Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Telegram’s cryptocurrency— the Gram — may be going public after all. The encrypted messaging app company plans to deliver “the first batches” of the coin in the next two months, according to a report at The New York Times. The last time we reported on the Gram, it
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Backdoor.Gocon Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. JS.Windivert Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. ISB.Downloader!gen302 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreA research team at a Belgian university found another vulnerability in Tesla’s Pektron-sourced key fobs. Tesla's Model S was found to have more key fob security blues, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA Chief Jim Bridenstine – a politician who’s probably seen one or two episodes of “Cosmos” – has officially declared Pluto a planet again. His reasoning: that’s the way he learned it in high school. My favorite soundbyte of the day that probably won’t make it to TV. It came from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Google says its Nest Hello video doorbell can now detect package deliveries and notify US users who are subscribed to its $5/month Nest Aware service — So you can stop checking every time the camera detects passersby — Google says that, starting today, its Nest Hello video doorbell … Google
Read MoreNissan has developed a golf ball that could turn anyone into Tiger Woods. The ball, shown today in a promotional video, allows anyone to sink jaw-dropping putts with little more than the ability to strike the ball. Nissan, if you were wondering, isn’t getting into the sporting goods business. The ball is a proof of
Read MoreA very early version of Elon Musk’s Mars Starship blasted to new heights on Tuesday. SpaceX Starhopper rocket prototype takes giant leap for Elon Musk – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith Altria’s investment in Juul, a combination of the tobacco giants would dominate the international market for e-cigarettes. Philip Morris and Altria Are in Talks to Merge Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: Peloton’s public S-1 shows revenue of $915M in fiscal 2019, up 110% YoY, and an annualized subscriber growth of ~144% over the past 3 years, to 511K this June — Today, Peloton, the maker of pricey in-home bicycles and treadmills paired with on-demand fitness classes, filed its S-1 …
Read MoreOne of the more popular ways of rolling out your own custom PCB is to simply create the model in your CAD program of choice and send it off to a board manufacturer who will take care of the dirty work for you. This way there is no need to deal with things like chemicals,
Read MoreThey allegedly ran Jetflicks and iStreamItAll. Eight people charged with running illegal streaming services – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen Facebook announced plans for a similar effort this year, the regulatory pushback was fierce. But Telegram appears undeterred. Telegram Pushes Ahead With Plans for ‘Gram’ Cryptocurrency Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreEver since the MeToo movement started, more and more women from across various professions and walks of life have come forward with their own stories of sexual assault and harassment. Now it appears it might just be the video game industry’s turn in the spotlight. The floodgates opened when indie developer Nathalie Lawhead posted on
Read MoreThe Social Science Research Council: Unless Facebook delivers promised data to researchers by Sept. 30, consortium of funders will recommend Social Science Research Council wind down the project — Statement from Social Science Research Council President Alondra Nelson on the Social Media and Democracy Research Grants Program Unless Facebook delivers promised data to researchers by
Read MoreThe carmaker says it’s good for 12.5 mph and a range of 12.5 miles. Hyundai is working on a rear-wheel drive electric scooter that docks in your car – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe D23 Disney fan-club site funneling the preorders couldn’t handle a spike in traffic, but it’s back up now. Disney Plus discount demand crashes its preorder website – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis afternoon, a prototype of SpaceX’s next generation rocket took to the skies for a second time in south Texas, reaching a height of a small skyscraper before landing back on Earth. The flight demonstrated the vehicle’s ability to take off and land in a controlled manner, and it paves the way for more aggressive
Read MoreA group of prominent academics have signed a letter in support of MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito, as MIT reckons with the revelation that it accepted around $800,000 in funds from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The letter seeks to gather support for Ito, who has apologized for accepting funds from the now-deceased financier.
Read MoreAfter months-long negotiations between Netflix and major theater chains, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, will get a November 1st theatrical debut before coming to Netflix on November 27th. The film is just one of the latest to highlight the ongoing struggle between Netflix and the traditional film industry, as
Read MoreAlaska Airlines is having a flash sale Tuesday that brings the cost of a flight down to as low as $29 for a one-way ticket and $57 for a roundtrip ticket. Read more… Get One-Way and Roundtrip Tickets During Alaska's Flash Sale Today Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAnthony Levandowski, a former employee at Google sister company Waymo, today was charged with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets after he allegedly stole more than 14,000 sensitive documents that eventually ended up in Uber‘s clutches. You might recognize the case from a year-long civil battle over the same theft that
Read MorePhoto credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers rallied in San Francisco on Tuesday in support of a state bill that would make it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. The rally, which convened outside Uber’s headquarters on Market Street, was organized by a group called
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: The Web Services Dynamic Discovery protocol, popular with IoT devices like printers and DVRs, is now being regularly abused in large DDoS attacks — Security researchers warn that the WS-Discovery protocol is currently being abused for massive DDoS attacks. The Web Services Dynamic Discovery protocol, popular with IoT devices like printers
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