Meet the Chromebooks of 2019 (so far) – CNET
As competition heats up and AMD enters the market, the Chromebook category continues its march toward the mainstream. Meet the Chromebooks of 2019 (so far) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs competition heats up and AMD enters the market, the Chromebook category continues its march toward the mainstream. Meet the Chromebooks of 2019 (so far) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Augury, which uses AI to predict equipment failure based on ultrasonic vibrations, raises $25M Series C led by Insight Venture Partners — What do you hear when you put your ear up against a rumbling combustion engine, a whirring fan, or a thumping pneumatic press? Probably noise. Augury, which uses AI
Read MoreCNBC: Intel names Robert Swan CEO, its seventh one in 50 years, following the ouster of Brian Krzanich in June 2018 — – Analysts and media outlets speculated early on about several possible candidates, including two female executives who had left Intel in the relatively recent past. Intel names Robert Swan CEO, its seventh one
Read MoreHackerRank released its 2019 Developer Skills report this week. The report, which includes data from over 71,000 coders, paints a picture of stark generational differences. For instance, did you know different generations of coders built completely different things for their first program? Older developers, particularly those in the 38-53 and the 54-72 age brackets, overwhelmingly
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Variety: Ultraviolet, the cloud movie locker that launched in 2011 with support from major Hollywood studios, is shutting down on July 31 — Ultraviolet, a cloud movie locker once hailed as Hollywood’s best bet to get consumers hooked on digital movies, is shuttering. Ultraviolet, the cloud movie locker that launched in 2011
Read MoreSecurity researchers from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have identified a new cryptocurrency stealing malware. What has been dubbed as “CookieMiner,” specifically targets Mac users and the cookies related to their logon credentials for cryptocurrency exchanges like Coinbase, Binance, Poloniex, Bittrex, Bitstamp, and MyEtherWallet. There be gold in them cookies The new malware was uncovered
Read MoreOf course, the art of selling is a tough one to master, but with the techniques presented in the Sales Skills and Negotiation Skills Master Class, you can take your first step toward becoming an expert—and you won’t have to spend a fortune. On sale for more than 90% off, you can get the course
Read MoreAndy Greenberg / Wired: Hackers are distributing Collections #2-5, 845GB of usernames and passwords or 25B records, almost tripling Collection #1, on hacker forums and torrents — WHEN HACKERS BREACHED companies like Dropbox and LinkedIn in recent years—stealing 71 and 117 million passwords, respectively … Hackers are distributing Collections #2-5, 845GB of usernames and passwords
Read MoreWould the average Windows user know what a KB is or what to do with one? Windows 10 19H1: We'll fix confusing setup error messages, promises Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: IDC: 375.4M smartphones shipped in Q4 2018, down 4.9% YoY, closing out worst year; Apple shipped estimated 68.4M iPhones, down 11.5% YoY, Samsung top vendor — The smartphone market isn’t looking too hot. In a report published today, research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) … IDC: 375.4M smartphones shipped in Q4
Read MoreBinance users will now be able to use their credit cards to purchase cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin or Ethereum. The crypto-to-crypto exchange has joined forces with a third party to enable consumers to make credit card purchases directly on its platform. Users will be able to purchase BTC, ETH, LTC and XRP, but not XLM and NEO, as
Read MoreResearchers have developed an expanding pill that could limit the stomach’s ability to take in excessive calories. The pill swells after it’s ingested and could remain inside the stomach for as long as a month. MIT researchers' weight-loss plan: Filling your belly with expanding, golf-ball-size pills Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreEven though it might appear to be pretend Internet money, by design, there are a finite number of Bitcoins available. In the same way that the limited amount of gold on the planet and the effort required to extract it from the ground keeps prices high, the scarcity of Bitcoin is intended to make sure
Read MoreDaniel Funke / Poynter: Fake news outlets switch domain names to get past Facebook’s fact-checking system, publishing old stories under new names to regain reach on Facebook — One of the most frequently debunked fake news publishers on Facebook is still getting past the platform’s fact-checking system — and it’s doing it by using the
Read MoreThe California native is “an energy person” who worked in TV and then did a little of everything at the couple’s start-up. It all prepared her to take it public. Corner Office: Julia Hartz Founded Eventbrite With Her Fiancé. Then She Took His Job. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreNick Summers / Engadget: Nintendo reports Q3 profit of ~$1.5B, up 36% YoY, on revenue of $5.6B, up 26% YoY, sells 9.41M Switch consoles, but cuts its fiscal year target from 20M to 17M — Nintendo sold 9.41 million Switch consoles in the three months leading up to December 31st, 2018, bringing lifetime sales to
Read MoreSince a fiber-optic cable was severed on Jan. 20, contact with the outside world has been difficult for residents of the remote island nation. Could You Last 11 Days Without the Internet? Tonga Finds Out the Hard Way Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOlga Kharif / Bloomberg: Crypto funds have begun resembling VC funds more than hedge funds, following a tough year; Polychain Capital raises $175M for fund with a 7-year lockup period — – Polychain’s $175 million fund includes 7-year lockup provision — More digital asset venture funds are opening than hedge funds Crypto funds have begun
Read MoreMillions of people will have the opportunity to see a lunar eclipse – an event popularly known in the media as a “blood moon.” During such an eclipse, the full moon moves into the shadow of the Earth cast by the sun, and is momentarily darkened. Some sunlight still reaches the moon, refracted by the
Read MoreVantablack is the darkest pigment ever created, capable of absorbing 99.96% of visible light. If you cover something in Vantablack, it turns into a black hole. No detail is presented, and physical objects become silhouettes. Objects covered in Vantablack are outside the human experience. The mammalian mind cannot comprehend a Vantablack object. Vantablack is cool,
Read MoreJoanna Glasner / Crunchbase News: Research: in 2018, startups in the SF Bay Area raised $22.4B across 87 $100M+ funding rounds; startups in the rest of US raised $24.9B across 103 $100M+ rounds — The San Francisco Bay Area 1 may be best understood as one giant reality distortion field. People live on top of
Read More{$inline_image}Last night, just when we were trying to get our heads around Facebook‘s data collecting program, TechCrunch reported that Google also had an app that monitored users’ activities on an iPhone and rewarded them. The Screenwise Meter app, launched in 2012, had a similar installation process to the Facebook Research app that’s now been shut down. It
Read MoreSetting up satellite dishes can be a finicky business. To aid in the alignment of these precision antennas, satellite finders are often used which can display audio and video feeds from the satellite while also providing signal strength readouts for accurate adjustment. However, these devices can also be used in interesting ways for more terrestrial
Read MoreCasey Newton / The Interface: Apple shutting down Facebook’s internal iOS apps should serve as a reminder of the power Apple holds over the rest of us — At around 2:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Facebook sent me an update about the controversial market research program revealed on Tuesday by TechCrunch. Apple shutting down Facebook's
Read MoreAs we learned last year, Facebook has a habit of stealthily grabbing customer data to improve its own products and services, and then apologizing when the world finds out. There have been several instances that highlight how the company will go to any lengths to learn more about its users. It’s worrying for a number
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