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You’ll only be able to watch Steven Spielberg’s new horror series after dark
Steven Spielberg is in the process of writing a horror show for a new stream service called Quibi (Short for Quick Bites), reported Variety. The catch is you can only watch an episode once its dark. äàëüøå »
2019-6-11 13:13
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Hackers steal 100,000 traveler photos from border patrol database
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials on Monday said that one of its subcontractors had been breached in a “malicious cyberattack,” exposing images of travelers coming in and out of the country. äàëüøå »
2019-6-11 09:29
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Sweetwater Studios began in a van, now it’s the heart of a $725M enterprise
Some of the richest companies have the humblest beginnings. Google and Facebook started in dorms, Microsoft was launched from a garage, and Sweetwater Sound began as a studio in a van. The difference here is that Sweetwater’s never laid off an employee, sold out to shareholders, or compromised on its founder‘s vision. äàëüøå »
2019-6-11 23:06
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Sweetwater Studios began in a van, now it’s the heart of a $725M empire
Some of the richest companies have the humblest beginnings. Google and Facebook started in dorms, Microsoft was launched from a garage, and Sweetwater Sound began as a studio in a van. The difference here is that Sweetwater’s never laid off an employee, sold out to shareholders, or compromised on its founder‘s vision. äàëüøå »
2019-6-11 23:06
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Microsoft bundles Xbox Game Pass and Live Gold in a $15 monthly plan
At its E3 keynote on Sunday, Microsoft officially launched Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to everyone, almost two months after it was unveiled as a beta. The subscription plan, which combines Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass into a single monthly charge, costs $14. äàëüøå »
2019-6-10 10:45
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Here’s how to find ethical alternatives to big tech products and services
It’s not like any of us went to a store for unethical people and told the clerk to load us up with dozens of products and services developed by companies that have no regard for personal privacy, human rights, or the future of our planet. äàëüøå »
2019-6-8 00:17
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Facebook to Charge $10 Million to Run a Node for its GlobalCoin
Facebook is planning to unveil this June a corporate GlobalCoin that is expected to be pegged to the dollar or a basket of currencies with details sparse as to how... äàëüøå »
2019-6-6 18:09
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Naked protestors redress Facebook’s prude nudity policy
Yesterday, the National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) announced that Facebook will reconsider its nudity guidelines, which currently bans photographic nudity, and more controversially, “female nipples. äàëüøå »
2019-6-6 16:22
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Developers: Meet your new AI intern
Remember when software was eating the world? The trendy observation these days is that artificial intelligence (AI) is eating software. Even Google CEO Sundar Pichai has talked about software that “automatically writes itself. äàëüøå »
2019-6-6 16:19
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This keyboard app spell-checks gender bias to challenge how we talk to girls
Language is not gender-neutral, and it’s time to identify and challenge the societal structure that systematically stops all women from thriving — one of these structures is gendered language and the patriarchal ideas built into it. äàëüøå »
2019-6-6 13:11
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YouTube clumsily tries to rectify its confusing anti-harassment policies (again)
Facing immense pressure, YouTube has said it will reexamine its harassment policies and update them. The company said it will do so in “consultation with experts, creators, journalists and those who have, themselves, been victims of harassment. äàëüøå »
2019-6-6 10:57
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5 of the smartest people in AI teamed up to make awesome robots
An all-star team consisting of five of the brightest minds in AI today revealed the launch of Robust. AI, a new startup devoted to revolutionizing the robotics industry. According to a job posting on the company’s website, the company intends to create robots that can navigate the real world with actual autonomy: Current robots are extremely limited, typically relegated to highly controlled environments, unable to function in dynamic, open-ended environments, and poorly equipped to deal with the unexpected. äàëüøå »
2019-6-6 03:30
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YouTube is failing the LGBTQ community by allowing Steven Crowder’s homophobic slurs
Besides changing its logo to feature a rainbow of colors, YouTube is hardly celebrating Pride Month the right way this June, as it’s failed to address a key concern for LGBTQ users in its community. äàëüøå »
2019-6-5 14:28
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The only person with the power to fire Zuckerberg is Zuckerberg himself
The revolt against Facebook is gathering momentum, but CEO Mark Zuckerberg can rest easy for the time being. Amid calls for more scrutiny over Facebook‘s business practices in the wake of one privacy mishap after the other, shareholders of the company made a case for Zuckerberg’s ouster as Facebook‘s chairman. äàëüøå »
2019-6-5 09:45
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Here’s what the Vatican, US Evangelicals, and Satanists say about AI
The religious have been contemplating the existential threat of artificial intelligence for millennia. Long before Alexa listened in on our conversations or deepfakes threatened women’s safety, Judaism’s Golem and Greek mythology’s automatons roamed religious texts. äàëüøå »
2019-6-5 00:49
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Why Alexa and Siri won’t function as robot helpers
“Alexa, are you ready to have a body?” Steady advances in artificial intelligence and natural language processing have made digital assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa increasingly capable of performing complicated voice commands under different circumstances. äàëüøå »
2019-6-4 17:42
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This feminist chatbot challenges AI bias in voice assistants
The Feminist Internet, a non-profit working to prevent biases creeping into AI, has created F’xa — a feminist voice assistant that teaches users about AI bias and suggests how they can avoid reinforcing harmful stereotypes. äàëüøå »
2019-6-4 17:18
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Google Maps’ new features for India just made my commute a lot less painful
As someone who mostly relies on public transport to get around Bangalore, aka India’s IT capital, I’m happy to report that Google has just rolled out a bunch of commuter-friendly updates to Maps for users in the country, that will make it easy to optimize my daily trips to and from work. äàëüøå »
2019-6-4 15:18
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Apple’s privacy-focused features risk trapping users in its walled garden
During its WWDC keynote, Apple fired several shots against Facebook and Google with a number of privacy-focused features. But the one that deserves a special mention is the company’s single sign-on (SSO) feature. äàëüøå »
2019-6-4 11:03
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Physics breakthrough should solve quantum computing’s dead cat problem
A team of Yale researchers just blew the lid off one of quantum computing’s biggest problems: the unpredictability of qubits. In what’s being dubbed “a beautiful experiment,” the team discovered how to catch an artificial atom in mid “quantum jump,” and interfere with its outcome. äàëüøå »
2019-6-4 00:46
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Apple announces iPadOS, making its tablets more like laptops
Apple today announced iPadOS at its annual WWDC event. The new operating system comes with a plethora of updates over iOS that bring the company’s popular slab almost on part with laptops. First up, the iPad will get a new split-screen apps feature that brings side-by-side launching of apps – including duplicate apps. äàëüøå »
2019-6-3 21:30
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Twitter ‘accidentally’ blocked accounts of China dissidents ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Twitter has apologized after it suspended hundreds of accounts that were critical of the Chinese government, merely days ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on June 4. äàëüøå »
2019-6-3 14:37
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Lady Bits #4: Jumpsuits, broflakes, and the #SexStrike
Welcome back to Lady Bits, our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3 Let’s face it, the tech industry can be bro-y as hell. So, we’ve made this special game of Bingo for you to play at your workplace — if you have to deal with sexism, you might as well try to make it fun, right? We hope you, er, don’t win… but if you do, tweet us using #LadyBits and you win the burden of being a woman in tech and our attention! the bloody news According to The Atlantic, even breadwinning wives don’t get equality at home. äàëüøå »
2019-6-3 10:55
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Google resolves cloud outage that took down YouTube, Snapchat, and Discord
Gmail, YouTube and other services that rely on Google’s backend technology were disrupted for more than four hours on Sunday by what the company blamed on “high levels of network congestion. ” Apple iCloud, Snapchat, Nest, Discord, Vimeo, and a number of third-party applications that host their services on Google were affected as a result. äàëüøå »
2019-6-3 10:13
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Trying to quit your phone addiction? There’s an app for that
We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and physical well-being. Perhaps ironically, software developers themselves have been on the forefront of efforts to solve this problem by creating apps that aim to help users disconnect from their devices. äàëüøå »
2019-6-2 11:00
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Women’s fertility app secretly took $1.79M in funding from anti-abortion campaigners
Ever since the rise of femtech, period tracking apps have vowed to make women’s health easier to control and understand. But lately we’ve seen data and privacy breaches, worrying stats about “success” rates, and questionable marketing strategies. äàëüøå »
2019-5-31 15:13
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Here’s how you can apply experience-design to your everyday life
The other day a coworker and I were chatting about our phone’s home screens and the way we organize our app icons. We spent a good amount of time describing to one another our implicit rules on how we prioritize homepage icons, how we choose apps that will sit on the edge vs. äàëüøå »
2019-5-31 12:46
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Google is cracking down on Drive and Chrome extensions that abuse your data
Google is expanding its privacy audit to make third-party developer access to Chrome and Google Drive more secure. To that effect, developers must rework their Chrome extensions to request only minimum permissions without compromising their functionality “We’re requiring extensions to only request access to the appropriate data needed to implement their features,” Google outlined on its Safety and Security page. äàëüøå »
2019-5-31 11:41
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Facebook board votes yay on Zuck, nay on Conservatives
A mutiny attempt today by a coalition of anti-Zuckerberg Facebook shareholder groups resulted in a resounding defeat as the social network voted to retain its founder as CEO. In a separate smack-down, a right-wing advocacy group found its demand for Conservative voices on Facebook‘s board rejected wholesale. äàëüøå »
2019-5-31 03:14
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IBM is giving away 1,500 DJI drones to help with natural disasters
IBM‘s Developer Drone Drop 2019 contest is officially underway. Now through June 16 the company will give away 1,500 drones to developers who enter. Why is IBM giving away free drones? It hopes you’ll use them to deliver AI-powered solutions to the problems caused by natural disasters. äàëüøå »
2019-5-30 02:01
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Sorry, but you can’t copyright a meme
Epic Games, creator of the smash hit Fortnite, currently faces a tornado of lawsuits over its use and sale of in-game animations based on dance moves popularized by celebrities. The Supreme Court is involved, the public is divided, and entertainers are seemingly getting screwed. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 21:31
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If you work in tech, these cities give you the most bang for your buck
Thanks to globalization and the rise of the internet, we’ve become less and less bound to a particular location to live and work. Working remotely or actually moving to an entirely different part of the world for a job that more closely matches our skills and professional goals – or simply offers higher living standards – has never been easier. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 18:34
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Creepy programmer builds AI algorithm to ‘expose’ adult actresses
Yesterday, Yiqin Fu, a research associate at Yale University, tweeted a thread about a Chinese programmer who had claimed he had built an algorithm that had identified 100,000 adult actresses by cross-referencing footage from porn videos with social media profile pictures. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 16:53
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Your iPhone is leaking personal info to tracking companies
Ahead of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas earlier this January, Apple strategically placed a privacy-focused billboard bearing the catchphrase: “What happens on your iPhone stays on your iPhone. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 16:10
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This game reveals the hidden racial bias of dating app algorithms
It should be no surprise that racial bias factors into swiping matches on dating apps, like Tinder — but algorithms used by these apps may also reinforce prejudice. This is why developer, Ben Berman, and designer, Miguel Perez created MonsterMatch, a game that simulates a dating app while exposing the inherent bias that fuels its matching algorithms. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 14:32
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Beneath Tesla’s delusional PR, there is a visionary car company
Elon Musk makes it easy to dismiss his grandioseese words at Tesla’s Autonomy Day late April, a song plays inside my head: They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!. I imagine two burly men in white coats coming on stage, wrapping Elon in a tight jacket, and whisking him to a padded cell. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 14:13
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Flipboard hack exposed sensitive user data for over 9 months
Popular news aggregation platform Flipboard has disclosed a glaring security breach, which gave hackers unauthorized access to its database systems for more than nine months. As a precautionary step, it has reset all users’ passwords. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 11:25
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Dell and Alienware unveil a cornucopia of updates at Computex 2019
Dell today announced a slew of refreshes for its Inspiron, XPS, and Alienware laptop lineups at Computex 2019 in Singapore. It also unveiled new gaming headsets, a delivery and installation service, and a new EyeSafe display. äàëüøå »
2019-5-29 03:11
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Understanding the rising popularity of China’s rural influencers
Beginning in 2016, China saw the sudden and meteoric rise of the short video social media platform Kuaishou lion people, with 100 million daily active users. What makes it unique among Chinese apps is not its feature set, but the demographics of its user pool, which is comprised of a higher percentage of rural and… This story continues at The Next Web äàëüøå »
2019-5-28 12:38
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Apple is expected to kill 3D Touch from its 2019 iPhone lineup
Do you use 3D Touch on your iPhone? If not, don’t worry. Apple is getting rid of it for a cheaper alternative. MacRumors reports that a team of Barclays analysts claims they have ‘confirmed’ that 3D Touch will be eliminated from all iPhone models coming out in 2019. äàëüøå »
2019-5-28 11:25
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TikTok’s parent company ByteDance reportedly wants to launch its own phone
ByteDance is likely on your phone through its colony of popular apps like TikTok or Helo. Now it wants to make a phone of its own. Yes, you read that right. According to a new report by The Financial Times, the Beijing-based social media company is developing a “phone preloaded with its own apps — which include newsfeeds, short video platforms and games — in a bid to further spread its reach. äàëüøå »
2019-5-27 15:15
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Apple’s privacy reputation at risk with new iTunes class-action lawsuit
Apple has marketed itself as a company that puts customers’ privacy first, but a new class-action lawsuit claims to the contrary. Leigh Wheaton, Jill Paul, and Trevor Paul — three iTunes users from Rhode Island and Michigan — filed a federal lawsuit against the Cupertino-based tech giant alleging that the company unlawfully collects and sells their iTunes listening information to third parties without informed consent. äàëüøå »
2019-5-27 11:23
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Facebook Removed Two Billion Fake Accounts
Facebook has removed as many accounts as it has users in the first three months of this year according to a recent report by the social networking giant. “Our detection... äàëüøå »
2019-5-25 20:02
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This tiny flashing kit can break your bad online security habits
The number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last five years, with the majority of these data breaches being traced back to human error. The potential risks of such attacks are vast and can have a serious impact on both organizations and individuals. äàëüøå »
2019-5-24 18:53
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GitHub rolls out Patreon-esque feature to let you tip open source developers
GitHub, one of the largest respositories for hosting open source software, has added the ability to financially support developers through recurring monthly payments. The feature is called GitHub Sponsors, and works similar to funding platforms like Patreon. äàëüøå »
2019-5-24 11:40
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Review: Brilliant’s smart home controllers are the antidote for smart-speaker hell
My home is inundated with smart speakers. I’ve got Echo Dots aplenty, Google Minis to spare, and enough third-party voice-assistant devices to reproduce Plugged’s Bluetooth speaker symphony. And that’s not even getting into all the other “smart” gear I have. äàëüøå »
2019-5-24 03:01
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A peek at legendary architect John Storyk’s design process
John Storyk, the founder of WSDG, an acoustic consulting and A/V integration firm, is a legend in the music world. He’s a world-class architect and acoustic designer whose built recording studios for everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Jay-Z. äàëüøå »
2019-5-24 00:58
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Bolt won’t beat Uber by copying it – it needs to forge its own path
Bolt, previously known as Taxify, is a ride-sharing app and one of Estonia‘s four unicorns (AKA startups valued at over $1 billion). On a visit to Talinn, TNW met with Martin Villig, the company’s co-founder, to hear about Bolt’s plans to become the de facto transport app in the world. äàëüøå »
2019-5-23 15:02
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Google and Facebook are gonna hate Apple’s new privacy-preserving online ads
Apple has outlined a new plan to make online ads private. A new Safari feature, called Privacy Preserving Ad Click Attribution, aims to stop ads from tracking you across the web. The company says the proposed solution will allow advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their ad campaigns on the web without compromising on your privacy. äàëüøå »
2019-5-23 12:50
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Review: Alienware’s m17 is a lean mean gaming machine with a nice-sized screen
Alienware‘s m17 is a hard laptop to pigeonhole. For all appearances it’s just a bigger version of the m15, but in practice it’s something entirely different. Sure they look the same, but the smaller one only really competes against other gaming laptops. äàëüøå »
2019-5-23 22:43
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