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Facebook will clearly label fake news to prevent 2020 ‘election interference’
Social media, a tool created to guard freedom of speech and democracy, has increasingly been used in more sinister ways. From its role in lowering the levels of trust in media, to inciting online violence, and amplifying political disinformation in elections— Facebook isn’t just a space to share “what’s on your mind,” and you’d be naive to believe so. дальше »
2019-10-22 11:37 | |
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Uber will let you book Delhi metro tickets on its app (at some point)
Uber India said today it’s partnering with Delhi metro to let you plan your whole journey through a new transportation mode. The company said you will be able to book Metro tickets right from the app in the future. дальше »
2019-10-22 10:53 | |
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Russian cyber spooks piggyback Iranian hackers to spy on 35 countries
Cybercriminals with ties to the Russian government have been found to piggyback on hacking tools developed by Iranian threat groups to mount their own attacks against 35 countries. The findings — based on a joint report by the US National Security Agency and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) — reveal the focus of the activity was largely in the Middle East, where the targeting interests of both Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) overlap. дальше »
2019-10-22 10:07 | |
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Amazon joins Facebook and Microsoft to fight deepfakes
Deepfakes have come across as serious problems this year and big companies are now paying attention. Amazon announced today it’s joining the DeepFake Detection challenge (DFDC) driven by major corporations such as Facebook and Microsoft to boost efforts to identify manipulated content. дальше »
2019-10-22 08:39 | |
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TikTok fights back against ISIS propaganda
TikTok, the song-and-dance social media app that’s spiked in popularity this year, is allegedly the site of the latest attempt by the Islamic State terrorist organization (ISIS) to spread propaganda. дальше »
2019-10-22 02:43 | |
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Scientists create cancer-resistant mouse chimeras that age 25% slower
A team of researchers from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre have developed a method for creating a sort of ‘super mouse’ that’s slimmer, cancer resistant, and lives 25% longer than regular mice. дальше »
2019-10-22 00:11 | |
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Dow Rises as Trump & Kudlow Tease Ambitious Trade War Timeline
The Dow Jones managed to barely capitalize on an extremely positive mood in financial markets on Monday. Boeing stock continues to suffer after Friday’s safety system bombshell, battering an index that might otherwise have surged in response to ambitious trade war proclamations from President Donald Trump and Larry Kudlow. дальше »
2019-10-21 22:27 | |
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This unsettling DIY ‘skin’ interface will definitely end up on a sex robot
Welcome to the Mariana Trench of uncanny valleys. A team of researchers led by engineer Marc Teyssier recently developed a ‘human skin’ interface that allows you to control your phone by stroking, pinching, and tickling its fleshy backside. дальше »
2019-10-22 22:00 | |
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Cardano moves towards decentralization as its price consolidates
Cardano is in the spotlight for over the last few weeks as a wave of developments and partnerships are unveiled. Meanwhile, ADA’s market value continues lurking. Road to decentralization David Desser, senior product manager at Cardano, recently revealed in a live AMA session that the company’s team is set to launch the incentivized testnet for […] The post Cardano moves towards decentralization as its price consolidates appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »
2019-10-22 21:30 | |
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Five biggest blockchain events happening in the US during Q4
It’s been a hard year for crypto users in the US. The IRS has started chasing down crypto taxes, various exchanges have withdrawn services from US users, and most recently, Telegram has come under the wrath of the SEC, accused of selling unregistered securities. дальше »
2019-10-21 20:21 | |
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Qurator found a way to fix Rotten Tomatoes: Quiz the trolls
Here’s a radical thought: You can’t boil down a movie’s quality to a simple numerical score. Everyone knows this intuitively, of course. But for better or worse, rating aggregators like Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic have been bestowed the authority to gatekeep a film’s ‘goodness’ by virtue of the simplicity and power of consensus. дальше »
2019-10-21 19:01 | |
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UNICEF Fund Manager: Cryptocurrency Could Revolutionize Humanitarian Aid
Cryptocurrency adoption continues as UNICEF unveils plan to accept donations and distribute aid in Ether and Bitcoin
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The iPhone Pro 11’s 4k 60fps recording gives it a leg-up on the Pixel 4
These days cameras have become the de facto differentiation factor between phones. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when this became the battleground for handset manufacturers, but we’re currently deep in an arms race for photography supremacy. дальше »
2019-10-21 18:27 | |
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Big meanies use science to debunk the Loch Ness Monster myth
Scientists claim to have finally found a “plausible theory” for sightings of the Loch Ness Monster. She’s not an aquatic reptile left over from the Jurassic era or a circus elephant that got in the water to bathe with her trunk aloft. дальше »
2019-10-21 17:48 | |
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Former NBA player nets $825K from Ghanaian firm in alleged Bitcoin scam
A former American professional basketball player has allegedly swindled over $800,000 worth of Bitcoin from a company based in Ghana. Isaac Edward Austin, who retired in 2004, reportedly posed as a trustee for his own Bitcoin trading company and managed to get the Ghanaian firm to hand over $11,000 per BTC, GhanaWeb reports. дальше »
2019-10-21 17:32 | |
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Shrinking Circumference of Circle: A Tale of Lawmaker Feet-Dragging
Circle is the latest victim of SEC foot-dragging as it continues to shrink, abandoning many of its ambitions to build a holistic world-class crypto company as regulatory uncertainty continues to undermine both its model, and the asset-class as a whole. дальше »
2019-10-21 17:23 | |
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Opportunistic fraudsters use El Chapo’s son’s arrest in bid to steal Bitcoin
Mexican officials have been forced to free Ovidio Guzman Lopez – the son of Mexican drug kingpin El Chapo whose real name is Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera – from custody after cartel gunmen turned Sinaloa into an urban war zone. дальше »
2019-10-21 15:06 | |
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Re-live the golden days with this boss repository of macOS screensavers
I remember being obsessed with screensavers as a kid. I’ve spent hours flicking through an array of animated backdrops, trying to find the one I thought was coolest, feeling like I was flying through space, or editing the text-related ones to say insightful things like “CALLUM IZ GREAT. дальше »
2019-10-21 14:12 | |
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New test shows dark mode helps increase battery life on OLED iPhones
It seems dark mode is coming to every single thing you can think of this year. And with that, there’s a growing discussion around whether it actually helps saving battery or is it just a visual gimmick? If you believe a test performed by a YouTube channel Phonebuff, dark mode plays a significant part in saving batteries in phones with OLED screens. дальше »
2019-10-21 14:04 | |
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A-Z guide to launching your digital product
The fact is, your digital product launch strategy should be a core part of your original product design and development plan. That’s partly why the legendary Seth Godin said “you can no longer say marketing is what I do at the end. дальше »
2019-10-21 14:00 | |
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Bitfinex wants to subpoena former banking exec to recover its ‘lost’ $880M
iFinex, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, wants to subpoena an ex-banking executive of a trust company it hopes can assist in the recovery of more than $850 million in frozen funds. дальше »
2019-10-21 13:53 | |
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4 Reasons Why Bitcoin is So Popular in South Africa
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in general, continue to thrive in South Africa even as such interest comes with a multitude of scams and fraudulent investment schemes. The country even ranks second in the world for bitcoin searches according to Google Trends. дальше »
2019-10-21 13:00 | |
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XRP Is Top Performing Major Crypto Behind Bitcoin, But Criticisms Remain
XRP continues a solid performance throughout October. This comes off the back of weeks of sideways action from Bitcoin. And while it’s too soon to call a start to altseason, XRP is still up 13% since the beginning of October, hovering around the $0. дальше »
2019-10-21 12:53 | |
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CHEAP: Stop, thief! There’s $90 off a Ring Video Doorbell 2 and an Echo Dot
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I don’t really know why, but video doorbells have always seemed hella futuristic to me. Maybe it’s a youth spent absorbing sci-fi movies and TV shows, but there’s something crazy cool about being able to see who’s ringing your doorbell. дальше »
2019-10-21 12:31 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin halving prediction leads to $55K price, $1T market cap’
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 »
2019-10-21 12:10 | |
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Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’ gets desperate as it considers stablecoins
Facebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra could be based on national currencies such as the dollar, the tech giant said on Sunday, following increased scrutiny from regulators and governments in recent months. дальше »
2019-10-21 12:00 | |
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CEO of ride-hailing giant Gojek departs $10B startup to join Indonesian government
Nadiem Makarim, co-founder and CEO of Indonesia’s first decacorn Gojek, is stepping down from his chief executive role to take up a cabinet post in the newly formed government led by Joko Widodo. дальше »
2019-10-21 11:41 | |
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Moonday Mornings: Another cryptocurrency SIM-swap victim sues AT&T, this time for $1.8M
Welcome to Moonday Morning forkers. It’s Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you can’t afford to miss. Take a look at what’s happened over the last few days. дальше »
2019-10-21 11:17 | |
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Instagram is testing a feature to clean up your pity follows
We’ve all been there: You meet someone who wants to stay in touch later, but you don’t want to share your number with them. So you turn to the next best thing — Instagram. These are people whom you follow out of courtesy, but don’t interact with much. дальше »
2019-10-21 10:08 | |
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Facebook Now Wants a Series of Stablecoins For Libra Crypto Project
As the pressure continues to pile on Facebook, the social media giant is still determined to forge ahead with its grand crypto ambitions. As it realizes that the journey ahead is not going to be a smooth one the company is looking at alternative ways of getting its own currency off the ground and a. дальше »
2019-10-21 09:30 | |
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Microsoft’s open-source election software now has a bug bounty program
Microsoft has announced a bug bounty program for its open-source election software ElectionGuard, allowing researchers to uncover vulnerabilities and help bolster election security. Available as a software development kit (SDK), ElectionGuard aims to make voting tamper-proof by leveraging encryption to “enable a new era of secure, verifiable voting. дальше »
2019-10-21 09:04 | |
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Investor: Ethereum fundamentals are strong despite 88% drop from ATH
The Ethereum (ETH) price has dropped by 88 percent from its record high at $1,448, showing a sluggish price trend year-to-date. Yet, according to investor Spencer Noon, the fundamentals of the asset remain strong as the total value of Ether locked in DeFi apps continues to increase. дальше »
2019-10-21 08:38 | |
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Facebook begins testing dark mode and a Twitter-like interface for desktop
In May, Facebook said it was going to redesign the website and bring dark mode to its website and mobile apps. While it began testing dark mode for its Android app in August, it has now started rolling out a beta version of its website with that option to some users too. дальше »
2019-10-21 08:34 | |
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A psychotherapist explains why some adults react badly to young climate strikers
Young climate strikers I spoke to recently are confused and distressed about the things adults are doing. It’s not just inaction during the worsening climate crisis that bothers them, but the increasingly bizarre criticism many older people throw at striking schoolchildren, in the media and elsewhere. дальше »
2019-10-20 20:00 | |
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Why Elon Musk is wrong about LiDAR technology
Earlier this year, at one of Tesla’s events, the company’s famous founder, Elon Musk proclaimed that, “LiDAR is a fool’s errand,” and “Anyone relying on LiDAR is doomed. Doomed. ” We’re all big fans of Elon at my company and we’ve even named one of our conference rooms Falcon 9, after the reusable SpaceX rocket that impressed the world by landing vertically following separation. дальше »
2019-10-20 20:00 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘HTC’s latest phone can run a full Bitcoin node’
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 »
2019-10-20 13:59 | |
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RIP: How to stop Google from stealing all your data after you die
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. Inevitably, one day you’re going to die. While you may think your online identity will go to the grave with you, that’s not always how it works out. дальше »
2019-10-20 12:00 | |
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PlanB: “Bitcoin Should be Over $100k Before Christmas 2021 or All Bets are Off”
Bitcoin is still hovering around $8,000, alternating between climbing to $8,500 and dropping to $7,700, while volume continues to disappoint, currently, registering less than $200 million on top ten exchanges with real volume. дальше »
2019-10-20 22:35 | |
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Why startup founders should open up about their mental health
The money comes fast in the startup world, the fall may be equally swift. Sometimes the struggle is too much to handle. Colin Kroll (co-founder of Vine), Austen Heinz (founder of Cambrian Genomics), Jody Sherman (Ecomum entrepreneur) all led successful businesses. дальше »
2019-10-19 20:00 | |
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How climate change infiltrated popular culture
It seems that people are finally waking up to the threat of climate change. The most poignant sign of this for me was seeing an infographic I created adorning the main music stage at Reading Festival 2019. дальше »
2019-10-19 20:00 | |
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DeFi Rise Continues As Babel Finance Grows By 7500% In A Year
Bitcoin trading volume may be posting lows across the board, but back in DeFi Babylon things are not so gloomy. Babel Finance reported a tremendous growth rate ever since the investment by NGC Ventures, a Venture Capital fund loosely associated with NEO. дальше »
2019-10-20 17:00 | |
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CHEAP: $35 for a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 controller? TAKE MY THUMBS
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Yeah, beating someone online is fun. It’s satisfying — especially if you can hear their anguish down the other end of the line — but there’s something even better about wiping the floor with someone you can see. дальше »
2019-10-19 15:01 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘18 million of the 21 million Bitcoins have now been mined’
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 »
2019-10-19 13:26 | |
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Hideo Kojima’s games rely on sexist tropes — and Death Stranding will probably be no different
This article was originally published by Super Jump Magazine, an independent publication all about celebrating great video games and their creators through carefully-crafted, in-depth featured produced by a diverse team of games journalists, designers, and enthusiasts. дальше »
2019-10-19 12:00 | |
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Moon rocks could help us resurrect extinct species???
Life is the last thing you would associate with the eternally dark craters of the lunar poles. But these craters could hold the key to explaining how complex, multi-cellular organisms evolved on Earth hundreds of millions of years ago, affording unimaginable insights into our planet’s biological past. дальше »
2019-10-19 12:00 | |
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Gaming industry veteran on how the Store Wars will end
The gaming industry suffered a schism earlier this year as multiple PC storefronts triggered the Store Wars, an escalating battle for exclusive games. Gamers were divided over the benefits of this, and the debate over it continues as more games come out as “exclusive” to a store. дальше »
2019-10-19 03:49 | |
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Capcom wants to revive dead titles. Gamers have some suggestions
Capcom might be looking to revive some of the older franchises it hasn’t touched in a while. Gamers are happy to give them ideas because they’re nothing if not wildly nostagic — even if some of these franchises have gone decades without signs of life. дальше »
2019-10-19 01:22 | |
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Google Maps just made it easier to report traffic incidents
Few things are more annoying than coming across an unexpected delay in traffic. Thankfully modern mapping services are generally pretty good at warning you about hindrances on the road, but someone has to report those incidents first. дальше »
2019-10-19 23:16 | |
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The US nukes will no longer run on plate-sized floppy disks
The dated tech in the United State’s nuclear computer system is getting an upgrade as the military sunsets those gigantic old-school floppy disks. It’ll be replaced with a digital solution of some kind. дальше »
2019-10-18 20:58 | |
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