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Fitbit confirms it has begun the rollout of blood oxygen monitoring feature to some of its wearables
Facebook will now notify users via email and the Facebook App when their account is used to login into a third-party app or website
Mazda purposely limited its new EV ‘to feel more like a gas car.’
A Very Japanese Virtual Companion is Being Westernized
Facebook is still running anti-vaccination ads despite ban – It says the ads don’t violate its policies despite false claims.
Segway S-Pod looks a lot like the floating chairs that future humans use in Wall-E
Upcoming short-form video streaming service Quibi details new features including Turnstyle, which lets videos play well in both portrait and landscape modes
Comcast makes xFi Advanced Security, its $5.99/month network security service, free for all 18M customers who lease its new xFi Gateway router/modem device
Samsung debuts Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite, with 6.7" screens, 4,500mAh batteries, and three rear cameras including ultra-wide; price and availability TBA
Report: GCHQ is investigating the possibility that the London Stock Exchange outage in August may have been due to a cyberattack, not a software update glitch
Samsung’s latest 8K TVs will include 4K over-the-air tuners – ATSC 3.0 will give you much sharper-looking free broadcasts.
US limits AI exports over fears it will fall into Chinese hands – Companies will need a license to send certain software abroad.
Nearly the whole US military has banned TikTok – The Air Force and Coast Guard also believe the app is a security risk.
Tax prep companies can’t hide their free filing software from Google anymore – The IRS is now also free to make a competitor to TurboTax.
Sonos gives a lame reason for bricking older devices in ‘Recycle Mode’ – The practice has irked buyers and redefined "programmed obsolescence."
Turkey’s first fully homemade car is an electric crossover SUV – Pininfarina had a hand in designing TOGG’s inaugural EV.
French court rules Steam games must be able to be resold
Russia says its hypersonic missile is now in active service
Amazon, Ring face lawsuit over alleged security camera hacks
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VW’s prototype charging robot can find your EV in the parking garage – You wouldn’t have to hunt for a dedicated parking space.
YouTube reportedly considered screening all YouTube Kids videos
Mazda3 bug activates emergency brake system for no reason – 35k vehicles are being recalled to fix the issue.
Sony, largest supplier of camera sensors is struggling to keep up with demand for new multi camera phones
Sony Can’t Build Smartphone Camera Sensors Fast Enough
Twitter blocks animated PNGs, saying a bug had allowed them, and that they did not respect autoplay settings so could be used to harm people sensitive to motion
Proposed CO2 capture system could reduce truck emissions by 90 percent
Three people sentenced for running $100 million malware crime network
China internet rules call for algorithms that recommend ‘positive’ content – It wants automated systems to echo state policies.
San Francisco loosens facial recognition ban to allow newer iPhones – It illustrates the problems with blanket bans on facial recognition tech.
Instagram to automatically label false content from facebook
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