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Legendary cypherpunk declares cryptocurrency is failing its creators
As cryptocurrency falls further into the hands of the mainstream, it falls further away from its creators, the cypherpunks. Earlier today, CoinDesk published an in-depth interview with Timothy May, one of the founding members of the cypherpunk movement. дальше »
2018-10-19 14:14 | |
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Philips will challenge tech giants to bring blockchain to healthcare
How far can you trust the institutions and organizations that hold your sensitive medical information? Earlier this month, the Canadian government fined the manager of a pharmacy for using the provincial Drug Information System to snoop on the confidential medical history of friends, family, and coworkers. дальше »
2018-10-17 10:54 | |
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Steam’s open-door policy starts trouble with the Brazilian government
Valve, the company behind the Steam gaming platform, is currently under investigation by the Brazilian government after allowing a controversial game to be sold on its platform. While the platform’s relaxed attitude towards games seemed like a commendable idea at the time, it’s starting to backfire. дальше »
2018-10-13 03:09 | |
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Congress is fed up with Google after it hid major data breach for months
Google’s childish approach to business ethics has landed it in hot water with Congress yet again. After discovering a software glitch earlier this year – persisting since 2015 — the company chose to hide it from consumers and regulators. дальше »
2018-10-11 22:27 | |
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Amazon likely to win $10B Pentagon contract – Google, IBM, and Oracle aren’t happy
The Pentagon announced the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) project earlier this year, prompting a feeding frenzy among big tech companies eager to get the lucrative contract. Appetites have curbed a bit amid accusations the JEDI contract wasn’t ever up for grabs. дальше »
2018-10-11 20:05 | |
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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson steals the show with an inspirational keynote
Earlier this year, commerce platform, Magento was acquired by tech behemoth Adobe for an incredible $1. 68 billion. But at the Magento Live Europe event in Barcelona this week, it was clear that the beating rock ‘n’ roll heart of the vibrant open-source community is still very much alive. дальше »
2018-10-11 19:17 | |
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Samsung A9 Pro’s 4 cameras may include telephoto, ultra-wide, and depth-sensing optics
I’ve long been clamoring for phones to embrace multiple cameras at various focal lengths, and it seems manufacturers are really starting to go all out. Case in point: the upcoming Samsung A9 Pro will sport a whopping four cameras on its rear. дальше »
2018-10-11 01:20 | |
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Sony will finally let you change your PlayStation ID
Sony officially announced that, after twelve years and countless user requests, it’s finally allowing users to change their PlayStation Network names. It’s opening the feature to the PlayStation Preview program so certain users can test it. дальше »
2018-10-10 19:48 | |
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Japanese Internet Monolith GMO to Launch Yen-Pegged Stablecoin
GMO Internet Group is working to launch a stablecoin by 2019. In an announcement released on Tuesday, October 9, 2018, the Japanese IT conglomerate said it is putting all gears in place to begin building its stablecoin, called the GMO Japanese Yen (GJY). дальше »
2018-10-10 02:10 | |
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Google’s Pixel 3 will use AI to respond to telemarketer calls
Google today announced its Duplex AI feature will roll out to Pixel 3 owners next month, but that’s not the only cool new AI experience they’ll get. A new call-screening and response feature will launch with Duplex, and it could mean an end to spam calls. дальше »
2018-10-9 20:11 | |
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Blue’s compact Yeti Nano is perfect for rookie podcasters and streamers
California-based audio hardware brand Blue made a name for itself over the past two-and-something decades making superlative microphones and headphones, before it was acquired by Logitech for $117 million earlier this year. дальше »
2018-10-9 14:18 | |
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Canadian banking cartel freezes $28M belonging to cryptocurrency exchange
A Canadian banking cartel has allegedly frozen $28 million in customer funds belonging to Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. Vancouver-based exchange desk QuadrigaCX claims the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) locked the money and froze accounts belonging to its payment partner, Costodian, and its owner, Jose Reyes. дальше »
2018-10-9 12:59 | |
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Google+ is dead because of a security flaw the company couldn’t be bothered to fix
Google today revealed it’d be shutting down the consumer version of Google+ in response to a previously undisclosed security flaw — and also because no one’s really using it. Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal reported Google discovered the flaw, which exposed the data of thousands of users, earlier this year. дальше »
2018-10-9 01:02 | |
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How the new mosquito emoji can create buzz to battle mosquito-borne disease
Mosquitoes have arrived on our emoji keyboards as a part of the iOS 12. 1 update. The Unicode Consortium approved the design earlier this year. The mosquito emoji was released alongside other emoji wildlife including butterflies, bees, whales, and rabbits. дальше »
2018-10-8 16:14 | |
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The Focal Elegia are $899 closed-back headphones that promise open-back sound
Earlier this year, I raved about the Focal Clear, a $1,500 pair of high-end heaphones. Not only does it sound good enough to justify the price – assuming you’re the type of person to even consider dropping $1,500 on headphones – they are also unusually easy to power from a smartphone or laptop. дальше »
2018-10-6 20:01 | |
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Deepfakes are being weaponized to silence women — but this woman is fighting back
Fake sex videos aren’t a new phenomenon, but advancement in AI is worrying as ‘deepfakes’ are becoming increasingly harder to distinguish from real videos. Deepfake tech has become easily accessible and videos can be made via FakeApp or on affordable consumer-grade equipment, which is partly why earlier this year the web was flooded with pornographic films of high-profile female celebrities. дальше »
2018-10-5 14:34 | |
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Coda Testnet State Explorer: Full Node Blockchain Network on a Web Browser
Earlier this week, the Coda Protocol team introduced the Coda Testnet state explorer. Amazingly, the blockchain network can comfortably run full nodes on the web browser installed on standard home computers. дальше »
2018-10-4 19:33 | |
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Review: Skullcandy’s newest noise-cancelling headphones manage to impress
Skullcandy is a headphone manufacturer that immediately invokes derision from audio snobs. Expectations inevitably sink because a. ) it’s a pocket money-friendly brand that targets the lower end of the market, and b. дальше »
2018-10-3 00:55 | |
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Opera Touch for iOS is great for people with small hands and big phones
Opera today announced the general availability of its newest mobile browser, Opera Touch for iOS. Its killer feature is the ability to surf the Internet on Apple’s latest big-screen phones, especially the truly gargantuan iPhone XS Max. дальше »
2018-10-2 19:00 | |
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Bans aren’t the answer to problematic social media accounts
Across the United States, millions of progressives and proponents for equality cheered (or at least had a good chuckle) earlier this month when Facebook, Apple, Spotify, and YouTube collectively banned alt-right conspiracy theorist and hate speech-spewing Alex Jones from their respective platforms. дальше »
2018-9-29 15:30 | |
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Burger King trolls artificial intelligence with new ads
Burger King’s newest ad campaign mocks machine learning with a series of commercials that take a lighthearted jab at AI-generated media. Each video begins “This ad was created by artificial intelligence,” before devolving into delicious imagery and hilarious gibberish. дальше »
2018-9-28 18:56 | |
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Nintendo won’t immediately delete your Switch Online saves when you cancel
Nintendo announced this week it’d offer a grace period for its Switch Online subscribers to recover their cloud saves, revising earlier statements that implied they’d expire the moment your subscription did. дальше »
2018-9-27 20:28 | |
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The algorithms that are currently fueling the deep learning revolution
From beating us at the game of GO, to recreating paintings by Van Gogh, algorithms are all around us. Artificial Intelligence is no longer science fiction as we are witnessing breakthrough after breakthrough. дальше »
2018-9-27 11:27 | |
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Florida is testing driverless school shuttles – what could go wrong?
A company called Transdev debuted its autonomous shuttles in a Florida town earlier this month. Rather than test their vehicles with tourists or through a ride-sharing style service, the company is using them to take children to school. дальше »
2018-9-26 23:22 | |
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Opera’s Ethereum Browser Goes Live To Testers
No, Oprah Winfrey hasn’t launched an Ethereum browser, we are talking about Opera, the popular alternative web browser, who’s subsidiary, Opera Labs have finally released a working version of the new Opera Ethereum browser (for testing at least). дальше »
2018-9-24 15:00 | |
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WhatsApp appoints a grievance officer to handle fake news concerns in India
WhatsApp has appointed a ‘grievance officer’ to address complaints concerning the spread of fake news and misinformation on its platform in India, reports the Press Trust of India on NDTV. This comes in response to the government’s demands from earlier in the year, following a nationwide string of lynchings believed to be incited by false information shared on WhatsApp. дальше »
2018-9-24 10:36 | |
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Nintendo grants terminally ill fan’s wish to play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Like any Nintendo fan, Chris Taylor is stoked for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Chris, though, isn’t sure he’ll live long enough to see the game hit shelves on December 7. Taylor was first diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, about three years ago. дальше »
2018-9-22 02:55 | |
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Bitcoin devs warn of possible chainsplit following severe DDoS vulnerability
Bitcoin Core developers have issued an important statement to the entire community, as the fallout from a recently disclosed DDoS vulnerability intensifies. The vulnerability, which researchers disclosed earlier this week, made it possible for miners to sabotage the Bitcoin network by sending transaction data twice. дальше »
2018-9-21 15:29 | |
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Facebook’s new dating service wants to find you love
Yesterday, Facebook debuted its much talked about dating service – announced at its developer conference F8 earlier this year– in Columbia. The social network doesn’t want to compete with Tinder, but instead will take on other major players such as OkCupid and Hinge by adopting a similar approach to matchmaking. дальше »
2018-9-21 13:04 | |
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Amazon’s Echo Wall Clock is my favorite new Alexa device
Amazon announced a plethora of new products today, including about four hundred devices which will have Alexa in them. Highlights include the Echo Auto, the Alexa Guard, and an AmazonBasics Microwave that includes an Alexa Connect Kit. дальше »
2018-9-21 00:44 | |
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Coinbase and Kraken hit back at NY Attorney General’s scathing criticism
Cryptocurrency exchanges are hitting back at New York Attorney General’s scathing criticism, suggesting the industry lacks fairness, integrity, and security. Earlier this week, the office of the NY Attorney General office published a report which highlighted a number of risks cryptocurrency exchanges expose their users to, including the possibility of market manipulation. дальше »
2018-9-20 13:50 | |
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PlayStation One Classic won’t fix the biggest problem with retro consoles
Sony today announced it was releasing the PlayStation One Classic later this year — the sixty millionth retro console so far (I’m guesstimating). You’d think, now that we’re so deep into this trend, we’d see a little innovation, or at least something other than a tiny hunk of plastic with a couple of emulated games on it. дальше »
2018-9-20 00:57 | |
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Japanese SBI Set to Launch Ripple-Based Mobile App
Japanese Fintech heavyweight SBI Holdings plans to launch a Ripple-powered mobile payment application called MoneyTap. In a tweet shared with his followers, Takashi Okita, CEO of SBI Ripple Asia shared the web page of the new payment application, which promises to offer "easy bank transfer application" without fees. дальше »
2018-9-15 22:03 | |
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Google Cloud’s new AI head comes with his own ties to the Pentagon’s Project Maven
Google Cloud’s soon-to-be head of AI will have his work cut out for him if he wants to convince disgruntled employees he won’t follow in his predecessors footsteps and develop AI for the military. дальше »
2018-9-14 00:27 | |
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It took hackers just 22 lines of code to steal British Airways’ customer data
Last week, British Airways acknowledged that its website had been hacked – leading to 380,000 customers‘ data being compromised. It seems like it wasn’t too difficult either: Cybersecurity firm RiskIQ has found out that it took hackers just 22 lines of code to get a hold of the data. дальше »
2018-9-12 08:31 | |
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I found a great pair of noise-canceling headphones under $50 — your ears will thank me
The older I get, the more I appreciate noise-canceling (NC) headphones and earphones. And the more I use them, the more I wonder why I hadn’t hopped on this tech earlier. Being able to go into quiet mode at the flip of a switch feels like a superpower, and comes in handy for everyone from students cramming for finals to old fogies like me trying to catch a nap on a plane. дальше »
2018-9-11 18:13 | |
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Valve clarifies what ‘troll’ games look like
Valve today released an update on Steam which allows users to restrict certain games from showing up in their search results. It also clarified which games, exactly, it won’t allow on the platform — or, more precisely, it made its position marginally less vague. дальше »
2018-9-7 01:39 | |
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Google Announces Availability Of Ethereum Dataset On Big Query For Smart Contract Analytics
Following its decision to make the Bitcoin dataset publicly available for analysis on it’s infrastructure server earlier this year, Google Cloud has announced the availability of the Ethereum blockchain data for exploration with BigQuery. дальше »
2018-9-4 14:40 | |
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The BlackBerry Key2 LE is a $399 phone with a QWERTY keyboard
TCL Communications, the Chinese company that licensed the BlackBerry name in 2016 (and has been killing it ever since) today announced the BlackBerry Key2 LE. The BlackBerry Key2 LE is a reworking of the phone released by TCL earlier this year, in order to bring it to a more palatable mid-range price point, and honestly, there aren’t too many surprises here. дальше »
2018-8-30 18:00 | |
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WhatsApp won’t help India monitor messages to stop fake news
Following a spree of lynchings across India spurred on by misinformation spread through messaging services like WhatsApp, the country’s IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked the company to figure out a way to trace these misleading messages back to the original sender earlier this week. дальше »
2018-8-24 10:54 | |
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New facial recognition system at US airport nabs an impostor for the first time
A newly introduced facial recognition system that’s being tested across several US airports has just helped catch an impostor for the first time, at Dulles International near Washington, D. C. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) noted in a press release that earlier this week, a 26-year-old man traveling from Brazil with a French passport was flagged by the airport’s facial recognition tech, which was put in place just three days ago. дальше »
2018-8-24 09:14 | |
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It took Facebook months to ban this shady app after Cambridge Analytica
Facebook announced this week it had made its first outright ban of an app in the company-wide audit it’s been working on since the Cambridge Analytica scandal earlier this year. The app in question had apparently been setting off red flags since April. дальше »
2018-8-24 00:42 | |
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I got an hour long Cyberpunk 2077 demo and I have some thoughts
It’s safe to say that CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 is the most highly anticipated game in development right now. The upcoming title from the team behind The Witcher 3 has game aficionados around the globe in its grip, despite not showing even a second of gameplay footage. дальше »
2018-8-23 15:05 | |
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No, you can’t actually make bail payments in cryptocurrency
Earlier this month Serbian cyber criminal, Martin Marisch, received an order to make his bail payment in “Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency. ” However, in a recent turn of events, the courts have had to backpedal, and have denied Marisch the opportunity to front his bail in cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-8-22 14:37 | |
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BitTorrent inventor walks away after TRON acquisition
BitTorrent inventor, Bram Cohen, appears to have quietly left BitTorrent Inc, after its acquisition by TRON earlier this month. TorrentFreak reports that Bram Cohen has severed ties with BitTorrent Inc, the company that he founded in 2004, after inventing and launching his Torrent protocol three years earlier. дальше »
2018-8-20 13:36 | |
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EU to fine social media platforms that take more than 1 hour to remove extremist content
The European Union is reportedly planning to impose stricter regulations on social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter over the removal of online terrorist propaganda. The Financial Times reported on Sunday that according to new draft regulations to be published next month, the EU plans to impose fines on companies if terrorist content is not deleted within an hour of posting, abandoning its earlier approach of getting internet platforms to remove such content voluntarily. дальше »
2018-8-20 07:41 | |
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Google Play promised to ban cryptocurrency mining apps, but we found tons
Google recently announced its plan to curtail the distribution of cryptocurrency mining apps on the Play Store, but it appears some are still slipping through the net. “We don’t allow apps that mine cryptocurrency on devices,” the Big G wrote in its updated developer policies last month. дальше »
2018-8-17 17:39 | |
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