Month: August 2023
California is letting a lot more people get a digital ID
California has significantly expanded a pilot program allowing citizens to get a digital driver’s license / identification card that’s accessible on their mobile phones (via 9to5Mac). The digital ID, which the California DMV is calling an “mDL” (mobile driver’s license), can be used for things like getting through airport security…
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Senators want YouTube investigated over showing targeted ads to kids, again
A report from ad quality transparency platform Adalytics suggests that YouTube served adult-focused ads on almost 100 videos considered “made for kids.” Some of these ads reportedly involved content inappropriate for children, such as car wrecks, medical injuries, and clips from TV-MA shows. Adalytics found that the websites linked in…
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WD refused to answer our questions about its self-wiping SanDisk SSDs
Eleven days ago, we sent these questions to Western Digital’s head of PR and published them publicly on The Verge: We have now received a response from Western Digital head of PR Robin Schultz, but nothing about the company’s stance has changed. Schultz repeatedly refused to answer any of our…
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Elon Musk says (yet again) that X will stop letting you block users
Elon Musk says X’s — formerly Twitter’s — block feature is on the chopping block, repeating his long-standing gripe against the basic social networking feature. “Block is going to be deleted as a ‘feature’, except for DMs,” Musk said in an X reply on Friday. He followed up with another post: “It…
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Pixel Watch 2 specs have leaked and color us concerned and intrigued
Specifications for the Pixel Watch 2 have recently surfaced in what may be the most credible leak for the wearable to date. This information comes from 9to5Google which unearthed it from the “Google Play Console device catalog”, an official resource for Android developers. The specs sheet reveals what appears to…
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The new Beats Studio Buds Plus are already $40 off
Things move quickly in the deals space — and I’m not simply referring to how fast AirPods and certain retro-fueled controllers can sell out when they become available or dip below a certain price threshold. The Beats Studio Buds Plus launched a mere three months ago, yet they’re already on…
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