Vermont sues Clearview AI for violating state privacy laws

In context: Clearview AI has a facial recognition database containing over 3 billion images with linked personally identifiable information. Chances are that if you have a social media account that is not completely locked down, you are in it. This cache is accessible by law enforcement and companies that use Clearview's app and can identify people using only a photograph.

Clearview AI's business practices continue to come under fire as it faces another lawsuit. This time the facial-recognition startup is being sued by Vermont's attorney general

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Logitech's new 3-in-1 charging station can juice up your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods simultanously

Bottom line: Logitech is a bit late to the game as several other brands already have multi-device charging stations on the market. Mophie, Belkin and Scosche, for example, even have their products on offer in Apple’s online store. Logitech’s name recognition and reputation, however, could give it a leg up on the competition among buyers that haven’t yet made the leap to wireless charging.

Apple missed a pretty big opportunity when it canceled its AirPower charging station. This left the door wide

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Verizon attempts to capitalize on brand recognition with Yahoo Mobile phone service

What just happened? Yahoo parent company Verizon Media on Wednesday announced a new wireless service that looks to capitalize on consumers’ familiarity with the Internet pioneer.

Yahoo Mobile , powered by Verizon’s nationwide network, affords unlimited talk, text and data, unlimited mobile hotspots in which you can connect a single device to at a time, ad-free e-mail with Yahoo Mail Pro and 24/7 customer service, all for $39.99 per month.

As is the case with most other

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Doom Eternal won't run at true 4K on Stadia

A hot potato: For many subscribers to Google's Stadia Pro, the thought of being able to play Doom Eternal at a true 4K resolution was enough to hand over $10 per month. But according to id Software, the game won't live up to its promise.

At the Game Developers Conference in 2019, id Software’s Marty Stratton said that Doom Eternal “will be capable of running at true 4K resolution, with HDR color at an unrelenting 60 frames per


Uber's Lost & Found Index reveals interesting items accidentally left behind by customers

WTF?! It's a fairly common practice to check for one's belongings when getting off public transport, a taxi or an Uber. However, rushing towards an appointment or catching the next flight in time can make people a tad forgetful about the stuff they've brought along. While leaving behind keys, headphones, and wallets can be expected in such situations, Uber has revealed that last year, its customers also forgot other 'unique' items including mice for a pet snake, Guinea pig slippers,
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Microsoft takes down botnet that infected nine million devices

What just happened? Microsoft has revealed it was part of a team that took down the Necurs botnet. The network had infected over nine million devices worldwide, making it one of the world’s largest botnets. It was used to send malware-packed spam emails, steal login details, deliver ransomware, and more.

Tom Burt, Microsoft's vice-president for customer security and trust, said the company worked with partners across 35 countries to disrupt the prolific botnet. “This disruption is the result of

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Microsoft previews new lightweight File Explorer for Windows 10X

In brief: As part of its update to the Windows 10X Emulator, Microsoft has included a beta version of its new File Explorer app that's built around the company's OneDrive service and is expected to appear on dual-screen devices later this year.

In its second public build of the Windows 10X Emulator, Microsoft has laid out several key changes in the release, the most noticeable being the added support for non-insider Windows 10 PCs running version 10.0.1

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E3 2020 will be officially canceled today

What just happened? If you were planning on going to E3 this year, here’s some bad news: the show has been canceled. As with multiple other events, safety fears over the coronavirus are being blamed for the cancelation, though the diminishing support from publishers will likely have played a part.

We predicted last week that E3 could be canceled following Los Angeles’ decision to declare a state of emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus. Having previously said it was “moving full speed ahead,


OnePlus 8 series "all in on 5G," but prices will rise

Something to look forward to: OnePlus has long had a reputation as the company that offers high-end phones at mid-range prices. With its upcoming OnePlus 8 series, all of the handsets will be 5G-enabled, but according to CEO and co-founder Pete Lau, that doesn’t mean starting prices of $1,000.

In an interview with CNET , Lau said that “going forward, we’re all in on 5G.” With more companies releasing 5G


Using four mics and a speaker, drones can echolocate like bats

In brief: Researchers have been studying a way to reconstruct areas surrounding a drone using sound waves. This process, known as echolocation, is used by bats and other animals to orient themselves in their environment and detect objects.

Mathematicians from Purdue and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have been working on a signal processing method that uses four microphones and a speaker attached to a drone to “sense” the areas around the craft. The speaker emits a sound and mics attached to the four corners of the drone pick

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