Day: August 23, 2019

Jon Favreau ‘cautiously hopeful’ Spider-Man will stay in Marvel Universe – CNET

Speaking at Disney’s D23 Expo event, the director said he hoped Marvel and Sony would work out their spider-beef. …read more Source:: CNet


Pokemon Go becomes Pokemon No as games biz Niantic agrees to curb trespassing addicts

It’s a class action agreement so guess who gets the $4m payout? If you guessed the plaintiffs, guess again The programmers behind augmented-reality pest-chasing Pokemon Go have settled a class-action lawsuit in the US brought by angry homeowners who claimed the video game encouraged people to trespass on their land.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Google Pixel 4 rumors: ‘Face ID’, gesture controls, leaks, design, specs, price and more – CNET

Google’s next flagship is definitely on its way. Keep tabs on the other rumors about the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. …read more Source:: CNet


Uber’s $1-Per-Ride ‘Safe Rides Fee’ Had Nothing To Do With Safety

Uber imposed a $1-per-ride surcharge it called a “Safe Rides Fee” in 2014, but it was a just a play for profit. From a report: The money collected by the company from the fee — estimated at around $500 million — was never earmarked specifically for safety and was “devised primarily to add $1 of…


Uncle Sam is asking Americans if they could refrain from slapping guns on their drones

Right to bear arms doesn’t cover armed UAVs If you were wondering whether your right to bear arms extends to the right to bear an armed drone, we have bad news.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


A Facebook employee called Cambridge Analytica ‘sketchy’ four years ago – CNET

The social network was concerned about the consultancy’s practices back in September 2015. …read more Source:: CNet


Top US Publishers Sue Amazon’s Audible For Copyright Infringement

Amazon’s Audible was sued by some of the top U.S. publishers for copyright infringement on Friday, aiming to block a planned rollout of a feature called ‘Audible Captions’ that shows the text on screen as a book is narrated. From a report: The lawsuit was filed by seven members of the Association of American Publishers…


VMware welcomes estranged sibling Pivotal back home

VMWare acquires both Pivotal Software and Carbon Black. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Lynk & Co’s 03 Cyan concept sets two ‘Ring records at once – Roadshow

The 528-horsepower sedan is now the fastest four-door car and the fastest front-wheel-drive car around the Nordschleife. …read more Source:: CNet


Trump Orders US Businesses To Find Alternative To China

President Trump said Friday U.S. companies were “hereby ordered” to start looking for alternatives to doing business in China after Beijing said it would impose tariffs on $75 billion worth of additional U.S. products. From a report: “Our Country has lost, stupidly, Trillions of Dollars with China over many years,” Mr. Trump wrote in a…