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CHEAP: No dongle, no problem. Samsung’s Gear IconX wireless earbuds are $70 (64% off)
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I’ve got a confession to make. I used to be one of those chumps hating on headphone jack-less phones, blaming manufacturers for forcing consumers into buying numerous useless dongles – or spewing extra cash for expensive wireless earbuds. дальше »
2019-8-16 16:04 | |
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Google study says people are still using old passwords after being compromised
A new study by Google found that approximately 1. 5 percent of all sign-ins used across the web involved credentials that have been already hacked. The findings come from a telemetry analysis of its Password Checkup Chrome browser extension that it launched earlier this year. дальше »
2019-8-16 14:18 | |
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Google and Apple are courting the education sector with new tools for students
The new semester is fast approaching and Big Tech is wasting no time in bringing the education sector a swathe of new offerings. With this in mind, Google has announced it’s expanding its college search feature, which it introduced a little over a year ago. дальше »
2019-8-16 13:58 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin market cap rivals world’s largest beer company’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. дальше »
2019-8-16 12:11 | |
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Apple will soon treat online web tracking the same as a security vulnerability
Apple is taking a hard stance on online privacy with a new anti-tracking policy in Safari. The iPhone maker has published a “WebKit Tracking Prevention Policy” that goes into specifics about the types of anti-tracking methods it has developed, the practices it believes are harmful to users, and the unintended consequences of those preventive countermeasures. дальше »
2019-8-16 09:39 | |
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Twitter invests in ShareChat, an Indian social network for regional language users
Twitter announced today it has invested an undisclosed amount into ShareChat, an Indian social media app for local languages. The company led the investment round of $100 million along with TrustBridge Partners, Shunwei Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, SAIF Capital, India Quotient, and Morningside Venture Capital. дальше »
2019-8-16 08:29 | |
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Project Veritas and ‘whistle-blower’ published bullshit ‘data-leak’ to dox Google employees
Project Veritas, a non-profit conspiracy theory outlet, today dropped the ‘bombshell’ that it’d obtained hundreds of leaked internal documents from a whistle-blower showing Google‘s bias against Conservatives. дальше »
2019-8-16 04:35 | |
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The iPhone 11 could launch September 10, according to an iOS 13 clue
Shortly after Apple launched iOS developer beta 7 today, sleuths found some interesting tidbits potentially pertaining to the iPhone 11. Specifically, Brazillian site iHelp BR noticed the beta contains an image of the home screen with a calendar date set to Tuesday the 10th – presumably in September. дальше »
2019-8-16 03:17 | |
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Hands-on: The Unihertz Titan is a delightful homage to the BlackBerry Passport
Phones are interesting again. Manufacturers, predominantly Chinese in origin, are designing quirky devices that target select, often narrow, demographics. A great example of this is the Unihertz Titan, which is currently in the process of being crowdfunded on Kickstarter. дальше »
2019-8-15 21:49 | |
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Google Assistant can now nag your family with assignable reminders
Reminders are one of the most useful features of AI assistants. Pick up some groceries, take out the trash, set up a dentist appointment. But what about those times you need to nag other people to do something? Google Assistant can soon do that for you too. дальше »
2019-8-15 20:37 | |
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CHEAP: Crop recklessly with 42% off Sony’s 42-megapixel A7R III camera
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! When it comes to photography, I’m obsessed with framing and symmetry. I always strive to nail the composition straight from the camera, but it never hurts to have some extra pixels in case I need to do some cropping. дальше »
2019-8-15 15:32 | |
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Nintendo seems to be striking its music off YouTube, and that sucks
After apparently resolving its troubled relationship with YouTubers, Nintendo‘s now coming down on those who upload music from its games. At least two popular channels have been hit, and if this starts a trend, there aren’t a lot of alternatives for listening to this music. дальше »
2019-8-15 02:23 | |
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Microsoft Edge can now read aloud websites with human-like voices
Microsoft’s Edge browser has a neat feature you might not have been aware of: it can read websites out loud for you. Handy as either an accessibility feature or if you’re busy doing something else, the read aloud function is one of my favorite little features in Microsoft’s browser. дальше »
2019-8-15 02:12 | |
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Facebook’s group privacy settings actually make sense now
Until today, Facebook has given you three options for creating a user group: Open, closed, or ‘secret. ’ While the first is pretty obvious, the other two were occasional sources of confusion – an admin might set a group to ‘closed’ without realizing it was still searchable, for instance. дальше »
2019-8-15 22:15 | |
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LGBTQ+ creators file lawsuit against YouTube for discrimination
A group of LGBTQ+ YouTubers this week filed a federal lawsuit against Google, claiming the site has engaged in discriminatory practices that deliberately suppress their ability to make money. Part of the problem is that YouTube has kept its algorithms so mysterious, there’s no way to know if it’s deliberately discriminating against any particular group, or if it’s just an offshoot of its recurring problems with ad revenue According to the vid creators, both YouTube‘s algorithms and human reviewers single out content with words like “gay,” “lesbian,” etc, and put it behind an age-restriction gate. дальше »
2019-8-15 21:02 | |
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ING survey ironically finds Austrians are skeptical of Bitcoin
Austria, the land of Schnitzels and strudels, has seen confidence in cryptocurrency wane over the past year. According to an online survey conducted by ING, Austrians are most skeptical of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with only 13 percent of those surveyed saying they saw digital currencies in a positive light. дальше »
2019-8-14 18:59 | |
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CHEAP: Still your beating heart. The Apple Watch Series 3 GPS is $199
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! There are plenty of smartwatches out there. But year after year, the Apple Watch lords over the competition. дальше »
2019-8-14 15:34 | |
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Ugh finally, Samsung adds support for Bitcoin in Blockchain KeyStore
It looks like Samsung has finally got its house in order after it added support for Bitcoin in its Blockchain KeyStore. Despite the cries of mass adoption that would undoubtedly follow, Samsung decided to quietly add support for Bitcoin to its private key wallet that it calls its Blockchain KeyStore. дальше »
2019-8-14 15:20 | |
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UK ad watchdog scorns BitMEX over Bitcoin’s 10th birthday ‘celebration’
The UK‘s advertising watchdog has upheld its complaint about a Bitcoin newspaper ad from cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) explained in a blog post that it took issue with an ad published on January 3, 2019, depicting a graph of Bitcoin‘s price performance. дальше »
2019-8-14 14:51 | |
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PSA: Update your Windows machine now to fix 29 Critical security vulnerabilities
Microsoft has patched four serious vulnerabilities that could allow a malicious actor to remotely take control of Windows computers. The four remote code execution flaws — addressed as part of the company’s monthly Patch Tuesday updates — affect all in-support versions of Windows and concern the Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) component, enabling attackers to take over a computer and then propagate malware to other computers without any user intervention. дальше »
2019-8-14 14:35 | |
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Twitter’s trying really hard to make itself a news app
New experiments at Twitter show it’s trying to further establish itself as the go-to news app for its users around the world. Today, the company announced its testing a way for you to follow specific interests, such as sports teams and celebrities. дальше »
2019-8-14 10:33 | |
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Amazon says its facial recognition tech can now detect fear
Amazon has announced that its facial recognition system can now detect “fear” in people. Dubbed Rekognition, the software offers a comprehensive range of tools for face detection, analysis, and recognition in images and videos. дальше »
2019-8-14 10:25 | |
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Amazon’s facial recognition mistakenly labels 26 California lawmakers as criminals
As government agencies continue to push for the deployment of facial recognition systems, you needn’t look far to see why that’s bad news. To illustrate the point, the ACLU conducted a test of Amazon’s Rekognition software — facial recognition tech currently being used by US law enforcement — in which it incorrectly identified 26 California lawmakers as matches in a criminal database. дальше »
2019-8-14 02:13 | |
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Facebook paid people to listen to and transcribe your voice clips
Facebook doesn’t need any more bad press, but here we go again. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company paid hundreds of contractors to transcribe audio snippets from your conversations within its services – without making it sufficiently clear these clips were being recorded. дальше »
2019-8-14 00:28 | |
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Another chunk of the Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex has mysteriously moved
Another chunk of the 119,756 BitcoinBTC (351,015 USD) of stolen funds transferred from Bitfinex Hack 2016 to unknown wallet Tx: https://t. co/ipfik2Tpd2 — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) August 12, 2019 In 2016, hackers succeeded in stealing 119,756 BTC from seminal cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. дальше »
2019-8-13 18:44 | |
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This subreddit documents the most delightful fuckups on Google Maps
What do a couple of kids pointing guns at an adult, a man about to fall off stairs, a group of people wearing pigeon masks, and a taxi driver pissing himself have in common? These are the type of unusual moments curated by a small Reddit community known as Google Maps Shenanigans. дальше »
2019-8-13 18:28 | |
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23 job sites to report Google’s job search for EU antitrust violation
In a letter seen by Reuters, 23 job search websites in Europe are calling for an antitrust investigation into Google’s job searching tool. The letter, which will be sent to EU Competition Commissioner Margarethe Vestager today, demands the EU stop the company’s its unfair practices until the it has concluded a full investigation. дальше »
2019-8-13 14:31 | |
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Poloniex to repay $18M worth of Bitcoin lost in margin trade flash crash with trading fees
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has announced a new scheme to reimburse users affected by an unexpected “flash crash” that saw 1,800 BTC ($20 million) wiped from its margin trading lending pool in May. дальше »
2019-8-13 13:40 | |
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Tumblr was bought for the same price as a modest family home in San Francisco
Yesterday, Automattic, the creator of WordPress, announced it had acquired Tumblr for “less than $3 million” from its previous owner, Yahoo. It’s an inauspicious fall from grace for the site, which was previously sold to the search giant for $1. дальше »
2019-8-13 13:21 | |
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Facebook is finally testing Dark Mode
From Android to iOS, and from Twitter to Slack, almost every app now has a dark mode. The only app that hasn’t joined the dark side is Facebook’s main app. However, according to reliable app leaker Jane Manchun Wong, the social network giant is now testing dark mode on its Android app Wong also took to twitter to share some of the early screenshots of the under-the-works feature. дальше »
2019-8-13 11:25 | |
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Samsung’s Note 10+ has the best camera and display, say DxOMark and DisplayMate
The Galaxy Note 10 may not have quite the hardware lead over the competition as its predecessors did, but that doesn’t mean Samsung isn’t putting out a quality product. Case in point: two test labs, DxOMark and DisplayMate, doled out their highest ratings so far for the Note 10’s camera system and display, respectively. дальше »
2019-8-13 09:26 | |
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Chrome for Android will now let you login to some services without password
Google announced today that you can use the fingerprint sensor to sign in to some of its services when you’re using Chrome for Android. The company said this functionality is available for all Pixel users today, and will be rolling out to all using Android 7 or above in coming days. дальше »
2019-8-13 09:03 | |
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Chrome for Android will now let you log in to some services without password
Google announced today that you can use the fingerprint sensor to sign in to some of its services when you’re using Chrome for Android. The company said this functionality is available for all Pixel users today, and will be rolling out to all using Android 7 or above in coming days. дальше »
2019-8-13 09:03 | |
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The Galaxy Book S might be the Samsung laptop I’ve been waiting for
Samsung might dominate smartphone sales and be a major player on other facets of consumer technology, but it hasn’t had as much luck in the laptop space. After spending some time with its new Galaxy Book S – and despite a few concerns – I think that could be about to change. дальше »
2019-8-13 02:06 | |
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Verizon sells Tumblr to WordPress, but don’t expect NSFW posts back
After spending a few years doing pretty much nothing of note with the site, Verizon’s offloading Tumblr to Automattic, the company that owns WordPress. However, despite the new management, the site apparently won’t reinstate its NSFW content. дальше »
2019-8-13 01:46 | |
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Samsung and Xiaomi want to put a 108-megapixel camera in your phone
Ask many a photographer about resolution, and they’ll tell you “megapixels don’t matter. ” For most people 8 megapixels or so is enough. But that line of thinking isn’t stopping Samsung and Xiaomi from teaming up to create a massive 108-megapixel meant for your smartphone. дальше »
2019-8-13 22:02 | |
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Researchers hacked a Canon DSLR with Bitcoin demanding ransomware
Bitcoin demanding ransomware knows no bounds, and the latest potential victim? DSLR cameras. A group of security researchers have managed to exploit vulnerabilities in a Canon EOS 80D digital camera to hold its owner’s photos to a Bitcoin ransom, The Inquirer reports. дальше »
2019-8-12 16:59 | |
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F**k me: iOS’ Notes app censors handwritten swears
Apple works very hard to maintain a ‘clean’ and family-friendly image. So much so that it censors handwritten words when suggesting a title for notes. Today, a user in r/iOSBeta subreddit noted the company’s algorithm muted the word ‘fuck’ when recommending a title for the handwritten note. дальше »
2019-8-12 14:21 | |
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New Zealand greenlights Bitcoin salary regulation – but it’s still a bad idea
New Zealand‘s tax authorities have deemed it legal for companies to pay its employees in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Companies will also be able to deduct income taxes using current PAYE (pay as you earn) frameworks under the Income Tax Act 2007. дальше »
2019-8-12 14:02 | |
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Twitter users keep abusing the wrong Jeffrey Epstein
“Rot in hell you pervert,” wrote one. “Go to hell, child rapist,” said another. These were all tweets directed to Jeffrey Epstein, a publicist at the Walt Disney Company, whose sole connection to the late disgraced financier is his name. дальше »
2019-8-12 13:57 | |
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UK dark web dealers get more than 20 years for selling cocaine for Bitcoin
Three men in the UK have been sentenced to prison for operating ch then got in touch with UK police. The men were caught after detectives matched the DNA of one of the individuals to packaging containing drugs. дальше »
2019-8-12 13:26 | |
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Moonday Mornings: IBM wants to put your browser history on the blockchain, forever
Welcome to another Moonday Mornings. Let’s waste no time and take a look at the weekend’s cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. 1. Cryptocurrency traders in Israel are facing a sticky situation. дальше »
2019-8-12 11:29 | |
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Huawei will reportedly launch Mate 30 Pro on September 19 with a new chip
Last week, Samsung announced its new flagship duo of the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy Note 10+. Now, its competitor, Huawei, is gearing up to launch the Mate 30 Pro next month. According to a report by the Russian news site, High-tech. дальше »
2019-8-12 08:44 | |
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The android Turning Test can tell us whether a robot is effectively a person
Alan Turing was recently announced as the face of the new ame up with a test that researchers still turn to as a way of judging whether a computer could be considered truly intelligent in the same way as humans. дальше »
2019-8-12 19:45 | |
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How to download YouTube videos to watch offline
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. YouTube videos are great ways to keep yourself entertained for a short period of time — but what happens when you don’t have access to the internet? How do you save YouTube videos to watch later? Bear in mind all that, barring the first example, these methods aren’t officially sanctioned by YouTube or Google. дальше »
2019-8-10 03:09 | |
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Video: Burn in hell, Twitter — a guide on deleting or deactivating your account
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Were you on old Twitter? Back before the brand proliferation, before the Nazis, before the President of the USA was doing his best to kick off a global confrontation? When people just chatted on the social network? And the design was better? It was good, right? These days, things are different. дальше »
2019-8-9 16:45 | |
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How to (selectively) hide Instagram Stories like a pro
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Instagram Stories are a handy way of sharing fleeting moments from your life without immortalizing them on your feed. дальше »
2019-8-9 16:40 | |
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How to use Google to find podcast episodes on a specific topic
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Podcast discovery is already a hard task. Companies like Spotify are investing a lot of money in improving recommendation. дальше »
2019-8-9 14:59 | |
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