The browser will detect whenever a site generates a 404 error code, such as this one from Google. | Image: Google The Brave web browser can now automatically detect when a webpage is unavailable and will offer to search the Wayback Machine for a backup, the Internet Archive has announced. Although the 404 error code
Read MoreSahil Patel / Wall Street Journal: Toy manufacturers are making merchandising deals with YouTube stars like Blippi and channels like Cocomelon as kids seek toys based on what they watch online — YouTube stars such as Stevin “Blippi” John draw retailers’ interest as children seek products based on what they watch online Toy manufacturers are
Read MoreAll-new photos taken with the Galaxy S20 Ultra’s envelope-pushing camera tech. Galaxy S20 Ultra camera: See Samsung's 108-megapixel and 100x zoom photos for yourself – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMost phishing campaigns use links to malicious scripts that infect users’ devices. Here’s how to spot and prevent them from doing damage. How to fight scripting attacks Source: Security
Read MorePeople kept having the idea for Facebook long before Facebook ever came around. First there was sixdegrees; then there was Friendster; then there was MySpace. On college campuses like Stanford, people were digitizing their printed facebooks as early as 1999. When Mark Zuckerberg was in high school at Exeter, a classmate of his named Kris
Read MoreThe issue only impacted people in the UK, the company told Reuters. Samsung reportedly says website error exposed 150 customers' data – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter the announcement of its new and improved X100V compact camera, Fujifilm has unveiled its flagship mirrorless shooter, the X-T4. True to the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” adage, the Japanese manufacturer has changed little about the camera on the outside — not that this is a problem, factoring in the excellent built
Read MoreAttracting — and retaining — talent in the startup world is beyond challenging and in the very early stages, it’s a task that’s largely down to the founder, who has to sell their vision to prospective candidates. Founders are the most important brand ambassador for their business and are responsible for shaping company culture with
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook is banning ads that promise to cure, prevent, or otherwise incite panic around COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, the company has confirmed in a statement given to Business Insider. The company added that it has similar policies for its Marketplace platform where Facebook users
Read MoreIf only good guys carry iPhones, what brand of phones are movie villains using? Apple doesn't let movie villains use iPhones, Rian Johnson says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBeijing is pushing tales of perseverance, but many young people are openly questioning the Communist Party’s message. Coronavirus Weakens China’s Powerful Propaganda Machine Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLara O’Reilly / Digiday: Sources: France’s third largest telecom, Bouygues, awarded a contract to Google to develop a targeted TV ad system using data from Bouygues’ set-top TV boxes — Google has long pitched YouTube as an alternative to traditional TV advertising, but it’s never managed to make a move into the $170 billion global
Read MoreWatching a child learn to run is a joyous, but sometimes painful experience. It seems the same is true is for [James Bruton]’s impressive Sonic the Self-Balancing robot, even with bendable knees and force sensitive legs. We covered the mechanical side of the project recently, and now [James] has added the electronics to turn it
Read MoreIBM and its partner David Clark Cause today announced the official commencement of the 2020 Call For Code Challenge. The annual contest will focus on climate change this year and begins accepting submissions on March 22. Call For Code, returning for its third year, is a five year developers’ challenge issued by David Clark Cause,
Read MoreWhy is it that things always move towards becoming more complex? If you’re not careful, complexity leads to overwhelm, which leads to procrastination, and then we just turn our attention to what to have for dinner. Take Customer Success, for example. As the positive impact of the emerging discipline of Customer Success has become more
Read MoreAlfred Ng / CNET: A look at US schools’ growing use of mobile phone tracking tech from companies like Inpixon, using scanners to pick up Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cell signals — How schools are using kids’ phones to track and surveil them — A technology used in a number of prisons is tracking students now
Read MoreMatt Novak / Gizmodo: US DOD has adopted a series of ethical principles for the use of AI, says recommendations came after 15 months of consultation with “leading AI experts” — The U.S. military has adopted new ethics guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in its futuristic robot tanks … US DOD has adopted
Read MoreWhen we last saw [isaac879]’s levitating RGB time fountain, it was made of wood which meant that it would absorb water and didn’t really show off the effect very well. His new version solves this problem with an acrylic case, new PCB and an updated circuit. Like the original, this project drops water past strobing
Read MoreIf you’ve ever founded a startup, used your expertise to grow a company, or even just been part of a workplace, then you’ve got thousands of stories to tell and plenty of advice to share. And we’d love to have them on our site — only the good ones though! So what are we looking
Read MoreFinSMEs: ServiceMax, which offers cloud-based field service applications built on the Salesforce platform, raises $80M round led by Salesforce Ventures and Silver Lake — ServiceMax, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based provider of asset-centric field service management solutions, raised $80m in growth funding. ServiceMax, which offers cloud-based field service applications built on the Salesforce platform, raises M round
Read MoreBloomberg: Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised $462M in its latest funding round led by Toyota at a valuation of more than $3B — Toyota Motor Corp. invested $400 million in Pony.ai to strengthen its ties with the Chinese provider of driverless-car systems. Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised 2M in its latest funding round
Read MoreIBIS could make the X-T4 a must-have upgrade for Fujifilm fans Continue reading… Fujifilm X-T4 announced with in-body image stabilization and flip-out screen Source: New feed
Read MoreHannah Gilberstadt / Pew Research Center: Pew: 74% of Americans have little or no confidence in tech companies like Facebook and Google preventing misuse of their platforms to influence 2020 election — Nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) express little or no confidence in technology companies like Facebook … Pew: 74% of Americans have little or
Read MoreSmithsonian Institute has just released a massive trove of 2.8 million high-quality two-dimensional and three-dimensional images to the public domain. Which means you can download them free of charge. These images were sourced from all 19 Smithsonian museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. These images are a record of some famous artifacts
Read MoreSaritha Rai / Bloomberg: Bangalore-based Rupeek Fintech, an online lender that dispenses loans against gold jewelry and heirlooms, has raised $60M, source says at a valuation of $300M+ — – Indian startup raises $60 million from investors including GGV — India’s citizens hoard more gold than any other country Bangalore-based Rupeek Fintech, an online lender
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