Google, Facebook, and Twitter halt government data requests after new Hong Kong security law google facebook security.national Article 606 words 10 votes
YouTube bans Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, Richard Spencer, and more for hate speech social media Article 317 words 18 votes
Microsoft to permanently close all of its retail stores, with locations in NYC, London, Sydney, and Redmond being converted to "experience centers" microsoft Article 350 words 10 votes
Apple will extend the lifespan of your AirPods by choosing when they charge apple Article 199 words 16 votes
Employees at Crisis Text Line tried telling the board about a pattern of racial insensitivity at the company — but when that didn’t work, they went to Twitter social media Article 4080 words 7 votes
Facebook groups are falling apart with drama, infighting, and deleted comments about Black Lives Matter posts facebook social media Article 2113 words, published Jun 5 2020 4 votes
Reddit names Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel as Alexis Ohanian’s replacement on its board of directors social media Article 838 words 18 votes
Researchers claim new internet speed record of 44.2 Tbps over a standard optical fiber cable, using a single integrated chip internet Article 400 words 9 votes
Nvidia’s AI recreates Pac-Man from scratch just by watching it being played Article 760 words 12 votes
The wonderful world of Chinese hi-fi - The world of good and cheap headphones from anonymous Chinese companies Article 2065 words, published Nov 7 2019 20 votes
A hacker is trying to break Ohio’s tool for reporting workers who quit during the pandemic Article 339 words, published May 8 2020 23 votes
Reddit removes new chat room feature after one day in the wake of moderator protests and bugs social media Article 587 words 33 votes
The saga of Apple’s bad butterfly MacBook keyboards is finally over apple Article 1201 words 13 votes
US unemployment checks are being held up by a coding language almost nobody knows Article 1760 words, published Apr 14 2020 21 votes
Apple now lets some video streaming apps bypass the App Store cut amazon apple.app store Article 704 words 6 votes
The high-tech iBackpack received almost $800,000 from crowdfunding, but backers never received their bags. Now the creator is being sued by the FTC and state of Texas Article 5523 words 13 votes
Students say the Lambda School coding bootcamp isn't delivering on its promises, with concerns about poor instruction and prospects while being bound by income-sharing agreements Article 3866 words 16 votes
Mobile World Congress, the world’s biggest phone show, has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns Article 297 words 9 votes
The app that broke the Iowa Caucuses was sent out through a beta testing platform Article 1012 words 10 votes
YouTube moderators are being required to sign a statement acknowledging the job could give them PTSD google social media Article 1550 words 26 votes
AirPods Pro owners complain of worse noise cancellation after firmware updates—some people are convinced Apple’s latest earbuds worked better at launch apple Article 629 words 7 votes
Emotional baggage—Away’s founders sold a vision of travel and inclusion, but former employees say it masked a toxic work environment Article 4625 words 12 votes
Twitter will put options to limit replies directly on the compose screen social media Article 974 words 5 votes
Facebook is working on its own OS that could reduce its reliance on Android facebook android Article 383 words 7 votes
The terror queue - Google and YouTube moderators speak out on the work that's giving them PTSD social media google Article 6184 words 13 votes
Showdown in Wisconn Valley: Why won’t Foxconn tell Wisconsin what it’s building? Article 3342 words 13 votes
The rise and fall of the PlayStation supercomputers: One PlayStation can play a game, but 100 PlayStations can peer into the secrets of the universe Article 1423 words, published Dec 3 2019 10 votes
Netflix CEO defends decision to pull Patriot Act episode in Saudi Arabia, says company isn’t in ‘truth to power business’ Article 516 words 17 votes
Mark Zuckerberg is struggling to explain why Breitbart belongs on Facebook News facebook social media Article 686 words 27 votes
Google Pixel 4 and 4XL review: More than the sum of its sensors google android Article 4293 words 5 votes
The court allowed the FCC to kill net neutrality because washing machines can’t make phone calls internet Article 2879 words 8 votes