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July 20, 2019

Instagram "tag cleaners" have flooded a murdered user's tagged photos with pleasant images to combat trolls and drown out tagged images of gore (Megan Farokhmanesh/The Verge)

Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge: Instagram “tag cleaners” have flooded a murdered user’s tagged photos with pleasant images to combat trolls and drown out tagged images of gore — Over the last few days, a teenager named Taylor has spent more than a dozen hours uploading north of 900 photos to Instagram. Instagram "tag cleaners"

Use A Digital Key To Deter Lockpicking

Spending an hour or two around any consumer-level padlock or house deadbolt lock with a simple lockpicking kit will typically instil a good amount of panic and concern about security. While it’s true that any lock can be defeated, it’s almost comically easy to pick basic locks like this. So, if you’re looking for a

Avengers: Endgame writers, Russo brothers spill secrets at Comic-Con 2019 – CNET

Heads up: Thanos was going to de-CAPitate Captain America. Avengers: Endgame writers, Russo brothers spill secrets at Comic-Con 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

The Lion King review: Remake might be too realistic for its own good – CNET

Jon Favreau’s version of the classic offers incredibly lifelike characters, but at what cost? The Lion King review: Remake might be too realistic for its own good – CNET Source: CNet

The Walking Dead movie with Rick Grimes will be shown in actual theaters – CNET

Get ready to see Rick Grimes and zombies on the big screen. Plus more details on AMC’s The Walking Dead season 10 revealed at SDCC. The Walking Dead movie with Rick Grimes will be shown in actual theaters – CNET Source: CNet

Hyperreal Luke Skywalker action figure has that Mark Hamill je ne sais quoi – CNET

Exclusive: Unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con, the Hasbro Star Wars toy features super realistic details and articulation. Hyperreal Luke Skywalker action figure has that Mark Hamill je ne sais quoi – CNET Source: CNet

Game of Thrones San Diego Comic-Con panel 2019: What we learned – CNET

Masie Williams, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and more bring answers to big questions about the show. Game of Thrones San Diego Comic-Con panel 2019: What we learned – CNET Source: CNet

Game of Thrones panel addresses fan backlash at San Diego Comic-Con – CNET

The cast of Game of Thrones talk about how fans reacted to the final season. Game of Thrones panel addresses fan backlash at San Diego Comic-Con – CNET Source: CNet

July 19, 2019

How Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are racing for dominance as cloud platforms for game streaming, as the gaming industry is set to generate $152B in 2019 (Jonathan Vanian/Fortune)

Jonathan Vanian / Fortune: How Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are racing for dominance as cloud platforms for game streaming, as the gaming industry is set to generate $152B in 2019 — Streaming video games promises to be an all-out brawl among companies with the internet infrastructure to back it up. At stake? How Microsoft, Amazon,

Another Take On Harvesting Energy While Walking

Harvesting energy from the human body may sound scary, but fortunately a Matrix-style setup exists only as a cinematic fiction. Instead a typical path lies in external contraptions that use the body’s natural motions to drive a small generator, a bit of flexible piezo material, and so on. A popular target for harvesting the body’s

The Witcher doesn't 'need to be the answer' to Game of Thrones, showrunner says – CNET

Lauren Schmidt Hissrich says the show can “stand on its own two legs.” The Witcher doesn't 'need to be the answer' to Game of Thrones, showrunner says – CNET Source: CNet

Amazon’s best Prime Day deal was probably an accident

Photography enthusiasts say they purchased a $13,000 camera lens for $94 during Amazon’s annual marketing event. Experts say it was a pricing error. Amazon’s best Prime Day deal was probably an accident Source: Washington Post Tech

July 19, 2019

Nvidia replicated the moon landing with RTX graphics

You may recall that approximately five years ago, Nvidia showed off its latest lighting tech (at the time) by recreating the Apollo 11 moon landing. The video was meant to help debunk moon landing conspiracy theorists who claimed some of the lighting in images from the landing was not possible. Obviously, it was. Well, it’s

Skip Area 51: Raid this animal shelter for tin-foil hat wearing dogs – CNET

Oklahoma shelter had an out-of-this-world idea to help find new Earth homes for orphan pets. Skip Area 51: Raid this animal shelter for tin-foil hat wearing dogs – CNET Source: CNet

SpaceX Falcon 9 will blast off for the ISS in July – CNET

The static fire test completed Friday. SpaceX Falcon 9 will blast off for the ISS in July – CNET Source: CNet

July 19, 2019

Sources: Equifax is nearing a ~$700M settlement to resolve federal and state probes and a national class-action lawsuit over the breach disclosed in Sept. 2017 (AnnaMaria Andriotis/Wall Street Journal)

AnnaMaria Andriotis / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Equifax is nearing a ~$700M settlement to resolve federal and state probes and a national class-action lawsuit over the breach disclosed in Sept. 2017 — Credit-reporting firm nears deal to settle investigations into 2017 hack that exposed millions of Americans’ personal data Sources: Equifax is nearing a ~0M

July 19, 2019

This thread about peeing in space is the best thing on Twitter today

It’s not often I’m glued to my screen while someone talks about the intricacies of urination. Twitter, for all its problems, sometimes delivers a thread too good to pass up. These tales, often spun as threads, offer genuine insight into the human experience: the play-by-play of a breakup by a curious onlooker, a false narrative

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite fan festival tickets are going now – CNET

You can’t guarantee tickets, but you can enter the draw to buy one. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite fan festival tickets are going now – CNET Source: CNet

Equifax will pay $700 million for data breach, report says – CNET

The settlement could be announced as soon as Monday. Equifax will pay 0 million for data breach, report says – CNET Source: CNet

July 19, 2019

How to send uncompressed images on WhatsApp

Welcome 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. WhatsApp is notorious for compressing its images, so that otherwise-beautiful pictures look like they were shot from a generations-old camera phone. I exaggerate only slightly. Luckily there’s an easy way to

July 19, 2019

Tinder is testing letting users pay it directly in its Android app, bypassing the Play Store and avoiding Google's 30% cut (Olivia Carville/Bloomberg)

Olivia Carville / Bloomberg: Tinder is testing letting users pay it directly in its Android app, bypassing the Play Store and avoiding Google’s 30% cut — – Match Group, Netflix and Spotify side-stepping to avoid costs — More tech companies are likely to follow suit, analyst says Tinder is testing letting users pay it directly

FTC approves settlement with Google over YouTube kids privacy violations

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with Google in its investigation into YouTube for violating federal kids’ privacy laws, according to two people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to discuss it on record. FTC approves settlement with Google over YouTube kids privacy violations Source: Washington Post Tech

I cosplayed for the first time at San Diego Comic-Con – CNET

Armed with a blond wig and a red dress, I hit SDCC as Sabrina Spellman from Netflix’s The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. I cosplayed for the first time at San Diego Comic-Con – CNET Source: CNet

July 19, 2019

Pro baseball league uses AI umpire for the first time, coach gets ejected for arguing with it

You’re outta here! Professional baseball‘s first AI umpire – in the form of an automated strike zone – didn’t take long to chalk up its first ejection after 1988 Cy Young winner and current pitching coach of the Atlantic League’s Highpoint Rockers, Frank Viola Jr., was tossed for his profanity-laced disagreement with the machine’s ruling.

Google reportedly fined over children's privacy on YouTube – CNET

The FTC settlement is expected to cost Google millions, a report says. Google reportedly fined over children's privacy on YouTube – CNET Source: CNet

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