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February 22, 2019

Investigation shows how CQ Roll Call, a D.C. media firm, may be responsible for hundreds of thousands of fake anti-net-neutrality comments on FCC's site in 2017 (Gizmodo)

Gizmodo: Investigation shows how CQ Roll Call, a D.C. media firm, may be responsible for hundreds of thousands of fake anti-net-neutrality comments on FCC’s site in 2017 — Millions of records that the FCC’s top lawyer once fought to hold back from state law enforcement officials now serve as key evidence … Investigation shows how

personal essay: Rediscovering the World of ‘Blue Highways’

A 1982 memoir of an American road-trip remains relevant in a GPS world. personal essay: Rediscovering the World of ‘Blue Highways’ Source: NY Times Tech

February 22, 2019

I ranked mobile gesture-based navigation systems, and the iPhone is still winning

In 2017, Apple introduced gesture-based navigation for iOS on the iPhone X, and kick-started the trend of phones offering this functionality in place of software buttons. One and a half years later, the option to use gestures to get around your phone’s interface instead of buttons is available on the majority of handsets today. Now,

February 22, 2019

13 ways to get customers to choose your app over the competition’s

Competition between apps can be fierce. It’s no longer just about selling a great product and doing some light advertising — there’s so much more to it now, especially if you want to steal customers from your competitors. To find out how to encourage customers to download one app over another, I asked a panel

February 22, 2019

Here are the 5 hottest startups in Israel

Israel is a nation full of booming tech startups. In fact, according to the 2018 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, Tel Aviv has more startups per capita than anywhere else in the world, earning it the reputation of being the Silicon Valley of the Middle East, or better known as Silicon Wadi. At the same time,

Radiation Detector Eschews Tubes, Uses Photodiode

When the topic is radiation detection, thoughts turn naturally to the venerable Geiger-Müller tube. It’s been around for ages, Russian surplus tubes are available for next to nothing, and it’s easy to use. But as a vacuum tube it can be somewhat delicate, and the high voltages needed to run it can be a little

It Started With a Jolt: How New York Became a Tech Town

Amazon may not call it home. But the city, by design and because of its allure, is increasingly a magnet for coders and companies. It Started With a Jolt: How New York Became a Tech Town Source: NY Times Tech

Labor’s Hard Choice in Amazon Age: Play Along or Get Tough

The battle over Amazon’s New York plans resurfaced tensions among unions over how to deal with Uber, Airbnb and other emerging giants. Labor’s Hard Choice in Amazon Age: Play Along or Get Tough Source: NY Times Tech

February 22, 2019

thiscatdoesnotexist.com is, uhm, not as good as its human counterpart

AI still needs some time to figure out how cats work. That is the idea one gets when visiting thiscatdoesnotexist.com. Just like its human counterpart that we covered last week, the algorithm behind the site generates an image of a cat based on how it ‘learned’ a cat looks from other images. Apparently the site was

February 22, 2019

ActionDash works great for visualizing the time you waste on your Android phone

Google showed off Digital Wellbeing several months ago as one of the most compelling new features in Android 9.0. The tool, which is designed to help you monitor and limit your app usage, so you spend less time glued to your phone. Sadly, it’s taking forever to become available on non-Pixel handsets. If you’re like

February 22, 2019

A look at Facebook's Analog Research Lab, which makes posters for the company's offices, and how its messaging has changed since Facebook's recent scandals (Katharine Schwab/Fast Company)

Katharine Schwab / Fast Company: A look at Facebook’s Analog Research Lab, which makes posters for the company’s offices, and how its messaging has changed since Facebook’s recent scandals — The Analog Research Lab has evolved its messaging, from “Be the nerd” to “What matters is what you do next.” A look at Facebook's Analog

Here's what photos from the Galaxy S10 camera look like – CNET

OK, the Galaxy S10 Plus to be specific. Here's what photos from the Galaxy S10 camera look like – CNET Source: CNet

Noise: It Turns Out You Need It

We don’t know whether quantum physics proves the universe is truly a strange place or that we are living in a virtual reality simulation, but we know it turns a lot of common sense into garbage. Take noise, for example. Noise — as in random electrical noise — is bad, right? We spend a lot

HBO Now brings O.G. online – CNET

Jeffrey Wright stars as a maximum-security inmate ready to be released. HBO Now brings O.G. online – CNET Source: CNet

February 21, 2019

Sources: Uber Eats is in the final stages of negotiations to sell its India business to rival Swiggy, which raised $1B in last December, in return for 10% stake (Aditi Shrivastava/The Economic Times)

Aditi Shrivastava / The Economic Times: Sources: Uber Eats is in the final stages of negotiations to sell its India business to rival Swiggy, which raised $1B in last December, in return for 10% stake — Stock swap deal may give Uber Eats around 10% in rival, expected to close by March — In what

Defence finally ditches XP for Windows 10

100,000 Defence users have made the migration from the operating system that Microsoft officially stopped delivering support for in 2014. Defence finally ditches XP for Windows 10 Source: ZDNet Microsoft

February 21, 2019

Facebook has removed its Onavo VPN app from the Google Play Store, will stop pulling in data from users for market research, and will eventually shut it down (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook has removed its Onavo VPN app from the Google Play Store, will stop pulling in data from users for market research, and will eventually shut it down — Facebook will end its unpaid market research programs and proactively take its Onavo VPN app off the Google Play store in the

February 21, 2019

Filing: Warburg Pincus sold 4.7M shares worth $230M+ of Seattle-based sales tax automation company Avalara; Warburg Pincus had invested $100M in Avalara in 2014 (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

Taylor Soper / GeekWire: Filing: Warburg Pincus sold 4.7M shares worth $230M+ of Seattle-based sales tax automation company Avalara; Warburg Pincus had invested $100M in Avalara in 2014 — Private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold 4.7 million shares of Seattle-based sales tax automation company Avalara this week, according to a new SEC filing. Filing: Warburg

Hexagonal Lamp Is A Stylish Application Of Plywood

Lamps are useful things, and can be a great way to add style and lighting options to a room. Where overhead lights have to provide enough illumination for all manner of tasks, a subtle table lamp can add a nice moody glow to a room when it’s time to kick back and relax. Oftentimes, a

SpaceX successfully sends Israel’s historic Moon mission on its way – CNET

The first privately-funded Moon lander mission blasts off ready to make history. SpaceX successfully sends Israel’s historic Moon mission on its way – CNET Source: CNet

February 21, 2019

Google launches .dev top-level domain with built-in security; preorders for available domains cost just over $1,000, but drop to $17.50/year on Sunday (Kieren McCarthy/The Register)

Kieren McCarthy / The Register: Google launches .dev top-level domain with built-in security; preorders for available domains cost just over $1,000, but drop to $17.50/year on Sunday — Meanwhile, .gay comes out of the commercial closet — Google has launched a new internet extension specifically for developers … Google launches .dev top-level domain with built-in

Google will end forced arbitration for employees – CNET

This comes after employees protested Google’s handling of sexual harassment cases. Google will end forced arbitration for employees – CNET Source: CNet

February 21, 2019

Source: Google plans to announce gaming hardware on March 19 in addition to details about its game streaming service (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Source: Google plans to announce gaming hardware on March 19 in addition to details about its game streaming service — On Tuesday, Google announced a mysterious keynote at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on March 19th. The event comes as the Project Stream beta … Source: Google plans to

HUGE BEE ALERT: Look at the world's largest bee and cower in fear – CNET

Researchers weren’t sure if Wallace’s Giant Bee was extinct. But it’s here. And it’s HUGE. HUGE BEE ALERT: Look at the world's largest bee and cower in fear – CNET Source: CNet

Galaxy S10 Plus ongoing review: What’s good and bad so far – CNET

I’ve had the Galaxy S10 Plus for 24 hours. Here’s how it’s going. Galaxy S10 Plus ongoing review: What’s good and bad so far – CNET Source: CNet

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