Since Google’s earliest days, we have worked to prevent the spread of illegal child sexual abuse material (referred to as CSAM). Child safety organizations and governments rightly expect — and in many cases require — us to take action to remove it from our systems. Which is why, when we find CSAM on our platforms,…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Wonder Works, creators of popular Roblox game Overlook RP, is releasing their new offering, Pooh, just in time for Halloween.Read MoreRead More
Enlarge (credit: Jacqui VanLiew/Getty Images) In January, Jake Nelson, a London-based developer, submitted a routine update to his popular new iPhone word game to Apple’s App Store for review, adding support for a slate of new languages. This wasn’t his first app, but he was unprepared for what followed: It took a month of frustrating…
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) Elon Musk reportedly appointed himself to the CEO role at Twitter and is expected to reverse lifelong bans on users—including the ban imposed on former President Donald Trump. As reported last night, Musk completed his $44 billion purchase of Twitter and immediately fired CEO Parag Agrawal and several…
Enlarge (credit: Reynold Andika Tinus / 500px) In 2008, the United States embassy in Beijing installed an air-quality monitor and started tweeting out its findings every hour. Since then, these monitors have popped up in more than 50 embassies in countries and cities around the globe. Something unexpected happened in each of the cities in…
Our magnetic field protects us from cosmic radiation and charged particles that bombard Earth in solar winds. ESA/ATG medialab As the end of spooky season approaches, the icy cold and darkness of space has some extra scary vibes to offer to anyone willing to listen very closely. Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark in…
With the big three — Amazon, Microsoft and Google — reporting earnings this week, we learned that the cloud infrastructure market topped $57 billion for the quarter, up $11 billion over the same period last year. That adds up to 24% growth, according to data from Synergy Research. It might not be the growth we…
That Elon Musk closed his buy of Twitter this week has been wall-to-wall news. With the former executive team out, jokes in, and Musk now in control of the social service, a long chapter in technology history has been written. Views vary regarding what’s next for Twitter, be it looser content moderation guidelines or the…
So now the long wait begins. House of the Dragon‘s fiery first season came to a tense conclusion on Sunday, with the prospect of a violent civil war accelerated by an unfortunate mid-air collision between angry dragons. SEE ALSO: Everything we know about ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 The Hightowers and Rhaenyra are at…
From audio products to streaming services, here are the top deals of the day as of Oct. 28: BEST AUDIO DEAL: The Beats Solo3 are a worthy pair of wireless on-ear headphones at sub-$100— $99 $199.95 (save $100.95) BEST HOME DEAL: The Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021 release) is back to its all-time low…