October 11, 2018 – MSI Net, Inc. & mCloudServ

October 11, 2018

Study: Bitcoin daily transactions fell from ~360K in late 2017 to ~230K in Sept. 2018; transaction values fell from $3.7B+ to below $670M in the same period (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: Study: Bitcoin daily transactions fell from ~360K in late 2017 to ~230K in Sept. 2018; transaction values fell from $3.7B+ to below $670M in the same period — – Declining daily transaction volume, values seen as negative — Quarter-over-quarter transactions are seen plummeting again Study: Bitcoin daily transactions fell from ~360K

Disney's Aladdin remake gets first Cave of Wonders-full trailer – CNET

Prince Ali isn’t quite fabulous yet in Disney’s first teaser trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of Aladdin. Disney's Aladdin remake gets first Cave of Wonders-full trailer – CNET Source: CNet

RIP Morgan EV3, the electric 3-Wheeler of our dreams – Roadshow

Despite this setback, Morgan still believes its future is electric. RIP Morgan EV3, the electric 3-Wheeler of our dreams – Roadshow Source: CNet

Bird Beats Cancer With The Help Of A 3D-Printed Prosthetic

It’s a reasonable certainty that 3D-printing is one day going to be a huge part of medicine. From hip implants to stents that prop open blood vessels to whole organs laid down layer by layer, humans will probably benefit immensely from medical printing. But if they do, the animals will get there first; somebody has

9 girl heroes in movies to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child – CNET

Oct. 11 is International Day of the Girl Child, celebrating girls who face challenges against the odds. Here are a host of on screen examples of unlikely heroes. 9 girl heroes in movies to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child – CNET Source: CNet

Institute for Automated Mobility offers AV research, testing space in Arizona – Roadshow

It’s a major project with both public- and private-sector partners, including Intel. Institute for Automated Mobility offers AV research, testing space in Arizona – Roadshow Source: CNet

October 11, 2018

In a publicity crisis, like a data breach, Google receives less outrage and pushback from users than Facebook because it provides genuinely useful services (Casey Newton/The Verge)

Casey Newton / The Verge: In a publicity crisis, like a data breach, Google receives less outrage and pushback from users than Facebook because it provides genuinely useful services — What Google gained by giving up on social networks — There are bad bugs, and there are worse bugs. In a publicity crisis, like a

Proof-of-concept code published for Microsoft Edge remote code execution bug

The PoC can be hosted on any website and requires that users press the Enter key just once. Proof-of-concept code published for Microsoft Edge remote code execution bug Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Here’s how the FCC plans to defend its net neutrality repeal in federal court

The Federal Communications Commission told a federal court on Thursday that it acted properly when it eliminated the U.S. government’s net neutrality rules, marking its first legal salvo in a campaign to battle back 22 states and tech companies including Mozilla, Facebook and Google that contend the agency’s repeal was illegal. Here’s how the FCC

October 11, 2018

Video conferencing startup Zoom announces partnerships with Dropbox and Atlassian, a cloud phone system called Zoom Voice coming in 2019, and an app marketplace (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Video conferencing startup Zoom announces partnerships with Dropbox and Atlassian, a cloud phone system called Zoom Voice coming in 2019, and an app marketplace — Videoconferencing solution company Zoom announced a slew of new products and services this week at its Zoomtopia 2018 conference in San Jose, California. Video conferencing startup

The UK is ending subsidies on plug-in hybrid vehicles next month – Roadshow

Electric vehicles will still receive a grant, but it will be reduced by £1,000. The UK is ending subsidies on plug-in hybrid vehicles next month – Roadshow Source: CNet

Why Florida skies turned purple after Hurricane Michael – CNET

Purple rain: After devastation, sometimes beauty comes. Why Florida skies turned purple after Hurricane Michael – CNET Source: CNet

iOS 12 already running on 50 percent of Apple mobile devices – CNET

Apple’s latest mobile operating system was released less than a month ago. iOS 12 already running on 50 percent of Apple mobile devices – CNET Source: CNet

Razer Raiju Mobile is a new Android game controller – CNET

Crack those knuckles and get ready for a lot of PUBG. Razer Raiju Mobile is a new Android game controller – CNET Source: CNet

October 11, 2018

In a letter to the SEC, Uber asks for a change of rules to allow it to compensate drivers with company stock (Dan Primack/Axios)

Dan Primack / Axios: In a letter to the SEC, Uber asks for a change of rules to allow it to compensate drivers with company stock — Uber on Thursday sent a letter to federal securities regulators, asking for rules changes that would let it provide company stock to its drivers, Axios has learned. In

Swedish Front Plus Japanese Back Makes For Useful Hybrid Camera

Professional or amateur, doing things the hard way doesn’t always make for better results. Take photography as an example. Once upon a time, the success or failure of what happened during the instant that the camera’s shutter was open was only known hours or days later after processing the film. Ruin the shot with bad

October 11, 2018

This white noise machine works so well I reviewed it in my sleep

Witti’s Dozzi is a white noise machine whose sole purpose is to help you (and your baby, fellow parents) get some sleep. As someone who suffers from insomnia I leapt at the chance to review this gadget, daring to dream I’d get a better night’s sleep. I wasn’t disappointed. If you’re unfamiliar with white noise

Facebook pulls down over 800 pages, accounts ahead of midterm elections – CNET

The social media giant says they broke rules against spam and “inauthentic behavior.” Facebook pulls down over 800 pages, accounts ahead of midterm elections – CNET Source: CNet

October 11, 2018

Jammy’s electric guitar splits up for travel and never needs tuning

If you’ve ever tried to learn a musical instrument, you probably know that it’s more important to practice consistently every day than cram a marathon session before a lesson. Problem is, most instruments are bulky and loud, limiting the times and places you can practice. Jammy wants to be the solution for guitarists. It’s an

October 11, 2018

Lime submits application to San Francisco city attorney to delay rollout of the city's scooter pilot program, to which Lime says it was unfairly denied a permit (Eric Newcomer/Bloomberg)

Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: Lime submits application to San Francisco city attorney to delay rollout of the city’s scooter pilot program, to which Lime says it was unfairly denied a permit — – Startup will attempt to delay SF’s planned scooter rollout — Dispute underscores the industry’s multi-billion dollar stakes Lime submits application to San

October 11, 2018

Facebook now lets you post 3D photos that jump out of your Newsfeed

Facebook is rolling out a feature today which will allow users to post photos with a 3D effect to their feed — essentially photos that show your subject in richer detail. Despite the name , the photos won’t be truly 3D, per se. You won’t be able to spin a photo of your dog around

October 11, 2018

Facebook is apologizing to some users after a since-patched bug deleted users' Live videos if they tried to post them to a Story or News Feed after broadcast (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook is apologizing to some users after a since-patched bug deleted users’ Live videos if they tried to post them to a Story or News Feed after broadcast — This time instead of exposing users’ data, a Facebook bug erased it. A previously undisclosed Facebook glitch caused it to delete …

MSI Net, Inc. & mCloudServ

Day: October 11, 2018

Study: Bitcoin daily transactions fell from ~360K in late 2017 to ~230K in Sept. 2018; transaction values fell from $3.7B+ to below $670M in the same period (Olga Kharif/Bloomberg)

Disney's Aladdin remake gets first Cave of Wonders-full trailer – CNET

RIP Morgan EV3, the electric 3-Wheeler of our dreams – Roadshow

Bird Beats Cancer With The Help Of A 3D-Printed Prosthetic

9 girl heroes in movies to celebrate International Day of the Girl Child – CNET

Institute for Automated Mobility offers AV research, testing space in Arizona – Roadshow

In a publicity crisis, like a data breach, Google receives less outrage and pushback from users than Facebook because it provides genuinely useful services (Casey Newton/The Verge)

Proof-of-concept code published for Microsoft Edge remote code execution bug

Here’s how the FCC plans to defend its net neutrality repeal in federal court

Video conferencing startup Zoom announces partnerships with Dropbox and Atlassian, a cloud phone system called Zoom Voice coming in 2019, and an app marketplace (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

The UK is ending subsidies on plug-in hybrid vehicles next month – Roadshow

Why Florida skies turned purple after Hurricane Michael – CNET

iOS 12 already running on 50 percent of Apple mobile devices – CNET

Razer Raiju Mobile is a new Android game controller – CNET

In a letter to the SEC, Uber asks for a change of rules to allow it to compensate drivers with company stock (Dan Primack/Axios)

Swedish Front Plus Japanese Back Makes For Useful Hybrid Camera

This white noise machine works so well I reviewed it in my sleep

Facebook pulls down over 800 pages, accounts ahead of midterm elections – CNET

Jammy’s electric guitar splits up for travel and never needs tuning

Lime submits application to San Francisco city attorney to delay rollout of the city's scooter pilot program, to which Lime says it was unfairly denied a permit (Eric Newcomer/Bloomberg)

Facebook now lets you post 3D photos that jump out of your Newsfeed

Facebook is apologizing to some users after a since-patched bug deleted users' Live videos if they tried to post them to a Story or News Feed after broadcast (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Facebook disables accounts for Russian firm claiming to sell scraped user data – CNET

Kanye West meets with Trump, reveals iPhone passcode is 000000 – CNET

Senate seeks internal memo on Google+ vulnerability – CNET