Citizen, otherwise known as “the worst kind of hyperlocal app ever created,” is now willing to pay people to livestream crimes around New York City. The company is reportedly hiring people in the Big Apple at a starting rate of $25 per hour to run arou…
NASA Taps SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket To Launch Jupiter Moon Mission
Jupiter’s unusual icy moon Europa may be one of the best spots in the solar system to check for signs of alien life. But first we have to get there. NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will get a boost in the right direction from a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, on…
Olympics Opening Ceremony Ratings Fall To 33-year Low
Ratings for the Olympic Games opening ceremony were down 36% compared to 2016, according to preliminary numbers from NBC Universal. From a report: The figures for the Tokyo Games event mark the lowest audience for an Olympics opening ceremony event in …
Toyota Led on Clean Cars. Now Critics Say It Works To Delay Them.
Toyota bet on hydrogen power, but as the world moves toward electric the company is fighting climate regulations in an apparent effort to buy time. From a report: The Toyota Prius hybrid was a milestone in the history of clean cars, attracting millions…
European Commission Starts Legal Action Against 23 EU Countries Over Copyright Rules
France, Spain, Italy and 20 other EU countries may be taken to court for their tardiness in enacting landmark EU copyright rules into national law, the European Commission said on Monday as it asked the group to explain the delays. From a report: The c…
EU Pushes for Changes To Google’s Flight and Hotel Search Results
The European Union is pushing for clarity from Google about how the company processes flight and hotel searches. From a report: The tech giant must explain why it ranks certain flights and hotels above others and provide more clarity about how it calcu…
Facebook, Twitter and Other Tech Giants To Target Attacker Manifestos, Far-right Militias in Database
A counterterrorism organization formed by some of the biggest U.S. tech companies including Facebook and Microsoft is significantly expanding the types of extremist content shared between firms in a key database, aiming to crack down on material from w…
Google Explored New Safari-like Redesign for Chrome in 2016 — But Decided Against It
Chris Lee, a former staff interaction designer at Google, writes in a blog post: Chrome Home was an ambitious redesign of mobile Chrome’s main UI. It brought Chrome’s toolbar to the bottom of the screen and turned in into a peeking panel that could be …
Chinese Market Regulator Strengthens Protection for Food Delivery Workers
Food delivery platforms in China will be required to guarantee riders’ income above minimum pay, insurance and a relaxation in deadlines for deliveries, under reforms announced on Monday by China’s market regulator. From a report: The guidelines were i…