An incredibly powerful genetic engineering technique can irrevocably change, or obliterate, an entire species. It could help us combat malaria and invasive species. But should we use it? The CRISPR machines that can wipe out entire species – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company is nearing its goal of $800 million in digital revenue ahead of a 2020 target. Paying subscribers rose to 4.3 million, a record. The New York Times Co. Reports 9 Million in Digital Revenue for 2018 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePolice were alerted by the 67-year-old’s Apple Watch that he had fallen. They found him bleeding on his bathroom floor. Apple Watch fall detector alerts emergency services after Norwegian man falls in bathroom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn an exclusive interview, a top Google exec discusses what the Assistant could look like in a decade, possible legislation and the future of privacy. Google Assistant is getting sci-fi ambitious – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAngelica LaVito / CNBC: Meditation and sleep app Calm raises $88M Series B led by TPG Growth at a $1B valuation — – Calm has raised $88 million, valuing the meditation and sleep app at $1 billion, the company announced Wednesday. — Calm is the top grossing health and fitness app and 20th overall on
Read MoreStuart Dredge / Music Ally: Spotify reports Q4 revenue of ~€1.5B, up 30% YoY, operating profit of €94M, says it has 207M MAUs, up 29% YoY, including 96M premium subscribers, up 36% YoY — Spotify has published its latest quarterly financial results, covering the final quarter of 2018. Spotify reports Q4 revenue of ~€1.5B, up
Read MoreManish Singh / VentureBeat: WhatsApp says it bans about 2M fake or abusive accounts each month, 75% of them without manual intervention, 20% of them at the time of registration itself — WhatsApp today outlined how it is tackling abuse and spread of false information on its instant messaging platform as its largest market …
Read MoreCryptocurrency exchange and wallet service provider Abra has just announced the launch of a new way to invest in traditional stocks, commodities, indexes, and ETFs using Bitcoin. Only it’s not as simple as it sounds. In what it’s claiming is a world first, Abra is adding new investment features to its app that will allow
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Read MoreFewer people experience unwanted contact online, but most other bad behaviors remain unchanged. Microsoft: You're being less toxic online but bullying, harassment still rife Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFor Daisuke Wakabayashi, who covers Google, computer accessories are important. Very important. Tech We’re Using: When the Tools of the Trade Are the Keyboard and Mouse Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf you’re unfamiliar with LIDAR, you might have noticed it sounds a bit like radar. That’s no accident – LIDAR is a backronym standing for “light detection and ranging”, the word having initially been created as a combination of “light” and “radar”. The average person is most likely to have come into contact with LIDAR
Read MoreTroubled cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has been granted an order for creditor protection by a Canadian supreme court. The court-issued order means QuadrigaCX will have 30 days of initial protection from its creditors to allow it to come up with a ‘Plan of Arrangement’. The time period can be extended by the court if QuadrigaCX is
Read MoreGoogle’s just launched a new Chrome browser extension that’s designed to help protect your online accounts from intruders. It really should just be built into the browser, but until that happens, you’ll want to install it – and hopefully never see it again. The Password Checkup extension is triggered every time you sign into a
Read MoreIn the past decade, Spain suffered a significant economic setback with a crippling recession, the bankruptcy of a number of major companies and the highest unemployment rate in the EU (27% at its height). But this didn’t get the Spanish population down, instead, it fueled the birth of one of Europe’s most innovative entrepreneurial climates.
Read MorePhones are getting increasingly more complex, more difficult to repair, and phone manufacturers don’t like you tinkering with their stuff. It’s a portable version of a John Deere tractor in your pocket, and Apple doesn’t want you replacing a battery by yourself. What if there was a phone that respected your freedom? That’s the idea
Read MoreTrump said nothing about rural broadband, net neutrality, or data privacy. Tech missing from Trump's State of the Union speech – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn 1999, Hae Min Lee, a high school student from Baltimore went missing, and was later discovered murdered. Her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was accused of the crime and imprisoned – but some details didn’t quite add up. The case was examined in the 2014 Peabody Award-winning podcast Serial, and got the world interested in true
Read MoreWay back in the good old days, life ran at a slower pace. It took us almost a decade to get to the moon, and dialling the phone was a lazy affair which required the user to wait for the rotary mechanism to rewind after selecting each digit. Eager to bring a taste of retro
Read MoreIt’s never demonstrated “much skill” in the video game area, says CEO Bob Iger. Disney admits it isn't very good at video games – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThis is what Ram alluded to on social media during the Super Bowl. Ram's Multifunction Tailgate can open like French doors – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDecades ago, [wilmracer]’s grandfather was piloting a B-17 over the Rhine, and as it goes, aviation runs in families. Now, more than 70 years later [wilmracer] is deep, deep into remote controlled aircraft, and he’s building an exacting scale model of the B-17G his grandfather flew on his last bombing mission over Europe. This is
Read MoreBonuses will now be linked to how well the company tackles issues such as hate speech on the platform. Facebook ties employee bonuses to progress on social issues – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNet neutrality, FCC oversight, T-Moible-Sprint merger, and Apple’s FaceTime debacle are all getting attention from Democratic leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. House Democrats get down to business on tech issues – CNET Source: CNet
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