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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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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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Rise of the Oracle
Waves is an open platform for Web 3.0 applications and custom decentralized solutions, with a wide range of purpose-designed tools for making the process of developing and running dApps easy and accessible. - Medium дальше »
2019-10-21 18:35 | |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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6 Darknet Markets for the Crypto Curious
If you’ve got a few thousand satoshis burning a hole in your wallet, the darknet beckons. There’s no obligation to spend a single sat while scouring the darker recesses of the web, but it’s nice to know that should you get the urge, your crypto’s good. дальше »
2019-10-19 03:00 | |
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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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Hackers Are Distributing a Vulnerable Tor Browser Version to Spy and Steal User’s Bitcoin
The researchers of the IT security company ESET have recently discovered a new way that hackers use to invade people’s computers. According to them, several hackers have been distributing a malicious version of the Tor Browser, which is generally used to access the deep web or to browse incognito. This malicious version, however, is set […] дальше »
2019-10-19 01:13 | |
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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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Tor Browser Malware May Have Stolen Users’ Bitcoin For Years
Researchers have identified malware associated with an unofficial version of the Tor Browser. Evidence suggests that the covert software has been tricking users into sending Bitcoin to addresses under the control of scammers. дальше »
2019-10-19 23:00 | |
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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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Honor’s latest fitness wearable wants to prevent sports injuries
Fitness wearables aren’t that exciting to cover. It’s a crowded niche, with few factors of differentiation between the dozens of competing devices. Fortunately, the Honor Band 5 Sport edition is an exception, and has a focus that stretches far beyond step counting. дальше »
2019-10-18 19:02 | |
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Hey Google, why the hell doesn’t the Pixel 4’s camera app have a pro mode?
I was giddy to get my review unit of Google’s brand new Pixel 4. I ripped the plastic seal around the box like a wild animal that hasn’t been fed for weeks, turned the handset on, and rushed through the setup menus so I can get to the camera app. дальше »
2019-10-18 18:56 | |
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Monero, privacy coin usage would have made child porn investigation difficult
When news about Bitcoin being the main factor behind the crackdown on the largest child pornography website broke out, some speculated that this would lead to an increased use of privacy-enhancing cryptocurrencies for illicit activities on the deep web, making it harder for law enforcement agencies to track down the people involved in illegal activities. дальше »
2019-10-18 17:30 | |
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My beloved Master & Dynamic MW07 earbuds have been upgraded — and I’m hyped
Of all the true wireless earbuds I’ve tried, the Master & Dynamic MW07 have been my favorite. Yeah, AirPods feel sophisticated, the Jabra Elite Active 65t are slick and durable, while the Sennheiser Momentum sound fantastic — but it was the MW07 that really captured my heart. дальше »
2019-10-18 17:25 | |
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Researchers find fake WordPress plugins that secretly mine cryptocurrency
Researchers have discovered several malicious WordPress plugins that are being used to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency by running Linux binary code. According to the researchers at website security company Sucuri, the plugins are also being used to maintain access to compromised servers. дальше »
2019-10-18 17:24 | |
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The iPhone 11 convinced me that Apple’s a photography powerhouse again
It’s kind of poetically funny to post an iPhone camera review during the week of the new Pixel launch. Google’s phones have been fierce, and often overpowering rivals to iPhones, especially in the camera department. дальше »
2019-10-18 15:34 | |
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CHEAP: Wreck your friends all year long with $20 off PlayStation Plus subscription
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! There’s nothing better than humiliating your friends… in a heated PlayStation showdown. But if you wanna wreck your buds online (because what else is gaming good for), then you’re gonna need a PlayStation Plus subscription. дальше »
2019-10-18 14:55 | |
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Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers
Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have uncovered a malicious version of the Tor browser – the program used to access the dark web – and it’s been stealing user‘s Bitcoin. According to ESET, the bad actors were able to steal more than $40,000 worth of Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-10-18 14:04 | |
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Intel to publicly share its gender and race pay gap data by the end of 2019
A gender-based wage gap is persistently setting women and people of color back in the technology industry. While diversity and inclusion have made revolutionary strides for white women, the picture is still dismal for women of color — for every dollar a man makes, a black woman makes 61 cents, while a white woman makes 81 cents. дальше »
2019-10-18 13:33 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Republican congressman says Facebook should embrace Bitcoin and drop Libra’
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 »
2019-10-18 12:44 | |
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G7 countries caution against Facebook’s ‘risky’ Libra
Earlier this week I told you Facebook‘s ‘cryptocurrency‘ saga had turned into a soap opera and that it was going to be a long season, and it seems I wasn’t wrong. The technology giant is facing a new challenge after the G7 said on Thursday that such stablecoins shouldn’t be allowed to launch until international risk was assessed. дальше »
2019-10-18 12:04 | |
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Jupiter’s Europa could contain life — and these missions aim to find it
It’s brilliant news. In just over a decade, there will be two spacecraft exploring one of the most habitable worlds in the solar system – Jupiter’s moon Europa. That’s thanks to a recent announcement by NASA that the orbiter Europa Clipper has been given the go ahead, scheduled to reach the moon at the beginning of the 2030s. дальше »
2019-10-18 12:02 | |
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Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a glorious 4K trailer ahead of its PC release
We’re less than a month away from the PC release of Rockstar Games‘ blockbuster open-world cowboy adventure title, Red Dead Redemption 2 — and there’s finally a trailer to get you pumped about it. дальше »
2019-10-18 11:53 | |
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