it a little easier to keep your work-life balance.  The scheduling platform on Wednesday announced new out of office and customizable working hours features — making it easier to mark when you’ll be working. Thanks to its new out of office feature, you can indicate that you’ll be unavailable when creating an event. Google Calendar will …

Facebook is rolling out a test of a new feature called “Keyword Snooze” that lets you hide posts in your news feed that incorporate given keywords for 30 days. You enable it from a post in your feed, via the upper right-hand menu. The feature will let you choose keywords and phrases that Facebook has automatically selected from a particular …

A Kickstarter success story, The Edge Desk is a single-piece desk and chair that folds up so you can set up a workspace just about anywhere. The whole thing folds down to approximately 7 inches high (17.8 cm) and weighs about 28 pounds (12.7 kg), so you can easily put it in a car trunk, slide it under a bed …

You can now control Alexa’s iOS app with your voice, three months after its release. If you’ve got an iPhone or iPad you can now use spoken commands to ask Alexa questions, play music and communicate with your Echo and other devices. But since Apple has its own assistant, Siri, you’ll still have to physically tap the app to activate …

Snap is reportedly venturing even deeper into gaming. The company behind the Snapchat app plans to launch a platform later this year that’ll let users download and play third-party games through the app, reported The Information. The platform has been in the works for at least a year, and Snap already has one publisher lined up to a game, The …

It’s the biggest tournament for the biggest sport on Earth, and it comes around only once every four years. The 2018 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams and 64 games across four glorious weeks of action in Russia. In the US, Fox and FS1 will broadcast games in English, and Telemundo and NBC Universo will broadcast games in Spanish. Here’s …

Facebook is trying to get more people to interact with the Stories feature in its main app. The social network on Wednesday announced a few new features for the service, which lets people post a string of photos and videos that automatically disappear after 24 hours. Now, if you reply to a Story, you’ll be able to add other people …