Day: June 26, 2018

HBO.com down in China after John Oliver blocked on Weibo – CNET

Oliver mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping on Last Week Tonight, which airs on HBO. …read more Source:: CNet


Are you going to download Apple’s iOS 12 public beta? (The 3:59, Ep. 420) – CNET

Are Memojis worth trying out early software? Also: Instagram may have a value of $100 billion and tech giants have met with US officials over midterm elections. …read more Source:: CNet


Senator asks FCC if police phone tracking devices disrupt 911 calls – CNET

Sen. Ron Wyden wants Ajit Pai to say whether Stingray devices could interfere with innocent people’s phones. …read more Source:: CNet


MacOS Mojave beta: Hands-on with Dark Mode, Continuity Camera, Gallery View and more – CNET

Once it’s completely baked, all the tweaks will add up to a more streamlined experience. …read more Source:: CNet


UK Foreign Office offers Assange a doctor if he leaves Ecaudor embassy

The times, they are a-hinting that Jules might walk soon A UK Foreign Office minister has offered cupboard-dwelling WikiLeaker Julian Assange access to medical attention if he leaves Ecuador’s London embassy.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Get $30 off Instant Pot Duo Plus – CNET

Snag the 6-quart model for less than the price of the 3-quart one. …read more Source:: CNet


AIM is back, but it doesn’t remember you – CNET

AOL’s dead Instant Messenger platform has been resurrected as the fan-built AIM Phoenix. …read more Source:: CNet


Autonomous shuttles land in downtown Detroit – Roadshow

They’ll start out shuttling employees from parking garages to the office. …read more Source:: CNet


Firefox 61 Arrives With Better Search, Tab Warming, and Accessibility Tools Inspector

On Tuesday, Mozilla released Firefox 61, the newest version of its web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android platforms. The release builds on Firefox Quantum, which the company calls “by far the biggest update since Firefox 1.0 in 2004.” VentureBeat: Version 61 brings TLS 1.3, the ability to add custom search engines to the…


Now NHS Digital is going after data on private healthcare too

UK.gov says project will help patients, improve transparency The UK government plans to funnel data on private healthcare into NHS systems to address concerns about transparency in private care.… …read more Source:: TheRegister