Clearview AI’s CEO says use of his company’s facial recognition technology among law enforcement spiked 26 percent the day after a mob of pro-Trump rioters attacked the US Capitol. First reported by the New York Times, Hoan Ton-That confirmed in an interview with The Verge that Clearview saw a sharp increase in use on January […]
Reddit has banned r/donaldtrump for encouraging and glorifying violence after last Wednesday’s mob attack on the US Capitol. Axios reporter Sara Fischer first reported the news, noting that the unofficial pro-Trump forum had been given multiple warnings. A Reddit splash page says the subreddit was “banned due to a violation of Reddit’s rules against inciting violence.” “Reddit’s site-wide […]
Tech giants Amazon, Google, and Apple have all suspended social-media app Parler, in an attempted crackdown on what the companies viewed as dangerous content following the pro-Trump riots on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Parler, whose format is similar to Twitter, has catered to right-wing users disappointed at what they perceive as censorship by other social-media […]
Twitter permanently banned President Donald Trump on Friday, days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol leaving five dead. “After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” Twitter said in a statement Friday. […]
HDR10+ Adaptive is a new feature coming to the high dynamic range standard that’ll optimize TV picture quality based on a room’s ambient brightness, Samsung has announced. HDR content is typically designed to look its best in dark rooms with as little ambient light as possible, but the new feature promises to use your TV’s […]
Ticketmaster has agreed to pay $10 million for breaking into a competitors’ network. The company and its parent Live Nation admitted to hiring a former employee from rival ticket seller CrowdSurge, then using his knowledge — including old usernames and passwords — to learn CrowdSurge’s inner workings and “cut [the company] off at the knees.” […]
Sony has announced its January lineup of games that are free for PS Plus subscribers to download. Starting today, January 5th, you’ll be able to get the PS5-only version of Maneater, the eat-em-up game that Polygon’s Chris Plante described in his entertaining review as “the best shark game… ever?”, as well as two other PS4 […]
Amazon and Wondery announced an acquisition deal on Friday, ending speculation about who might eventually buy the network, which is most well-known for true crime podcasts like Dirty John. (Apple and Sony were also reported to have at least discussed a possible purchase.) Amazon didn’t disclose the acquisition price, although earlier reports from Bloomberg and […]
If you’re one of those people who keeps your phone in “Portrait Lock,” you may want to rethink it. That is, if you want to use the secret “Scientific Calculator” that’s hiding within your current Basic Calculator app. It’s true! Simply open up your calculator, turn your phone horizontally to “Landscape” mode, and voila! You’ve […]
If you’re planning to get yourself a new mobile phone from big-time manufacturers like Apple, Xiamoi, or Samsung, it looks like a new charger won’t come with it. Lei Jun, the CEO of Chinese phone maker Xiaomi, has confirmed that its upcoming Mi 11 phone will not come with a charger, citing “environmental concerns.” While […]