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Average life of a dead Google product is just four years
Google shut down Google+ and Inbox last week, and and we’re still in mourning (for the latter). Recently, we’ve seen sites like Killed By Google and Google Cemetary crop up to show us the Mountain View company’s notorious habit of killing off products. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 16:22 | |
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Snapchat’s reinventing itself to fight Instagram
Last week, Snapchat held its first partner summit, where it described the company’s new approach to standing out from competitors like Instagram. Key announcements included new AR features for lenses, new Snap original content, a multiplayer gaming platform, and a new developer kit to integrate Snapchat stories in other apps (like Tinder). äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 14:56 | |
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South Korean police use AI to bust $19M Bitcoin-fuelled pyramid scam
South Korean police have caught the masterminds of a Bitcoin-fuelled Ponzi scheme responsible for generating almost $19 million in revenue. The scam, called “M-Coin,” is said to have targeted those with poor understanding of the technology – mostly elderly people, retirees, and housewives – with promises of free cryptocurrency and recruitment bonuses for signing up others, reports Korea Joon Gang Daily. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 12:29 | |
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Here’s why you can’t use AirPlay with Netflix right now
Last week, Netflix removed support for AirPlay from its platform. That means you can’t beam Netflix shows from your iPhone or iPad to your Apple TV. Instead, you’ll have to rely on the Netflix app for Apple TV, and use the remote for the set-top box to navigate the platform. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 10:10 | |
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Google accidentally revealed its mid-range Pixel 3a phone is on the way
Google just can’t stop info about its Pixel phones from leaking, can it? It happened several times last year ahead of the Pixel 3’s launch, and now, the latest news about the handset’s successor comes from, um, Google itself. äàëüøå »
2019-4-8 08:50 | |
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Viveport Infinity is good – here’s how HTC can make it great
HTC unveiled its long-anticipated Viveport Infinity VR gaming service this week. It comes with a $13 monthly ($99 annually) fee and more than 600 titles you can play with unlimited access. The selection, price, and experience are all pretty good – but we’re hoping HTC is just getting started. äàëüøå »
2019-4-6 01:17 | |
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For better or worse, we’re still obsessed with Bitcoin’s price
Cryptocurrencies are renowned – and often criticized – for their volatility. It’s what makes them both risky and attractive for skeptics and investors. Over the past decade, the mainstream press has largely ignored Bitcoin, generally focusing its coverage on the digital currency‘s association with crime and its sudden price movements. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 16:22 | |
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Bitcoin’s creator totally turns 44 today – happy birthday, Satoshi Nakamoto
Yo, Satoshi Nakamoto. Wherever (and whoever) you are, if you read this (for whatever reason): happy birthday. You deserve a celebration. While we don’t really know much about Nakamoto, Bitcoin‘s pseudonymous creator, they were “thoughtful” enough to leave behind some fun “facts” for us to obsess over, like their supposed “birthday. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 14:11 | |
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Amazon’s plan to rival Apple AirPods is about more than selling you earphones
Bloomberg reports that Amazon is working on wireless earphones, similar to Apple’s recently refreshed AirPods – but with support for the company’s Alexa voice assistant built in. The buds are slated to arrive sometime in the first half of this year. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 09:44 | |
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Xiaomi’s chipset division shifts focus from smartphones to IoT gadgets
Chinese hardware giant Xiaomi is spinning off a part of its China-based Pinecone chipset division into a new company called Dayu (which translates to ‘big fish’ in Mandarin). It will focus on research and development of AI-based IoT (AIoT) chips for connected gadgets. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 09:26 | |
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Windows 10’s next update will give you more freedom to upgrade when you want
It’s a good idea to update your computer. Updates keep you safe from ever-evolving malware and sometimes include cool new features. But updates can break things too. That’s why some users have been annoyed at Microsoft’s stringent update policies with Windows 10, especially considering how frequently the OS is updated. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 00:00 | |
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Spotify ad draws criticism over how it (under)pays musicians
Spotify tweeted an ad for its new partnership with Hulu, along with a comment about “budgets. ” Several people, including one particularly savage songwriter, pointed out the company shouldn’t be the one to talk about money when it offers such a paltry sum to the artists whose music it hosts. äàëüøå »
2019-4-5 22:50 | |
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WhatsApp says its fake news tip line is just for research
Earlier this week, WhatsApp announced that it’s launching a tip line in India to verify messages during the election. But as it turns out, the new service is not exactly a hotline for debunking fake news – but rather a tool for researching misleading information shared on the platform. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 16:47 | |
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You’ll need a bank account to use UnionBank’s new Bitcoin ATM
UnionBank (UBP), the seventh largest bank in the Philippines officially got itself into the cryptocurrency game this week, but there’s a catch. Users will be required to use a UBP bank account to exchange funds to and from virtual currency. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 15:10 | |
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Indian entrepreneur implicated in $300 million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme gets bail
Amit Bhardwaj, a man accused of running a $300-million Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, has reportedly been granted bail on medical grounds, citing a deteriorating kidney condition. The former entrepreneur, who was arrested in Bangkok last year, was reportedly admitted into Apollo Hospital in India, maintaning he needed regular dialysis treatment to treat his condition. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 13:46 | |
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Bitcoin’s price surge pushes cryptocurrency-related stocks into the green
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies weren’t the only investments to benefit from the leading coin‘s recent price jump. The cryptocurrency made headlines earlier this week for a price rally thought to have been ushered in by one mystery buyer. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 12:20 | |
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Canada confiscates $1.4M in Bitcoin from dark web drug dealer
A Canadian judge has ordered the forfeiture of approximately $1. 4 million in Bitcoin found on a drug dealer’s computer as part of a criminal investigation. On Wednesday, Superior Court Justice Jane Kelly ordered that 281. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 11:48 | |
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Watch Adobe’s new After Effects feature remove distracting objects from your videos like magic
Adobe’s just updated its popular After Effects video editing software with an incredibly handy feature: the ability to select and remove unwanted objects from your footage, just like you would cut out a tourist from a photo of a monument in Photoshop. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 10:54 | |
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Facebook data leak (yeah, another one) allegedly exposes passwords, likes, etc
Flip that board that says “It’s been _ days since we found a massive pile of unsecured Facebook data” right back to zero, and get ready to reset your passwords again just to be safe. Security researchers discovered hundreds of millions of records on publicly-accessible Amazon cloud servers — including names, passwords, comments, likes, and all the other stuff we should all just assume has already leaked at some point. äàëüøå »
2019-4-4 00:23 | |
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Android Q Beta 2 is now available, including new ‘bubbles’ for multi-tasking
Well, that was fast. Less than a month after it released the first beta of Android Q, Google has now released Beta 2. While it’s mostly aimed at adding API’s and features for developers, there is one major development for the rest of us: bubbles are now official. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 21:13 | |
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Bitcoin Blast-Off Theories: $100 Million ‘Mystery’ Buyer, Asian Algos and April Fools
Now that the bitcoin price is out of the doldrums, every mainstream financial media outlet has come out of the woodwork and back to crypto. With a few exceptions, much of the coverage has been reasonable. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 18:25 | |
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US Crypto Giant Coinbase Details $255 Million Customer Insurance Coverage Program
Coinbase is taking the threat of criminals hacking activity seriously, and to prove it, the exchange revealed the details of its crypto insurance policy program this week. It’s held a hot wallet policy with a $255 million limit since 2013. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 14:26 | |
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Bloomberg report explains why YouTube hosts so much toxic content
Yesterday, Bloomberg’s Mark Bergen published a devastating piece charting how the once-innocuous YouTube became the world’s most effective radicalization machine, in the process becoming a haven for conspiracy theorists and actual honest-to-god paedophiles. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 10:40 | |
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WhatsApp finally lets you prevent people from adding you to their shitty groups
WhatsApp’s group conversations can be awfully annoying when you’re dragged into them without your consent. It’s finally rolled out a fix for that, in the form of a new setting that lets you choose who can add you to group chats – and thankfully, there’s also a way to put a stop to this nonsense entirely. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 10:00 | |
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Women are only 24% of the infosec workforce. Now go follow them on Twitter
The technology industry has, at least, for the past forty years, been something of a sausage-fest, with men dominating almost all tiers of the workplace. A new report from infosec industry group, the (ISC)2, shows that’s gradually changing. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 09:19 | |
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Report: Apple might finally make the compact iPhone you wanted next year
At TNW, we’ve talked a lot about the absolute lack of compact phones. While I’m using the ‘compact’ iPhone Xs as my daily driver, there are plenty of people who want smaller screen size. According to a report from DigiTimes, Apple’s taken notice and is planning to release a 5. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 08:41 | |
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This app turns your Samsung Galaxy S10’s camera cutout into a nifty battery monitor
The latest Samsung Galaxy flagship phone uses an in-screen camera (weirdly, there isn’t a single universally accepted term, as it’s often referred to as a “punch-hole camera” or “cutout camera”) instead of a notch. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 08:26 | |
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Google kills off Google+ and Inbox in ritual slaughter
If Google were a TV show, it’d undoubtedly be Game of Thrones. Like Game of Thrones, it’ll introduce a prominent new character (app) that has the potential to change everything, only to see it killed off in the next season. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 04:55 | |
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Coinbase Confirms Crypto Insurance Coverage Worth $255 Million for Hot Wallets
The largest U. S.-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, has recently revealed some of the details pertaining to its insurance coverage for cryptocurrencies. The Vice President of Security of the company, Philip Martin, has recently affirmed that the coverage of the company covers up for $255 million USD in assets in hot wallets. Fortunately, only less than […] äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 04:25 | |
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Sony’s new PS4 refund policy is draconian, but it’s still better than Nintendo’s
Gotta be careful with April Fool’s Day announcements — most companies know just how to push gamers’ buttons and won’t hesitate to do so on the one day a year we’re all supposed to laugh it off. äàëüøå »
2019-4-3 21:56 | |
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For Nokia’s next trick, a 48MP smartphone with a punch-hole display
Is it too early to call time on the loathed smartphone display notch? Maybe. There’s an growing trend for companies to find innovative workarounds, like the punch-hole display now favored by Huawei’s Honor and Samsung. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 18:54 | |
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Reuters: One ‘mystery’ buyer pushed Bitcoin over $5,000
Bitcoin has been pumping. Over the past six hours, its value has jumped as much as 20 percent, and a recent report has claimed a “mystery buyer” is responsible. During Asian trade, Bitcoin‘s value broke $5,000 for the first time since November last year, marking the biggest one-day gain in the past year, Reuters reports. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 15:42 | |
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Santiment March Update
Hi San Clan! Here’s just a few things we’ve added to the Santiment platform over the last month. New on SANgraphs: Withdrawal Address Metrics Catch incoming dumps or long-term shifts in speculative activity We’re expanding our on-chain coverage of crypto exchanges with 4 new metrics dedicated to withdrawal addresses and their network activity. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 15:17 | |
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No, a Swiss media ‘giant’ is not paying salaries in Bitcoin
It’s finally April 2. Congratulations, you survived the epic bullshit that is cryptocurrency April Fool’s Day – and hopefully without falling for the swath of intentionally fake news. The same can’t be said for a string of media outlets caught peddling an April Fool’s prank pulled by Swiss publishing house Netzmedien, which (through a fintech subsidiary) bombastically announced it would be paying employees’ salaries entirely in cryptocurrency, starting with Bitcoin. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 13:09 | |
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This tool judges your Twitter for subconscious gender bias
It probably won’t come as too much of a surprise that tech leaders, a notoriously male group, follow mostly men on Twitter — it wasn’t until 2016 when Elon Musk followed a woman. While we should be mindful that social media presents a warped view of the world, for many people in the tech industry, their Twitter timelines reflect their reality — one that is predominantly male. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 12:58 | |
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Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent are among the first 197 regulated blockchain firms in China
China‘s Cyberspace Administration – the country’s central internet regulator – has released the first list of companies approved to conduct business with blockchain tech. There are 197 businesses included on the list which, according to analysts, is meant to “provide a controllable environment to explore blockchain technology,” the Global Times reports. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 11:51 | |
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WhatsApp launches a tip line in India to battle fake news ahead of national elections
WhatsApp has launched its next weapon in the fight against misinformation on its platform in India: a tip line to which you can send forwards, rumors, and suspicious-sounding messages and have them verified. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 11:03 | |
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Why you should start selling your product before it exists — according to Adobe’s VP of Creativity
Remember Apple Newton? Neither could we. This mobile tablet, released in 1993, is often hailed as Apple’s biggest flop. Its hefty price tag, large size, and blatantly inaccurate handwriting recognition software were to blame for its inglorious demise. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 10:14 | |
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Google’s India lead, Rajan Anandan, is leaving the company
Rajan Anandan, Google‘s vice president for South East Asia and India, is leaving the company after eight years. Anandan has been in charge of or involved in numerous major projects at the firm for one of its largest markets. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 09:41 | |
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Facebook announces a long-overdue transparency tool for News Feed
Over the weekend, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sounded the alarm, calling for increased government regulation for internet platforms — including his own. Facebook, as you may have heard, has run into a few issues in recent years that would make it an unlikely advocate for this sort of regulation. äàëüøå »
2019-4-2 04:21 | |
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Facebook is cracking down on fake accounts before India’s election
The first phase of the Indian Assembly’s election kicks off on April 21, but the increase in propaganda has already begun. Facebook has announced it’s removed numerous pages and accounts that used practices like fake accounts and cross-posting to increase their spread. äàëüøå »
2019-4-1 16:33 | |
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New Santiment Metrics: Investigate Exchange-related Activity with Withdrawal Addresses
Just over a month ago, we launched a compendious set of metrics on deposit addresses, which can help our users spot dump preparations and analyze the overall levels of speculative interest in a coin. äàëüøå »
2019-4-1 16:28 | |
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Moonday Mornings: Bithumb hacked for $19M, SEC delays Bitcoin ETF decision again, and more
It’s another week which means it’s time for another wrap up of the weekend’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news. Let’s get to it. 1. South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been hacked for the third time in two years, reports ZDNet. äàëüøå »
2019-4-1 10:51 | |
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