Amazon says it has 34 million Fire TV users, building lead on Roku – CNET
The streaming wars continue to heat up. Amazon says it has 34 million Fire TV users, building lead on Roku – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe streaming wars continue to heat up. Amazon says it has 34 million Fire TV users, building lead on Roku – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a milestone for synthetic biology, colonies of E. coli thrive with DNA constructed from scratch by humans, not nature. Matter: Scientists Created Bacteria With a Synthetic Genome. Is This Artificial Life? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBack in 2018, Disney fired director James Gunn, who was at the time working on the second sequel to his Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy. The firing came in response to a smear campaign by a noted alt-right media personality, who resurfaced some bad-taste jokes about pedophilia that Gunn had tweeted, in
Read MoreI grew up thinking I was shy. It was an easy conclusion to draw because whenever I’d be in a situation where I felt uncomfortable—particularly when I was expected to interact with someone I hardly knew—someone inevitably would say, “Ohhhh, she’s shy.” Or, worse, they’d directly ask me, “Are you shy??” Read more… Let's Stop
Read MoreThe White House will not sign an international agreement to combat online extremism brokered between French and New Zealand officials and top social media companies, amid U.S. concerns that the pact clashes with constitutional protections for free speech. White House declines to back Christchurch call to stamp out online extremism amid free speech concerns Source:
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google says a bug in its Titan Security Keys’ Bluetooth pairing protocols is exploitable by hackers in close physical proximity, provides free replacement keys — Google today disclosed a security bug in its Bluetooth Titan Security Key that could allow an attacker in close physical proximity … Google says a bug
Read MoreA NASA spacecraft in orbit around the Moon spotted the crash site of an Israeli robotic lander named Beresheet, which slammed into the lunar surface during a botched landing attempt in April. New pictures from the spacecraft show that the lander left a dark, 10-meter-long smudge across the Moon where it hit and then disintegrated.
Read MoreSetting up a backup process in Azure is one way to quickly recover from a ransomware attack. How to set up a Microsoft Azure backup process Source: Security
Read MoreCiting free speech protections in the United States, the Trump administration said it would not endorse the ‘Christchurch Call,’ which calls for the largest internet platforms to eradicate violent and extremist content online. White House Says It Won’t Sign Global Pact for Tougher Measures on Online Violence Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMemory is a tricky thing. Some of us are great at attaching names to faces, while others (and here I raise my hand) have always had a problem with remembering names, especially when you meet someone out of context. For example, imagine the embarrassment when someone you know from work suddenly shows up at a
Read MoreFor college-aged engineers and designers, finding a problem they’re truly passionate about early on could very well set the trajectory for an entire career. This is precisely the goal of the Cornell Cup, a competition that tasks applicants with solving a real-world problem in a unique and interesting way. From what we saw this is
Read MoreShima and Jenny live in Tokyo with their two young daughters, Velvet Jean and Birdie Moon. Shima was born and raised in Japan, while Jenny grew up near Chicago and moved to Japan 10 years ago. I spent a day with the family to learn about all that is wonderful and challenging about raising kids
Read MoreLego masters from around the world are imagining tomorrow’s building equipment, brick by brick. This all-terrain, driverless Lego construction vehicle could be our future – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSam Ouimet / CoinDesk: Brian Armstrong says Coinbase Custody, which launched about a year ago, has $1B in assets under management, with 70 institutions using the service — Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the exchange’s custody product, Coinbase Custody, already has $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) in just 12 months after launch. Brian
Read MoreIn the wake of the Christchurch shootings, social media platforms and governments alike have been struggling with how to deal with terrorist content online, and this week saw their first concrete response. On Sunday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a new commitment called the “Christchurch Call,” which calls on tech platforms and governments
Read MoreBeresheet left a mark on the moon. NASA spots site of Israel's heartbreaking moon lander crash – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOwen Bowcott / The Guardian: UK Supreme Court finds in favor of civil rights organizations and rules that GCHQ’s powers to hack into internet services should be subject to judicial review — Supreme court says GCHQ’s hacking powers should be subject to judicial review — Government security decisions will in future … UK Supreme Court
Read MorePeter Bright / Ars Technica: Microsoft releases its SPTAG algorithm, used to answer questions on Bing, as MIT-licensed open source on Github — Search engines today are more than just the dumb keyword matchers they used to be. You can ask a question—say, “How tall is the tower in Paris?”—and they’ll tell … Microsoft releases
Read MoreFive minutes into a four-hour flight to Florida, I found out I was seated next to a Trump supporter. I knew this because as soon as we were seated, she launched into a political tirade. I tried to maneuver my way out of the conversation, realizing that a debate with her would have no winners.
Read MoreCarnegie Mellon University has moved forward in its efforts to release education tools into the world. Last week, the institution officially introduced OpenSimon, a community and collection of tools dedicated to “
Read MoreJonny Kim was selected as a member of NASA’s 2017 astronaut class, nicknamed “the Turtles.” Jonny Kim: NASA's 2017 Astronaut Class Source: NASA
Read MoreDo you have a child who gets confused about which shoe goes on which foot? Do you have a sticker? Then try this classic parent hack. Read more… Help Kids Put Their Shoes on the Right Feet With the 'Sticker Trick' Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGoogle has just ripped the beta label off Rivet, its free mobile app designed to help young children learn to read. Designed by the company’s Area 120 incubator for employees’ big ideas, Rivet comes with more than 2,000 books for children, categorized by topic and reading level. It also listens to kids read, and assists
Read MorePeople have been left out of group chats, ghosted, and shamed about the fact that their texts show up as green bubbles in iMessage. For years now, Apple has turned all non-iPhone users’ text bubbles green while keeping iPhone users’ bubbles blue, and it’s created some drama. In the first episode of season 4 of
Read MoreDotdash, once known as About.com, plans to scrap the 85-year-old publication’s print edition and keep most of the editorial staff. Condé Nast Sells Brides Magazine to Barry Diller’s Dotdash Source: NY Times Tech
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