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Apple claps back at Google for spreading FUD in iOS exploit report
It was just last week that we covered a report by Google‘s Project Zero security researchers claiming they’d identified a malware campaign targeting iPhones for “at least two years. ” When successful, the exploit chain allowed iPhones to be compromised with no interaction from the user beyond visiting a malicious website. äàëüøå »
2019-9-7 23:09 | |
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China is following Facebook’s playbook to issue a centralized digital currency
China‘s upcoming state-controlled digital currency is to be similar to Facebook‘s proposed coin, which makes total sense, because Libra isn’t really a cryptocurrency. Mu Changchun, deputy director of payments at China‘s central bank, explained the country was issuing its digital currency “to protect our monetary sovereignty and legal currency status,” Reuters reports. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 15:44 | |
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Amazon is reportedly launching a food delivery service in India to rival Zomato and Swiggy
After establishing a strong base with its ecommerce and streaming content business in India, Amazon is reportedly set to unveil its food delivery service in the country next month. According to a report by Mint, the company will start the service under its Prime Now banner first in Bengaluru, and then in Mumbai and New Delhi. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 13:25 | |
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Huawei’s Freebuds 3 pack active noise cancellation and a fancy new audio chip
Huawei today announced the latest update to its truly wireless earbuds game. The Huawei Freebuds 3 are the company’s latest salvo in an already crowded marketplace. It hopes to distinguish itself from its rivals with reduced call latency, as well as improved charging performance, and the introduction of active noise cancellation (ANC). äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 12:04 | |
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Huawei’s Kirin 990 5G chipset promises improved data, battery, and camera performance
As Android manufacturers go, Huawei is a bit of an oddity as it produces its own silicon, rather than farming it out to a third-party like Qualcomm or MediaTek. Their latest is the octa-core Kirin 990 5G, which will power the company’s upcoming handsets. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 12:02 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin hash rate over 100,000 PH/s for the first time’
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. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 11:53 | |
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Bitcoin whale moves gooch-tingling ONE BILLION DOLLARS
A cryptocurrency whale has moved a ball-twisting 94,504 BTC (worth over one billion dollars) — paying just $700 in Bitcoin network fees. 94,504 #BTC (1,018,147,922 USD) transferred from unknown wallet to unknown wallet Tx: https://t. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 11:22 | |
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Google has a new Tinder-style interface for finding stuff to watch, here’s how to use it
With all the content available to us online these days, it’s pretty hard to pick a movie or TV show to watch. And let’s face it, recommendation algorithms of services like Netflix or Prime Video are not always helpful. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 09:56 | |
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Netflix adds Latest section, now alerts users when new shows drop
Netflix today revealed the latest update to its platform, in which it’ll serve alerts when a show you’re interested in is available. This comes on the heels of backlash over a change in show release schedules (which wasn’t actually a change), so it’s fortuitous the site will now remind people that yes, they actually can go binge-watch a cool new show that just dropped. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 02:17 | |
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YouTube launches long-overdue Fashion section
YouTube today launched its Fashion section, a new vertical alongside the likes of Gaming and Movies, crystallizing the importance of its massive beauty community. It’s also a convenient landing portal for some of YouTube‘s most advertiser-friendly content. äàëüøå »
2019-9-6 21:33 | |
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Google open-sources tool for companies that aims to keep personal data private
For a company that’s in the business of tracking users’ online activities, Google sure is going all out to prove it’s dead serious about privacy. To that effect, the internet behemoth is open-sourcing a library that it uses to glean insights from aggregate data in a privacy-preserving manner. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 17:16 | |
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Apple Pay’s VP just called cryptocurrency ‘interesting’ — which is dumb
Apple Pay‘s vice president, Jennifer Bailey, has revealed her company thinks cryptocurrency is “interesting. ” Wow, so brave. According to CNN, Bailey even double-downed on that fearless description, confirming that Apple thinks it has “interesting long-term potential,” whatever the fuck that means. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 17:12 | |
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PSA: You can use emoji to easily find the right GIF to use on Twitter, WhatsApp, and more
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. GIFs are great for punctuating your internet-breaking tweets and quick-witted replies to texts. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 15:16 | |
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Nintendo is adding 20 SNES games to Switch online, here’s the full list
Last night, Nintendo announced it’s bringing a bunch of SNES games to its Switch Online subscription service starting today. The company’s introducing 20 titles at the launch, and more will be added later on. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 15:10 | |
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Redditor repurposes a broken MacBook Pro into a neat iPad-Mac hybrid
Most MacBook Pro machines with busted screens end up in a junkyard. But a Reddit user made the best use of it by hooking it up to an iPad Pro and creating an amazing hybrid machine. The user, u/andrewkroger, explained that he took apart the assembly of their MacBook Pro‘s damaged display and attached a magnetic iPad case in its place. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 13:31 | |
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This Bitcoin toilet paper will take you from ‘bogholder’ to ‘shitcoiner’ in one wipe
The term “shitcoin” has permeated through the cryptocurrency scene so effectively that it’s reached US Congress — but now Amazon offers a new product that takes it to a whole other level. Behold, this three-ply toilet paper has a Bitcoin printed on each sheet. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 12:01 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin worth as much as PepsiCo’
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. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 11:45 | |
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Nintendo launches a $30 SNES-style wireless controller for the Switch
Nintendo nostalgics of the 90s, rejoice! The company has unveiled a brand-new controller for its Switch console which is identical to those that came with the iconic SNES, except it’s wireless and costs $30 a pop. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 11:22 | |
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Twitter suspends SMS feature after CEO Dorsey’s account was hi-Jack-ed
Twitter has temporarily suspended the ability to tweet via SMS following high-profile hack of its CEO Jack Dorsey and a number of celebrities. “We’re taking this step because of vulnerabilities that need to be addressed by mobile carriers and our reliance on having a linked phone number for two-factor authentication,” the company said. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 10:38 | |
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Apple might release a sub-$400 iPhone SE-style phone next year
Apple’s set to release its new crop of iPhones in less than a week. If the last two years are indicators of anything, the company might not sell as many units as it used to do prior to the iPhone X’s release in 2017. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 09:11 | |
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Samsung’s Galaxy Fold available in Korea September 6, the US in ‘weeks’
Better late than never right? Samsung today revealed its potentially-revolutionary but ever-elusive Galaxy Fold will be available to consumers in Korea September 6, followed by France, Germany, Singapore, the UK. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 05:40 | |
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Another Tesla crashes due to misuse of Autopilot [Updated]
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today revealed that faulty software and human error were to blame for a recent accident involving Tesla’s “Autopilot”. According to the report, the Tesla’s driver was operating his Model S P85 with the vehicle’s driver-assistance feature turned on. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 02:12 | |
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Facebook leak contained phone numbers for 419 million users
Another month, another Facebook data breach. As reported by TechCrunch, security researcher Sanyam Jain was able to locate an online database containing phone numbers linked to user IDs for over 419 million Facebook users. äàëüøå »
2019-9-5 01:10 | |
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YouTube purges 17,000 hate speech channels after policy change
YouTube this week issued an update on its efforts to remove hate speech from its platform — and it would appear it’s managed to make some headway. It claims to have removed over 100,000 videos and 17,000 channels specifically over hate speech, which is both good and kind of terrifying when you think about it. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 21:47 | |
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Brave browser catches Google tracking users with hidden web pages
Brave, the budding privacy-focused browser with its own native cryptocurrency, has alleged that Google is using hidden web pages to feed personal data of its users to advertisers, reports Financial Times. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 18:58 | |
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Nasty Glupteba malware uses Bitcoin blockchain to keep itself alive
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new strain of the nefarious Glupteba malware that uses the Bitcoin blockchain to ensure it remains dangerous. TrendMicro’s latest blog details the previously undocumented variant which is capable of invading systems to mine Monero cryptocurrency and steal sensitive browser data like passwords and cookies. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 17:09 | |
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Hackers are now attacking Android users with advanced SMS phishing techniques
Researchers have uncovered a new kind of “advanced” phishing attack targeting Android phones that can trick users into installing malicious settings on their devices that are disguised as innocuous network configuration updates. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 16:00 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘VanEck and SolidX’s ‘Bitcoin ETF’ is not exactly an ETF’
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. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 14:02 | |
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Ethereum market faces bearish ‘death cross’ pattern, while Bitcoin retains momentum
Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, is struggling to find any sense of market momentum, with its price dropping almost 50 percent since its 2019-peak of $349. To make matters worse, Ethereum‘s market is on the verge of a “death cross. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 13:54 | |
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Amazon apparently wants to turn your hand into an ID for store purchases
Amazon is reportedly working on speeding up checkouts at its physical stores by using your hand as a form of identification. According to a the New York Post, the retail giant is said to be quietly testing new scanners that can identify human hands to make a store purchase. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 10:08 | |
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Facebook now asks for consent to scan your photos (but only on new accounts)
Facebook today announced it’d be rolling out its facial recognition settings to everyone — and that and that it’d be turned off by default for new users. Anyone who doesn’t already have this setting will be able to notified and asked if they want to turn it on. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 03:25 | |
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Android 10 is out on Pixel phones and more – here’s how to get it
Android 10 has finally landed, despite my reservations that it’s not named after a dessert. After several betas introducing everything from new gestures (again) to chat bubbles to a more pervasive dark theme, Google‘s latest OS update is rolling out to Pixel devices and a few others right now. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 00:50 | |
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Watch: Sledgehammer-wielding goons jack $300k in goods from two Apple Stores
Six people broke into two Australian Apple Stores early this morning, making off with nearly $300,000 worth of products. The group, according to a Facebook post by the Western Australia Police Force, used a sledgehammer to gain entry to both stores. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 21:47 | |
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Twitch viewers have watched WoW Classic for over 55 million hours
Something strange is happening on Twitch. The most-watched gaming on the site in the past few weeks hasn’t been Fortnite, or CS:GO, or League of Legends, or any of the other esports darlings — which is almost unheard-of for the site. äàëüøå »
2019-9-4 21:12 | |
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Nice: Firefox 69 now blocks cryptominers and tracking cookies by default
Mozilla, the creator of the popular Firefox browser, has announced it plans to block cryptominers by default. The move will ensure that third-party websites are unable to use the computational resources of visitors without consent. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 17:39 | |
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Bitcoin dominance exceeds 70% for the first time since March 2017 — but that doesn’t mean shit
Bitcoin‘s market capitalization has exceeded 70 percent of the total cryptocurrency market for the first time since March 2017 — when it was worth just $1,000 per coin. This metric is commonly referred to as its “dominance. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 15:41 | |
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Samsung will reportedly launch a foldable luxury clamshell next year
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold phone is set to launch this month. However, there are rumors suggesting the company might be working on a second luxury foldable already. According to a report by Bloomberg, the Korean tech giant is working on a clamshell phone which folds inwards. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 15:34 | |
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Surveillance campaign targeting Uyghur Muslims affected not just iOS, but Android too
The malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China’s autonomous region of Xinjiang may have been more extensive than previously thought. According to a new report published by Washington, DC-based cybersecurity firm Volexity, the community has been been at the receiving end of a large-scale surveillance operation via “strategically compromised websites” and mobile devices running not just iOS, but also Android. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 14:31 | |
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CHEAP: A Google Pixel 3 for $499 is a tasty deal… FEED ME
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If you ask any tech reviewer about top camera phones out there, almost every one of them will mention Google’s Pixel 3. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 14:18 | |
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Facebook to test removing the ‘like’ counter from posts
Facebook is finally testing a much-needed change to its social network – hiding Like counts on posts. App researcher Jane Manchun Wong posted this development with screenshots on Twitter. Wong’s post suggests the social network is testing this feature in its Android app. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 12:40 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin price surges 6%, breaks out well above $10,000’
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. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 11:26 | |
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Tesla owners reportedly got locked out of their cars because the app was down
Connected things are wonderful until they fail on you. Numerous Tesla owners allegedly experienced this today as they got locked out of the car because the app was apparently down for maintenance. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 09:18 | |
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Craig Wright says Hurricane Dorian stops him from challenging that pesky Bitcoin court order worth billions
Craig Wright, the bloke who’s claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto more times than we can count, has now blamed a hurricane for being unprepared to challenge a recent court order, CoinDesk reports. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 20:05 | |
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European Central Bank bigwig outlines why Facebook’s Libra isn’t real cryptocurrency
A representative of the European Central Bank (ECB) has slammed Facebook‘s quasi-cryptocurrency Libra, referring to its proposed ecosystem as a “siren call. ” Yves Mersch, Luxemborgian lawyer and ECB executive board member, even told attendees of the European System of Central Banks’ legal conference the Libra ecosystem will be “cartel-like. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 15:36 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Max Keiser sets $28,000 Bitcoin price target’
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. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 11:16 | |
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