There’s a real musty feeling to some old books, where the writing is as caked in dust as an ancient hardcover. But some old books still feel new. I asked well-known literary figures and critics to recommend one surprisingly fresh classic book—a book that’s lively, accessible, or relevant today. And because most of… Read more…
Read More{$inline_image}In an unfortunate mishap, Dutch police accidentally texted a link to an adult video to 1,900 witnesses of a house fire, which took place last month in the town of Nieuwleusen. In the text, police encouraged witnesses to come forward with information that could help them figure out what caused the fire, as a result of which
Read MoreMicrosoft details a nasty and apparently completely unexpected side-effect of using RDP in its Hyper-V virtualization software. Windows 10 security: Microsoft dismissed RDP flaw until it saw Hyper-V was affected Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDASH Compact Air Fryer | $56 | Amazon Read more… Every Day Is Fry-Day With This Discounted DASH Air Fryer Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSalesforce sandbox data anonymization app aids GDPR compliance Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreThe Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia wants to know why a Screen Time-like Kaspersky Lab app hasn’t been updated on iOS. Apple comes under antitrust pressure in Russia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRichard Nieva / CNET: Google expands its beta AR walking navigation feature, now called Live View, to all Android and iOS devices that support ARCore and ARKit, starting this week — Google wants its Maps app to be about more than just getting directions. The search giant on Thursday announced a handful … Google expands
Read MoreBut first you’ll have to buy a certain toy. You can now play as Fortnite streamer Ninja in this mobile game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA “Service” message stops you from checking your new battery’s health, iFixit reported. Apple is quietly locking down iPhone battery replacements, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChristine Schmidt / Nieman Lab: How Piano created a “propensity” paywall that uses machine learning with 76 metrics to predict how likely someone is to subscribe, and adjusts accordingly — They went from being the kid nobody wanted to talk with to one of the cool kids on the block. (Apparently showing the other kids
Read MoreCommentary: Samsung just killed off one of the last universal ports we had. But there’s always Bluetooth. The Galaxy Note 10 signals the official death of the headphone jack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, two researchers have determined that even though college costs are rising, it’s still a good investment. Even with Rising Costs, College Remains a Solid Investment Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThe company is also expanding its test of augmented reality walking navigation, now called Live View. Google Maps lets you pull up flight and hotel reservations on the go – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter shutting down the Trips app and consolidating its flights and hotel booking tools under Google Travel, the company today announced new features to help travelers plan their trip in its entirely. An update coming to Google Flights will now show travelers guides on popular destinations based on their country and the time of year.
Read MoreGoogle is making its new augmented reality walking directions, known now as Google Maps Live View, available to a much wider range of Android phones and the iPhone today. The AR walking directions first appeared on Google’s Pixel phones earlier this year, showing real-time navigation in Google Maps through your phone’s camera. You can hold
Read MoreA few days removed from this weekend’s mass shootings, one of which had been announced on the hate forum 8chan, the White House has had two contradictory responses. One is to announce a Friday summit on violent online extremism to be attended by tech companies, and to call on those companies to detect and report
Read MoreLearning materials company Cengage has partnered with the United Negro College Fund to provide free semester-long textbook subscriptions to 1,000 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Program Offers Free Textbook Subscriptions to HBCU Students Source: Campus Technology
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge The iPhone XS, XR, and XS Max will display a message saying their batteries need to be serviced if they’re not replaced by Apple, iFixit reports. The message appears in both iOS 12 and the iOS 13 beta, and is shown regardless of whether a genuine Apple battery
Read MoreRealme Realme is set to be the first company to release a phone with a 64-megapixel camera. The as-yet unannounced device, seen to the right of the above photo, has a quad-camera array including a wide-angle lens and a primary 64-megapixel module that almost certainly uses Samsung’s new 1/1.7-inch ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor. Realme has
Read MoreYes, Google, Tesla, Amazon and others are still hiding quirky software surprises in their products, mostly to give you a chuckle. The Secret History of ‘Easter Eggs’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePranav Dixit / BuzzFeed News: A look at WhatsApp’s legal fight in an Indian court against weakening encryption, as the country’s government pressures the company to add message traceability — WhatsApp is “a space for private conversations online.” An Indian court could make it public. A look at WhatsApp's legal fight in an Indian court
Read MoreA US state regulator is cracking down on two New Jersey-based initial coin offerings (ICO) offering “fraudulent unregistered securities.” The Bureau of Securities issued emergency cease and desist orders as part of “Operation Cryptosweep” – an international crackdown on fraudulent ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment schemes – against Zoptax LLC (also known as Zoptax) and Unocall.
Read MoreInfamous stablecoin and pseudo currency Tether (USDT) doesn’t exactly have the cleanest of rap sheets, and if you needed another reason not to trust it, keep reading. According to recent findings from cryptocurrency researchers at Coin Metrics, around 300 entities hold about 80 percent of the Tether currently in circulation, Bloomberg reports. The figures show
Read MoreWe’re always on the lookout for unexpected budget builds here at Hackaday, and stumbling across a low-cost, DIY version of an instrument that sells for tens of thousands of dollars is always a treat. And so when we saw a tip for a homebrew gas chromatogram in the tips line this morning, we jumped on
Read MoreYou can also use the stylus to control the Note 10 with gestures. Gorgeous Galaxy Note 10 Plus: A 6.8-inch phone that kills the headphone jack – CNET Source: CNet
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