False facial recognition match leads to a wrongful arrest in Detroit Many critics of police facial recognition use warn of the potential for racial bias that leads to false arrests, and unfortunately that appears to […]
Brazil’s Central Bank forces WhatsApp to suspend mobile payments Brazil’s Central Bank has put a pause on WhatsApp payments in the country, according to Bloomberg. Apparently, the bank decided to suspend the feature to “preserve […]
Segway will stop making its iconic self-balancing scooter It’s the end of an unusual era in transportation. Fast Company has learned that the Segway brand will stop producing the Segway PT (Personal Transporter) at its […]
Apple is removing Force Touch from watchOS 7 When Apple releases watchOS 7 later this year, users can look forward to new features like sleep tracking. However, they'll also have to make do without one of the […]
Whistleblower Claims Dangerous Design Flaws Abound In Boeing’s New 777 More than a year has passed since the second fatal crash involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8 killed hundreds of people and led to global […]
Apple says the Hey email app was originally approved in error Apple isn’t going to let up on Basecamp’s Hey email app anytime soon. In an interview with TechCrunch, company Senior Vice President Phil Schiller […]
Russia lifts its ban on Telegram Russia will no longer try to block messaging app Telegram after officials conceded it was an important means of sharing critical information, including updates about the COVID-19 pandemic. Telegram […]
Norway halts Covid-19 tracking app over privacy fears in latest blow for controversial tracing software Norway is halting its Covid-19 tracking app and will delete the data it has already collected after the country’s data […]
Facebook showcases feature in its business communication tool Workplace that lets employers ban topics like ‘unionize’ Facebook is touting a new feature inside its ‘Workplace’ communication software that allows employers to block words like ‘unionize’ […]
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 updates come with nasty printer bugs The latest updates for Windows 10 give the platform’s security a boost, but they unfortunately come with nasty bugs that make printing impossible, as well. […]