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March 22, 2019

Shopify and Mailchimp remove integration between their platforms after failing to agree about how to share customer data, blame each other for the breakup (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Shopify and Mailchimp remove integration between their platforms after failing to agree about how to share customer data, blame each other for the breakup — Mailchimp today announced that the Mailchimp app, which let its users use their Shopify data to create targeted email campaigns … Shopify and Mailchimp remove integration

This unusual Sikorsky-Boeing helicopter just made its first flight – CNET

The SB>1 Defiant has not one but two rotors on top, and in the rear, a pusher propeller designed to give it high-speed flight. This unusual Sikorsky-Boeing helicopter just made its first flight – CNET Source: CNet

NASA snapped that monster meteor fireball over the Bering Sea – CNET

Kaboom! The sneaky fireball exploded in a remote spot with 10 times the energy of an atomic bomb. NASA snapped that monster meteor fireball over the Bering Sea – CNET Source: CNet

Kid Rover Is Six Wheels Of Awesome

There are plenty of ways to go about learning to TIG weld. Most involve a series of practice parts making butt joints and welding together various sections of pipe. [Kris Temmerman] decided to go a little bit farther, however. The result is a kid rover that’s sure to be the envy of every neighbourhood child

Firefox Send file-sharing service arrives on Android, too – CNET

Mozilla’s service lets you share 1GB files with no strings attached and 2.5GB files if you sign in. Firefox Send file-sharing service arrives on Android, too – CNET Source: CNet

March 22, 2019

Video-conferencing software company Zoom files for an IPO, says it had $330.5M in revenue, up 118% YoY, and $7.6M in profits in its last fiscal year (CNBC)

CNBC: Video-conferencing software company Zoom files for an IPO, says it had $330.5M in revenue, up 118% YoY, and $7.6M in profits in its last fiscal year — Zoom, which provides video-conferencing software that can be used across devices, filed its IPO prospectus on Friday … Video-conferencing software company Zoom files for an IPO, says

March 22, 2019

A consumer spyware vendor has left a server with 95K+ images and 25K+ audio recordings exposed, and has not fixed the leak yet, despite being warned weeks ago (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/Motherboard)

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: A consumer spyware vendor has left a server with 95K+ images and 25K+ audio recordings exposed, and has not fixed the leak yet, despite being warned weeks ago — A consumer spyware vendor left a lot of incredibly sensitive and private data, including intimate pictures and private call recordings … A

Hacker Abroad: Visiting Espressif and Surprising Subway Ads

Thursday was my final day in Shanghai. After spending all of Wednesday at Electronica Asia, I headed over to the Espressif Headquarters which is just one subway stop away. This is of course the company behind the well-known ESP8266 and its younger sibling, the ESP32. My host was Ivan Grotkothov, Director of Software Platforms. The

In Netflix's After Life, Ricky Gervais grieves, and we're uplifted – CNET

Commentary: I came for Ricky Gervais. I stayed for the moving and relatable moments of human connection. In Netflix's After Life, Ricky Gervais grieves, and we're uplifted – CNET Source: CNet

Top 7 trends in mobile gaming from GDC 2019 – CNET

Mobile games are trending toward augmented reality, getting more PVP and live events and seeing a small increase in female developers. Top 7 trends in mobile gaming from GDC 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

March 22, 2019

Indonesia-based trucking logistics startup Kargo comes out of stealth, raises a $7.6M seed round led by Sequoia with Travis Kalanick's 10100 participating (Jon Russell/TechCrunch)

Jon Russell / TechCrunch: Indonesia-based trucking logistics startup Kargo comes out of stealth, raises a $7.6M seed round led by Sequoia with Travis Kalanick’s 10100 participating — Travis Kalanick may be busy cooking up a cloud kitchen business, but that hasn’t stopped the former Uber CEO’s VC fund from making its first investment in Southeast

Windows Calculator will get a 'graphing mode'

Microsoft has chosen “graphing mode” as the first feature to be added to the Windows 10 Calculator app after open-sourcing the project on GitHub. Windows Calculator will get a 'graphing mode' Source: ZDNet Microsoft

March 22, 2019

GoFundMe says fundraising campaigns promoting misinformation about vaccines violate its ToS and will be removed (Julia Arciga/The Daily Beast)

Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast: GoFundMe says fundraising campaigns promoting misinformation about vaccines violate its ToS and will be removed — Activists have raised more than $170,000 for their anti-science message. — Anti-vaxxers have long used GoFundMe to raise money to spread their dangerous message … GoFundMe says fundraising campaigns promoting misinformation about vaccines

March 22, 2019

World's biggest asset manager BlackRock to buy French investment software provider eFront for $1.3B to integrate with its own investment platform, Aladdin (Arjun Panchadar/Reuters)

Arjun Panchadar / Reuters: World’s biggest asset manager BlackRock to buy French investment software provider eFront for $1.3B to integrate with its own investment platform, Aladdin — (Reuters) – World’s biggest asset manager BlackRock Inc said on Friday it would buy French investment software provider eFront … World's biggest asset manager BlackRock to buy French

VW, Northvolt team up to form European Battery Union – Roadshow

The group wants to learn more about every aspect of batteries, from raw materials to recycling. VW, Northvolt team up to form European Battery Union – Roadshow Source: CNet

Beats' answer to Apple's new AirPods is arriving in April – CNET

Beats is getting set to release a totally wireless version of its PowerBeats wireless sports headphones, CNET has learned. Beats' answer to Apple's new AirPods is arriving in April – CNET Source: CNet

Google VR controller patent adds location, orientation tracking – CNET

Addressing the problem of locating your hands in space. Google VR controller patent adds location, orientation tracking – CNET Source: CNet

Retrotechtacular: Nellie The School Computer

When did computers arrive in schools? That should be an easy question to answer, probably in the years around 1980. Maybe your school had the Commodore Pet, the Apple II, or if you are British, the Acorn BBC Micro in that period, all 8-bit microcomputers running a BASIC interpreter. That’s certainly the case for the

March 22, 2019

You can now play scratchcards with Bitcoin, thanks to the Lightning Network

The Lightning Network is where all the weird and wonderful use cases of Bitcoin micro-payments come to life. You can order a Coke, feed chickens, dispense candy, and even play roulette or Pokémon, all courtesy of the Bitcoin sidechain. But thanks to one enterprising dev, the Lightning Network now has scratchcards. This one has 1,000,000

March 22, 2019

Two months on, the Honor View 20 is still one of the best mid-range phones you can buy

Late last year, I flew to Hong Kong to see the the launch of the Honor View 20 first hand. This phone was notable for three reasons. Firstly, it was the second commercially available phone to ship with a 48MP rear camera. Secondly, it was the first phone to come with a punch-hole camera, beating

March 22, 2019

Twitter is inserting tweets into the feeds of users that do not follow the accounts which posted them, sometimes inadvertently amplifying extremist rhetoric (Oliver Darcy/CNN)

Oliver Darcy / CNN: Twitter is inserting tweets into the feeds of users that do not follow the accounts which posted them, sometimes inadvertently amplifying extremist rhetoric — New York (CNN Business)Imagine opening up the Twitter app on your phone and scrolling through your feed. Twitter is inserting tweets into the feeds of users that

March 22, 2019

PSA: MetaMask reveals your Ethereum address to sites you visit, here’s how to hide it

There’s a setting that popular Ethereum service MetaMask doesn’t enable by default, and its putting users‘ privacy at risk. MetaMask works as a gateway to decentralized apps (dapps) running on Ethereum’s blockchain. It’s a browser extension that seeks to simplify the use of cryptocurrency, which tends to intimidate unfamiliar users. It’s one of the most popular apps of

Hackaday Podcast Ep11 – Weird Keyboards, Salvaging LCD Screens, and Mike Interviews Ivan of Espressif in Shanghai

With our intrepid Editor in Chief Mike Szczys off being kind of a big deal in China, Managing Editor Elliot Williams is joined by Staff Writer Tom Nardi to talk about all the hacks that were fit to print over the past week. Join us as we talk about the wide world of custom mechanical

March 22, 2019

OpenSignal: AT&T's "5G E" phones get average speeds of 28.8Mbps, compared to T-Mobile's 29.4Mbps and Verizon's 29.9Mbps which use similar 4G LTE-Advanced tech (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: OpenSignal: AT&T’s “5G E” phones get average speeds of 28.8Mbps, compared to T-Mobile’s 29.4Mbps and Verizon’s 29.9Mbps which use similar 4G LTE-Advanced tech — AT&T’s so-called “5G E” lost to Verizon and T-Mobile 4G in new speed tests. — AT&T’s “5G E” service … OpenSignal: AT&T's "5G E" phones get

Robot Telephone Operator Handles Social Media For You

Social media has become pervasive in modern life. It can be impossible to get so much as an invite to a party without offering up your personal data at the altar of the various tech companies. [David] wanted to avoid the pressures of seeing countless photos of people climbing mountains and eating tacos, but also

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