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Toyota teams up with Uber to build self-driving cabs in $500m deal
Uber‘s efforts to develop self-driving vehicles been flagging of late – but the company’s just received a shot in the arm from Toyota, in the form of a $500 million investment, and a partnership to build autonomous car tech together. дальше »
2018-8-28 08:29 | |
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WhatsApp won’t help India monitor messages to stop fake news
Following a spree of lynchings across India spurred on by misinformation spread through messaging services like WhatsApp, the country’s IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked the company to figure out a way to trace these misleading messages back to the original sender earlier this week. дальше »
2018-8-24 10:54 | |
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Facebook implements trust scoring for all users
Facebook revealed this week it’s trying to stem the flow of fake news by assigning trust values to users. It insists on keeping its criteria for trustworthiness secret though, in case untrustworthy people try to game the system — and they almost certainly will. дальше »
2018-8-21 20:17 | |
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Twitter should try a new approach to tackling misinformation already
Addressing the spread of misinformation on Twitter, CEO Jack Dorsey told CNN’s Brian Stelter over the weekend that the company isn’t in a hurry to begin proactively taking down fake news posted on its platform. дальше »
2018-8-20 10:23 | |
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San Francisco judge orders bail payment in Bitcoin
A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered a cyber-criminal to pay their bail charges in Bitcoin, inadvertently stimulating cryptocurrency mainstream adoption. The Daily Post – a local Palo Alto newspaper – reports Martin Marisch has been charged with hacking the well-known video games company Electronic Arts, responsible for popular titles like FIFA, The Sims, and Battlefield. дальше »
2018-8-17 15:20 | |
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Google is reportedly building its own Assistant-powered smart display
After letting third-party hardware brands take a crack at building smart displays powered by Google Assistant, the search giant is said to be working on one with its own label on the tin this year, reports Nikkei Asian Review. дальше »
2018-8-17 08:03 | |
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Google’s Firebase adds in-app messaging and new Crashlytics integrations
Firebase, the app development platform acquired by Google in 2014, today saw a major update. In addition to several platform-wide enhancements, the company is introducing an in-app messaging services, as well as several major integrations for the popular crash reporting tool, Crashlyics. дальше »
2018-8-16 19:00 | |
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How ten-year-old Evernote evolved for the current app market
Evernote today rolled out a redesign, in which it swapped out its familiar colors for a refreshed look. It appears to be a relatively simple look, but when the Evernote team pulled back the curtain for us, it was anything but. дальше »
2018-8-14 20:36 | |
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Square now lets all US CashApp users buy and sell Bitcoin
Square is expanding its cryptocurrency services across the the US. Its subsidiary CashApp announced that American users can now use the application to buy and sell Bitcoin in all 50 states. The company revealed the news in a post on Twitter (spotted by CCN). дальше »
2018-8-14 16:59 | |
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Google is tracking your every move even when you tell it to stop – here’s how to fix it
If you’re using an Android phone or have Google apps installed on your iPhone, the search giant is almost certainly tracking your location constantly – even if you’ve turned that setting off, reports the Associated Press. дальше »
2018-8-14 08:18 | |
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Chromebooks to get new Windows 10 dual-booting feature called Campfire
Google is reportedly working in a new feature in ChromeOS called Campfire, which will allow users to dual-boot Windows 10 on their Chromebook laptops. The feature was highlighted by XDA Developers, which discovered a code branch called Campfire in the Chromium Git, and a reference to an “Alt OS. дальше »
2018-8-13 14:54 | |
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Samsung debuts its funky Galaxy Home Bixby-powered speaker
Samsung today revealed the final form of its oft-rumored Bixby-powered smart speaker, the Galaxy Home, at its Unpacked event. This nifty, tri-legged device takes its place on the market alongside the Apple HomePod, the Google Home, and the Amazon Echo. дальше »
2018-8-10 20:05 | |
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Samsung finally unveils its much-anticipated Galaxy Watch
Samsung officially revealed its latest wearable, the Galaxy Watch, today at its Unpacked event. Samsung accidentally spilled the beans on the Watch late last month with a store listing. But we learned a bit more about the Watch at this event. дальше »
2018-8-9 19:24 | |
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Samsung Galaxy Owners can download the Android Fortnite beta right now
Samsung users get to be the first to access the Fortnite beta on Android — a beta which begins right now. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney revealed the exclusivity deal at Samsung’s Unpacked event, where the company also revealed its new Galaxy Note 9. дальше »
2018-8-9 18:47 | |
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Facebook mistakenly celebrated a devastating earthquake
Facebook was recently forced to apologize — yeah, I know, again — for inadvertently celebrating the deadly Indonesian earthquake on Sunday. It’s not the first time the company has shown how tasteless it can be in the face of a natural disaster. дальше »
2018-8-9 23:37 | |
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Uber’s ‘Real-time ID Check’ doesn’t deal well with transgender drivers
A transgender woman working as an Uber driver during her transition recently found herself locked out of her account. It wasn’t because of some bigot’s objections, and she’d done nothing to violate the company’s policies. дальше »
2018-8-9 23:30 | |
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This hilarious Twitter account triggers film fans with fake criticisms
When I stumbled across this hilarious parody account on Twitter, I lost 30 minutes of my workday to laughter. It’s called @movie_goofs, and it tweets joke criticisms of movie “mistakes. ” Back to the Future (1985)Anachronism Marty McFly drives a DeLorean DMC-12 in 1955, but the DeLorean was first manufactured in 1981. дальше »
2018-8-8 00:20 | |
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Hacker swipes Snapchat’s source code, publishes it on GitHub
Snapchat doesn’t just make messages disappear after a period of time. It also does the same to GitHub repositories — especially when they contain the company’s proprietary source code. So, what happened? Well, let’s start from the beginning. дальше »
2018-8-7 21:56 | |
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Google officially names Android 9 ‘Pie’, rolling out to Pixels today and other devices this fall
Google has finally let the cat out of the bag: its ninth version of Android, codenamed Android P, is called Pie – and you can get it right now if you’ve got a Pixel phone. The company released the first preview of Android 9 for developers back in March, with support for notches and multiple cameras (so apps could work better with them), improved notifications, some design tweaks, AI-powered adaptive brightness, and under-the-hood enhancements. дальше »
2018-8-7 06:28 | |
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Facebook recently started asking banks for your financial data
A report from the Wall Street Journal today revealed Facebook was attempting to gain detailed financial information from its users’ banks. Oof, in how many languages can I say “no?” According to the Journal, Facebook has approached the likes of Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and Citigroup with an eye toward partnership. дальше »
2018-8-7 02:45 | |
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Apple becomes first company to reach $1 trillion market value
Apple Inc. today became the first publicly listed US company valued at $1 trillion. The Cupertino company saw its stock surge nearly six percent yesterday after reporting better than expected earnings over the last quarter. дальше »
2018-8-3 18:58 | |
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July in Africa: Free Google Wi-Fi and agriculture drones
Internet usage in Africa is growing, but not quickly enough for Google, which wants to give it a nudge to boost its user base on the continent. Things came to a head in July in this respect, with the company announcing it was partnering with Kenya’s third largest telecoms firm — Telkom — to launch commercial operations of its internet-beaming balloon project Loon in the East African country. дальше »
2018-8-2 14:50 | |
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WhatsApp is finally ready to start making money
Before it was acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp used to display a banner in its app asking users to pay a nominal fee to use its messaging service after the first year. I’ve never paid that fee, and I don’t know anyone who has. дальше »
2018-8-2 09:31 | |
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Google allegedly working on censored search engine for Chinese market
Recently Leaked documents reveal Google might be ready to make a government-friendly, censored version of its search engine in order to gain access to the Chinese people. This would mark the company’s return to both the country and the government’s stringent censorship. дальше »
2018-8-1 19:23 | |
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Ripple booked Bill Clinton for a speech and Twitter won’t shut up about it
It seems Ripple is really into celebs. Earlier today, the company announced former US President, Bill Clinton, will be speaking at its annual Swell conference – but it appears the cryptocurrency community on Twitter is not all that impressed. дальше »
2018-8-1 17:46 | |
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Apple eyeballs that $1 trillion mark
Apple today posted its third quarter results, and the company’s massive growth continues unabated. Assuming this continues, it could become the first American company to be worth $1 trillion. Based on the company’s report, the iPhone and Apple services represented the largest growth in revenue for the company. дальше »
2018-8-1 02:12 | |
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Uber is killing off its self-driving truck division
Reuters reports that Uber is shuttering its autonomous freight truck division after some two years in the space. The company got started with self-driving trucks back in 2016, when it acquired Otto – a startup focused on developing aftermarket kits to allow trucks to cover long distances on freeways autonomously – for $680 million. дальше »
2018-7-31 07:17 | |
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Twitter’s newly commissioned health studies may be shots in the dark
Twitter today announced it had selected two finalists in its months-long search for a “health metric” — essentially a giant, figurative dipstick by which it can tell how well everyone’s getting along on the site. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:17 | |
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Purported Google Pixel 3 XL leak shows a white body and single rear camera
Over the weekend, XDA Developers Forum user dr. guru claimed to have gotten their hands on a Google Pixel 3 XL, the larger of the two flagship handsets from the company that are slated to arrive later this year. дальше »
2018-7-30 10:12 | |
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Nintendo – we have to talk about your new Labo vehicle kit video
Recently, Nintendo and I have been… going through some stuff. I could go into far more depth, but we’ll save that for a different time. Why? Because today we’re here to talk about the announcement of Nintendo‘s new Labo add-on, the vehicle kit and, specifically, its promo video. дальше »
2018-7-27 16:18 | |
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Lenovo’s Google Assistant-powered Smart Display is now available from $199
Back in January, Google announced that it was working with third-party hardware makers on touchscreen-equipped smart speakers with the company’s Assistant on board. The first of those products is now available from Lenovo. дальше »
2018-7-27 10:00 | |
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Atlassian invests in Slack, kills HipChat and Stride
Atlassian has announced a new strategic partnership with Slack, the workplace chat behemoth. As part of the deal, Atlassian makes a significant equity investment in Slack, although it’s keeping mum on how much money is on the table. дальше »
2018-7-27 23:43 | |
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Windows 10 will soon prevent updates from unexpectedly rebooting your PC
Since the launch of Windows 10 some three years ago, Microsoft has been catching flak for the OS’ updates hijacking users’ workflows and rebooting their PCs – causing people to lose their unsaved work. дальше »
2018-7-26 10:50 | |
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Google wants you to use its new physical keys to secure your account
You should already be using two-factor authentication to prevent unauthorized access to your online accounts. While your phone is up to the task of helping you with that, Google believes it’s time for to take the next step: using a physical security key. дальше »
2018-7-26 09:17 | |
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YouTube offers an imperfect solution to Facebook’s Alex Jones problem
Beleaguered Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg caused quite a stir last week in an interview with Recode’s Kara Swisher. In their 90 minute talk, Zuckerberg and Swisher discussed Facebook‘s wild ride the past two years, including his thoughts on fake news and what the company was doing to prevent its spread. дальше »
2018-7-26 03:02 | |
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GitHub’s Learning Lab launches free courses on open source collaboration and HTML
Earlier this year, GitHub announced Learning Lab — a portion of the site where users can learn the fundamentals of GitHub, and get advice on how to migrate to the service from other platforms. This was a smart move from GitHub. дальше »
2018-7-25 14:36 | |
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Google Docs gets an AI-powered grammar correction tool
Suck at grammar? You’ll be happy to know that Google’s introducing a grammar checker into its Docs app; it’ll use the power of machine learning to spot your mistakes as you type. The company says that its AI can identify a wide range of errors and suggest fixes for them, “from simple grammatical rules like how to use articles in a sentence (like “a” versus “an”), to more complicated grammatical concepts such as how to use subordinate clauses correctly. дальше »
2018-7-25 08:12 | |
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Microsoft debuts free quantum computer programming katas
Microsoft yesterday announced the release of Quantum Katas, a self-paced programming project that teaches developers how to write code for quantum computers. Quantum Katas, as the name implies, are coding katas from Microsoft that teach beginning developers the fundamentals of the company’s quantum computer programming language called Q#. дальше »
2018-7-24 19:57 | |
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Samsung outs its upcoming Galaxy Watch by accident
Samsung may have just spilled (some of) the beans on its next wearable: CNET reported that it spotted a listing for the Galaxy Watch on the company’s site for a brief while. Sadly, there’s not much else to dig into, especially now that the page has been taken down. дальше »
2018-7-24 10:03 | |
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Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox range reportedly includes a powerful console and a game streaming device
We’ve been hearing about Microsoft’s ambitions for the future of its Xbox gaming business since E3, where the company revealed it was working on a cloud-based game streaming service. In a new report, Thurrott. дальше »
2018-7-24 08:45 | |
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Google is reportedly building Fuchsia OS to replace Android on all its devices (Update: not anytime soon)
Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen and Mark Gurman have a juicy scoop on Google’s secretive Fuchsia OS project, which we’ve been hearing about for the past couple of years. The company is reportedly working to flesh out the platform to eventually run on a wide range of devices, and perhaps even replace Android on Google-branded hardware someday. дальше »
2018-7-20 11:21 | |
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Google is reportedly building Fuchsia OS to replace Android on all its devices
Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen and Mark Gurman have a juicy scoop on Google’s secretive Fuchsia OS project, which we’ve been hearing about for the past couple of years. The company is reportedly working to flesh out the platform to eventually run on a wide range of devices, and perhaps even replace Android on Google-branded hardware someday. дальше »
2018-7-20 11:21 | |
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WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight the spread of fake news
WhatsApp is making yet another change to its service to prevent the spread of misinformation by neutering its message forwarding function. Users will now only be able to forward messages to 20 contacts at a time; people in India will be limited to forwarding messages to only five people at a time. дальше »
2018-7-20 09:10 | |
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Instagram’s new status dots tell you if your contacts are online – but you can turn them off
Back in January, Instagram began revealing when your contacts were last active on the platform. It’s now building on that functionality to enhance its messaging tool with status indicators that tell you if your friends are online. дальше »
2018-7-20 08:02 | |
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Reddit rolls subreddit chatrooms – what could possibly go wrong?
Ahh, I remember the halcyon days of the late-90s internet, where strangers from all over the globe would meet in AOL chat rooms and type “A / S / L” at each other over and over again. Well, Reddit is looking to bring this era back with Reddit Chat, a feature that’s being rolled out across subreddits. дальше »
2018-7-19 12:25 | |
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Reddit rolls out subreddit chatrooms – what could possibly go wrong?
Ahh, I remember the halcyon days of the late-90s internet, where strangers from all over the globe would meet in AOL chat rooms and type “A / S / L” at each other over and over again. Well, Reddit is looking to bring this era back with Reddit Chat, a feature that’s being rolled out across subreddits. дальше »
2018-7-19 12:25 | |
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Microsoft teases Xbox hardware reveal next month
Microsoft today hinted it could be showing off some fun new hardware at a major gaming event next month and be still, my heart. The details: Microsoft gave a small preview of what to expect from its visit to this year’s Gamescom, to be held in Germany in late August. дальше »
2018-7-18 19:00 | |
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WORLDSTAAAR: Watch if Google gets whacked with an $11B fine by the EU
Google will most likely be hit with a record fine from the EU today. This is set to be focused around its Android operating system violating European antitrust laws. Part of a wider anti-trust lawsuit, the EU claims Google has “abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions on Android device manufacturers and mobile network operators. дальше »
2018-7-18 12:08 | |
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