YouTube removed 7.8 million videos and 1.6 million channels in the third quarter of this year, mostly for spreading spam or posting or inappropriate adult content, the company said in a report Thursday. Hateful and violent videos are a sliver of the content YouTube removes Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: YouTube’s annual Rewind video received 10M dislikes in about eight days, overtaking Justin Bieber’s Baby to be the most disliked video — Creators help explain why — To say that this year’s YouTube Rewind didn’t go over well with the YouTube community would be quite an understatement. YouTube's annual Rewind
Read MoreA Redditor recently recognized what appears to be Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers convicted of murdering their father and stepmother, in the background of an NBA trading card. News spread quickly in the collector’s community prompting a rush on eBay, where the company’s dubious take-down strategy has listers scratching their heads. The card, a 1990-1991
Read MoreTom Arnold / Reuters: Payments and foreign exchange company UAE Exchange says it is partnering with Ripple to launch cross-border remittances to Asia via blockchain by Q1 2019 — DUBAI (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates-based UAE Exchange and U.S. startup Ripple plan to launch cross-border remittances … Payments and foreign exchange company UAE Exchange says
Read MorePour combattre la désinformation et la radicalisation, la France propose l’un des plus grands efforts au monde pour apprendre aux jeunes à identifier les « fake news ». Dans les écoles françaises, la leçon du jour : à quel tweet se fier ? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLooks like [Sam Zeloof] got bored on his Thanksgiving break, and things got a little weird in his garage. Of course when your garage contains a scanning electron microscope, the definition of weird can include experimenting with electron-beam lithography, resulting in tiny images etched into silicon. You’ll probably remember [Sam] from his 2018 Hackaday Superconference
Read MoreYesterday, Razer announced the launch of its SoftMiner program which uses a computer’s redundant resources to mine cryptocurrency when the user is “away from keyboard” (AFK). Only the user doesn’t get any of the mined cryptocurrency, all they get is store credit at Razer, known as Razer Silver. When a person runs the SoftMiner program
Read More“123456” and “password” were the most commonly used passwords for the fifth year in a row year, according to the review. In annual ranking of worst passwords, ‘donald’ makes its debut Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJohn Timmer / Ars Technica: Hands-on with the ECG feature in Apple Watch Series 4: taking an ECG is easy, but the ECG trace can only be viewed on the iPhone, not the watch itself — When Apple introduced the fourth iteration of its smartwatch, the big new selling point wasn’t a feature we typically
Read MoreThe greatest hardware hacks of all time were simply the result of finding software keys in memory. The AACS encryption debacle — the 09 F9 key that allowed us to decrypt HD DVDs — was the result of encryption keys just sitting in main memory, where it could be read by any other program. DeCSS, the
Read MoreFor a limited time, you can score access to WhiteSmoke Writing Assistance complete protection for a season-low $15.20 with promo code: GREENMONDAY20. That’s 80 percent off its regular price from TNW Deals. WhiteSmoke protects you from sending error-filled emails for Source: The Next Web
Read MorePreviously, these vehicles had faulty Takata parts replaced with working Takata parts. Toyota, Lexus recall 65,000 cars to replace Takata airbag parts permanently – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreYes, yes they could. And I would no longer bet they won’t. Here’s why. MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRyan Randazzo / Arizona Republic: Police in Chandler, AZ have documented 20+ incidents in the past two years where people vandalized Waymo’s autonomous vehicles and harassed their test drivers — Police have responded to dozens of calls regarding people threatening and harassing Waymo vans. — CONNECT Police in Chandler, AZ have documented 20+ incidents in
Read MoreMust… resist… adorableness! Actually, at this price there’s no need to resist. Cutest kid-phones ever! Plus: Get an essential-oil diffuser for $13. Make your kids adorable while they listen to music with these reindeer headphones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station Source: NASA
Read MoreAre you ready for it? You have until New Year’s Eve to prepare. Taylor Swift reputation tour movie coming exclusively to Netflix – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis morning, developers from blockchain technology services firm ConsenSys and Kauri took to the Hard Fork Decentralized stage to show attendees how to create their first Ethereum-based dApp. Taking the role of educators was lead developer at Kauri, Joshua Cassidy and lead technical evangelist at ConsenSys Catalyst, Abel Tedros. Kauri is one of ConsenSys’ supported
Read MoreDaniel Palmer / CoinDesk: Opera releases its Android browser with a built-in Ethereum wallet, support for crypto collectibles such as CryptoKitties and ethereum-based decentralized apps — Opera has announced the public release of its “Web 3-ready” Android web browser, which notably sports a built-in cryptocurrency wallet. Opera releases its Android browser with a built-in Ethereum
Read MoreMicrosoft now makes Ubuntu Linux available as a preconfigured Hyper-V virtual machine. Here’s how to set up your VM and avoid a few gotchas. Windows 10 tip: Run Ubuntu Linux in an enhanced Hyper-V session Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Chorus.ai, which uses AI to analyze sales calls, raises $33M Series B led by Georgian Partners, bringing its total raised to $55.3M — Salespeople, on the whole, are enthusiastic about artificial intelligence (AI). In a survey of 2,900 teams conducted by Salesforce earlier this year … Chorus.ai, which uses AI to
Read MoreHere’s how to be a defensive online shopper — even on Amazon — in a world where data breaches are the new norm. Eight simple tricks to keep hackers from ruining Christmas shopping Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreOn Saturday, a beer-pouring robot will make its debut at Denver’s Mile High Stadium. The machine is the latest in an influx of robots being used to cook and deliver food and beverages. The Denver Broncos' latest pickup: A Bud Light-pouring robot that delivers beers with the push of a button Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Richard Lawler / Engadget: Google Maps adds Lime as a navigation option, with distance to the nearest bike or scooter, estimate for the cost and ride time, starting in 13 cities — Google Maps is always ready to help you get where you’re going, and the latest addition to its list of features is
Read MoreWhen we think of physics experiments, we tend to envision cavernous rooms filled with things like optical benches, huge coils in vacuum chambers, and rack after rack of amplifiers and data acquisition hardware. But it doesn’t have to be that way – you can actually perform laser interferometry with a single component and measure sub-micron
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