Day: September 5, 2018

Uber To Ban Riders With Four-Star or Lower Ratings in Australia and New Zealand

Uber is to block customers in Australia and New Zealand from its ride service if they have a low passenger rating. Riders rated four-out-of-five stars or lower will be banned for six months. Ratings are based on feedback left by drivers after each journey. BBC: The move is aimed at improving passenger behaviour, the company…


Juul says it’ll give tools to users who want to quit using its e-cigs – CNET

A new connected Juul device that can track — and limit — a person’s use will be introduced early next year. …read more Source:: CNet


Jack Dorsey admits Twitter took too long to delete tweet threatening Meghan McCain – CNET

The edited image showed a gun aimed at John McCain’s daughter during a memorial service for the late senator. …read more Source:: CNet


Microsoft’s Outlook and Skype Are Facing Outages

People from all corners of the world are reporting connectivity issues when using Microsoft Skype and Office 365’s Outlook, they said on Wednesday. The users are seeing a “Throttled” error message when attempting to access either of the aforementioned services, they said. From a report: The weird text box pops up in the chat software…


In the age of AI, trust is the most important core value

Unless your customers trust you — and trust your use of technologies — your business may soon be on the losing side of the customer experience battle. Customers want to know that the companies that they do business with have trust as their most important core value and guiding principles …read more Source:: ZDNet


Ruf CTR Yellow Bird ruffles 911 feathers – Roadshow

Arguably world’s most famous and most yellow 911-shaped land-based missile got a rethink and we got to drive it. …read more Source:: CNet


Captain Marvel: What we know about Carol Danvers, Starforce, release date, cast and more – CNET

Grab your pager and get ready to head back to the 1990s for a solo film about a Marvel heroine who just might save the universe. Here’s what we know. …read more Source:: CNet


Huawei Honor Band 4 and Band 3 Pro appear with heartrate, color screens – CNET

New Huawei wearables were registered with the FCC. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Rolls Out 40 Fixes with Chrome 69

The official release of the version includes 40 fixes, seven of which are rated “High.” …read more Source:: Threatpost


Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS’ Bill To Tax Amazon For Underpaying Workers

A public spat between Amazon Sen. Bernie Sanders over workers’ wages escalated Wednesday as the Vermont independent introduced a bill aimed at taxing big companies whose employees rely on federal benefits to make ends meet. From a report: Sanders’ Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act (abbreviated “Stop BEZOS”) — along with Khanna’s House…