The proposed levy is part of an international campaign to clamp down on corporate tax avoidance. France aims 3% tax on Apple, Google and other tech giants Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreGregory Barber / Wired: Google and OpenAI publish new research on how neural networks build and arrange visual concepts using an “activation atlas” — SHAN CARTER, A researcher at Google Brain, recently visited his daughter’s second-grade class with an unusual payload: an array of psychedelic pictures … Google and OpenAI publish new research on how
Read MoreThe legislation shows there’s appetite for a legislative solution. But can Republicans and Democrats find a compromise? Net neutrality is back in play as Democratic lawmakers announce a bill. Here’s what to expect. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe now-humble PCB was revolutionary when it came along, and the whole ecosystem that evolved around it has been a game changer in electronic design. But the PCB is just so… flat. Planar. Two-dimensional. As useful as it is, it gets a little dull sometimes. Here’s your chance to break out of Flatland and explore
Read MoreMicrosoft seems to be moving toward simplifying and consolidating its project-management services portfolio by championing its new Project Service. Microsoft has a plan to clean up its overlapping project-management services Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThey may be out of style now, and something of a choking hazard for toddlers, but there’s no denying that spring doorstops make a great sound when they’re “plucked” by a foot as you walk by. Sure, maybe not on a 2:00 AM bathroom break when the rest of the house is sleeping, but certainly
Read MoreSecurity researchers have found that it is possible to alter a digitally signed PDF without invalidating its signatures. To demonstrate it, they produced a fake document “refund order” of $1,000,000,000,000 dollars, with a valid signature from Amazon. This sparked my attention, since I was quite sure that they didn’t used some sort of quantum device
Read MoreAn Israeli financial market regulator has given its recommendation for the creation of a heavily regulated cryptocurrency issuance platform, Reuters reports. According to the report, such a platform should allow companies to “raise money by issuing digital tokens to investors.” If you were starting to think this sounds like a securities offering, you’d probably be
Read MoreAt our technology festival, TNW Conference 2019, we’ll be discussing the future of tech. Experts and leaders will share their visionary ideas – but to ensure that we’re shaping the future together, we also want to include the leaders of tomorrow. That’s why under 30s working with tech can attend TNW2019 for just €149, in
Read MoreFrench supermarket giant Carrefour has activated the next phase of plans to “blockchainify” its produce. This time, it’s allowing buyers of its branded milk to trace its provenance with some neat distributed ledger tech. As of this month, Carrefour will commence rolling out Carrefour Quality Line (CQL) fresh micro-filtered full-fat milk in special bottles displaying QR-codes.
Read MoreTom Randall / Bloomberg: Waymo starts selling lidar sensors to customers who don’t compete with its robotaxi business, expects increased production of sensors to lower costs — Alphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is getting into the sensor business. — Waymo is set on Wednesday to begin selling … Waymo starts selling lidar sensors to
Read MoreCan you believe someone on the internet once told Taylor Swift she looked like “a weasel that got hit by a truck and stitched back together by a drunk taxidermist?” Rude. Taylor Swift doles out sage social media advice in essay for Elle – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePremium electrified performance brand’s cars will race on to higher velocities. Polestar won't limit top speeds like Volvo – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a nightmarish vision of San Francisco’s future, like something out of science fiction: streets full of driverless cars, crawling along implacably but at a snail’s pace, snarling traffic and bringing the city to a standstill from the iconic Ferry Building to Union Square. But according to Adam Millard-Ball, associate professor of environmental studies at the
Read MoreThe classic game of yet another Smash Bros. Ultimate character is coming to the Switch. Nintendo Switch Online adds Kid Icarus, StarTropics next week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatt Garun / The Verge: Fitbit announces new $160 Versa Lite smartwatch, Inspire and Inspire HR lower-cost fitness trackers, and discontinues the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — It’s also discontinuing the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — Fitbit’s renewed take on the smartwatch appeared to have worked with the Versa
Read MoreThe search giant is testing shoppable ads in sponsored image search results. Google image searches may soon let you shop – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLast warning to apply Microsoft’s November security updates for Windows Servers. WDS bug lets hackers hijack Windows Servers via malformed TFTP packets Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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Read MoreMicrosoft’s first African data centers are now open and serving up Azure. Office 365 and Dynamics 365 are scheduled to be added to the region by the end of 2019. Microsoft's first African data centers open in Cape Town and Johannesburg Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Singapore-based Sea is raising as much as $1.5B from a new share offering, most likely for its Shopee e-commerce business in Southeast Asia — Alibaba is about to get a jolt from its largest rival in Southeast Asia. Sea, the Nasdaq-listed business, is raising as much as $1.5 billion … Singapore-based
Read MoreThe 6th Generation iPod Nano was something of a revelation on launch. Packing a color screen, audio hardware, and a rechargable battery into a package no bigger than a large postage stamp remains impressive to this day. They’re now being used in various maker projects for their displays, but if you’re doing so, you might
Read MoreThere was a point in time when blockchain was the cool kid, everyone wanted to be seen with them. So much so, some companies saw a 500-percent increase in share price, just for adding blockchain to their name. But it seems those times have come to an end. Case and point: when Long Island Tea
Read MoreLagonda’s latest concept signals an all-electric future for the brand. All-electric Aston Martin Lagonda All-Terrain Concept debuts in Geneva – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThis is a close preview of the US-market Mitsubishi Outlander Sport. 2020 Mitsubishi ASX debuts in Geneva, hints at Outlander Sport for US – Roadshow Source: CNet
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