The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in order to detect potential threats. The move, according to the Wall Street Journal, clashes with Facebook’s privacy policies and “possibly its attempts to comply with a record $5 billion settlement with the U.S. government
Read MoreSteven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: How Steve Jobs conceived the “bicycle for the mind” metaphor for the personal computer, which largely drove Apple’s philosophy for decades — “When we invented the personal computer, we created a new kind of bicycle…a new man-machine partnership…a new generation of entrepreneurs.” How Steve Jobs conceived the "bicycle for
Read MoreThe Galaxy Note 10 may not have quite the hardware lead over the competition as its predecessors did, but that doesn’t mean Samsung isn’t putting out a quality product. Case in point: two test labs, DxOMark and DisplayMate, doled out their highest ratings so far for the Note 10’s camera system and display, respectively. On
Read MoreOne of the scariest uses of artificial intelligence yet is being decoded by tiny mammals with tails. Researchers propose detecting deepfakes with surprising new tool: Mice – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn anonymous Twitter account that leaked last year’s names offers a hint about next month’s reveals. 'iPhone 11 Pro' might be the high-end offering in Apple's 2019 lineup – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle announced today that you can use the fingerprint sensor to sign in to some of its services when you’re using Chrome for Android. The company said this functionality is available for all Pixel users today, and will be rolling out to all using Android 7 or above in coming days. At the moment, you
Read MoreBack in the ’80s, home computers weren’t capable of much in terms of audio or multimedia as a whole. Arguably, it wasn’t until the advent of 16-bit computers such as the Amiga that musicians could make soundtrack-quality music without having to plug actual studio gear up to their machines. [Michael Wessel] is trying to bring
Read MoreArantza Peña Popo’s Doodle, “Once you get it, give it back,” is a selfless expression of appreciation for all that her mother did for her. Georgia teen wins Doodle for Google contest with message of thanks for mom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe actor’s face subtly morphs into Tom Cruise and Seth Rogen. These deepfakes of Bill Hader are absolutely terrifying – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHuffPost: Since YouTube changed its recommendation algorithm in January to deprioritize conspiracy theories, monthly views of Fox News’ YouTube channel more than tripled — Conspiracy channels all over the platform are funneling increased traffic to Fox. — Early this year, YouTube adjusted … Since YouTube changed its recommendation algorithm in January to deprioritize conspiracy theories,
Read MoreLucas Matney / TechCrunch: Polarity, which uses AI to analyze text on employee screens to augment it with context overlays, raises $8.1M Series AA following a $3.5M Series A in 2017 — Reference docs and spreadsheets seemingly make the world go ’round, but what if employees could just close those tabs for good without losing
Read MoreThe ‘three cloud strategy’ will see WaterNSW adopt Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and Office 365. Water goes back to the cloud with WaterNSW transformation Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBloomberg: Zhihu, a China-based Q&A platform with 100M+ posts, raises $434M led by Chinese live-streaming platform Kuaishou, with Baidu, Tencent, and others participating — – Baidu to add Zhihu’s online Q&A content to its main mobile app — Deal may help Baidu and Kuaishou compete with Bytedance Zhihu, a China-based Q&A platform with 100M+ posts,
Read More[Radishmouse], despite the handle, is not a mouse guy. Give him a keyboard and he will get around just fine in any OS or program. As it is, he’s got a handful of ThinkPads, each running a different OS. He wanted to be able to switch his nice mechanical keyboard between two laptops without the
Read MoreJeph Loeb didn’t see the Defenders cancellations coming. Marvel TV chief was 'blindsided' by Netflix cancellations of Daredevil, Jessica Jones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMuch-anticipated Super Duper Graphics Pack was “too technically demanding.” Microsoft scraps major graphics update for Minecraft – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe sale price is reportedly much less than the $1.1 billion Yahoo paid for Tumblr in 2013. Verizon to sell Tumblr to WordPress parent Automattic – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA brand-new Tesla Model X costs $75,000, by the way. A set of Pokemon cards just sold for 7,000 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFLASH! Ah-ah! Came from Sagittarius. Our galaxy's black hole spewed a super bright light, and scientists don't know why – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt to stop a perceived “bias” against conservatives, Trump’s plan attempts to strip certain protections from companies like Facebook and Twitter, particularly those protected under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). Although it’s
Read MoreNathan DiCamillo / CoinDesk: IBM is the first major tech company to back Hedera Hashgraph, which claims its distributed ledger tech is faster and more secure than current blockchains — IBM and Indian telecom company Tata Communications have joined the governance council of Hedera Hashgraph, a blockchain-like public network for enterprises. IBM is the first
Read MoreJio plans to deploy Microsoft Azure in its data centres, connectivity infrastructure, and use it to develop cloud-based business solutions. Reliance Jio and Microsoft sign 10-year cloud agreement Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePhoto by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Pressure is mounting against Amazon’s continued involvement with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with Whole Foods employees now demanding the company cease ties with the agency through its business dealings with the controversial government contractor Palantir. The demands, posted in a public letter earlier today by
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Packed.Generic.548 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm. SONAR.SuspBeh!gen699 Source: Symantec lastest threats
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