Google is now allowing anyone to contribute images to Street View in Google Maps. Street View is a popular feature on the Maps platform that allows people to see what a location looks like on the ground. In the past, these connected photos were recorded by the famous Street View cars, but Google says anyone …
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December, 2020
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3 December
TikTok wants to be ‘most transparent and accountable’ social platform, VP says
Over the course of 2020, TikTok’s future has sometimes seemed to be on a knife edge. The Trump administration tried (and failed) to ban the platform, citing concern over data security for TikTok’s US users. And the administration is now forcing Chinese parent company Bytedance to sell the short-form video app’s US operations. But TikTok’s VP of global business solutions, …
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3 December
Best soundbars and home audio for the holidays
This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. With a lot of people still staying close to home, many of us have been spending a lot of time hunkered down watching TV and listening to music. So if there’s a music fan or movie buff in your life, this year it makes sense to …
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3 December
Facebook’s Nick Clegg: Biden must unite global powers to shape internet amid China threat
The biggest strategic tech challenge facing President-elect Joe Biden as he enters office will be uniting major powers including the US, Europe and India to shape the future of the internet so they’re capable of facing down threats from China, according to Facebook executive Nick Clegg. Speaking at Web Summit on Thursday, the social media company’s VP for policy and communications …
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3 December
Facebook pledges to remove false claims about COVID
For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As the UK is on the brink of starting to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, Facebook has updated its misinformation policy to reflect that it will remove false claims about vaccines. The tech giant updated its Coronavirus Newsroom post on Thursday with its commitment to …
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3 December
iPhone 12 and 5G: All the answers to your questions about the super
This fall, Apple made it official — all four of its new iPhone 12 models come with next-generation 5G cellular connectivity. The new version of wireless networks started rolling out across the globe last year and picked up speed in 2020. Virtually all new Android phones arriving in the US today offer 5G, and the country’s biggest carriers have been talking …
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3 December
Why a worldwide sand shortage is a big problem for all of us
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3 December
Salesforce buys Slack, US Labor Board alleges Google broke labor law
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3 December
The Arecibo radio telescope’s collapse was caught close
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2 December
Looking Glass Portrait: Photo frame that turns iPhone portraits into 3D holograms
The latest iPhones can take remarkably impressive 3D photos and scans, especially with the rear lidar sensor. But, of course, iPhones don’t have 3D screens. The $349 Looking Glass Portrait is a 7.9-inch desktop photo frame-sized display with a built-in Raspberry Pi 4 computer that aims to be a 3D viewer for those photos, and a holographic mini monitor for interactive …
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