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Leak: The OnePlus 7T Pro could pack a massive camera module
For the past few years now, OnePlus has launched two phones per year – one in the spring, and an upgraded ‘T’ model in the fall. We may have gotten our first look at a big design change coming to the OnePlus 7T Pro (or just 7T) change in the series thanks to leaker Evan Blass. дальше »
2019-8-24 00:33 | |
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Dear Netflix: Please ditch the algorithm and focus on human-curated ‘Collections’
Netflix is reportedly testing an all-new recommendation system that harnesses the power of employed biological neural networks – that’s humans if you insist on dumbing it down. Dubbed ‘Collections,’ the new system works like every collection of anything did before about 10 years ago – people sort it out so you don’t have to. дальше »
2019-8-24 00:28 | |
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Google plays politics with China as it quietly bans state-sponsored YouTube accounts
Google yesterday announced it’d banned 210 YouTube accounts “related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong” and the discovery was “consistent with recent observations and actions related to China announced by Facebook and Twitter. дальше »
2019-8-24 21:47 | |
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GOG Galaxy 2.0 beats all the other PC platforms by joining them (literally)
GOG, that other gaming platform, created a new launcher specifically to help everyone get all their games in one place. I finally tried it, and it’s a surprisingly gratifying experience. The Store Wars of 2019 continue to bubble beneath the crust of the gaming industry — forever brewing into the next big shitstorm should someone dare to declare platform exclusivity. дальше »
2019-8-24 21:36 | |
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Why reCAPTCHA is actually an act of human torture
Like many things that start out as a mere annoyance, though eventually grow into somewhat of an affliction. One particular dark and insidious thing has more than reared its ugly head in recent years, and now far more accurately described as an epidemic disease. дальше »
2019-8-23 17:53 | |
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Why Minecraft and Mixer are the perfect streaming combo
I feel I should start by explaining that I am brand new to any form of streaming. I have played Minecraft a fair amount, albeit five years ago and a lot has changed in that time. Every time I turn the corner, some new feature (new to me) surprises me, I feel like I have discovered the wonder that is Minecraft all over again. дальше »
2019-8-23 17:03 | |
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Hacker who sold Uber’s and Sainsbury’s customer data forced to give up $1M in cryptocurrency
A hacker has been ordered to pay back over $1. 1 million (two-year investigation called ‘Operation Draba. ’ West operated on the dark web under the ‘Courvoisier’ alias and mostly used phishing emails to gain access to financial data of tens of thousands of customers before flogging them on several illicit marketplaces. дальше »
2019-8-23 17:01 | |
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AWS issues are causing erratic cryptocurrency market data in Asia
Cryptocurrency exchanges are reportedly experiencing some disruption – how the tables have turned – after an outage at Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) cloud. Binance, one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, is reportedly experiencing 500 error messages on its APIs. дальше »
2019-8-23 15:55 | |
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Indian court rejects the idea of linking social media accounts with IDs
Earlier this week, The Madras High Court in India ruled against any possibility of linking Aadhaar or any government ID with social media accounts. Justice S. Manikumar, said linking Aadhaar to emails or accounts would violate the original ruling from the Supreme Court which allows the IDs use only for government welfare schemes. дальше »
2019-8-23 15:51 | |
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Hackers behind Texas ransomware attacks want $2.5 million
The threat actor behind the coordinated ransomware attack against multiple Texas local governments may have gained access to its computer systems via a third-party software provider. According to NPR, which first reported the development, the attackers want a collective ransom of $2. дальше »
2019-8-23 15:22 | |
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Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra may be in more trouble than we thought
Facebook‘s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra may be in even deeper trouble than we thought if a recent report is anything to go by. According to the Financial Times, it seems that some of Facebook‘s early backers have been spooked by increasing regulatory scrutiny. дальше »
2019-8-23 14:41 | |
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CHEAP: Pump up the jams, fellow kidz! This Anker portable speaker is $20
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Have you ever spotted one of these people walking around town with a speaker in their backpack, obnoxiously bumping tunes nobody else in their vicinity likes? Well, for $20 bucks, you, too, can be that person. дальше »
2019-8-23 14:14 | |
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If medical wearables want to save lives, they should be ‘invisible’
One of the latest updates to the Apple Watch included FDA-approved ECG monitoring, and it made waves in both the consumer and medical communities. Many people thought this was impossible. Some were worried about false positives. дальше »
2019-8-23 14:00 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin trading patterns similar to early 2017’
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 »
2019-8-23 11:58 | |
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Overstock’s blockchain mad CEO resigns after disclosing romantic relationship with suspected Russian spy
The blockchain-mad CEO of online retailer Overstock has stepped down amid a confession that he was romantically involved with a suspected Russian spy. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne issued a letter to shareholders yesterday explaining his decision. дальше »
2019-8-23 11:54 | |
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Google follows Apple with its own anti-tracking policy for Chromium-based browsers
Google has announced a new initiative that aims to “fundamentally enhance privacy on the web. ” The proposal — dubbed “Privacy Sandbox” — is a stab at preventing extensive tracking of users on the web through cookies and other methods like tracking pixels and browser and device fingerprinting. дальше »
2019-8-23 11:34 | |
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Motorola launches a $195 phone with a GoPro-like wide-angle action cam
Motorola launched its One Action phone in India today, with a dedicated wide-angle action camera. The brand, which once dominated India‘s mid-range segment with its G series of phones, has only just launched its third phone for the year in the country. дальше »
2019-8-23 11:29 | |
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How an AI in China helped nab a suspected murderer – with a face scan
We’ve read plenty of stories of how AI can be horrible, but it can also be surprisingly useful. According to a report by the South China Morning Post, a person accused of murder was caught by an AI after he tried to scan his dead girlfriend’s face to get a loan sanctioned. дальше »
2019-8-23 09:39 | |
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55% of mobile phone users plan to keep their devices for 3-5 years
A new study shows confirms the worst fears of mobile phone manufacturers like Apple and Samsung. According to responses from 3,640 mobile phone users shows that more than half of them plan to keep their current device for three to five more years. дальше »
2019-8-23 02:39 | |
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Researchers propose aggressive new method to eradicate online hate groups
A team of researchers from George Washington University and the University of Miami recently published the results of a study to determine the ecological makeup of online hate groups. Based on their findings, they’ve come up with four strategies to disrupt these groups and, hopefully, eradicate them once and for all. дальше »
2019-8-23 00:35 | |
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Google listed the wrong number for its product hotline, nobody noticed
Not so long ago, Google set up a consultation hotline in case you needed to be convinced why your home needs a smart speaker – or any other smart device. But if you were wondering why nobody was picking up the phone, don’t worry, it wasn’t personal: the Big G had listed the wrong number on product pages for months. дальше »
2019-8-22 16:10 | |
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Open-source spyware bypasses Google Play defenses — twice
Google Play Store continues to attract sketchy Android apps despite its best efforts to vet incoming apps for malware. In a new report published by security firm ESET, researchers have discovered the first known instance of an open-source spyware bypassing the internet giant’s app store vetting process — twice. дальше »
2019-8-22 15:57 | |
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Come on Apple, make it easier to browse artists in the Music app
I loved the iPod. Hell, I think it’s the greatest gadget ever. And while I’d love for Apple to release a new version, it’s never going to happen. So, I’m stuck listening to my MP3s on my iPhone‘s Music app. дальше »
2019-8-22 15:32 | |
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Full moon patents: Self-repairing windshields and anti-jet lag headsets
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. дальше »
2019-8-22 15:24 | |
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CHEAP: $150 off a Samsung Galaxy S4 tablet (and a free S Pen)? Yes please
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is showing its age, but it’s still a worthy iPad alternative for those wedded to Google’s Android ecosystem. дальше »
2019-8-22 15:20 | |
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Huawei won’t launch a phone with its home-brewed OS in 2019
On August 9, Huawei launched it’s much talked about operating system, HarmonyOS. However, the company is not releasing any phones powered by that in 2019. Huawei‘s Senior Vice President, Vincent Yang, told media in New York there’s no phone running HarmonyOS in the launch pipeline. дальше »
2019-8-22 14:39 | |
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US government knows you’re buying opioids with Bitcoin — and it doesn’t like it
The US government has released a series of advisory notes, one of which specifically looks at the role played by cryptocurrencies in the buying and selling of illegal substances such as fentanyl. дальше »
2019-8-22 14:20 | |
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Google, Intel, and Microsoft partner to improve cloud security
Some of the biggest names in tech have banded together in an effort to promote industry-wide security standards for securing data in use. The initiative — dubbed Confidential Computing Consortium (CCC) — has Alibaba Cloud, Arm, Baidu, Google Cloud, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, Swisscom, and Tencent as its founding members. дальше »
2019-8-22 13:50 | |
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A developer’s guide to hiring good developers
Last week, a good friend approached me with a question. The organization he works for is struggling to attract engineers for their technical team, and he was desperate to find ideas. As a developer myself, I appreciated that he came to me to understand what motivates technical minded people to consider switching jobs. дальше »
2019-8-22 12:37 | |
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France sticks to its unilateral ‘Google tax’ — even though Trump is pissed
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has started turning up the heat before this weekend’s G7 summit. At a press meeting yesterday, Macron stuck to France’s policy of upping taxes on big tech, calling the system which provides companies with a “permanent tax haven status” simply “crazy,” The Local reports. дальше »
2019-8-22 12:10 | |
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Satoshi Nakabato: ‘Japan’s central bank is in love with Bitcoin tech’
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 »
2019-8-22 11:55 | |
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Thief jeopardizes state secrets by using nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency
People will do anything to get their hands on that sweet cryptocurrency including, perhaps one of the most audacious yet, using secret areas in a nuclear power plant to hide and power mining machines. дальше »
2019-8-22 11:42 | |
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Apple: Don’t keep your precious Apple Card near denim or leather
The Apple Card is such a delicate piece of technological wonder it apparently needs its own cleaning instructions. Just kidding: it’s a fucking titanium credit card with fancy coating, which also happens to require a laborious cleaning process. дальше »
2019-8-22 11:35 | |
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‘Woke’ Lyft hit with 7 sexual assault lawsuits in a day
On August 1 2019, Lyft was hit with seven sexual assault lawsuits from women who were allegedly raped or assaulted by their drivers — and still charged for their ride, even when reporting the incident to the ridesharing company. дальше »
2019-8-22 11:32 | |
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Cryptojacking malware found in 11 RubyGem language repositories
Malware designed to surreptitiously infect victims’ computer systems and mine cryptocurrency on behalf of hackers has been found in 11 code libraries on programming language manager RubyGems. Hackers exploited RubyGems – a package manager for the Ruby programming language that devs use to upload and distribute new versions of software – by downloading Ruby libraries, adding the malicious code, and re-uploading them under new names Decrypt reports. дальше »
2019-8-22 10:20 | |
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Researcher discloses second Steam zero-day exploit after being shut out of bug bounty program
A second zero-day vulnerability has been publicly disclosed in the Steam gaming client by security researcher Vasily Kravets after he said he was banned from its bug-bounty program. The revelations come two weeks after another zero-day previously disclosed by Kravets and researcher Matt Nelson was disputed by Valve, Steam’s parent company. дальше »
2019-8-22 09:52 | |
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Control’s latest trailer showcases extraordinary powers and eerie environs
Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment, which made a name for itself with blockbusters Max Payne and Alan Wake, is a week away from releasing its latest title, Control. The third-person mystery-action-adventure game has a new trailer that blends cinematic elements and gameplay, and it looks bloody fantastic. дальше »
2019-8-22 09:35 | |
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4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter
A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following a call to arms on the popular message board. In the original post, the unknown user urged readers to “create a massive movement of fake Jewish profiles on Facebook, Twitter” and other social media platforms. дальше »
2019-8-22 04:15 | |
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This AI-powered text generator is the scariest thing I’ve ever seen — and you can try it
OpenAI, a nonprofit focused on creating human-level artificial intelligence, just released an update to its GPT-2 text generator. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that, after trying it, I’m legitimately terrified for the future of humanity if we don’t figure out a way to detect AI-generated content – and soon. дальше »
2019-8-22 02:57 | |
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Microsoft is listening to you via your Xbox One
If you haven’t had enough stories about contractors listening in on your conversations, good news: we’ve found even more of them. This time the contractors in question work for Microsoft and have been listening to you through your trusty Xbox One. дальше »
2019-8-22 02:00 | |
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This Sony patent could mean the PlayStation 5 will actually be the PlayStation V
Sony Interactive Entertainment reportedly filed a recent patent for what appears to be a new gaming console, complete with drawings indicating it will have a radical design featuring a V-shaped indent on top. дальше »
2019-8-22 00:16 | |
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Scientists at an aquarium just figured out how to save Florida’s ‘Great Barrier Reef’
Scientists in Florida may have just saved the the third largest coral reef on the planet. Florida Aquarium Senior Coral Scientist Keri O’Neil, aka “The Coral Whisperer,” and her team of researchers today announced they’d successfully spawned Atlantic coral in a laboratory – the first time this has been accomplished. дальше »
2019-8-22 22:33 | |
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The Club, an ‘MMO’ from one of the Stanley Parable devs, is bonkers
Sometimes I come into work and my European colleagues have had a relatively quiet day. Other days I come in and someone tells me they’ve spotted something so bizarre, so wonderful that I immediately think, “I gotta check this shit out. дальше »
2019-8-21 20:52 | |
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