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Top Democrat calls for strict oversight on Facebook’s new cryptocurrency: ‘Facebook is already too big and too powerful,’ Sen. Sherrod Brown said
Openly Operated wants to make privacy policies actually mean something
Apple adds a feature in iOS 13 beta 2 that tells users about ongoing subscriptions for apps they are about to delete
Facebook confirms it will launch a cryptocurrency called Libra in 2020.
YouTuber Simone Giertz transformed a Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truck
Bernie Sanders applauds the gaming industry’s push for unionization
Facebook's Calibra subsidiary will launch a digital wallet for Libra, as a standalone iOS and Android app and within WhatsApp and Messenger
After pulling Huawei notebooks from its online store last month, Microsoft now says it's "resuming the sale of existing inventory of Huawei devices"
Comcast adds eye control as an accessibility feature to its web-based remote control, says it supports all popular eye gaze hardware and software
Google says Android users in UK and France can, later this month, opt in to RCS Chat services provided directly by Google instead of waiting for carrier support
Designers built an AI penis detector to protest Google’s prudish doodles
Samsung’s security reminder makes the case for not owning a Samsung smart TV
First Amendment constraints don’t apply to private platforms, Supreme Court affirms
Newly recovered Ground Zero photos show why you should back up your CD-Rs now
Citymapper says it's shutting down Ride, its hybrid taxi and bus service in London, on July 14, due to onerous regulations and a desire to focus on other ideas
Ikea’s smart blinds get a new October 1st release date in the US
Monzo and Starling: meet the British mobile banks showing the US how it’s done – The Verge
New Hampshire installs first historical marker to honor computer programming – Honoring the creation of BASIC
Hundreds of active and former police officers are part of extremist Facebook groups
ThinkGeek.com is shutting down and that’s a damn shame
ThinkGeek.com is shutting down and that’s a damn shame
Google Chrome 76 beta makes it harder to use Flash, easier to dodge paywalls – Publishers aren’t going to be happy about this
Hands-on with Microsoft's xCloud and Google Stadia: they both work and they're both impressive, but they have different aims, so they are hard to compare
At E3, console makers and game publishers, including Ubisoft, Microsoft, and Google, touted subscription services as they race to become the "Netflix for games"
Google made a video game that lets you build video games
Verizon launches $99.99 Smart Locator, a tracking device with Bluetooth, GPS, WPS, and LTE, with one year of free service and $3/month thereafter
Interview with Google's Mark Risher, a project manager focused on security and privacy, about new single sign-on options, including Apple's, and more
UK-based digital bank Monzo launches in the US, says it doesn't have its own US banking license and won't be lending US customers money
Kickstarter announces new recommendations and rules to discourage creators from using exaggerated claims about a product, launches a tool to flag exaggerations
Ford expands on-road testing of 3rd-gen Argo AI self-driving cars with upgraded sensors to Detroit, following Pittsburgh, Palo Alto, Miami, DC, and Dearborn, MI
Turns out, we were training robots to become a human by proving "I’m not robot"
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AT&T is launching the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, its first true 5G phone, on June 17, but it will only be available to developers or AT&T Business customers
Shazam-like technology used to identify bars illegally streaming soccer games
After leaked images were published, Google tweets a teaser picture of the Pixel 4, expected in October, confirming at least two rear cameras
Spotify mimics the radio with a news and music playlist for drivers
SpaceX successfully launched and landed its Falcon 9 rocket on the California coast this morning
DJI announces RoboMaster S1, a programmable remote-controlled toy robot tank aimed at teaching kids how to code, available in the US starting Wednesday for $499
AI deepfakes are now as simple as typing whatever you want your subject to say • The Verge
Google Pixel 4 details are starting to leak, indicating that the upcoming flagship may have a square rear camera bump, Project Soli radar tech for new gestures
Elizabeth Warren says US antitrust chief should recuse himself from investigating Google and Apple – Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim did lobbying work for the companies
Ten state attorneys general are suing to block T-Mobile-Sprint merger
Microsoft says it has no plans to add more backward compatible titles for Xbox One, but says Project Scarlett will run games from all four Xbox generations
AMD blows minds with a 16-core 7nm gaming CPU that works like any other Ryzen
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki apologizes to the LGBTQ community, says that demonetizing but leaving Steven Crowder's channel on the platform was the right decision
Infowars settles Pepe the Frog copyright lawsuit for $15,000
Steven Spielberg is writing a horror series you’ll only be able to stream when it’s dark
G20 to move ahead with plans for digital tax on world’s tech giants
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