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The phrase “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” was originally meant sarcastically. It’s not actually physically possible to do — especially while wearing Allbirds and having just fallen off…

Any first responder knows that situational awareness is key. In domestic violence disputes, hostage rescue or human trafficking situations, first responders often need help determining where humans are behind closed…

If there is one company at the top of everyone’s mind this year, it is Slack. The now-ubiquitous workplace messaging tool began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in…

Google publicly disclosed its acquisition of homework helper app Socratic in an announcement this week, detailing the added support for the company’s AI technology and its relaunch on iOS. The…

But just because Amazon is one of the world's richest companies doesn't mean much of that gilding actually makes it down to the rank and file folks who make the machine run. If recent reports, such as John Oliver's segment from July below are to be believed, working in one of the conglomerates's many fulfillment…

The desktop app uses Plex's revamped user interface, including the navigation sidebar. It also offers the same server and library management options as in the Plex web app.Meanwhile, Plex is making some other changes to its desktop support. For one thing, it's killing the old Windows app by removing it from the store as of…

"All criminals have to do is download the data from the comfort of their vehicle," said Nishant Bhaskar, a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of California San Diego who authored a study on the app. The Bluetana app aims to make life harder for these fraudsters.In the study, a total of 44…

"If you have multiple Google Homes today in your house, sometimes it'll answer in the wrong place," Chandra pointed out. That's been one of my biggest complaints about the Assistant, and I vehemently agreed when he brought that up. Thankfully, Chandra is aware of the issue and said, "We're working on that.""But that, in my…

Elena Lacey; Getty ImagesA lawsuit filed by the former information security director of Linden Lab—the company behind the online virtual world Second Life, which, yes, is still a thing—claims the company mishandled sensitive user data and turned a blind eye to simulated acts of child molestation and the potential for money laundering.Paris Martineau covers platforms,…