Samsung may launch second foldable device in 2020, Firefox 69 now available for desktop and Android users, Facebook tests Like count removal in News Feed.
The websites reported by Google’s Project Zero as installing malware on iOS devices also targeted Windows and Android, US tariffs on China go into effect on some tech goods, and the face swapping app Zao blows up in China.
Australia announces it will establish a framework to block online extremist content during crisis events, Fitbit unveils the Versa 2 smartwatch, and Facebook changes the rules for political ads.
Google catches a major iOS exploit in the wild, MacBook pros BANNED from airplanes worldwide, and Richard Gunther helps us understand what works with Nest. If anything.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Richard Gunther, Len Peralta, and Amos.
Security researchers at Google publish details on websites that install malware on iOS devices, Windows is testing a redesign of tablet mode in Windows 10, and Didi Chuxing plans to launch self-driving car service in Shanghai.
Huawei announces its September launch but Google says it can’t let Huawei use Google apps and services. Plus Apple starts supporting inie repair shops and Microsoft will start shipping Hololens 2 in September.
Apple looks to address complaints around how it tests and improves the voice recognition abilities of Siri by letting users opt-in. Does this go far enough and is it something other companies will want to replicate?
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Scott Johnson, Roger Chang.
Voice assistants have been criticized for gender and racial bias due to the fact that they’re predominantly developed white males in western-based tech companies. Mozilla wants to solve this and created “Common Voice” in 2017, a tool that crowdsources voices as a dataset to diversify AI and represent the global population.
Starring Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, Amos