Facebook's head of PR leaves amid ongoing crises
"Facebook is seemingly bouncing from crisis to crisis. It might not be happy, then, that the company's leading communications exec is heading for the exit. Recode has learned that Technology Communications VP Caryn Marooney (pictured at right) is le..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/facebook-pr-executive-leaves/House committee wants answers from Apple about its FaceTime bug
" Apple has some explaining to do. The House Energy and Commerce Committee is looking for answers from the tech giant regarding the recent Group FaceTime bug that allowed users to eavesdrop on others before they picked up a call. Committee Chairman Fra..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/us-house-committee-apple-group-facetime-bug/2月7日のできごとは「plus one（LCD-8000U） 発売」「Falcon Heavy 打ち上げ」ほか：今日は何の日？
" 2月7日のおもなできごと 2009年、 センチュリーがUSBサブモニター「plus one（LCD-8000U）」を発売 2011年、 キングジムが「ショットノート」を発売 2014年、 ソニーが「α5000」を発売 2018年、 テスラRoadsterを「Falcon Heavy」で打ち上げ 2009年：ケーブル1本で手軽に画面を増設できる、USBディスプレイ「plus one（LCD-8000U）」 USBディスプレーとして注目されたセンチュリーの「plus one（LCD-4300U）」の後継機となるのが「…"
https://japanese.engadget.com/2019/02/06/2-7-plus-one-lcd-8000u-falcon-heavy/Microsoft's Build developer conference starts May 6th
" Early May is going to be particularly busy in the tech world. Microsoft has announced that the 2019 edition of its Build developer conference will take place in Seattle between May 6th and May 8th. In other words, it starts just one day before Google I/O -- y…"
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/microsoft-build-2019-may-6th/How Harvard's human computers helped invent modern astronomy
" The Harvard College Observatory (now the Center for Astrophysics) in Cambridge, Massachusetts has long been a bastion of astronomical research, its history stretching back to the center's founding in 1839. But for the first forty years of its existen..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/how-harvards-human-computers-helped-invent-modern-astronomy/E-ticketing flaw could allow hackers to print boarding passes
"E-ticketing systems used by eight major airlines, including Southwest, suffer from a lax security that could expose personal information and result in tampering with seats and boarding passes. Researchers at mobile security firm Wandera published a r..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/airline-eticketing-security-vulnerability-check-in-links/Subaru’s Forester combines driver monitoring tech with outdoor style
" The boxy Subaru Forester (starting at $24,295) has grown over the years. From a station wagon beset with right angles to an SUV with a tall interior that's got enough room for even the largest Golden Retriever or Labrador. Reviewing this car without..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/2019-subaru-forester-review/Lyft adds the option to request EVs or hybrids
" After committing last year to making rides and the company itself totally carbon neutral, Lyft plans to add thousands more electric vehicles to its network in 2019. What's more, you can specifically request an EV or hybrid when hailing a ride through..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/lyft-green-mode-electric-vehicles-hybrids/Alphabet's Verily is opening an opioid addiction center in Ohio
" Alphabet's health data company Verily is mainly known for its devices, but now it's tackling one of the larger problems in the US through facilities. The company is teaming up with Kettering Health Network, Premier Health and Alexandria Real Estate..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/verily-onefifteen-opioid-addiction-center/2018 was the fourth-hottest year on record
" Earth's surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth-highest of any year since records started in 1880, according to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 2016 was the hottes..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/06/nasa-climate-change-2018-global-temperatures/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 