Day: June 4, 2021

Tiananmen Square Tank Man vanishes from Microsoft Bing, DuckDuckGo, other search engines – even in America

Coincidentally, it’s the 32nd anniversary of the 1989 massacre in Beijing Thirty-two years ago, on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops killed and arrested thousands of pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, putting an end to demonstrations that began on April 15, 1989.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Startup Stealth Data Working To Uncover the Identities of Website Users

An anonymous reader writes: Data mining startup Stealth Data is working to help websites uncover the “individual names, phone numbers, emails and physical addresses” of the users who visit websites. This information “can include a website visitor’s job title, employer, annual income, age, and personal and professional social media profiles” so that businesses can use…


Early Prime Day gaming laptop deals at Amazon and elsewhere – CNET

You can save big on gaming laptops, including models that boast Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 3000 series graphics, at Amazon as well as Best Buy, Dell and Newegg. …read more Source:: CNet


Conjuring 3 is streaming on HBO Max (but Quiet Place 2 isn’t) – CNET

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It hit theaters and HBO Max Friday, but it’s hard to keep straight what other new movies are streaming there. …read more Source:: CNet


Bing Censors Image Search for ‘Tank Man’ Even in US

Bing, the search engine owned by Microsoft, is not displaying image results for a search for “Tank man,” even when searching from the United States. The apparent censorship comes on the anniversary of China’s violent crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. From a report: “There are no results for tank man,” the Bing…


iOS 15: What Apple needs to make the iPhone better – CNET

Commentary: It’s time for Apple’s “pro” phones to get software that actually makes them more professional. …read more Source:: CNet


This is what the base 2022 Toyota GR 86 looks like – Roadshow

Thankfully, the new 86’s base 17-inch wheels actually look great. …read more Source:: CNet


Cyberattack Suspected in Cox TV and Radio Outages

Cox Media Group tv, radio station streams affected by a reported ransomware attack. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Flying dildo poses a slap in the face for serious political debate

‘Is that a dong on a drone?’ A week is a schlong time in politics – just ask Bernalillo County Sheriff, Manuel Gonzales III, who may be primed to face heckling at political rallies but handling a flying dildo is a different matter.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Apple Has a Major Developer-Relations Problem

Marco Arment, a widely respected programmer, app developer and commentator on Apple, has analyzed Apple’s arguments and its thinking as officially portrayed in its lawsuit against Epic. He writes: Apple’s leaders continue to deny developers deny developers of two obvious truths: 1. That our apps provide substantial value to iOS beyond the purchase commissions collected…