Google says Chrome, Android already shielded from ‘many’ CIA exploits

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Google says Chrome, Android already shielded from ‘many’ CIA exploits

ZDNet
Your Android phone running Chrome should be safe from the CIA. Image: Nicole Cozma/CNET. Chrome and Android users should be protected from most of the CIA’s alleged hacking tools referenced in the WikiLeaks release, according to Google.

Uber admits its ghost driver ‘Greyball’ tool was used to thwart regulators, vows to stop

USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO – Uber admitted it used a tool to thwart city regulators in a statement Wednesday that announced a review of its controversial Greyball technology.

Google spent $30 billion on its cloud and is making some undeniable progress

Business Insider
If there’s one question that the top brass at Google are sick of being asked it’s this: How are you going to catch up in the cloud market to Amazon and Microsoft?

Android Nougat Is Now Rolling Out To The Galaxy S6 Edge

Android Headlines
Samsung had started pushing out Android 7.0 Nougat to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge earlier this year, and it seems like the Galaxy S6 Edge just boarded the Nougat train as well.

Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War Gameplay Walkthrough Gives A Glimpse Of The Upcoming RPG

Tech Times
WB Games and Monolith have released a gameplay walkthrough video for the upcoming ‘Middle-Earth: Shadow of War.’ It offers a look at the various features of the newest game in the ‘Middle-Earth’ series.

AT&T Cellphone Users Unable to Call 911 in at Least 14 States

New York Times
Some AT&T cellphone users in at least 14 states and Washington, D.C., were unable to call 911 for a few hours on Wednesday night, officials said.

PS4 Update 4.50 Now Out, Full Patch Notes Released

PlayStation LifeStyle
The time has come, people! After Sony revealed that it was doing a closed beta for PlayStation 4’s next big update, we also found out that it would include one of the most wanted features, and that’s being able to use external HDDs to add more storage

Destiny Age Of Triumph Update Detailed During Livestream

GameSpot
[UPDATE] The show has now ended. A roundup of the key points can be found below. Age of Triumph Livestream Takeaways: All raids are coming up to the current Light Level; Light Level is not being raised.

Apple speech team head explains how Siri learns a new language

9 to 5 Mac
One area where Apple is the undisputed king of the personal assistant space is localization; Siri supports twenty four languages across 36 country dialects.

The Nintendo Switch could be the most exciting console in a decade—but you shouldn’t buy one right now

Quartz
Eleven years ago, Nintendo released a video game console that was probably the most influential piece of hardware it had put out since it put out its first one in 1983.

Uber’s Autonomous Cars Heading Back to California

NBCNews.com
Hammered for months over a variety of ethical and legal slips, ride-sharing giant Uber appears to be taking steps to soften its macho corporate image while also being more cooperative with regulators.

Airbus Shows Off Its Amazing Flying Car Concept At Geneva Motor Show

Tech Times
Airbus revealed its first futuristic concept of a flying car dubbed the Pop.Up System. The vehicle will feature a module along with a drone which will be able to lift the module off the ground and travel to different locations.

Didi Chuxing Rolls Into Silicon Valley Seeking Automated Car Talent

Forbes
The market for Silicon Valley engineers with expertise in artificial intelligence and automated driving tech keeps getting tighter.

Adding video apps like Netflix to the Nintendo Switch is a waste of Nintendo’s energy

TechHive
Nintendo is talking to streaming video providers like Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu about putting their apps on the Switch console. But why bother?

Ryzen CPUs explained: Everything you need to know about AMD’s disruptive multicore chips

PCWorld
After a decade of fielding ho-hum FX-series processors, AMD’s finally released its highly disruptive Ryzen chips, throwing down the gauntlet and challenging Intel’s supremacy in high-end computing.

Windows 10 File Explorer now shows Microsoft “ads”

SlashGear
Advertisements on web pages? That’s so 2000. Ads in free mobile apps? Becoming a fact of life. But ads in file managers? That’s probably pushing it a bit.
BGR
Take a good look at the smartphone pictured at the top of this post. It’s a Google Pixel, and for at least another few weeks, it’s the best Android smartphone money can buy.

Huge No Man’s Sky Update Out Now, Adds New Features, Vehicles, Permadeath, And A Lot More

GameSpot
After announcing it earlier this week, Hello Games today launched a big new update for No Man’s Sky. The Path Finder Update, as it’s called, adds new vehicles, a permadeath mode, base-sharing, a ship and weapon specialization system, and PlayStation 4 …

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