Apple‘s CEO, Tim Cook, just endorsed EU‘s push for stricter privacy regulation and defining privacy as a fundamental right, during his keynote address at a privacy conference in Brussels today — too bad corporate taxes weren’t part of the discussion. “Our own information, from the everyday to the deeply personal, is being weaponized against us
Read MoreThe company, however, continued to suffer losses in its traditional TV businesses. AT&T sees connected device growth as it transforms into media powerhouse – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. Here’s a photo of the very large Chartres Cathedral: On this day all the way back in 1260, this magnificent French
Read MoreKashmir Hill / The Root: A look at the unregulated practice of undercover cops friending people on social media as part of dragnet surveillance operations — Your browser does not support HTML5 video tag.Click here to view original GIF — Terrance Everett has been on the wrong side of the law for most of his
Read MoreYou see it all the time — Facebook’s latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word. But where do these leaks come from? Meet Jane Wong, a 23-year-old studying product engineering at Hong Kong University. Her hobbies include travel, photography… as well as reverse engineering and
Read MoreChances are good that a fair number of us have been roped into “one of those” projects before. You know the type: vague specs, limited budget, and of course they need it yesterday. But you know 3D-printers and Raspberduinos and whatnot; surely you can wizard something together quickly. Pretty please? He might not have been
Read MoreThe second half of 2018 has seen Dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies (stablecoins) flood the market, but recent data suggests that Bitcoin might become the one true stablecoin. The latest report from blockchain research group Diar shows while Tether still accounts for an overwhelming majority of the total stablecoin volume, cryptocurrency traders are actually starting to exchange with Bitcoin directly, rather
Read MoreThe Chinese internet shopping Goliath, Alibaba, has overcome its previous struggles to win a trademark infringement case against a cryptocurrency that was blatantly sponging off its recognizable name. Alibaba has won a preliminary injunction against Alibabacoin Foundation (ABBC) for trademark infringement, MarketWatch reports. Despite the obvious likeness in the names of the two corporations, they
Read MoreWired: Conflicting goals, mutual suspicion, and a view that AI and other advanced tech are a winner-take-all game are pushing the tech sectors of US and China apart — IN THE SPRING of 2016, an artificial intelligence system called AlphaGo defeated a world champion Go player in a match at the Four Seasons hotel in
Read MoreCook hit out at social media companies that suck up customer data. “This is surveillance,” he said. Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes hard for US data privacy law reform – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s trying to woo you away from Amazon and Walmart. Target cuts minimum cost from free two-day shipping for holidays – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Tim Cook attacks the “data industrial complex” and calls for comprehensive US privacy laws in speech at conference on data protection and privacy in Brussels — Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized again people and societies … Tim Cook attacks
Read MoreThe messaging app, which is owned by Facebook, has been slow to address false news on its service. The problem may be less the company or product, and more WhatsApp the idea. State of the Art: The Problem With Fixing WhatsApp? Human Nature Might Get in the Way Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMartin Giles / MIT Technology Review: Dutch research institute QuTech aims to build a secure quantum network connecting four cities by 2020, which would be impervious to hacking and surveillance — The fast train from Paris to Rotterdam was an hour late leaving the Gare du Nord. When it finally deposited me in the Dutch
Read MoreIf you’ve been to the right events, you’ve seen them before – the cars with an external cage that let the car complete a somersault in the forward direction under heavy braking. They’re impressive, but it’s possible to take things even further. Enter [mastermilo82] and the RollKa. The RollKa follows on from the RollGolf, which
Read MoreJacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Motorola and iFixit partner on DIY battery and screen repair kits that include official parts and cost $40 to $200; faulty repair of a phone may void warranty — Phone companies usually want to stop you from repairing your own devices, or even going to a third-party repair shop. Motorola
Read MoreBetter out than in? Scientists say humans have started pooping microplastics – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe man who brought us Toy Story is hanging up his boots. Pixar co-founder and godfather of 3D animation Ed Catmull to retire – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJessica Galang / BetaKit: Finn AI, which develops customer service chatbots for financial institutions, raises ~$11M Series A led by Yaletown Partners and Flying Fish Partners — Finn AI has raised a $14 million Series A round. — The round was led by Yaletown Partners and Flying Fish Partners … Finn AI, which develops customer
Read MoreSometimes a successful project isn’t only about making sure all the electrons are in the right place at the right time, or building something that won’t collapse under its own weight. A lot of projects involve a fair amount of social engineering to be counted as a success, especially those that might result in arrest
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