Tag: region|US
NY AG wants answers on Madison Square Garden’s use of facial recognition against legal opponents
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sent a letter to MSG Entertainment, the owner and operator of Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall, asking for information about its use of facial recognition to deny entry to attorneys at firms representing its legal opponents. James’s letter warns that…
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NBA All-World hands-on: Taking basketball video games back to the streets
Niantic has created some of the most popular augmented reality games like Ingress and Pokémon Go. But this week the company is launching a new title called NBA All-World that might be the best application of its location-based tech to date. For people who have played one of Niantic’s previous…
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‘Poker Face’ is the millennial ‘Columbo’ riff I’ve been waiting for
Poker Face isn’t the sort of show that can be spoiled, but have a warning anyway. I always think there’s been a gulf between production-line TV and its prestige brethren, but that the internet helped demarcate its edges. NCIS was the most-watched drama series in the US from 2009 onwards,…
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The Morning After: Ticketmaster wants Congress to fix its bot problem
In November, millions of Taylor Swift fans logged on to Ticketmaster to grab tickets for her 2023 tour. However, the site crashed, rendering verified users unable to purchase. Ticketmaster's parent company, Live Nation, explained that while 1.5 million people had signed up as legit customers, over 14 million hit the…
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Bowers & Wilkins updated its Pi7 and Pi5 earbuds with better battery life
Bowers & Wilkins debuted its first true wireless earbuds in the spring of 2021. In fact, it announced two models at that time: the Pi7 and Pi5. Today, the company revealed updated versions for both which will carry the S2 label Bowers & Wilkins typically uses for retooled but not…
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How to share your screen on FaceTime
If you’ve ever wished you could just show someone what you’re talking about rather than trying to describe it, Apple’s screen sharing function for FaceTime can help. The capability is part of SharePlay, a protocol that lets Apple users do more than just talk to each other on video calls.…
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