“Don’t Be Evil” was the mantra of Google from years before even Gmail was created. While certainly less vague than their replacement slogan “Do the Right Thing”, there has been a lot of criticism directed at Google over the past decade and a half for repeatedly being at odds with one of their key values.
Read MoreAs the blockchain sector evolves, it’s important for policy makers and industry to co-create standards to make multi-layered, interoperable chains a reality. That’s one of the recommendations made by The EU Blockchain Observatory & Forum – a European Commission initiative tasked with accelerating blockchain innovation and development – in its latest report, which identifies scalability interoperability,
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: From Wednesday, the UK will make it illegal to fly drones within three miles of an airport, up from 0.6 miles, following disruptions over Christmas — The no-fly zone is expanding to three miles — Starting this Wednesday, March 13th, it will be illegal to fly a drone within three
Read MoreHackers accessed the names, addresses, social security numbers and medical information of customers of several Michigan healthcare companies in a ransomware attack. Data breach may have exposed the personal, medical information of 600,000 in Michigan Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our brand-new series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! You can’t talk about the Kindle without wading into an e-reader vs. normal book debate. And, well, I’m here to solve that once and for all. Are you ready? Good. Both e-readers and normal books are wonderful. If
Read MoreJoin us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the Learning Through Play Hack Chat! You may think you’ve never heard of Greg Zumwalt, but if you’ve spent any time on Instructables or Thingiverse, chances are pretty good you’ve seen some of his work. After a long career that ranged from avionics design and programming to video game
Read MoreJohn Herrman / New York Times: TikTok changed the social media landscape by discarding many assumptions made by rivals, such as the primacy of individual connections and friend networks — TikTok will change the way your social media works — even if you’re avoiding it. — Hello, person who is, statistically speaking … TikTok changed
Read MoreNearly one and a half years ago when Alyssa Milano asked women to click MeToo on their social media platforms, the #MeToo movement was born. Since then millions of women have indicated through social media that they too have been victims of sexual harassment or assault. The power of this movement has been its ability
Read MoreA convergence of technologies is paving the way for Apple to take AR out of the phone and put it in front of your eyes. While that would curtail HoloLens reach, Microsoft won’t be shedding many tears. Apple's augmented reality end run: Can it hold back Hololens? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAuthorities have sentenced three criminals for robbing a group of Chinese businessmen in Dubai. The crooks stole over $250,000 (Dh1 million) from four businessmen after luring them to an apartment in Al Rafaa, Dubai at the end of March, local news reports. The businessmen were hooked by a Facebook post offering cryptocurrency for sale. The
Read More[Tim Schumacher] got a Crazepony Mini quadcopter and has been reprogramming it “bare metal” — that is to say he’s programming the STM32 without using an operating system or do-it-all environment. His post on the subject is a good reference for working with the STM32 and the quadcopter, too. If you haven’t seen the quadcopter,
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Fairygodboss, a social network for female professionals, raises $10M Series A and says it has 100+ corporate partners including Apple and General Motors — Fairygodboss, a self-described social network for career-minded women, today announced that it has raised $10 million in series … Fairygodboss, a social network for female professionals, raises
Read MoreThe Facebook-owned messaging platform is cracking down on third-party apps. WhatsApp bans people who are using knock-offs of the app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDavey Alba / BuzzFeed News: Leaked documents reveal CBP plans to deploy facial recognition tech at US airports in as little as two years, despite concerns about the tech and its legality — In March 2017, President Trump issued an executive order expediting the deployment of biometric verification of the identities of all travelers crossing
Read MoreYou’ll shoot your eye out, kid! BMW recalls X1 crossovers for dangling taillights – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe popular press was recently abuzz with sad news from the planet Mars: Opportunity, the little rover that could, could do no more. It took an astonishing 15 years for it to give up the ghost, and it took a planet-wide dust storm that blotted out the sun and plunged the rover into apocalyptically dark
Read MoreShe crossed a concrete barrier to get a photo at Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park, authorities said. Woman gets clawed by jaguar while trying to take selfie with it – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI spent a morning last week at Niantic’s headquarters playing a prerelease version of the upcoming game and wasn’t disappointed. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite mashes up of the worlds of J.K. Rowling and Pokemon Go – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re too busy to deal with the latest Windows 10 update right now, just hit Pause to delay Windows Update for up to five weeks. This option even cancels pending updates, leaving you free to keep working without fear of interruption. Windows 10 tip: When you should (and shouldn't) pause updates Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Researchers find Box enterprise cloud storage accounts leaking sensitive data like prices for donated body parts and backdoor passwords to city water works — Security researchers have found dozens of companies inadvertently leaking sensitive corporate and customer data because staff … Researchers find Box enterprise cloud storage accounts leaking sensitive data
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Read MoreA new study has linked cryptocurrency trading obsession with problematic gambling – those who bet too regularly are at an elevated risk of trading cryptocurrency more frequently. The study, which surveyed 876 adults who had gambled at least monthly, found that more than 50 percent of participants had traded cryptocurrency over the past year. Additionally,
Read MoreJason Rowley / TechCrunch: An analysis of Crunchbase data finds US-based VCs raised more sub-$100M venture funds in 2018 than in any prior year — Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. — Recently, we bore out with data what has been felt for several years in most U.S. tech
Read MoreThat’s not how you handle a mouse scroll, Microsoft tells Chromium developers. Microsoft: We want to fix Chromium's 'janky' mouse scrolling with a dose of Edge Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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