Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: Trump to nominate Michael Kratsios to be his first US CTO; Kratsios is currently US deputy CTO and was formerly chief of staff at Thiel Capital — For the first time in two years—and for the first time under President Trump—the U.S. is set to have a chief technology officer. Trump
Read MoreFor every three scooters that don’t share GPS data, 10 will. The majority of scooters in LA are going to share your location with the city – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOwners of fifth-generation Explorers are complaining that exhaust is leaking into the cabin of their vehicles and causing carbon monoxide poisoning. Ford Explorer owners getting carbon monoxide poisoning in their cars, report alleges – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreFor nearly five minutes, the cartoon is predictable. Colorful characters with child-like voices act out the types of scenarios capable of reversing even the wildest tantrums, turning screaming toddlers into tiny, submissive humans. It’s the optimal time for a man to enter the frame, telling your small child the proper way to slit their wrists.
Read MoreAs medical insurers and billing companies begin using machine-learning software, they can learn to game the underlying algorithms for profit. A.I. Can Improve Health Care. It Also Can Be Duped. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMaureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Pinterest has sped up the timing of its IPO, plans to make its filing public as early as Friday and list its shares on the NYSE in mid-April — Pinterest Inc. has sped up the timing of its initial public offering as the image-search company looks to tap
Read MoreEric Newcomer / Bloomberg: Source: Uber picks the NYSE for its upcoming IPO; Lyft will start trading next week on Nasdaq — – Listing is likely to be the biggest public offering this year — Company expected to officially file for its IPO in April — Uber Technologies Inc. has selected the New York Stock
Read MoreOne promotional deal will include a free pair of Galaxy Buds. Galaxy S10 5G looks to cost over ,300 and launch April 5 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Volkswagen Beetle, and yes the bus and the sexiest car ever made, are cars meant for the people. You can pull the engine out with a strong friend, and you can fix anything in an old Volkswagen. VW realized this, because in the 1950s and ’60s, they came up with plans for tools designed
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: A look at some of Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 cohort who secured funding before Demo Day due to early interest from those connected to the YC network — Meet the startups that raised venture capital, or got acquired, before Demo Day — Hundreds gathered this week at San Francisco’s Pier 48
Read MoreHe’s barely even part of the X-Men (he’s a trainee!), but he could very well someday be an Avenger. Deadpool is not part of the MCU. Yet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBecause shooting with professional cameras is just too basic. Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus to be used to film entire Tonight Show episode – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlex Heath / Cheddar: Q&A with Vishal Shah, Instagram’s head of product who previously ran Instagram’s business products, on e-commerce as a revenue driver, IGTV, and more — Instagram’s new product chief talks about the app’s push into e-commerce, life after the departure of Instagram’s two cofounders … Q&A with Vishal Shah, Instagram's head of
Read MoreShakespeare had it right: “A sad tale’s best for winter.” If you’ve ever wanted to experience the cold, existential despair of being bored and alone on a winter night, a game that fills that niche recently appeared on Steam — a strange little experience titled “It’s Winter.” Sometimes there comes a Steam game so unusual
Read MoreThe charges came as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed to investigate the role that social media companies played in mosque massacres last week. In New Zealand, Spreading the Mosque Shooting Video Is a Crime Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Hacker groups are creating backdoor admin accounts and redirecting users to tech support scams using a zero-day vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin — Hacker groups are creating backdoor admin accounts on vulnerable sites and redirecting users to tech support scams. Hacker groups are creating backdoor admin accounts and redirecting users
Read MoreThis could foreshadow a Huawei/Sonos One deal. Photos of Huawei P30 Pro next to a Sonos One leak ahead of Paris launch event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company previously said it had the right to use any pictures taken at the structure. Vessel at Hudson Yards updates photo policy after online criticism – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA growing Customs and Border Protection program pits convenience and security against privacy. Facial recognition can speed you through airport security, but there's a cost – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCraig Silverman / BuzzFeed News: An ad fraud scheme that runs video ads behind banner images targeted popular Android apps, including many using Twitter’s MoPub ad platform — Julien is an independent developer who built and maintains one of the most popular audio apps in the Google Play store. An ad fraud scheme that runs
Read MoreThe InSight lander’s heat probe is stuck, and scientists aren’t sure why. NASA hatches plan to solve Mars InSight mole mystery – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMark Sweney / The Guardian: Report: for the first time, music streaming accounted for more than half, at 54%, of UK record label income as it hit £468M in 2018, up 35% YoY — Revenue from Spotify, Amazon and Apple rises as CD sales continue to fall — Music streaming services generated more than half
Read MoreJust about any appliance comes in an internet enabled version nowadays. However, even the oldest gear can be switched on and off with an Internet connected power socket. [Bill] is in the process of automating his home, and found some old radio controlled power sockets that badly needed to join the 21st Century. Hacking ensued.
Read MoreCuphead is the latest hit indie game to make its way to Nintendo’s Switch — and it’s bringing Xbox Live with it, piggyback-style. While Microsoft has put forth tentative plans to bring Live to Switch, iOS, and Android, Cuphead will be the first actual game to carry it over, meaning we’ll finally see how well this crossover works. Fight across strange
Read MoreAndrew Liptak / The Verge: MPAA: streaming video subscriptions surpassed those for cable TV for the first time in 2018 globally, rising 131.2M or 27% YoY to 613.3M, as cable fell to 556M — But cable TV still rakes in more money — The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) reported today … MPAA: streaming
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