In a bid to grow its audience in India, Netflix is trialing cheaper subscriptions that allow access to its streaming video service only on mobile devices, reports The Economic Times. The plan, which costs Rs. 250 ($3.65) a month, comes in at half the price of Netflix‘ cheapest standard plan for users in the country.
Read MoreAs technology evolves, so do hackers’ techniques, something which puts tremendous pressure on organizations to constantly update their security measures in order to keep their data secure. Hackers can expose not only important company information, but sensitive customer data as well, leading to potentially devastating effects. To find out how to better protect your organization’s
Read More‘No one is shocked when a paper mill closes anymore. The shocking thing is when one reopens.’ The Great American Cardboard Comeback Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA compilation of state data indicates a big decline for the electric-car maker after a federal tax credit was reduced. New Clues on Tesla Sales Point to a Recent Drop Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe 12th edition of arguably one of the biggest cricket tournaments of the world – the Indian Premier League (IPL) – is kicking off tomorrow. Last year, more than 200 million people streamed the tournament online through Hotstar, an India-based streaming service owned by Star TV Network. As the Chennai Superkings are set to take
Read MoreField recorders, or backpackable audio recorders with a few XLR jacks and an SD card slot, are a niche device, and no matter what commercial field recorder you choose you’ll always compromise on what features you want versus what features you’ll get. [Ben Biles] didn’t feel like compromising so he built his own multichannel audio
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Backdoor.Picigail Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAnand Murali / FactorDaily: With the global market for AI data preparation expected to reach $1.2B by the end of 2023, India is emerging as a hub for data labelling and annotation work — Kumaramputhur is a tiny village some 45 km northwest of Palakkad in Kerala, home to some 3,500 families and probably not
Read MoreLast night, Facebook revealed that it found a flaw in January in its systems that stored user passwords in plain text, which meant that anyone who had access to them could read those passwords without having to decrypt them. The vulnerability impacts “hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users, tens of millions of other Facebook
Read MoreSuspect admits role in criminal operation within a week after being arrested. Microsoft tech support scammer pleads guilty to defrauding victims of million Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhat do you do when you’re working with some vintage ICs and one of the tiny legs pops off? That’s what happened to [Kotomi] when working with an old Super Nintendo. A single lead for the sound chip just snapped off, leaving [Kotomi] one pin short of a working system (the Google Translatrix). This is
Read MoreAli Breland / Mother Jones: Since the Christchurch shootings, Reddit’s r/CringeAnarchy and r/The_Donald continue to host anti-Muslim hate speech justifying it and violence against Muslims — And the platform doesn’t seem to care. — Days after the tragic shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand … Since the Christchurch shootings, Reddit's r/CringeAnarchy and r/The_Donald
Read MoreThe EV company found that after years of servicing its vehicles, components weren’t wearing as quickly as it originally anticipated. Tesla eliminates service schedules, moves to an 'as-needed' model – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBesides relying on Korean content, the Hong Kong company is investing in its own programming. Asian streaming service Viu looks to grow with more original content – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDocument in court case includes employees’ discussion about violating company policies, according to a court filing. Facebook allegedly knew of Cambridge Analytica data mining earlier than reported – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe iconic Apollo 11 photo of astronaut Buzz Aldrin and an amateur astronomer’s photo of the moon are featured on the two stamps. Celebrate NASA's Apollo 11 mission 50th anniversary with new USPS stamps – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDami Lee / The Verge: Hands-on with Nintendo’s fourth Labo kit, which allows users to build their own VR games with six Toy-Con creations and will be available April 12 for $79.99 — Nintendo’s latest Labo kit lets you code your own VR games — Nearly one year after the launch of Labo, Nintendo’s DIY
Read MoreNintendo takes a creative — OK, weird — approach to virtual reality. Nintendo Labo VR had us playing with duck butts and foot fans – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOh, and the fingerprint reader might be in the display. Pixel 4 XL leaked photo shows two rear cameras and hole-punch screen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe director of HBO’s The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, plus the whistleblower who brought the wrongdoings to light, talk about the woman at the center of it all. HBO Theranos doc's director: Elizabeth Holmes is like Steve Jobs and Scientology – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoe Carlson / Star Tribune: DHS warns of two vulnerabilities affecting about 750,000 Medtronic implantable defibrillators worldwide, which could allow hackers to take control of devices — Alert from Medtronic, Homeland Security says 750K defibrillators are at risk. — As many as 750,000 heart devices … DHS warns of two vulnerabilities affecting about 750,000 Medtronic
Read MoreQuantum dots certainly sound as if they should be something cool, but carry the hazardous baggage of being sometimes made from cadmium which can be dangerous. What are they? In essence, they are nanometer-scale particles, so small that when high energy light hits them, the photons will be absorbed and re-emitted at a lower energy
Read MoreJoe Rossignol / MacRumors: Report: Apple acquires Italian startup Stamplay, which specializes in backend automation, for about €5M — Apple has acquired Italian startup Stamplay, which offered an API-based back-end development platform, according to Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. The report claims Apple paid around five million euros for the company. Report: Apple acquires
Read MoreJulia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: Court filing by DC AG: Facebook knew about Cambridge Analytica data misuse months before it was first reported; Facebook says it did not mislead about timeline — Company confirms suspicions of separate incident following Washington DC attorney general court filing Court filing by DC AG: Facebook knew about Cambridge
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Source: Apple has signed up Vox for its upcoming news subscription service; other Vox Media properties will not participate initially — Apple Inc. signed Vox to be part of an upcoming subscription service for newspaper and magazine readers, according to a person familiar with the matter … Source: Apple has signed
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