Day: August 17, 2020

TikTok launches Twitter account to ‘set the record straight’ – CNET

The video app wants to combat the spread of rumors. …read more Source:: CNet


This MP3 player is just $11 and it’s actually pretty good – CNET

Want a cheap and easy way to play tunes while you work out? …read more Source:: CNet


Apple Threatens To Terminate Epic Games’ Developer Accounts on August 28

Apple is planning to terminate Epic Games’ entire access to its App Store and app development tools, Epic Games said today. Apple told Epic that by August 28, all access will be ended. From a report: That includes Epic’s access to the development tools necessary to create software for the Unreal Engine that Epic offers…


Epic Games says Apple is cutting Fortnite off from iOS, Mac – CNET

Apple kicked Fortnite out of its App Store last week. …read more Source:: CNet


Chrome For Android Will Show ‘Fast Page’ Labels Based On Web Vitals

An anonymous reader writes: Google today announced Chrome for Android’s context menu will show “Fast page” labels for webpages deemed to have good performance. The label will be determined using Google’s Web Vitals, an initiative the company announced in May to provide web developers and website owners with a unified set of metrics for building…


Surface Duo: Where’s the keyboard case?

A simple accessory would help define the device’s identity. …read more Source:: ZDNet


AI-based traffic management gets green light

Technology convergence allows for safer automated traffic lights with less waiting. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Cellerator Wants to Be Your Automated Desktop Biotech Lab

Cellerator really had us at “make designer beers”, but of course this multi-purpose biotech lab has a lot more to offer. It seeks to lower the cost and complexity barriers for automating useful scientific equipment, and wants to pave the way for more innovation in material science based. The approach taken by Cellerator is to…


Microsoft’s Control Flow Guard comes to Rust and LLVM compilers

Clang and rustc compilers can now compile CFG-enabled Windows binaries. …read more Source:: ZDNet


REvil Ransomware Hits Jack Daniel’s Manufacturer

Attackers who targeted US spirits manufacturer Brown-Forman reportedly stole a terabyte of confidential data. …read more Source:: DarkReading