FTC suggests Facebook create privacy committee in proposed settlement
Privacy groups say such a council would 'have no teeth'
Tech Culture
Society is facing a technology revolution and it's manifesting in more ways than we can imagine.
Mortal Kombat and Super Mario Kart among latest Video Game Hall of Fame inductees
Half-Life and Myst get snubbed, again
Lobbyists persuaded California to table its right-to-repair bill
I could catch my finger in the fan belt, but nobody is stopping me from fixing my own car
Bethesda is giving one lucky person a custom 'Dreamcast' that plays Rage 2
Enter to win this one-off Rage 2 'Dreamcast'
Game of Thrones cinematographer says it's your fault The Long Night was too dark
'A lot of the problem is that a lot of people don't know how to tune their TVs properly'
Fans aren't happy with the first Sonic the Hedgehog movie trailer
Movies based on video games are notoriously difficult
Marriott will launch 'Homes & Villas' to compete with Airbnb
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
Burger King will launch its meat-free 'Impossible Whoppers' nationwide by the end of 2019
Great news for Whopper-loving vegans
High school students perform stage adaption of Alien to the delight of Ripley herself
Complete with the Space Jockey, Facehugger, Chestburster, and Xenomorph
Jailbroken, malware-infested pirate streaming devices are being sold on eBay, Craigslist, and the dark web
'Free' shows and movies may come at a cost
Raspberry Pi selected as one of six British engineering products on commemorative stamps
Raspberry Pi stamps launch May 2
Avengers: Endgame smashes box office records
Avengers: Endgame could beat Avatar as the highest-grossing film ever
PewDiePie wants "subscribe to PewDiePie" meme to end in wake of shootings
He says the campaign went too far
The Future of Tech: The Desktop PC
In this first part of our "Future of Tech" series, we'll call some predictions about the next generation of PCs. Rather than dreaming far into the future, we'll try to go for the practical and feasible... evolutionary steps that we could easily see happen in the next five to fifteen years.
Apple is taking action against apps that fight phone addiction
Apple is putting app makers out of business (again)
Alphabet's smart neighborhood will feature smart streets dedicated to various modes of transit
'Quayside' will have four different street types
BlizzCon returns to Anaheim this fall, tickets go on sale in May
BlizzCon dates, ticket info and collectibles announced
Digital assistants and smart speakers face many of the same issues as the early Internet
Digital assistants must earn the trust of consumers
Screen time not recommended for infants, World Health Organization says
How much screen time is too much for kids?
Donald Trump meets Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to discuss social media
After the president complained about Twitter's alleged political bias
The Stranger Things game you never heard about and will never get to play
Title had been under development by the studio that made Oxenfree
Teen says Apple's facial recognition led to false arrest, sues company for $1 billion
He was falsely linked to a series of Apple Store thefts
GB Studio lets you make custom Game Boy games without prior coding knowledge
Nintendo's Game Boy recently celebrated its 30th anniversary
Former student destroys $58,000 worth of computers at college using USB Killer device
He faces ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine
One of the world's most popular fonts, Helvetica, has received its first major update in decades
You can try it for yourself now