First Avengers 4: Endgame trailer has arrived – CNET
After the Snap, everyone seems as lost as we are. First Avengers 4: Endgame trailer has arrived – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter the Snap, everyone seems as lost as we are. First Avengers 4: Endgame trailer has arrived – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter doubling its cryptocurrency lineup this year, it seems popular exchange service Coinbase has no intention of slowing down its expansion into altcoin trading. The company has revealed it’s exploring a large list of cryptocurrencies that could soon be added to its flagship desktop and mobile app, Coinbase.com. Among others, Coinbase singled out Ripple’s XRP,
Read MoreIn its latest ad, Microsoft doesn’t pull its punches when it comes to criticizing the iPad, slamming it for not being a “real computer.” And Microsoft is right. Microsoft is right. The iPad is a kid's toy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAfter a year of woe, the social network’s data-related troubles aren’t yet over. Facebook fined .4M in Italy over data misuse – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlatoon develops new musicians in the UK and US. Apple reportedly amps up music push with Platoon acquisition – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: Inside the collapse of Defy Media, which raised $70M and oversaw 50+ YouTube creators, including Smosh, many of whom are still owed money — Ryland Adams is one of YouTube’s most prominent creators, best known for his collaborative work with boyfriend Shane Dawson and his time as a host on
Read MoreTech companies used to want to be in the news because it often meant fawning coverage for a new device. How times have changed, writes Brian X. Chen. Bits: The Week in Tech: Facebook Is in the News. Again. Source: NY Times Tech
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Read More{$inline_image}KnowTechie is one of my favorite blogs. Earlier this week, it published a post about a super-cheap ‘smart’ RGB bias light from Chinese tech brand MINGER. Yes, you read that right. MINGER. It’s unfortunate the branding team at MINGER didn’t stop to Google it first, as MINGER is a rather cruel British insult. Here’s how
Read MoreDecades after starting the web browser wars, Microsoft has given up its proprietary Edge web browser in favor of its open-source based rival Chromium. Edge goes Chromium, and open source wins the browser wars Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreHaving first blocked it for Surface Book 2 users, Microsoft now removes buggy patch completely. Windows 10: Microsoft pulls patch that gives Surface Book 2 Blue Screen of Death Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAndrii Degeler / Tech.eu: Tourlane, a travel booking service that solves the problem of coordinating bookings from different suppliers, raises $24M Series B led by Sequoia Capital — Berlin-based travel booking platform Tourlane has raised a $24 million Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital with participation … Tourlane, a travel booking service that
Read MoreMicrosoft wants new laws to put some constraints on the use and development of facial recognition. Microsoft: Here's why we need AI facial-recognition laws right now Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe dispute between William Barr and the government’s antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim, has taken on renewed significance. Trump’s likely pick for attorney general said Justice Department’s antitrust chief gave ‘inaccurate’ account of meeting with Time Warner Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: ByteDance, the startup behind popular video app TikTok, is in talks to raise $1.45B for its first venture fund to invest in AI and media content — China’s ByteDance, the world’s most valuable startup worth $75 billion, is in talks to raise the equivalent of more than $1 billion … Sources: ByteDance,
Read MoreMicrosoft’s move probably won’t help Edge and it’s also bad for the open web, say Mozilla, Vivaldi. Mozilla: Why Microsoft Edge's switch to Google's Chromium is bad news Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreEarlier this week, Microsoft announced that it would discontinue the EdgeHTML browser engine. Future versions of Edge would use Google’s Chromium rendering engine, which powers a swathe of browsers, including Chrome and Opera. Edge was never a popular browser, and at the time of writing commands just 4.34 percent of the market, according to NetMarketShare. However, the
Read MoreSaritha Rai / Bloomberg: SoftBank hires Kirthiga Reddy, former managing director of Facebook India, as the first female partner to manage its $100B Vision Fund — SoftBank hired Facebook Inc. executive Kirthiga Reddy as a partner at its $100 billion Vision Fund, the first woman to join a group of just a dozen … SoftBank
Read MoreAlthough hard to believe in the age of cheap IMSI-catchers, “subscriber location privacy” is supposed to be protected by mobile phone protocols. The Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA) protocol provides location privacy for 3G, 4G, and 5G connections, and it’s been broken at a basic enough level that three successive generations of a technology have had
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. Facebook has been on a downward spiral for months now, as we’ve come to realize
Read MoreAstasia Myers / Memory Leak: In 2018, at least $46.8B has been spent on acquiring open source companies, including IBM’s $34B Red Hat purchase and Salesforce’s $6.5B MuleSoft buy — Astasia MyersBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing — When Elastic filed its S-1 in September, we wrote a piece calling “2018: The Biggest Year for Open Source Software Ever!” In
Read MoreAt what temperature change inflection point does interest in fleece spike? Fruit of the Loom is using weather data to crunch the numbers and save on marketing. How Fruit of the Loom uses weather data to better market fleece Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTill now, we were trying to develop an AI which can beat Human players at respective board games. But the race has now shifted to beating other top AI players at their own games. Alphabet Inc.’s AI division, DeepMind, has developed an AI named AlphaZero, which can learn and master games like chess, Go, and
Read MoreHere are six ways Qualcomm’s new processor can benefit Samsung’s phone and others in 2019. Galaxy S10 could take portrait videos and double the photos using new Snapdragon 855 chip – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you had any hopes that a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) would be coming in early 2019, to bring Bitcoin to Wall Street, it’s time to put them aside – again. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday released an update stating it is pushing its decision on the VanEck Bitcoin ETF back to
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