Month: June 2020
iCloud is down for some users, affecting some macOS and iOS software and web apps
Apple’s iCloud service is experiencing an outage right now, causing errors with account sign-in, iCloud Mail, and web apps via iCloud.com. The issues began shortly after 7PM ET, and user-reported issues began pouring in on Downdetector.com. Apple has acknowledged the issue on its system status website, as well on its…
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Bird shuts down Circ operations in Middle East, scraps as many as 10,000 scooters
Bird has shut down scooter sharing in several cities in the Middle East, an operation that was managed by Circ, the micromobility startup it acquired in January. About 100 Circ employees have been laid off and as many as 10,000 Circ scooters have been sent to a third-party UAE-based company…
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Mark Zuckerberg defends hands-off Trump policy to employees after walkout
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held an extended conference with employees today, addressing accusations that Facebook allowed election misinformation and veiled promotions of violence from President Donald Trump. While Zuckerberg said he should have offered more transparency to employees, he stood by what he called a “pretty thorough” evaluation of Trump’s…
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Despite Curfews, Uber Eats And Other Food Delivery Apps Will Continue Sending Drivers Out In The Streets
Food delivery apps will still process delivery orders placed after curfews begin in dozens of cities around the US, including cities where police have violently attacked people on the streets in recent days, BuzzFeed News has learned. Uber Eats, Postmates, Doordash, and Seamless (which is owned by GrubHub) all either…
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The BBC’s Beeb voice assistant is ready for testing on PC
Last year the BBC announced it was working on its own voice assistant, called “Beeb,” designed to help customers take advantage of voice assistant technology regardless of their accent. Existing assistants still have issues understanding accents, and… Source
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BBC releases first beta of its Beeb voice assistant to UK Windows Insider members
Back in August 2019, the BBC made some waves with the news that it was developing a voice assistant called Beeb, an English language “Alexa” of its own that could interact with and control its array of radio and TV services, and its on-demand catalogue, and able to understand the…
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