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March 28, 2019

Indian ride-hailing company Ola to launch a car rental service in the coming weeks; sources: Ola will invest more than $500M in the service (Aditi Shrivastava/The Economic Times)

Aditi Shrivastava / The Economic Times: Indian ride-hailing company Ola to launch a car rental service in the coming weeks; sources: Ola will invest more than $500M in the service — Homegrown ride-hailing platform Ola will invest over $500 million to launch a ‘self-drive’ service aimed at broadening its portfolio of transportation solutions … Indian

March 28, 2019

Security researcher charged with computer misuse in the UK after admitting to hacking Microsoft and Nintendo, which estimate the cost of damages at ~$3.8M (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Security researcher charged with computer misuse in the UK after admitting to hacking Microsoft and Nintendo, which estimate the cost of damages at ~$3.8M — 24-year-old also involved in Vtech breach — A 24-year-old security researcher narrowly avoided prison today … Security researcher charged with computer misuse in the UK

Reverse Engineering A Modern IP Camera

Security cameras used to be analog devices feeding back into a room full of tiny screens and commercial grade VCRs. As technology moved forward, IP cameras began to proliferate. Early models simply presented a video stream and configuration page to the local network. Modern models aimed at the home market differ however. More often than

March 28, 2019

Lyft will IPO on Friday with an insane $24.3 billion valuation

Next week, insurgent ridesharing provider Lyft will commence its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO). An IPO marks the point when a company makes its shares available on a public stock exchange, and Lyft is releasing 32.5 million shares costing $72 apiece. That values the company at a cool $24.3 billion. Lyft plans to list on

Microsoft helping Canberra to shift 'legacy' mindset for government IT procurement

Hoping to shift the Commonwealth from an old-school capex model to an opex one. Microsoft helping Canberra to shift 'legacy' mindset for government IT procurement Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Lyft Is Ready for Its I.P.O. How Much Pop Is Left?

Unicorn companies are finally going public, after large gains have been captured by elite early investors. Lyft Is Ready for Its I.P.O. How Much Pop Is Left? Source: NY Times Tech

The Mounting Federal Investigations Into Facebook

The giant social network faces scrutiny of its business practices by numerous federal agencies. The Mounting Federal Investigations Into Facebook Source: NY Times Tech

March 28, 2019

Canon’s new Ivy Cliq cameras join the modern Polaroid fad

What’s old is new again. Just like vinyl, instant-print cameras are making a return to the mainstream as people come to realize that sometimes having physical objects is better than ones and zeros on your computer. Now Canon is doubling down on the trend with the launch of its Ivy Cliq and Cliq+ cameras. You’ve seen

March 28, 2019

Source: Lyft prices IPO at $72 per share (CNBC)

CNBC: Source: Lyft prices IPO at $72 per share — – Ridehailing platform Lyft was funded early on by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Mayfield, K9 Ventures, Floodgate and others. — Lyft is one of several aging startups expected to go public in 2019 including its chief rival Uber, along with Pinterest, Zoom and Slack. Source:

March 28, 2019

Leaked Facebook emails reveal intense discussion over an anti-Semitic Instagram post by Alex Jones before it was taken down (Jake Kanter/INSIDER)

Jake Kanter / INSIDER: Leaked Facebook emails reveal intense discussion over an anti-Semitic Instagram post by Alex Jones before it was taken down — – Business Insider has seen a lengthy Facebook email chain in which executives discuss Alex Jones’ future on Instagram and removing an inflammatory post. Leaked Facebook emails reveal intense discussion over

Killing Eve season 2: New female assassin and Villanelle’s many forced fashion crimes – CNET

Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer walk again in the not-always-stylish shoes of agent Eve Polastri and assassin Villanelle for the new season of the Emmy- and BAFTA-nominated show. Killing Eve season 2: New female assassin and Villanelle’s many forced fashion crimes – CNET Source: CNet

Twitch Prime gives away a free year of Nintendo Switch Online to subscribers – CNET

If you have Twitch Prime (or Amazon Prime), this freebie is for you. Twitch Prime gives away a free year of Nintendo Switch Online to subscribers – CNET Source: CNet

NASA celebrates baseball opening day with stadiums from space – CNET

NASA smacks one way, way out of the ballpark with ISS astronaut views of MLB digs. NASA celebrates baseball opening day with stadiums from space – CNET Source: CNet

DEA phone record collection program needs further review, DOJ says – CNET

The antidrug agency “failed to fully assess” the legality of the program, according to a report. DEA phone record collection program needs further review, DOJ says – CNET Source: CNet

YouTube TV is now available across the US – CNET

The live TV service has finished rolling out in every TV market nationwide. YouTube TV is now available across the US – CNET Source: CNet

Ammo Can Holds A 14,000 Lumen LED Flashlight

For most people, a flashlight is just something you keep in a drawer in the kitchen in case the power goes out. There’s even a good chance your “flashlight” is just an application on your phone at this point. But as we’ve seen many times before from mechanical keyboards to Power Wheels, hardcore niche communities

March 28, 2019

The Borderlands 3 reveal was a mess, but hey, we’re getting the game

Gearbox Software today revealed its latest game, Borderlands 3, at the PAX East Conference. Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong, but at least the game looks cool. No, I’m not exaggerating — it was a shitshow. It started with Randy Pitchford doing his own version of one of those “Here are all

March 28, 2019

LG says G8 ThinQ, its latest flagship, will be available on April 11 from all major US carriers starting at $820; pre-orders available on March 29 (Stefan Etienne/The Verge)

Stefan Etienne / The Verge: LG says G8 ThinQ, its latest flagship, will be available on April 11 from all major US carriers starting at $820; pre-orders available on March 29 — You’ll get the best deal from T-Mobile — LG’s latest flagship, the G8 ThinQ, will be released in the US beginning on April

March 28, 2019

Sources: HUD alerted Twitter and Google last year that it is scrutinizing their ad targeting practices for possible housing discrimination (Tracy Jan/Washington Post)

Tracy Jan / Washington Post: Sources: HUD alerted Twitter and Google last year that it is scrutinizing their ad targeting practices for possible housing discrimination — The Department of Housing and Urban Development alerted Twitter and Google last year that it is scrutinizing their practices for possible housing discrimination … Sources: HUD alerted Twitter and

Microsoft officially designates Windows 10 1809 as ready for broad deployment

Microsoft finally is telling business users that Windows 10 1809, originally released last fall, is ready for deployment — just a month before Windows 10 1903 may start rolling out. Microsoft officially designates Windows 10 1809 as ready for broad deployment Source: ZDNet Microsoft

March 28, 2019

Sensor Tower: worldwide App Store spending will reach $96B by 2023, up 104% from $47B in 2018; Google Play will reach $60B, up 140% from $27B in 2018 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Sensor Tower: worldwide App Store spending will reach $96B by 2023, up 104% from $47B in 2018; Google Play will reach $60B, up 140% from $27B in 2018 — Consumer spending in mobile apps across both Apple’s App Store and Google Play will grow by 120 percent to reach $156 billion

Windows 10 update: The complete guide for businesses of every size

Whether you are responsible for a single Windows 10 PC or thousands of enterprise PCs, your challenges for managing updates are the same. Your goals are to install security updates promptly, manage feature updates intelligently, and prevent unexpected restarts from cutting into productivity. Windows 10 update: The complete guide for businesses of every size Source:

NASA's Hubble nabs spectacular image of asteroid coming apart – CNET

Because of constant pressure from the sun, a space rock beyond Mars is spinning so much that it’s literally cracking up. NASA's Hubble nabs spectacular image of asteroid coming apart – CNET Source: CNet

A super-close look at the Galaxy S10, S10E and S10 Plus under a macro lens – CNET

We take an incredibly close-up look at Samsung’s three Galaxy S10 phones. A super-close look at the Galaxy S10, S10E and S10 Plus under a macro lens – CNET Source: CNet

March 28, 2019

Twitch copies another community-made feature with Squad Stream

Twitch recently introduced Squad Stream, a way for multiple streamers to stream “together” in the same window. Like lots of Twitch‘s features, it’s an official variant on software streamers have been using for years. By incorporating this into its streaming tools, Twitch legitimizes the community spirit that already existed on the site — though only for

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