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Facebook is courting publishers with multi-million dollar deals to launch its news tab this fall

Facebook is keen to become a major news distributor again, after being lambasted for years over its role in aiding the spread of misinformation. A report from the Wall Street Journal last night indicated that the social network is offering major publications multi-million dollar deals to bring them on board its upcoming news service. дальше »

2019-8-9 09:00


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Technology and the cobra effect: why big breakthroughs rarely deliver what they promise

New tech is always well-intentioned, but good intentions are no longer good enough. Technology is advancing at an insane rate, often faster than lawmakers and the general public can keep up. Accordingly, by the time we realize the complex ripple-effect of a new technology, it’s so deeply embedded into our culture that there isn’t much we can do about it. дальше »

2019-8-9 19:51


Bluesound wants its wireless hi-fi equipment back — they’re gonna have to fight me for it

I’ve been trying to perfect my wireless music streaming set-up for years. That’s not an exaggeration, I’m talking literally years.   And, friends, I thought I’d solved it. I thought I’d found the solution to my struggle, but something horrible — nay, bloodcurdling — happened: Bluesound wants the review units of its wireless hi-fi audio equipment back. дальше »

2019-8-8 18:27


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Dutch police accidentally mass-texted fire witnesses a link to an ‘adult video’

In an unfortunate mishap, Dutch police accidentally texted a link to an adult video to 1,900 witnesses of a house fire, which took place last month in the town of Nieuwleusen. In the text, police encouraged witnesses to come forward with information that could help them figure out what caused the fire, as a result of which a 22-year-old man lost his life. дальше »

2019-8-8 15:52


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Carbon offset your death with this $200K ‘Frankensteined’ Tesla hearse

Are you worried about the carbon dioxide that’ll be released if you get cremated? Well, worry no more, because this ‘Frankensteined’ Tesla Model S hearse could be yours for $200,000. The eco-friendly car was created in 2016 after a funeral transport firm, Vander der Lans & Busscher BV based in the Netherlands, commissioned a Tesla Model S to be turned into a hearse so that it could offer zero emmision funeral transport, obviously. дальше »

2019-8-8 15:43


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WhatsApp’s chat manipulation exploit remains unresolved even after a year (Updated)

Vulnerabilities uncovered in WhatsApp — the messaging app used by about 1. 5 billion users across the world — can allow bad actors to exploit the platform to manipulate or spoof chat messages. The flaws would make it possible to “intercept and manipulate messages sent in both private and group conversations, giving attackers the power to create and spread misinformation from what appear to be trusted sources,” the researchers noted. дальше »

2019-8-8 14:01


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US state regulator slaps ‘fraudulent’ ICOs with cease and desist orders

A US state regulator is cracking down on two New Jersey-based initial coin offerings (ICO) offering “fraudulent unregistered securities. ” The Bureau of Securities issued emergency cease and desist orders as part of “Operation Cryptosweep” – an international crackdown on fraudulent ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment schemes – against Zoptax LLC (also known as Zoptax) and Unocall. дальше »

2019-8-8 11:34


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Yet another reason to dislike Tether: 300 addresses hold 80% of the ‘stablecoin’

Infamous stablecoin and pseudo currency Tether (USDT) doesn’t exactly have the cleanest of rap sheets, and if you needed another reason not to trust it, keep reading. According to recent findings from cryptocurrency researchers at Coin Metrics, around 300 entities hold about 80 percent of the Tether currently in circulation, Bloomberg reports. дальше »

2019-8-8 11:30


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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 is here with beastly specs and no headphone jack

Right on cue, Samsung has officially revealed the Galaxy Note 10, and for the first time in the note series, an even larger ‘Plus’ model. Granted, ‘Revealed’ might be a bit of a strong word given how much we’d learned about the devices going into today’s Galaxy Unpacked event, but it’s nonetheless welcome to have some real confirmation. дальше »

2019-8-8 23:44


Microsoft contractors are listening to your translated Skype calls

An explosive article in Motherboard alleges that contractors working for Microsoft are listening to the conversations of Skype users conducted through the app’s real-time translation service. The piece, penned by cybersecurity reporter Joseph Cox, cites a trove of internal documentation, screenshots, and audio recordings obtained by the publication. дальше »

2019-8-8 19:25


Smart cities need to take people with disabilities into account from the get-go

As technology and urban design march into the future, more and more urban centers will begin looking like the “smart cities” science fiction began promising us many decades ago: City infrastructure that talks to cars, cars that talk to each other, sensors everywhere, high-speed wireless communications, self-driving and self-parking cars and much, much more. дальше »

2019-8-8 18:25


Lisk Price Analysis LSK / USD: Reaching The Bottom

Lisk has a bearish short-term outlook, with the cryptocurrency still trading below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame The four-hour time frame shows that a bearish head and shoulders pattern has been triggered The daily time frame continues to show a large broadening wedge pattern Lisk / USD Short-term price analysis Lisk […] The post Lisk Price Analysis LSK / USD: Reaching The Bottom appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2019-8-8 16:36


The Apple Card is the product that finally killed the Apple fan in me

Well, it’s happened. Apple is no longer a creator of attractive goods and services you want in your life, now it’s officially a financial institution following profit at all costs, wooo! Join me in giving a round of applause to the product that killed the Apple fan in me: the Apple Card! As a brief refresher, the Apple Card is a credit card the tech giant has released in conjunction with Goldman Sachs. дальше »

2019-8-8 15:55