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April 9, 2019

Verizon is pushing updates to patch critical flaws in millions of residential routers, after the vulnerabilities were reported in mid-December (Eduard Kovacs/SecurityWeek)

Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: Verizon is pushing updates to patch critical flaws in millions of residential routers, after the vulnerabilities were reported in mid-December — Verizon has been pushing firmware updates to its Fios Quantum Gateway residential routers to address several vulnerabilities … Verizon is pushing updates to patch critical flaws in millions of residential

Apple TV Plus streaming service: Release date, price, shows and movies to expect – CNET

Apple TV Plus finally has a name and megawatt stars bragging about it. But with so much still under wraps, here’s what we really know — and what we don’t. Apple TV Plus streaming service: Release date, price, shows and movies to expect – CNET Source: CNet

New IIHS crash tests give stars for saving pedestrians – Roadshow

Kia, Honda and Mercedes are top safety picks, but how will they do at protecting pedestrians? New IIHS crash tests give stars for saving pedestrians – Roadshow Source: CNet

Transcending the Stack with the Right Network Protocol

The increase in network-connected devices the past years has been something of a dual-edged sword. While on one hand it’s really nice to have an easy and straight-forward method to have devices talk with each other, this also comes with a whole host of complications, mostly related to reliability and security. With WiFi, integrating new

April 9, 2019

Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 730G chip is designed for cheaper ‘gaming phones’

The majority of ‘gaming phones’ from 2018 -including the Razer Phone 2, Asus’ ROG Phone, and Xiaomi’s Black Shark – were all powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 845 chip. It’s the same processor that was under the hood of many high-end non-gaming models from other brands, which means you weren’t getting anything special in terms

April 9, 2019

Slack now lets you preview documents within the app (and plays nice with Office 365!)

It’s a big day for Slack. Today, the enterprise messaging app ticked off an item that’s long been top of users’ wishlists and announced new integrations with Office 365. Let’s start with the former first, as (speaking personally) it’s the most exciting. Essentially, Slack now lets you preview documents within the app, thereby removing the

April 9, 2019

KPMG survey: 67% of corporates are not using blockchain technology

If a recent poll conducted by KPMG is anything to go by, blockchain technology still has a way to go in terms of corporate adoption in the tax and finance world. According to the survey, which asked the opinion of 450 respondents, some 60 percent of participants said they would be willing to adopt the

April 9, 2019

Vote for your favorite Chivas Venture finalist

The final of the Chivas Venture, a global competition that gives away $1 million every year to social businesses who blend profit with purpose, will take place at TNW Conference on May 9. You can now vote to help determine how the first $100,000 in no-strings funding is split between the remaining finalists. Chivas Venture

April 9, 2019

Adult site CamSoda will now let you pay for porn with Bitcoin

Adult entertainment company CamSoda has integrated cryptocurrency payments, enabling users to purchase tokens on the platform using seven different coins, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. In addition to BTC and ETH, CamSoda users can also spend their Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Tron alongside privacy-oriented coins Monero and Zcash. “Now that we are seeing more adoption of the technology, we decided to

Nearly Entirely 3D Printed RC Car Is 4WD Fun

Remote control cars can be great fun, particularly if you’ve got a spare carpark or dirt lot to hoon them around. Any good hobby store will have shelves stocked with all manner of vehicles – buggies, touring cars, prototypes – but you don’t have to settle for what’s already available. Why not 3D print the

Slack adds tighter integrations with Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive

New Slack apps for Outlook calendar and email, plus an updated Slack OneDrive app are available to users who want more seamless collaboration between Slack and Microsoft Office. Slack adds tighter integrations with Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive Source: ZDNet Microsoft

April 9, 2019

TNW2019 Daily: We have an astronaut!

There are only 30 days left until TNW Conference, our tech festival in Amsterdam. In exactly one month, 17,500 attendees will spend two days watching keynotes from the biggest names in tech. Yesterday, we surpassed 300 speakers, and we’ve confirmed a really big name: André Kuipers! I’m doing something different by dedicating today’s entire newsletter

Mueller report heads to Congress 'within a week': Everything on the Trump-Russia case – CNET

The 400-page investigation into President Trump and Russia will go to Congress within a week. It could sharpen the partisan divide. Mueller report heads to Congress 'within a week': Everything on the Trump-Russia case – CNET Source: CNet

April 9, 2019

Expanse, which indexes global IP addresses and helps track connected devices for large organizations, raises $70M Series C led by TPG Growth (Khari Johnson/VentureBeat)

Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: Expanse, which indexes global IP addresses and helps track connected devices for large organizations, raises $70M Series C led by TPG Growth — Expanse, a company that indexes global internet protocol (IP) addresses, today announced the close of a $70 million funding round. Expanse, which indexes global IP addresses and helps

A flood online of hate speech greets lawmakers probing Facebook and Google about white nationalism

A congressional hearing to explore the spread of white nationalism on social media quickly served to illustrate of the problem Silicon Valley faces, after anonymous users on YouTube began posting attacks on the basis of race and religion. A flood online of hate speech greets lawmakers probing Facebook and Google about white nationalism Source: Washington

Without Google, people behind bars pen their questions to librarians – CNET

At the San Francisco Public Library, librarians serve as gates to online information for those who can’t access it themselves. Without Google, people behind bars pen their questions to librarians – CNET Source: CNet

Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account – CNET

Deactivation does nothing for your privacy. Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account – CNET Source: CNet

People can safely remove USB flash drives without paralyzing fear

Using Windows 10, Microsoft users can, by default, swiftly remove their USB drives without “safely” ejecting them. People can safely remove USB flash drives without paralyzing fear Source: Washington Post Tech

April 9, 2019

40 years of console wars, spellbindingly charted for your viewing pleasure

We enjoyed creating our last bar chart race about phone sales so much, we couldn’t resist doing another. So, this time round we’ve looked at something close to all our hearts: the console wars. Yep, in the animated graph below, you’ll find a visualization of the best-selling games consoles from 1977 all the way through

Humanity Creates a Cloud of Space Garbage, Again

With the destruction of the Microsat-R reconnaissance satellite on March 27th, India became the fourth country in history to successfully hit an orbiting satellite with a surface-launched weapon. While Microsat-R was indeed a military satellite, there was no hostile intent; the spacecraft was one of India’s own, launched earlier in the year. This follows the

April 9, 2019

Kuo: 31.6-inch Apple display with mini-LED backlight will launch in Q2 or Q3 2019; new iPad and MacBook with mini-LED displays will launch by 2020 or early 2021 (Benjamin Mayo/9to5Mac)

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Kuo: 31.6-inch Apple display with mini-LED backlight will launch in Q2 or Q3 2019; new iPad and MacBook with mini-LED displays will launch by 2020 or early 2021 — TF Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo has released a report which lays out Apple’s product interest in mini-LED technology. Kuo: 31.6-inch Apple display with

Microsoft: FCC massively overstating how many Americans have broadband access

US has “no accurate, comprehensive, and public estimate of broadband coverage”, Microsoft tells lawmakers. Microsoft: FCC massively overstating how many Americans have broadband access Source: ZDNet Microsoft

China, a Major Bitcoin Source, Considers Moving Against It

China, whose initial enthusiasm about cryptocurrencies has waned, may order its local governments not to support the industry. China, a Major Bitcoin Source, Considers Moving Against It Source: NY Times Tech

April 9, 2019

Stack Overflow survey shows DevOps engineers are really, really content

Stack Overflow today released the results of its 2019 Developer Survey. The report highlights trends across a sample of 90,000 developers, located around the world, and focuses on a variety of subjects, including education, job satisfaction, and preferred technological stack. Some findings aren’t especially surprising. The survey shows that Python remains a popular – if

April 9, 2019

Tencent leads game streaming in China after Panda TV shuts down; China's streaming market, the world's biggest, is expected to reach $16.5B in revenues by 2022 (Zheping Huang/South China Morning Post)

Zheping Huang / South China Morning Post: Tencent leads game streaming in China after Panda TV shuts down; China’s streaming market, the world’s biggest, is expected to reach $16.5B in revenues by 2022 — China is home to the world’s biggest live streaming user base, with industry revenue expected to grow to US$16.5 billion by

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