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Hacker News |
Computer for the 21st Century (1991) [pdf]
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Mashable! |
Eggs are taking over TikTok, thanks to the world record egg
TikTok users are having an eggcellent time.
Since a photo of a normal, everyday egg broke Kylie Jenner's world record for the most liked photo on Instagram, the Youths have been obsessed with eggs.
SEE ALSO: Who's behind the egg that broke the Instagram world record?
TikTok users are coming up with eggstraordinarily creative videos in honor of the simple brown egg that broke the internet.
According to TikTok, videos with the hashtag #EggGang gained 14 million views in j...
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The Huffington Post |
Trump Cancels White House Trip To Davos Because Of Government Shutdown
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin was expected to lead the delegation to the World Economic Forum on Jan. 22.
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Neowin |
Microsoft rolls out the January update to Office Insiders on Windows
Microsoft is rolling out a new update to Office Insiders in the Monthly Channel for Windows desktop, bringing @mentions to Excel, a new search experience for recent documents, and more. Read more...
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MakeUseOf |
YouTube Cracks Down on Dangerous Pranks
YouTube is cracking down on videos which show people engaging in dangerous challenges and pranks. YouTube already had rules in place regarding people filming themselves engaging in dangerous activities, but this explicitly deals with challenges and pranks. There are some dumb people doing dumb stuff on YouTube. In 2018, some people filmed themselves eating Tide Pods. And 2019 began with people taking part in the Bird Box Challenge. And YouTube has finally decided it needs to lay down the law to ...
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Slashdot |
Twitter Bug Exposed Some Android Users' Protected Tweets For Years
Twitter disclosed on its Help Center page today that some Android users had their private tweets revealed for years due to a security flaw. "The issue caused the Twitter for Android app to disable the 'Protect your Tweets' setting for some Android users who made changes to their account settings, such as changing the email address associated with their account, between November 3rd, 2014 and January 14th, 2019," reports The Verge. From the report: Though the company says the issue was fixed earl...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Wacom and Magic Leap are creating an optimistic vision of the future of productivity
The two companies are collaborating to create a new kind of design workflow.
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Hacker News |
Let’s talk about open-source sustainability
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Digg Top Stories |
Cat People: Kristen Roupenian's Viral-Age Horrors
The highs and lows of an unlikely internet sensation are captured in the phenomenon of the short story writer's experience, while her debut collection "You Know You Want This" has an altogether different but equally unsettling effect.
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Digg Top Stories |
Beloved Poet Mary Oliver, Who Believed Poetry 'Mustn't Be Fancy,' Dies At 83
Oliver wasn't always appreciated by critics, but she was still one of the country's most popular poets. In 2012, she told NPR, "Poetry, to be understood, must be clear."
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GeekWire |
Blue Nile CEO Jason Goldberger departs, third exec to leave online jeweler since acquisition in 2017
Jason Goldberger is out at Blue Nile. Goldberger has left his post as CEO of the Seattle-based online jeweler, a year-and-a-half after he joined the company from Target, GeekWire has learned. Eric Anderson, executive vice president at Bain Capital Private Equity, is filling in as interim CEO. Bain Capital was one of three firms that acquired Blue Nile in 2017. Here’s a statement from Blue Nile: “Eric Anderson has assumed the role of Interim CEO while we conduct a search for the succe...
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Digital Trends |
‘New Super Luigi U’: All of the secret exits and world skips
Just like all other 2D Mario games, New Super Mario Bros. Deluxe includes secret exits and world skips. In this guide, we'll show you how to get to all 12 secret exits in New Super Luigi U.
The post ‘New Super Luigi U’: All of the secret exits and world skips appeared first on Digital Trends.
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CNET News |
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is back in action after hardware problem - CNET
It's alive! It's alive!
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Hacker News |
The elite that failed
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The Next Web |
Leak: That sure looks like a Galaxy S10+ you’ve got there…
Samsung is set to announce its latest flagship phones next month, but that isn’t stopping the rumor mill from churning. Today, we got our first look at what sure looks like the Galaxy S10+ in public, following the S10’s appearance a few weeks ago. The image comes via u/hissick27 on Reddit, who apparently spotted the phone on a bus near Samsung’s Korean headquarters. The design matches what we’ve seen in rumors: an all-screen phone with an elliptical hole cut out for dual front-facing cam...
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9to5Mac |
Suppliers slash 2019 forecasts as iPhone faces ‘extraordinary’ drop in Chinese demand
Slowing iPhone sales are dragging down Apple suppliers in Asia. Nikkei reports today that Apple suppliers are drastically reducing their 2019 forecasts due to an “extraordinary” drop-off in Chinese smartphone demand.
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Hacker News |
Portland’s Land Rush for New ’Opportunity Zone’ Tax Breaks
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Digital Trends |
Netflix’s latest price increase heralds the end of streaming’s golden age
Netflix’s recent price rise is just the latest in a string of signs that streaming’s golden age is nearly over. As more services enter the fray, content will be further partitioned, signaling the end of streaming’s good old days.
The post Netflix’s latest price increase heralds the end of streaming’s golden age appeared first on Digital Trends.
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The Register |
Man drives 6,000 miles to prove Uncle Sam's cellphone coverage maps are wrong – and, boy, did he manage it
Amazing how a big cash payout focuses the mind
A Vermont state employee drove 6,000 miles in six weeks to prove that the cellular coverage maps from the US government suck – and was wildly successful.…
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Resources | ZDNet |
Hacker behind 'Football Leaks' arrested in Hungary
Hacker is a 30-year-old Portuguese man. Police haven't released his name, but several news outlets claim he's named Rui Pinto, a man they've identified and have been tracking for years.
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Digital Trends |
HDMI ARC and eARC: What they are and why you should care
HDMI ARC is one of the coolest TV features at your disposal. But if you're like most folks, you have no idea how it works, if you even know what it is at all. Here's our primer on HDMI ARC, as well as the next generation technology, eARC.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Digital license plates are now allowed in Michigan
Digital license plates are now allowed in Michigan thanks to a new state law. It will join California and Arizona as one of the few states in the US that allow digital license plates, allowing drivers to register their cars electronically and eschew old-school metal plates.
To be clear, digital license plates consist of displays covered in glass that are mounted onto a frame. They come with their own computer chips and wireless communication systems. Some of the benefits of using digital licens...
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SlashGear |
Major Fortnite changes will no longer arrive before big tournaments
Remember Fortnite‘s ill-fated sword and its appearance right before a big tournament? Fans do, and they’re still salty about it. It quickly became apparent that the Infinity Blade was overpowered when players acquired it and proceeded to completely decimate the competition, resulting in high kill counts and little chance of surviving for everyone who didn’t have the sword. Epic removed … Continue reading
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Engadget |
Google shows its bleak vision of search under new EU copyright laws
Google hasn't been shy about decrying the consequences of the EU's proposed Copyright Directive. Now, however, it's using stark visuals to illustrate its point. The company recently told Search Engine Land that it was experimenting with a version of...
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Ars Technica |
Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay as seen by a ‘90s arcade rat
Memories from a youth spent in arcades and the reveal of Mortal Kombat 11.
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Hacker News |
Delivery Drones Use Bird-Inspired Legs to Jump into the Air
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Boy Genius Report |
Netflix is starting to share audience numbers that it’s never disclosed before
Well, now we know why Netflix felt comfortable announcing the largest price hike in the history of the streaming service a few days ago.
Raising prices would be exactly the wrong move if you were shedding subscribers and your business was spiraling, which is certainly not the case here. The streaming giant just reported its fourth quarter earnings performance after the market close today, which included the announcement that Netflix added 8.84 million subscribers during the holiday quarter. Tha...
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VentureBeat |
Improbable promises long-term support for Unity
Improbable and Unity have made up, and now the former is promising long-term support for the latter. Improbable also claims a partnership is still possible.
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The Huffington Post |
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Defends Public Apology To Candace Owens
In a HuffPost interview, Dorsey stood by his apology to the Fox News commentator after Twitter labeled her "far-right."
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GeekWire |
Syndio Solutions’ quest for fair wages is backed by $5.2M in seed funding and big-name hires
In the U.S., women earn 82 cents on the dollar that men earn. That means in order to match the income of their male colleagues, women would need to work an extra 47 days each year. The wage disparity has many sources, including educational level, job experience and type of work being done. But one of the drivers — gender discrimination — has no excuse, and is in fact illegal. A Seattle-based startup working to quash unfair pay gaps is gaining steam. Syndio Solutions recently announced a $5.2...
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Mashable! |
The 12 best LGBTQ candidates for 'The Bachelor'
As a queer person, it's long been my dream to see my community represented in the lowest form of entertainment: The Bachelor.
On Wednesday, comedian Billy Eichner decided to rise to the challenge and offer himself up as fresh meat. "I actually do think it would be cool to do a gay season of The Bachelor," Eichner wrote, "and hey @BachelorABC, I'm single."
Eichner's tweet was met with non-ironic enthusiasm on Twitter. FYI, haters: The LGBTQ community likes trash corporate television like the rest...
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Wired Top Stories |
Is It Time for a Google Fitness Watch?
Fitness is what’s driving smartwatches.
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TechCrunch |
Nike’s auto-laced future
Why does the world need a self-lacing shoe? Haven’t you heard of Velcro? How will you tie your shoes when the Wi-Fi is down? That’s the gist of the instant response I got when I mentioned the new Adapt BB, a shoe from Nike with, yes, powered laces that tighten to a wearer’s foot automatically. […]
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GeekWire |
Amazon Alexa now does her best ‘newscaster’ impression when reading the headlines
Is that you, Walter Cronkite? Amazon unveiled a feature that alters Alexa’s voice to imitate the way broadcast news anchors read the news. When users ask “Alexa, what’s the latest,” the assistant will dive into the daily briefing with a more formal tone. The voice still sounds like the old Alexa, but her emphasis is distinctly reminiscent of the nightly news. The digital assistant’s voice will also change when reading Wikipedia pages. The company essentially took it...
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NYT - Personal Tech |
Crowdwise: How to Handle the Dreaded ‘Reply All Moment’
You know that sinking feeling when you accidentally click "Reply All" instead of "Reply?" It's awful. Here's how to handle it, and make sure it never happens again.
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CNET News |
Karma Automotive and Pininfarina are partnering up - Roadshow
The two companies are teaming up to expand Karma's design portfolio and customization options.
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PCWorld.com - Latest N... |
Best soundbars to improve your TV's audio
Find the best soundbar for music and movies and that's the perfect fit for your budget.
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Mashable! |
Netflix just keeps on adding new subscribers
Netflix just keeps on growing.
The streaming media company posted its Q4 earnings for 2018 on Thursday. Netflix shared that it added 29 million paid subscribers for the entirety of the year. That’s 33 percent higher than what the company added the previous year.
In 2017, Netflix added 22 million paid subscribers. This put its total subscriber count at more than 117.5 million. One year later, the service now boasts about 146.5 million subscribers.
When broken down for the fourth quart...
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Resources | ZDNet |
CSIRO builds analytics platform to help Aussie farmers
The Rural Intelligence Platform uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and cloud-based geospatial technology to give farmers the heads up on how their property is changing and is expected to change in the future.
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The Huffington Post |
The Anatomy Of A Fox News Interview
Here’s how Trump’s interviews with his favorite news network always go down.
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Business Insider |
2 dealmakers named David: Uber and Lyft's expected IPOs will trigger competition at Google's in-house VC firms (GOOGL, GOOG)
Uber and Lyft have both confidentially filed for IPOs with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and are expected to go public in 2019.
While the ride-hailing competitors have dueling IPOs, Google's parent company Alphabet stands to gain no matter who fares better.
Alphabet has substantial investments in both Uber and Lyft through its two venture capital arms, GV and CapitalG.
The 2019 tech IPO line up has promised plenty of side-choosing as ride hailing rivals Lyft and Uber prep for dueling ...
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TechCrunch |
Here’s how SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule will look motoring in from sea
If you're coming back from space at high speeds, it's generally safer to descend over water than land, for a number of reasons. Certainly SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule will do so, and this is how it'll look when it comes back to land aboard the Go Searcher retrieval ship. Expect a bit more of a hero's welcome, though.
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Slashdot |
Verizon Blames School Text Provider In Dispute Over 'Spam' Fee
Last week, Ars Technica reported that Verizon's new "spam" fee for texts sent from teachers to students might stop working on the network because of a dispute over texting fees that Verizon demanded from Remind, the company that operates the service. Now, it appears that Verizon "has backed down from its original position slightly, and ongoing negotiations could allow the free texting service to continue," reports Ars. From the report: As we reported Monday, the dispute involves Verizon and Remi...
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Business Insider |
I sleep on an adjustable bed frame that has a massage function and a zero gravity setting — and yes, it's a game changer
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase.
180 degrees isn't always the ideal angle for you to get your best night's sleep.
Luckily, with the Nectar adjustable bed frame, you don't have to lie entirely horizontally when you lie down to go to bed.
This new bed frame allows you to decide for yourself what angle works best for your nightly repose, whether that's entire...
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Motherboard RSS Feed |
The Government’s Secret UFO Program Funded Research on Wormholes and Extra Dimensions
Documents released by the Department of Defense reveal some of what its infamous Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was working on.
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BleepingComputer.com |
BlackRouter Ransomware Promoted as a RaaS by Iranian Developer
A ransomware called BlackRouter has been discovered being promoted as a Ransomware-as-a-Service on Telegram by an Iranian developer. This same actor previousl distributed another ransomware called Blackheart and promotes other infections such as a RAT. [...]
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Reuters: Technology News |
Strap yourself in: Netflix is about to report
Shares of Netflix up 0.2 pct on Thursday in likely calm before the storm as the streaming video company co prepares to report Q4 results after the bell
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MSPoweruser |
Microsoft ports network bug to all versions of Windows 10, fix coming next month
A week ago, on Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released Windows 10 cumulative update KB4480116 for Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018 Update) which ended up breaking the ability of Edge to download web pages on local networks from some devices, such as some router versions. Microsoft acknowledged the issue, saying: “After installing KB4480116, some users report that […]
Read More: Microsoft ports network bug to all versions of Windows 10, fix coming next month
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The Huffington Post |
Trump Is Quickly Learning That Federal Employees Actually Do Important Work
If they didn't, the administration wouldn't be calling back more and more of them from furlough.
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The Huffington Post |
Shutdown Shows Just How Far Trump Will Go To Protect Big Oil
The longest shutdown in U.S. history hasn’t stopped the Trump administration from prioritizing fossil fuel development.
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CNET News |
Facebook manager exits, says she was 'harassed' for pro-diversity views - CNET
Sophie Alpert, a Facebook engineering manager, said in an internal post that she was targeted for calling out the company's lack of diversity, CNBC reports.
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TechCrunch |
Judge orders net neutrality lawsuit to go ahead despite shutdown
This week the possibility emerged that the ongoing government shutdown could delay net neutrality's day in court — but the court was not sympathetic to the FCC's request that the lawsuit be put off. Oral arguments for this major challenge to the agency's rollback of 2015's internet regulations will go ahead as planned on February 1.
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Android Police - Andro... |
LG announces Pie update schedule for South Korea, V35 and V40 are up next
Last year, LG promised future software updates for its phones would come faster, thanks to its 'Software Upgrade Center'. Unfortunately, that hasn't quite worked out. Almost all of LG's phones are still waiting on an update to Android 9 Pie, which was released in August of last year. The company just announced its timeline for rolling out Pie in its home country of South Korea, and some models won't get it until the end of 2019. Read MoreLG announces Pie update schedule for South Korea, V35 and ...
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VentureBeat |
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid’s cross-platform brawls hit PS4, Xbox One, and Switch
Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, a cross-platform fighting game, will come out on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in April 2019, with PC coming later.
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Engadget |
Walmart reportedly ditches planned streaming service to focus on Vudu
Walmart has abandoned its plans to launch a new streaming video service, according to a report from CNBC. Instead of throwing resources behind a new product, the company will instead focus its attention on expanding its existing video platform Vudu....
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CNET News |
Facebook employees appear to have left 5-star Amazon reviews for Portal - CNET
The tech giant says it's asked employees to remove their reviews.
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Reuters: Technology News |
Netflix: Down after co misses fourth-quarter revenue estimates
** Netflix's shares down 4.5 pct at $337.46 in extended trading - if losses hold on Friday, stock set for its biggest 1-day fall so far this year
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Digital Trends |
OpenTable points can now be used to whittle down cost of a hotel stay
Have some OpenTable Dining Points built up? Now those points can also be used to make your own hotel discounts. OpenTable is teaming up with Kayak to use points as discounts on participating hotels.
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Mashable! |
Netflix claims an enormous number of people are watching 'You'
Lifetime's creepy stalker drama You hit Netflix just over three weeks ago — and according to the streaming service, that move is working out for everyone involved.
Per a post on one of Netflix's official Twitter accounts, the Penn Badgley-starring drama is "on track to be viewed by more than 40 million" users in its first month of streaming.
The striking number comes less than a month after the reported success of Bird Box, which Netflix claims was viewed by 45 million accounts...
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The Verge - All Posts |
California dealers try to stop Volvo’s car subscription service
A trade group representing California car and truck dealerships has filed a petition with the state’s New Motor Vehicle Board to stop Volvo from offering cars on a subscription model. The filing, first reported by Teslarati, is an escalation of the dealer group’s effort to disrupt Volvo’s subscription program, which became public late last year after it sent a letter to the CEO of the Swedish automaker’s North American division.
The subscription service, dubbed “Care by Volvo,” was ...
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The Huffington Post |
Pelosi Echoes Airline Industry’s Travel Safety Worries As Shutdown Drags On
A number of aviation industry groups have voiced concerns about potential safety lapses during the shutdown.
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CNET News |
Baby giraffe gets the most perfect Star Trek name ever - CNET
It's a boy and he's named for a beloved Star Trek alien.
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Wired Top Stories |
Why Does a Lunar Eclipse Get Called a Blood Moon?
It means that people (*cough astrologers not astronomers*) are giving names to phenomena that don’t really need cute labels.
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Techdirt |
Supermacs Beats McDonalds To Have 'Big Mac' Trademark Cancelled In Europe
You may be surprised to find that a search of our story archives involving fast-food giant McDonald's returns pretty scant posts here at Techdirt. Regardless, the company is known to be quite protective on trademark matters, often times using the trademarks it holds to swat at legitimate competition, pretending at potential public confusion that doesn't really exist. Given the size of the company's legal war chest, these bullying efforts are typically successful.But not always. One victim of ...
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Mashable! |
This manicure just gave birth, and you have to see the baby
Umbilical cords are not usually part of the traditional manicure experience.
Thankfully, there are exceptions to the rule. Russian nail artist Nail Sunny recently shared intricate nail art featuring a detailed chair (with stirrups) and a little woman in a pink hospital gown.
The nail appears to be giving birth.
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🤰Baby birth 👼🏻 -❤️ or 😱 ? Video by @edo_movs #nailsunnytutorial
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Digital Trends |
‘New Super Mario Bros. U’: All of the secret exits and world skips
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe has two distinct Mario experiences in one package. In this guide, we'll show you how to find all of the secret exits in New Super Mario Bros. U, that lead to hidden levels and let you skip worlds.
The post ‘New Super Mario Bros. U’: All of the secret exits and world skips appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Business Insider |
Almost half of the Model 3s registered in the US during the first 10 months of 2018 came from California, but experts say it won't hurt Tesla's future (TSLA)
Nearly half of the US' Tesla Model 3 registrations during the first 10 months of 2018 came from California, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing data from IHS Markit.
The high percentage of Model 3 registrations from California does not hold any negative implications for Tesla in the short or long term, said Gene Munster, a managing partner at Loup Ventures.
The disparity between California and other states results from the factors that make California residents more receptive to electric veh...
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Business Insider |
Bill Gates says investing in 4 simple plans has saved millions of lives and provided a better return on investment than the stock market
Bill and Melinda Gates are making a hard push for rich countries to re-invest in four key public health programs that fund inexpensive vaccines, malaria bed nets, diarrhea medicines, and healthcare for mothers and babies around the world.
The couple's worried that countries like the US and UK might be "distracted" by other domestic issues right now, and that'll lead to more deaths and unrest.
They argue that every $1 they put into the global health funds over the past 18 years has seen a $20 ret...
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Mashable! |
Twitter bug that made your private tweets public went unnoticed for over 4 years
Twitter users with an Android device should double- check their accounts, especially if they sent a tweet sometime between 2014 and 2019.
We’ve become aware of and fixed an issue where the “Protect your Tweets” setting was disabled on Twitter for Android. Those affected have been alerted and we’ve turned the setting back on for them. More here: https://t.co/0qM5B1S393
— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) January 17, 2019
In a statement posted on the Twitter help fo...
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Reuters: Technology News |
China's envoy to Canada says Huawei 5G ban would have repercussions
China's envoy to Canada on Thursday warned Ottawa there would be repercussions if it banned technology firm Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] from supplying equipment to Canadian 5G networks, the latest blast in a deepening bilateral dispute.
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Mashable! |
Karen Pence's anti-LGBTQ school to get 100 copies of John Oliver's book about gay bunny
Second lady Karen Pence landed a new gig recently: teaching art at Immanuel Christian School, a private school in Virginia.
She previously taught at the K-8 school several years ago, when her husband Mike Pence was a congressman. But her return has prompted an outcry from LGBTQ advocates who say her involvement with a school that bars LGBTQ students, parents, and teachers sends the wrong message to vulnerable youth across the country.
That's why the Trevor Project, a suicide prevention organizat...
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Digg Top Stories |
Homeowner Installs A Security Camera And, Within Two Weeks, Catches A Burglar Breaking In
A wannabe burglar learns his lesson.
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Digg Top Stories |
'High Flying Bird' Is Steven Soderbergh's First Netflix Project And Second iPhone-Filmed Movie
Written by Tarell Alvin McCraney, co-writer of "Moonlight," and starring André Holland, "American Vandal" break-out Melvin Gregg, Zazie Beetz and Kyle MacLachlan, Soderbergh's latest looks like one hell of a flex for Netflix.
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Digg Top Stories |
Weird Flex Of The Day: Watch This Gymnast Tie A Knot With His Feet While Doing A Handstand
We appreciate this absurd display of body balance and nimble feet.
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Wired Top Stories |
'Dragon Ball Super: Broly' and the Franchise's Surprising Longevity
More than 30 years after the original manga began, the anime series and feature films are more popular than ever.
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Digg Top Stories |
Why Did NASA, Lockheed Martin And Others Spend Millions On This Quantum Computer?
D-Wave computers are in their early days, but these organizations are hoping to eventually use them to solve problems, like predicting elections, routing taxis in traffic jams or picking crucial data out of background noise.
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Digg Top Stories |
He Was Born In Grand Rapids And Fought In Afghanistan, But The Local Sheriff's Office Still Turned Him Over To ICE
"This is what immigration enforcement has come to in this country."
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Mashable! |
Facebook Portal reviews on Amazon appear to be padded with employee 5-star ratings
Facebook's Portal video-conferencing device is life changing and you absolutely have to buy it. Don't believe me? Just take a look at these five-star Amazon reviews left by people who just so happen to have the same names as Facebook employees.
The Portal, along with its larger companion Portal+, was released in November amid a flurry of privacy scandals surrounding the Menlo Park-based social media company. With the Portal, CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced a particularly tough challenge: How to ...
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The Huffington Post |
Oregon Man Charged With Hate Crime For Alleged Attack On Sikh Store Owner
Andrew Ramsey pulled the man's beard and tried to steal his turban, according to police and a witness.
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SlashGear |
Mortal Kombat 11 trailers, gameplay, characters revealed
Today is the big day for Mortal Kombat 11, with trailers and gameplay teasers and videos of all sorts available right this minute. This was directed by Ed Boon, will have both single and multiplayer (local multiplayer, thank god), and will be released on at least the following platforms: Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. The official busting-out event … Continue reading
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BleepingComputer.com |
Twitter Fixes Four Year Old Bug in Android App Exposing Private Tweets
Twitter announced today that an issue in its app for Android exposed some users' protected tweets for over four years, if they made certain changes to their account settings. [...]
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Business Insider |
Check out all the cool cars, trucks, SUVs, electric vehicles, and concepts we saw at the 2019 Detroit auto show
The 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit opens to the public on January 19 and runs through January 27.
This will be the final time the Detroit auto show takes place in January. In 2020, it will move to June.
New SUVs, sports cars, electric vehicles, and concepts made their North American debuts.
Ford, Cadillac, RAM, Infiniti, VW, and Subaru are all showing new vehicles.
The Detroit auto show opens to the public this coming weekend and runs for two weeks. I journeyed to M...
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Ars Technica |
Leaked Android Q build shows off dark mode, improved privacy controls
Early Android Q build shows off lots of permissions controls, plus a dark UI.
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The Verge - All Posts |
Netflix shares huge numbers for original content as Disney’s streaming service nears
Netflix has released numbers for some of its films and series — a show of strength to investors ahead of upcoming streaming wars with Disney and AT&T.
Bird Box, which Netflix previously reported accrued more than 45 million unique account streams seven days after its release, has now surpassed 80 million views, according to CEO Reed Hastings’ letter to investors. You, a Lifetime series that Netflix has purchased the rights to, will surpass 40 million household streams within the first fo...
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News Tom's Guide US |
The Galaxy Note 10 Will Be This Massive (Report)
A new report says the Galaxy Note 10 could be as large as 6.6 inches, which would be even bigger than the iPhone XS Max.
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Engadget |
Facebook employees caught leaving five-star Amazon reviews for Portal
Facebook released its Portal and Portal+ smart displays two months ago, at the tail end of a scandal-ridden year in which data leaks and privacy incidents were abundant. So, the company faced a tough battle in convincing consumers to buy a smart disp...
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Mashable! |
Amazon has select Dyson vacuums on sale for up to 40% off: V10 Animal, Ball Animal 2, and more
The only thing you want to suck in your life is your vacuum cleaner.
Dyson makes some of the most powerful vacuums out there, while also looking more elegant and visually pleasing than any other floor care products on the market.
If you've been waiting a while to pull the trigger on a new vacuum, then you're in for a treat: From stick vacuum cleaners to handhelds, you can save up to 40% on select Dyson vacuum cleaners on Amazon. Even Dyson's Ball vacuum is on sale, so you'd want to take ad...
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9to5Mac |
How to change Mac app icons
Whether you want to revert to an app’s previous icon, or want to have some fun with customizing a variety of your apps, read on for how to change Mac app icons.
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Android Police - Andro... |
[Update: Release hits Korea] LG to start bringing Android 9 Pie to G7 ThinQ with South Korea in Q1 2019
Update 1: 2019/01/17 2:15pm PST
That software center must be making at least a bit of a difference. LG may still be late to the Pie party, but it's finally starting to kinda-sorta keep up
LG's history when it comes to updating phones is not great — so much so, in fact, that the company went out of its way to announce a whole new Software Upgrade Center earlier this year to combat the problem. Read More[Update: Relea...
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VentureBeat |
In the Southeast, female-led investor groups are working together to improve representation
The Southeast has fewer venture capital firms, and thus fewer female investors. But there are some bright spots in the form of women-led investor groups.
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Slashdot |
Oklahoma Government Data Leak Exposes FBI Investigation Records, Millions of Department Files
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Researchers have disclosed the existence of a server exposed to the public which not only contained terabytes of confidential government data but information relating to FBI investigations. According to UpGuard cybersecurity researchers Greg Pollock and Chris Vickery, the open storage server belonged to the Oklahoma Department of Securities (ODS), a U.S. government department which deals with securities cases and complaints. The database was found ...
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The Huffington Post |
Skadden law firm, linked to Manafort, settles U.S. foreign agent violations
The firm settled over its role in producing a 2012 report on the trial of Ukraine’s former prime minister.
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TechCrunch |
Tesla will end its buyer referral program for ‘adding too much cost’
At the end of the month, Tesla will end a long-running referral program that offered incentives for existing Tesla owners to help drive sales. In its recent iterations, the referral system gifted new buyers who found their way to a Tesla through a friend with six months of free charging at Supercharger stations. Most recently, […]
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Hacker News |
Dbeaver – Multi-platform database tool
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9to5Mac |
Netflix says its focus is on customer experience, not the threat of Apple’s upcoming streaming service
Apple has been signing and ordering new TV shows and movies at a swift pace recently, but Netflix doesn’t seem to be worried. The company released its Q4 2018 earnings today and reiterated that its focus isn’t on upcoming competition, but rather improving the experience for existing customers.
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News Tom's Guide US |
Best Prime Day Deals 2019
Find out what you can expect from this year's Prime Day.
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TechCrunch |
VC funding of cybersecurity companies hits record $5.3B in 2018
2018 wasn’t all bad. It turned out to be a record year for venture capital firms investing in cybersecurity companies. According to new data out by Strategic Cyber Ventures, a cybersecurity-focused investment firm with a portfolio of four cybersecurity companies, more than $5.3 billion was funneled into companies focused on protecting networks, systems and data across […]
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SlashGear |
ACLU sues US government for info on social media surveillance
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued multiple US government agencies in a bid to learn more about its social media surveillance practices. The lawsuit follows a string of Freedom of Information Act requests that sought info on the surveillance, requests that ultimately went nowhere. The ACLU sued a total of seven government agencies, including the FBI, which had responded … Continue reading
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Business Insider |
The next 'Mortal Kombat' game could be the bloodiest yet — take a look at the new 'fatalities'
"Mortal Kombat 11" will launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on April 23, 2019.
The latest entry in the violent fighting-game franchise will feature new and returning characters for an all-new story, alongside the series' signature "fatalities" — the ultra-violent finishing moves that made the original game an object of controversy.
New gameplay mechanics include a character-customization system that lets players choose their moves and change their outfits.
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Boy Genius Report |
Verizon’s sweet new BOGO deal lets you score a free iPhone XR, Pixel 3 or Galaxy S9
Verizon is launching another one of its BOGO deals on top smartphones starting today, a limited-time offer that makes leading handsets available for free or at a discount when you purchase another phone at full-price.
The BOGO (buy one get one free) promotion comes on the same day Verizon's Apple Music promotion begins. In terms of the latter, the company is going to start offering free Apple Music as part of its Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans -- an outgrowth of a promotion that act...
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