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Boing Boing |
Thangrycat: a deadly Cisco vulnerability named after an emoji
Thangrycat is a newly disclosed vulnerability in Cisco routers that allows attackers to subvert the router's trusted computing module, which allows malicious software to run undetectably and makes it virtually impossible to eliminate malware once it has been installed.
Thangrycat relies on attackers being able to run processes as the system's administrator, and Red Balloon, the security firm that disclosed the vulnerability, also revealed a defect that allows attackers to run code as admin.
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Factbox: Global tech companies shun Huawei after U.S. ban
Global technology companies, including chip suppliers, are cutting off their ties with China's Huawei Technologies Co after the Trump administration put the world's largest telecom equipment maker on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns.
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Ars Technica |
Seattle makes history with electric garbage truck
Recology has taken delivery of its first BYD 8R rear-loading class 8 garbage truck.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Google is facing its first GDPR probe from Irish privacy regulators
Google is the subject of its first GDPR probe from Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DCP), Reuters is reporting. It’s the first major standoff between the company and its lead privacy regulator in Europe, raising difficult questions about how the ad giant handles personal data across the internet.
The probe will investigate how Google treats personal data at each stage of its ad-tracking system. Those questions originate in part from a complaint filed by the browser company Brave in Se...
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Techradar - All the la... |
US could blacklist up to five Chinese surveillance firms
The US is considering banning several Chinese video surveillance firms whose products use AI for facial recognition.
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CNET News |
AI voice assistants promote sexist attitudes toward women, UN says - CNET
Default voices reinforce the stereotype of women being "obliging, docile and eager-to-please helpers," says a United Nations report.
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Reuters: Technology News |
Factbox: Qualcomm's 'obstinance' needs monitoring - judge
Qualcomm Inc illegally suppressed competition in the market for smartphone chips by threatening to cut off supplies and extracting excessive licensing fees, a U.S. judge ruled, a decision that could force the company to overhaul its business practices.
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Techdirt |
Laying Out All The Evidence: Shiva Ayyadurai Did Not Invent Email
As you may have seen, last week we settled the lawsuit that Shiva Ayyadurai filed against us in early 2017. No money exchanged hands, but we did agree to post a link at the top of the 14 articles that he sued over. The text of that link says, "Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai's Response to this Article and Statement on the Invention of Email." You can read his link, and you can read our articles. As I've said in the past, I urge you to read both and make up your own mind.
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
The US Ban on Huawei Is Causing a Global Mess
The highly interconnected nature of the global tech industry means the US ban has wide ripple effects.
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Reuters: Technology News |
IBM, Cera Care to test self-driving car tech in elder homes
IBM and British start-up Cera Care plan a six-month pilot to test whether lidar laser sensors, used to help self-driving cars "see", can enable elderly people to stay in their homes for longer - without compromising privacy.
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CNET News |
BMW recalls 106,000 X1 crossovers for B-pillar problems - Roadshow
A remedy is still being cooked up.
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Engadget |
Why putting googly eyes on robots makes them inherently less threatening
At the start of 2019, supermarket chain Giant Food Stores announced it would begin operating customer-assisting robots -- collectively dubbed Marty -- in 172 East Coast locations. These autonomous machines may navigate their respective store using a...
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Mashable! |
Apple Watch Series 3 on sale for $80 off on Amazon
If you didn't know any better, you'd think it was the fourth Friday of November.
Get this: Amazon is currently having a sale on the Apple Watch Series 3 at the Black Friday-worthy discount of $80 off. (No, seriously — it was on sale at the exact same price last Black Friday.)
Considering this smart accessory usually sells for $279 in the Apple Store, you're scoring a pretty sweet bargain.
SEE ALSO: Busting open the Apple Watch Series 3 reveals a new, larger battery
The Series 3 is th...
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Digital Trends |
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup lets you see through trailers — sort of
The 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup truck gets a handful of updates for the new model year, including a transparent trailer camera system and a big boost in maximum towing capacity.
The post 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup lets you see through trailers — sort of appeared first on Digital Trends.
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TG Daily |
Adopting data science to make real-time business decisions
Data is the lifeblood of enterprises today. From insights on customer experience, processes that need optimization, supply-chain innovation, consumer behavior, workflow management and more, businesses must invest their efforts on data science to unearth critical business information. With enterprises looking to extract business value in real-time from data in motion, data science is gaining popularity. […]
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AppleInsider |
Apple issues supplemental update for macOS Mojave 10.14.5 fixing T2 issues in MacBook Pro
Apple has issued a supplemental update for macOS Mojave 10.14.5 for users of the 15-inch MacBook Pro, a recommended download that fixes a problem associated with the built-in T2 Security Chip.
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MakeUseOf |
Apple Updates MacBook Pro With Faster Processor and Better Keyboards
Apple has decided to forego all the pomp and circumstance of the upcoming WWDC event to announce a refresh to its MacBook Pro models. The company has made some pretty compelling changes to the devices that could help convince anyone who’s been on the fence about purchasing Apple’s higher-end laptop. New MacBook Pro Upgrades The first major update to the MacBook Pro comes to the processor. The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar is getting a new quad-core processor with Turbo Boost spe...
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Digital Trends |
Robert Downey Jr.’s best roles, from Chaplin to Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr. is about more than just Iron Man and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here's a ranking of the best roles of his illustrious career, including both the big and small screens.
The post Robert Downey Jr.’s best roles, from Chaplin to Sherlock Holmes appeared first on Digital Trends.
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News Tom's Guide US |
Roccat Noz Gaming Headset Review: Good Enough for the Price
The Roccat Noz sounds good in a game and feels pretty comfortable, but it's not the best headset in its price range.
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Techdirt |
Daily Deal: The 2019 Complete CompTIA Cybersecurity Bundle
If you want to work in the booming field of cybersecurity, you need to earn certifications to verify your abilities. CompTIA is the leading certifying body for IT security. In the 2019 Complete CompTIA Cybersecurity Bundle you'll get comprehensive preparation to sit four crucial CompTIA exams: Security+, CySA+, CASP, and PenTest+. It's on sale for $49.
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AnandTech |
Apple Refreshes 13 & 15-Inch MacBook Pros for 2019: Adds 8-Core Intel CPUs & Revised Keyboard
Apple on Tuesday introduced refreshed versions of its MacBook Pro 13-inch and 15-inch laptops, updating the machines to use Intel's latest 8th and 9th Gen Core processors, as well a further refinement to the company's butterfly keyboard switches. In particular, Apple is now offering Intel's 8 core processors as an upgrade option with the 15-inch MacBook Pro, marking the second time in a year that Apple has added more cores to this laptop, with Apple touting that the newest model is u...
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Digg Top Stories |
Photographing The Surviving Neon Motel Signs Of Las Vegas
The signs are as synonymous with the city as gambling, magic shows, and sin.
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Digg Top Stories |
What Tech Companies Pay Employees In 2019
The median pay at Google parent Alphabet rose 25 percent last year, to $246,804, the biggest increase and highest pay among a dozen tech firms tracked by WIRED.
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Digg Top Stories |
The Time I Accidentally Transported A Brick Of Heroin From Los Angeles To Seattle
I was living in Newport Beach, California, kinda just — trying to figure life out. My buddy Tyler calls me up out of the clear blue, and he's like, "Hey dude, you wanna do the most epic road trip ever?"
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MacRumors |
Apple Releases macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Supplemental Update for 2018 and 2019 15-Inch MacBook Pro
Apple today quietly released an updated version of macOS Mojave 10.14.5, which is designed for 15-inch MacBook Pro models that feature a T2 security chip, aka the 2018 and 2019 machines.The new version of the software can be downloaded through the "Software Update" section of System Preferences on all compatible Macs.
According to Apple's release notes, the new software addresses a "firmware issue" impacting Macs with a T2 chip. Apple provided no additional detail, so we don't know what...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Republicans and Democrats agree: it’s time to regulate facial recognition tech
At a congressional hearing on Wednesday, Republican and Democratic leaders discussed growing concerns over the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement. In an unusual show of bipartisanship, both parties agreed it was time to take a hard look at the technology and potentially draft legislation to regulate it.
The hearing, held by the House Oversight Committee, was the first in a series of hearings that will analyze the impacts of facial recognition technology offered by Amazon and o...
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TechCrunch |
Subscription fatigue hasn’t hit yet
U.S. consumers are still embracing subscriptions. More than a third (34%) of Americans say they believe they’ll increase the number of subscription services they use over the next two years, according to a new report from eMarketer. This is following an increase to three subscription services on average, up from 2.4 services five years ago. […]
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Business Insider |
'What is the Amazon Fire TV Stick?': Everything you need to know about Amazon's flash drive-shaped streaming device
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a flash drive-shaped streaming device that plugs into your TV's HDMI port.
It's a tiny streaming media player that turns your TV into a Smart TV, with "tens of thousands" of streaming video channels.
The Amazon Fire TV Stick is easy to set up and use — just plug it into your TV and use its included remote control to complete the setup.
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The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a streaming video player sold by Amazon. Simila...
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Digg Top Stories |
This Creepy Doll-Shaped Balloon Walking Down The Stairs Will Give You Nightmares
This balloon in the shape of a doll has been haunting people in this house as it creepily floats down the stairs.
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Engadget |
Crowdfunded gaming console Ouya will shut down for good on June 25th
Seven years ago, Ouya was going to change the face of gaming. Now it's dead. Razer, the company that bought Ouya back in 2015, announced today that it will be discontinuing support for the gaming console. Owners of Ouya will have until June 25th to c...
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9to5Mac |
Apple releases macOS 10.14.5 update to resolve MacBook Pro T2 security chip firmware issue
Following last week’s release of macOS 10.14.5, Apple today has released a supplemental update for certain MacBook Pro users. Apple says today’s update resolves certain issues with the T2 Security Chip.
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The Next Web |
The CEO of pogo stick-sharing startup Cangoroo insists his company isn’t a hoax
I just got off the phone with Adam Mikkelsen, founder and CEO of shared mobility startup Cangoroo, who insists that his company is totally real. Wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s back up. Cangoroo is a pogo stick-sharing startup that hails from Stockholm, Sweden. It operates on the same basis as Bird and Lime, with users paying based on their usage. The main difference is, well… pogo sticks. That alone raises eyebrows. And then there’s the fact that the company is owned by ODD Com...
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TorrentFreak |
SET TV IPTV Reseller A-Box TV Ordered to Pay Dish $2 Million in Damages
A-Box TV, a company that acted as a reseller of 'pirate' streams provided by the now-defunct IPTV service SET TV, has agreed to pay U.S television provider Dish $2,000,000 in damages. SET TV itself agreed to pay DISH a settlement of $90,000,000 in 2018.
Source: TF, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing, torrent sites and more. We also have VPN reviews, discounts, offers and coupons.
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VentureBeat |
Starsky Robotics video puts you in the cab of a self-driving truck
A video from startup Starsky Robotics shows the inside of a driverless truck as it cruises down a highway near Tampa, Florida.
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Digital Trends |
The best speakers for 2019
Whether you’re looking for a spiffy surround sound setup or a small system to listen to Spotify, a great pair of speakers can make all the difference. These are the best speakers in all shapes and sizes.
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Resources | ZDNet |
No, this AI can’t finish your sentence
The New York Times wrote in November that Google's Bert natural language model can finish your sentences, but this week, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence argues it's not so and that machines still cannot really reason.
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CNET News |
Amazon reportedly wants to 3D-scan your body for a $25 gift card - CNET
Amazon wants to learn about your body, but you won't be allowed to talk about what happens.
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Mashable! |
Your new skincare superhero team is here
James Corden: you know him as the popular host of "The Late Late Show," beloved "Carpool Karaoke"-er, affable British comedian. He's always ready for his next close-up, as long as he gets some practice selfies in first.
But that front-facing camera can be brutal in showing blackheads, breakouts, and more, even for a camera-ready celeb. If only James knew someone with the perfect selfie complexion to give him the secret to great skin. But where would he possibly find —
Right, actress Chlo...
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Mashable! |
Clever scientists locate the source of outlawed, ozone-killing pollution
Detectives have sniffed out a big source of an outlawed, invisible, and odorless gas, currently wafting through Earth's atmosphere. This chemical, CFC-11, is illegal everywhere in every country, because it depletes Earth's ozone layer — which protects life from solar radiation.
The detectives are a team of global scientists who exposed specific provinces in eastern China that are responsible for emitting loads of this ozone-killing gas into the atmosphere since 2013. The researchers ...
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Mashable! |
A bunch of Yeti coolers are 25% off at REI
The weather is finally perfect and we have a three-day weekend coming up — kismet for an outdoor gathering. As you go through your planning checklist and cover the bases of music and grilling, do you have beverage storage taken care of?
To make the most of an outside party, you’ve got to have a cooler that will actually keep its contents cold — don’t be that person serving warm beer.
Yeti coolers are insanely effective at keeping things cool and their prices honestl...
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Digital Trends |
What is YouTube TV? Here’s everything you should know about the TV service
YouTube TV is becoming an increasingly major competitor to other streaming services. Not sure if the service might be right for you? Don’t worry, we have a guide detailing everything you could want to know about the service.
The post What is YouTube TV? Here’s everything you should know about the TV service appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Business Insider |
These $400 headphones have the strangest design I've ever seen — but they're still my go-to pair, even after a year of using them
Nascent audio company Nura made a pair of hybrid headphones that are both headphones and earphones.
The Nuraphone headphones sound phenomenal, since they can tune themselves to the way you hear sound.
I tried the Nuraphones 10 months ago and I'm still using them.
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There's a huge variety of headphones out there, so any company coming into this saturated market should really have something "different" if they want to stand out.
Indeed, nasc...
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Resources | ZDNet |
Apple sends out WWDC keynote invites
The event will once again take place in San Jose at the McEnery Convention Center, with the keynote kicking off at 10 a.m. PT on June 3.
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Techradar - All the la... |
Memorial Day TV sale at Walmart: deals on Samsung, LG, and Vizio 4K TVs
Walmart's Memorial Day 4K TV sale includes deals on top brand TVs such as Samsung, LG, and Vizio.
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Engadget |
Windows 10's Xbox bar helps you find and share games
Windows 10's May 2019 Update includes one more notable feature: an overlay made just for gamers. Microsoft has detailed an Xbox Game Bar that provides quick access to controls and social features while you're playing. Invoke the Win-G keyboard shortc...
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Business Insider |
MoviePass' parent company says it lost over $266 million last year (HMNY)
MoviePass parent company, Helios and Matheson Analytics, reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday that it lost over $266 million in 2018.
The company has continued to burn through money since buying MoviePass in the summer of 2017 and dropping the monthly subscription price to see movies to $10 a month.
In April, Business Insider reported that MoviePass dropped from over 3 million subscribers to about 225,000, according to leaked internal data.
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Neowin |
GOG's Galaxy 2.0 launcher aims to bring games from all platforms to one place
GOG has announced an overhaul to its Galaxy launcher which will serve as a hub for all other launchers and platforms, letting users play and chat with their friends all from one place. Read more...
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Mashable! |
Hot color, hot deal: The red Instant Pot Lux is on sale for $60 at Walmart
Instant Pots are stylish now and Walmart really wants you to get one.
Following the sale price of both the black stainless steel model and the floral Pioneer Woman model, the hot red stainless steel option is now on sale for $60. It's $11 more than the black one, but it's also red — and honestly, we're willing to pay extra for that pop of color in our kitchen aesthetic.
(Walmart has the original price as $99, which is too high for the Lux — however, the silver stainless steel Lu...
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BetaNews |
Force Windows 10 to install the May 2019 Update NOW
After an extended period of testing in the Release Preview ring, Microsoft has finally started rolling out the May 2019 Update to Windows 10 users, albeit in a "measured and throttled" way. You might be able to get it now by going through Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update or, failing that, via the Media Creation tool. There is a very simple way to force Windows 10 to start the upgrade process immediately however. If the new feature update is not currently showing up in Wi...
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Boy Genius Report |
Even the ‘Game of Thrones’ star who played Cersei wanted Arya to kill her
The Game of Thrones finale is the worst rated episode in the show's entire history, and season 8 is was the success HBO dreamed it would be. The ending works for the show, although many fans were unhappy with what happened to their favorite characters. Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen on the show for so many years, already went on record to say what she'd love to see in a Game of Thrones reshoot, upon finding out about that Game of Thrones petition that some of her colleagues critic...
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Hacker News |
A Day in the Life of a Principal Space Architect
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CNET News |
Apple is fixing its busted MacBook keyboards for free -- and maybe for good? (The 3:59, Ep. 563) - CNET
Plus Qualcomm's "monopoly" may come to an end and Oculus unleashes its Quest VR headset.
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Reuters: Technology News |
U.S. might blacklist China's Hikvision over Uighur crackdown: source
The U.S. administration is considering Huawei-like sanctions on Chinese video surveillance firm Hikvision over the country's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority, a person briefed on the matter said, the latest effort by the Trump administration to crack down on Chinese companies as trade friction between the world's top two economies escalates.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Blue Origin and ULA are trying to intervene in SpaceX’s lawsuit against the government
Last week, SpaceX sued the US government over a federal contract it didn’t receive — and now the company’s rivals Blue Origin and the United Launch Alliance want to intervene with the lawsuit. The two companies are stepping in because SpaceX is protesting a combined $2 billion award the US Air Force gave to Blue Origin, ULA, and Northrop Grumman last October to develop new rockets for the Air Force. SpaceX didn’t receive any money at the time, and now the company wants to change that.
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TechCrunch |
These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech
To become a global fintech player, locate your company in San Francisco and Africa. That’s the approach of payments company Flutterwave, digital lending startup Mines, and mobile-money venture Chipper Cash—Africa-founded ventures that maintain headquarters in San Francisco and operations in Africa to tap the best of both worlds in VC, developers, clients, and the frontier […]
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Business Insider |
Parents are paying up to $1,000 a week to send their kids to YouTube camp for the summer
YouTube has created a new generation of stars who are raking in thousands while still in elementary school.
The trend has led to the creation of summer camps that teach kids how to create digital content and become YouTubers.
Some of these camps cost $1,000 per week to teach children how to edit video footage, create personal brands, and post to platforms like TikTok and Twitch.
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With kids like Ryan of YouTube channel Ryan ToysReview generating...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Irish regulator opens first privacy probe into Google
Google's main regulator in the European Union, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, opened its first investigation into the U.S. internet giant on Wednesday over how it handles personal data for the purpose of advertising.
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Mashable! |
Now even the U.N. is worried about sexism in voice assistants
The U.N. is not here for Siri's sexist jokes.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has published an in-depth report about how women, girls, and the world as a whole, lose when technical education and the tech sector exclude women.
Within the report is a razor-sharp section about the phenomenon of gendered A.I. voice assistants, like Siri or Alexa. The whole report is titled "I'd blush if I could," a reference to the almost flirtatious response Siri...
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Engadget |
What’s coming to Netflix in June: ‘Black Mirror’ and the final 'Jessica Jones'
Netflix packed May with new movies like Wine Country, the animated series Tuca and Bertie, a Ted Bundy biopic and more. Now, it's bringing just as much new content and star power to June. In just the first half of the month, Netflix will release seas...
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News Tom's Hardware US |
Intel is Working on Nanophotonic Neural Networks for More Efficient AI
Intel has reported progress on making optical neural networks a reality. By using light, these chips could be up to 100 times more power efficient and reduce latency by many orders of magnitude.
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News Tom's Hardware US |
Google Stored Business Customers’ Unhashed Passwords
Google’s announced on Tuesday that it stored the passwords of some G Suite users in plain text from 2005 to 2019.
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Hacker News |
Ask HN: Faking your resume to acquire projects
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Digg Top Stories |
This Rock On The Sea Floor Is Not Exactly What It Seems
Octopuses are masters of camouflage — so much so that this one's impossible to see until it starts moving.
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Digg Top Stories |
Natalie Portman On Moby, Harvey Weinstein And The Documentary That Turned Her Vegan
Natalie Portman has something she wants to get off her chest - namely reports the musician Moby made about her in his recent memoir which claim that the two briefly dated.
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Digg Top Stories |
One Inventor's Race To Manage His Parkinson's Disease With An App
Ray Finucane was dubbed an engineering "wizard." Managing his own brain is his toughest challenge yet.
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CNET News |
Qualcomm-FTC lawsuit: Everything you need to know - CNET
A judge rules the chipmaker is a monopoly, dealing a blow to Qualcomm.
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Boing Boing |
Asymmetric warfare: someone is pulling emergency brakes on NYC subway cars
Modern metropolises are teeming with police and national guards at the ready. They are well-equipped for dealing with riots, hostage situations, and the like. But they can't do much against people who wage asymmetric warfare. One person (or maybe a few people) were able to shut down London Gatwick Airport during the busy holiday season last year by flying drones near the runway. "The reports caused major disruption," says Wikipedia, "affecting approximately 140,000 passengers and 1,000 flights."...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Ouya will be shut down for good on June 25th
The Ouya gaming service and all games on the platform will cease functioning on June 25th, Razer has announced. That date will mark the unremarkable end of what began as a runaway Kickstarter success story: the inexpensive Ouya mini-console was powered by Android and introduced games such as TowerFall. But despite being positioned as the indie console, Ouya never quite took off after its $8.5 million crowdfunding campaign. The goal was to move Android’s indie gaming scene to TV screens — wit...
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Hacker News |
Deutsche Bank Says Software to Detect Money Laundering Had a Bug
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The Information |
Tech’s Low-Profile Unicorn Sells Juul Pods, Beer to College Students
Amid the cutthroat food-delivery wars, one hot startup has tried to stay under the radar to avoid alerting its rivals to its business model. But the word is getting out.GoPuff, a Philadelphia-based company that promises to deliver late-night beer, snacks and Juul pods to college students “when the party must go on,” appears to have raised more than $150 million from venture capital investors over the past four years, according to regulatory filings. The latest financing last November...
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News Tom's Hardware US |
Leaked Intel Server Roadmap Shows DDR5, PCIe 5.0 in 2021, Granite Rapids in 2022
A leaked roadmap from Huawei reveals that Intel will introduce will introduce DDR5 memory and PCI 5.0 with Sapphire Rapids in 2021.
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TechPowerUp |
Windows 10 May 2019 Update 1903 Gaming Performance Tested in 21 Titles, with RTX 2080 Ti and Radeon VII
Microsoft earlier today released to market its latest version of Windows 10, the May 2019 Update (version 1903). There was quite some talk about Microsoft tweaking the kernel to improve CPU performance. Other gamer-relevant changes include updates to WDDM (display driver model), and an updated DirectX 12, which now supports variable-rate shading. A similar technology is available on Vulkan, and has already been implemented in games such as "Wolfenstein: The New Colossus." With much talk about th...
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Digital Trends |
Sony HT-S350 review
Sony’s new midlevel soundbar, the HT-S350, offers tons of power, big bass, and a sleek look for $300. But mediocre features and a focus on might over detail make it easy to miss the little things.
The post Sony HT-S350 review appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Next Web |
This AI-powered bot is learning how to tweet like Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin
There’s a new form of artificial intelligence that mimics Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin with alarming accuracy. Vitalik Boterin is a bot powered by machine learning (ML). It regularly tweets unique nuggets of wisdom that read eerily similar to the real deal, like this one. The idea that *all* problems can be solved by "maximalism" is to many people a familiar theme of this space; I call it "optimism as a store-of-value" — Vitalik Boterin (@VBoterin) May 14, 2019 Unlike the organic ve...
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Ars Technica |
Superconductivity reported at the temperature of a good freezer
The catch? You need about a million atmospheres of pressure.
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9to5Mac |
Stacktrace Podcast 037: “Spelunker’s Disneyland”
Rambo discovers evidence of CloudKit-based serverless functions and buys yet another iPhone XR, John takes another step towards making the iPad Pro his main computer, and Apple releases a new MacBook Pro.
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The Register |
Irish data cops are shoving a probe right into Google's ads
Doubleclick complaint alleges Chocolate Factory's data handling breaches GDPR
Updated Ireland's Data Protection Commission has launched a formal investigation into adtech giant Google over alleged breaches of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), potentially costing the company £1.12bn.…
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TechCrunch |
Google’s lead EU regulator opens formal privacy probe of its adtech
Google’s lead data regulator in Europe has opened a formal investigation into its processing of personal data in the context of its online Ad Exchange, TechCrunch has learnt. This follows a privacy complaint pertaining to adtech’s real-timing bidding (RTB) system filed under Europe’s GDPR framework last year. The statutory inquiry into Google’s adtech that’s being […]
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Wired Top Stories |
Scientists Go Back in Time to Find More Troubling News About Earth's Oceans
A clever study finds communities of foraminifera, a hard-shelled kind of plankton, have transformed dramatically since the Industrial Revolution.
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Wired Top Stories |
A Rocket Built by Students Reached Space for the First Time
A USC team won the collegiate space race by sending a rocket above the Kármán line, the imaginary boundary that marks the end of Earth’s atmosphere.
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MakeUseOf |
The Most Disliked YouTube Videos of All Time (And Why You Hate Them)
You can Like and Dislike videos on YouTube. However, people use the Dislike button in a number of different ways. Oftentimes it’s not a commentary on the content itself, but issues surrounding it. Regardless, if a video has a high number of dislikes it’s a good indication that the public shares a common view on it. Here are the most disliked YouTube videos of all time. The Most Disliked Video on YouTube YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind, by YouTube | 16.5 million Dislikes...
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
Scientists Find One-Billion-Year-Old Fungus In the Canadian Arctic
The newly identified fungus is about 600 million years older than any other fungi in the fossil record.
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Engadget |
One of these models doesn't exist
Virtual humans are gradually scaling the uncanny valley, and like artificial intelligence, they're coming for our jobs. A case in point is Imma, a digital Instagram model who has garnered over 50,000 followers thanks to her (its?) trendy, street-styl...
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The Telegraph - Techno... |
Chinese security giant behind more than one million UK CCTV cameras faces Trump ban
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SlashGear |
Samsung Galaxy Fold Game of Thrones edition: Isn’t that odd?
The folks at Caviar got their hands on a Samsung Galaxy Fold and decided to bring the bling. They’ve crafted a gold renditioning of the phone, a reconditioning of the phone, maybe even a remixing of the phone, in Game of Thrones TV show styling. This version of the Samsung Galaxy Fold is also aimed at fans of the next … Continue reading
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Digital Trends |
Tor Browser for Android helps you bid goodbye to pesky trackers and advertisers
Staying anonymous online can be tough, and trackers are constantly following you, trying to grab information on what you're looking at. If you want to give them the boot, download the Tor Browser for Android.
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SlashGear |
2020 BMW X5 M50i and X7 M50i give SUVs a 530hp twin-turbo V8
Your SUV needs more power, and BMW wants to give it too you. The latest chess move in the German automaker’s strategy of M-all-the-things, the 2020 BMW X5 M50i and X7 M50i answer the age-old question of “why doesn’t my luxury truck do 0-60 mph in 4.1 seconds like the new Toyota Supra?” To make sure you’re never embarrassed in … Continue reading
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TechCrunch |
Daily Crunch: New MacBook Pros have a keyboard fix
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Apple announces new MacBook Pros with a keyboard fix, oh, and more powerful processors Apple says it’s taking three steps to […]
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Boing Boing |
Americans believe that they should own the mountains of data produced by their cars, but they don't
Your car is basically a smartphone with wheels, and it gathers up to 25gb/hour worth of data on you and your driving habits -- everything from where you're going to how much you weigh. Cars gather your financial data, data on the number of kids in the back seat, and, once they're connected to your phone, data on who you call and text.
To the extent that Americans know this is going on, they believe that the data their cars generate rightly belongs to them, and if someone else is accessing it, ...
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The Telegraph - Techno... |
Ford to debut two-legged robot postman which can deal with steps and uneven ground
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Digg Top Stories |
Police Car Tries To Cross Tracks After Train Passes, Gets Wrecked By Hidden Train
A police officer in Midland, Texas was responding to an emergency call when he got stuck waiting for a train to pass. Unbeknownst to the cop, another train was approaching from the opposite direction. The officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
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News Tom's Guide US |
Best VR Headsets of 2019
You can experience virtual reality for as little as $15, but if you really want to up your game, here are the best headsets on the market now.
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Boy Genius Report |
XGIMI’s ‘screenless TV’ is the all-in-one home theater of your dreams
We first began testing the XGIMI H2 "Screenless TV" Smart 3D Projector a couple of weeks ago, and we’ve been loving it ever since. This surprisingly compact little box combines a crystal clear projector with a brightness rating of 1350 ANSI lumens, with a Harman/Kardon sound system that includes two 16W channel speakers and a subwoofer. The result is a device that truly is a full home theater in a box, and it even has a built-in Android UI if you don’t want to bother connecting anoth...
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CNET News |
Shareholder efforts to curb Amazon facial recognition tech fall short - CNET
The proposals were both long shots to pass, but added pressure on Amazon on its sale of Rekognition.
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TechCrunch |
Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition sale ban to governments
Amazon shareholders have rejected two proposals that would have requested the company not to sell its facial recognition technology to government customers. The breakdown of the votes is not immediately known. A filing with the vote tally is expected later this week. The first proposal would have requested Amazon to limit the sale of its […]
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Mashable! |
Huawei losing ARM could ruin its plans to become top phone maker in the world
Huawei can't seem to catch a break.
Following Google's recent Android ban and Qualcomm and Intel cutting ties with the Chinese company, more popular tech giants are following suit. Now, UK-based chip designer ARM has also suspended business with Huawei.
Simply put: This is yet another major blow to Huawei that could really hamper the company's ability to produce future smartphones.
SEE ALSO: Huawei gets temporary relief from its U.S. ban
Here's what we know from earlier this week: Without a prop...
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Business Insider |
Amazon threatens to cut its business with a cargo airline that delivers its packages if it can't reach a deal with frustrated pilots (AMZN, AAWW, ATSG)
Amazon Air pilots are picketing the company's annual meeting Wednesday, warning that low pay and benefits are leading to higher turnover and potential safety issues.
The union representing the pilots of three carriers says they've been without a contract since 2016 and that the companies are dragging their feet.
Amazon, in response to a question from Business Insider, threatened to change its "allocation" of cargo if the issues are not resolved.
Since 2016, pilots who operate ...
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Hacker News |
Make the Leap from JavaScript to PureScript
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Neowin |
TechBargains: Dell XPS 8930, Inspiron PCs back at $700, UE Wonderboom for $50 & more
Aside from the slashed Dell PC deals, the Alienware AW3418DW 34" 3440x1440 curved gaming monitor is down to only $799.99 and includes a $75 Dell gift card. There's plenty more deals on offer too! Read more...
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Business Insider |
Popular direct-to-consumer brands like Brooklinen, Curology, and MeUndies are flocking to Story Ads on Snapchat Discover as Instagram gets crowded and pricier (SNAP)
DTC brands like Curology and MeUndies have started flocking to Snapchat's Discovery Story Ads, a branded tile format that shows up in a feed next to popular shows and publishers.
The format is suited to DTC brands because it lets them show their product portfolio and gauge consumer intent.
Snapchat has benefited as Instagram gets increasingly crowded and expensive for DTC brands.
Story Ads are also delivering for some performance-focused DTC brands.
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