Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Think you hate selfies? The Russian military might ban them.

    Russian soldiers may soon be saying goodbye to their Snapchats.  According to the BBC, the Russian Ministry of Defense, which manages and regulates Russia’s armed forces, has drafted a law that would ban soldiers and military personnel from posting on social media. The ban is expected to take effect in January 2018.  The ban comes, …

    October 6, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Australia's facial recognition database will now include driver's licence photos

    Move over Face ID, the Australian government has eclipsed you on the creepy factor. It’ll allow for photos from government I.D.s and licenses to be added to a national facial recognition database, making it easier for the country’s law enforcement agencies to identify people in real time. SEE ALSO: Moscow’s facial recognition CCTV network is …

    October 6, 2017 | by Raheel

  • OMG, I'm handcuffed to a chair and only Alexa can help me

    Read more… {“player”:{“description”:”New York Comic Con has a one-of-a-kind voice-enabled escape room experience.”,”image”:”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/Apxiq5WDkeGLQ3anuisUs7E8Q_E=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F10%2Ff95ca454-5ed2-793f%2Fthumb%2F00001.jpg”,”mediaid”:”gjnL9pml2q”,”preload”:false,”title”:”Inside Amazon’s NYCC Alexa-Powered Escape Room”,”sources”:[{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/10/f95ca454-5ed2-793f/hls.m3u8″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/10/f95ca454-5ed2-793f/dash.mpd”},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/10/f95ca454-5ed2-793f/mp4/1080.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/10/f95ca454-5ed2-793f/mp4/720.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/10/f95ca454-5ed2-793f/mp4/480.mp4″}]},”options”:{“disableAds”:false,”disableSharing”:false,”nextupAction”:”autoplay”,”embedUrl”:”http://mashable.com/videos/blueprint:gjnL9pml2q/embed/?player=offsite”,”standaloneUrl”:null,”post”:{“url”:”http://mashable.com/2017/10/05/amazon-echo-alexa-escape-room-nycc/”,”date”:”2017-10-06T02:01:26.789Z”,”bp_id”:58937,”wp_id”:null}},”advertising”:{“params”:{“keywords”:”tech,amazon,amazon echo,alexa,nycc,new york comic con,amazon echo show,new york comic con 2017,nycc 2017,escape room”,”sec0″:null,”sec1″:””,”prc”:””}},”analytics”:{“labels”:”tech,amazon,amazon echo,alexa,nycc,new york comic con,amazon echo show,new york comic con 2017,nycc 2017,escape room”,”videoSeriesName”:null}} More about Amazon, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Nycc, and New York Comic Con Source: …

    October 6, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Trump suggests this is the 'calm before the storm,' and no one is laughing but him

    President Donald Trump put his foot in his mouth, spooking the nation, again.  Trump was joined at the White House by military leaders for a dinner on Thursday evening when he suggested the current moment was the “calm before the storm.”  SEE ALSO: John Oliver goes after big businesses in hilarious 15-minute rant TRUMP: “Maybe …

    October 6, 2017 | by Raheel

  • The tech bros exposed by alt-right troll Milo Yiannopoulos' emails

    Where do I even startBuzzFeed News got its hands on a bunch of emails and documents from white nationalist troll Milo Yiannopoulos, and they’re disgusting.  Yiannopoulos was the tech editor for Breitbart, until he resigned after seemingly condoning pedophilia.  SEE ALSO: Google algorithm fail puts 4chan’s wrongly named Las Vegas gunman on top of search …

    October 6, 2017 | by Raheel

  • John Kelly reportedly used a compromised phone for months

    Today in yes-that-really-happened: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly used a compromised personal cellphone for months.  The former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security apparently realized something was up during the summer, according to a new report from Politico citing three government officials, after potentially several months of foreign snooping. SEE ALSO: …

    October 6, 2017 | by Raheel

  • PSA: Instagram polls are NOT anonymous

    In the latest update for Instagram, the app rolled out a polling feature in its Snapchat clone, which allows a user to ask their followers to vote between two choices. While polls aren’t groundbreaking on social media, (Twitter rolled out polls in 2015), there is one thing different about Instagram polls that you should probably …

    October 6, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Elon Musk's open to rebuilding Puerto Rico's power grid, but there's a catch

    Read more… {“player”:{“description”:”Once again pushing the development of alternative energy intergration”,”image”:”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/lpAAYCEsevfkqGUzsTXIjkixBEw=/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fvideo_uploaders%2Fdistribution_thumb%2Fimage%2F2176%2Fcb4144fa-5bda-4367-b9f1-127908819fcd.jpg”,”mediaid”:”YxlJkV2o98″,”preload”:false,”title”:”Elon Musk’s $2.6 billion bet on a clean energy empire”,”sources”:[{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/jw/2017/5/4baa962a-5bbc-0d34/hls.m3u8″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/jw/2017/5/4baa962a-5bbc-0d34/dash.mpd”},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/jw/2017/5/4baa962a-5bbc-0d34/mp4/1080.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/jw/2017/5/4baa962a-5bbc-0d34/mp4/720.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/jw/2017/5/4baa962a-5bbc-0d34/mp4/480.mp4″}]},”options”:{“disableAds”:false,”disableSharing”:false,”nextupAction”:”autoplay”,”embedUrl”:”http://mashable.com/videos/blueprint:YxlJkV2o98/embed/?player=offsite”,”standaloneUrl”:null,”post”:{“url”:”http://mashable.com/2016/11/21/elon-musk-bets-on-clean-energy/”,”date”:”2016-11-21T21:39:30.000Z”,”bp_id”:28675,”wp_id”:null}},”advertising”:{“params”:{“keywords”:”technology,mashable-video,tesla,elon musk,solar panels,real time,alternative energy,us & world,real time video”,”sec0″:null,”sec1″:””,”prc”:””}},”analytics”:{“labels”:”technology,mashable-video,tesla,elon musk,solar panels,real time,alternative energy,us & world,real time video”,”videoSeriesName”:null}} More about Tesla, Powerwall, Solar Power, Puerto Rico, and Power Grid Source: Mashable | Elon Musk's open to rebuilding …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Apple gave Uber the keys to your iPhone screen, and it was all super shady

    Stop us if you’ve heard this one: Uber is a shady company.  The ride-hailing giant’s iOS app has the ability to record a user’s iPhone screen, Gizmodo reported Thursday. An Uber spokesperson told Mashable that they are working with Apple to remove it from the app ASAP and that it was no longer used for …

    October 5, 2017 | by Raheel