Thursday, March 1, 2018

Dropbox will soon work with Google Docs and Gmail

Dropbox has been positioning itself as a competitor to Google Docs and Drive for a while now -- the company arguably brought cloud-synced storage to the masses, and recent partnerships with Microsoft Office have given it robust document-creation and...

Chrome's WebUSB Feature Leaves Some Yubikeys Vulnerable to Attack

While still the best protection against phishing attacks, some Yubikey models are vulnerable after a recent update to Google Chrome.

Europe asks social networks to remove terrorist content within an hour

The European Commission published new guidelines for social networks today and among them is a request for these sites to remove reported terrorist content within one hour. In 2016, the Commission called for Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft t...

Twitter asks for help fixing its toxicity problem

Twitter has definitely come under a lot of fire in recent years for issues ranging from not doing enough to stop harassment on its platform to allowing foreign actors to sow political discord. In the past, the company has tweaked its tools, giving in...

Archos' 'Hello' smart displays are powered by Google Assistant

As Google Assistant continues to get smarter every day, more and more companies are making hardware that's compatible with the platform. The latest one is Archos, which has introduced a couple of Google Assistant-powered smart displays at MWC 2018, a...

It's official: Spotify reigns the stream (The 3:59, Ep. 363)


Starts @ 2:23 before the edit Today's podcast is about Spotify's IPO, Equifax's data breach and Samsung's Intelligence Scan. Spotify IPO: http://cnet.co/2taIUaK More Equifax breaches: http://cnet.co/2t9yI22 Samsung Intelligence Scan: http://cnet.co/2FIk5FA Good morning from CNET NY Studios while we record the daily news-bite podcast: The 3:59. Hangout while we cover a multitude of stories from around the tech world and then the CNET staff will take your questions and comments in the chat. Watch more episodes of 3:59 on Youtube: http://bit.ly/29LVP7F Livestream: http://ift.tt/2jPXbF8... Periscope: http://ift.tt/2qU1nTf Subscribe to the audio podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/29T3fbf Google Play: http://bit.ly/2hkXp5P Feedburner: http://bit.ly/2tVTkqw TuneIn: http://bit.ly/2uVg9vN Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2vfeHXE Amazon Echo: http://amzn.to/2BrTnhT Cnet: http://bit.ly/2veEfEw Subscribe to CNET: http://bit.ly/17qqqCs Watch more CNET videos: http://bit.ly/1BQxrGw Follow CNET on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CNET Follow CNET on Facebook: http://ift.tt/UQQ9wc Follow CNET on Instagram: http://ift.tt/1YieDuO Subscribe to CNET: http://bit.ly/17qqqCs Watch more CNET videos: http://ift.tt/1Lg5Xzr Follow CNET on Twitter: http://twitter.com/CNET Follow CNET on Facebook: http://ift.tt/UQQ9wc Follow CNET on Instagram: http://ift.tt/1YieDuO Follow CNET on Snapchat: CNETsnap

Equifax finds another 2.4 million people affected by its data breach

Last month, reports surfaced that more information than previously thought may have been exposed in Equifax's massive data breach and today, Reuters reports, the has company confirmed it. Along with the 145.5 million individuals already reported to h...

ScopeAI helps companies analyze their customer feedback

 If you’re running a company with a lot of customers, it can take time to sort through all that feedback. A startup called ScopeAI is working to make that process a lot easier. The startup is announcing that it’s raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Y Combinator (where it was part of the winter batch last year), Menlo Ventures, Social Capital and Salesforce Ventures,… Read More

Graphene-based edible electronics will let you make cereal circuits

 Researchers at the have successfully etched edible circuits onto the surface of food, paving the way for RFID tagged edibles that can help us track food from farm to tummy. The project, which uses something called laser-induced graphene (LIG), is a process that creates a “foam made out of tiny cross-linked graphene flakes” that can carry electricity through carbon-rich products… Read More

A 1.3Tbs DDoS Hit Github, the Largest Yet Recorded

On Wednesday, a 1.3Tbps DDoS attack pummeled Github for 15-20 minutes. Here's how it stayed online.

Behind the Scenes of Hollywood's Real and Imagined Worlds

Just in time for the Oscars, a new book explores the line between reality and fantasy in Hollywood.

The Finns who refuse to give up on Sailfish OS

Wander the halls of Mobile World Congress and you'll notice a theme on almost every phone manufacturer's stall: Android. Google's operating system has slowly suffocated every "alternative" adversary including Firefox OS, Ubuntu Touch and Windows Phon...

Microsoft's navigation tech for the blind is now an app

Microsoft has been working on its 3D soundscape technology for years. In 2014 it developed a bone-conducting headset to help visually impaired people navigate around cities using audio cues, and now that technology is available in app form, allowing...

Box shares fall over 20% on slowed growth

 Cloud storage provider Box started out the day Thursday down over 20% on the stock market. Shares traded as low as $19.11 in early hours of trading, down from a previous close of $24.07. The company reported quarterly earnings after the bell on Wednesday, and while its losses of six cents per share surpassed analyst expectations of negative eight cents, investors were concerned about the… Read More

Even hula hoops are getting the 'smart' treatment

It's been roughly 20 years since I picked up a hula hoop and wiggled my waist with the elegance of, well, a technology journalist with zero coordination. But here I am, in the middle of Mobile World Congress, shaking my booty while a dozen or so atte...

The new Light Phone 2 keeps things basic but adds e-ink and ‘essentials’

 Light is back with a new twist on its anti-smartphone phone. But this time, instead of doing just one thing, the Light Phone 2 does a few, and exists somewhere between the original Light and your overwrought iPhone – though still far closer to the first-generation Light phone overall. The new design features a matte finish e-ink display, which occupies most fo the front face of the… Read More