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January 22, 2019

Japanese early stage incubator Digital Garage teams up with Blockstream to develop blockchain-based financial services in Japan (Jon Russell/TechCrunch)

Jon Russell / TechCrunch: Japanese early stage incubator Digital Garage teams up with Blockstream to develop blockchain-based financial services in Japan — The global crypto market may have tanked last year, but notable names have joined forces to develop Bitcoin and blockchain financial services in Japan … Japanese early stage incubator Digital Garage teams up

Oscars 2019 nominations: Black Panther up for Best Picture, 6 other awards – CNET

It’s up against BlacKkKlansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Favourite, Green Book, Roma, A Star is Born and Vice. Oscars 2019 nominations: Black Panther up for Best Picture, 6 other awards – CNET Source: CNet

First Shelby GT500, Supra sell for millions at charity auctions – Roadshow

The Supra netted nearly double the money the GT500 did. First Shelby GT500, Supra sell for millions at charity auctions – Roadshow Source: CNet

January 22, 2019

A look at Hainan, China's latest free-trade zone with a visa free policy, which offers startups free rent, reduced taxes, and access to govt-backed VC funding (Yingzhi Yang/South China Morning Post)

Yingzhi Yang / South China Morning Post: A look at Hainan, China’s latest free-trade zone with a visa free policy, which offers startups free rent, reduced taxes, and access to govt-backed VC funding — – Hainan island was designated as China’s 12th free-trade zone by Chinese President Xi Jinping in April last year A look

January 22, 2019

Major Dutch bank bets on NY blockchain firm with 5-year deal

Dutch multi-national banking giant ING has signed a five-year deal with a blockchain services firm to roll out distributed ledger tech into a range of business areas ING will join forces with R3 to obtain an unlimited number of licenses for its commercial (read: private permissioned) blockchain platforms Corda Enterprise platform and CorDapps. Specifically how

January 22, 2019

Apple Pay expands to Target and Taco Bell, now covers 74 of the top 100 US merchants (Apple)

Apple: Apple Pay expands to Target and Taco Bell, now covers 74 of the top 100 US merchants — Seventy-Four of the Top 100 US Merchants Now Accept Apple Pay — Target, Taco Bell, Hy-Vee supermarkets in the Midwest, Speedway convenience stores and Jack in the Box are the latest merchants to support Apple Pay

UPS and Latch add 10 US cities to in-building delivery program – CNET

The partnership allows UPS delivery drivers to leave packages inside multifamily buildings. UPS and Latch add 10 US cities to in-building delivery program – CNET Source: CNet

Roma best picture Oscar nod finally grants Netflix its big wish – CNET

Netflix has found Oscar glory in other categories but never the big one. Roma best picture Oscar nod finally grants Netflix its big wish – CNET Source: CNet

January 22, 2019

Explore mastering digital photography for only $20

You can learn all the tricks that professional shooters use and all the tools they employ to snap stunning shots with The Essential Digital Photography Masterclass Bundle. The whole package, a more than $200 value, is on sale now for just $19 from TNW Deals. Explore mastering digital photography for only Source: The Next Web

January 22, 2019

Huawei has a reasonable explanation for the disappearing Twitter photos

Huawei has denied its phones automatically delete photos saved from Twitter. The Chinese tech giant was forced to issue a statement after rumours emerged last week from customers who had seen suspicious notifications. If you are using #Huawei in China, you will not allowed to download images via Twitter app. I have received many reports

January 22, 2019

Use Apple Music in your browser with this pretty web interface

I use Apple Music as my primary streaming service, but it bums me out that it doesn’t have a web interface. So I have to rely either on my phone, or the dreaded iTunes app to play tunes. Thankfully, a new project called Music.sh fixes that by delivering the Apple Music web experience on my

New Part Day: Small, Cheap, and Good LIDAR Modules

Fully autonomous cars might never pan out, but in the meantime we’re getting some really cool hardware designed for robotic taxicab prototypes. This is the Livox Mid-40 Lidar, a LIDAR module you can put on your car or drone. The best part? It only costs $600 USD. The Livox Mid-40 and Mid-100 are two modules

January 22, 2019

Sources: Foxconn is considering producing iPhones in India, a move that could reduce Apple's dependence on China and help lower iPhone prices in India (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Foxconn is considering producing iPhones in India, a move that could reduce Apple’s dependence on China and help lower iPhone prices in India — Senior executives are considering including an Indian project in budget plans and plan to visit India in February Sources: Foxconn is considering producing iPhones in India, a

January 22, 2019

Dutch navigation company TomTom to sell Telematics, its fleet management business, to Japan's Bridgestone for €910M (Toby Sterling/Reuters)

Toby Sterling / Reuters: Dutch navigation company TomTom to sell Telematics, its fleet management business, to Japan’s Bridgestone for €910M — AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – TomTom, the Dutch navigation and digital maps company, said on Tuesday it has agreed to sell its Telematics, or the fleet management business … Dutch navigation company TomTom to sell Telematics,

This startup is launching a remote-controlled ‘grocery store on wheels'

Robomart has created an autonomous vehicle filled with fresh groceries that can be ordered using an app. The startup has partnered with grocery store chain Stop & Shop and will begin operations in the Greater Boston area this Spring. This startup is launching a remote-controlled ‘grocery store on wheels' Source: Washington Post Tech

January 22, 2019

Cryptocurrency exchange botches airdrop, gives $5.3M to its users

Every week we seem to read another new story about yet another cryptocurrency exchange hack or scam in which users’ funds are stolen. But this week, a South Korean exchange has flipped the narrative on its head. In what is being called a “computer error,” CoinZest done^ goofed and gave away around $5.4 million worth

January 22, 2019

Sources: Apple is likely to drop LCD displays altogether in its 2020 iPhone lineup in favor of OLED displays, which allow for more flexible handset designs (Takashi Mochizuki/Wall Street Journal)

Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Apple is likely to drop LCD displays altogether in its 2020 iPhone lineup in favor of OLED displays, which allow for more flexible handset designs — Japan Display is in advanced talks with Taiwan’s TPK Holdings and Chinese state-owned Silk Road Fund Sources: Apple is likely to drop

January 22, 2019

Protecting yourself from inevitable data breaches is easier than you think

It’s tempting to give up on data security altogether, with all the billions of pieces of personal data – Social Security numbers, credit cards, home addresses, phone numbers, passwords and much more – breached and stolen in recent years. But that’s not realistic – nor is the idea of going offline entirely. In any case,

Sandbox VR's new Amber Sky 2088 is perfect sci-fi fun – CNET

Blast aliens and save the world in VR as a robot solider. Sandbox VR's new Amber Sky 2088 is perfect sci-fi fun – CNET Source: CNet

How Huawei Wooed Europe With Sponsorships, Investments and Promises

As the Chinese telecommunications giant faces scrutiny over its security, its careful cultivation of European governments and customers is at risk of unraveling. How Huawei Wooed Europe With Sponsorships, Investments and Promises Source: NY Times Tech

Twitter suspends account that shared video of teens and Native American elder – CNET

The account claimed to be owned by a Californian schoolteacher but had a profile picture of a blogger based in Brazil. Twitter suspends account that shared video of teens and Native American elder – CNET Source: CNet

Screen Shake In VR, Minus The Throwing Up

In first-person games, an effective way to heighten immersion is to give the player a sense of impact and force by figuratively shaking the camera. That’s a tried and true practice for FPS games played on a monitor, but to [Zulubo]’s knowledge, no one has implemented traditional screen shake in a VR title because it

January 22, 2019

I’m kicking myself for not buying an iPhone SE last weekend

Apple just started clearing out its stock of iPhone SE handsets – which launched back in March 2016 and discontinued last September – at $249 a pop (the 128GB version is listed at $299). It’s not exactly big news from Cupertino, but it is a hell of a good deal even in 2019, with a

January 22, 2019

Reddit shuts down popular soccer streaming subreddit, but new ones pop-up

Soccer (forgive me, football gods) is arguably one of the most popular sports across the globe and has loads of fans tuning into matches via illegal video streams. These could be found easily enough on Reddit – until now. The company has sent a notice to /r/soccerstreams, a popular destination for fans looking to catch

January 22, 2019

The rise of mobile video in India is requiring YouTube and others to innovate to better serve Indian users, who average 40+ hours/month of video from data plans (Eric Bellman/Wall Street Journal)

Eric Bellman / Wall Street Journal: The rise of mobile video in India is requiring YouTube and others to innovate to better serve Indian users, who average 40+ hours/month of video from data plans — Explosion of video is transforming India’s media landscape, and companies are scrambling to feed demand The rise of mobile video

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