Some weeks it just seems like a lot of headlines catch my eye and make it into the Tech News Digest. This week is one of the weeks where there is a lot of news. For headlines about a specific product, I’ve also included links to the product page on Amazon. Yes, I get a puny commission. No, I didn’t get anything free. Below are the headlines, click on them to read the full story.
- Compulsive gambling, sex from popular drug? Answer to 100s of lawsuits looms
- Here’s how Airstream is updating the classic American travel trailer
- It’s time to take a long, hard look at our Instagram etiquette
- Naked Labs’ 3-D Body Scanner Shows You the Naked Truth
- Even cops say this new Alexa ‘skill’ might scare off potential burglars
- Sir Paul McCartney ‘misremembers’ writing ‘In My Life’ – it was really John Lennon, says Harvard analysis
- Tips for throwing a Perseid meteor shower party
- The commas that cost companies millions
- Facebook redesigns biz Pages for utility as feed reach declines
- Samsung Galaxy Note9 first look: Better S Pen and a camera that detects when a subject blinks
- The Top Six Dinosaur Myths
- Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch runs Tizen, lasts “several days” on one charge
- Why more people don’t use simple two-factor authentication
- Edifier’s S350DB speakers: modern sound with an old-school style
—Get it on Amazon!— - Google’s Android P launches with a new name–it’s Pie–and focus on screen time addiction
- Android 9 Pie proves Android’s update situation is actually getting better
- The real reason people rent middle-aged men in Japan
- Start your printer shopping with this cheap, reliable laser printer
—Get it on Amazon!— - Owning a TV could put a damper on your sex life
- A tour through the wildest, most absurd sex laws in America
- Second-generation Threadripper goes on sale: $1,799 for 32 cores
—Get it on Amazon!— - Number of people sleeping in Hong Kong McDonald’s branches skyrockets, as residents battle high rents and substandard housing
- Vertical video sheds its black bars on YouTube, Android app adds dark mode
- Microsoft decides to support Skype Classic ‘for some time’ after users revolt
- The 24 best places to find free vector art online
- Palm-branded smartphones could return this year
- When Eating Crow Was an American Food Trend
- Verizon lied about 4G coverage—and it could hurt rural America, group says
- Few Alexa owners use voice to shop, despite big projections
- Facebook has started internal testing of its dating app
- RIP EmuParadise, a haven for retro gamers for almost two decades
- Angry wasps are getting drunk on rotten fruit
- In-vehicle wireless devices are endangering emergency first-responders
- This gadget hand washes dishes for you—but does it work?
—Get it on Amazon!— - Amazon launches an Alexa Auto SDK to bring its voice assistant to more cars
- Want to work for Amazon? Now you can do it from home as company seeks 200 virtual workers
If you see some important tech news that you feel we should share with our readers, please let us know and we’ll consider including it in our next post.
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