Some see this as a giant leap forward for Microsoft and open source. A few, however, see Microsoft’s open-source patent move as just more of the same old, same old. Microsoft's patent move: Giant leap forward or business as usual? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Google updates Assistant on phones to let users access it from the lockscreen, brings Digital Wellbeing features to the Home app on smart displays — Google announced a bunch of new hardware at its Made By Google event earlier this week, but it notably skimmed over updates to Google Assistant
Read MoreEarlier this year, commerce platform, Magento was acquired by tech behemoth Adobe for an incredible $1.68 billion. But at the Magento Live Europe event in Barcelona this week, it was clear that the beating rock ‘n’ roll heart of the vibrant open-source community is still very much alive. Predictably, Adobe announced the integration of the
Read MoreBloomberg: Bumble founder says the dating company is in “deep discussions with banks” about an IPO on Nasdaq after 2018 and expects up to $400M in revenue this year — – Group owns Badoo, the world’s largest mobile-based dating app — ‘We’re better than Match,’ says Badoo founder Andrey Andreev Bumble founder says the dating
Read MoreReverse engineering silicon is a dark art, and when you’re just starting off it’s best to stick to the lesser incantations, curses, and hexes. Hackaday caught up with Ken Shirriff at last year’s Supercon for a chat about the chip decapping and reverse engineering scene. His suggestion is to start with an old friend: the
Read MoreThose pesky Tesla-themed cryptocurrency scammers are back! Hackers have assumed the Twitterdentity of Elon Musk yet again, and are even paying Twitter to help swindle Bitcoin from unsuspecting users. For roughly 24 hours, the scammers were using the (hopefully) compromised account of TV celebrity chef Tyler Florence to share malicious links to obviously fake Bitcoin giveaways. Florence’s
Read MoreWe’ve all seen a movie or TV show that got our imagination going, and the more studious of us might get fired up over a good book (one without pictures, even). You never know were inspiration might come from, which is why it’s so hard to track down in the first place. But one place we don’t
Read MoreCosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, left, and astronaut Nick Hague of NASA, right. embrace their families after landing at the Krayniy Airport. Expedition 57 Crew Returns to Baikonur Source: NASA
Read MoreDani Deahl / The Verge: Genius partners with Apple Music to show lyrics and annotations for thousands of selected songs and makes Apple Music the official music player for Genius — Music encyclopedia and lyrics database Genius has announced a partnership with Apple Music, pairing the website’s lyrics with songs. Genius partners with Apple Music
Read MoreCommentary: Google’s message is loud and clear. Pixel 3: We can do more with 1 rear camera than you can with 4 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Alipay and Tencent say hackers used stolen Apple IDs to access some customer accounts and steal unknown sums of money; Alipay says Apple hasn’t fixed the issue — – China’s top digital wallet didn’t say how much was stolen — Ant Financial and Tencent are working with Apple on the case Alipay and Tencent
Read MoreTwitter will equal out the character count among emoji. Selecting a gender or skin tone for emoji won't cost extra Twitter characters anymore – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCheapskate exclusive! This rebate offer can net you something for free or close to it. Plus: Enter for your chance to win a $100 Jiffy Lube gift card! Spend at least at Best Buy, get cash back – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe companies are teaming up to offer cash services. You can soon take out cash from PayPal at Walmart – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe move opens up Microsoft’s 60,000 patents to Open Invention Network members who are using them in the Linux system. What does that mean, specifically? Read on. What does Microsoft joining the Open Invention Network mean for you? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAnyone who has ever endured a months-long job search understands just how tough it can be to get through multiple rounds of screening and land a dream job. As days — and sometimes even weeks — go by without receiving any kind of response, it becomes all too easy to get discouraged. When a single
Read MoreThe future is upon us and the robots will soon take over. Automated cars will put Uber drivers and cabbies alike out of work. Low-wage workers, like the people working behind the counter at McDonalds, will be replaced by burger-flipping robots. The entire operation of Spacely Space Sprockets, Inc. is run by a single man,
Read MoreYou don’t have to be a professional photographer — at least, not yet. You just need the right training in the right areas to show some drastic improvement in your shots almost immediately. Now, you can get the high-pedigree training of the Hollywood Art Institute in their popular Photography Course and Certification course, a $2,600
Read MoreJamie Rigg / Engadget: Samsung unveils the mid-range Galaxy A9 with four rear cameras, 6.3-inch display, Snapdragon 660, 128GB storage, and 3,800mAh battery, for €599 in November — Google’s Pixel 3 reveal came and went earlier this week, bringing us ever closer to the end of new flagship season. Samsung unveils the mid-range Galaxy A9
Read MoreApple has tried to break into the TV market in multiple ways – whether that’s its Apple TV, the TV app, or just video content on iTunes. But multiple rumors in recent months are pointing towards a yet-to-be-launched digital streaming service. Now, a new report from CNBC indicates that the company might launch the service
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Pocket improves article listening function with text-to-speech service Amazon Polly with a more human-like voice, on iOS and Android — Pocket is rolling out a handful of updates today, as the Mozilla-owned app reminds users that it’s more than a simple read-it-later service. Pocket improves article listening function with text-to-speech service
Read MoreFears that Bitcoin whales could dump enormous amounts of coins crash the market might be absolutely groundless – or so does new research suggest. Researchers from Chainalysis examined the transaction history of the 32 largest Bitcoin wallets and concluded that – contrary to popular belief – big-time cryptocurrency whales play a crucial role in keeping
Read MoreIn a blatantly fraudulent turn of events, a small-time cryptocurrency exchange has decided the best way to beat the bear market is to just throw morality to the wind, and ‘pump and dump’ random coins. Wednesday evening, Russia-based cryptocurrency exchange YoBit took to Twitter to announce it will be buying 1 Bitcoin (BTC) worth of
Read MoreDawn C. Chmielewski / Deadline: Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman say their mobile video startup is called Quibi and will have a two-tiered subscription model targeting 25-35 year olds — Media mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and veteran tech executive Meg Whitman used the prominent platform of Vanity Fair’s New Establishment Summit … Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg
Read MoreNASA spokesperson [Brandi Dean] summarized it succinctly: “Confirming again that today’s Soyuz MS10 launch did go into ballistic re-entry mode … That means the crew will not be going to the ISS today. Instead they will be taking a sharp landing, coming back to earth”. While nobody likes last-minute changes in plans, we imagine that
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