Month: March 2021
TikTok will no longer let people opt out of personalized ads
TikTok will soon make personalized ads mandatory, meaning you’ll start getting ads in the app based on the kind of content you engage with, whether you want them or not. TikTok’s notice about ad changes.Image: TikTok The app currently has a setting that allows users to choose whether they’ll be…
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Nvidia DLSS brings faster frame rates to more games – thanks to Unreal Engine plug-in System Shock
Nvidia’s DLSS technology, which brings faster frame rates to gamers using RTX graphics cards, is coming to even more games. Nvidia has announced that both System Shock Remake and The Fabled Woods will officially support DLSS, offering gamers a performance and frame rate boost. According to Nvidia, System Shock Remake…
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Amazon will offer its health services to other companies
Amazon will offer its health program, Amazon Care, to other companies and its employees based outside of Washington state, the company announced today. The platform includes virtual meetings with doctors through the app and in-person care at a patient’s home. It can dispatch nurses to someone’s door to draw blood…
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Some of China’s biggest technology companies are trying to bypass Apple’s new privacy rules Privacy
A Chinese state-backed association that counts some of the world’s biggest tech companies as members is testing a new mechanism to bypass Apple’s upcoming stringent privacy protocols on its App Store. Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency standards will force app developers to seek consent from iPhone users before allowing advertisers…
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Oso announces $8.2M Series A to simplify authorization for developers
When we think about getting access to an application, we tend to focus on the authentication side — granting or denying people (or devices) entry. But there is another piece to this, and that’s authorization. This is related to what you can do once you are inside the application, and…
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Facebook says it’ll start punishing group members who break its rules
Facebook is trying to clean up its Groups experience and limit the reach of potentially problematic users and communities. The company announced multiple changes to groups today, including plans to put users who break rules on probation, further limit the reach of civic and political groups, and require more moderation…
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