Amazon's Personal Shopper service hopes to unravel the competition – CNET
Prime Wardrobe puts Stitch Fix on notice. Amazon's Personal Shopper service hopes to unravel the competition – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePrime Wardrobe puts Stitch Fix on notice. Amazon's Personal Shopper service hopes to unravel the competition – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you go with the cash, the FTC says you might get “far less” than $125. FTC on Equifax settlement: Take credit monitoring over cash – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAny sport that’s physically tough is also mentally tough. Seven miles into your 10-mile long run, part of your brain will try to talk you into quitting. The only way to finish that run is to have a good answer for why and how to keep going. It’s the same when you need to add
Read MoreOur natural satellite would look bigger than normal in the sky this week, but it’s a supermoon in stealth mode. And that’s a good thing for space fans. Rare black moon Wednesday offers exceptional skygazing chance – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Scoles / The Verge: Newly-released documents on Sentient, the NRO’s ambitious analysis tool meant to guide spy satellites to areas of interest, raise more questions than answers — Meet the classified artificial brain being developed by US intelligence programs — At the final session of the 2019 Space Symposium … Newly-released documents on Sentient,
Read MoreThe battles lines are drawn. ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC sue small streaming-TV startup Locast – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re a Capital One customer, odds are good that you’re probably wrapped up in the company’s recent data breach—one that affected 106 million people (100 million in the U.S. and six million in Canada.) Here’s our question: Has Capital One actually told you if you’re affected? Read more… Has Capital One Notified You About
Read MoreThe University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has launched a new set of courses through Coursera that will help prepare non-technical people to tackle technical master’s degrees. U Illinois Intros Online Foundation Courses Leading to Tech Master's Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images On Monday night, Capital One and its customers got some very bad news. The company had been breached, spilling hundreds of thousands of social security numbers and account details into public view. The New York Attorney General is already investigating whether Capital One is negligent, but the broader story is familiar: a
Read MoreJust a few days after Equifax settled with the FTC over its 2017 data breach, Capital One announced it was the target of a March attack. Identifying information and bank account numbers are among some of the data breached in the attack that affects 100 million people. A software engineer is behind the attack and
Read MoreNew Windows Calculator “Always on Top” mode to be rolled out to users in the coming weeks. Windows Calculator to get an 'Always on Top' mode Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYou’ve become the “go-to” person in your office for a slew of tasks that nobody else can (or will) do. Good news: You feel indispensable. Bad news: You can basically never take a vacation. Here’s how to get out of this mess—or, better yet, avoid it in the first place. Read more… Stop Trying to
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google says its Titan security keys are now available in Canada, France, Japan, and the UK, expanding beyond the US — Google today announced that its Titan Security Key kits are now available in Canada, France, Japan and the UK. Until now, these keys, which come in a kit with a
Read MoreTaylor Soper / GeekWire: Amazon has acquired Israeli enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage, which has raised $18M+; sources say the deal was worth under $50M — Amazon has acquired enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage. Founded in 2014, the company sold a rack-scale software storage solution for the cloud. Amazon has acquired Israeli enterprise
Read MoreIf you recently booked a British Airways SEA-LHR award ticket through American Airlines, you may be eligible for a fuel surcharge refund. Read more… You Might Be Entitled to an American Airlines Fuel Surcharge Refund Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIt’s not the first self-driving bike. But equipped with an A.I. chip, it may be the nearest to thinking for itself. And Now, a Bicycle Built for None Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMachinists like to live on the edge, but they always want to know precisely where it is. If you’ve watched any machining videos (*cough*) then you’ve seen heavy use of digital readouts on machines. A “DRO” (as the cool kids call them) is a little computer that knows where the slides are, and thus where
Read MoreRaymond Zhong / New York Times: Trump’s ongoing trade war with China has been a boon for Vietnam, as some tech companies, like Apple and Nintendo, consider shifting production there — Samsung already assembles half of its handsets in the country, which got a big lift from U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. Now Apple is
Read MoreAmazon announced today that it’s launching a new fashion-oriented service that’ll send Prime subscribers curated clothing options every month. The service, called Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe, allows Prime members to answer a survey about their fit and trend preferences and then receive clothing that fits their desires. The survey questions cover patterns they like,
Read More@aniacopian This door-mounted setup can charge every device at the same time — and it’s one of the most elegant charging stations I’ve laid eyes on. This setup, built by Twitter user @aniacopian, provides more than just a tidy home for headphones, camera batteries, a drone and its controller, portable battery packs, and AirPods. This
Read MoreBoston University’s Questrom School of Business has partnered with edX to create a fully online Master of Business Administration with a total tuition cost of $24,000. Boston U Launches K Online MBA on EdX Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Toronto-based Clearbanc, which offers $10K-$10M investments in e-commerce startups, says it raised $50M led by Highland Capital and announces a new $250M fund — That company disrupting venture capital just raised more venture capital. — Clearbanc has attracted $300 million … Toronto-based Clearbanc, which offers K-M investments in e-commerce startups, says
Read MoreBroadcast TV streaming app Locast had hoped that qualifying itself as a not-for-profit might be enough to avoid the wrath of the major networks and the same demise as Aereo. It was wrong on the first part. We’ll have to see about the second. Today, all four of the big broadcasters — ABC, CBS, Fox,
Read MoreWhile much of the world now recognizes the need for immediate action, there are still those who question the scientific consensus on climate change and deter efforts to tackle it. As might be expected, they have the attention of US President Donald Trump and his Republican administration. The Heartland Institute’s International Conference on Climate Change
Read MoreA UK judge has dismissed a defamation case filed by Craig Steven Wright, Bitcoin‘s self-proclaimed creator, against Bitcoin Cash advocate Roger Ver. The case was thrown out of court on grounds that it was “weak,” “lacking in detail,” and “inappropriate.” High Court Judge Sir Matthew Nicklin said there was little evidence to support Craig Wright‘s
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