Author: Tech Support

    • Bold Commerce, which builds apps for e-commerce platforms like Shopify, raises $22M Series A led by Whitecap Venture Partners and Round13 Capital (Douglas Soltys/BetaKit)

    Douglas Soltys / BetaKit: Bold Commerce, which builds apps for e-commerce platforms like Shopify, raises $22M Series A led by Whitecap Venture Partners and Round13 Capital  —  Winnipeg-based e-commerce solution developer Bold Commerce announced today the close of a $22 million CAD Series A funding round, led by Whitecap Venture Partners and Round13 Capital. Bold

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    • A look at International Revenue Share Fraud, which centers on schemes exploiting premium phone numbers, as IRSF losses to telcos and consumers reach $4B-$6.1B (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

    Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: A look at International Revenue Share Fraud, which centers on schemes exploiting premium phone numbers, as IRSF losses to telcos and consumers reach $4B-$6.1B  —  Estimated IRSF damages range between $4 billion and $6.1 billion.  —  Telephony-based fraud has reached massive heights in the past decade … A look at International

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    • CES 2019 was awash with devices supporting multiple voice assistant platforms, which shows the voice assistant ecosystem may never be a winner-take-all market (Bob O'Donnell/Tech.pinions)

    Bob O’Donnell / Tech.pinions: CES 2019 was awash with devices supporting multiple voice assistant platforms, which shows the voice assistant ecosystem may never be a winner-take-all market  —  One of the clearest developments that came out of 2018, and prominently on display last week in Las Vegas at CES 2019, was the rise of the

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    New Part Day: SMD Batteries

    Here’s a tip for all you retrocomputing enthusiasts or even anyone with an old computer in the garage. Go remove the battery. Yes, that old mid-90s desktop has a battery inside for the real-time clock, and it’s a ticking time bomb. Batteries leak, and they’ll spew goo all over the circuit board, irreparably damaging your

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    • Why AI can’t solve everything

    The hysteria about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere. There seems to be no shortage of sensationalist news about how AI could cure diseases, accelerate human innovation and improve human creativity. Just looking at the media headlines, you might think that we are already living in a future where AI has infiltrated every

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    • Summary of the first six days of the FTC vs Qualcomm trial, which saw witnesses from Apple, other companies, and IP experts from consultancies and universities (Shara Tibken/CNET)

    Shara Tibken / CNET: Summary of the first six days of the FTC vs Qualcomm trial, which saw witnesses from Apple, other companies, and IP experts from consultancies and universities  —  The US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday presented its last witnesses and evidence in its case against Qualcomm. Summary of the first six days

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    • YouTube is cracking down on dangerous pranks and stunts like the Bird Box challenge

    YouTube has published new policies for its video platform that state it won’t allow content depicting dangerous pranks and stunts like the Bird Box and Tide Pod challenges. Good. The company wants to prevent creators from engaging in these activities and from encouraging viewers to participate. Its updated Community Guidelines address the issue as follows:

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    • Tencent's Q3 profits grew 30% YoY on investment gains, offsetting slower growth in its gaming business; research: Tencent made 163+ investment deals in 2018 (Celia Chen/South China Morning Post)

    Celia Chen / South China Morning Post: Tencent’s Q3 profits grew 30% YoY on investment gains, offsetting slower growth in its gaming business; research: Tencent made 163+ investment deals in 2018  —  – In the third quarter, Tencent’s profit increased 30 per cent mainly due to gains from investment-related items Tencent's Q3 profits grew 30%

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    • Roku says it is removing two Infowars channels on its platform after criticism from users and a rebuke from some Sandy Hook families (Rachel Yang/Variety)

    Rachel Yang / Variety: Roku says it is removing two Infowars channels on its platform after criticism from users and a rebuke from some Sandy Hook families  —  Roku has taken the Infowars channel off its platform after the streaming device faced criticism for carrying the controversial program hosted by right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

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    • Data from Portland's 4-month scooter program, which capped the number of scooters to ~2K and recorded 700K+ rides, shows scooters often replaced short car trips (Kate Conger/New York Times)

    Kate Conger / New York Times: Data from Portland’s 4-month scooter program, which capped the number of scooters to ~2K and recorded 700K+ rides, shows scooters often replaced short car trips  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The e-scooter boom began in Santa Monica, Calif., about 16 months ago.  Electric scooters … Data from Portland's 4-month scooter

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    • Sources: Bytedance reached the lower end of its ~$7.4B to ~$8.1B revenue target for 2018, the first time in years it hasn't beaten its forecast (Bloomberg)

    Bloomberg: Sources: Bytedance reached the lower end of its ~$7.4B to ~$8.1B revenue target for 2018, the first time in years it hasn’t beaten its forecast  —  – 2018 revenue said to hit lower-end of 50-55 billion yuan goal  — Tik Tok owner said hit by slowing economy, monetization delay Sources: Bytedance reached the lower

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    • Evan Spiegel says Snap CFO Tim Stone, who joined the company from Amazon eight months ago, has resigned but will remain until February 5 to help with transition (Heather Kelly/CNN)

    Heather Kelly / CNN: Evan Spiegel says Snap CFO Tim Stone, who joined the company from Amazon eight months ago, has resigned but will remain until February 5 to help with transition  —  San Francisco (CNN Business)Snap is losing another high-profile executive.  Chief Financial Officer Tim Stone told Snap … Evan Spiegel says Snap CFO

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