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Alexis Ohanian and Serj Tankian team up to help build a social network for Armenia
I spent last week in the Armenian capital of Yerevan, which played host to this year’s World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). The prestigious event brings together government agencies, IT companies, lobbying groups, investors, and startups as they discuss the latest developments in information and communications tech. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 15:59 | |
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XRPL Labs’ Wietse Wind unveils Web Monetization-enabled music player on Coil
XRPL Labs’ lead developer Wietse Wind gave new meaning to Digital Rights Management [DRM] in a Twitter thread, calling it “Donations Right to the Musician. ” The lead developer was impressed by the idea of enabling donations for artists and has built a means for artists to monetize their content on Coil. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 15:30 | |
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Understanding Bitcoin’s smallest unit, the Satoshi
Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. Last week, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) included the word ‘Satoshi. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 15:13 | |
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Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’ is turning into a soap opera — and it’s gonna be a long season
Facebook’s controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project is turning into a bit of a soap opera, starring the tech giant and regulators as the main characters. Just yesterday, Germany’s finance minister Olaf Scholz said the departure of several high-profile partners from the project was a good sign, but unsurprisingly the Libra Association had a different take altogether. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 12:48 | |
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Xiaomi’s $210 Redmi Note 8 Pro impresses with two days of battery life
Xiaomi launched its gaming and photo-centric Redmi Note 8 Pro in India today priced at Rs. 14,999 ($210). The device features MediaTek’s gaming-focused G90T processor and a 64-megapixel primary sensor in a quad-camera setup. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 12:33 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Satoshi added to The Oxford English Dictionary’
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 »
2019-10-16 11:21 | |
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Bank of Canada contemplating CBDC launch to tackle cryptocurrencies
Virtual assets have come a long way since first being associated with the dark web. Today, there are several countries across the world that are actively contemplating issuing their own digital currencies. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 11:11 | |
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Google’s Daydream VR project is no longer a reality
Google’s senior VP of hardware, Rick Osterloh, talked about sustainability on the stage last night at the Pixel event. While it’s nice to see the company talking about making their products green, it seems to be finding it hard to ‘sustain’ projects they start. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 10:17 | |
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China’s Tencent will seamlessly embed video ads directly into movies
It’s quite common to see ads that interrupt your videos mid-stream on the web. However, Chinese tech giant Tencent is trying something different – embedding the ad into an object right within the video you’re watching. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 08:54 | |
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League of Legends studio Riot Games is making an FPS
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its outrageously popular MOBA game League of Legends, LA-based developer Riot Games announced a slew of new titles it’s been quietly working on for a while – including a tactical first-person shooter called Project A. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 08:14 | |
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Instagram now lets you control which apps can access your account data
Close on the heels of making it easy for users to spot phishing scams, Instagram is tightening its grip over third-party access to user data. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing social network is now adding a new feature that allows individuals to “manage all of the third-party services they connect to their Instagram account. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 08:01 | |
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Hands-on: Google’s Pixelbook Go feels way fancy for a $649 laptop
Leaks don’t always give you the full picture. When the Pixelbook Go leaked extensively last week, I found it somewhat underwhelming, and I mistakenly assumed Google had a more ‘premium’ Chromebook to announce as well. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 07:43 | |
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Pixel 4 hands-on: I almost wish I didn’t like it this much
I’ll be honest: I wasn’t expecting to like the Pixel 4 all that much. So much of it had leaked that there were few surprises left, and on paper, the hardware lags behind some of its immediate competition. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 04:43 | |
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Twitter details what world leaders would have to do to be banned
Twitter today revealed its list of rules specific to world leaders, and exactly what they can and can’t do. It also revealed how it intends to punish them should they step over the line… but it’s probably not the punishment critics are hoping for. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 02:49 | |
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Disgusting DNA app falsely claims it can tell how gay you are
In what’s an obvious scam, a developer going by the name Joel Bellenson who allegedly works for a company called Insolent AI, created and developed a DNA analysis app that can supposedly tell “how gay” you are. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 02:41 | |
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TikTok appears to have walked back its ‘shadow ban’ on Trump posts
TikTok users are reporting an unusually high number of posts showing up in their feeds related to Donald Trump. While the network has long been considered a haven for Trump supporters, until now they appeared to languish in an echo chamber. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 00:42 | |
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Fortnite’s back as a Big Bang refreshes the whole game
After being dark for a day, Fortnite came back triumphant with a new map — effectively going from a black hole to a Big Bang as it introduces users to a new map and new gameplay. Fortnite‘s not the first game to radically alter its map, though it might be the first one that did so under the pretense of a universe-ending event such as the black hole, which lingered for over a day. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 00:19 | |
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NASA engineer says Viking missions discovered life on Mars in the 1970s
Gilbert Levin, a NASA engineer who worked on the Viking missions, says he’s “convinced we found evidence of life of Mars in the 1970s. ” In a Scientific American article published today, Levin explains how two separate craft landed on the surface of the red planet and conducted a series of tests to determine if there were was life. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 22:26 | |
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Every new device at Google’s big Pixel 4 event
Google held its big Made by Google event today, officially revealing the Pixel 4 and a handful of other new products today. Since the company has been pretty bad (okay, awful) at keeping secrets, we already knew many of the devices and features announced, but the company still had a few surprises up its sleeve. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 21:53 | |
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Review: The ILife A9 robot vacuum looks fantastic, works great, and only costs $279
The ILife A9 is a recent addition to the over-crowded robot vacuum market, but it manages to stand out from the pack in several ways. Right up front, it’s priced under $300. This puts it in the “entry-level” category of robot vacuums, but it brings more to the table than most of its unremarkable competitors. äàëüøå »
2019-10-16 21:36 | |
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An overview of Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ supporters — who’s in and who’s out
Facebook sent the world into a frenzy when it announced its intention to enter the payments space with the launch of its controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra earlier this year. Initially, Facebook said it had garnered support from 28 companies, including some of the world’s top financial and technology giants. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 19:46 | |
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Google announces the dual-camera, notchless, & face-unlocking Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL
Yes, Google has now officially launched the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. After months of leaks, the search giant has finally confirmed at today’s event what we’ve all known for some time now: the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL both have two rear cameras, a face unlocking feature, gesture controls, and a 90Hz display. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 18:32 | |
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Here’s why the Pixel 4 won’t be coming to India
Google launched its new flagship the Pixel 4 today, but sadly the phone won’t be coming to India. The reason is the Soli Radar chip used in the new phones. The chip uses a 60 GHz ISM band which is not listed for commercial use in India as per National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP). äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 18:23 | |
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Google’s new Pixelbook Go is a $649 laptop with 13.3-inch touchscreen
Google just launched its new laptop called the PixelBook Go with a 13. 3-inch touch screen and runs Chrome OS. The Pixelbook Go weighs less than 900 grams and it’s just 13. 3mm thin, making it quite easy to carry it around the town. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 17:49 | |
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Google’s new Pixel Buds cost $179, have adaptive sound, and arrive next… spring
At its hardware event in New York City today, Google seemed a bit too excited about its upcoming earphones, the Pixel Buds. Sure, they’re smaller, and they’ll likely be better than the previous version – but they aren’t expected until next spring. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 17:38 | |
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MIT researchers unveil new system to improve fake news detection
Bad actors are increasingly using more advanced methods to generate fake news and fool readers into thinking they are legitimate. AI-based text generators, including OpenAI’s GPT-2 model, which try and imitate human writers play a big part in this. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 17:18 | |
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China’s social credit system isn’t about scoring citizens — it’s a massive API
China’s emerging social credit system (SCS): rarely has a topic been more hotly discussed, and more poorly understood. When most people think about the SCS, they imagine it primarily as a scoring mechanism, a way for the central government to rank China’s citizens and companies based on their behavior. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 16:55 | |
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Bored programmer recreates a rotary dial in the browser (and it’s gloriously flawed)
Welcome to the Bored Programmer series, where we celebrate wonderfully useless inventions produced by great minds burdened by the bliss of boredom. You’ve never seen a rotary phone like that. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 16:13 | |
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Video: Explore Seoul’s cool startup kitchens — plus a robot restaurant!
If there are two things that South Korea should be known for, it’s tech innovation and delicious food. Seoul houses giants such as Samsung and LG, and its startup ecosystem is seeing amazing growth. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 15:03 | |
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This is how CIOs should approach ethics and privacy
When a company makes headlines for mismanaging user data, much of the discussion will revolve around legal implications: whether or not the company’s privacy policy and terms of service cover the data usage in question. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 14:00 | |
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CHEAP: Stop staring, the Amazon Fire TV stick 4K is really selling for just $35
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! In the past year or so a lot of companies including OnePlus and Motorola released their smart TVs. However, smart TVs don’t always feature apps like Netflix, and sometimes struggle when it comes to streaming locally-owned content. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 14:00 | |
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Bitcoin’s cumulative transaction fees surpass $1B milestone
It was going to happen sooner or later, but over the past few days cumulative Bitcoin transaction fees have surpassed the $1 billion milestone. Data gathered by Hard Fork from financial and economic data site Quandl, shows the $1 billion mark was passed late last week, on October 11. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 13:37 | |
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Microsoft rolls out Windows Tamper Protection for Windows antivirus to keep hackers at bay
Microsoft has officially announced the general availability of a new Tamper Protection feature for its Windows Defender Antivirus service. The security feature is essentially meant to thwart any attempts made by cybercriminals to break the real-time anti-malware defenses incorporated in Windows. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 13:24 | |
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Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra unveils official backers, but its future is still uncertain
Facebook has managed to officially sign up 21 organizations to its Libra Association following several high-profile departures from its controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project. According to a press release, Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, Spotify, Coinbase, Uber Technologies, Vodafone, and Xapo are among those who signed the Libra Association’s charter. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 12:33 | |
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Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘CNBC anchor describes Bitcoin as antique furniture, Libra as Restoration Hardware’
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 »
2019-10-15 12:08 | |
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Scientists are taking zero-gravity flights to understand the brain’s function in space
More than 500 people have traveled into space to date and, while we know a little about how life without gravity affects our physical health, we know almost nothing about how it affects our minds. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 11:23 | |
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Victim of $5B OneCoin cryptocurrency scam gets death threats for speaking out
One of the victim’s of the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam is receiving death threats for her actions against the con artists. According to the BBC, Jen McAdam from Glasgow is receiving messages threatening sexual violence and death from people whom she believes are OneCoin supporters. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 10:26 | |
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Facebook is reportedly locking users out for reporting fake accounts
In a completely bizarre incident, Facebook is locking people who report scammers, fake accounts, and impersonators out of the accounts for days. Due to this, #FacebookLockout is trending on twitter with many users angry at the social network’s strange behavior. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 10:19 | |
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Google’s Titan key for locking your online accounts is now available with USB-C
Do you have a laptop or a phone with USB-C port? Then Google has got you covered when it comes to securing your online accounts and preventing unauthorized access. The internet giant has announced a USB-C Titan Security Key, manufactured by Yubico, that’s compatible with Android, Chrome OS, macOS, and Windows devices for $40. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 09:40 | |
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Mozilla unveils 28 horror stories about YouTube’s recommendation algorithm
Mozilla just launched a site featuring 28 user-submitted stories, detailing incidents where YouTube’s recommendation algorithm served bizarre and horrifying videos the users had shown no interest in. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 07:00 | |
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Microsoft rolls out a public preview of Project xCloud
Microsoft is sending out invites to users who sign up for the Project xCloud preview. After months of waiting, Microsoft‘s entry in the cloud gaming race is ready to show itself — albeit to a group of users in specific test regions. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 03:19 | |
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Project Veritas ‘exposes’ CNN’s bias against Trump
I don’t know how to tell you this, but at least some of the people who work at CNN have a personal bias against President Donald Trump. According to performance art group Project Veritas, CNN employee Cary Poarch came forward earlier this year with hundreds of hours of video he secretly recorded inside the network. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 02:04 | |
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Bitcoin Is Still The Number One Choice of Crypto on the Dark Web: Europol Affirms
There is an old saying when someone is arrested for illegal activities on the dark web: he should have used Monero. Curiously, it seems that this practice is not as common as some people think. A recent report made by the Europol has concluded that only a small fraction of people use Monero (XMR) for […] äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 01:03 | |
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Disney reveals its Disney+ launch titles in the mother of all Twitter threads
Disney today revealed the titles its bringing to Disney+, its streaming service. And by “revealed,” we mean one-by-one, on Twitter — a drip-feed of over 300 movies and shows. The reveal started with a rather ominous tweet that began, “It. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 00:37 | |
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Huawei’s foldable Mate X will reportedly launch this October in China
Foldable phones feel like the future, but the path there isn’t easy – just ask Samsung. That phone’s early woes almost certainly influenced Huawei to delay the release of its own foldable device. äàëüøå »
2019-10-15 23:39 | |
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The Google Nest Mini sure looks a lot like the Home Mini
It’s the start of a new week, time for yet another Google leak. This time it’s for Google‘s latest voice assistant device, the Google Nest Mini. As far as we can tell, it looks a whole lot like the original Google Home Mini, except it has a wall mount. äàëüøå »
2019-10-14 21:42 | |
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With shit-all else to do, Fortnite goes on vacation
Fortnite‘s done gone and destroyed its own world, booting all of its battle royale-addicted players out of their wonderlands and into the black void of space. I guess when you’ve conquered everything, it stands to reason you’d take a little vacation — and in the meantime we’re all staring at a black hole. äàëüøå »
2019-10-14 20:42 | |
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Kuo: iPhone SE2 will arrive early 2020 and cost $399
Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple analyst and phone leaker extraordinaire, believes the iPhone SE2 is not far away. According to MacRumors, Kuo expects the successor to Apple‘s popular budget device will arrive in Q1 2020, or approximately four years after the original model. äàëüøå »
2019-10-14 20:10 | |
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