Facebook deal with Washington ends ad filtering for ethnicity

"Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Facebook has signed an agreement that will prevent advertisers promoting housing, credit, employment, insurance or businesses open to the public from excluding individuals from seeing thei..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/facebook-washington-ad-filtering-ethnicity/

DirecTV Now helped AT&T turn around its shrinking video business

" It's been clear for a while that DirecTV Now is keeping AT&T's TV subscriber numbers in the black, but it's now apparent just how much it's turning around its once-ailing video services. The telecom has posted second quarter earnings revealing that DirecTV No…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/att-q2-earnings-center-on-directv-now/

'Guacamelee 2' brings mayhem to PS4 and PC on August 21st

" You only have to wait a few more weeks to get another fix of Mexico-inspired Metroidvania action. DrinkBox has announced that Guacamelee 2 will reach PS4 and Steam (for Windows PCs) on August 21st for a reasonable $20. It's a refinement of the formul..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/guacamelee-2-launches-august-21st/

Elgato introduces a $100 mini version of its livestream controller

" Elgato introduced its $150 Stream Deck Live last year, which gives streamers quick access to customized broadcasting shortcuts. A month after the company was acquired by peripheral and computer parts manufacturer Corsair, it's released a mini version of its p…" https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/elgato-introduces-a-100-mini-version-of-its-livestream-controll/

Volvo's all-electric Polestar 2 will go up against the Model 3

" Now that Polestar's first car (and its only hybrid car) is out the door, what's it going to do for the purely electric follow-up? Give Tesla's Model 3 a run for the money, apparently. Chief operating officer Jonathan Goodman told Autocar in a recent..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/polestar-2-first-details/

Uber drivers have completed more than 10 billion trips

"The company doubled its trip count in just over year despite facing a number of challenges." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/uber-completed-10-billion-trips/

1998年の今日、「Windows 98」が発売されました：今日は何の日？

" おもなできごと
・1998年7月25日、マイクロソフトが「Windows 98」（日本語版）を発売
・2006年7月25日、パナソニックが世界初となる4GBのSDHCカード「RP-SDR04GJ1K」を発売
・2009年7月25日、ASUSが1366×768ドットの11.6インチ液晶を備えたネットブック「Eee PC 1101HA」を発売
・2014年7月25日、auが米軍事規格MIL-STD-810Gに準拠した「TORQUE G01」を発売7月25日は「はんだ付けの日」。滋賀県東近江市のNPO法人、日本はんだ付…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/07/24/1998-windows-98/

Retired professor sues Lyft for patent infringement

" A retired Georgia Institute of Technology professor has sued Lyft for patent infringement, Reuters reports. The professor, Stephen Dickerson, filed his complaint with the New York Southern District Court on Monday through his company RideApp, and it..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/retired-professor-sues-lyft-patent-infringement/

Alexaがイコライザ機能に対応、音声で調整可能に。ただし米国のみ

" AmazonがAlexaをアップデートし、音声コマンドによるイコライザ機能に対応しました。すでに利用可能となっていますが、使えるのはいつものように米国のみ。AmazonのEchoデバイス（Echo、Echo Dot、Echo Plus、Echo Show、Echo Spot）で利用できます。

機能としては、音声コマンドにより低音、中音、高音をそれぞれ調整可能。例えば、低音が物足りなければ「Alexa、低音を強くして」といった具合です。

また、あらかじめ調整された「映画」「音楽」「夜」「スポーツ」「テレビ」モー…" https://japanese.engadget.com/2018/07/24/alexa/

Firefox is the latest browser to block autoplaying web audio

" Firefox is finally joining the ranks of web browsers that block autoplaying web sounds. Mozilla's latest Nightly builds for Firefox now include an option to mute autoplaying audio, hopefully saving you from jumping out of your seat when an obnoxious..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/24/firefox-nightly-blocks-autoplaying-audio/

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