Cryptocurrency crime fighters are about to have a lot more fun after Europol has revealed its developing a game to help law enforcers learn how to trace and investigate illicit uses of digital currencies. Europol declared its intentions to help authorities with the announcement of what it’s calling the “cryptocurrency-tracing serious game” at the sixth
Read MoreThe question of whether or not Julian Assange will be extradited to the United States is still unanswered after a London court ruled today that the WikiLeaks founder will face a five-day hearing on the matter in 2020. Earlier this week, the UK’s home secretary Sajid Javid approved an extradition request from the US for
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy S10 5G will be available on Sprint’s 5G network starting on June 21st, with preorders opening today. The 5G network launched last month in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, and Kansas City, and will be coming to Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, Phoenix, and Washington, DC in the coming weeks. Full coverage information
Read MoreHere’s how to get rid of common pitfalls so your Roomba can clean without your help. How to prep your house so your robot vacuum won't get stuck – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA robot vacuum might navigate with lasers, electronic eyes or simple bumpers, and the difference affects how well it will clean. Our brand-new test room helps us show the difference. Why your Roomba's random patterns make total sense – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are many people who find being around insects uncomfortable. This is understandable, and only likely to get worse as technology gives these multi-legged critters augmented bodies to roam around with. [tech_support], for one, welcomes our new arthropod overlords, and has even built them a sweet new ride to get around in. The build follows
Read MoreWhere else could you go for you daily dose of how-tos, like this one about draining washing machines, or 15-minute compilations of cats vomiting? This is what YouTube was made for, and it’s beautiful. At the same time, as YouTube has become the place for videos on the web, it’s led to a raft of new
Read MoreWindows 10 preview shows signs of Windows OS separating from the shell in line with Microsoft’s modular plans. Windows 10 yields more secrets: Microsoft plan to split OS from shell takes shape Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhen Spotify officially launched in India in February, I was excited for a particular reason apart from its music prowess. I wouldn’t need to use multiple podcast apps across platforms. However, I was utterly disappointed by the podcast experience on Spotify. The section was clumsily placed as a button in the library, and it was hard
Read MoreSpanish police have arrested 35 people allegedly involved in an international counterfeit bank card ring which laundered its profits using Bitcoin. Criminals made more than $675,855 (€600,000) and laundered more than $891,250 (€1,000,000), according to local media reports. Most of those arrested hailed from Spain, Nigeria, Cameroon, Morocco, and Equatorial Guinea. The criminals defrauded 210 victims in
Read MoreHuawei has delayed the launch of its highly anticipated foldable phone, the Mate X, from June to September. The Chinese tech giant told CNBC and The Wall Street Journal that it was doing extensive testing to make sure the device was ready for consumers, and that the company was taking a “cautious” approach following the
Read MoreFacebook has secured the backing of over a dozen companies for its upcoming Libra cryptocurrency set to be announced next week, The Wall Street Journal reports. These companies include major financial organizations like Visa and Mastercard, and internet darlings like PayPal, Uber, Stripe, and Booking.com. Each will invest around $10 million to fund development of
Read MoreFacebook has begun assembling a who’s who of big tech companies to back its soon to be unveiled cryptocurrency, GlobalCoin. The likes of Mastercard, Visa, Uber, and PayPal are all backing the social media giant’s upcoming digital coin due to be unveiled later this month, and officially rolled out next year, reports The Wall St
Read MoreBarry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: Google rolls out a new search bar with icons beside the text for search categories including news, video, maps, and images on desktop — After a few months of testing, Google is finally rolling out the new Google search bar interface. — After a few months of testing it
Read MoreIf you are browsing GitHub it is very tempting to open up the source code to some project and peek at how it works. The code view is easy to read, but the viewer lacks one important feature: the ability to click on an included file and find it. The Octolinker extension fixes that oversight.
Read MoreOn its blog today, Google talked up Game Builder, its sandbox for desktops that lets you create 3D games without having to write any code (though you can if you want to). It’s available now on Steam, for Mac and Windows, for free. There are other tools like this for creating games, but Google’s Area
Read MoreGoogle may have released Chrome 75 just last week, but it’s already lining up a few nifty features for its upcoming release. Most importantly, the beta version of Chrome 76, which was officially released a day ago, makes a subtle tweak that may not be welcomed by publishers like The New York Times, The Boston
Read MoreYesterday, Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) announced its ambitious plan to put up a space station in the next decade. The space agency’s chief, K. Sivan, said the idea is to build the space station in the next seven years, and launch it by 2030. Sivan mentioned that India doesn’t plan to carry out
Read MoreAllen Day / Google Cloud Blog: Google details how developers could use Chainlink to enable Ethereum smart contracts to communicate with BigQuery — Try GCP — Get $300 free credit to spend over 12 months. — Free Trial — Blockchains focus on mathematical effort to create a shared consensus. Google details how developers could use
Read MoreAfter posts on the social network contributed to Myanmar’s genocide of Rohingya Muslims, Facebook vowed to fix the problem. Then the vitriol moved to India. When Rohingya Refugees Fled to India, Hate on Facebook Followed Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA handful of companies already dominate the market for digital assistants. The implications for consumer privacy are a serious concern, researchers say. Stanford Team Aims at Alexa and Siri With a Privacy-Minded Alternative Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThought your fancy gold and platinum came from a collision of neutron stars? Oh, that is so 2017… Rare star explosion gave rise to the gold in your electronics, study says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReview: Armistead Maupin’s groundbreaking story of 28 Barbary Lane is back and bordering on fantasy (no tech bros here), but it’s still a lovely place to visit. Netflix's Tales of the City wisely leaves the San Francisco hate behind – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBack in the day, all of your music was on a shelf (or in milk crates) and the act of choosing what to listen to was a tangible one. [Michael Teeuw] appreciates the power of having music on demand, but misses that physical aspect when it comes time to “put something on”. His solution is
Read MoreHow does it compare with Fitbit and the Galaxy Watch Active? Galaxy Fit vs. Galaxy Watch Active vs. Fitbit Inspire HR – CNET Source: CNet
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