Huawei to unveil first 5G phone in London on May 16 – CNET
Will the phone be an updated version of the P30 Pro? We’ll know next week. Huawei to unveil first 5G phone in London on May 16 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill the phone be an updated version of the P30 Pro? We’ll know next week. Huawei to unveil first 5G phone in London on May 16 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCameron Faulkner / The Verge: Amazon announces Blink XT2, a 1080p smart security camera that it says has two-year battery life, available for preorder at $90 — The first Blink camera released under Amazon ownership — Amazon has announced the Blink XT2, the follow-up to Blink’s XT camera that was released in late 2016. Amazon
Read MoreThe automaker also intends to reduce model variations to streamline manufacturing. Honda promises hybrid variant for next-gen Fit, confirms Honda E name for electric hatch – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe original 2009 version sure is basic, but makes for a nice trip down memory lane. Play Minecraft Classic in your browser right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA killer gift item for Mom, Dad or grad, these were already a steal at $50. Plus: an awesome sci-fi novel for $2. The top-rated Tribit XFree Tune wireless over-the-ear headphones drop to just .49 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new military game is said to be more government-friendly. Tencent reportedly replaces PUBG in China with 'patriotic' alternative – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBinance said no user funds will be affected, and that it will use an emergency insurance fund to cover the losses in full. Binance says hackers stole million worth of bitcoin in one transaction Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTheodore Schleifer / Vox: Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, popular with some of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest donors, has five fundraising events in the Bay Area this week — Inside the tech network that is trying to turn a small-town mayor into a fundraising dynamo. — The two 30-somethings drove … Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg,
Read MoreJust a day before its planned IPO, some Uber drivers in the U.S. and Britain planned to strike May 8 in protest at what they say is poor pay and conditions. Uber drivers strike as IPO looms Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreUsing a quantum computer, physicists successfully reversed time for an artificial atom. You can even try it at home. For a Split Second, a (Simulated) Particle Went Backward in Time Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJohana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: Uber and Lyft drivers are planning a 24-hour strike in at least 10 cities in the US to protest against unfair pay ahead of Uber’s much-anticipated IPO — It was a protest that dealt Uber its biggest blow. When taxi drivers in New York City rallied against President Trump’s
Read MoreThree women near Minneapolis argue that Amazon retaliated against them after they protested their working conditions. 3 Muslim Workers at Amazon File Federal Discrimination Complaint Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreRani Molla / Vox: Experts say apps like Nextdoor and Ring’s Neighbors give people a false sense that the US crime rate is worsening even as violent crime reaches record lows — Why people are socializing more about crime even as it becomes rarer. — Violent crime in the US is at its lowest rate
Read More{$inline_image}NASA’s InSight Mars Lander used its Instrument Context Camera beneath the lander’s deck to image these drifting clouds at sunset on the Red Planet. InSight Sees Drifting Clouds on Mars Source: NASA
Read MoreIt’s important to preserve snapshots of China’s internet before they vanish without a trace, says Raymond Zhong, a Times tech reporter in Beijing. Tech We’re Using: Capturing What’s Online in China Before It Vanishes Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: HeyJobs, which uses machine learning to make high skilled recruitment scalable, raises $12M Series A led by Notion Capital — HeyJobs, a three year-old Berlin startup that helps large employers scale recruitment, has raised $12 million in Series A funding. HeyJobs, which uses machine learning to make high skilled recruitment scalable,
Read MoreIt was hard to top last year’s demonstration of the new Microsoft 365 experienced powered by the Microsoft Graph. The focus this year shifted to how the graph could break down application and device silos to make everyday applications more user-centric. Microsoft Build 2019 Postmortem: Bring on the graph, but hold the glitz Source: ZDNet
Read MoreReuters: Tencent pulls the test version of blockbuster game PUBG in China and shifts users to a similar “patriotic” game that has government approval to generate revenue — SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings Ltd on Wednesday shut down its test version of global blockbuster … Tencent pulls the test version of blockbuster game PUBG
Read MoreMadhumita Murgia / Financial Times: Facebook will hire about 100 people in London to establish a base for its push into payments on WhatsApp, which currently has only ~400 employees — Facebook has chosen London as the centre for a push into payments on its WhatsApp messaging service, boosting the city’s hopes of becoming …
Read MoreIt was the culmination of years of escalating tensions between the companies and their contract work forces. Uber and Lyft drivers strike for pay transparency — after algorithms made it harder to understand Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDonkey Kong Jr. must rescue his captive dad in the classic NES adventure where Mario’s kind of a jerk. Nintendo Switch Online brings us bad guy Mario next week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle held its annual developer conference yesterday, and it announced tons of cool stuff including new budget pixel devices, Android Q, better privacy controls, and new search features. Here’s a summary of some amazing stuff the company unveiled: New Pixel mid-range phones Google introduced a couple of budget handsets for the first time after it
Read MorePatricia Hernandez / Polygon: Kids who play Fortnite as free “default” characters are often bullied, insulted, and sometimes ostracized by peers, causing pressure to purchase skins — The stigma of being a default — In a private school where tuition is high, students can bicker about clothes, shoe brands, cellphones, or video games. Kids who
Read MoreNews surfaced yesterday that the wife of Craig Wright, the man famous for claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto, has supposedly lost $3 million worth of Bitcoin following a series of trading mishaps. In court documents from April – spotted by Trustnodes – Ramona Ang claims to have lost the Bitcoin after her trading account on
Read MoreThe head of cryptocurrency exchange Binance responded to a 7,000 BTC ($40 million) hack with an outlandish idea: take over the entire Bitcoin blockchain and cancel the transactions. A major digital asset exchange openly colluding with cryptocurrency mining pools to reverse transactions would certainly be bad for PR. It would also critically undermine Bitcoin‘s primary value
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