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Engadget |
'Halo Infinite' will not be an Xbox Series X launch title
The Xbox Series X’s big first-party exclusive won’t be ready in time for the console’s launch this November. Microsoft and 343 Industries announced today they’re delaying Halo Infinite to 2021. The two had previously planned to release the game this...
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SlashGear |
Google Pixel 4a the first ioXt secure phone at launch: Watch the list!
Today Google announced that the Pixel 4a and Google Pixel 4 (and XL) were the first Android smartphones “to go through ioXt certification against the Android Profile.” That makes the Google Pixel 4a the first smartphone to be certified as such as a “newly launched” smartphone. The Internet of Secure Things Alliance (ioXt) assesses a baseline set of requirements for … Continue reading
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Mashable! |
'Halo Infinite' delayed until 2021, Xbox Series X set for November
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to launch the Xbox Series X in November even as one of the next generation console's biggest launch titles slips to 2021.
The company confirmed its commitment to a November launch on Tuesday at almost the same time a tweet from 343 Industries confirmed that Halo Infinite wouldn't be releasing alongside the console. Instead, the next chapter in the Halo series will arrive sometime in 2021.
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Neowin |
Twitter rolls out reply-limiting feature to everyone
Twitter now allows everyone to choose who can respond to their tweets. The capability is rolling out to Android users, just a few days after it was made available on Twitter's iOS app and web version.
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Wired Top Stories |
When Private Security Cameras Are Police Surveillance Tools
Civil rights activists warn of "mission creep," as cameras installed to prevent break-ins are increasingly used to monitor protesters and communities of color.
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TechCrunch |
‘Stalkerware’ phone spying apps have escaped Google’s ad ban
Several companies offering phone-spying apps — known as “stalkerware” — are still advertising in Google search results, despite the search giant’s ban that took effect today, TechCrunch has found. These controversial apps are often pitched to help parents snoop on their child’s calls, messages, apps and other private data under the guise of helping to […]
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Slashdot |
Google Beats Song Lyric Scraping Lawsuit
Genius Media Group was pretty clever when it used digital watermarks to show that Google had been copying its huge collection of song lyrics. One of those watermarks spelled "redhanded" in Morse code. That Google was caught lifting another site's song lyrics made international news -- and even merited a mention during Congress' Big Tech hearing late last month. But was Google's scraping illegal? On Monday, a New York federal judge dismissed claims by Genius. From a report: Genius doesn't own cop...
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Boy Genius Report |
Microsoft announces Xbox Series X officially launching this November
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that the Xbox Series X release date will be in November.
Microsoft didn't share a specific date, but recent rumors and reports suggest that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S will launch in the first week of the month -- possibly Friday, November 6th.
Halo Infinite has been delayed to 2021 due to developmental challenges caused by the pandemic.
Microsoft confirmed on Tuesday that the Xbox Series X will launch in November. Previously, the company had only s...
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Wired Top Stories |
How Google Meet Weathered the Work-From-Home Explosion
In the early months of Covid-19, Google's video conferencing platform grew exponentially. Keeping the lights on was no easy task.
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Mashable! |
Mia Khalifa auctions glasses from her adult films to support Lebanon
While sports commentator Mia Khalifa was only in the porn industry for three months, her impact has lasted years. In recent months, she's used her massive platform for activism, such as being transparent about the perils of doing mainstream porn. Now, the Lebanese-American is using her leverage to help those suffering in Beirut — her birthplace — following last week's explosion.
Khalifa is auctioning off her "infamous" glasses on eBay to benefit the Lebanese Red Cross. As of publicat...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Google dodges lawsuit over Genius lyric scraping
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
On Tuesday, Google beat back a lawsuit over alleged scraping of song lyrics from Genius, a lyrics and commentary site. A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York found that while the claims of scraping were credible, the scraping did not constitute a copyright violation, and the lawsuit was dismissed as a result.
Genius alleged in December 2019 that Google was lifting its lyrics. The scraping was demonstrated by sneaking a clever text watermark...
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SlashGear |
Google is turning Android phones into a global earthquake alert system
Google has introduced its new Android Earthquake Alerts System, a crowdsourced method that uses smartphones to detect earthquakes before they happen. The new feature builds upon the earthquake alerts Android users in California receive, alerting them to a budding earthquake based on data from seismometers installed throughout the quake-prone state. Google is starting with detection and will move on to … Continue reading
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MacRumors |
Apple TV+ Espionage Thriller 'Tehran' Premiering on September 25
Upcoming Apple TV+ show "Tehran," which is described as an espionage thriller, is set to premiere on Friday, September 25, Apple announced today.
There are eight episodes of the first season of "Tehran." The first three episodes of the series will be available on launch day, and after that, one episode will come out each Friday."Tehran" will tell the story of a Mossad agent who goes deep undercover on a dangerous mission in Tehran that places everyone around her in dire jeopardy.The...
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Engadget |
Microsoft's Xbox Series X arrives in November
We still don’t have a final release date for the Xbox Series X, but Microsoft is at least getting a bit more specific. The company just announced that its next-generation console will be arriving in November — previously it was just aiming for the ho...
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TweakTown News |
Halo: Infinite delayed to 2021, will miss Xbox Series X launch
Halo: Infinite will no longer release in 2020, has been delayed to 2021 and will significantly impact Xbox Series X console sales. Continue reading at TweakTown >
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Business Insider |
Tim Cook just officially became a billionaire. Take a look at how the Apple CEO spends his fortune.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is officially a billionaire, per calculations by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Apple now has a market value of nearly $2 trillion, per Bloomberg.
Cook's wealth derives from his Apple salary, the number of shares he holds in the company, and the proceeds he's made from share sales.
Despite his billionaire status, the native Alabaman doesn't live lavishly.
He reportedly spends most of his time at the office and lives in a Palo Alto home that's worth less than 75%...
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TechCrunch |
Zin Boats reinvents the electric speedboat in a bid to become the Tesla of the sea
The automotive industry is knee deep in the vast transition to electric, but one place where gas is still going strong is out on the water. Zin Boats wants to start what you might call a sea change by proving, as Tesla did before it, that an electric boat is not just better for the planet, it's better in almost every other way as well.
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Engadget |
Facebook will label ads from politically connected publications
With the 2020 presidential election coming up, Facebook is introducing a new policy that will require US-based publications connected with political parties, PACs and politicians to disclose their affiliation when they buy political ads.Facebook will...
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Neowin |
Android 11 DP3 for OnePlus 8 series now out with new design elements, AOD, and more
OnePlus' Android 11-based OxygenOS 11 Developer Preview 3 is out for the OnePlus 8 series phones with an improved UI for one-hand usage, dark theme changes, Always-On Display, and more.
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Digital Trends |
Photography shows are going online, some for free. But can it replace in-person?
Event coordinators are getting creative to move networking opportunities online.
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GeekWire |
Halo Infinite delayed to 2021 due to development challenges
Halo fans will have to wait until next year to play the latest installment in the storied franchise. Halo Infinite will be delayed until 2021, Microsoft-owned developer 343 Industries announced today, citing development challenges including COVID-related impacts. “I want to acknowledge the hard work from our team at 343 Industries, who have remained committed to making a great game and finding solutions to development challenges,” Chris Lee, studio head for Halo Infinite, said in a s...
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Gizmodo |
Russia Approved a Covid-19 Vaccine Because It Can
Vladimir Putin has laid claim to the first covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology in Moscow. On Tuesday, he announced on state television that Russia had approved the vaccine, saying that “I know that it works quite effectively, it forms a stable immunity.” This…Read more...
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Business Insider |
How founders can use the 'rule of 3' to prepare your pitch and quickly raise vital funding to launch your startup
Good things come in threes, and that holds true when raising pre-seed funds for your startup.
Data from DocSend, including a study last year of 174 startups, shows a hidden rule of three that can guide founders as they prepare their pitches.
This approach could help prioritize your attention and effort during what DocSend CEO Russ Heddleston said is "the most painful round of funding for a company."
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Three is a magic number.
Reading through dat...
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Techdirt |
Scientists Forced To Change Names Of Human Genes Because Of Microsoft's Failure To Patch Excel
Six years ago, Techdirt wrote about a curious issue with Microsoft's Excel. A default date conversion feature was altering the names of genes, because they looked like dates. For example, the tumor suppressor gene DEC1 (Deleted in Esophageal Cancer 1) was being converted to "1-DEC". Hardly a widespread problem, you might think. Not so: research in 2016 found that nearly 20% of 3500 papers taken from leading genomic journals contained gene lists that had been corrupted by Excel's re-interpretatio...
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VentureBeat |
Rocket League details how cross-platform progression will work
Rocket League gets cross-platform progression with its latest update, and Epic is detailing what that means for your Rocket Pass, items, and more.
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Hacker News |
BuildZoom (better way to build custom homes) is hiring a principal engineer
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MacRumors |
Qualcomm Wins Appeal in FTC Antitrust Lawsuit
Qualcomm today scored a major victory in its ongoing antitrust battle with the FTC, winning an appeal that will prevent the San Diego company from having to renegotiate its licensing agreements with smartphone makers.
Back in May 2019, the Federal Trade Commission won an antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm, with the court ruling that Qualcomm's "no license, no chips" model that allowed Qualcomm to refuse to provide chips to companies without a patent license, violated federal antitrust laws....
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
More Than 800 Ordered To Quarantine In Georgia School District
Cherokee County schools had been open for six days.
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TechCrunch |
No pen required: The digital future of real estate closings
Every other expense in my life has gone digital, but the most significant purchase I’ve ever made required hundreds of signatures and several handwritten checks delivered in person.
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
A Broken Cable Has Wrecked One of Earth's Largest Radio Telescopes
The cable tore a 100-foot hole in the gargantuan dish in Puerto Rico, which was featured in Carl Sagan's novel 'Contact' and the James Bond film 'GoldenEye.'
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Mashable! |
Composting 101: How to turn kitchen waste into garden gold
You don't have to trash all of your kitchen scraps. There's an easier — and better — way.
NEXT STORY: Read more...More about Social Good, Science, Mashable Video, Cooking, and Gardening
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VentureBeat |
Halo: Infinite delayed into 2021 — Xbox Series X still launching this year
Halo: Infinite is not launching this year. Microsoft and developer 343 Industries is pushing the launch into 2021 to give the game more polish.
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TechCrunch |
Scribd acquires presentation-sharing service SlideShare from LinkedIn
SlideShare has a new owner, with LinkedIn selling the presentation-sharing service to Scribd for an undisclosed price. According to LinkedIn, Scribd will take over operation of the SlideShare business on September 24. Scribd CEO Trip Adler argued that the two companies have very similar roots, both launching in 2006/2007 with stories on TechCrunch, and both […]
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The Verge - All Posts |
Microsoft to launch Xbox Series X in November
Microsoft is committing to launching its next-generation Xbox Series X console in November. The company had previously only confirmed a vague “holiday 2020” release date for the Xbox Series X, but at least we know the month now.
Microsoft isn’t providing a specific date, but I have been hearing recently that the first week of November looks like it’s lining up to be the launch time for the Xbox Series X. That could, of course, slip further into November with the uncertainty around pandem...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Microsoft delays Halo Infinite to 2021
Microsoft and 343 Industries are making the decision to delay the launch of Halo Infinite to 2021. 343 Industries says the delay is related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, as employees have shifted to work from home and development of large games has been particularly difficult for many in the industry.
“We have made the difficult decision to shift our release to 2021 to ensure the team has adequate time to deliver a Halo game experience that meets our vision,” says Chris Lee, studio h...
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Business Insider |
See inside the Idaho factory where a company turns shipping containers into sustainable tiny homes
IndieDwell builds modular, tiny homes that it sells to groups and organizations.
The company has a factory in Caldwell, Idaho, and a new factory opening soon in Pueblo, Colorado.
It builds sustainable tiny homes for under-housed communities.
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Tiny homes have often been proposed as an affordable housing solution, and some locales in the US have encouraged them as construction lags behind demand.
IndieDwell, a modular home company based in ...
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SlashGear |
Twitter’s reply settings are now rolling out for everyone
Back in May, Twitter started testing a new feature that allowed users to define who could and could not reply to their tweets. These changes were made in attempt to help people feel more comfortable sharing their thoughts on their own Twitter profiles. After a few months of testing, those features are now rolling out to everyone on the platform. … Continue reading
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9to5Mac |
Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge scheduled for August 30 to celebrate national parks
Apple has set its next Apple Watch Activity Challenge for August 30 to “celebrate the natural wonder of national parks.” Apple Watch users can earn the achievement by completing a hike, walk, wheelchair workout, or run of at least 1 mile.
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Neowin |
Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher is heading to Rainbow Six Siege as an operator
Ubisoft today revealed that the next operator to hit Rainbow Six Siege will be Sam Fisher himself. The Splinter Cell cross-over and the Shadow Legacy operation will get full reveals on August 16.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Shroud returns to Twitch, exclusively
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek — one of the most influential live-streamers on the internet — has today announced his triumphant, exclusive return to Twitch, the platform that made him famous, after a detour to Mixer that possibly netted him a cool $10 million when the site went dark and his contract got paid out.
It’s a big deal. Grzesiek was one of the biggest names on Twitch pre-Mixer acquisition, and him leaving the site last October for then-...
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Ars Technica |
Charter tries to convince FCC that broadband customers want data caps
Charter petitioned FCC to eliminate merger condition that forbids data caps.
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Boing Boing |
Super expensive race car blows out a tire at very high speed on famous track
I feel like I should care that a bazillion dollar sports car, a Zyrus Lamborghini Huracán, almost got messed up but I do not.
Glad no one got hurt.
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SlashGear |
Cadillac is about to discover if Super Cruise early-adopters like it enough to pay for it again [Updated]
The earliest adopters of Cadillac’s Super Cruise look set to get some bad news they might not have expected, with the bundled subscription to the hands-free cruise control system soon coming to an end. While Cadillac made little mention of it when it first offered the Level 2 technology on the model year 2018 CT6 – first sold in 2017 … Continue reading
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The Next Web |
Apple clashes with Microsoft, Google, and Facebook over cloud gaming
Mommy and Daddy are fighting again — by which I mean, the big tech companies are fighting over their ventures into mobile gaming. This time, it’s Microsoft, Google, and Facebook are taking Apple to task over its restrictive app policies, which might keep several gamers from playing games on their iPhones and iPads. As you might be aware, several tech companies are trying to get their cloud gaming services off the ground. The conceit is that you’ll be able to play your games anywhere, on an...
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Business Insider |
Facebook says it will now ban 'implicit hate speech' like blackface and anti-Semitic stereotypes
Facebook will now ban content that includes "implicit hate speech" like blackface or anti-Semitic stereotypes, the company announced Tuesday.
Facebook has faced mounting pressure from civil rights groups to ramp up its enforcement of anti-hate speech policies, culminating in an advertiser boycott last month over hate speech on the platform.
The company said Tuesday that it has been ramping up its artificial intelligence that detects hate speech — 95% of the hate speech it removed betw...
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Boy Genius Report |
Sharks found living in an active volcano stun scientists
Scientists have discovered sharks living inside one of the most active underwater volcanoes in the ocean.
The sharks appear to have adapted well to their strange home, though researchers can't determine why they prefer the area.
One theory suggests that prey fish are plentiful there, making for easy hunting.
There are a lot of places scientists would expect to find sharks in the ocean. Inside the bubbling cavern of an active marine volcano definitely isn't one of them. Nevertheless, w...
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Gizmodo |
This Transparent Xiaomi TV Reminds Me That No One Wants This Shit
No one:Read more...
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TechCrunch |
The robots occupying our sidewalks
Cities and tech companies need to plan for accessibility early in the design process, include disabled people in solutions, and review the many published accessibility guidelines.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Eugene Levy Tearfully Watching His Lifetime Achievement Award Tribute Is Pure Joy
The "Schitt's Creek" star received the Newport Beach Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Slashdot |
MLB Teams Explore Using Cameras To Detect Maskless Fans at Games
The baseball season has started with eerily empty stadiums, but some teams are exploring high-tech ways to verify that people in the stands are taking health precautions, a possible step toward bringing fans back. From a report: Several Major League Baseball teams have held talks with a California startup called Airspace Systems that develops technology to detect whether people are wearing face masks, the league and the company said. The discussions focus on implementing the systems into cameras...
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BleepingComputer.com |
Network intruders selling access to high-value companies
Breaching corporate networks and selling access to them is a business in and of itself. For many hackers, this is how they make their living, others do it forced by financial struggles to supplement their revenue. [...]
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Re/code |
Twitter is finally helping people shut out “reply guys”
Twitter is rolling out a new feature that lets people limit who replies to their posts | Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images
You can now limit who is allowed to respond to your tweets, which Twitter says is helping reduce harassment. If you’re on Twitter — and especially if you’re a woman on Twitter — you’re probably well aware of the “reply guy” phenomenon.
It goes something like this: You post something on Twitter — a joke, a fact, a personal story — and you get a bunch of unhe...
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Neowin |
More Surface Duo images leak, this time with accessories
With the launch of the product imminent, leaked marketing renders of the Surface Duo are starting to show up. A new set of images have emerged showing off the device's array of accessories.
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Engadget |
Facebook has removed 7 million posts for coronavirus misinformation
If it seems like there’s a lot of misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic on Facebook, that’s because there is: Between April and June, the social network says it removed 7 million posts for spreading harmful misinformation about COVID-19. It a...
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Engadget |
Google updates remote learning tools on Meet and Classroom
It’s back-to-school season, and because of the coronavirus pandemic, many students will be hitting the books virtually this year. Consequently, Google for Education has announced a robust set of updates that will enhance Google Meet, Google Classroom...
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VentureBeat |
Google details 50 new Classroom and Meet features for the pandemic school year
Google is giving educators new Google Classroom and Google Meet features, plus Assignments, a tech toolkit for families, and a Chrome OS update.
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
What remote learning will look like this fall in Meet, Teams, and Zoom
In March and early April, schools flipped from in-school instruction to distance learning seemingly overnight. Now, this fall, teachers using Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom and Meet, and Zoom are returning to teach online once again.How each teacher and school district will use each tool may vary. But we’ve spoken with Microsoft and Google, and teachers who are using these applications, to understand what each “virtual classroom” experience will be like when kids go back to school this ...
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Digital Trends |
Earth’s oceans are full of old flip-flops. Scientists have a plan to fix that
Are biodegradable flip-flops made of algae the answer?
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Mashable! |
Facebook admits it's awash in COVID-19 misinformation
No, it's not just your relatives and old high school friends sharing fake coronavirus cures and anti-mask propaganda on Facebook.
The social media giant admitted the mind-boggling scale of COVID-19 misinformation flooding its platforms Tuesday in a statement to reporters. And, in perhaps what won't come as a surprise to the people who rely on Facebook and Instagram to get their daily news, the sites are drowning in it.
For starters, the company confirmed it removed more than 7 millio...
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
Trump CHOSE YOU, His Most Patriotic Supporter, To Receive Constant Scammy Texts
The president’s reelection campaign is exploiting a regulatory loophole to bombard voters with pleas for money.
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
The Entire Senate Democratic Caucus Opposes Confirming Trump’s Toxic Public Lands Chief
His record makes him "unfit" to permanently head the Bureau of Land Management, the lawmakers informed the White House.
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Hacker News |
Datadog releases Incident Management, Profiler, Error Tracking, and more
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The Verge - All Posts |
Nvidia offers six months of GeForce Now with Hyper Scape’s battle pass for a discounted $24.95
Image: Nvidia
Nvidia is celebrating the launch of Ubisoft’s new entry in the battle royale market, the first-person shooter Hyper Scape, with a pretty solid deal for its GeForce Now cloud gaming platform. Considering Hyper Scape is a free-to-play game but does require a moderate gaming PC (or Sony or Microsoft game console) to play, Nvidia is now offering six months of its GeForce Now subscription and a slew of Hyper Scape cosmetics and battle pass access for $24.95.
That way, you can play...
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Ars Technica |
Amazon’s Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets are back on sale today
Dealmaster also has deals on PS4-exclusive games, iPhone cases, and more.
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Digital Trends |
These are the best cheap Dell XPS deals for August 2020
If you want the best ultrabook on the market, these are the best Dell XPS 13 and XPS 15 deals available now.
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Engadget |
Will QLC SSDs make hard drives extinct?
Flash memory has had a huge impact on the way we use computers. Flash, which powers everything from thumb drives, SD cards and the memory chip in your phone up to high performance SSDs in computers and data centers, stores information in a network of...
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GeekWire |
Esports star Shroud returns to Amazon’s Twitch with exclusive deal following Mixer shutdown
Twitch inked an exclusive deal with esports star Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek as he returns to the Amazon-owned streaming platform. Shroud was previously with Microsoft’s Mixer, which shut down in July. He was estimated to have lost roughly 85% of his audience in the move away from Twitch, where he has 7.1 million followers. “I am so excited to be able to announce my return to Twitch and more importantly get back to streaming,” Shroud said in a statement. “Twitch is where I...
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Hacker News |
Never use a dependency that you could replace with an afternoon of programming
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Neowin |
Microsoft and Standard Chartered announce partnership focused on cloud-first strategy
The multinational banking firm has teamed up with Microsoft in order to pursue its goal of becoming a cloud-first bank. The strategic partnership between the firms is set to continue for three years.
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Business Insider |
Here's everything we know about TikTok's future in the US — and everything we don't
TikTok is facing a full-scale attack from the Trump administration attempting to threaten the its future in the US over claims that the app poses a national-security risk through its Chinese parent company ByteDance.
ByteDance is entertaining TikTok acquisition talks with US tech companies to assuage concerns from the president. Microsoft is the favorite, and a potential deal is valued between $10 billion and $30 billion.
Trump recently issued an executive order to ban "any transactions" between...
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MacRumors |
Suspects Can Be Forced to Provide Smartphone Passcodes, Rules New Jersey Supreme Court
Compelling a suspect to unlock a smartphone doesn't violate Fifth Amendment rights, New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled today (via NorthJersey.com), adding a new argument to the ongoing debate on whether those arrested can be forced to unlock their devices with biometrics or passcodes.
Courts around the United States have been split on the issue, with some determining that suspects cannot be forced to unlock an iPhone, while others have said it's not a rights violation. Most of these arguments...
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Digital Trends |
How to play Microsoft’s xCloud on Android devices
But you'll need to have an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription
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Cyberscoop |
Citrix releases fix for software bug that hackers ‘will move quickly to exploit’
A newly revealed set of vulnerabilities in popular software made by Citrix, whose clients include Fortune 500 companies, could let hackers who exploit the bugs gain control of a mobile server and steal sensitive data. The Florida-based company, which has dealt with multiple critical vulnerabilities this year, has released fixes for the new round of bugs and urged customers to apply them. “While there are no known exploits as of this writing, we do anticipate malicious actors will move quickly ...
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The Next Web |
Facebook blames COVID-19 for reduced action on suicide, self-injury, and child exploitation content
Facebook says that COVID-19 has hindered its ability to remove posts about suicide, self-injury, and child nudity and sexual exploitation. The social media giant said the decision to send content reviewers home in March had forced it to rely more heavily on tech to remove violating content. As a result, the firm says it took action on 911,000 pieces of content related to suicide and self-injury in the second quarter of this year — just over half the number of the previous quarter. On Inst...
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The Verge - All Posts |
New York Comic Con is canceled
Photo by Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images
New York Comic Con’s physical presence is canceled this year. The annual convention typically takes place in Manhattan’s Javits Center. Organizers announced today, however, that “it likely comes as no surprise that NYCC 2020’s physical event at the Javits will not be able to run as intended.”
Because of the pandemic, all major events this year — including Google I/O, E3, and SXSW — have come to a stop. Organizers canceled San Diego Comic-Con ...
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Hacker News |
On-Device Supermarket Product Recognition
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TechCrunch |
Emergence’s Jason Green still sees plenty of opportunities for enterprise SaaS startups
Jason Green, co-founder and partner at Emergence, has made some solid enterprise SaaS bets over the years, long before it was fashionable to do so. He invested early in companies like Box, ServiceMax, Yammer, SteelBrick and SuccessFactors. Just those companies alone would be a pretty good track record, but his firm also invested in Salesforce, […]
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Boy Genius Report |
Russia just approved a COVID-19 vaccine that might not prevent COVID-19
Russia is the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine, but the experimental drug has not gone through any of the large-scale testing necessary to ensure safety and effectiveness.
The Sputnik V vaccine from the Gamaleya Institute in Moscow will be distributed on a "massive scale" in the coming months, even though Phase 3 trials are just now starting.
If the coronavirus vaccine is unsafe or ineffective, it will do far more harm than good.
Russia made waves on Tuesday wh...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Qualcomm handed a huge win as US court overturns the ‘no-license, no-chips’ antitrust ruling
For a moment there, it looked like Qualcomm would have to stop forcing phone makers to pay an additional licensing fee for its patents in order to get shipments of modem and processor chips for their gadgets — as a US judge ruled that “no-license, no chips” practice was anti-competitive in May 2019. But today, the Ninth Circuit threw out that verdict entirely, giving Qualcomm a huge win just as we’re entering the 5G cellular era.
According to the ruling (you can see the most important bi...
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Engadget |
Clearview to rely on First Amendment to defend its face-tracking tech
As lawsuits and cease-and-desist notices pile up on Clearview AI’s doorstep, the company’s legal strategy is clarifying, and it’s all about First Amendment rights. Clearview has hired a longstanding First Amendment lawyer, Floyd Abrams, to defend the...
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Hacker News |
Videos for learning Org Mode
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Business Insider |
Real estate giant CBRE has an 'unparalleled' amount of data. Its tech chief lays out how it's putting it to good use.
Sandeep Davé became the Chief Digital and Technical Officer at CBRE, the world's largest real estate services firm, in July as the pandemic accelerated real estate technology adoption.
Business Insider spoke with Davé about how the pandemic has affected CBRE's use of technology and the promises of what real estate data could do.
Davé also walked through how the firm thinks about what technology to buy, build, or partner with.
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Hacker News |
NetSurf, a multi-platform web browser
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TorrentFreak |
Interest in Kodi Declines After a Turmultuous Few Years of Piracy Headlines
After many years of being mentioned in the same breath as movie and TV show piracy, interest in the Kodi media player appears to have peaked and is now on the decline. That's according to Google Trends data which suggests that after reaching a high in early 2017, interest via search is now on a continuous downward trend.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
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Business Insider |
China's car sales are surging as it recovers from the pandemic, and that's great news for Tesla (TSLA)
China is growing as a profit center for Tesla, and the country reported a rebound in car sales in July on Tuesday.
It's good news for the world's largest auto market, and potentially even better news for Tesla.
However, electric vehicles are still under pressure following the cutting of a government subsidy for buyers.
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Business Insider |
The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the Theranos founder whose federal fraud trial is delayed until 2021
Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford University at 19 to start blood-testing startup Theranos, and grew the company to a valuation of $9 billion.
But it all came crashing down when the shortcomings and inaccuracies of the company's technology were exposed, and Theranos and Holmes were charged with "massive fraud."
If convicted, Holmes could face up to 20 years in prison. A California judge initially set an August 2020 start date for the federal trial, but the case has been delayed until Ma...
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Android Police - Andro... |
Android Auto is adding new categories for apps, including parking and electric vehicle charging
They probably won't be ready for the general public until next year
Even though people aren't driving as much these days, Google isn't tapping the brakes on the further development of Android Auto. The in-car interface got a new landscape map layout earlier this summer, and access to calendar appointments should be returning before too long. Now Google is announcing that new apps are coming to the platform in categories such as navigation, parking, and electric vehicle charging.
The new a...
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TweakTown News |
Xbox Series S could look exactly the same as the Xbox Series X
Microsoft's cheaper low-powered Xbox Series S next-gen console may not be smaller than the Series X, could look exactly the same. Continue reading at TweakTown >
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HuffPost - Breaking Ne... |
A Story All About How ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Is Getting A Reboot
Will Smith is bringing a fresh take on "Bel-Air," inspired by a fan's viral reimagining.
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Neowin |
Microsoft releases Windows 10 20H2 build 19042.450 to the Beta Channel
In addition to the Patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft has released Windows 10 20H2 build 19042.450 to Insiders in the Beta Channel. As expected, the changelog is identical to that of version 2004.
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Gizmodo |
What the Fuck, Roku?
You won’t find HBO Max on Roku, but you can watch Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Catastrophe. As if the conspiracy theory hokum pervading social media wasn’t bad enough, Roku has been hosting content that’s promoting misinformation about vaccines, autism, and the current covid-19 pandemic.Read more...
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Digital Trends |
Facebook restricts news outlets that have ties to political groups
Facebook won't feature these publishers in its News tab
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Digital Trends |
The best capture cards for 2020
Looking to be the next Twitch sensation? Our picks for the best capture cards will get you started right.
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Digital Trends |
The best Google Pixel 4a cases and covers
The Google Pixel 4a is a powerful midrange phone. Protect it with the best choices for any style and budget.
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Threatpost |
Critical Adobe Acrobat and Reader Bugs Allow RCE
Adobe patched critical and important-severity flaws tied to 26 CVEs in Acrobat and Reader.
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Slashdot |
Qualcomm Wins US Antitrust Lawsuit Appeal Over Chip Licensing
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling against chip supplier Qualcomm in an antitrust lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission. From a report: The United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals also vacated an injunction that would have required Qualcomm to change its intellectual property licensing practices. The decision amounted to a near complete victory for the San Diego company, the largest supplier of chips for mobile phones and also a key generator of wireless...
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IT Pro - Microsoft Win... |
Secure Network Transformation for Dummies
As organisations increasingly drive digital transformation initiatives and adopt multi-cloud, cloud-first strategies, the network must be transformed. Modern networks must support a secure, hybrid environment with next-generation technologies that in
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Hacker News |
Elite do-gooders 'fixing' the world are part of the problem: Giridharadas
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Business Insider |
Dara Khosrowshahi's controversial plan to mimic Amazon is paying off — here's how his risky bet on deliveries could carry Uber through the pandemic (UBER)
Uber has had a rough 2020 as the coronavirus has decimated the demand for rides.
But while users sit at home, Uber's delivery business has thrived, growing 79% during the first half of the year.
The pandemic's disruptions have indicated that CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was wise to diversify his business à la Amazon, three analysts told Business Insider.
Are you a current or former Uber employee? Do you have an opinion about what it's like to work there? Contact this reporter at mmatousek@b...
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Digital Trends |
The 50 best movies on HBO right now
Whether you want something thrilling, funny, or for the family, these are the best movies to watch right now.
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'Halo Infinite' will not be an Xbox Series X launch title
