Electric vehicle maker Rivian: expect prices lower than previously announced
by The Editor | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
MILL VALLEY, California (Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Rivian on Saturday displayed its pickup truck and SUV at an event in San Francisco’s Bay Area and said that when their prices are unveiled soon they will be lower than has been previously announced....
Tech layoffs spread (a bit) – TechCrunch
by Eric Eldon | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
TechCrunch has found itself writing about layoffs at a few notable tech companies this week — and not just Softbank-backed ones. The focus is very much profits, as Alex Wilhelm summed up on Thursday, especially after the failed WeWork IPO and subsequent...
The Sneaky Simple Malware That Hits Millions of Macs
by Brian Barrett | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
The popular misconception that Macs don’t get viruses has become a lot less popular in recent years, as Apple devices have weathered their fair share of bugs. But it’s still surprising that the most prolific malware on macOS—by one count, affecting one in 10...
Apple antitrust issues come to Congress, subscription apps boom, Tencent takes on TikTok – TechCrunch
by Sarah Perez | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Welcome back to ThisWeek in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry is as hot as ever with a record 204 billion downloads in 2019 and $120 billion in...
An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus
by Eric Niiler | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
On January 9, the World Health Organization notified the public of a flu-like outbreak in China: a cluster of pneumonia cases had been reported in Wuhan, possibly from vendors’ exposure to live animals at the Huanan Seafood Market. The US Centers for Disease...
Space Photos of the Week: An Ode to Infrared
by Shannon Stirone | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
On January 30, NASA will bid farewell to its Spitzer Space Telescope. The size of a schoolbus, Spitzer is one of NASA’s most beloved and hardworking telescopes: It launched on August 25, 2003, and its mission has been to study the universe using infrared light....
The Hard Truths About Being a Videogame Writer
by Geek's Guide to the Galaxy | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
David L. Craddock is one of the major voices in long-form videogame journalism, having written books about Diablo, Shovel Knight, and Pillars of Eternity, among others. He also just released a print edition of his book Rocket Jump, which explores the history of...
Google Calls Out Safari for Privacy Flaws
by Brian Barrett | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
Hello, friends! If you have any reason to think that Saudi Arabia might have issues with you or one of your business concerns, please read about how crown prince Mohammad bin Salman appears to have hacked Amazon CEO Jeff Bezo's iPhone with a WhatsApp text. Or,...
Scraping the Web Is a Powerful Tool. Clearview AI Abused It
by Louise Matsakis | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
The internet was designed to make information free and easy for anyone to access. But as the amount of personal information online has grown, so too have the risks. Last weekend, a nightmare scenario for many privacy advocates arrived. The New York Times...
The Doomsday Clock Moves Closer Than Ever to Midnight
by Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica | January 25, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
But the one thing that is measurable is the degree of inaction on climate change. As the US withdraws from the Paris climate agreement, the world as a whole has done little to meet the deadlines agreed to, with efforts to meet the numbers needed to keep average...
