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SlashGear |
Amazon Mayday live video support silently ending
It’s probably quite telling when a feature that was launched with much fuss and fanfare is suddenly being retired without even a whisper. Then again, Amazon’s Mayday video calling customer support feature has been around for five years, which is a long time for something that may have ended up not being that successful beyond its first year. It may … Continue reading
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Digg Top Stories |
Forget The World Cup, Let's Play Motor-Ball!
Not to rag on the World Cup or anything, but why run after a football when you can just drive towards it on a motorbike? Well that’s the spirit of Motor-ball, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Foxtel continues fight against pirates
Foxtel has detailed how around 15 torrenting websites and 10 streaming sites are facilitating the infringement of copyright, including Game of Thrones and Grey's Anatomy.
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Engadget |
Man goes to prison for attempting to hijack web domain at gunpoint
Internet domains are becoming increasingly desirable, especially as the web becomes crowded and it becomes harder to find memorable addresses. However, one man unfortunately took this to a violent extreme. Iowa resident Sherman Hopkins Jr. has been s...
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Resources | ZDNet |
US details tariffs to hit $34b of Chinese goods, Beijing retaliates
The trade war has heated up, with Washington promising further tariffs if China retaliates, which it duly has.
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TweakTown |
Incredibles 2 opens with $180 million, breaks records
The Incredibles 2 opening weekend haul hits $180 million, biggest ever for animated release: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/62260/incredibles-2-opens-180-million-breaks-records/index.html
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BleepingComputer.com |
Andy OS Android Emulator Reportedly Installing a GPU Miner
Reports are coming in that a GPU Miner Trojan is being installed along with the popular Andy Android emulator and its users are rightfully concerned. This miner reportedly will use the graphics processing unit, or GPU, on the computer's graphic's card in order to mine cryptocurrency. [...]
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The Register |
Linux literally loses its Lustre – HPC filesystem ditched in new kernel
Version 4.18 rc1 also swats Spectre, cuddles Chromebooks
Linux has literally lost its Lustre – the filesystem favoured by HPC types has vanished in the first release candidate of version 4.18 of the Linux kernel.…
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NSW to spend AU$10m on driverless car trials
As part of the 2018-19 state Budget, the NSW government will be funding driverless car trials with AU$2.5 million each year, for four years.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Lack of collaboration, disclosure affecting APAC security posture
Threat actors are collaborating more effectively than legit businesses in the region, which aren't sharing enough intelligence with others in the industry, says Microsoft Asia CSO.
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SlashGear |
Chrome WebXR Chacmool demo shows how AR can be made for everyone
Truth be told, Google’s VR and AR direction is all over the place. From Google Cardboard to Daydream and Project Tango to ARCore and, now WebXR. That last bit, however, may stand to have the biggest chance of making it big, depending on how much backing it gets from competing companies. WebXR is an up and coming web standard, like, … Continue reading
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Slashdot |
Gaming Companies Remove Analytics App After Massive User Outcry
An anonymous reader writes: "Several gaming companies have announced plans to remove support for an analytics app they have bundled with their games," reports Bleeping Computer. "The decision to remove the app came after several Reddit and Steam users noticed that many game publishers have recently embedded a controversial analytics SDK (software development kit) part of recent updates to their games. The program bundled with all these games, and at the heart of all the recent controversy, is Re...
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The Register |
FACE/OFF: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission bins NEC-built biometrics project
Meanwhile there's 15 other $10m-plus IT projects wobbling down Canberra way
The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) has unplugged a biometric identification project.…
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Gizmodo |
Working for Amazon, a Net Neutrality Mess, and 'Unlimited' Plans: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week
Amazon is one of the biggest companies in the world, is owned by the richest human on earth, and is creating tons of jobs with every new Fulfillment Center that it opens. But as we found out this week, the company’s brutally efficient supply chain often puts warehouse workers in a tough spot, pushing them “Voluntary…Read more...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Ten Gig Adelaide fibre network 'sold out'
The 10Gbps fibre network being rolled out by TPG throughout Adelaide has already received 1,000 applications from businesses wanting to be connected.
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Reuters: Technology News |
Exclusive: Mellanox nears truce with Starboard over board seats - sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mellanox Technologies Inc , a chipmaker based in Israel and the United States, is close to reaching a deal with activist investor Starboard Value LP over the composition of its board of directors, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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SlashGear |
Samsung Project Valley foldable phone is nothing to cry about
For years, Samsung has been teasing how it is working towards the holy grail of mobile devices with foldable and even flexible screens. For a time, that boast was believed to be near completion with what was called Project Valley. That valley suddenly went silent and then there was news of its cancellation in favor of what would be called … Continue reading
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Resources | ZDNet |
PageUp confirms some data compromised in breach
The SaaS-based recruitment firm has confirmed some data was compromised in the recent malware attack it suffered.
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The Huffington Post |
Mexico Fans Cheering World Cup Goal May Have Caused ‘Artificial Earthquake’
Mexico's IIGEA reported seismic movement on at least two sensors in the capital city.
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Engadget |
3D world-building tool SculptVR makes its way to PSVR
SculptVR already provides creative minds a way to conjure up Minecraft-like worlds with detailed 3D sculptures on the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Google Daydream. Now, it's also giving PlayStation VR fans the tools they need to bring their imagination...
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TweakTown |
Intel Core i7-8086K binned/delidded CPUs: 6C/12T at 5.3GHz
Intel Core i7-8086K available in binned, delidded versions offering 5.3GHz for $859.99: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/62259/intel-core-i7-8086k-binned-delidded-cpus-6c-12t-5-3ghz/index.html
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Hacker News |
VergeSense (YC S17) Is Hiring Multiple Engineering Roles (Embedded, ML, SWE)
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Digg Top Stories |
Liz Phair Taught Me Everything About Being A Grown-Up
The author returns to Guyville with the artist who shaped his adulthood.
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Digital Trends |
Jaguar just smashed a world record for the fastest electric speedboat
If you're looking to satisfy that need for speed, you don't want to go pounding the pavement -- instead, you should be hitting the waves. Jaguar managed to set new world records with its battery-powered boat, the Jaguar Vector V20E.
The post Jaguar just smashed a world record for the fastest electric speedboat appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Gizmodo |
Silicon Valley Invents Shoes
Silicon Valley firms crunched their hardest in 2017 to rebrand ordinary merchandise long produced by other industries as uniquely innovative product lines. Some of them were pretty obnoxious, like Lyft’s totally-not-just-a-bus shuttle service, or WeLive’s attempt to market living in communal housing as a lived…Read more...
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Hacker News |
FBG – Lightweight C Linux framebuffer graphics with parallelism
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The Register |
Google cloud VMs given same IP addresses ... and down they went
Yikes! And the fix is to delete and rebuild the VM.
Google gave some of its cloud customers a rotten weekend by breaking a bunch of virtual machines.…
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Business Insider |
The glorious history of the best plane Boeing has ever built (BA)
The Boeing 777 is one of the most successful and revolutionary airplanes in aviation history.
The 777 helped usher in the era of the modern twin-engine, wide-body airliner that effectively rendered four-engined jumbos like the 747 obsolete.
It's also the first computer-designed airliner.
Boeing has taken more nearly 2,000 orders for the 777, making it the best selling wide-body airliner in aviation history.
This week in 1994, the Boeing 777 airliner made its first flight — kicking ...
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Slashdot |
Fake Earthquake Detected In Mexico City After Player's Goal In World Cup Match
According to officials in Mexico, an artificial earthquake was reported in Mexico City that was possibly caused by "massive jumps during the goal from the Mexico national soccer team" on Sunday. KABC reports: Hirving Lozano scored the lone goal in the 35th minute, picking up Javier Hernandez's pass inside the penalty area and beating Mesut Ozil before shooting past Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer from 10 yards. The goal decided the match -- a match Germany didn't expect to lose. Mexico upset Ger...
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Reuters: Technology News |
China's Huawei goes on offensive as exclusion from Australia 5G deal looms
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] has gone on the offensive against Australian claims it poses a security risk, issuing an open letter to the government saying that view was "ill-informed."
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VentureBeat |
Tessian raises $13 million to use machine learning for securing enterprise email
Tessian of London announced today that it has raised $13 million in venture capital as the U.K.-based company seeks to automate the problem of enterprise email security. Formerly known by the more literal name CheckRecipient, the company uses machine learning to discover and fix misaddressed emails, a seemingly mundane hiccup that in fact causes big security […]
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NYT - Personal Tech |
Advertising: Mobile Apps Are Musts for Most Brands, as Long as Users Like Them
Apps have become a critical part of companies’ financial strategies, but people are getting savvier about them and less forgiving if they think their performance is subpar.
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TweakTown |
AMD EPYC 'Rome' CPU rumors: up to 64C/128T, arrives in 2019
AMD's journey into 7nm with EPYC's new 'Rome' CPU could deliver 64C/128T processor in 2019: https://www.tweaktown.com/news/62257/amd-epyc-rome-cpu-rumors-up-64c-128t-arrives-2019/index.html
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The Register |
Do NetAdmins like snacks? Asking cos here's a dish of tasty network news nibbles
Juniper's new routers emerge, Google QUIC-ens gets load balancing for HTTPS and more
Roundup Be nimble, be QUIC: Google's added secured load balancing support to its QUIC protocol.…
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Gizmodo |
Google Translate Can't Provide Consent for a Police Search, Judge Rules
Google Translate is a useful tool for some quick and easy translations, but a federal judge in Kansas ruled this week that the machine translation service isn’t good enough to allow a person to consent to a police search.Read more...
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Engadget |
Google demo shows how AR can thrive on the web
Google has been hyping up augmented reality on the web, and it's easy to understand why -- it promises an immersive experience without requiring a special app. But what does that look like in practice? The company now has an easy way to find out....
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Hacker News |
Harvard discrimination lawsuit: data show penalization of Asian-Americans
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TechCrunch |
Blockchain technology could be the great equalizer for American cities
Brooks Rainwater Contributor Brooks Rainwater is the director of the Center for City Solutions and Applied Research at the National League of Cities. More posts by this contributor Blockchain technology could be the great equalizer for American cities Do cities still want a sharing economy? The city of Austin is currently piloting a program in which its […]
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The Huffington Post |
Texas Border Patrol Chase Ends In Crash, Killing At Least 5 Immigrants
At least 12 people believed to be undocumented immigrants were ejected from an SUV after it rolled over on a highway.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Won't get fooled again: Gig economy second wave begins to break
Whereas Uber appeared for years to conquer almost all before it, the following wave of gig economy proponents are finding the going much tougher as governments react quicker.
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Hacker News |
Tell HN: I miss the old internet
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The Huffington Post |
Seth MacFarlane ‘Embarrassed’ To Work For Fox After Tucker Carlson Comment
MacFarlane's shows "Family Guy," "American Dad!" and "The Orville" have all been on the Fox network.
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NYT - Personal Tech |
Video Game Addiction Tries to Move From Basement to Doctor’s Office
Gaming disorder is being recognized for the first time by the World Health Organization. But of the few treatment options available, most are uninsured and unproven.
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Digg Top Stories |
Vice Travels To Bucharest, The Cam Girl Capital Of The World
Professional studios in Romania are making a killing taking over a traditionally amateur business.
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Digg Top Stories |
How Heisler Became TV's Most Popular Fake Beer
Nick Miller drinks it on "New Girl." Detective Jake Peralta has been known to throw a few back on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine." It was the beer that Steve and Nancy were drinking on "Stranger Things" before Barb disappeared.
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Digg Top Stories |
'Queer Eye's' Fab Five Reveal Complications In Connecting With Some Makeover Subjects
"There was one where it was very hard for all of us to break through with him. It was like pulling teeth to get him to communicate with us."
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Hacker News |
Organic Chemistry
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Gizmodo |
A Paper Straw Factory Is Opening Up in Britain Before a Planned UK Single-Use Plastics Ban
The first paper straw factory in the “last several decades” in Britain is planning to launch in Wales as fast-food chains prepare for a planned ban on single-use plastic products throughout the UK, the Guardian reported, with some chains already preparing their own plans to phase out plastic in favor of paper.Read more...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Best last-minute Father's Day gifts 2018: ideas of what to buy dad today
Father's Day is today, and we've updated our list of gifts that you can get right away for dad. Here's what's left on sale.
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Slashdot |
Gmail Proves That Some People Hate Smart Suggestions
Citing a number of complaints following Google's Gmail makeover, TechCrunch's Romain Dillet makes the case for why some users don't want smart suggestions in the email service: There's a reason why Gmail lets you disable all the smart features. Some users don't want smart categories, important emails first and smart reply suggestions. Arguably, the only smart feature everyone needs is the spam filter. A pure chronological feed of your email messages is incredibly valuable as well. That's why man...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Facebook will stop showing minors ads for gun accessories
Facebook will soon prevent minors from viewing ads for gun accessories such as holsters, or magazines. The move comes amidst renewed focus on gun violence in the United States following school shootings in Santa Fe, Texas, Parkland, Florida, and others.
According to a Facebook spokesperson, the company already bans ads for guns and modifications, but sellers can post ads for accessories such as gun-mounted flashlights, scopes, holsters, gun cases, gun paint, or slings. The company isn’t going...
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Hacker News |
500px will no longer be offering free access to our API
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Mashable! |
South Korea came up with a very creative tactic to use against Sweden in the World Cup
Whenever you bring together dozens of different countries from around the globe, there's gonna be some cross-cultural confusion.
And if you're South Korean coach Shin Tae-yong, you figure out how to work that to your advantage.
SEE ALSO: World Cup opening game proved a little tricky for people with colour blindness
In a press conference Sunday, Shin explained the unusual tactic he'd employed against spies from the Swedish team: He'd had his team members swap jersey numbers for the warmup games, ...
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Computer game addiction: 'I spend 20 plus hours a week gaming'
The World Health Organisation lists gaming addiction as a mental health condition for the first time.
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Engadget |
Amazon sunsets its live video tech support for Fire tablets
In our Fire phone review from 2014, we called Mayday one of Amazon's most brilliant features. People can use it to summon tech support advisers on their Amazon devices within seconds, after all, and those reps can help people fix whatever issue they'...
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GeekWire |
We tested out a JUMP e-bike as Uber plans Seattle launch of the dockless bike-share service
Uber is eagerly awaiting final bike-share regulations from the Seattle Department of Transporation so it can deploy JUMP — its competitor to Lime, Spin, and Ofo — in the city. In the meantime, I got to test out the one JUMP electric-assist bicycle currently in Seattle, the same bike spotted by a canny GeekWire reader on a ferry over the Puget Sound. My adventure with JUMP started at University and 2nd Ave in downtown Seattle, where the bike was locked to a bike rack. That’s one of the ...
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Neowin |
Amazon closes the Mayday live video service for its Fire tablets
Five years after its launch, Amazon has decided to end its Fire tablet live video support service, Mayday. The feature will be discontinued this month according to a customer support page. Read more...
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Mashable! |
Artificial 'earthquake' detected in Mexico after World Cup goal
Mexico is now the gold standard for fan celebration.
A small artificial earthquake was detected in Mexico City on Sunday after Hirving Lozano scored a goal — the only goal of the game — during Mexico's World Cup matchup against Germany.
According to SIMMSA, which monitors seismic activity in the area, the earthquake was likely caused by "massive jumping" directly after the goal. Hell yeah.
SEE ALSO: How to watch the World Cup (and other sports) live without cable or a TV
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Digg Top Stories |
All The Types Of Dads In Video Games
NakeyJakey gives us a rundown of the different types of video game dads.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Almost half of all NBN users now on 50Mbps or faster
Of all NBN users, around 44 percent are now on speeds of 50Mbps and above, with 70 percent of all new customers now ordering across the higher speed tiers.
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Hacker News |
Vynchronize – A fun realtime video sync platform for friends
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Slashdot |
Diversity At Google Hasn't Changed Much Over the Last Year
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: Not much changed at Google over the last year when it came to the diversity of the tech giant's workforce. Google released its annual diversity report on Thursday detailing the composition of its workforce. The percentage of female employees rose by .1 percent to 30.9 percent. The percentage of Asian employees grew by 1.6 percent to 36.3 percent. The number of black and Latino employees grew by .1 percent to 2.5 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively...
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Gizmodo |
Oh Cool, Amazon is Peddling Conspiracy Theories Now
Amazon Prime Video, the streaming service you turn to when Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for, is best known for shows like Transparent, The Man In the High Castle, and *checks notes* films claiming the government is run by human-reptile hybrids. Read more...
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Hacker News |
8K 13.3'' OLED laptop screen [video]
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The Huffington Post |
‘Incredibles 2’ Destroys Opening Weekend Record For Animated Films
The film eclipsed the previous record holder, 2016's "Finding Dory."
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Digital Trends |
Speed test: Galaxy S9 Plus vs. S8 vs. S8 Plus vs. Note 8
The Galaxy S9 Plus sports the cutting-edge Snapdragon 845 processor, but how much impact does it really have on the phone's performance? We ran the phone, and three other Galaxy devices, through a series of speed tests to find out.
The post Speed test: Galaxy S9 Plus vs. S8 vs. S8 Plus vs. Note 8 appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Huawei pushes 5G cybersecurity with Australian government
Huawei Australia has again said it is open and transparent about cybersecurity concerns, pushing for discussions with the federal government to take part in the 5G build-out.
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Mashable! |
Warner Bros. is cracking down on Harry Potter festivals, and fans are not pleased
According to Warner Bros., magic is not for everyone.
As reported by the Associated Press on Saturday, the studio's powers-that-be are cracking down on unauthorized Harry Potter festivals, eliciting disappointment and frustration from fans.
Festivals are now prohibited from using any "names, places, or objects" associated with the series — which, obviously, rules out pretty much everything except broad concepts. One festival outside Philadelphia, for example, will take on a new, vagu...
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Thurrott.com |
Paul’s Tech Makeover: Baby Steps to a Smarter Home (Premium)
Anyone interested in smart home technologies will immediately run into a long list of issues. And it's hard to know where to start.
The post Paul’s Tech Makeover: Baby Steps to a Smarter Home (Premium) appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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The Huffington Post |
Indonesian Woman Swallowed Whole By 23-Foot Python (GRAPHIC)
Wa Tiba, 54, was eaten by the reptile when she was checking on her garden.
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Hacker News |
The power of Result types in Swift
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Hacker News |
YouTube ironically kills channel of French party demanding copyright filters
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Hacker News |
Politicians in favor of upload filtering get channel deleted by upload filtering
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Mashable! |
Tom Hanks saves Shakespeare through the magic of improv
Leave it to Tom Hanks to save the day by combining Shakespeare and improv.
As reported by The Orange County Register, Hanks was performing in a production of Henry IV at the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles on Wednesday when an audience member fell ill and passed out.
SEE ALSO: Tom Hanks acts out every Tom Hanks movie in 8 minutes
The play was paused for 15 minutes while crew members (who consisted of veterans with medical training) and then paramedics attended to the sick theatergo...
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Unilever gets tough with online influencers
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Hacker News |
Ask HN: ZOS/Cobol Development in Canada?
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Engadget |
Leak shows the Samsung folding phone that might have been
Samsung has been talking about making folding phones for years with little to show for it, but it might have come closer to doing that than you think. A leaker has claimed to have photos of "Project V," a dual-screen phone that would have been in dev...
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TechCrunch |
After twenty years of Salesforce, what Marc Benioff got right and wrong about the cloud
Grant Miller Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Miller is the co-founder of Replicated As we enter the 20th year of Salesforce, there’s an interesting opportunity to reflect back on the change that Marc Benioff created with the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model for enterprise software with his launch of Salesforce.com. This model has been validated by the […]
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Digital Trends |
Get the best prices for in-flight Wi-Fi, but beware the ‘gotchas’
Plan ahead for in-flight Wi-Fi internet access to save money on 1-hour or day passes and monthly subscriptions. If you buy a Wi-Fi pass after boarding you'll pay more than the same purchase while you were waiting at the gate.
The post Get the best prices for in-flight Wi-Fi, but beware the ‘gotchas’ appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Hacker News |
The importance of stupidity in scientific research (2008)
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Digg Top Stories |
How The Classic Soccer Ball Design Sprang Into Being
The iconic black and white design has all to do with broadcast TV.
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Gizmodo |
Word Salad President Demands 'Really Long Strike' Against Jeff Bezos
In between bragging, retweeting himself, and managing to repeat the phrase “Russian Collusion” four times in one tweet, Donald Trump found the time on Sunday to rev back up his ongoing feud with billionaire Jeff Bezos, who controls two companies the president hates: Amazon and the Washington Post. Though the president…Read more...
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Slashdot |
Venmo Is Going All In On Mobile Payments
Venmo, the PayPal-owned, peer-to-peer payments app, is ending web support for its service. When the changes are all rolled out, users will only be able to make payments and charge users via the iOS or Android app. TechCrunch reports: The message to users was quietly shared in the body of Venmo's monthly transaction history email. It reads as follows: "NOTICE: Venmo has decided to phase out some of the functionality on the Venmo.com website over the coming months. We are beginning to discontinue ...
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NYT - Personal Tech |
Amazon Tightens Grip on a New Medium: Live Streams of Video Games
Google and Facebook are struggling to catch up with Twitch, a service that Amazon bought four years ago for $1.1 billion.
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VentureBeat |
How Nintendo approached E3 2018: quality, esports, and immediate gratification
It was time that Nintendo held a big show at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) and revealed a lot of new games. But this year, the company decided once again to forego its in-person press event, and it chose to focus mostly on Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the big fighting game coming out on the […]
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VentureBeat |
Why regulatory complexity is suddenly a big deal for enterprise blockchain adoption
GUEST: If you work in blockchain and focus on enterprises, it’s hard at times not to be a little disappointed in the last year. Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are out there raising billions of dollars from investors over public networks. However, those of us responsible for enterprise blockchain strategy are still having to prove how tracking […]
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Mashable! |
The iPhone 3GS is going back on sale, but for a limited time and only in South Korea
Apple hasn't manufactured a new iPhone 3GS since the now-ancient smartphone was retired in 2012. But shoppers in South Korea will be able to pick one up before June is over.
South Korean wireless carrier SK Telink discovered an unsold shipment of the third-generation iPhone hidden away in a warehouse, local news service ETNews reports (h/t VentureBeat). Each one will be sold unlocked for the U.S. equivalent of roughly $40.
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9to5Mac |
Tim Cook travels to Amsterdam & visits with iPhone photographer Annet de Graaf
Tim Cook traveled to Amsterdam this weekend to explore and experience the city’s “rich history and creative energy.” According to a tweet from Cook, he spent time on the canals with historian Koen Kleijn and iPhone photographer Annet de Graaf.
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Digital Trends |
Notion productivity app can now turn even Android users into serial notetakers
With Notion now on the Google Play Store, Android users can keep of all notes and tasks organized on their devices. The productivity tool offers tons of customizable options for tailoring your to-do lists, calendars, and more.
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Digital Trends |
The best wireless routers
Check out the best wireless routers for a variety of homes and apartments. We've collected the top routers for wireless management, 4K streaming, professional gaming, Wi-fi on a budget, and much more. Take a look at our top pick, then check our other categories to find the best router for your situation.
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Digital Trends |
Forget selfies — you need to take a Bothie with your Nokia. Here’s how
No, not a selfie. A Bothie. This is the name given to the photos taken with the Dual Sight camera mode on modern, Android-based Nokia phones. They're a great way to ensure you're in every photo.
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The Verge - Circuit B... |
Does the Rubik’s Cube need a Bluetooth connection?
The Rubik’s Cube was invented back in 1974, and in that time, there have been many variants on the classic puzzle, with new shapes, sizes, dimensions, and basically every other twist (pun intended) that you could think of on the classic puzzle.
Of course, that’s never stopped Kickstarter before, which has once again risen to the challenge of making a smart device out of something that probably didn’t need to be a smart device with the GoCube, a Rubik’s Cube with Bluetooth.
And while the ...
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Techdirt |
Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Damien with a simple summary of the lack of logic behind link taxes:You know, I have yet to see a single source explain how a snippet tax is anything more than trying to charge people for talking about a news story and directing others who are interested to the original source. Apparently "on the internet" really does change everything.In second place, we've got a response from That Anonymous Coward to the FCC's aggressive deman...
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9to5Mac |
Best Buy discounts Apple’s 10.5-inch iPad Pro by up to $150
Best Buy is currently taking up to $150 off Apple’s 10.5-inch iPad Pro in various configurations. You’ll find a minimum $100 discount here, with the best deals coming on higher-capacity models. Prices start at $549.99 with free shipping across the board. Apple’s latest 10.5-inch iPad Pro sports a A10X Fusion chip, Touch ID sensor, 12MP camera and 4K […]
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Hacker News |
Go package to make ASCII line graph ╭┈╯
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Ask HN: How to not fail on coding interview questions?
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9to5Mac |
Sonos CEO doesn’t rule out adding direct Siri integration to the company’s speakers
Earlier this month, Sonos made a handful of announcements, including AirPlay 2 support and Siri control, a new Beam sound bar, and more. In a recent interview with The Verge, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence talked about the company’s relationship with Apple and potential support for deeper Siri integration…
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NYT - Personal Tech |
The Week Ahead: Central Bankers Will Debate Policy, and OPEC Meets on Output
The Senate will also vote on an amendment that would block President Trump’s ZTE deal, and the Fox board will weigh Comcast’s $65 billion offer.
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Digital Trends |
Astronauts install hi-def docking cameras for Crew Dragon, Starliner capsules
In preparation for the commercial crewed modules that will arrive at the International Space Station soon, astronauts took a lengthy spacewalk to install some crucial equipment to the docking module.
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Android Police - Andro... |
8 of our favorite tech sales, discounts, and deals this week: Galaxy S9, Arlo Pro 2 set, Roku Ultra, and more
It has been a big week for deals here at Android Police, and better still, a whole bunch of them are still going strong, as their savings continue to be available for shoppers looking to take advantage. Whether you're shopping for a new phone, some smart-home accessories, or just looking for a new source of entertainment, these deals have got you covered.
Samsung Galaxy S9 Dual-SIM 128GB: Only $640
Let's get started with phones, and what better way than with a handsomely-equipped edition o...
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Amazon Mayday live video support silently ending
