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QuadrigaCX saga continues as cryptocurrency exchange moves to bankruptcy
QuadrigaCX, the cryptocurrency exchange which owes its customers $134 million in cryptocurrency following the unexpected death of its founder, is moving into bankruptcy proceedings. The company’s request to move into bankruptcy was approved by a Canadian Supreme Court yesterday. äàëüøå »
2019-4-9 11:55 | |
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Ian Goodfellow’s hiring hints at what Apple’s next ‘one more thing’ could be
Apple recently scored the hottest free agent in AI when it managed to lure Ian “The GANfather” Goodfellow away from his highly-salaried perch at Google. His hiring indicates Apple’s placing a higher priority on machine learning technology. äàëüøå »
2019-4-9 23:35 | |
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You can now try Microsoft’s Chromium-powered version of Edge
Back in December, Microsoft surprised everyone – those who hadn’t been following the rumors, anyway – by announcing it was shifting Edge to Google’s ubiquitous Chromium platform. Chromium promises better and faster support for constantly evolving web standards. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 19:38 | |
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Average life of a dead Google product is just four years
Google shut down Google+ and Inbox last week, and and we’re still in mourning (for the latter). Recently, we’ve seen sites like Killed By Google and Google Cemetary crop up to show us the Mountain View company’s notorious habit of killing off products. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 16:22 | |
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Snapchat’s reinventing itself to fight Instagram
Last week, Snapchat held its first partner summit, where it described the company’s new approach to standing out from competitors like Instagram. Key announcements included new AR features for lenses, new Snap original content, a multiplayer gaming platform, and a new developer kit to integrate Snapchat stories in other apps (like Tinder). äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 14:56 | |
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Here’s why you can’t use AirPlay with Netflix right now
Last week, Netflix removed support for AirPlay from its platform. That means you can’t beam Netflix shows from your iPhone or iPad to your Apple TV. Instead, you’ll have to rely on the Netflix app for Apple TV, and use the remote for the set-top box to navigate the platform. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 10:10 | |
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Google accidentally revealed its mid-range Pixel 3a phone is on the way
Google just can’t stop info about its Pixel phones from leaking, can it? It happened several times last year ahead of the Pixel 3’s launch, and now, the latest news about the handset’s successor comes from, um, Google itself. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 08:50 | |
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Your business’ website is outdated — here’s how to fix it
For 20 years, a business’ homepage was its front door. When consumers needed information about a company, they would simply go to the brand URL, choose a navigation option like “menu,” and arrive at a transactional landing page where they could take a specific action, such as “order online. äàëüøå »
2019-4-7 22:30 | |
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Building a second product is hard, here’s how not to be a one-hit wonder
In the Valley, there’s a perception that serial entrepreneurship is just a glamorized way of saying “serial failure. ” And while ‘serial entrepreneur’ has a nice ring to it, just because you’ve been successful once doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be successful again. äàëüøå »
2019-4-7 16:30 | |
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China is reportedly trialing attention-detecting bands in schools
Last year, we saw reports of Chinese schools using facial recognition technology to monitor the attention levels of students. Now a report from SupChina suggests that some schools are experimenting with headbands to detect attentiveness of children in a classroom. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 12:10 | |
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China is reportedly trialling attention-detecting bands in schools
Last year, we saw reports of Chinese schools using facial recognition technology to monitor the attention levels of students. Now a report from SupChina suggests that some schools are experimenting with headbands to detect attentiveness of children in a classroom. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 12:10 | |
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Amazon’s plan to rival Apple AirPods is about more than selling you earphones
Bloomberg reports that Amazon is working on wireless earphones, similar to Apple’s recently refreshed AirPods – but with support for the company’s Alexa voice assistant built in. The buds are slated to arrive sometime in the first half of this year. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 09:44 | |
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Xiaomi’s chipset division shifts focus from smartphones to IoT gadgets
Chinese hardware giant Xiaomi is spinning off a part of its China-based Pinecone chipset division into a new company called Dayu (which translates to ‘big fish’ in Mandarin). It will focus on research and development of AI-based IoT (AIoT) chips for connected gadgets. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 09:26 | |
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Spotify ad draws criticism over how it (under)pays musicians
Spotify tweeted an ad for its new partnership with Hulu, along with a comment about “budgets. ” Several people, including one particularly savage songwriter, pointed out the company shouldn’t be the one to talk about money when it offers such a paltry sum to the artists whose music it hosts. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 22:50 | |
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Watch Adobe’s new After Effects feature remove distracting objects from your videos like magic
Adobe’s just updated its popular After Effects video editing software with an incredibly handy feature: the ability to select and remove unwanted objects from your footage, just like you would cut out a tourist from a photo of a monument in Photoshop. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 10:54 | |
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Video: Yep, this long-overdue device lets you play music on exotic fruit
This video is part of our series on Lille’s Maker Faire. To stay up-to-date on releases (and to find out more), check out our master post here. Sometimes an idea is so simple and pure, you’re shocked that no one has done it before. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 16:51 | |
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Tech companies still care more about AI and IoT than blockchain
Blockchain might be the hot buzzword of the moment, but according to new research, it’s being bested by the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI). A recent survey conducted by identity management cloud software provider, Okta, found that digital firms are investing in AI and Internet-of-Things over blockchain, Cointelegraph reports. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 12:46 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX should declare bankruptcy, EY says
Defunct cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX’s should enter bankruptcy proceedings in a bid to minimize costs and facilitate the recovery of assets for creditors, according to a report by Ernst & Young (EY), its court appointed monitor. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 12:23 | |
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Bloomberg report explains why YouTube hosts so much toxic content
Yesterday, Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen published a devastating piece charting how the once-innocuous YouTube became the world’s most effective radicalization machine, in the process becoming a haven for conspiracy theorists and actual honest-to-god paedophiles. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 10:40 | |
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Paxful Introduces AI-Powered, Biometric Verification to Improve KYC and AML
The peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced today, April 2, 2019, that it’s introducing AI-powered identity verification to help improve know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) procedures on the platform. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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CHEAP: Forget AirPower, this Anker Wireless charging pad is 35% off!!!
Welcome to CHEAP, our brand-new series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! We’re all sad over the death of Airpower. But no need to keep shedding tears, Anker PowerWave Fast Wireless Charging Pad the Anker PowerWave Fast Wireless Charging Pad selling at $16(with a 35 percent discount) The wireless charger is is Qi certified, and works with all popular phones supporting wireless charging including the new iPhones, the new Samsung Galaxy devices, and the updated AirPods. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 15:37 | |
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Google’s India lead, Rajan Anandan, is leaving the company
Rajan Anandan, Google‘s vice president for South East Asia and India, is leaving the company after eight years. Anandan has been in charge of or involved in numerous major projects at the firm for one of its largest markets. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 09:41 | |
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Facebook announces a long-overdue transparency tool for News Feed
Over the weekend, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sounded the alarm, calling for increased government regulation for internet platforms — including his own. Facebook, as you may have heard, has run into a few issues in recent years that would make it an unlikely advocate for this sort of regulation. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 04:21 | |
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Lambo, Land Rovers taken during $22M ICO fraud investigation
In Canada, authorities have seized luxury cars and frozen bank accounts owned by the ringleaders of FUEL, an allegedly fraudulent $22-million initial coin offering (ICO) from 2017. Court documents claim “blockchain services company” Vanbex raised $22 million (CAD$30 million) in cryptocurrency and fiat by with absolutely no intention to develop the FUEL token, reports CoinDesk. äàëüøå »
2019-4-1 17:04 | |
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Facebook is cracking down on fake accounts before India’s election
The first phase of the Indian Assembly’s election kicks off on April 21, but the increase in propaganda has already begun. Facebook has announced it’s removed numerous pages and accounts that used practices like fake accounts and cross-posting to increase their spread. äàëüøå »
2019-4-1 16:33 | |
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How Mark Zuckerberg wants governments to regulate content on online platforms
It looks like Mark Zuckerberg’s now into blogging. In an op-ed in the Washington Post, the Facebook CEO asked governments around the world to consider introducing more transparent rules for moderating content on the internet. äàëüøå »
2019-4-1 12:57 | |
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PR lessons from Boeing’s poor handling of the 737 MAX crisis
Imagine for a second you run the largest aircraft manufacturing company in the world. You have orders worth +$600-billion of an aircraft model that, as of March 10th 2019, has had it’s second tragic crash. äàëüøå »
2019-3-30 16:30 | |
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24-years of worldwide phone sales, mesmerizingly visualized
Bar chart races are all the rage these days, and we couldn’t miss the chance to get involved over here at Plugged. So, uh, we did. In our lovely chart, we mesmerizingly visualized what company sold the most phones per year from 1993 all the way through to 2017. äàëüøå »
2019-3-29 18:05 | |
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5 European companies that are (really) advancing AI
There’s little arguing that artificial intelligence is one of the hottest sectors of the tech industry. From recommending personalized content in your YouTube feed to translating text, diagnosing cancer and driving cars, the number of domains that the AI industry is touching is constantly expanding. äàëüøå »
2019-3-29 12:27 | |
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10 ways companies can effectively use cloud technology to grow
While cloud technology may seem new to some, it is quickly taking over the way companies are sharing and storing their information. As technological capabilities increase, companies will have more cloud computing options available than ever before. äàëüøå »
2019-3-29 12:00 | |
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Watch this satisfying video of Boston Dynamics’ new robot perfectly stacking boxes
We’ve seen Boston Dynamics’ robots running on different terrains with ease, opening doors for each other, and dancing to Bruno Mars’ hit Uptown Funk. Now, in the latest episode of “Robots Got Talent,” a video released by the company features its robot, Handle, stacking boxes in a factory like a champ. äàëüøå »
2019-3-29 10:42 | |
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How to get Twitter’s new ‘Lights out’ dark mode on iOS
Twitter introduced a dark theme in its mobile apps in 2016, and for its site the following year. But after a lot of people complained that the social network’s feature is not a true dark mode – as it’s based on a shade of blue instead of black – CEO Jack Dorsey said the company was working on it. äàëüøå »
2019-3-29 08:26 | |
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Lyft will IPO on Friday with an insane $24.3 billion valuation
Next week, insurgent ridesharing provider Lyft will commence its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO). An IPO marks the point when a company makes its shares available on a public stock exchange, and Lyft is releasing 32. äàëüøå »
2019-3-29 01:42 | |
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It shouldn’t take a tragedy for tech companies to fight hate on their platforms
Roughly two weeks after the terrorist attack on a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Facebook has committed to clamping down on white nationalism and white separatism on its platform, as well as on Instagram. äàëüøå »
2019-3-28 16:53 | |
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Here’s a 34-second video of Samsung folding the Galaxy Fold over and over again
In case you haven’t heard, Samsung is working on a bendable phone. Since it first entered the fold (pun intended), we’ve wondered one thing: will folding the device over and over again show on the display? After all, things that fold tend to form creases, and as cool as a bendable display is, no one wants to use one with a giant damaged vertical strip running through the center. äàëüøå »
2019-3-28 01:07 | |
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Wyze’s new motion and contact sensor kit secures your home for just $20
We came away impressed when we reviewed Wyze’s Cam Pan security camera last year. At just $30 a camera, it was almost disconcertingly cheap (and Wyze sells a $20 model too). But my colleague Tristan Greene concluded that “despite a few shortcomings, [it] does everything I want it to do and more. äàëüøå »
2019-3-28 23:42 | |
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Swiss watchdog says cryptocurrency mining firm’s $90M ICO was illegal
Financial regulators in Switzerland have disclosed the illegal acts committed by Envion AG, a cryptocurrency “mining operation” that illegitimately collected over $90 million with an initial coin offering (ICO) last year. äàëüøå »
2019-3-27 18:38 | |
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Scale up your startup at TNW2019
Networking is a key component of any conference, and despite our “unconference” vibe at TNW2019, we’re definitely all about making new connections. That’s why we have dedicated matchmaking opportunities on May 9 and 10 – especially for startups. äàëüøå »
2019-3-27 16:13 | |
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CabbageTech owner charged with running $200K cryptocurrency and cash swindle
The operator of New York-based company CabaggeTech has been accused of defrauding investors out of more than $200,000 in cash and cryptocurrency, according to a nine-count indictment unsealed in federal court in New York, on Tuesday. äàëüøå »
2019-3-27 14:40 | |
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Bethesda’s games are going back to Steam, Epic gets snubbed
Bethesda has declared its public support of Steam by promising its upcoming games will have a home there. A scant six months ago, this would have just been the end of the company’s failed attempt to launch its own platform. äàëüøå »
2019-3-27 23:00 | |
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Google accidentally promoted a malicious Bitcoin wallet on YouTube
Google-owned YouTube inadvertently advertized an illegitimate version of the Bitcoin wallet Electrum. A Redditor unearthed the issue, noting how the malicious advert was disguised to resemble a real Electrum advertisement. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 18:58 | |
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Microsoft: Bing Blocked 5 Million Cryptocurrency Ads In 2018
Bing, the web search engine owned by Microsoft, blocked more than 5 million cryptocurrency advertisements last year, new figures from the company reveal. Microsoft’s Bing Says Cryptocurrency ‘Key Focus’ As part of its Ad Quality Year in Review 2018 document which it released March 25, Bing highlighted cryptocurrency as a “key focus area” of its efforts to prevent ads flouting its policy rules. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 17:00 | |
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Bitmain’s dreams to go public slashed after IPO filing lapses
Bitmain’s hopes for an initial public offering (IPO) have been slashed after the cryptocurrency firm’s application to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange officially expired. Its application officially lapsed on Tuesday, six months after it was first submitted. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 15:56 | |
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PAX wants to be the Apple of weed vapes – and CBD might be the key
I’ve had the pleasure of testing a number of very good weed vapes. But, when I’m finished with my review, more often than not, I return to the PAX 3. Basically, I like it a lot. So, when I was offered the chance to speak with JJ O’Brien, PAX’s VP of strategy, in Amsterdam, I leapt at the chance. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 15:52 | |
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Bitcoin exchange DragonEx ‘hacked for undisclosed amount’
Cryptocurrency exchange DragonEx says it has been hacked, although it is not yet known how much has been lost in the alleged attack. The Singapore-based company announced the news on its official Telegram channel on Monday. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 14:22 | |
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Xiaomi’s new 100W charger will charge your phone in just 17 minutes
Chinese hardware maker Xiaomi is gunning for a new record in fast charging with its upcoming 100W charger. That’ll trump Huawei‘s 55W charger released with its foldable phone, the Mate X, which is arguably the fastest we’ve heard of for a phone thus far. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 11:04 | |
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Uber acquires Careem for $3.1 billion to dominate ride-hailing in the Middle East
Uber has acquired Careem, a major player in the ride-hailing space across the Middle East, for $3. 1 billion in cash and convertible notes. The latter will continue to operate as an independent company. äàëüøå »
2019-3-26 10:34 | |
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