a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Facebook Messenger now lets you unsend messages

Nov15
by on November 15, 2018 at 5:32 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


Back in April, we reported that Facebook was planning to implement a feature in Messenger to let you unsend messages. After multiple trials, the feature has now been rolled out to users in a few countries. The ‘unsend’ feature for Messenger was promised seven months ago when Facebook secretly removed some private messages sent by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In the past few weeks, screenshots of the new feature surfaced along with an updated preview that was released last week. At the moment, the new feature is available only for users in Colombia, Poland, Bolivia, and Lithuania; it’s expected to be…

This story continues at The Next Web

Or just read more coverage about: Facebook

└ Tags: ,
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Shark S87 robotic cleaning system: A great vacuum with bad AI

Nov15
by on November 15, 2018 at 2:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


I remember a time not so long ago where robot vacuums would set you back $1,000 or more and prove more work than they were worth. They didn’t get corners, left streaky floors, and ended up damaging things like cords, furniture, and sometimes even the floor itself. They were less “smart” device and more “let’s add some rubber to a clumsy vacuum, switch it on, and see what happens.” Things have changed. Shark, a leader in the upright vacuum space, proves as much with a smart, capable, and stylish robot that’ll set you back less than $500. Still, I chuckle…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: 
a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

Pentagon remains hellbent on using a single-provider cloud for Project JEDI

Nov14
by on November 14, 2018 at 11:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


The US government today dismissed a protest against its Project JEDI contract filed by Oracle. The company claimed the project’s bidding process was rigged, and that choosing a single awardee went against Federal statutes. The government was apparently unimpressed by the common sense suggestion it refrain from instituting a $10 billion cloud-based information platform with a single-provider solution. According to a document released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Oracle protested the bidding process for the following reasons: The RFP provisions leading to a single-award IDIQ contract violate provisions of statute and regulation, which create a statutory preference for…

This story continues at The Next Web

└ Tags: , , , ,