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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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Video: Could we spot the difference between fake Wish.com AirPods and the real thing? Absolutely
Ah, AirPods. If you’ve been in a city at any point in the past two years you’ll have seen them slammed deep into the ears of, well, everyone. Apple’s earbuds have been so successful they’ve moved beyond being only a music accessory, instead morphing into a fashion statement in themselves. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 11:48 | |
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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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How Hong Kong protesters are embracing ‘offline’ messaging apps to avoid being snooped on
The internet may be vulnerable to state intervention, but demonstrators in Hong Kong have found a way around it to stay connected to each other. As pro-democracy rallies rage in the territory, protestors are increasingly giving up on SMS, emails and China’s social media Swiss army knife WeChat in favor of peer-to-peer mesh networking apps like Bridgefy and FireChat. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 10:43 | |
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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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French travel site Option Way leaks 100GB worth of customer details
A report published today by security research firm VPNMentor suggests its team found 100GB of unsecured customer data from the French travel booking site Option Way. The database includes details such as names, email IDs, addresses, phone numbers, and travel details. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 20:37 | |
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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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Coinbase thief goofs by emailing apology to police, gets arrested while in jail for something else
A phone thief that stole $15,000 worth of cryptocurrency has been caught after he mistakenly sent an apology email to a detective investigating the case, NJ. com reports. New Jersey man Darren Carter (29) is said to have swiped a Connecticut resident’s phone at a Californian airport in April. äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 18:44 | |
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Byte Me #7: TNW’s Lady Bits has a new name!
Welcome back to… Byte Me! Confused? Due to some copyright issues, we had to rename. But we love OUR new name, and nothing else has changed — this is still our feminist newsletter that makes everyone mad <3 Each month, our gloriously talented designer, Saloody news From The Atlantic: “To learn about the far right, start with the ‘Manosphere,'” or how mass shootings, the internet,… This story continues at The Next Web äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 17:47 | |
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XKCD forum goes offline after discovery of data leak affecting 562K members
XKCD forum, the bulletin board associated with the popular webcomic XKCD, has been taken offline after personal information of more than 562,000 members was exposed online. According to security researcher Troy Hunt, the breach occurred two months ago (on July 1 2019). äàëüøå »
2019-9-3 17:35 | |
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6 futuristic jobs that will soon exist in the financial industry
It used to be that a job in finance would set you up for life. Steady, reliable, dependable, calculators and sweater vests. These things come to mind when you think of a career in finance. Just like in other industries, AI and machine learning are entering the scene and causing great disruption in what used to be one of the most stable career choices. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 16:27 | |
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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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Meet the college drop-out educating Pakistan’s poorest with a smartphone app
I’m sat with Haroon Yasin in the swanky cocktail lounge of Salt Lake City’s Grand America Hotel. A few hours ago, he got off stage at the prestigious Pluralsight Live conference. In his hand is a smartphone. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 14:40 | |
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Fraudsters deepfake CEO’s voice to trick manager into transferring $243,000
It’s already getting tough to discern real text from fake, genuine video from deepfake. Now, it appears that use of fake voice tech is on the rise too. That’s according to the Wall Street Journal, which reported a case of voice fraud — aka vishing (short for “voice phishing”) — that cost a company $243,000. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 14:24 | |
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CHEAP: 30% off a cornucopia of CBD products? For you? Damn straight, bud
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If you’ve been in a health food store recently — or just follow any wellness social media accounts — you’ll have come across CBD. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 13:58 | |
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Moonday Mornings: North Korea denies earning $2B by hacking cryptocurrency exchanges and banks
If you’re reading this, that means we successfully lured you into clicking our Bitcoin-related headline. Sucked in. What it really means, though, is that you and I have now entered into a (rather loose) social contract. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 13:24 | |
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Chinese face-swapping app goes viral, invites criticism over privacy clause
Last week, a Chinese social app developer named Momo introduced a face-swapping app called Zao. The app, which lets you overlay your face in existing photos and video, shot to the top spot in the entertainment section on the App store, and posts with Zao-related hashtags gathered over 8 million views on Chinese social network Weibo. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 12:19 | |
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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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iPhone spyware campaign reportedly targeted Uyghur Muslims for 2 years
The data-stealing iPhone exploits detailed by Google last week may been used for state-sponsored campaigns targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China‘s autonomous region of Xinjiang. “The websites were part of a campaign to target the religious group by infecting an iPhone with malicious code simply by visiting a booby-trapped web page,” TechCrunch revealed, citing sources familiar with the matter. äàëüøå »
2019-9-2 08:45 | |
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Why this Polish village hasn’t seen a boy born in 10 years
The tiny Polish village of Miejsce Odrzanskie has become the unlikely source of international media attention over the past fortnight as a result of what the New York Times called “a strange population anomaly”. äàëüøå »
2019-9-1 20:00 | |
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It’s a huge problem that most health apps are created by men — here’s how to fix that
All shades of pink, flowery patterns, dolls, and miniature kitchens — if you’re a woman, you’ll most likely have had all these and more imposed upon you since early childhood. The stereotypes about women, which in most cases come from men, can be harmful in many ways, influencing everything from career choices to health and wellness. äàëüøå »
2019-9-1 19:00 | |
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CHEAP: Bring CDs back with $200 off Bose’s Wave music system IV
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! CDs have a bad rep. While vinyl and even cassettes have gone through a bit of a revival, very few people give a single, solitary fuck about CDs. äàëüøå »
2019-9-1 15:01 | |
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How to send a tab from Chrome to any Android phone
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. Often when I’m surfing the web, I end up coming across an interesting site or article that I’d like to send to my phone to read later or maybe share with my friends. äàëüøå »
2019-9-1 14:44 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin trading volume hits 138-day low’
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 »
2019-9-1 12:42 | |
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How galaxies help scientists weigh ‘ghost particles’ — and why you should care
Even when you close your eyes at night, 100 billion neutrinos produced in the sun will pass through them – traveling close to the speed of light, but never hitting anything. Neutrinos are extremely elusive and only weakly interact with matter around them: nature’s true ghosts. äàëüøå »
2019-9-1 12:00 | |
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You’re still you when you’re drunk, science says
Many of us know that feeling of waking up, headache in tow, struggling to remember what we said and did after that extra drink the night before. And then suddenly, the memories vividly resurface. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 20:00 | |
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Personal projects make you a better developer
For a lot of developers, the last thing they want to do after being at work all day is to write more code. Staring at a screen all day does take a toll on you. Once you’ve had a chance to go for a walk and eat something, you might consider starting a personal project — and it doesn’t have to be anything too complicated. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 19:00 | |
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CHEAP: A Sonos PLAY:1 speaker AND a charging stand for $179? Hnnngg
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Sorry? What did you say? You use wires to listen to music? Oh my god, I hope you’re okay. While it’s certainly fine to plug your bits of hardware into each other to play tunes — this is a judgement-free(ish) zone — it’s much better to not bother with that. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 15:01 | |
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These hackers are supercharging your sex toys for increased pleasure
This article was originally published on SEXTECHGUIDE, an independent publication that looks at the intersection between sex and technology in a non-explicit, as close to a ‘safe for work’ way as possible – including app reviews, adult VR info, sextech devices, privacy, security issues, and much more. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 12:00 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin consolidates around $9500’
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 »
2019-8-31 11:33 | |
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How to disable Chrome notifications and finally browse in peace
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. I never thought there’d be anything more annoying about browsing the web than autoplay videos ads with sound, but in the past few years, a challenger has emerged: sites asking permission to send you notifications. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 03:16 | |
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Go ahead gamers, list those Overwatch skills on your resum
Worth an estimated $135 billion, the gaming industry is already larger than the film and music industries, combined. Yet for huge portions of the population it’s still seen as a shameful hobby, one meant for kids that you’re meant to outgrow as you settle into adulthood. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 02:58 | |
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YouTube settles with FTC over child privacy violations
Within days of launching its YouTube Kids site and adding more age categories to the Kids app, YouTube is settling with the Federal Trade Commission over child privacy violations. According to a report from Politico, YouTube agreed to pay $150-200 million to the Justice Department to settle the FTC investigation. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 02:36 | |
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How to see what ads Instagram thinks you’ll care about
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. Instagram‘s one of the prime social networks, and its ads are sometimes marginally less obtrusive than the likes of its big brother, Facebook. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 01:24 | |
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Opinion: Facebook’s brain computer interface will be the instrument of society’s collapse
Anyone else think giving Facebook literal access to our brains is a catastrophically stupid idea? If you missed it: Facebook‘s building a brain computer interface (BCI). In the company’s words, the gadget will be: A non-invasive, wearable device that lets people type by simply imagining themselves talking. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 23:43 | |
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account has been hacked
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey‘s had his account hacked. Several tweets have been sent from his verified @Jack account, many of them containing racist epithets, threats, and extortion demands. We're aware that @jack was compromised and investigating what happened. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 23:13 | |
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Breaking: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account has been hacked
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey‘s had his account hacked. Several tweets have been sent from his verified @Jack account, many of them containing racist epithets, threats, and extortion demands. We're aware that @jack was compromised and investigating what happened. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 23:13 | |
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Gaming’s ‘MeToo’ moment continues as more women come forward
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. What started as a small collection of voices on Twitter has now ballooned into a full-blown movement, as more and more women in gaming come forward with accusations against men who’ve allegedly abused or assaulted them. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 22:02 | |
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Chinese State Media DENIES Forbes ‘Scoop’ of State Crypto Launch
China is not launching a central bank-backed crypto in November. That’s what Chinese state media outlet the Global Times said, in refuting a Forbes report. Central bank calls report ‘inaccurate speculation’ On Twitter, the Global Times shot down a widely-circulated Forbes story. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 18:30 | |
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Blockchain startup agrees to $23M settlement over allegedly fraudulent tokens
The US’ top financial watchdog has settled with Dallas-based blockchain startup Bitqyck Inc. over allegations it fraudulently sold shares of company stock to more than 13,000 buyers of its Bitqy cryptographic token. äàëüøå »
2019-8-31 18:09 | |
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Silly scammers attempt Bitcoin ATM fraud with homemade ‘out-of-order’ signs
There are now 5,000 cryptocurrency ATMs all over the world, and of course, they’re proving to throw up a whole raft of opportunities for scammers to make a quick buck. And with recent news from Canada, I think we’ve seen the dumbest con yet. äàëüøå »
2019-8-30 16:24 | |
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Ransomware gang breach data backup software used by hundreds of US dental offices
Hundreds of dental offices across the US have been crippled by a ransomware attack targeting a remote data backup service offered by a third-party. PerCSoft and Digital Dental Record (DDR) — the two Wisconsin-based software companies — provide a solution called DDS Safe that delivers triple-layer protection by backing up sensitive medical records to the cloud, an offline workstation, and an in-office hard disk drive. äàëüøå »
2019-8-30 15:28 | |
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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has security vulnerabilities that could cause loss of funds
Security vulnerabilities have been discovered in “various” Bitcoin Lightning Network projects that have potential to cause users to lose their cryptocurrency. Those running Lightning Network nodes have been advised to upgrade their clients as soon as possible, including those related to popular wallet solution Eclair. äàëüøå »
2019-8-30 14:47 | |
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CHEAP: Fat burning festival commence! Get the Xiaomi AMAZEFIT watch for $63
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I used to often avoid any activity because of lack of motivation. However, smartwatches helped me gamify that process, and now I genuinely look forward to completing my daily step goal. äàëüøå »
2019-8-30 14:43 | |
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Report: Telegram token sale could enable more cryptocurrency-funded terrorism
Terrorist organizations have used social media and cryptocurrency to raise money for a number of years, but messaging app Telegram’s upcoming token launch has caused some to become increasingly concerned. äàëüøå »
2019-8-30 12:54 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Portugal declares Bitcoin trading and payments tax-free’
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 »
2019-8-30 11:44 | |
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Binance continues crusade for crypto world domination with new dev platform
Just days after announcing its digital asset lending platform, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges Binance has announced the launch of another new platform, this time targeted at blockchain developers. äàëüøå »
2019-8-30 11:11 | |
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