Appeals court allows Facebook facial recognition lawsuit to proceed
"Facebook users now have the green light to sue the company over its use of facial recognition tech. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled in the plaintiffs' favor 3-0 after Facebook tried to block a class-action lawsuit which cla..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/facebook-facial-recognition-class-action-lawsuit-appeal/
DeepMind uses AI to track Serengeti wildlife with photos
" DeepMind has joined the ranks of those using AI to save fragile wildlife populations, and it's doing that on a grand scale. The company is partnering with conservationists and ecologists on a project that uses machine learning to speedily detect and count ani…"
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/deepmind-ai-tracks-serengeti-wildlife/Samsung's Galaxy Home smart speaker is still alive, somehow
" While Samsung's Unpacked event was mostly about the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+, a new S Pen and a Galaxy Book S laptop, plenty of observers expected some news on the fate of Galaxy Home. Samsung announced the smart speaker a year ago, but it's been..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/samsung-galaxy-home-smart-speaker-bixby-unpacked/Twitch unveils its own desktop broadcasting app
" Until now, people who stream their gameplay or lives on Twitch have done so through a PS4, Xbox One, Twitch's mobile app, Twitch Sings or third-party software. As of today, there's another option for those hoping to become the next Ninja, Dr. Disresp..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/twitch-studio-broadcasting-software-live-stream/Hand-drawn RPG 'Indivisible' finally arrives October 8th
" Cuphead isn't the only hand-drawn game to have a years-long birthing process. Lab Zero and 505 Games have announced that their action RPG Indivisible will reach PCs (via Steam), the PS4 and Xbox One on October 8th. The Switch version is "coming soo..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/indivisible-october-8/Apple faces anti-trust probe in Russia over rejected parental control app
"Apple's removal of a parental control app has now made it the target of an anti-trust probe in Russia. The nation's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) is investigating a complaint by Kaspersky Lab over the rejection of its Safe Kids app from the App..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/apple-faces-anti-trust-probe-in-russia-parental-control-app/
Popular indie game 'Dear Esther' is coming to iOS
" Journey made a surprise debut on iOS this week and you'll soon be able to play another indie darling on the go. The Chinese Room says its exploration-focused Dear Esther will be available for iPhone and iPad later this year. After starting out as a Half-Life …"
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/dear-esther-ios-release/Why does the Galaxy Note still exist?
" Watching the Galaxy Note 10 keynote, it became clear that the whole Note series has run out of runway. When it first launched, it was a wacky experiment to see if there was a market for an over-sized phone. But times have changed, and what was once t..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/galaxy-note-10-10-plus-relevance/Google Flights will refund the difference if prices drop unexpectedly
" Just after shutting down its Trips travel-planning app, Google has announced a raft of travel-related features for other products, including a flight price guarantee. For a limited time, when it tells you prices won't drop on a trip you book through..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/google-travel-flight-price-guarantee-refund/iHeartMedia is returning podcasts to their radio roots
" If you own a radio network, how do you promote your podcasts? By calling back to the roots of podcass and airing them on the radio, of course. iHeartMedia has unveiled a Sunday Night Podcasts initiative that will air podcasts on 270 of its radio st..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/08/iheartmedia-to-air-podcasts-on-radio/
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