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January 10, 2019

US Secret Service memo warns that card thieves are avoiding detection while carrying multiple counterfeit cards by relying on the Fuze smart card (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: US Secret Service memo warns that card thieves are avoiding detection while carrying multiple counterfeit cards by relying on the Fuze smart card — Street thieves who specialize in cashing out stolen credit and debit cards increasingly are hedging their chances of getting caught carrying … US Secret Service

Google sued by shareholder alleging sexual misconduct cover-up – CNET

Lawsuit accuses company of concealing sexual harassment allegations against former executives. Google sued by shareholder alleging sexual misconduct cover-up – CNET Source: CNet

Twitter users in China reportedly held by government amid crackdown – CNET

One Twitter user in China was interrogated by police for eight hours, according to a report by The New York Times. Twitter users in China reportedly held by government amid crackdown – CNET Source: CNet

Hearing devices feel the vibes, hide in your ear canal at CES 2019 – CNET

New devices could change the lives of the deaf and hearing impaired, starting at $300. Hearing devices feel the vibes, hide in your ear canal at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

January 10, 2019

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview that reserves ~7GB of disk space for updates, apps, and more to ensure critical OS functions always have space (Emil Protalinski/VentureBeat)

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview that reserves ~7GB of disk space for updates, apps, and more to ensure critical OS functions always have space — Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with improvements to disk space management, Reset this PC, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). Microsoft

January 10, 2019

After an outcry from Improbable, Unity says the recent change to its ToS won't affect Unity-based games using Improbable's SpatialOS cloud platform (Fraser Brown/PC Gamer)

Fraser Brown / PC Gamer: After an outcry from Improbable, Unity says the recent change to its ToS won’t affect Unity-based games using Improbable’s SpatialOS cloud platform — Unity CTO Joachim Ante said Improbable’s warning that SpatialOS could not longer be used with Unity was ‘incorrect.’ After an outcry from Improbable, Unity says the recent

January 10, 2019

Researchers develop tool that can predict where Twitter users live with 92.5% accuracy using GPS data from geotagged tweets posted prior to April 2015 (Issie Lapowsky/Wired)

Issie Lapowsky / Wired: Researchers develop tool that can predict where Twitter users live with 92.5% accuracy using GPS data from geotagged tweets posted prior to April 2015 — AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP of researchers has developed an algorithmic tool that uses Twitter to automatically predict exactly where you live … Researchers develop tool that can

Board Sued Over Google’s Exit Package for Accused Executive

A shareholder lawsuit claims the directors of Google’s parent company approved a payout for Andy Rubin, who was accused of sexual harassment, in order to “keep the matter quiet.” Board Sued Over Google’s Exit Package for Accused Executive Source: NY Times Tech

January 10, 2019

Ahead of its expected IPO, Postmates has raised a $100M investment, which a source says values the company at $1.85B, up from $1.2B in September (Recode)

Recode: Ahead of its expected IPO, Postmates has raised a $100M investment, which a source says values the company at $1.85B, up from $1.2B in September — Just in the nick of time. — The food delivery startup Postmates has raised a $100 million investment just before it plans to go public … Ahead of

January 10, 2019

TiVo to launch Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV apps in Q2 and Q3, letting people watch live or recorded video on multiple TVs without buying a separate TiVo Mini (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge: TiVo to launch Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV apps in Q2 and Q3, letting people watch live or recorded video on multiple TVs without buying a separate TiVo Mini — TiVo is launching apps for the Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV streaming devices later this year, letting people

Program This Badge in Lisp

This hardware badge is a computer programmed with Lisp. You can write your own programs right on the badge using the built-in keyboard, as long as you know Lisp. If there’s one thing we really like to see, it’s people advancing their own projects based on inspiration from others. The Lisp Badge by [David Johnson-Davies]

January 10, 2019

IDC reports global PC shipments in Q4 were down 3.7% YoY, while Gartner estimates a 4.3% YoY decline, amid CPU shortages and the US-China trade war (Larry Dignan/ZDNet)

Larry Dignan / ZDNet: IDC reports global PC shipments in Q4 were down 3.7% YoY, while Gartner estimates a 4.3% YoY decline, amid CPU shortages and the US-China trade war — IDC and Gartner market share stats illustrate how trade wars and CPU shortages hurt fourth quarter sales for PC makers. IDC reports global PC

Savvy smart mirror shows off at CES 2019 – CNET

Electric Mirror brings a smart mirror to CES and it’s full of apps and abilities. Savvy smart mirror shows off at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

CES 2019: AMD's Radeon 7 pushes PC gaming to 'the bleeding edge' – CNET

AMD’s new GPU helps push 4K and frame rates to new levels — and it launches for $699 this February. CES 2019: AMD's Radeon 7 pushes PC gaming to 'the bleeding edge' – CNET Source: CNet

The top 10 products of CES 2019 – CNET

CNET has searched CES to find the most amazing products of the show. From a rollable TV to a solar and heat powered watch, here’s what we loved. The top 10 products of CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

CES 2019: I just bent a smartphone in half without breaking it, and it was glorious – CNET

The Royole FlexPai may not be a great phone, but it sure is fun to fold in half CES 2019: I just bent a smartphone in half without breaking it, and it was glorious – CNET Source: CNet

Fortnite season 7, week 6 challenges and how to slide an ice puck – CNET

You’re going to have to keep grinding through challenges if you want that tier-100 Ice King and we’re here to help. Fortnite season 7, week 6 challenges and how to slide an ice puck – CNET Source: CNet

January 10, 2019

AT&T and T-Mobile say they will stop selling customers' location data to 3rd-party service providers by March; Verizon says it's winding down sharing agreements (Washington Post)

Washington Post: AT&T and T-Mobile say they will stop selling customers’ location data to 3rd-party service providers by March; Verizon says it’s winding down sharing agreements — AT&T said Thursday it will stop selling its customers’ location data to third-party service providers after a report this week … AT&T and T-Mobile say they will stop

January 10, 2019

Monster’s LED lighting kits ruined regular bulbs for me

I spent the last few months with nearly every room in my home lit up by Monster’s gorgeous IlluminEssence lighting. As a result, I have no further use for ordinary bulbs. These aren’t the first LED lights I’ve tested out, but they managed to find the perfect mixture of quality, brightness, ease-of-use, and cost. Plus,

January 10, 2019

Google’s Doodle contest for kids returns with $80K in prizes

The “Doodle For Google” contest is open for submissions from US children in grades K-12 again, this year with more than $80K in prizes for the national winner. The annual contest kicked off earlier this week with a performance by everyone’s favorite muppet… and a felt frog. If you’re a kid, this happened way past

January 10, 2019

Trump Jr.’s deleted Instagram post likened border wall to zoo fencing

Donald Trump Jr. recently likened his father’s proposed border wall with Mexico to that of a zoo fence meant to contain animals. “You know why you can enjoy a day at the zoo?” the now-deleted Instagram post asks. “Because walls work. At face value, the comment is insensitive. But given the administration’s history — calling

January 10, 2019

Shareholder sues Alphabet's board of directors, claiming they breached fiduciary duty by covering up sexual misconduct by execs and giving Andy Rubin a payout (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Shareholder sues Alphabet’s board of directors, claiming they breached fiduciary duty by covering up sexual misconduct by execs and giving Andy Rubin a payout — – Investor accuses Alphabet directors of abusing their power — Android creator allegedly got $90 million payout amid probe Shareholder sues Alphabet's board of directors, claiming they breached fiduciary

Older People Shared Fake News on Facebook More Than Others in 2016 Race, Study Says

Users aged 65 and older posted seven times as many articles from fake news sites as adult users 29 and younger, a study published this week found. Older People Shared Fake News on Facebook More Than Others in 2016 Race, Study Says Source: NY Times Tech

T-Mobile switches on spam call protections for some cellphone users

The new protocols, known as SHAKEN and STIR, are part of an effort across the industry to stem the flow of unwanted calls. T-Mobile switches on spam call protections for some cellphone users Source: Washington Post Tech

Smart kettlebells will get you in shape at CES 2019 – CNET

KettlebellConnect by JaxJox counts your reps and has removable weights so you can customize your workout. Smart kettlebells will get you in shape at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

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