Before electricity, water fountains worked by relying on gravity to channel water from a higher elevation to a lower one. In space, awesome gaseous fountains have been discovered in the centers of galaxy clusters. Giant Black Hole Powers Cosmic Fountain Source: NASA
Read MoreThe Democratic newcomers have a message for you: We’re cool, we’re transparent and we’ve got each others’ backs. gender letter: Sisterhood in the Halls of Congress, and You’re Invited Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says that between Sept. 13 and Sept. 25 a bug in a photo API gave app developers access to photos that were uploaded but never shared by ~6.8M users — Reset the “days since the last Facebook privacy scandal” counter, as a Facebook has just revealed a Photo API bug
Read MoreYou’ll have to wait a bit longer to get hit with sticker shock. 2020 Jeep Gladiator online configurator launches… without prices – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you are under a certain age, you probably associate Radio Shack with cellphones. While Radio Shack never gave us access to the variety and economy of parts we have today, they did have one thing that I wish we could get again: P-Box kits. The obvious questions are: What’s a P-Box and why do
Read MoreScott Scrivens / Android Police: Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi 8 Pro review: great camera, performance, and value for money but MIUI has many quirks and the in-display fingerprint scanner is inconsistent — Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi is a jack of all trades. It makes a variety of connected gadgets, including TVs, toothbrushes, scooters, and even
Read MoreAre literally all of you hooking up, or what? Work Friend: I Am Begging You to Stop Sleeping With Your Co-Workers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWelcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. With Tumblr’s new algorithm to combat adult-content mistakenly cracking down on everything from pictures of
Read MoreOne of Alan Sugar’s earliest apprentices and author of Tokenomics: The crypto shift of blockchains, ICOs and tokens, Thomas Power took to the seats of the Hard Fork Decentralized Exchange this afternoon to discuss his vision of our blockchain future. The founder of 9 Spokes and Blockchain Industry Compliance and Regulation Association (BICRA) board member
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Facebook adds a custom-built browser and support for its Instant Games platform to its Portal devices — Making its dedicated video chat screen more interactive — A new update out today for Facebook’s Portal devices adds some much-needed features to the dedicated video chat screens. Facebook adds a custom-built browser
Read MoreThe SUV will offer an early look at Infiniti’s future EV design language. Infiniti heads to 2019 Detroit Auto Show with electric SUV concept – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHinged device has two screens and a pop-up button. Microsoft dual-screen folding device shown in latest patent Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWall Street Journal: US officials and experts say Chinese hackers are breaching US Navy contractors to steal sensitive information about advanced military technology — Intruders gain access to sensitive information about advanced military technology through vulnerable contractors, subcontractors US officials and experts say Chinese hackers are breaching US Navy contractors to steal sensitive information about
Read MoreOutgrowing JPEG’s limits? Here’s good news. Google, Apple, Adobe make your phone photos better by boosting raw format – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe smart display for video chatting gets a bunch of extra features in time for the holidays. Facebook Portal now lets you play Words with Friends and zoom in on your victory dance – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreSilicon Valley and Washington operate in their own bubbles. Is there any hope of tech executives and lawmakers understanding one another? Bits: The Week in Tech: Sundar Pichai Has a Chat With Congress Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA court had suppressed the man’s name under a legal provision meant to guarantee fair trials for defendants in the country. New Zealand Rebukes Google for Airing Name of Backpacker’s Accused Killer Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: Italian energy company Saipem was hit by a new variant of the notorious Shamoon disk-wiping malware, which attacked Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco in 2012 — Italian oil and gas services company Saipem has confirmed that its systems were hit recently by a new variant of the notorious Shamoon malware. Italian
Read MoreBut no commitment to changing the default setting for diagnostics data from “Full” to “Basic”. Windows 10: Microsoft vows to fix privacy dashboard confusion Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft wants new models to predict when Windows machines need extra protection from malware. Microsoft wants AI to predict if your Windows PCs will get malware Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Twitter says global government demands for data about users or takedowns of posts increased by 80% in the first half of 2018, with ~87% from Turkey and Russia — Twitter says the number of government demands for data on its users has shot up in the past year. Twitter says global
Read MoreGeneral data protection regulation (GDPR) and blockchain is one of the industry’s most contentious debates at the moment. Some believe that public permissionless blockchains cannot be GDPR compliant, and that private blockchains might be the answer to blockchain’s regulatory woes. Even so, private blockchains bring into question the very meaning of what a blockchain is.
Read MoreCryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Abra is trying to add a little holiday cheer to the current bear market bear market by giving away Bitcoin. This morning, in an email to customers, Abra announced a promotion which would see new investors of its BIT10 “exchange traded fund” (ETF) style token receive $25 of Bitcoin at
Read MoreThere may not be any high-dollar, screaming exotica but the variety of powertrains on the list has never been greater. Hybrids, EVs and fuel cell vehicles make up most of Ward's 2019 10 best engines – Roadshow Source: CNet
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