About four billion people in the world are without a physical address. The MIT Media Lab and Facebook are teaming up to create a solution that will use a machine learning algorithm to identify and assign addresses from satellite images. The system wo…
Source: Engadget | Facebook and MIT tap AI to give addresses to people without them

While Apple's AirDrop feature makes it simple for people to share photos, videos and documents with each other, it unfortunately also makes it really easy for people to anonymously send unsolicited images to others nearby. The technology has opened u…
Source: Engadget | NYC lawmakers want to criminalize sending unwanted dick pics

The Pew Research Center has already given us a look into teens' social media and smartphone use, and in a new survey it's sharing some of the more positive effects of social media, as experienced by teens. While these younger social media users noted…
Source: Engadget | Survey says teens find some benefit from social media

No matter how much it's changed our lives, WiFi can be endlessly annoying because of how spotty and unreliable it often is, even for those of us in small homes. It can prove a bigger headache still for companies that need reliable connections for the…
Source: Engadget | Some companies are considering ditching WiFi for private 5G

Microsoft is testing some privacy and notification features in its latest Windows 10 Insider preview for Fast Ring users. A previous build added an icon to the notification area that tells you when your microphone is in use, and the newest update wil…
Source: Engadget | Windows 10 may soon tell you which apps are using your microphone

When AT&T's WarnerMedia-themed streaming service arrives in late 2019, you may have to think about how much you want — not just whether or not you want it in the first place. In a presentation discussing its 2019 strategy, the company noted tha…
Source: Engadget | AT&T's WarnerMedia streaming service will include three plans

The first time many of us heard about China's use of facial recognition on jaywalkers was just this week when a prominent Chinese businesswoman was publicly "named and shamed" for improper street crossing. Turns out, she wasn't even there: China's te…
Source: Engadget | Google’s China search engine drama