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March 27, 2019

US Census Bureau has asked Google, Facebook, and Twitter for help protecting upcoming 2020 count from disinformation campaigns designed to dissuade participants (Nick Brown/Reuters)

Nick Brown / Reuters: US Census Bureau has asked Google, Facebook, and Twitter for help protecting upcoming 2020 count from disinformation campaigns designed to dissuade participants — NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Census Bureau has asked tech giants Google, Facebook and Twitter to help it fend off “fake news” … US Census Bureau has

Stuck Designing Two-Layer PCBs? Give Four Layers a Try!

Many readers are certainly familiar with the process for home-etching of PCBs: it’s considered very straightforward, if a little involved, today. This was not the case in my youth, when I first acquired an interest in electronics. At that time, etching even single-sided boards was for “advanced” hobbyists. By the time I started etching my

March 27, 2019

Japan court lets Monero cryptojacker walk away free

A Japanese web designer has been given the right to walk, despite “borrowing” the computing power of unsuspecting users to mine cryptocurrency. The 31-year-old web designer appeared in court today and was acquitted of stealing his user’s computing resources with a Monero mining script called Coinhive, local news outlet The Mainichi reports. The Yokohama District

March 27, 2019

Scale up your startup at TNW2019

Networking is a key component of any conference, and despite our “unconference” vibe at TNW2019, we’re definitely all about making new connections. That’s why we have dedicated matchmaking opportunities on May 9 and 10 – especially for startups. As a startup, you can meet countless investors, mentors, corporates, and media to help take your company

March 27, 2019

The Slack AI assistant automating creative tasks and driving data-driven decision making

At this year’s Adobe Summit in Las Vegas, the mission to change the world through digital experiences was gathering pace. There was something for everyone from empowering people to create and transforming how business compete to giving away one-year subscriptions for Adobe Rush video to all of the 17,000 attendees. Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, and Netflix

March 27, 2019

Troubleshoot your spotty WiFi with NetSpot Home, now only $20

Since WiFi has become every home or office’s de facto lifeline to the outside world, you can make sure that tether never wavers with the help of a top-flight site survey tool like NetSpot Home. Right now, you can score lifetime access to NetSpot Home for either Mac or Windows users for just $19, a

Apple Card won't drive Google, Samsung to offer their own credit cards – CNET

Experts say the Apple Card is light on perks when compared with other credit card options. Apple Card won't drive Google, Samsung to offer their own credit cards – CNET Source: CNet

With P30 Pro, Huawei shows US controversy and trade war aren't stumbling blocks – CNET

Huawei can’t sell its phones in the US but even that can’t topple the world’s second biggest phone maker from being at the top of its game. With P30 Pro, Huawei shows US controversy and trade war aren't stumbling blocks – CNET Source: CNet

Get up to speed on Huawei P30 Pro's new camera tech – CNET

The flagship phone tries hard to match what conventional cameras offer. Here’s a guide to the new hardware you’ll want to learn. Get up to speed on Huawei P30 Pro's new camera tech – CNET Source: CNet

Tingle all the way: ASMR videos chill you out one soap curl at a time – CNET

ASMR videos are the internet’s weirdest way to relax. Tingle all the way: ASMR videos chill you out one soap curl at a time – CNET Source: CNet

Why facial recognition's racial bias problem is so hard to crack – CNET

Good luck if you’re a woman or a darker-skinned person. Why facial recognition's racial bias problem is so hard to crack – CNET Source: CNet

Tech We’re Using: A Favorite Tool While Reporting on Start-Ups: Paper?

Erin Griffith explains how Silicon Valley’s hot young companies are no longer churning out must-use apps and gadgets on an everyday basis. Tech We’re Using: A Favorite Tool While Reporting on Start-Ups: Paper? Source: NY Times Tech

March 27, 2019

Hong Kong-based Qupital, which provides a trade financing platform for SMEs, raises $15M Series A led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Hong Kong-based Qupital, which provides a trade financing platform for SMEs, raises $15M Series A led by CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund — Qupital, a fintech startup that bills itself as Hong Kong’s largest trade financing platform for SMEs, has closed a $15 million Series A led … Hong Kong-based Qupital, which

March 27, 2019

CabbageTech owner charged with running $200K cryptocurrency and cash swindle

The operator of New York-based company CabaggeTech has been accused of defrauding investors out of more than $200,000 in cash and cryptocurrency, according to a nine-count indictment unsealed in federal court in New York, on Tuesday. Patrick McDonnell, also known as Jason Flack, is thought to have defrauded at least 10 victims of approximately $194,000, 4.41 Bitcoin ($17,706.11), 206

March 27, 2019

North Korean dissidents raise $14K with 100th ‘post-liberation visa’ on Ethereum blockchain

North Korean crypto-revolutionary crew Civil Cheollioma Defense (CCD) has issued its 100th “post-liberation blockchain visa” via the Ethereum blockchain. The group says it has been selling its tokenized visas (G-Visas) since Monday morning, after it claimed it necessary to delay sale for roughly 12 hours due to high demand. CCD states the G-Visas allow holders

March 27, 2019

Three pioneers of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, and Yoshua Bengio win the $1M Turing Award for their work on neural networks (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Cade Metz / New York Times: Three pioneers of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, and Yoshua Bengio win the $1M Turing Award for their work on neural networks — SAN FRANCISCO — In 2004, Geoffrey Hinton doubled down on his pursuit of a technological idea called a neural network. — It was a way for

Running a Glider With The PX4 Flight Controller

There are a few open source autopilots available these days for quadcopters and fixed wing aircraft. Two of the most popular are ArduPilot and PX4, however neither is officially capable of working with unpowered aircraft. Despite this, [rctestflight] decided to run some experiments to see just how PX4 would fare when controlling a drone-launched shuttle

March 27, 2019

A look at Estonia's efforts to deploy AI in government services, from farm inspections via satellite image analysis to robot judges for small claims disputes (Eric Niiler/Wired)

Eric Niiler / Wired: A look at Estonia’s efforts to deploy AI in government services, from farm inspections via satellite image analysis to robot judges for small claims disputes — GOVERNMENT USUALLY ISN’T the place to look for innovation in IT or new technologies like artificial intelligence. But Ott Velsberg might change your mind. A

Turing Award Won by Three Pioneers in Artificial Intelligence

For their work on neural networks, Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio will share $1 million for what many consider the Nobel Prize of computing. Turing Award Won by Three Pioneers in Artificial Intelligence Source: NY Times Tech

Three Pioneers in Artificial Intelligence Win Turing Award

For their work on neural networks, Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio will share $1 million for what many consider the Nobel Prize of computing. Three Pioneers in Artificial Intelligence Win Turing Award Source: NY Times Tech

March 27, 2019

FBI seizes $4.5M in cryptocurrency in dark web drug bust

Yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the results of its latest dark web investigation which saw over $4 million worth of cryptocurrency seized from criminals. Led by members of the Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (J-CODE) team, Operation SaboTor resulted in 61 arrests and the shutdown of 50 dark web accounts associated

At War: This New Generation of Weapons Could Mean More Covert Airstrikes Around the World

The United States has been dropping munitions on Shabab insurgents in Somalia using a dispenser called the common launch tube, which could enable the Pentagon to turn virtually any aircraft into a high-tech gunship. At War: This New Generation of Weapons Could Mean More Covert Airstrikes Around the World Source: NY Times Tech

Tech Fix: Protecting Your Internet Accounts Keeps Getting Easier. Here’s How to Do It.

There are many tools for setting up two-factor authentication, a security mechanism that prevents improper access. These four methods are the most compelling. Tech Fix: Protecting Your Internet Accounts Keeps Getting Easier. Here’s How to Do It. Source: NY Times Tech

Save An Old Drill From Landfill, With Some Lithium-Ion Magic

What do you do, when your trusty cordless drill starts to lose battery capacity? You bought it a decade ago and parts are a distant memory, so there’s no chance of buying a new pack. If you are [Danilo Larizza], you strip away the old NiMh cells, and replace them with a custom pack (Italian,

SONAR.SuspLaunch!g78

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm. SONAR.SuspLaunch!g78 Source: Symantec lastest threats

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