A 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
Read MoreSean Parker repaid California for his multimillion dollar wedding in the redwoods. In kind of the best way. How does a tech billionaire say sorry for his unauthorized wedding? There’s an app for that. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRani Molla / Recode: A visual look at the biggest tech trends of 2018: sentiment toward Amazon’s HQ2 search, the plateau of social media use, Facebook’s trust betrayals, more — Here’s a visual look back at the year. — There’s been a lot to keep track of this year. We’ve endured disasters both natural and
Read MoreAway from the street protests, demonstrators have built thriving communities in Facebook Groups, which are helping to fuel the Yellow Vests. After Yellow Vests Come Off, Activists in France Use Facebook to Protest and Plan Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYour business’s website is one of its most important digital assets. It’s likely the first result that will appear when a potential customer searches for you and therefore will be their first impression of your brand. That’s why it’s so important to get the design and messaging right up front. For a new website or
Read More[Andrew Rossignol] has a slightly unusual plug-in hybrid vehicle, a Cadillac ELR, and his latest project for the car sees him building a battery-powered portable mains charging pack for it in an attempt to increase its range. If this seems to be a rather cumbersome exercise, his write-up details the work he put in trying
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Amsterdam-based e-scooter startup Dott, founded by former Ofo exec Maxim Romain, raises €20M led by EQT Ventures and Naspers — The funding extravaganza may be approaching its end for scooter “unicorns” Lime and Bird, but smaller startups in the micro-mobility space have continued … Amsterdam-based e-scooter startup Dott, founded by former
Read MoreIn revamping artist listings on Apple Music, the company is removing Connect posts from artists’ pages – effectively killing off a major part of Apple Music‘s social features. The company introduced Connect with the launch of Apple Music back in 2015, to let artists reach out to fans directly by posting updates to a feed.
Read MoreIt’s getting ever harder to build a truly unique digital clock. From electronic displays to the flip-dots and flip-cards, everything seems to have been done to death. But this pinball scoring reel clock manages to keep the unique clock ball in play, as it were. It’s not entirely clear whom to credit with this build,
Read MoreGoogle’s open-source Chromium code base is steadily gaining ground of late. After Microsoft opted to use it for Edge last week, privacy-focused browser Brave announced that it has switched to Chromium with its latest release, v.0.57. The browser is the latest to join the Chromium bandwagon, which now includes Google Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, and most
Read MoreiPhone XR, XS, Pixel 3, Note 9. Moto G6 and more. There’s a phone for everyone, no matter your budget. Best phones for Christmas gifts 2018: iPhone XR, Pixel 3, Note 9, Moto G6 for 0 and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Alfonso Cuarón film makes its streaming debut. Netflix brings critically acclaimed Roma online – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNeed help with your holiday shopping? This might help. 40 weirdest holiday gifts of 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe weekend’s almost here, and if you don’t have plans, you might want to check out these two offers I just spotted. For the great low price of free – okay, well, you do have to sign up for new accounts and a newsletter – you can snag Lego – The Hobbit, and Full Throttle
Read MoreCecilia D’Anastasio / Kotaku: Wiki site Fandom says it will acquire Curse Media, which runs gaming wiki site Gamepedia, from Twitch, which bought Curse Media parent Curse in Aug. 2016 — Wiki site Fandom announced yesterday that they will acquire Curse Media, which runs gaming wiki site Gamepedia, from Twitch. Wiki site Fandom says it
Read More[Brendan Herger] was warned that the process of publishing a Python package would be challenging. He relishes a challenge, however, and so he went at it with gusto. The exhausting process led him to share a cheat sheet for publishing Python packages with the goal of making the next time smoother, while also letting other people benefit
Read MoreAfter a deluge of fake news began to overwhelm Facebook, it got proactive. The social media platform tapped bi-partisan organizations, such as Snopes, to fact-check content on the platform and use their expertise to combat the spread of misinformation. Or, that’s what we were led to believe, anyway. “They’ve essentially used us for crisis PR,”
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: CommBank announces it will support Apple Pay come January, making it the second to do so of the four big banks in Australia; NAB and Westpac remain holdouts — Apple Pay adoption has been rather slow in Australia due to disagreements between Apple and major banks over access to the NFC
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