There’s a good chance you won’t actually get the full $125. Here’s why. An Equifax hack settlement promises a 5 payout. The truth is more complicated. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreEli Blumenthal / CNET: History of Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking Telephony, or Sprint, which transitioned to mobile, made some disastrous bets, and merged with T-Mobile — Sprint has struggled to stay alive for more than a decade, constantly fighting for that next wireless customer. History of Southern Pacific Railroad Internal Networking Telephony, or Sprint,
Read MoreIf you are writing a program that has a technical user base, it is a nice touch to make the program scriptable. In fact, you might want to do the hard work in a programming language and then use your scripting language to build out features. In theory, this should be easy. There are plenty
Read MoreA survey finds playing Mario Kart keeps the romance alive. And Call of Duty and Skyrim aren’t bad for love either. Couples that play Mario Kart together stay together – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis summer has proven a punishing reminder that climate change isn’t a far-off scenario, but one that’s happening right in front of our eyes. Unrelenting heat, though, doesn’t just affect humans. In Massachusetts there lives a an 85-foot northern red oak tree, a sprawling member of the 4,000 acre Harvard Forest — an outdoor research
Read MoreHanna Kozlowska / Quartz: A look at “pedophile hunting” vigilante Facebook groups, which stage real-life sting operations, some that are live streamed, to catch suspected child abusers — Tony Blas is a plumber in his mid-thirties who lives in Queens, New York. He has two young daughters. A look at "pedophile hunting" vigilante Facebook groups,
Read MoreThe techniques developed to help DeepMind play the almost decade-old strategy game are now being used to quickly retrain neural networks for self-driving vehicles. Google's DeepMind is using StarCraft II to help train self-driving cars – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe $26.5 billion takeover is closer to happening after a year of regulatory battles, with Dish Network set to take Sprint’s place and become the fourth national wireless player. T-Mobile-Sprint merger gains Justice Department OK thanks to Dish – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. As Google pushed out beta after beta of Android Q, it became clear the company was taking a page out of Apple’s UI. This is most notable with regards to
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Marcus “MalwareTech” Hutchins sentenced to time served and one year of supervised release for writing and selling the Kronos banking malware — Marcus Hutchins, the malware researcher who became known as an “accidental hero” for stopping the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 … Marcus "MalwareTech" Hutchins sentenced to time served and
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Facebook says it will migrate Instant Games from the Messenger app on iOS to the Gaming tab in Facebook’s main app starting later this summer — Instant Games have become a popular pastime, allowing friends to play light games with each other in their messaging apps. Facebook says it will migrate
Read MorePhoto by Mark Wilson/Getty Images If you’re anything like me, you took off like a shot the moment you heard Equifax would pay you $125 just for filling out a simple form. Perhaps you even considered it a reasonable stab at compensation for the fact that the 2017 data breach exposed the personal information of
Read MoreCommentary: I like this homage to Hollywood’s golden age starring Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie. But I could do without all the blood spattering. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: Tarantino love letter to movies has a bloody twist – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHe blames Bahamian corruption and the CIA for his jail stint. John McAfee to reveal detainment details from London – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNot everything Siri hears is completely private, according to the Guardian. Apple listens to some Siri recordings to make it better – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLiam Tung / ZDNet: A developer based in Crimea and one based in Iran say that GitHub has “restricted” their accounts “due to US trade controls” — If you use GitHub’s online services in a country facing US sanctions, you could be about to be kicked off all but the most basic offerings. A developer
Read MoreThe US president says American wine is better than French wine anyway. Trump tweets about retaliation against France's tax on tech giants – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreProject Glasswing wants to bring augmented reality to life. Adobe's mixed-reality display blends digital and physical – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlenty of hackers and makers are passionate about content creation. In the dog-eat-ice-bucket-challenge world of online video, production value is everything. If you want to improve your audio quality then cutting down on echoes is a must, and these acoustic panels will help you to do just that. The build starts with aluminium L-channel, affixed
Read MoreTNW recently reported the US Federal Trade Commision (FTC) had passed down a rather friendly little fine to Equifax – just $700 million dollars for exposing the private financial data of more than half of all US citizens. We also mentioned that Equifax was going to be shelling out checks to those affected and today’s the
Read MoreIna Fried / Axios: Chairman of Dish on his plans to build a nationwide wireless carrier, including its first 5G launch in late 2020, possibility of big tech partnerships, and more — Rather than try to convince skeptics he is serious about the wireless business, Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen tells Axios … Chairman of
Read MoreCNN: Sources: in recent weeks, WH officials have shown Trump a document, identical to one made by Oracle, alleging a conspiracy to award Amazon the JEDI contract — (CNN)Tech giant Oracle’s push to scuttle a bid by its rival Amazon to win a highly sought-after defense contract … Sources: in recent weeks, WH officials have
Read MoreChuwi’s Hipad LTE tablet took me by surprise. I’m not a big fan of ‘phablets’ to begin with. And when I saw it only cost $159 I was certain this slab would be a hot mess. I was wrong. The 10.1-inch Hipad LTE is a ‘phablet’ — an unlocked smartphone with a big screen. It feels
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge We know the Note 10 launch at Samsung’s Unpacked event is imminent, but there is also growing evidence that the company will also launch a new smartwatch soon. And sure enough, that watch has just appeared on the FCC website where the agency posts approval requests, complete with
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge DJI appears to be readying the release of a first-person-view (FPV) drone, according to FCC filings spotted by DroneDJ. Three products — a “DJI FPV Air Unit,” “DJI FPV Remote Controller,” and “DJI FPV Goggles” — were recently registered with the government agency. DJI has dabbled with FPV
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