Collaborate Disseminate
The ATM card is dead. Or is it?
Starting Monday, all 13,000 Wells Fargo ATMs will enable you to withdraw money without using your card, according to Jonathan Velline, head of Wells Fargo ATM and branch strategy.
It works like this: Open the Wells F… Continue reading How to protect yourself from ATM crime
A hoax hit Facebook this week. Fake news about a fake app called Facezam claimed that the app could track down anyone by simply scanning their Facebook photos.
Thousands or millions of Facebook users fell for the hoax and freaked out. (A U.K. marke… Continue reading It’s time to face the ugly reality of face recognition
Everybody’s freaking out over the Wikileaks revelations that the Central Intelligence Agency can hack Apple and Android smartphones, major PC operating systems — and even TV sets.
The news is causing ripples in international relations and got comp… Continue reading Anything you post can and will be used against you
Don’t look now, but cable TV’s days are numbered. Google announced this week a new live TV service called YouTube TV.
Critics are panning YouTube TV as lackluster and overpriced. But I think it’s going to change everything.
Google says YouTube TV will be rolled out “soon” and gradually, starting in major markets and later expanding to other cities. (Sorry, world. YouTube TV is U.S. only.)
Google did not specify which cities or when rollouts would occur, but it hardly matters. U.S. residents can sign up immediately even if they live outside one of the designated cities. Simply choose one of the markets where YouTube TV is available. Local programming will be from that market, not yours.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
I talk to myself sometimes. (Don’t judge me!)
Specifically, I like to capture ideas about things I’d like to remember, do or write. And I’m sure you do, too.
If I’m sitting in front of my laptop, I’ll just type these notes into Google Keep. Otherwi… Continue reading Note to self: Stop taking notes!
The brilliant future of mixed reality will come to us from the likes of Microsoft and Magic Leap, according to the conventional wisdom.
Microsoft has grabbed mindshare with awesome demos of its Hololens product, like its Project XRay game demo at i… Continue reading Why Google and Apple will rule mixed reality
Twitter is trying to curb harassment. Again.
Twitter VP of Engineering Ed Ho this week announced three changes that Twitter believes will end its reputation as a haven for trolls, haters, spammers, misogynists, racists and idiots.
Two years ago, Tw… Continue reading Why Twitter’s new anti-harassment tools will fail
I’m not paranoid. Tinfoil hats aren’t my scene.But watch out! In just the past month, the internet and smartphones have come up with five new and surprising ways to steal or expose our personal data.Of course, these new concerns can now be added to … Continue reading 5 shocking new threats to your personal data
News used to be reliable.
While “fake news” has always existed, we enjoyed a halcyon period in the second half of the 20th Century where the news media in industrial democracies produced a reliable, shared reality. People disagreed, but their opini… Continue reading Why fake news is a tech problem
It’s easy to dismiss the speculation that Apple is working on smart glasses.
It’s hard to picture Apple selling smart glasses. But it’s also hard to picture them not doing it.
If smart glasses become a popular and mainstream consumer electronics ca… Continue reading Why Apple will make smart glasses