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TechCrunch |
Watch Rocket Lab launch 10 NASA cubesats into orbit tonight
It's been just over a month since Rocket Lab's inaugural (and long-delayed) commercial launch, "It's Business Time," and it's about to take another customer to space: NASA. Tonight's 8PM scheduled launch will take 10 small satellites to orbit as part of NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) XIX mission.
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The Huffington Post |
Congress Is Finally Dealing With Its Me Too Problem
House and Senate lawmakers struck a deal on a bill beefing up their god-awful sexual harassment policy.
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The Huffington Post |
Trump Administration Hopes Vietnam Will Take More Deportees
Many of the Vietnamese immigrants had arrived in the U.S. as refugees.
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GeekWire |
Navigating Cancer hires long-time tech exec Bill Bunker to lead oncology patient management startup
Navigating Cancer has hired longtime technology executive Bill Bunker as CEO to help the Seattle-based company “realize the vision” for its oncology patient management software platform. Bunker takes over for co-founder Gena Cook, who told GeekWire that she will remain at the company as president and spend more time on strategy and “cultivating stronger partnerships throughout the oncology ecosystem to help us realize the vision of Navigating Cancer.” Bunker was previousl...
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The Next Web |
Hard Fork Decentralized’s pitch battle has its first victor
Combatants of Hard Fork Decentralized’s inaugural pitch battle took to the stage last night to share their plans and visions for our blockchain future. Each had only a few minutes to wax poetic about their startup’s use of blockchain. And of course, only one could come out on top. There were 11 participants in all, these included the likes of: Mobs, Blockdata, DEIP, Netherstorm, AlpRockz, Rincoin to name just a handful. These startups want to use the blockchain to do everything from monetizi...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Olympus OM-D E-M1X micro four thirds camera revealed in leaked photos
Leaked images of what could be the Olympus OM-D E-M1X shows off the upcoming camera from every angle.
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GeekWire |
Compass hiring 100 engineers for West Coast hub in Seattle, invading Zillow and Redfin’s turf
Compass, the high-tech brokerage based in New York, has chosen Seattle as the home for its West Coast engineering operations, further boosting the region’s real estate tech cred. Well-funded Compass is looking to hire at least 100 engineers for the company’s “West Region Product and Engineering Campus” in Seattle. They’ll work on a variety of projects to aid Compass real estate agents, including marketing tech, new media, web and mobile, security, streaming, image a...
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News Tom's Guide US |
Best Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus Deals
It's no longer Samsung's flagship, but the Galaxy S8 is one of the best Android values on the market.
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Digg Top Stories |
What To Read About Michael Cohen's Three-Year Prison Sentence
The sentence represents the longest prison sentenced imposed to date in connection with special prosecutor Robert Mueller's investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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TechCrunch |
Stratim, formerly known as valet startup Zirx, sues co-founder for theft
Stratim, the mobility services company formerly known as Zirx, is suing its co-founder and now-former COO Shmulik Fishman for breach of fiduciary duties, civil conversion, criminal conversion, theft, criminal mischief, deception, unjust enrichment and fraud. The lawsuit’s co-plaintiff is Adesa, a subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, which acquired Stratim earlier this year. Stratim powers fleet management […]
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Boy Genius Report |
Pixar’s ‘Onward’ is a suburban fantasy about finding magic in a world of machines
We're calling it now. Pixar's next original feature -- titled Onward and set for release in early 2020 -- is going to recapture the magic of Pixar's glory days and of the studio's most beloved animated masterpieces like Toy Story.
A tall order? Maybe. But new details, including a more fleshed-out recounting of the plot -- as well as some of the participating voice actors -- have been announced, so see if this whets any of your appetites about the next release from the celebrated Disney-owned an...
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Hacker News |
Puzzle-solving 'doesn't slow down mental decline in older people'
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Reuters: Technology News |
Key U.S. senator calls self-driving legislation a 'long shot'
A landmark U.S. bill that would speed adoption of self-driving cars is now "a long shot" to pass before the current Congress adjourns in the coming weeks, a key Republican senator behind the legislation said.
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Techdirt |
School Boots Professor Off Campus After He Exposes Its Complicity In Predatory Publishing Schemes
Predatory publishing -- the pay-for-play practice that allows anyone to have their research published as soon as the check clears -- may end up costing a professor his job. Derek Pyne, associate professor of economics at British Columbia's Thompson Rivers University, has managed to turn his own campus against him simply for telling the uncomfortable truth.
His 2017 paper, The Rewards of Predatory Publication at a Small Business School, exposed the ugly side effects of the constant pressure on r...
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SlashGear |
Pandora mobile apps get new podcast discovery platform
Pandora has pushed out updates for its Android and iOS apps to bring personalized podcast recommendations. The company first revealed plans to offer the feature earlier this year, later deploying it as a beta to a limited number of users. As with its music service, the podcast discovery feature helps users find new podcasts that they’re likely to enjoy based … Continue reading
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MSPoweruser |
OneNote for Android beta introduces better support for RTL languages
As part of their regular monthly updates, Microsoft has updated OneNote for Android beta to version 16.0.11126.20059 with improved support for languages used by millions of users. Users who use Right-to-Left languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Urdu will now find support for RTL layouts in the app, as long as they are using a supported […]
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Resources | ZDNet |
Bug allowed full takeover of Samsung user accounts
Samsung awards researcher a $13,300 reward for finding three CSRF issues on its user portal.
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GeekWire |
Is Amazon selling facial recognition software to ICE? Exec fields tough questions at NY hearing
An Amazon executive did little to quell suspicion that the company sells its facial recognition software to federal immigration authorities during a public hearing Wednesday. Amazon public policy lead Brian Huseman did not deny the assertion by a New York City Councilmember that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement uses Amazon’s Rekognition platform. The two discussed Amazon’s relationship with ICE during a hearing about the company’s plans to build a 25,000-person office in th...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Canada warns U.S. not to politicize extradition cases
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on Wednesday warned the United States not to politicize extradition cases, a day after President Donald Trump said he could intervene in the affair of a Chinese executive detained in Canada at Washington's request.
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9to5Mac |
Are you still waiting for AirPower or have you moved on to other solutions? [Poll]
As 2018 begins to wrap up, AirPower is still nowhere to be found. Earlier today, Zac outlined several possibilities for AirPower including a release sometime this month, Apple pushing the launch to 2019, or indefinitely delaying it. No matter the outcome, many eager iPhone users have become restless for some sort of update on AirPower’s fate.
Are you still waiting for AirPower or have you given up hope and turned to alternative solutions?
more…
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VentureBeat |
The RetroBeat: Examining the GameCube’s 10 best-selling games in the U.S.
The GameCube's 10 best-selling games ever in the U.S. show us what made the system so great ... and why it struggled.
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Slashdot |
President Trump To Use Huawei CFO As a Bargaining Chip
hackingbear shares a report from Politico, adding: "This fuels the suspicion that the Chinese executive is held as a hostage for the ongoing trade negotiation with China." From the report: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he reserved the right to weigh in on the Justice Department's case against the CFO of Huawei, if it would help him close a trade deal with Beijing or would serve other American national security interests. "If I think it's good for what will be certainly the largest ...
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CNET News |
Congress passes farm bill, which could boost rural broadband deployment - CNET
The bill, which provides billions in subsidies to American farmers, will also pave the way for more coordinated efforts among federal agencies to deploy broadband in hard to reach areas.
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Digital Trends |
The best albums of 2018
We've spent the year listening to new albums, digging deep, and culling our master list into 50 favorites. From blockbuster releases to hidden gems, these are the best albums of 2018.
The post The best albums of 2018 appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Mashable! |
Rap made from Will Smith's grunts in YouTube Rewind is better than YouTube Rewind
There's no easy way to say this: YouTube Rewind 2018 was ... pretty cringey. But YouTuber Jacksfilms made the best of it and created a surprisingly good song out of Will Smith's bizarre grunting. The resulting musical homage to Smith — The Fresh Prince of Bell-Air star, award-winning actor, and most recently, vlogger — is an absolute bop.
"YouTube's hot, but he made it hotter," Jacksfilms raps, with a lighthearted jab at the awkward fact that YouTube Rewind 2018 is the second m...
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Digital Trends |
Anker’s micro projectors get an equally small price in time for the holidays
Looking for a great deal on a tiny video projector? Anker has some tiny prices on three of their smallest devices. With features like Android 7.1 and designs as small as a can of soda, these projectors make the perfect travel companions.
The post Anker’s micro projectors get an equally small price in time for the holidays appeared first on Digital Trends.
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CNET News |
Apple Watch Series 3 drops to $229 at Walmart - CNET
It's not quite as good as its Black Friday price, but it's still a decent discount.
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TG Daily |
Apple’s Injunction Problem Is About To Get Worse
Apple’s injunction problem in China is about to get worse.
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The Register |
Kubernetes has become 'boring' and that's good, Google tells devs
Thrill-seeking infrastructure devs accept end of caffeine-fueled ops frenzy with murmur
Kubernetes "is now very, very boring," declared Janet Kuo, software engineer at Google, at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2018 in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday.…
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V3 |
Uber manager raised concerns about self-driving vehicle programme five days before fatal Uber crash in Arizona
Uber manager complained about series of near misses by autonomous vehicles that had not been properly investigated
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Boy Genius Report |
Intel just unveiled new Foveros 3D chip stacking tech and 10nm Sunny Cove CPU
Intel Foveros isn’t the name of a new chip, but rather a technology that will allow the chipmaker to bundle various vertical chip components, and thus improve the speed of devices without having to wait for a new chip manufacturing process to mature, like the 10nm chips that it keeps postponing.
In other words, with Foveros, Intel will be able to stack all sorts of chips on top of each other, including CPU, memory, and others, without worrying about their respective underlying manufacturing t...
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Business Insider |
The cofounder of a $1.9 billion design startup explains why his company is 'training' for an IPO that may never happen
On Tuesday, design platform InVision announced it has raised $115 million in series F funding.
This year, the seven-year-old company will cross $100 million in annual recurring revenue, and CEO Clark Valberg says the secret is that the product has spread through the word of mouth in the design community.
InVision has no plans to go public as of now, but Valberg wants the company to work to become fit enough for larger markets.
"I think of IPO readiness as a business fitness, even if we nev...
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Hacker News |
You don't need the latest NPM package of everything
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Android Police - Andro... |
Google Playground and its AR Playmoji come to Pixel and Pixel 2 phones, new Travel pack lands [APK Download]
When the Pixel 3 debuted two months back, Google made sure its new flagship lineup was adorned with all the latest bells and whistles, introducing us to a whole bunch of new features in the process. From the get-go, we were curious to learn which of these might also make their way to older Pixel phones, and when. Over the past few weeks more and more have been expanding to new devices, and the latest to spread the love is Playground and its Playmoji packs, now formally available for the Pixel, P...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Canberra launches 'reusable' digital platform strategy
The Digital Transformation Agency wants the federal government to use the digital platforms it already has in place instead of building out new, bespoke solutions every time it has a new idea.
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BuzzFeed - Tech |
Amazon's First Hearing With The New York City Council Didn't Go So Well
Protesters filled New York City's Council Chambers on Wednesday, interrupting Amazon's remarks with chants like "G-T-F-O, Amazon has got to go."
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Digg Top Stories |
What Story Does Your Neighborhood's Life Expectancy Tell?
To search for the life expectancy in a certain place, just type in an address. Hover over the result, and the map shows how the neighborhood compares to the county, state, and the country.
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Digg Top Stories |
The Cold Comfort Of The Make-A-Wish Foundation
What my internship with the beloved non-profit taught me about its limitations.
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BleepingComputer.com |
Taxpayer ID Numbers for 120 Million Brazilians Exposed Online
A misconfigured server exposed the taxpayer identification numbers, or Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas (CPFs), for 120 million Brazilian nationals for an unknown period of time. [...]
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The Huffington Post |
Donald Trump Jr. Just Threw His Dad Under The Bus With A Shocking Revelation
OK, maybe it's not INCREDIBLY shocking.
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Digital Trends |
Common AirPods problems, and how to fix them
Apple’s AirPods are among the best fully wireless earbuds we’ve seen, but they’re not perfect. If you’re having trouble, take a look at our guide to the most common problems and what you can do to fix them.
The post Common AirPods problems, and how to fix them appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Digital Trends |
How to use the ECG app, set up irregular rhythm notifications on the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch Series 4 is the best smartwatch iPhone owners can own, and it just got even better with the addition of the ECG app and ability to identify irregular heart rhythms. Here's how to set it all up.
The post How to use the ECG app, set up irregular rhythm notifications on the Apple Watch appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Verge - All Posts |
How Congress missed another chance to hold big tech accountable
From time to time the entire technology press corps gets together on Twitter, spends several hours live-tweeting the same event, and then writes a series of blog posts about how nothing important happened. This event is known as a Congressional hearing, and today we witnessed our final one of the year.
After months of polite deferrals, Sundar Pichai finally went before Congress on Tuesday, and over the course of three and a half hours, said as little as possible. The hearing before the House Jud...
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Business Insider |
Amazon gifts must be ordered by these holiday shipping deadlines to guarantee they arrive in time for Christmas
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff that we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.
Everything seems to get more chaotic around the holidays — there's a rush at work and your calendar continues to fill up with events and parties to attend. Suddenly, it's the week before Christmas and you realize you forgot to find a gift. The good news is, you're not alone — plenty of us fall victim to last-...
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GeekWire |
ZeniMax and Facebook settle Oculus VR suit
It’s been nearly five years, but ZeniMax’s lawsuit with Facebook over the development of the Oculus Rift headset is finally at an end. ZeniMax announced Wednesday that it agreed to settle the suit. The terms of the settlement were not revealed. ZeniMax originally sued Facebook in 2014 when John Carmack, one of the founders of ZeniMax-owned Id Software, left the company to partner with Palmer Luckey at Oculus. ZeniMax alleged that Carmack and Luckey used trade secrets in the developme...
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Engadget |
Amazon brings Alexa's Follow-Up Mode to Fire TV Cube
Last week, Amazon updated Fire TV Cube with the Alexa Announcements feature (which lets you dictate a message that the other Echo devices in your home will broadcast) and notifications from your smart doorbell and camera. Now, Amazon's giving the dev...
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Digital Trends |
Light, speed: Lighting kit for DJI Mavic 2 lets you fly and film in the dark
Lume Cube, maker of small battery-powered LED lights for mobile photography, has announced a new lighting kit built specifically for the DJI Mavic 2 -- the first of its kind. Already our favorite drone, this makes the Mavic 2 even better.
The post Light, speed: Lighting kit for DJI Mavic 2 lets you fly and film in the dark appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Business Insider |
How advances in edge computing are addressing key problems in the healthcare, telecommunications, and automotive sectors
This is a preview of a research report from Business Insider Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service. To learn more about Business Insider Intelligence, click here.
Edge computing solutions are key tools that help companies grapple with rising data volumes across industries. These types of solutions are critical in allowing companies to gain more control over the data their IoT devices create and in reducing their reliance on (and the costs of) cloud computing.
These systems ...
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Boy Genius Report |
This is the forehead thermometer Apple would make if Apple made forehead thermometers
Apple isn’t in the healthcare market but if it was, this is definitely the thermometer the company would create. The iHealth Infrared No-Touch Forehead Thermometer is a sleek and minimalistic gadget with an ergonomic design. It’s lightweight and comfortable, and it has a single touch sensitive button used to operate it. Point the thermometer at your forehead or a child’s forehead from a few inches away, touch the button, and presto — an accurate temperature reading shows ...
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Digital Trends |
Digital Trends Live: S10 rumors, computer shoes, and the best products of 2018
On episode 35 of Digital Trends Live, hosts Greg Nibler and Nick Mokey discuss the revival of Puma's computer shoe, the possibility of a Tesla Truck, and DT's favorite products of the year.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Deal alert: Apple's HomePod speaker is still $100 off for the holidays
This device is small, can fill an office with booming sound, and it's compatible with AirPlay 2.
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SlashGear |
Folding rescue drone can transform its shape while in the air
Researchers with the University of Zurich have created a flying drone designed specifically for rescue missions. Though aerial vehicles designed for emergency situations aren’t anything new, the researchers have bestowed their model with a unique ability: wings that briefly fold inward, enabling the drone to fly through narrow passages. Rescue missions may involve flying between rubble after an earthquake or … Continue reading
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CNET News |
NASA solar spacecraft snaps first image from inside sun's atmosphere - CNET
The Parker Solar Probe zips down the sun's boulevard and asks, "Are you ready for your close-up?"
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Slashdot |
Apple Is Making Its Own Modem To Compete With Qualcomm, Report Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Apple is apparently working on its own, in-house developed modem to allow it to better compete with Qualcomm, according to several new Apple job listings that task engineers to design and develop a layer 1 cellular PHY chip -- implying that the company is working on actual, physical networking hardware. Two of the job posts are explicitly to hire a pair of cellular modem systems architects, one in Santa Clara and one in San Diego, home of Qualc...
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Business Insider |
A New York City Council member asked Amazon how a reporter saw his wish list, and it reveals a misconception many customers have (AMZN)
New York City Council member Ben Kallos tried to criticize Amazon's privacy practices as part of a public hearing on its HQ2 project on Wednesday.
He asked how the New York Post was able to see his Amazon wish list for an article the newspaper wrote about politicians using the online-shopping site.
In fact, Amazon wish lists are public and searchable via a user's email address or name by default.
A New York City Council hearing about Amazon's HQ2 project hit an abrupt snag when member Ben Kallo...
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Mashable! |
An unwelcome reminder that eating raw cookie dough is dangerous even when it's egg-free
The CDC is reminding people not to consume raw cookie dough, even if it is egg-free. Egg-free dough isn't safe if it includes raw flourProducts with cookie dough, such as ice cream, have killed the germs by heating up the dough. Read more...More about Food, Health, Mashable Video, Food Drink, and Cookie Dough
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The Register |
Small town rejects Comcast, ISP org takes issue with El Reg
And the FCC and AT&T claim everything is hunky dory
Just how much do you hate Comcast? Enough to spend $1m of your own money to escape its clutches?…
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MSPoweruser |
After knocking in the nails, in latest move Microsoft starts lowering the Cortana coffin
We know that, like Windows Phone, Microsoft has more or less given up on Cortana, but the latest rumour makes the extent of the abandonment of Microsoft’s homegrown digital assistant clear. We already know Microsoft plans to separate out Windows Search from Cortana, but now a new rumour, based on the reverse engineering of the latest Windows […]
Read More: After knocking in the nails, in latest move Microsoft starts lowering the Cortana coffin
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Hacker News |
First Product Designer at Y Combinator
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Resources | ZDNet |
In a nod to growing recognition, Moment releases lens cases for the OnePlus 6
Six weeks ago OnePlus launched its first phone on T-Mobile. Initial indications are that this was a great success and it seems the OnePlus brand is gaining traction in the US consumer wireless market.
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Digital Trends |
Canon holiday sale features the Rebel T6 2-lens kit for just $449
If you have a budding photographer in your life in need of a real camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T6 could make the perfect gift. Canon is currently offering the camera in a two-lens bundle for just $449 through December 29.
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Business Insider |
China hasn't approved a single new video game for sale in 9 months, and that freeze could continue into 2019
The Chinese government has not approved any new video games for release in the country since March 2018, and the freeze could continue into early 2019.
China recently announced the formation of an Online Games Ethics Committe, but the committee's first batch of reviews resulted in zero approvals.
Video game publishers are working to meet the government's criteria, even as the halt in approvals has meant they're losing money in a huge market.
It's been about 9 months since the Chinese government...
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Digital Trends |
No more wild goose chase: ‘Duck.com’ now leads to DuckDuckGo instead of Google
DuckDuckGo recently acquired a shorter domain name from fellow search engine competitor Google. As a result, longtime and new DuckDuckGo users can now access the privacy-focused search engine by going to duck.com.
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
Razer Wants Gamers to Mine Cryptocurrency for Store Credit
Razer's new SoftMiner program introduces a rather novel arrangement to the gaming and cryptocurrency space.
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CNET News |
Cadillac XT6 SUV coming to Detroit Auto Show - Roadshow
The XT6 will slot between the midsize XT5 and fullsize Escalade in Cadillac's SUV lineup.
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CNET News |
Kanye West made the biggest password blunder of 2018 - CNET
The Pentagon, Nutella and Texas didn't do much better, according to a list from password managing app Dashlane.
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Resources | ZDNet |
ACCC has concerns over TPG-Vodafone merger
The TPG-Vodafone Australia merger decision has yet to be made, with Australia's consumer watchdog saying it has concerns about competition that need to be addressed.
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The Huffington Post |
Rupert Murdoch’s Daughter-In-Law Backs Website Focused On ‘Progressive Realism’
"I'm supporting something different," Kathryn Murdoch wrote on Twitter. "Will you join me?"
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VentureBeat |
GamesBeat Decides 105: Sonic’s leg day
'Sonic the Hedgehog' stars an abomination impostor in place of the loveable Sonic you grew up with, but that is exactly what Sonic is in 2018.
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Boy Genius Report |
NASA’s InSight lander just snapped its first selfie, and it’s a stunner
When it comes to robots on Mars, one of NASA's many traditions is making sure its rovers snap a selfie or two while hanging out on the planet's dusty surface. That tradition has continued with the newly-landed InSight lander, and NASA just published the robot's first self-shot photo.
The image, which is stitched together from several different snapshots the machine sent back to Earth, gives NASA engineers a clear look at InSight's surroundings and also lets them see the condition of the hardwar...
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VentureBeat |
How NASDAQ makes strategic infrastructure decisions (VB Live)
How do you harness the power of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) and virtualization? Join NASDAQ’s AVP of DevOps and others for this VB Live event.
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Engadget |
FCC offers $67 million more per year for rural broadband programs
The Federal Communications Commission announced today additional funding to its Connect America Fund dedicated to expanding broadband internet service to rural communities. The agency will make available $67 million more per year than originally earm...
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Digital Trends |
Microsoft’s Windows 10 updates have been a disaster despite safeguards
After a string of Windows 10 update issues, including severe data loss for a number of users, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President of Windows, Michael Fortin, has spoken out about quality control surrounding Windows development at Microsoft.
The post Microsoft’s Windows 10 updates have been a disaster despite safeguards appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Huffington Post |
How Nancy Pelosi Masterfully Dismantled Trump
Do not mansplain to the former — and likely future — Speaker of the House.
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InfoWorld News |
GitHub improves its status reporting
GitHub has updated the status page on its popular code-sharing site to help developers find out as much information as possible on potential outages or site issues.The site now lists individual component statuses that comprise the wider GitHub product. Git operations, for example, are now split out from API requests. Also, page builds can be tracked independently of notifications. Users can subscribe to different status reports via mechanisms including email, SMS, and webhook delivery. Subscript...
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Hacker News |
How Ted Lieu Became Google’s Accidental Champion
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Business Insider |
People are attacking Waymo's self-driving cars in Arizona by slashing tires and, in some cases, pulling guns on the safety drivers (GOOGL)
Waymo self-driving cars in Arizona have had their tires slashed and safety drivers have had guns pulled on them, the Arizona Republic reports.
Twenty-one instances have been recorded of people attacking Waymo cars, according to the Arizona Republic citing police reports.
It's a tiny fraction compared to overall traffic incidents — but they highlight a common fear people have about new tech innovations.
Police in Chandler, Arizona — a Phoenix suburb where Waymo's se...
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Business Insider |
These were the 10 most popular diets of 2018, according to Google
Google released its "Year in Search" trends for 2018 on Wednesday.
The diets that Americans looked up the most fall into one of two camps: high-fat and low-carb, or calorie restriction, like fasting.
Some options, though, were downright bizarre.
Even though research shows that adopting a healthy eating plan you can stick to for life is a better tactic than yo-yo dieting, people are always intrigued by the latest strategy for losing weight in a hurry.
Google has published its list of the t...
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The Digital Reader |
Number of Book Buying Households in Germany Declines as eBook Buyers Grows Rapidly
GfK may have reported that fewer German ebook buyers bought more ebooks last year, but the German Federal Statistics Office, or Statistisches Bundesamt, announced on Tuesday that the number of ebook buyers inContinue reading
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Resources | ZDNet |
Want a Ryzen chip for your setup? Save $70 on AMD's second-gen 2700X
If you're a gamer, you're getting similar performance to Intel silicon for less money, and if you're into content creation, you're getting better performance for your money.
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Hacker News |
No hospital, just an emergency ‘department’. They’re popping up all over
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Digital Trends |
These accessories take your already awesome Instant Pot to a whole new level
If you're familiar with the Instant Pot, you know that this bad boy acts as a pressure cooker, rice cooker, cake maker, egg boiler, and a lot more. Here are some must-have accessories to make Instant Pot cooking even better.
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Slashdot |
California Considers Text Messaging Tax To Fund Cell Service For Low-Income Residents
According to a report from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California may soon tax text messaging to help fund programs that make phone service available for low-income residents. The report says the tax would likely be a flat fee added to a monthly bill instead of a per text tax. The Hill reports: The report outlines the shrinking revenue coming from a current tax on the telecommunications industry and argues that a new tax on text messaging should be put in place to make up ...
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Ars Technica |
Microsoft adds Dark Mode support and more to Office 365 for Mac
The update adds Continuity Camera support and non-Mojave-specific features.
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The Huffington Post |
Julian Castro Moves Towards White House Bid
Julian Castro, a former mayor and member of Obama’s cabinet, could be the next president.
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Mashable! |
The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week, and it'll be a special one
Get ready for what might be the best meteor shower of 2018.
The Geminid meteor shower, which peaks late at night on Thursday into the wee hours of the morning Friday, could bring more than 100 meteors per hour to light pollution-free skies in dark areas around the world, according to NASA.
That's a whole bunch of meteors.
"If you can see the familiar winter constellations Orion and Gemini in the sky, you'll see some Geminids," NASA explained in a skywatching video.
"Expect to see up to 120...
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Boy Genius Report |
Amazon makes its own $100 sound bar, and it’s so much better than you think
Amazon’s AmazonBasics brand is home to products in so many different categories that it’s impossible to keep track of them all at this point. There are some lesser-known AmazonBasics products that are definitely worth checking out though, and the AmazonBasics 2.1 Channel Bluetooth Sound Bar with Built-In Subwoofer is definitely one of them. It packs a two-channel sound bar and a sub into a single slim sound bar, and it only costs $100!
Here’s what you need to know:
31.5-inch so...
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The Huffington Post |
Tennessee U.S. Rep-Elect Walks Back False Claim That Vaccines Lead To Autism
Rep-elect Mark Green, a doctor, claimed the CDC had "fraudulently managed" data on vaccines.
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
Careful! Windows 10's 'Check for updates' button may download beta code
Some users are adventurous, and seek to be the first to use new Windows 10 features via Microsoft’s Windows Insider program. Others aren’t, and just want a stable system to use on day-to-day basis.If you’re one of the latter, don’t go clicking Windows Update’s “Check for updates” button willy-nilly, or you may unwittingly join the ranks of the Windows pioneers—even if you were simply hoping for a patch to fix a problem with your operating system.In a blog post this week, Microsof...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Rhode Island sues Google after latest Google+ API leak
Google sued within a day after announcing latest Google+ API leak.
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AppleInsider |
Apple now has up to 50 doctors on staff for health tech work, report says
Apple may now have as many as 50 medical doctors spread through the company as it continues to build on the health technologies found in the iPhone, Apple Watch, and HealthKit.
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Digg Top Stories |
Homeowners See A Few Ants In Their Home, Ask A Contractor To Find The Source And, Oh No...
The exterminator said it was "the worst he had ever seen."
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Digg Top Stories |
'Hi-Tech Robot' At Russia Forum Turns Out To Be Man In Suit
Russia-24 praised the ersatz android during coverage of a youth forum dedicated to robotics, boasting that "Robot Boris has already learned to dance and he's not that bad."
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Digg Top Stories |
The Dirty Secret Of Elite College Admissions
I have been interviewing Princeton hopefuls for years. Here's why I'm quitting.
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Digg Top Stories |
He Helped Build An Artists' Utopia. Now He Faces Trial For 36 Deaths There
Max Harris did chores and collected rent at the artists' warehouse where he lived. Now he faces trial for the deaths at a concert there — including some of his close friends.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Amazon just launched a mini version of its cashier-less Go store in Seattle
Amazon today announced the launch of a new variety of its cashier-less Go store that’s much smaller than a standard one. The company is referring to it as a small-format Go store, and it’s a freestanding construction with its own enclosed ceiling, which is where it places a majority of the cameras and sensors used to track shoppers and determine when an item has been taken off the shelf.
Amazon says this version, located on the sixth floor of the Macy’s building at 300 Pine Street in down...
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GeekWire |
College admissions startup Cirkled In gets high marks with $700K in funding, recent Fast Pitch win
Reetu Gupta’s startup wasn’t getting the traction that she wanted. The model for Cirkled In, her Seattle-based company, was to sell high schools a product that helps students apply to college by assisting them in creating portfolios. It was tough pitching to schools. And then she heard a talk by tech guru Mark Cuban saying that data and AI were the keys to corporate survival within the next 5 years. Gupta hustled back to the drawing board to devise a new business and marketing strate...
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Digital Trends |
Vizio is still rocking the Black Friday spirit with these TV and soundbar deals
If you missed out on all the great TV deals this past Black Friday and Cyber Monday, don't worry, Vizio has you covered. The company has some great discounts on its most popular 4K TVs and sounbar systems. But don't delay -- some of these deals only last one day.
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The Huffington Post |
Protesters Fill Michigan Capitol To Stand Against GOP Power Grab
The state's Republicans are desperately trying to undermine incoming Democrats and progressive measures.
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The Huffington Post |
5 Democrats Bail Out Paul Ryan And Protect Saudi Arabia
They helped to ensure the House won't consider a companion bill to anti-Saudi legislation expected to pass the Senate.
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