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Business Insider |
LIVE: Google CEO Sundar Pichai publicly testifies before Congress for the first time (GOOG)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is testifying before Congress today amid increasing political scrutiny of big tech.
Pichai, appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, is expected to be asked about Google's refusal to take US military contracts, its secretive efforts to make a censored search engine for China, and allegations of conservative bias, a favorite cause of the American right.
It kicks off at 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT, and Business Insider is there in attendance and following along live. Y...
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Hacker News |
GoDaddy is a scam
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Techradar - All the la... |
Fitbit Versa smartwatch is back down to its lowest price
The cheapest version of the Fitbit Versa is back to the same low price we saw on Black Friday.
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Hacker News |
Amazon, Amid Crackdown on Seller Scams, Fires Employees Over Data Leak
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
The OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition is the height of overkill—and I totally want one
OnePlus may be a company known for crafting phones with premium specs and affordable prices but that doesn’t mean it can’t bust loose once in a while. And nothing says busting loose like a partnership with one of the fastest and most recognizable Formula One car makers in the world, McLaren.In true McLaren fashion, the Speed Orange OnePlus 6T is a glorious testament to over-the-top performance and power. While the design and specs are mostly the same as the standard edition of the phone, the...
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News - THE INQUIRER |
Article 13 isn't quite as messy as Brexit, but its still a confused mess
Meme Ban means Meme Ban
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Mashable! |
Time's 'Person of the Year' honors 'The Guardians': imprisoned or murdered journalists of 2018
In a time when the president of the United States calls journalists "the enemy of the people," Time magazine honored fallen and imprisoned journalists, calling them "The Guardians," as their "Person of the Year" for 2018.
SEE ALSO: Sarah Huckabee Sanders shares doctored InfoWars video of Jim Acosta incident
The magazine honored these journalists across four different covers, featuring murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, imprisoned Reuters journalists...
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Digital Trends |
Apple vs. Qualcomm: Everything you need to know
Apple is following the FTC's lead and has sued Qualcomm for a massive $1 billion in the U.S., $145 million in China, and also in the U.K., claiming the company charged onerous royalties for its patented tech.
The post Apple vs. Qualcomm: Everything you need to know appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Android Police - Andro... |
Pandora has added a podcast discovery feature to its Android app
The latest update to the music discovery app Pandora finally adds a much-requested feature — podcasts. More than 100,000 episodes across a wide range of genres are available through Pandora as of the latest version, so if you're a heavy user of the app who's been going elsewhere for your pods, you no longer need to.
As is the Pandora way, podcasts will have up and down thumbs for you to vote with, and it'll personalize recommendations based on your preferences. Read MorePandora has added ...
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MSPoweruser |
Vivo’s latest flagship smartphone comes with revolutionary dual-screen design and 3D Camera
Vivo today announced its latest flagship device, the NEX Dual Display Edition. The new NEX Dual Display Edition comes with a revolutionary dual-screen design similar to the one we already saw in Nubia X. On the front of the device, you have got a 6.39-inch Ultra FullView Super AMOLED Display with an improved screen-to-body ratio […]
Read More: Vivo’s latest flagship smartphone comes with revolutionary dual-screen design and 3D Camera
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TechCrunch |
Verizon to take a charge of up to $6.7B due to Oath and redundancies
Verizon, the telecoms giant that is the parent of Oath (and therefore owns TechCrunch), has been through the re-organizational ringer in recent quarters and today it announced the full financial effect of that process. According to an SEC filing, the company will take charges of up to $6.7 billion as a result of a voluntary […]
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Resources | ZDNet |
Is MakerBot's new Method 3D printer ready enough to save the company?
Can MakerBot's new, up-market 3D printer move the needle on the company's reputation? Is this the 3D printer businesses and departments have been waiting for? We put it all in perspective.
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CNET News |
Facebook may soon be able to figure out where you're going next - CNET
Location tracking 2.0 is taking shape.
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Welcome to Fudzilla |
Raytracing 3DMark Port Royal launches on January 8th
Shows some effects in a new video
UL Benchmark has delivered on its previous promise and has announced both the release date as well as pricing for its upcoming 3DMark Port Royal, a benchmark with support for DirectX Raytracing (DXR) API.
Although currently supported only on Nvidia's RTX series graphics cards, UL Benchmark said it worked closely with AMD, Intel, Nvidia, and other companies in developing this benchmark so hopefully, we will see something from those other companies.
As for the be...
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Engadget |
LG's automated craft beer system could make homebrewing much easier
Given the phenomenal popularity of craft beers and ales sweeping bars across the globe, it's surprising that homebrewing hasn't yet taken off to the same levels. Sure, we've seen a number of systems touting the trend -- Picobrew and Brewie are two th...
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Slashdot |
What it's Like To Work in the Biggest Building in the World
To build a fleet of giant airliners requires a building just as big. Boeing's Everett Factory, built to construct the famous 747, is the biggest enclosed structure in the world. BBC Future: When you're building some of the world's biggest airliners, you need an equally outsized building. When Boeing decided to build the 747 -- a plane so big it would become known around the world as the jumbo jet -- they had to build a factory large enough to build several of them at the same time. If you've eve...
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The Register |
Oracle takes its gripes about Pentagon's JEDI contract to federal court
Great way to make friends during procurement for a $10bn contract, eh Larry?
Fresh from defeat at the hands of the US Government Accountability Office, Oracle has taken its battle against the single-vendor Pentagon cloud contract to court.…
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Computerworld |
Will 2019 be the year of the Mac?
iPhone maker Apple makes lots of other products, including Macs, and the next 12 months could see some of the strongest Mac sales for some time as millions of aging Windows machines still used in enterprise IT are upgraded to a more advanced computing platform.Time for the Mac halo to return
First there was the Mac halo, then the iPod came along, which created its own halo and built interest in iPhones. Then Apple broke into the enterprise with iPad. History repeats itself. In 2019, the halo ret...
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Techradar - All the la... |
Today's top Best Buy Doorbuster deal is a Samsung 4K TV for under $300
Samsung is offering one of its 43-inch 4K TVs for a cool $102 off list price for one day only.
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Digital Trends |
Pininfarina Battista is a 1,900-horsepower, 250-mph electric supercar
The Pininfarina Battista will be the first production car from famed Italian design firm Pininfarina. Named after company founder Battista Pininfarina, it has a claimed 1,900 horsepower and a $2.5 million price tag.
The post Pininfarina Battista is a 1,900-horsepower, 250-mph electric supercar appeared first on Digital Trends.
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CNET News |
2019 Ford Ranger boasts best-in-class gas fuel economy - Roadshow
The new truck delivers up to 26 miles per gallon on the highway.
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TechCrunch |
Watch Google CEO Sundar Pichai testify in Congress — on bias, China and more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has managed to avoid the public political grillings that have come for tech leaders at Facebook and Twitter this year. But not today. Today he will be in front of the House Judiciary committee for a hearing entitled: Transparency & Accountability: Examining Google and its Data Collection, Use and Filtering Practices. […]
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Techradar - All the la... |
Pokemon Go update: all the news and rumors for what's coming next
Here's all the latest news and rumors on Niantic's Pokemon Go.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Communication in combat: getting the right information at the right time
How the British Army is combines its skills with the flexibility of civilian startup culture to stay in touch on the battlefield.
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The Huffington Post |
Twitter Users Titter At Trump’s Chief Of Staff Hiring Gaffe
Many people thought Trump's tweet made it sound like he was lining up tweens for the role.
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Boy Genius Report |
Today’s top deals: Sony noise cancelling headphones, Instant Pots, $250 iPad, $64 air fryer, more
We've got a fantastic roundup of daily deals to share with you today, but the first one is time-sensitive so we'll get right to it: the $200 Sony wireless noise cancelling headphones that flew off the shelves on Black Friday are back down to $99.99, but one color is already sold out and the second one will sell out soon so grab them while you can! Other top deals on Tuesday include deep discounts on three different popular Instant Pot models including one Instant Pot sale good for today only, an...
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Business Insider |
Verizon will write down $4.6 billion in value of Oath, the unit that combined AOL and Yahoo assets
Verizon expects to write down the value of Oath in the fourth quarter of this year by $4.6 billion.
It's the result of competitive pressures in the digital ad business.
The integration between Yahoo and AOL never achieved the benefits Verizon anticipated, according to the company's regulatory filing.
Verizon expects to write down the value of its Oath business by $4.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018.
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday, Verizon said it expected the w...
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9to5Mac |
Egypt gives Apple 60 days to resolve ‘unfair restrictions’ from marked up iPhone prices
Just 24 hours ago, a Chinese judge granted an injunction against Apple. Now, the Egyptian government is playing hardball with the tech giant as well, stating that Apple has just two months to end “unfair restrictions” on regional product distributors.
While the 60 day deadline doesn’t include the threat of a permanent sales ban, Egyptian officials are angry over the exceedingly difficult and high income requirements needed to purchase a iPhone in the country.
Today’s statement comes ...
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Android Police - Andro... |
Google Maps' Waze-like incident reporting shows up for many, doesn't work yet
Google Maps' incident reporting feature has been a long-time coming. After the company bought Waze in 2013, everyone thought Google Maps would get its popular crowdsourced reporting feature in no-time, but years have passed it's only a few months ago that we started seeing hints of it in our teardowns of Maps. The first real signs started showing up in the app after that, with users spotting confirmation prompts for reported incidents and, recently, a button to report crashes and speed trap...
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TechCrunch |
Dell votes to buy back VMware tracking stock and go public again
Dell announced it has agreed to buy back the VMware tracking stock from the EMC acquisition. The company confirmed the buy-back price of $120 per share for a total of $23.9 billion. With today’s move, Dell will return to being publicly traded starting on December 28th. Sixty-one percent of shareholders voted in favor of the deal. It’s […]
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Reuters: Technology News |
Fintech startup Plaid valued at $2.65 billion in latest funding round: source
Fintech startup Plaid has raised $250 million in its latest funding round led by one of Silicon Valley's top investors, Mary Meeker, which according to a source familiar with the matter values the company at $2.65 billion.
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V3 |
NASA OSIRIS-REx probe detects ingredients for water on asteroid Bennu
The spacecraft found traces of hydrogen and oxygen molecules, known as hydroxyls, embedded in the rocky surface of the asteroid
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Digg Top Stories |
The Absurd Quest To Make The 'Best' Razor
The $3.5 billion shaving industry is secretive and litigious — and disrupting itself silly.
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Business Insider |
Uber customers and drivers are furious after a major outage causes all kinds of issues
Uber drivers and customers were angry with the company Tuesday after an apparent service outage.
The issue appeared to affect everything from food deliveries to car rides.
There were still lingering outages Tuesday morning, according to DownDetector.
Uber appears to have suffered a major service outage on Monday evening stretching into Tuesday morning.
DownDetector, a service that monitors website functionality, shows a large spike in issues around 5 pm Eastern Time Monday evening. Driver...
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CNET News |
New Firefox suggests ways to get more out of the web - CNET
Mozilla also builds better tab management abilities into Firefox 64.
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Engadget |
Nerdy, written erotica doesn't need Tumblr to survive
If you lose your copy of Brave New World, it's simple to replace the entire story, word for word, by buying a new version of the book from Barnes & Noble or borrowing one from the library. If your home is burglarized by a bibliophile and every bo...
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VentureBeat |
Firefox 64 arrives with feature recommender, multiple tab organization, and better scrolling on Android
Mozilla has released Firefox 64 with a Contextual Feature Recommender (CFR), multiple tab organization, and better scrolling on Android.
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Mashable! |
The top 10 best on-screen animal performances of 2018
Beware of spoilers: minor, animal-centric plot points are sprinkled throughout this article.
Right up there with quality lighting, charming animal actors are a top-tier cinematic staple.
From Judy Garland's Toto to Melanie Griffith's IRL pet lion, Hollywood has been historically fascinated by the furry friends who make our human stories come to life. 2018 continued that industry tradition with an array of talented performers who made audiences laugh, cry, and occasionally meow during...
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Techdirt |
Mobile Location Scandals Keep Making Facebook's Privacy Flubs Look Like Child's Play
We've noted a few times now that while Facebook gets a lot of justified heat for its privacy scandals, the stuff going on in the cellular data and app market in regards to location data makes many of Facebook's privacy issues seem like a grade-school picnic. That's something that was pretty well highlighted by the recent Securus and LocationSmart scandals, which showcased perfectly how cellular carriers and location data brokers routinely buy and sell your daily travel habits with only a fleetin...
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MSPoweruser |
OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition announced, comes with 10GB RAM and Warp Charge 30
OnePlus today announced the new OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition in partnership with automotive company McLaren. OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition has some key differences when compared to the regular OnePlus 6T device. First, McLaren Edition device now comes with 10GB RAM. Don’t ask me why do you need 10GB of RAM on an Android mobile device, […]
Read More: OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition announced, comes with 10GB RAM and Warp Charge 30
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Thurrott.com |
OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Is the Company’s Most Expensive Phone
OnePlus' new McLaren partnership starts off with the company's most expensive phone to date.
The post OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition Is the Company’s Most Expensive Phone appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Business Insider |
Here's how to quickly check if you have a Google+ account, and delete it
On Monday, Google announced that it would be shutting down Google+ four months early in April 2019 after another bug was discovered.
The company said 52.5 million users were affected by this issue, which exposed information including names, email addresses, occupations, and ages, between November 7 and November 13.
Between 2015 and 2018, Google+ had a similar bug, which Google announced in October. It prompted the company to plan to shut down the social network in August 2019.
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9to5Mac |
More Americans now get their news from social media than newspapers
A Pew research study has revealed that, for the first time, more Americans get their news from social media than from newspapers …
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The post More Americans now get their news from social media than newspapers appeared first on 9to5Mac.
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Extremetech |
Australia Becomes First Western Nation to Ban Secure Encryption
Australia now requires tech companies to build mandatory backdoors into their products, to be accessed at government demand, with no judicial review.
The post Australia Becomes First Western Nation to Ban Secure Encryption appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Canonical makes Kubernetes moves
Canonical wants to make it darn clear that, besides being the leading cloud Linux distributor, it's also a major Kubernetes player.
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Digg Top Stories |
Cops Test Out Incendiary Shotgun Rounds At Indoor Shooting Range, All Hell Breaks Loose
We're not even going to get into the question of why police need incendiary shotgun rounds in the first place.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Vivo Nex Dual Display Edition announced with two screens and three cameras
The Vivo Nex Dual Display has screens on both the front and back, plus loads of other high-end features.
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Boy Genius Report |
Purported ‘real-life’ photo shows off the Galaxy S10’s stunning design
Samsung earlier this week announced the first Galaxy phone to feature an exciting Infinity-O display. The selfie camera appears in a hole that has been punched through the top corner of the screen, which is why this type of display is called Infinity-O, a marketing term Samsung coined earlier this fall.
The same screen technology will be used on the Galaxy S10 that’s rumored to launch in February, but, as a true flagship, the Galaxy S10 should have an even more intriguing design. The followin...
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VentureBeat |
RobotCache signs 22 publishers with 700 games for blockchain app store
Robot Cache has signed up 22 publishers with 700 games for its alternative PC app store powered by blockchain technology.
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Hacker News |
Twenty Years of Open Source Erlang: A Retrospective from the trenches
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Business Insider |
Driver's are overlooking a huge safety risk by neglecting their cars' headlights: AAA
AAA investigated degraded car headlights and found that they can greatly reduce the amount of light projected at night.
Repairs range from less than $100 for a DIY job to around $450 for a full replacement with original equipment.
AAA recommends that driver's routinely examine their headlights for signs of degradation.
Car owners routinely worry about everything from check engine lights to squeaky brakes, but they could be overlooking a more serious, silent problem.
AAA investigated the culprit...
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Engadget |
Audit backs Apple's denial of Chinese spy chips in servers
If there have been any Chinese spy chips on Super Micro servers, they haven't been easy to find. The company has told customers that an independent audit has found no evidence of malicious hardware on its current motherboards as well as those from t...
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Digg Top Stories |
Artisan Crafts The Smallest Knife We've Ever Seen
For defending your honor in all of those deadly, fairy-sized gang fights you find yourself in.
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Digg Top Stories |
Here Are Time's People Of The Year
On Tuesday, Time magazine revealed its Person of the Year cover. This year, there are four sets of honorees and four covers, honoring reporters who faced dangerous conditions and kept reporting.
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Digg Top Stories |
The Golden Age Of Rich People Not Paying Their Taxes
An eight-year campaign to slash the IRS's budget has left the agency understaffed, hamstrung and operating with archaic equipment. The result: a hundred-billion-dollar heist.
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Digg Top Stories |
What It's Like To Work In The Biggest Building In The World
To build a fleet of giant airliners requires a building just as big. Boeing's Everett Factory, built to construct the famous 747, is the biggest enclosed structure in the world.
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Digg Top Stories |
Can I Build A Gingerbread House Big Enough For My Dog?
When considering a question like, "Can I build a gingerbread house big enough that my dog can fit inside?" it's important to first resolve that the answer must be yes.
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VentureBeat |
T-Mobile unexpectedly launches commercial 5G network — in Poland
T-Mobile has talked up plans to launch high-speed 5G cellular services in the U.S., but its first commercial 5G launch turned out to be on a smaller scale.
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Mashable! |
These drones can open doors and let the rest of the swarm in
Researchers at Stanford University and EPFL have developed drones that can anchor themselves onto a surface and lift objects that are 40 times their own weight. The FlyCroTugs — aka flying, micro, tugging robots — use gecko-inspired adhesive to adhere to smooth surfaces and micro-spines that look like tiny fish hooks to latch onto rough surfaces. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Drones, Earthquake, Doors, and Flying Robot
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Mashable! |
OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition comes with 10GB of RAM and ultra-fast charger
There's a new smartphone with racing car-related branding in town.
OnePlus and McLaren just announced the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, a beefed-up version of OnePlus's flagship with 10GB of RAM and a super-fast "Warp Charge 30" adapter in the box.
SEE ALSO: OnePlus is making a 5G phone, but it won't be cheap
This new charger, which boasts 30 watts of power, will give the phone "a day's power in just 20 minutes," according to McLaren.
Image: oneplusOther than the charger and the ungo...
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News Tom's Guide US |
Hell Yes: Doom Co-Creator Is Making a New Doom Mod
Get ready to experience a new Doom experience to celebrate 25 years.
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Slashdot |
Super Micro Says Review Found No Malicious Chips in Motherboards
Computer hardware maker Super Micro Computer told customers on Tuesday that an outside investigations firm had found no evidence of any malicious hardware in its current or older-model motherboards. From a report: In a letter to customers, the San Jose, California, company said it was not surprised by the result of the review it commissioned in October after a Bloomberg article reported that spies for the Chinese government had tainted Super Micro equipment to eavesdrop on its clients.Re...
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Macworld |
Amazon's affordable Fire HD 10 tablet is $50 off today
Somewhere between 2010 and 2018, tablets became about as exciting as a new couch. Still, just like run-of-the-mill desktops and laptops, these “home computing appliances” are still useful devices to have. Today, Amazon’s selling the base model of the Fire HD 10 Tablet for $100. That’s $50 off and the same sale price we saw on Black Friday.This tablet features 32GB of onboard storage, a 10-inch 1080p display at 224 pixels per inch, and a 10-hour battery life claim. It’s also rocking fro...
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Digital Trends |
Best deals on smart locks so you’ll never have to worry about unlocked doors
Is your front door locked? We found the best deals on smart home door locks that take the worry out of wondering if your home is secure. You can lock or unlock your doors remotely and some models let you control locks with voice commands.
The post Best deals on smart locks so you’ll never have to worry about unlocked doors appeared first on Digital Trends.
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VentureBeat |
InVision raises $115 million for digital product prototyping platform
InVision, a digital design platform for prototyping software products, has raised $115 million in a series F round of funding led by Spark Capital.
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TechCrunch |
AppOnboard raises $15 million to let Android users try before they buy apps on Google Play
Pitching app developers with a new way to convert app browsers into actual customers, AppOnboard has raised $15 million in a new round of funding, the company said. Based in Los Angeles, AppOnboard sees itself as one of a new breed of LA startup that’s steeping itself in the local ecosystem and trying to be […]
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Android Police - Andro... |
[Update: LTE band warning] Xiaomi begins rolling out Android 9 Pie stable to the Mi A1, more or less
Update 1: 2018/12/11 2:07pm PST
You may want to hold off on jumping through any of those VPN hoops in an effort to force the update, as we're now learning of a potentially severe consequence
Day after day, more devices join the Pie slice of the Android version distribution pie, and today's addition is the Android One-toting Xiaomi Mi A1. Well, to be frank, we're not really sure if the update is rolling out correctly, has been p...
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Neowin |
Samsung files trademark for blockchain phone apps in Europe
Samsung appears to be developing some kind of application for storing cryptocurrency and blockchain encryption keys, as evidenced by several trademark applications it filed in Europe this week. Read more...
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CNET News |
Amazon Echo Dot: Back on sale for $19.99 - CNET
That's for the second-gen model, but it rivals Black Friday pricing. Get one before they're gone!
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The Next Web |
The creative trends dominating mainstream and independent media
Once again, we begin to look back at 2018 and try to determine what trends will help shape another year. Inevitably 2019 will consist of both challenges and opportunities in equal measure. But, what have we learned over the last 12 months and how are we progressing forward as a global community? There is an increasing awareness that we need to protect the security and privacy of almost every aspect of our lives. Although many suspected that their digital footprint would come back to haunt them i...
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Digital Trends |
Apple iPad Pro 11 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4: Which top-tier tablet reigns supreme?
If you're in the market for a new tablet and you want something that can double up as a laptop in a pinch, then you owe it to yourself to check out the 11-inch Apple iPad Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4. We compare the two here.
The post Apple iPad Pro 11 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S4: Which top-tier tablet reigns supreme? appeared first on Digital Trends.
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VentureBeat |
HubSpot launches $30 million fund for SaaS startups
HubSpot Ventures will be a $30 million venture fund for investing in seed, Series A, and Series B companies.
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GeekWire |
Remitly expands coverage for mobile remittance program to 40 countries, nears 1K employee mark
Remitly today announced a major expansion, expanding its mobile remittance service to 40 countries across the world. That’s up from 26 countries previously and is a sign of Remitly’s continued growth, most recently fueled by a giant $115 million investment round last year, one of the largest for any Seattle startup in recent years. Since then, Remitly has nearly doubled its workforce, which is now almost 800 employees, with 200 people at its Seattle headquarters. Remitly describes it...
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GeekWire |
Microsoft’s investment arm M12 announces winners of $4M Female Founders Competition
Microsoft’s investment arm M12 on Tuesday announced the winners of its inaugural Female Founders Competition that awarded $4 million to two women-led startups. Acerta, an AI startup based in Waterloo, Ontario, and Mental Canvas, a digital drawing company based in New York City, beat out hundreds of other submissions and will join the M12 portfolio. Each will receive a $2 million investment and access to other resources. Microsoft partnered with EQT Ventures and SVB Financial Group to launc...
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Digital Trends |
Nvidia Titan RTX: Everything you need to know
The Nvidia Titan RTX is arguably the most powerful consumer graphics card ever made, even if it's not really aimed at consumers. It bridges the 2080 Ti and RTX Quadro cards with boat loads of power.
The post Nvidia Titan RTX: Everything you need to know appeared first on Digital Trends.
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VentureBeat |
AppOnboard raises $15 million more after scoring big with Google Play
AppOnBoard has raised $30 million to fuel its expansion, thanks it part to the success of its "try now" button on the Google Play store.
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Ars Technica |
Testing WireGuard with an early-adopter VPN service
Veteran VPN provider IVPN launches in-app WireGuard support.
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TechCrunch |
Spotinst launches budget serverless offering for containers
Spotinst has made a living finding budget resources on cloud platforms and reselling them to developers at a deep discount over cloud vendor retail pricing. Today, it announced a new budget serverless product for containerized workloads. The new product, called Ocean, gives developers deploying containers a cheaper option. Much like any serverless product, you deploy […]
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CNET News |
Microsoft awards $4M to two companies in Female Founders Competition - CNET
The tech giant's venture fund wants to bridge the funding gap in venture capital.
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CNET News |
Exclusive Batgirl vinyl glimmers in white and gold for DC Universe subscribers - CNET
This DC Artists Alley edition of Barbara Gordon was designed by Sho Murase.
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The Next Web |
Researchers show how data science techniques can find Twitter ‘amplification bots’
Researchers from Duo Security, an authentication services company owned by Cisco Systems, have published a blog post that explains how to methodically identify “amplification bots.” These are defined as automated Twitter accounts that purely exist to artificially amplify the reach of content through retweets and likes. The article, “Anatomy of Twitter Bots: Amplification Bots,” was written by researchers Jordan Wright and Olabode Anise. It expands upon their talk at the 2018 Black Hat US...
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CNET News |
Galaxy X: Price, specs, rumored March release date for Samsung's foldable phone - CNET
Will it have a bendable glass screen, and how will you use it? Here's everything we know.
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Resources | ZDNet |
Report: Cloud companies are paying for a growing share of internet infrastructure
Google says the report it commissioned shows that, contrary to what some ISPs claim, cloud content providers don't get a free ride on the internet.
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Business Insider |
The man who helped build Silicon Valley’s premier education startup is diving into the anti-aging fight with a fresh $18 million
Ben Kamens, the first hire and lead engineer of Khan Academy, the ultimate Silicon Valley education platform, founded a new startup called Spring Discovery dedicated to defeating aging and extending life.
The company told Business Insider it raised $18 million on Tuesday from venture firms like First Round Capital (backers of Square and Flatiron Health) and General Catalyst (backers of Snap and e-commerce site Jet).
The new funding puts the startup on the $850-million longevity map for the first...
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The Next Web |
Boost your site’s SEO ranking with this $24 tool
No shame in low Google rankings, but the reality is that if you aren’t showing up in the top 3 for your most important keywords, you probably aren’t being found at all. You can start getting some return on all that digital effort with some solid SEO knowledge like that offered by SERPCloud Pro. Right now, you can land a lifetime subscription at a huge discount, only $24 with promo code: GREENMONDAY20.
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Wired Top Stories |
To Clean Up Space Junk, Some People Grabbed a Net and Harpoon
The latest efforts to corral space debris employ a wide-ranging bag of tricks including orbital fishing gear, tiny thrusters, and "space feathers."
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Wired Top Stories |
Cake's Electric Kalk Motorcycle Is a Silent Dirt Biking Joy
Want to get a rookie into off-roading? Let them ride Cake's $13,000, all-electric motorcycle.
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MakeUseOf |
The 7 Best Alternatives to Apple’s Official Magic Keyboard
Apple’s Magic Keyboard is the default option for every Mac desktop and a popular choice for MacBook users using a dock. But did you know that you have far better options available. The Magic Keyboard costs $99, has a slim profile, and doesn’t include a number pad. It feature scissor keys, which aren’t as bad as the Butterfly form on new MacBook models, but are nowhere near as good as the old Apple Keyboard. Its bigger keys are more stable, but lack in key travel—this can ...
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Engadget |
Skullcandy unveils its first true wireless earbuds
Skullcandy is hopping aboard the bandwagon for all-wireless earbuds. It's releasing Push, a Bluetooth earbud set that aims to liberate you from cords without paying as much as you would for the usual alternatives. They offer six hours of listening by...
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AnandTech |
A Quick Look at Qualcomm’s 5G Smartphone Reference Design
One of the exciting things on display at Qualcomm's Snapdragon tech summit was their 5G reference smartphone design – the one that gets handed around to the smartphone vendors so they can initiate their own designs. Reference platforms are usually base and ‘generally good’ all-around designs that OEMs can take as a starting point, and so Qualcomm had to address one of the main issues with 5G with its QRD: size. Thanks to the extra 5G modem and the many antennas required for...
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Hacker News |
Google+ hit by second API bug impacting 52.5M users
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Reuters: Technology News |
Software firm Quali raises $22.5 million in VC-backed funding round
U.S.-Israeli software firm Quali said on Tuesday it raised $22.5 million in a private funding round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP).
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Digital Trends |
The best air fryer deals you can still snag before Christmas
Christmas is closing in on us fast, but you still have a little bit of time left for last-minute kitchen gifts. We've searched the depths of Amazon and Walmart to bring you the best air fryer deals going on right now.
The post The best air fryer deals you can still snag before Christmas appeared first on Digital Trends.
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TechCrunch |
TechSee nabs $16M for its customer support solution built on computer vision and AR
Chatbots and other AI-based tools have firmly found footing in the world of customer service, used either to augment or completely replace the role of a human responding to questions and complaints, or (sometimes, annoyingly, at the same time as the previous two functions) sell more products to users. Today, an Israeli startup called TechSee […]
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Boy Genius Report |
The $26 Wyze Cam is already a better deal than any Christmas sales on security cameras
Not even the best Black Friday, Cyber Week, or Christmas sales on home security cameras from big-name brands would get you anywhere close to as much value you get out of this home cam at its full price. The Wyze Cam 1080p HD Indoor Wireless Smart Home Camera packs full HD resolution and all the standard features you might want in a home camera, but it only costs $26 with free Prime shipping. That minuscule sum even includes an unprecedented 14 days of free cloud storage!
Here’s more info f...
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Business Insider |
A walk through Dubai's supercity of futuristic skyscrapers made me uneasy for any city that mimics its rapid development
The city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is known for extravagant, newly built landmarks like the Burj Khalifa, the Palm Jumeirah, and the Dubai Mall.
In just over two decades, the city has transformed from a desert backwater port to a thriving metropolis with the third-most skyscrapers in the world.
While the rapid development has produced a futuristic city, it has come at the cost of hundreds of thousands of workers and produced a city that can feel soulless.
Dubai markets itself as a l...
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