August 2020 Tech Articles
- Apple accidentally gave a malware app for macOS its stamp of approval
- will.i.am's beaming crotch is another mistake in a long line of bad tech ideas
- The Aurus Escort is a fully-electric motorcycle for Putin's motorcade
- Amazon's drone delivery service secures important FAA approval
- 12-inch MacBook with monstrous battery life and Apple silicon coming soon
- This homemade Tesla Cyberquad does 102 mph
- Deepfake porn is getting easier to make. That's bad news for everyone.
- Elon Musk's Neuralink will use robots to implant Fitbit-like sensors in brains
- The 5 must-visit arcades for when the world is safe again
- The domain for Trump's 'Keep America Great' slogan belongs to Biden. Got 'em!
- Facebook says Apple wouldn’t let it inform users of commission fees on purchases
- Washington D.C. is suing Instacart over its misleading service fees
- Amazon just opened its first Amazon Fresh-branded grocery store
- Rumors circulate that Apple is making its own search engine to rival Google
- Twitter plans to limit the visibility of copied-and-pasted spam tweets
- Visa is using AI to approve card transactions when bank networks crash
- Apple is exempting itself from iOS 14's ad tracking toggle
- LG announces dystopian battery-powered air purifier mask
- Flipboard TV is like YouTube, but with fewer misleading thumbnails
- This Smeg immersion blender will up your kitchen game, and it’s $50 off right now
- Apple TV+ may be getting AR bonus content, which no one asked for
- Elon Musk says Neuralink will show off a ‘working device’ on Friday
- You may soon be able to pilot this 9000-pound, functional mech suit
- Researchers found a way to download Netflix’s entire catalog in less than a second
- Facebook exec's half-hearted apology for calling Muslims 'degenerate' isn't enough
- Facebook is erasing the Oculus brand as it shifts to 'Facebook Connect'
- Microsoft Word online can now transcribe audio for you
- Napster still exists and now it's owned by a VR company
- The Lucid Air electric car will charge faster and go further than any Tesla
- Fitbit's Sense smartwatch has 2 features the Apple Watch should steal
- Scientists made a tiny robot powered by alcohol
- The rise and fall of a Neopets black market underlord
- Microsoft warns that Apple banning Epic would threaten its future game lineup
- Bridgefy is a protest app that definitely won't keep you safe
- Use these 25 dice to create an unguessable master password
- Augmented reality: 5 reasons why it's the future
- These VR experiences will delight and enrage you
- Facebook wants its hand held to help it comply with privacy laws
- An AI beat a human pilot in a dogfight simulation. Again.
- This software can pick a lock by sound alone
- The Pixel 5 is a flagship that'll likely offer mid-range pricing
- Adobe Lightroom for iOS wiped some user's photos and presets
- News publishers want Apple to favor them like it does Amazon
- Google is squeezing competing travel services for ad payments
- This immersive VR sex toy is now the second best reason to stay home
- Trump says he supports his political allies at Oracle buying TikTok
- My Apple Watch is my secret weapon to surviving the pandemic
- Soon you’ll be able to take Zoom calls on Amazon, Google, and Facebook displays
- BlackBerry is, somehow, coming back from the dead yet again
- You have less than 12 hours to get a 12.9-inch iPad Pro for $480 off
- Android 11 will limit third-party apps to the built-in camera
- Spotify streaming is down in multiple countries
- The USPS believes blockchain tech might solve mail-in voting concerns
- Researchers have created a battery that eliminates cobalt but still works well
- Using AI to predict the year's top-selling toys has disturbing results
- Apple allegedly hid a Geiger counter in an iPod for a U.S. spy
- LinkedIn posts are about to get the TikTok treatment
- Report: Oracle is now also looking to buy TikTok
- Google's cryptic letter to the FCC points toward experimental wireless hardware
- The latest iPad mini 5 is $50 off on Amazon, but you have to move fast
- Facebook ruins Instagram further by merging DMs with Messenger
- Epic and Apple's feud now threatens anything that uses Unreal Engine
- Documents show the Secret Service harvested phone locations via apps
- Build your own Boston Dynamics mini-Spot army using Raspberry Pis
- The best (and worst) platforms people have run the game 'Doom' on
- A student used AI to create self-help blog posts that fooled humans
- Facebook berates Apple for levying fees on businesses during COVID-19
- Google wants to be your coronavirus-savvy travel agent
- COVID-19 is helping popularize facial ID payment apps in America
- Don't buy this $6,000 Elon Musk-themed iPhone
- YouTube will remove videos encouraging people to interfere in the 2020 election
- Researchers have created electronic skin inspired by 'Star Wars'
- Sketchy Instagram accounts may have to verify their authenticity with government ID
- Chinese users will abandon Apple in droves if WeChat is banned
- This phone case can crawl to its charger, as if 2020 weren’t horrifying enough
- Google remembers Wear OS exists, announces update with handwashing timer
- The strange science behind Lego's tiny computers
- Floppy disks are still the preferred way to update jumbo jets
- Your Android phone’s accelerometer could help predict earthquakes
- Microsoft's dual-screen Surface Duo is exciting as hell for one simple reason
- TikTok secretly violated Google policies by capturing banned tracking IDs
- Huawei's all-screen fingerprint unlock would put Face ID to shame
- Facebook just banned blackface and anti-Semitism from the platform. Today, in 2020.
- Tesla's Model S and X can now adjust their height based on their location
- Bentley EVs won't use rare-earth metals, will still cost the earth
- Hey Google, here's how to reboot the Pixel
- Steve Wozniak's birthday is being turned into an 11-day online event
- Apple is threatening a company of five employees over its pear logo
- E Ink’s foldable e-reader could be the future of note-taking
- Future transport: 5 cool ways we'll (someday) get around
- The Zero Terminal v3 is the ultimate DIY portable computer
- Johnny Cash's Rolls-Royce is now a converted Tesla with a touchscreen in the trunk
- More than 40% of Android phones are at risk due to flawed Qualcomm chips
- Apple's public beta of macOS Big Sur is packed with welcome additions
- Brush your teeth in 30 seconds flat with this Kickstarter project
- U.S. government puts $10M bounty on foreign hackers trying to mess with the election
- Microsoft may be trying to buy TikTok's entire global business
- Has OnePlus finally sold out?
- Google is allegedly working on a Foldable Pixel due next year
- Crave will help you build your own programmable vibrator at home
- Apple's solution for an AirPower mat that doesn't explode: magnets
- Twitter hacker's virtual bond hearing derailed by porn Zoom-bombing
- This Dyson vacuum is a game changer, and you can get it for nearly 50% off right now
- Yamaha’s YDX-Moro is loaded with sensors that 'read' the rider and adapt in real-time
- Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S7+ does one thing the iPad Pro can't
- Samsung's Galaxy Buds are glossy, delicious beans that want to beat up your AirPods
- The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra uses lasers to fix the S20 Ultra's biggest flaw: the camera autofocus
- Unagi's e-scooter rental service saves you from sharing with strangers
- Instagram Reels is Facebook's TikTok clone and its timing couldn't be better
- How to watch Samsung unveil the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Fold 2
- You can buy the new iMac in a $9,000 configuration. The 1080p camera is free.
- Is Apple's marketing head Phil Schiller being pushed aside?
- Twitter gives me panic attacks every time a celebrity trends. Please stop.
- Amazon is now being investigated by New York and California AGs alongside FTC
- WhatsApp's new tool helps users check the accuracy of news stories
- This AI takes your beautiful selfie and turns it into an armless cursed image
- TikTok is looking to open a new headquarters outside of the U.S.
- Snapchat will soon let users add songs to their videos
- FCC approves Amazon's plan to launch thousands of internet satellites to rival Starlink
- Virgil Abloh wants you to build your own speakers for $2K
- Google dips further into home security as it joins forces with ADT in $450M deal
- Disappointment 2000: The tech we were promised that never happened
- Weird Sony: 5 of the company’s most bizarre gadgets
- Trump says he's 'banning TikTok from the U.S.' regardless of its plan to ditch China
- Developer says Google yanked its app after it cooperated in antitrust investigation
- Apple just became the most valuable company in the world
