The social network faced challenges while building the tool. …read more Source:: CNet

Joshua Bakita, a former software engineering intern on the Edge team at Microsoft, says one of the reasons why Microsoft had to ditch EdgeHTML rendering engine in Edge browser and switch to Chromium was to keep up with the changes (some of which were notorious) that Google pushed to its sites. These changes were designed…

The two flaws shed light on heightened concern around user data privacy when it comes to data. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Taking pictures in the 21st century is incredibly easy. So easy in fact that most people don’t even own a dedicated camera; from smartphones to door bells there are cameras built into nearly electronic device we own. So in this era of ubiquitous photography, you might think that a very slow and extremely low resolution…

Suspicious traffic to a Twitter user forum appears to be part of a government-backed activity coming from China and Russia, a Twitter spokesman told Reuters Monday. The company said it is yet to determine the reason for the activity, but is choosing to notify users out of an abundance of caution. Additionally: Twitter bug leaks…

Just ask, “Hey Google, is my flight on time?” …read more Source:: CNet

Kiwibot snack shuttle snuffed by thermal runaway A Kiwibot delivery robot unexpectedly self-immolated last week at the University of California, Berkeley, due a defective battery, the company said over the weekend, attributing the incident to human error.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

If you haven’t yet bought into the pressure-cooker hype, now’s your chance to get in with some aggressive holiday pricing. …read more Source:: CNet

As users join the #TumblrProtest, the site’s ban on “female-presenting nipples” comes in for special criticism. …read more Source:: CNet

The dispute has ‘effectively ended’ the Dragonfly project, according to a report by The Intercept. …read more Source:: CNet