Day: June 14, 2019

Apple has registered seven more MacBooks, a report says – CNET

Apple has reportedly filed to register seven new portable computers on the Eurasian Economic Commission database. …read more Source:: CNet


Citing Requests From People, FujiFilm Decides To Bring Back Its Black and White Film

AmiMoJo shares a report: Fujifilm has announced it will re-start black and white film manufacturing this year and will bring out a new version of its former Acros film. The new NEOPAN Acros 100 II will feature finer grain and the company claims it will be the sharpest black and white film on the market….


Stranger Things star to host a hidden-camera prank show on Netflix – CNET

On Prank Encounters, Gaten Matarazzo, aka Dustin, will be tricking people who think they’ve started new jobs. …read more Source:: CNet


Adobe AI can spot facial manipulations in Photoshop – CNET

Adobe and UC Berkeley say their artificial intelligence tool can spot doctored images 99% of the time. …read more Source:: CNet


Digital Marketer Mailchimp Bans Anti-Vaccination Content

Digital marketer Mailchimp has removed several anti-vaccination “activists” from its platform and will no longer provide services to newsletters that push anti-vaccination content. From a report: The move to block the anti-vaccination rhetoric follows similar actions by other tech companies and comes on the heels of increased pressure from public health advocates and lawmakers on…


DOJ edges closer to T-Mobile-Sprint approval – CNET

The Justice Department could approve the deal as early as next week if the companies agree to divest spectrum to help create another wireless competitor, The New York Times reports. …read more Source:: CNet


Spy Used AI-Generated Face To Connect With Targets

Raphael Satter, writing for AP: Katie Jones sure seemed plugged into Washington’s political scene. The 30-something redhead boasted a job at a top think tank and a who’s-who network of pundits and experts, from the centrist Brookings Institution to the right-wing Heritage Foundation. She was connected to a deputy assistant secretary of state, a senior…


Make it a 4K Father’s Day: Save on 4K TVs at Best Buy and Walmart – CNET

There are deals to be had on TVs from RCA, Samsung and Vizio. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon Game Studios lays off employees during E3 – CNET

The tech giant says it needs to “align resources to match evolving, long-range priorities.” …read more Source:: CNet


You like magic tricks? See this claim that IBM bungled an Obamacare IT project? Whoosh, now it’s a $15m check

Big Blue hands over spare change to make allegations against subsidiary vanish IBM will cough up $15m to settle a major gripe over its development, or lack thereof, of software for a health insurance website for the US state of Maryland.… …read more Source:: TheRegister