Bitcoin‘s hash rate is skyrocketing, setting a new all-time-high and flying in the face of Facebook’s ambitious Libra cryptocurrency — a remarkably healthy sign for the world’s most popular blockchain. Bitcoin‘s “hash rate” measures the total processing power of the network at any one time. As more miners join the network, the hash rate increases. A strong hash rate
Read MoreHow should companies decide which objectionable content should stay online or get the ax? Answering that question has presented a tremendous challenge in recent years for companies such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Americans lack trust in social networks’ judgment to remove offensive posts, Pew finds Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAt 5:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 20, 2019, a 40-foot tall rocket carrying 28 student experiments (measuring acceleration, humidity, pressure, temperature and radiation counts) launched from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. RockOn! and RockSat-C: Launching Student Experiments to Space Source: NASA
Read More{$inline_image} By and large, automakers have spent much of the last century trying to make cars quieter and more comfortable. Noise from vehicles can be disruptive and just generally annoying, so it makes sense to minimise it where possible. However, the noise from the average motor vehicle can serve a useful purpose. A running engine
Read MoreWe’ve seen cryptocurrency hungry hackers hiding mining malware in Adobe Flash updates, and even in legitimate Windows updates, but now hackers are hiding it in cracked audio production software. Security researchers at ESET have uncovered a Monero cryptocurrency mining bot called LoudMiner. Hackers have been distributing it since August 2018, but in the past month
Read MoreIn the cult 2004 role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, vampires love to dance. Your protagonist can show up at a nightclub and jump into the center of the action, throwing their limbs wildly with an enthusiasm that’s not generally credited to the undead. And in a demo of Bloodlines’ upcoming sequel from Hardsuit
Read MoreAlan Ohnsman / Forbes: Waymo partners with Renault and Nissan to explore creating driverless mobility services in France and Japan — Waymo, Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving vehicle unit, is preparing to expand the scope of its autonomous tech efforts beyond the U.S. in a new partnership with the Renault-Nissan Alliance aimed … Waymo partners with Renault
Read MoreLast year, the Yakuza series wrapped up with its sixth and final entry, which bid farewell to lovable hero Kazuma Kiryu. Given the strong attachment fans had to the character, the team behind the series realized they had to go in a different direction for their next game. Judgment, which launches next week on the
Read MoreRules requiring users to prove they are over 18 were postponed because officials failed to adequately notify the European Commission about the changes. U.K. Age Checks for Online Porn Sites Are Delayed Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Variety: Instead of moving kids content to YouTube Kids, where existing problems could be replicated, YouTube Kids should invest in curation and product development — Facing mounting pressure over failures to protect children from inappropriate content, Google is reportedly considering a number of changes to its video sharing site YouTube. Instead of
Read MoreThey’re clapping back at proposals in Washington. The Technology 202: Silicon Valley warns changes to key legal shield could unleash harmful content online Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is turning its Immersive Learning tool into an Azure Cognitive Service and partnering with do-it-yourself computer-building kit maker Kano to develop a $300 Windows 10 S Mode PC kit. Microsoft gives Immersive Reader the AI treatment Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAt the start of the spring 2020 semester this January, Penn State World Campus will have a new artificial intelligence tool for answering the most common requests from its undergraduate students. Penn State World Campus Taps Google Cloud to Build Virtual Advising Assistant Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Apple is asking suppliers to study feasibility of shifting final assembly of some products out of China amid trade tensions — iPhone maker is asking suppliers to study moving final assembly of some products out of the country — Apple Inc. AAPL -.29% is asking suppliers … Sources: Apple is asking
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Druva, which provides a SaaS platform for data protection and management, raises $130M round led by Viking Global Investors at a $1B+ valuation — As businesses continue to move more of their computing and data to the cloud, one of the startups that has made a name for itself as a
Read MoreKnown as “My Special Aflac Duck,” the robot merging play with tools that help doctors do their jobs. Children battling cancer can’t always express their feelings. Now a robotic duck is doing it for them. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCareer monitoring website Comparably recently put together their list of the top 10 tech jobs for grads — and right at no. 7 is UI/UX designer. Of course, understanding both the front end interface of web design along with the back end hardware analytics and technical know-how isn’t easy. But with starting salaries around $71,700,
Read MoreOne of the Big Four financial auditing and business services firms, PwC, wants to lend a hand to cryptocurrency businesses and help them keep track of their blockchain transactions. In an announcement released yesterday, PwC says the addition will be made to its suite of auditing tools called Halo. The auditing firm believes it is
Read MoreAnother day, another deepfake: but this time they can sing. New research from Imperial College in London and Samsung’s AI research center in the UK shows how a single photo and audio file can be used to generate a singing or talking video portrait. Like previous deepfake programs we’ve seen, the researchers uses machine learning
Read MoreJapanese messaging company Line Corp is reportedly gearing up to launch a cryptocurrency exchange, days after fellow tech giant Facebook announced the launch of Libra. According to Bloomberg, which cites people close to the matter, Line could receive its license this month, with exchange operations expected to begin a few weeks after it gets the green
Read MoreBBC: UK government says the age verification requirement for porn websites is delayed because it failed to inform European regulators about the plan — An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites has been delayed a second time. — The changes – which mean UK … UK government says the age verification requirement
Read MoreAccio Sensible Object! Harry Potter: Wizards Unite developer Niantic acquires AR studio – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf the uncertain release of the Galaxy Fold has you on edge, perhaps it’s time to consider the ultra-luxe Note 10. Galaxy Note 10 rumors: Launching Aug. 7, leak details, design, specs and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the hacker and DIY community, there are people who have exceptional knowledge and fantastic tools. These people are able to do what others could only dream about, and that others can only browse eBay looking for that one tool they need to do the job. One of these such people is [John McMaster]. He
Read MoreDaniela Perdomo / Industrial Felt: Analysis of Crunchbase data of 21K funding rounds for 13K US startups shows women leading “non-female-focused” startups raise 54% less VC than their fair share — I’ve raised four rounds of venture capital. Each time, I feel a little part of me dies so goTenna might succeed. Analysis of Crunchbase
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