CNET calls Wix “the clear frontrunner in the race for website builder dominance” — and you can find out why with a one-year subscription that’s currently 74 percent off with this TNW Deals discount offer. With Wix, anyone can build a website—save over 70% today Source: The Next Web
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Apple released the new crop of MacBook Air last year after a long wait. But let’s face it, the new models are still a bit pricy and a lot of them have the dreaded keyboard issue. So, what do
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: TigerGraph, which offers a suite of enterprise graph database tools, raises $32M Series B led by private equity firm SIG, bringing its total raised to ~$60M — TigerGraph, a Redwood City, California-based software developer providing a suite of enterprise graph database tools … TigerGraph, which offers a suite of enterprise graph
Read MoreCBD is a weird one. On one hand, it has acolytes everywhere claiming it to be a miraculous wonder-drug. But on the other? There’s little proper medical science backing up these declarations. So, we knew what we had to do: test out CBD-infused protein bars to see if we could both experience the impact of
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Fidel, which offers an API to enable developers to build on top of payment card data from Visa/Mastercard, raises $18M Series A co-led by Nyca Partners and QED — Fidel, the U.K.-headquartered startup that offers an API to let developers build functionality, such as rewards … Fidel, which offers an API
Read MoreFacebook clarified on Tuesday that it will not fact-check false statements by politicians , citing its ‘newsworthiness” exemption The one word that lets politicians get away with breaking the rules on social media Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCommentary: Play Pass might be more useful, at least if you think you’ll drop $60 on Android apps and games in a year. Google Play Pass makes more sense than Apple Arcade, because the Play store is such a mess – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTilt Five is an Augmented Reality (AR) system developed by Jeri Ellsworth and a group of other engineers that is aimed at tabletop gaming which is now up on Kickstarter. Though it appears to be a quite capable (and affordable at $299) system based on the Kickstarter campaign, the most remarkable thing about it is
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Report: analysis of ~2,000 malware samples attributed to Russian state-sponsored hacking groups shows that the groups rarely share code with one another — A first-of-its-kind research project highlights the connections between nearly 2,000 samples of Russian APT malware. Report: analysis of ~2,000 malware samples attributed to Russian state-sponsored hacking groups shows
Read MoreIn the words of a famous philosopher whose name I can’t recall, “Wikipedia is the best thing ever — anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject… so you know you’re getting the best possible information.” With all that knowledge readily available, it’s no wonder someone has built a site that
Read MoreMicrosoft is turning off basic authentication, so it’s wise to move mobile users to the Outlook app to better protect them from attackers. How to move users to the Outlook app with Intune Source: Security
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Today, a few thoughts about mind control. On the occasion of the launch of Facebook Dating last month, I noted here that “a defining feature of Facebook’s approach to product development is its ruthlessness, which often manifests as a kind of shamelessness. If good taste ever dictates
Read MoreCryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex can now stop sharing documents about its use of Tether with the New York Attorney General (NYSAG) after winning a motion in the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court over an alleged $850 million cover-up. Tether is a controversial ‘stablecoin’ issued by Tether Limited, which formerly claimed each token was backed
Read MoreA major United Nations report shows how oceans are feeling the burn from climate change Continue reading… Heat waves happen in the oceans, too — and they’re getting worse Source: New feed
Read MoreAn Instagram community of “doll pages” lets women find valuable information about body-sculpting journeys. Plastic Surgery and the Secret World of Instagram Dolls Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreXiaomi built its reputation and business in India by selling budget phones with great specs at competitive prices. Its latest affordable offering, the Mi 8A, has a huge 5,000mAh battery and support for 18W fast charging via USB-C. Looking at the innards of the phone, it’s powered by an entry-level Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with 2
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Marie Curie used to say: Yippee! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 24 2019, at a price of
Read MoreThe mobile malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China was also directed at senior members of Tibetan groups, according to new research. The details — disclosed by University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and TechCrunch — reveal that the targets were sent specifically tailored malicious web links over WhatsApp, which, when opened, exploited browser
Read MoreAnna Wiener / New Yorker: An excerpt from “Uncanny Valley”, a memoir on the aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment of Silicon Valley startup culture — Life in Silicon Valley during the dawn of the unicorns. — Depending on whom you ask, 2012 represented the apex, the inflection point … An excerpt from "Uncanny Valley", a memoir
Read MoreMario Kart Tour is finally available to download on iOS and Android today, marking the long-awaited debut of Nintendo’s kart racer on mobile devices. The release date was revealed a month ago, but what wasn’t known until now was that the game has an optional “Gold Pass” subscription. The Gold Pass gives you various in-game
Read MoreImage: Universal Pictures Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum, are set to reprise their iconic roles for the third Jurassic World movie, the film’s director has confirmed. Speaking at a screening on Tuesday night, Colin Trevorrow said that the three would have sizable roles in the sequel, according to Collider. The three stars have
Read MorePhoto by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images McDonald’s today announced a new initiative the fast food chain is calling the “Apply Thru,” in which owners of Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant devices can begin job applications using standard “Alexa” and “Ok Google” voice commands. The company is envisioning this as a way to give
Read More{$inline_image} [Gijs Gieskes] is certainly no stranger to hacked cassette players, but his latest triumph may well be the most approachable project for anyone looking to explore the world of unorthodox tape unspooling. By attaching a fairly simple add-on PCB to a modern portable cassette player, the user is able to modify the playback speed
Read More[Gijs Gieskes] is certainly no stranger to hacked cassette players, but his latest triumph may well be the most approachable project for anyone looking to explore the world of unorthodox tape unspooling. By attaching a fairly simple add-on PCB to a modern portable cassette player, the user is able to modify the playback speed of
Read MoreWe’ve seen multiple instances of deepfake technology being used to harm someone mentally or financially. To fight this, researchers need to develop detection algorithms to weed out such videos. Today, Google announced the release of a free, huge dataset of deepfake videos to help researchers. The company developed this dataset in collaboration with Jigsaw –
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