You probably don’t think too much about whether your browser will protect you from the bad parts of the internet, but Google’s Chrome is hoping to change that. Google said it plans to tune up the web browser, used by nearly two-thirds of people on the internet, to crack down on pages that are out …
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Google’s computer brains are helping The New York Times turn a historic archive of more than 5 million photos into digital data that’ll appear in the newspaper’s features about history. The newspaper’s “morgue” has 5 million to 7 million photos dating back to the 1870s, including prints and contact sheets showing all the shots on photographers’ rolls of film. The …
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Qualcomm is facing tough times after Apple iced it out of its latest iPhones and sued the chipmaker earlier this year. But, Qualcomm’s CEO offered a positive spin on the situation Wednesday, saying the company’s timeline to reach a resolution remains on track. Granted, no specific time frame was mentioned. “We have continued to have discussions with Apple to try …
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Samsung’s trying to make it easier to use its smartphones by redesigning the software running on them. The company on Wednesday unveiled its new One UI user interface. It will roll the software out to the Galaxy S9, S9 Plus and Note 9 in January — and the interface will be on the upcoming foldable phone that Samsung showed for …
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Trademark filings from Hong Kong and Europe indicate Apple is updating its AirPods classifications in time for a rumored new release. The filings specifically include “wellness sensors” and more for the much-anticipated updated AirPods, which the rumor mill has dubbed “AirPods 2.” They also imply a possibly imminent launch, which seems credible given the the current AirPods arrived around this time …
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Around the world governments are increasingly discussing how best to regulate big tech companies, but one woman — EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager — is already showing them how it’s done. This year Europe’s Competition Commission hit Google with the second of two huge antitrust fines for promoting its own interests and stifling opportunities for rivals to innovate, grow and …
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The legal battle continues. Apple isn’t talking to chipmaker Qualcomm “at any level” to settle their long-running patent dispute, according to Reuters. The iPhone maker is reportedly continuing to prepare for trial. Qualcomm declined to comment ahead of its earnings report later Wednesday. Apple declined to comment. The two companies have been fighting over patents since January 2017, when Apple …
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As part of the company’s (mostly) biannual Hack Day, Netflix showed off a new feature called Eye Nav, an accessibility feature that lets you control its iOS app with different facial movements, using Apple’s Face ID, and built using ARKit. The “hack” lets you navigate the Netflix app, select a title and start watching all by using eye movements. To stop …
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Black Friday shopping in person at big box stores is the stuff of hilarious memes about being thrown into combat, getting trampled to death or simply being guilty of gross consumerism the day after one was theoretically supposed to be thankful for what they’ve got. There’s a lot of sane reasons big and small to want to avoid a real-life …
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If there’s one thing that both the Trump and Obama White Houses agree upon, it’s the importance of computer science education for children in America. Because of how digitally entrenched the world is getting, coding skills (at least at a basic level) are becoming nearly as essential as reading, writing, and math. I’ve taught computer programming at the college level …
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