Technology

[ad_1] Screensavers are an interesting tool in the modern computer age. As the name suggests, they were originally created to protect CRT screens from permanent burn-in. These days the almost-universal screen technology in use is LCD. While LCDs can suffer …

[ad_1] Peloton, which is planning to go public, disclosed in its IPO paperwork that it had discovered problems with its internal controls Internal controls are the processes, rules, and checklists companies put in place to ensure the accuracy of their …

[ad_1] Oculus cofounder Michael Antonov has been accused of reaching beneath a woman’s skirt during a private VR demo following an event at the 2016 Game Developers Conference. Autumn Rose Taylor, a marketing director currently working in the virtual reality …

[ad_1] Jennifer Blakely, a former Google employee, published details about her relationship with Alphabet Chief Counsel David Drummond on Wednesday.  In her Medium post, titled “My Time at Google and After,” Blakely described their extramarital affair and shed new light …

[ad_1] In the modern world, any restaurant or convenience store that doesn’t offer free Wi-Fi feels a bit dated. After all, shouldn’t every place offer Wi-Fi? The truth is, while popular chains and larger places provide customers with Wi-Fi, not …

[ad_1] Facebook is adding new verification requirements for ads on its platform about social issues, elections, and politics ahead of the 2020 US election.  Starting in mid-September, organizations will have to prove they are registered with the US government to …

[ad_1] On Wednesday afternoon, core components of Microsoft’s Xbox Live online service went offline. Microsoft warned of issues with core functionality, including “signing in; creating, managing, or recovering an account; and search.” The issues aren’t affecting all Xbox Live users …

[ad_1] Tesla has launched insurance plans for owners in California, the company said Wednesday.  The product will eventually roll out to other states “in the future,” Tesla said.  Elon Musk first said in April that the company was working on …

[ad_1] Sony’s recent WF-1000XM3 wireless noise-cancelling earbuds offer superior sound, fit, and noise cancelling when compared to Apple’s AirPods. Apple users won’t find the seamless connectivity of AirPods, so that’s something you’ll have to gauge for yourself: Do you value …

[ad_1] Ad-tech firms like The Trade Desk, ZypMedia and SpotX are hiring salespeople from television networks like Fox Networks Group and Tegna who have relationships with ad buyers and get the decades-old TV advertising business. The ad-tech companies say there’s …