June, 2018

• 28 June

  Brave browser gets more private with Tor

  

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• 28 June

  Twitter’s newest feature informs users about political ads

  

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• 28 June

  Toy Story Land is incredibly detailed

  

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• 27 June

  Microsoft’s improved facial recognition tech aims for inclusion

  

  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 …

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• 27 June

  Logitech Slim Combo iPad case gives entry

  

  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 …

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• 27 June

  Apple and Samsung finally settle their patent dispute

  

  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 …

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• 27 June

  New SD card specs tout 128TB max, up to almost 1GB per sec

  

  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 …

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• 27 June

  Google turns over its human

  

  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 …

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• 27 June

  Google Calendar will stop coworkers from pestering you when you’re away

  

  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 …

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• 27 June

  Facebook Keyword Snooze lets you silence spoilers in your news feed

  

  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 …

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