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March 5, 2019

Researchers find ~400 servers running unpatched Docker instances are also cryptojacked, after a flaw was discovered last month in command line utility runC (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer)

Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: Researchers find ~400 servers running unpatched Docker instances are also cryptojacked, after a flaw was discovered last month in command line utility runC — Hundreds of vulnerable and exposed Docker hosts are being abused in cryptojacking campaigns after being compromised with the help … Researchers find ~400 servers running unpatched Docker

Sen. Amy Klobuchar: ‘We have a major monopoly problem’

The senator, a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, argues in an interview that President Trump has turned antitrust action into a political weapon. Sen. Amy Klobuchar: ‘We have a major monopoly problem’ Source: Washington Post Tech

March 5, 2019

Berlin-based insurance tech startup Wefox Group, which runs Wefox and One, raises $125M Series B to help it become an all-in-one insurance platform (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch)

Steve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Berlin-based insurance tech startup Wefox Group, which runs Wefox and One, raises $125M Series B to help it become an all-in-one insurance platform — Wefox Group, the Berlin-based ‘insurtech’ startup behind the consumer-facing insurance app and carrier One and the insurance platform Wefox, has raised $125 million in Series B funding.

March 5, 2019

Apex Legends is more than just another ‘Fortnite killer’

Respawn’s surprise hit Apex Legends just achieved a truly impressive gaming milestone. So can we please not view it exclusively through the lens of Fortnite, as hard as that might be? Apex Legends hit 50 Million players worldwide! We are humbled by all your support and can’t wait to show you what’s next. pic.twitter.com/QTDH57lfvB — Apex Legends

Volvo’s plan to keep drivers safe: Limiting the top speed of its cars.

Beginning in 2020, Volvo cars will be limited to 180 kilometers per hour — or about 112 mph. The auto manufacturer said the change is part of an ambitious plan to eliminate all serious injuries and driving deaths in new Volvos by next year. Volvo’s plan to keep drivers safe: Limiting the top speed of

March 5, 2019

The US Army wants us to pretend autonomous tanks aren’t killer robots

There’s been a recent hullabaloo over the US Army developing killer robots, but we’re here to set you straight. The Pentagon’s official stance: it’s all false. There’s no such thing as killer robots; you’re drunk. The US Army‘s “Advanced Targeting and Lethality Automated System” (ATLAS) project isn’t what you think. I know it sounds bad, but

March 5, 2019

Chinese e-commerce company JD.com launches Joybuy, a store offering simple consumer electronics, on Alphabet's Google Express shopping site (Josh Horwitz/Reuters)

Josh Horwitz / Reuters: Chinese e-commerce company JD.com launches Joybuy, a store offering simple consumer electronics, on Alphabet’s Google Express shopping site — SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese e-commerce company JD.Com Inc has launched a store on Google Express, the online shopping site owned by the search engine of Alphabet Inc. Chinese e-commerce company JD.com launches

Hydrogen Desk Cannon Is Fun With Electricity and Water

Water is a stable chemical, but with the addition of a little electricity, it can be split into its component parts. The result is just the right mix of H2 and O2 to convert back into water with a bang. [Peter Sripol] has built a charming desktop cannon in just such a way. The build

March 5, 2019

San Jose-based Functionize raises $16M Series A from Canvas Ventures to automate software testing with AI (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: San Jose-based Functionize raises $16M Series A from Canvas Ventures to automate software testing with AI — Functionize, a San Jose, California-based startup developing a cloud-based platform that autonomously susses out software bugs, today announced that it has raised $16 million in series … San Jose-based Functionize raises M Series A

Better Living Through Science: Why Your Kids Probably Aren’t Getting Measles

Oddly, there’s been a few recent outbreaks of measles. It struck me how when I was a kid, a few hundred kids getting measles wouldn’t have been news at all. However, even a handful makes the news now, since in 2000 the Center for Disease Control declared measles eradicated in the United States. So how

Captain Marvel review: A soaring tale of self-discovery with a '90s riff – CNET

The first female-led Marvel movie subverts superhero tropes in the best possible way. Captain Marvel review: A soaring tale of self-discovery with a '90s riff – CNET Source: CNet

March 5, 2019

Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platform, sources say at a pre-money valuation of $325M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Matterport raises $48M to ramp up its 3D imaging platform, sources say at a pre-money valuation of $325M — The growth of augmented and virtual reality applications and hardware is ushering in a new age of digital media and imaging technologies, and startups that are putting themselves at the center of

New Netflix Ultraman anime trailer shows off mega monster battles – CNET

See the kaiju hero fight monsters and self-doubt in the new trailer. New Netflix Ultraman anime trailer shows off mega monster battles – CNET Source: CNet

On SpaceX's Crew Dragon a star is born: A plushie toy of Earth – CNET

Elon Musk says the charming toy is “like an Earth Pokemon.” On SpaceX's Crew Dragon a star is born: A plushie toy of Earth – CNET Source: CNet

March 5, 2019

A look at how Spotify plans to crack the podcast market: making it easier to find podcasts, investing in creation tools and exclusive original content, and more (Ashley Carman/The Verge)

Ashley Carman / The Verge: A look at how Spotify plans to crack the podcast market: making it easier to find podcasts, investing in creation tools and exclusive original content, and more — Spotify has been on a media blitz to hype up its plans. Most everyone involved in the deals, including Spotify CEO Daniel

March 5, 2019

Eargo, a direct-to-consumer smart hearing aid manufacturer, raises $52M Series D, bringing total raised to $135M, and says it has 20,000 users (Kate Clark/TechCrunch)

Kate Clark / TechCrunch: Eargo, a direct-to-consumer smart hearing aid manufacturer, raises $52M Series D, bringing total raised to $135M, and says it has 20,000 users — Eargo wants to become the ultimate consumer hearing brand. — The company’s small and virtually invisible direct-to-consumer hearing aids … Eargo, a direct-to-consumer smart hearing aid manufacturer, raises

March 5, 2019

The next chapter for TNW: Financial Times acquires a majority stake in TNW

March 2006, Boris and I decided to organize a small get-together for the few people that were working in tech – or ‘Web 2.0’, as we called it at the time. We registered a domain (thenextweb.org), created a logo, wrote some copy, reserved a venue, and pinged Michael Arrington (founder of TechCrunch) to see if

March 5, 2019

Foldable phones are a gimmick that won’t last. Here’s why.

Are you planning on getting a foldable phone in the near future? If you’ve been watching tech news at all, you’ve likely heard about folding smartphones coming to market—just around the corner. For example, the Samsung Galaxy X is going to feature what it calls an “Infinity Flex Display,” which is an awful fancy phrase

March 5, 2019

Study: Nearly half of all Americans have a family member who’s been incarcerated

A team of researchers at the University of Cornell recently conducted a study on incarceration rates in the US. It was discovered that nearly half of all Americans have a family member who’s been incarcerated. The other half probably just had better lawyers. The US has the world’s largest prison industrial complex. Our incarcerated population

March 5, 2019

Chinese social network YY has acquired Singapore-based social media startup Bigo in a deal worth US$1.45B; YY was lead investor in Bigo's $272M round last June (Jack Ellis/Tech in Asia)

Jack Ellis / Tech in Asia: Chinese social network YY has acquired Singapore-based social media startup Bigo in a deal worth US$1.45B; YY was lead investor in Bigo’s $272M round last June — Chinese social network YY has acquired Singapore-based social media startup Bigo in a deal worth US$1.45 billion. Chinese social network YY has

March 5, 2019

SurveyMonkey acquires Amsterdam-based website and app survey company Usabilla for $80M in cash and stock (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch: SurveyMonkey acquires Amsterdam-based website and app survey company Usabilla for $80M in cash and stock — SurveyMonkey announced today that it has acquired Usabilla, an Amsterdam-based website and app survey company, for $80 million in cash and stock. — Zander Lurie, CEO at SurveyMonkey … SurveyMonkey acquires Amsterdam-based website and app

3D Print Your Own Electric Screwdriver

For the odd job every now and then, a regular screwdriver does the job. However, in situations like a small production operation, it can quickly become uncomfortable to use. In these situations, an electric screwdriver is incredibly useful. There’s no need to rush out to the store, however – you can build one yourself, and

Screenshots of Microsoft's coming Chromium-based Edge browser leak

Microsoft still has yet to release to external developers a first preview of its coming Chromium-based Edge browser. But it may be getting closer to its debut, if leaked screen shots of it are any indication. Screenshots of Microsoft's coming Chromium-based Edge browser leak Source: ZDNet Microsoft

“Good Code Documents Itself” And Other Hilarious Jokes You Shouldn’t Tell Yourself

Code documentation — is there anything more exciting than spending your time writing extensive comments? If I had to guess, your answer is probably somewhere along the lines of “uhm, yes, everything is more exciting than that”. Plus, requesting to document your code is almost like an insult to your well thought out design, this

Bitcoin mining profits rise for first time in over a year

{$inline_image}Despite news in recent months that cryptocurrency mining establishments have been shutting down, or ending contracts, profits earned from Bitcoin mining have begun to rise, blockchain research group Diar reports. However, this comes after some of the worst months for Bitcoin mining to date. According to Diar, in February mining revenue fell to the lowest

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