There’s a brand-new Lexus ES for 2019, and it’s better in all the right ways. Not only is it prettier to behold, the sixth-generation ES gets a healthy tech upgrade. And with its longer, lower, wider dimensions — not to mention some chassis upgrades — it ought to be a little nicer to drive, as […]
If you aren’t paying for a service, the old adage goes, then chances are that you are the product. But Facebook FB, -3.71% asserted otherwise in a blog post on Monday explaining its advertising policies, saying that its product is social media, not the users themselves. “It’s the same with a free search engine, website […]
WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook Inc (FB.O), is raising its minimum age from 13 to 16 in Europe to help it comply with new data privacy rules coming into force next month. WhatsApp will ask European users to confirm they are at least 16 years old when they are prompted to agree […]
Nvidia researchers have developed a new AI technology that can reconstruct holes or intentionally removed content from images. The technique, called “image inpainting,” is similar to the “content-aware autofill” feature that Adobe added to Photoshop CS5 in the late 2000s, a technology that “magically” reconstructed a deleted portion of an image based on the photo’s […]
The Nintendo Switch may soon be a haven for hackers, but not the kind that want your data — the kind that want to run SNES emulators and Linux on their handheld gaming consoles. A flaw in an Nvidia chip used by the Switch, detailed today, lets power users inject code into the system and […]
Bad news for YouTube: Last quarter, users uploaded millions of objectionable videos to the world’s largest video site. Good news for YouTube: Last quarter, the site pulled down millions of objectionable videos before any users saw them. The news YouTube wants you (and investors, and advertisers) to focus on: It is successfully training computers to […]
Toyota has even overhauled its Entune infotainment and made most of its advanced safety technology standard across the lineup. If you’re in the market for a large-mid size sedan, the 2019 Toyota Avalon is an excellent choice. Subjectively speaking, this new generation debuts an exterior design that’s just… well, it’s mostly terrible. That new grille […]
Last month it was confirmed Samsung will introduce a significantly upgraded version of the Galaxy S9. And now we know one big feature everyone got wrong… Once again Ice Universe has the scoop. The mysterious leaker, who exposed the Galaxy Note 8 design, posted the first real-world photos of the Galaxy S8 and nailed every […]
Gmail is usually pretty good about filtering out unwanted spam messages, but a number of users reported earlier today that their inboxes were suddenly flooded with ads that were apparently sent from their own accounts, according to Mashable. Users posted to Gmail’s Help Forum, reported that the messages appeared to have been sent from their […]
Microsoft has made the anti virus protection it uses to keep Edge users safe from phishing and other threats available in rival browser, Google Chrome. The Windows Defender Browser Protection can be downloaded as a Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store and as well as preventing phishing attempts, also helps to keep users safe […]
Despite passenger car diesels having a rough go as of late, the light truck industry has doubled down on these powertrains. Ford, in fact, has just released its 3.0-liter Power Stroke V6, which promises big towing capacity while returning excellent fuel economy. But what does it cost compared to a gasoline F-150? A lot, it […]
Smartphone owners who want to learn how to code can learn the fundamentals with Google’s new app, “Grasshopper,” which launched Wednesday. The app is Codeacademy meets DuoLingo. Users learn JavaScript coding basics by playing quick games and puzzles, moving through progressively more challenging levels as they develop their abilities and collecting achievements as they learn […]
