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June 27, 2019

A profile of Jeff Jordan, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, who became a VC in his fifties and invested early in Airbnb, Instacart, and Pinterest (Polina Marinova/Fortune)

Polina Marinova / Fortune: A profile of Jeff Jordan, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, who became a VC in his fifties and invested early in Airbnb, Instacart, and Pinterest — How Jeff Jordan is applying what he learned during his time at Disney, eBay, and OpenTable to help founders at Airbnb, Pinterest, and Instacart. A

June 27, 2019

This repulsive app generates nudes from photos of clothed women

If you think creating anyone’s nude photos or deepfake was a difficult task, think again. An app called DeepNude has developed a scary AI that can create a nude picture out of a woman‘s fully clothed photo. First reported by Vice, the Windows and Linux app was launched in March. DeepNude can take any clothed photo

June 27, 2019

Here’s how much you would have made if you invested in Netflix stock instead of a subscription

“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow.” We all know the saying, yet instead of acting upon it, many of us waste time and money on the insignificant (and short term) things in life. With the rise of social networks, dating apps, and streaming video platforms, our attention span has gotten ever more goldfish-esque — we’ve

LED Matrix Becomes Fun Tetris Clock

Sometimes a project is borne simply out of the fact that some interesting parts have been left sitting around too long. Of course, this is as good a reason to build as any other, and can often lead to some interesting results. [Jorj Bauer]’s Tetris Display is one such project. The project started because [Jorj]

Would You Pay $30 a Month to Check Your Email?

One of Silicon Valley’s buzziest start-ups, Superhuman, is betting its app’s shiny features are worth a premium price. Would You Pay a Month to Check Your Email? Source: NY Times Tech

Microsoft Excel Power Query feature can be abused for malware distribution

Disabling DDE support in Microsoft Excel should prevent attacks, Microsoft says. Microsoft Excel Power Query feature can be abused for malware distribution Source: ZDNet Microsoft

June 27, 2019

YouTube is making it easier to remove recommendations you don’t like

YouTube is introducing three new ways to fine-tune your browsing experience on the platform. First, the Google-owned video service is rolling out topics and related videos on its homepage and under its “Up Next” tab. Second, it is giving users the ability to remove suggestions from channels they don’t want to watch. And thirdly, it

June 27, 2019

Researchers demonstrate how the US Wireless Emergency Alert system, which uses LTE networks, can be easily spoofed with "pirate" cell towers to cause mass panic (Karl Bode/VICE)

Karl Bode / VICE: Researchers demonstrate how the US Wireless Emergency Alert system, which uses LTE networks, can be easily spoofed with “pirate” cell towers to cause mass panic — With a pirate cell tower, it’s easy to send fake emergency alerts warning of a terrorist attack, nuclear bomb, or other disaster. Researchers demonstrate how

June 27, 2019

Newly discovered safety risk will keep Boeing’s 737 Max grounded for longer

The United States Federal Aviation Administration, which has been investigating Boeing’s grounded 737 Max in the wake of two crashes caused by malfunctions of its onboard systems, has discovered another, unrelated safety flaw. Reuters was first to report the news, with its sources indicating that the new safety issue was discovered in simulator tests last

Smart Bike Helmet Is Wireless

If you ride a bike, you probably share the road with a lot of cars. Unfortunately, they don’t always share the road very well with you. [Mech Tools] took a helmet, a few Arduinos, and some wireless transceivers and made headgear that shows when you stop and also shows turn signals. We were a little

Avenger's: Endgame 'Fat Thor' nickname no more with official Marvel naming – CNET

The seemingly innocuous announcement detailing the movie’s release on Blu-ray and digital resurfaces a sore point. Avenger's: Endgame 'Fat Thor' nickname no more with official Marvel naming – CNET Source: CNet

NASA's Whirlpool Galaxy views are totally trippy, spaced-out spirals – CNET

The space agency’s Spitzer Space Telescope gives astronomers a superpower that does more than provide psychedelic screen saver images. NASA's Whirlpool Galaxy views are totally trippy, spaced-out spirals – CNET Source: CNet

First Democratic debate 2019: Memes off and running – CNET

Beto O’Rourke and Cory Booker slip into Spanish and create a fiesta of memes, while NBC leaves the wrong mics on. First Democratic debate 2019: Memes off and running – CNET Source: CNet

Google and University of Chicago sued over patient records – CNET

Some information left on shared records could be combined with Google’s geolocation data to identify patients, a lawsuit alleges. Google and University of Chicago sued over patient records – CNET Source: CNet

Charlie's Angels first look launches a backflipping Kristen Stewart – CNET

ET brings us a few clips of the Angels, including another Stewart — Patrick, as a suave and sophisticated Bosley. Charlie's Angels first look launches a backflipping Kristen Stewart – CNET Source: CNet

June 26, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company could have acted more quickly to flag a doctored Nancy Pelosi video but defended its decision to leave it up (Queenie Wong/CNET)

Queenie Wong / CNET: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company could have acted more quickly to flag a doctored Nancy Pelosi video but defended its decision to leave it up — Facebook CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that the social network could have acted more quickly to flag a doctored video …

PackProbe Reports Laptop Battery Health

The 18650 cell has become a ubiquitous standard in the lithium battery world. From power drills to early Tesla vehicles, these compact cells power all manner of portable devices. A particularly common use is in laptop batteries, where they’re often built into a pack using the Smart Battery System. This creates a smart battery that

June 26, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is trying a new approach to limit the distribution of deepfakes, argues that the definition is too broad and needs to be scoped (Alexis C. Madrigal/The Atlantic)

Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is trying a new approach to limit the distribution of deepfakes, argues that the definition is too broad and needs to be scoped — In an interview, the Facebook CEO hinted that the company is trying a new approach to misleading videos created through artificial

June 26, 2019

Google, UChicago, and its medical center sued in a lawsuit accusing the hospital of sharing hundreds of thousands of identifiable patient records with Google (Daisuke Wakabayashi/New York Times)

Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: Google, UChicago, and its medical center sued in a lawsuit accusing the hospital of sharing hundreds of thousands of identifiable patient records with Google — SAN FRANCISCO — When the University of Chicago Medical Center announced a partnership to share patient data with Google in 2017 … Google, UChicago,

June 26, 2019

Console makers warn Trump that tariffs could cost US gamers up to $840M

Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft collaborated on an open letter protesting the Trump administrations’s controversial proposition on Chinese tariffs. They warn that the worst case scenario would be that game consoles, are on the proposed product list, would get even more expensive. The letter, addressed to Joseph Barloon, General Counsel to the US Trade Representative, was written in response to the request

June 26, 2019

Report: ecommerce startup Brandless has hired John Rittenhouse as CEO after Tina Sharkey resigned in March amid tensions with SoftBank, which has a 40% stake (Zoe Schiffer/INSIDER)

Zoe Schiffer / INSIDER: Report: ecommerce startup Brandless has hired John Rittenhouse as CEO after Tina Sharkey resigned in March amid tensions with SoftBank, which has a 40% stake — – In March, Tina Sharkey stepped down as CEO of Brandless, the direct-to-consumer retailer of “unbranded” household items. Report: ecommerce startup Brandless has hired John

June 26, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg says weak US response to 2016 Russian election interference sent a signal to the world, and similar activity has increased from Iran and others (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC)

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: Mark Zuckerberg says weak US response to 2016 Russian election interference sent a signal to the world, and similar activity has increased from Iran and others — KEY POINTS — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the U.S.’s weak response to 2016 Russian election interference has inspired … Mark Zuckerberg says weak

June 26, 2019

WhatsApp tests letting you share your Status to Facebook and other apps

Though WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, plenty of the app’s users are happy to ignore the fact the big blue parent network exists. Somewhat surprisingly, Facebook has been content to let WhatsApp do its own thing since its $19 billion purchase back in 2014. But there are signs this might be slowly changing Case in

Arby's is making vegetables out of meat – CNET

The fast-food restaurant chain isn’t lying when it says “we have the meats.” Arby's is making vegetables out of meat – CNET Source: CNet

Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's decision to keep up doctored Pelosi video – CNET

Zuckerberg acknowledges, though, that Facebook could have acted quicker to stop the video from spreading. Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's decision to keep up doctored Pelosi video – CNET Source: CNet

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