China’s clamping down on users who rely on virtual private networks (VPN) to break free of its notorious internet filter. Dubbed the Great Firewall, the filter blocks access to news sites deemed undesireable by the Chinese government as well as social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, platforms the Chinese government has no control …
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Touch ID is so passé. Soon you could be unlocking your phone and paying for things with just your mug. Bloomberg on Monday reported that Apple is testing out an improved security system for its next iPhone — powered by a 3D sensor — that allows users to log in, authenticate payments and launch secure apps by scanning their face. …
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It’s summer in Japan and, like humans, the cows are feeling the heat. To prevent heat stress — which could cause the cattle a ton of health problems — apparel company Gunze Ltd designed a shirt for cows that cools them down with water, reports The Japan Times. Called Ushi-ble, the shirt is made of a “feel-cool” material often found …
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Count NBA champion and emerging tech investor Andre Iguodala among those joining the ranks of late-night talk show hosts. The Golden State Warriors star will soon be starring in his own talk show called “Evenings with Andre.” In partnership with digital streaming startup Cheddar, the show will feature interviews with guests from the tech, sports, business and entertainment worlds. The …
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Pandora has put its leadership on shuffle. Co-founder Tim Westergren has stepped down as CEO, and two other longtime executives will also leave their posts, Pandora said Tuesday in a statement and in a letter to shareholders. At the same time, the streaming music company is adding a big name to its board of directors: media-world luminary Jason Hirschhorn. Tim Westergren …
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Now playing: Watch this: New earpiece can translate eight languages 1:10 Aussie startup Lingmo is farewelling language faux pas with an earpiece that can translate eight languages, taking seconds, and it could be yours within a month. Lingmo’s Translate One2One earpiece translates spoken conversation across English, Japanese, French, Italian, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German and Chinese, all without the need for …
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Now playing: Watch this: Essential Phone heads to Sprint 1:07 Andy Rubin’s recently unveiled Essential Phone will be exclusively available on Sprint in the US, according to USA Today. Rubin, known as the father of Android, worked at Google for the better part of a decade after the tech giant bought his long-ago phone startup. Then in 2015 he launched …
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Maybe Apple and Samsung just aren’t bringing their A-game anymore. Andy Rubin, the creator of Google’s Android, offered up that fresh critique Wednesday while speaking to reporters at the Wired Business Conference in New York. Rubin’s statements come a few days after his new startup introduced a premium-tier phone, called the Essential Phone, which will compete against those two tech …
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Tech companies including Amazon, Etsy, Vimeo, and Reddit are coming together for a day of action July 12 to protest the potential rollback of net neutrality rules proposed by the Federal Communications Commission. Announced Tuesday, the internet-wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality will involve getting people to contact Congress and the FCC, said Evan Greer, campaign director for …
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Crowdsourced delivery is so 2016. Walmart just created something called “associate delivery.” For the past few years, a slew of tech titans and startups have been developing crowdsourced shipping services, with Amazon, Uber, Postmates, Deliv and others paying regular folks to deliver packages or food to customers’ doors. Walmart may have one-upped them. The company on Thursday said that it …
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