Month: July 2020
Tech’s biggest CEOs agree to appear at House antitrust hearing
Apple’s Tim Cook, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai have all reportedly agreed to testify at a House antitrust hearing in late July. According to Kara Swisher (The New York Times, Recode), Rep. David Cicilline… Source
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Why Hong Kong residents and visitors now need to use a VPN null
Following a turbulent year filled with protests, China has passed a new national security law which will give it greater power over Hong Kong and its citizens. The controversial law will criminalize secession, subversion and collusion with foreign forces but it will also limit freedom of speech in Hong Kong…
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Google discontinues the Pixel 3A and 3A XL
Google has discontinued its mid-range Pixel 3A and 3A XL smartphones, the company announced today (via Android Police). “Google Store has sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3A,” Google said in a statement to The Verge. “For people who are still interested in buying Pixel 3A, the…
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Dark Sky delays shutdown of Android app until August 1st
Popular weather app Dark Sky, now owned by Apple, is keeping its doors open on Android for a little longer. The company said on Wednesday in an update on its website that it plans to keep the Android version going until August 1st, after initially announcing it would shut it…
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Fans are upset with Crysis Remaster’s graphics, so Crytek is delaying the game
When Crytek announced that a remaster for the original Crysis would launch this year, fans were excited to see how much the game’s legendary graphics would improve — but a leaked trailer has left so many fans disappointed with the graphical changes that Crytek has now pushed the game’s release…
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Facebook shared user data with developers it shouldn’t have — again
Facebook has disclosed yet another instance of developers receiving user data they shouldn’t have. According to the company, at least a few thousand developers were able to access some personal details from “inactive” users who hadn’t used their apps… Source
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