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09 Nov 04:48

Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers

by The Canadian Press
New federal support for Canada's pandemic-battered airline industry will be contingent on carriers providing refunds to passengers whose flights were cancelled, the government announced on Sunday.
04 Nov 07:05

Donald Trump Jr. tweets nonsensical map suggesting Russia, Antarctica is voting Republican

by Ben Cousins
Donald Trump Jr. tweeted a map that suggests nearly the entire world -- including two bodies of water, Russia and Antarctica -- is voting for his father this election.
02 Nov 08:17

SpaceX Starlink public beta begins: It’s $99 a month plus $500 up front

by Jon Brodkin
Metalgod2099

Well that's cheaper than satellite, but not by very much

“Better Than Nothing” beta to have speeds up to 150Mbps, latency as low as 20ms. SpaceX has begun sending email invitations to Starlink's public beta …
02 Nov 08:05

Facebook has good reasons for blocking research into political ad targeting

by John Naughton
Metalgod2099

LOL it's all okay it's Facebook tracks us but when they get tracked they have a problem with it what a bunch of hypocrites

It looked like another classic Facebook scandal: a report in the Wall Street Journal with the headline “Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting”. The story was that Facebook was “demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data about its …
02 Nov 07:46

The Mandalorian just introduced a mysterious new character, but who is it?

by Austen Goslin
Metalgod2099

a new Bounty Hunter maybe ya think.

The Mandalorian: Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett or maybe Rex, who knows? Image: Lucasfilm/Disney Plus

There are at least two familiar faces it could be

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29 Oct 08:07

Spotify Is Defending Alex Jones' Appearance On "The Joe Rogan Experience"

by Jane Lytvynenko
Metalgod2099

This nut job needs crawl back into his hole.

In a leaked email, an executive said, "we are not going to ban specific individuals from being guests on other people’s shows.” In public, Spotify is …
28 Oct 07:09

SpaceX opens Starlink satellite internet beta – Here’s what it costs

by Chris Davies
Metalgod2099

What about heavy cloudy days, sat signal are very poor durning this time.

SpaceX is expanding up its Starlink satellite internet beta, contacting would-be subscribers to offer them early access to the service at $99 per …
28 Oct 06:58

Apple stops signing iOS 14.0.1, blocking downgrades from iOS 14.1 - 9to5Mac

by Filipe Espósito
Metalgod2099

Figures the Apple dictators would do that.

As iOS 14.1 is now available to all users, Apple has just stopped signing iOS 14.0.1. That means users who have updated their devices to iOS 14.1 or iOS 14.2 beta can no longer downgrade to iOS 14.0.1. Before that, Apple also stopped signing iOS 14.0. iOS 14.0 was released on September 16 after …
27 Oct 18:08

Thousands in Bangladesh protest against French cartoons

by The Associated Press
Around 10,000 people in Bangladesh rallied in the South Asian nation's capital on Tuesday to protest France's president and his staunch support of secular laws that deem caricatures depicting the Prophet Muhammad as protected under freedom of speech.
21 Oct 09:08

Google Stadia works on iOS with this custom browser - 9to5Google

by Ben Schoon
Metalgod2099

Who plays games in a browser? Slow and stupid.

Google Stadia delivers one of the best game streaming experiences out there today, but like GeForce Now and Xbox Game Pass, Apple makes it extraordinarily difficult to get Stadia into the App Store. Luckily, there might be a way through the web. Thanks to a custom browser app, you can get Stadia up …
21 Oct 09:01

Superfast geofencing could be the answer to rogue escooter riders

by Cities Today
Metalgod2099

Stupid idea

This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up …
21 Oct 08:37

Mark Zuckerberg Said Facebook Will Have Fewer Bans After The Election

by Ryan Mac and Craig Silverman
Metalgod2099

So facebook is going allow all that shit after the election?

In a companywide meeting, Facebook’s CEO said recent content rules banning hate and conspiracy content were implemented because of the US …
21 Oct 08:22

Apple, Google Worked as ‘One Company’ on Search Deal, U.S. Says

by Mark Gurman
Metalgod2099

And Apple? Not being sued. Figures. there just as guilty.

The U.S. government’s antitrust assault against Google reveals new details about a secretive, multibillion-dollar deal between the internet giant and …
21 Oct 08:17

Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G spectrum contract, sources say

by By Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent
Metalgod2099

Trump probably gets a cut of the money.

Washington (CNN) — Senior officials throughout various departments and agencies of the Trump administration tell CNN they are alarmed at White House pressure to grant what would essentially be a no-bid contract to lease the Department of Defense's mid-band spectrum -- premium real estate for the …
21 Oct 08:15

Facebook Sues Two Companies It Caught Selling Fake Instagram Followers

by Shoshana Wodinsky
Metalgod2099

2017 they got a warning? And only now there going after them. Wow

As part of Instagram’s ongoing crackdown on the scourge of fake followers leaving fake likes on the accounts of equally fake influencers, parent …
21 Oct 08:00

How Trump plowed through US$1 billion, losing cash advantage

by The Associated Press
Metalgod2099

Wasted a billion dollars? Before the election.lol

U.S. President Donald Trump's sprawling political operation has raised well over US$1 billion since he took the White House in 2017, but has already spent much of it.
21 Oct 07:27

U.S. Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Google

by The Associated Press
Metalgod2099

And Apple what about there store, forcing competitors off, so they can sell a similar product.

GOOGLE-LAWSUIT/CENSORSHIP

The United States Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers.

18 Oct 06:49

What if cloud gaming doesn’t catch on?

by Omar L. Gallaga
Metalgod2099

Pay a monthly fee to play games instead of owning them ? Hmm that would be costly over a year. No thank you

A forgotten game controller lies abandoned in a closet surrounded by other forgotten technologies including tamagotchis, a zune, VR helmet, and a 3D television.

A good technology that’s unlikely to go mainstream for a long time

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11 Oct 18:10

Is it the end of the oil age?

by The Economist
Metalgod2099

Oil is a dinosaur, and moving away from it is a good thing for the survival of the planet and the people, it oil will never disappear. But it's on downward slide financially and renewables, battery operated machines and AI are the next big global evolution on this planet.

For more coverage of climate change, register for The Climate Issue, our fortnightly newsletter, or visit our climate-change hub OIL FUELLED the 20th …
10 Oct 14:21

Trump viewed Canada as political pawn in trade issues with China: Bolton

by Rachel Gilmore
Former White House National Security Adviser John Bolton says it was "true" that U.S. President Donald Trump viewed Canada as a political pawn in trade dealings with China — though he said the president was the only one on Capitol Hill who viewed it that way.
09 Oct 20:28

This is how AI could feed the world’s hungry while sustaining the planet

by Mark Caine
Metalgod2099

Ai / robots should not be used to take jobs from workers or spy on them and data mine. There should be laws and rules to use them. Really only for solving problems in health, science and improving all people's lives.

• While the risks posed by AI dominate the headlines, behind the scenes there is a quiet revolution underway as AI systems are used to tackle the …
09 Oct 20:22

Apple Stops Selling Rival Earphones, Speakers Ahead of Launches

by Mark Gurman
Metalgod2099

Apple's monopoly should be stopped, to be fare to smaller tech companies they should allow other smaller companies on there store. These big tech companies are destroying the little guy. And that's not good, for us.

Apple Inc. has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers from rivals including Sonos Inc., Bose Corp. and Logitech International SA as the …
04 Oct 02:54

Salmonella outbreak linked to U.S. onions now over, health officials say

by Ian Holliday
Metalgod2099

This seems to happen a lot in the US might be time to stop bringing in their produce, does they seem really really careless. You don't see salmonella happening in Canada very often with Canadian produce.

The Salmonella outbreak that caused hundreds of infections in Western Canada this summer is now considered over, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.
30 Sep 02:08

FarmVille is leaving Facebook after more than a decade of harvesting crops and raising livestock

by Katie Canales
Metalgod2099

What Zynga has no programmers? There's are all kinds of web-based HTML5 video game development systems. That work with Facebook.

FarmVille is shutting down on Facebook by the end of the year, Zynga announced Monday. The company said the move is due to Adobe's decision to stop distributing and updating its Flash Player software. Facebook announced in June that it in turn would officially end support for Flash games on December …
27 Sep 18:15

Tesla is on a roll. Are million-mile batteries and self-driving cars next?

by Susan Karlin
With the company’s first “Battery Day” tomorrow, the Teslasphere is debating the company’s true worth, next-generation battery technology, and claims for fully autonomous cars. It’s been a banner year thus far for Tesla, which saw continued profits and a skyrocketing—albeit, contentious—valuation, …
27 Sep 17:24

Tesla sues Trump Administration to end tariffs on the 'brain' of its vehicles

by Kirsten Korosec
Metalgod2099

F*** Trump he's a piece of s***

Tesla is suing the Trump Administration over tariffs on a computer chip and other parts it imports from China, joining an increasingly long list of similar lawsuits filed by hundreds of companies, including automakers Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo. Tesla, which names U.S. Trade Representative Robert …
21 Sep 15:10

Some of Sony's own PS5 launch titles will cost $70

by Richard Lawler
Metalgod2099

$70 Console games are just too expensive, PC gaming and steam are way more affordable for casual gamming.

Now that Sony announced the price and launch dates for the PlayStation 5, other information is rounding into shape. It has revealed the day one lineup of Sony Interactive Entertainment games, including free pack-in title Astro’s Playroom.Other than t...
19 Sep 21:39

TikTok CEO asks Instagram, Facebook to help fight TikTok ban

by Julia Alexander
Metalgod2099

this is nothing to do with national security just like Canada's aluminum and steel was a national security threat that Americans are f****** importing Canadian steel because they don't have enough of their own. This is just a cash grab , a successful app worth billions with hundreds of millions of users and they want it. So I suspect some billion dollar tech company is behind this that's a trump supporter. Why exactly does it have to be in the US what about other countries in North America that have tech industries. Like Canada.

TikTok’s interim CEO, Vanessa Pappas, is asking Facebook and Instagram to “publicly join our challenge and support our litigation,” as TikTok faces a new executive order from the Trump administration that will block people from downloading the app beginning September 20th. The new order was issued …
19 Sep 21:06

COVID-19 task force worries Trump's rush to approve vaccine will spook Canadians

by The Canadian Press
Metalgod2099

I guess we'll see if this vaccine even does anything or if it's just some political stunt for Trump to get votes which I suspect is what it is.

Members of the federal government's COVID-19 vaccine task force are casting worried eyes at the Trump administration's political push to get a vaccine approved before the U.S. presidential election in November.
19 Sep 21:05

Russia's Navalny says he's now more than 'technically alive'

by The Associated Press
Metalgod2099

It's time the world puts a shitload of sanctions on Russia.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said he is recovering his verbal and physical abilities at the German hospital where he is being treated for suspected nerve agent poisoning but that he at first felt despair over his condition.