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July 9, 2019

E-commerce startup Bolt, which provides a checkout, payments processing, and fraud prevention platform for online merchants, raises $68M Series B (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: E-commerce startup Bolt, which provides a checkout, payments processing, and fraud prevention platform for online merchants, raises $68M Series B — Bolt — not to be confused with blockchain startup Bolt Labs, hardware investor Bolt, or the ride-sharing firm formerly known as Taxify … E-commerce startup Bolt, which provides a checkout,

New startup Ree wants to reinvent the way EVs are designed – Roadshow

How do you free up space in a modern electric vehicle design? Put everything needed to make it work inside the wheels. New startup Ree wants to reinvent the way EVs are designed – Roadshow Source: CNet

Space Age Bitcoin Mining on an Apollo AGC

Imagine you’ve got an Apollo Guidance Computer, the machine that took men to the Moon 50 years ago. You’ve spent ages restoring it, and now it’s the only working AGC on the planet. It’s not as though you’re going to fly to the Moon with it, so what do you do with it? Easy –

July 9, 2019

Glitch, formerly Fog Creek Software, says its community has created 2.5M+ web apps using its collaboration and code sharing platform, reveals 2018 $30M Series A (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge)

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Glitch, formerly Fog Creek Software, says its community has created 2.5M+ web apps using its collaboration and code sharing platform, reveals 2018 $30M Series A — Glitch, the quirky and collaborative coding site, announced a new milestone today: more than 2.5 million apps have been made on its website since

Oh snap! Weird ocean worms make a racket when they rumble – CNET

Surprised scientists discovered these little worms make loud underwater snapping sounds when they’re duking it out. Oh snap! Weird ocean worms make a racket when they rumble – CNET Source: CNet

July 9, 2019

TNW’s mid-2019 guide to virtual reality hardware

Virtual reality is a booming technology. Like artificial intelligence and blockchain, it’s on a meteoric rise and every big tech company on the planet wants in. But there’s more to VR than market value and technical specifications. Hardware such as the Oculus Quest and games such as Beat Saber are bringing VR into the mainstream,

July 9, 2019

GitHub removes reimplementations of DeepNude, a now-shuttered app that digitally removes clothing from images of women, citing violations of policy (Joseph Cox/VICE)

Joseph Cox / VICE: GitHub removes reimplementations of DeepNude, a now-shuttered app that digitally removes clothing from images of women, citing violations of policy — After the creator of DeepNude shuttered its app that digitally undressed women, multiple people uploaded their own versions to GitHub. GitHub removes reimplementations of DeepNude, a now-shuttered app that digitally

Facial-recognition use by federal agencies draws lawmakers’ anger

The unregulated technology has faced bipartisan resistance due to concerns over false arrests, public surveillance and government misuse. Facial-recognition use by federal agencies draws lawmakers’ anger Source: Washington Post Tech

YouTube to require those submitting manual copyright claims to give timestamps of where in a video infringing content appears, making creator responses easier (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge)

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: YouTube to require those submitting manual copyright claims to give timestamps of where in a video infringing content appears, making creator responses easier — YouTube is updating the way it handles manual copyright claims with changes that should make them much less of a headache for video creators. YouTube to

July 9, 2019

Here's What to Watch When It's Hot as Hell and You Refuse to Go Outside

Post-July 4th, things get disgusting, weather-wise, in much of the U.S. In New York City, where I and much of Team Lifehacker live, we spend a lot of time outside, shuffling through the humid, hot dog-scented soup that is summer in a crowded, polluted metropolis. And so we become indoor cats, taking refuge indoors,… Read

July 9, 2019

Net neutrality was repealed a year ago. What’s happened since?

It’s been a year since net neutrality was repealed. Gigi Sohn, a distinguished fellow at Georgetown Law’s Institute for Technology Law and Policy, chats with Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel about what’s happened since by explaining the ripple effect of harmful policy decisions and more. Below is a lightly edited excerpt of Sohn explaining three things

July 9, 2019

Microsoft may still have a streaming-only console on the drawing board

Microsoft’s new baby, the console codenamed Project Scarlett, is currently getting the lion’s share of attention. Despite not having a working model to show, Microsoft lavished the next-gen device with showtime during E3, including the world’s vaguest sizzle reel ever. But that might not be the only console the company’s working on — and if

July 9, 2019

Zoom to fix major Mac webcam security flaw today with emergency patch

Video conferencing provider Zoom is pushing out an emergency patch later today to address the zero-day vulnerability for Mac users that could potentially expose a live webcam feed to an attacker. The fix, detailed in the latest update to Zoom’s blog post on the vulnerability, will “remove the local web server entirely, once the Zoom

Amazon Prime Day 2019: The best food & food service deals – CNET

The foodie discounts at Amazon (and Whole Foods) have already started. Amazon Prime Day 2019: The best food & food service deals – CNET Source: CNet

Calamarigraphy? Aquarium gets silly with weird squid facts – CNET

The Monterey Bay Aquarium offers up a thing that makes you go hmm. Calamarigraphy? Aquarium gets silly with weird squid facts – CNET Source: CNet

T-Mobile unveils Revvlry budget smartphones – CNET

The company is selling two white-labeled variants of the Motorola G7 and G7 Play. T-Mobile unveils Revvlry budget smartphones – CNET Source: CNet

Federal judge cites Game of Thrones Night King in court opinion – CNET

Yep, that’s a White Walker marching through a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Federal judge cites Game of Thrones Night King in court opinion – CNET Source: CNet

July 9, 2019

Researchers find terrifying security vulnerability in GE Healthcare anesthesia machines

Security researchers from Israeli firm CyberMDX have discovered a vulnerability in a select number of GE Healthcare’s anesthesia and respiratory devices. CyberMDX, which focuses primarily on medical cybersecurity, states that if successfully exploited, the hole could allow an attacker to interfere the operation of these sophisticated medical machines, thereby posing a risk to patients. The

July 9, 2019

Where to Buy the Discontinued 12-Inch MacBook

Apple made some big changes to its MacBook lineup today—including axing the super-portable 12-inch MacBook, the entry-level MacBook of choice for many. While you can’t buy Apple’s MacBook from its official store anymore, you still have a few options to get your hands on one before they’re gone for good. This also… Read more… Where

IBM Bets $34 Billion That Red Hat Can Help It Catch Amazon and Microsoft

With the acquisition of a leading business software company, IBM is presenting itself as an open, impartial player in the cloud computing industry. IBM Bets Billion That Red Hat Can Help It Catch Amazon and Microsoft Source: NY Times Tech

July 9, 2019

How to Turn Your Phone into a Summertime Survival Kit

Summer can be a dangerous time of year. The clothes come off, the sun blazes, and the bees and mosquitoes come out. We’re more active, which means more opportunities for accidents, such as ankle twists and bruises. As you head bravely into the outdoors, here’s a toolkit of Android and iOS apps you can use

July 9, 2019

Wyze’s $20 security cams can now identify people

I’m a huge fan of Wyze’s security cameras. I’ve used them for a few months. They’re dead simple, and delightfully cheap. And now they’re getting a little bit cleverer, thanks to a software update that lets them identify people through artificial intelligence. The feature is available to the most recent models, the Wyze Cam v2

Liquid Damaged MacBook Saved With A Keen Eye

Even among those of us with a penchant for repairing electronics, there are some failures which are generally considered too severe to come back from. A good example is liquid damage in a laptop; with so many components and complex circuits crammed into such a small area, making heads or tails of it once the

July 9, 2019

Know the Symptoms of These Tick-Borne Diseases

Ticks are becoming more common in many parts of the US, and it’s good to know the ticks in your area since there are different kinds. It’s also good to know the symptoms of common tick-borne diseases, just in case you get bitten and start to feel under the weather. Read more… Know the Symptoms

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