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During a talk at SXSW 2018, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki revealed one way her company will push back against the spread of misinformation. "Information cues" including a text box linking to a third party source like Wikipedia could appear under some vi… Source: Engadget | YouTube plans 'information cues' to combat hoaxes
March 14, 2018 | by RaheelThe one certainty about Elon Musk is that no two startups will be closely related: he has been responsible for city guides, online payments, electric cars, spacecraft, open AI and transportation tunnels. And that trend isn't about to stop any time so… Source: Engadget | Elon Musk is poaching 'The Onion' staff for a comedy …
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelAmazon's Cloud Cam just became decidedly more useful, especially for those moments when you can't pull out your phone. You can watch your live view from your computer through a cloudcam.amazon.com web portal — handy if you're at work and want to ch… Source: Engadget | Amazon Cloud Cam now streams security footage to your …
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelGoogle's Station WiFi is no longer reserved for the eastern hemisphere. As of today, the public hotspots are available in over 60 "high-traffic" locations in 44 Mexican cities, including airports, malls and mass transit stations. Coverage should ex… Source: Engadget | Google's public WiFi hotspots come to Mexico
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelAmazon has a new way to reel you into Audible now that smart speakers are a big deal: give you a freebie just by asking. As of this week, anyone who's new to Audible can ask an Echo speaker to read a full audiobook at no cost. You don't have to be pi… Source: Engadget …
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelAndy Rubin's Essential Phone appeared midway through last year, poised to take on the Samsung-Apple hegemony with a sleek, rugged design. The company skipped updating its phones to Android's Oreo 8.0 release, and rather opted to wait for Oreo 8.1. To… Source: Engadget | Android Oreo 8.1 is finally available for Essential Phones
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelThe first generation of Oura's smart ring was little more than a proof of concept, showing it was possible to put a fitness tracker on a finger. But you can understand why folks might have thought twice about wearing one of the massive pieces of jewe… Source: Engadget | Oura’s second-generation ring is a better …
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelTurner Sports, CBS Sports and the NCAA will once again be offering VR livestreams of the March Madness tournament, Variety reports. The NCAA March Madness Live VR app will host 21 games starting with the first and second rounds and continuing through… Source: Engadget | Put March Madness on your face with VR livestreams
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelLast fall, IKEA bought TaskRabbit with the obvious goal to offer customers help building its notoriously tough-to-construct furniture. Today, the company started allowing customers in select US markets to schedule a worker straight from the IKEA app… Source: Engadget | IKEA puts TaskRabbit to work assembling your FLOTTEBO and FÄRLÖV
March 13, 2018 | by RaheelWhen little kids are ill, it's one of the least pleasurable experiences that it's possible to endure. After all, you're often asked to monitor their temperature on an hourly basis to keep watch for things getting worse. But the kids themselves are of… Source: Engadget | Ear-worn thermometer makes it easier to care for sick …
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