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December 19, 2018

Facebook's stock closed down 7% on Wednesday following a New York Times story and a lawsuit from the District of Columbia's AG (Ryan Vlastelica/Bloomberg)

Ryan Vlastelica / Bloomberg: Facebook’s stock closed down 7% on Wednesday following a New York Times story and a lawsuit from the District of Columbia’s AG — Facebook Inc. tumbled on Wednesday, with shares extending their decline throughout the session after the social-media company was sued by the District of Columbia over a privacy breach.

What will you get with a Microsoft 365 consumer subscription?

After successfully rolling out its Windows-plus-Office bundle for enterprise customers, Microsoft is working on a consumer version. Here are my predictions on what that subscription will include. What will you get with a Microsoft 365 consumer subscription? Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Rigol MSO5000 Hacked, Features Unlocked

Rigol’s test gear has something of a history of being hacked. Years ago the DS1022C oscillocope was hacked to increase bandwidth, and more recently the DS1054Z was hacked to unlock licensed features. Now, it’s the MSO5000’s turn. Over on the EEVBlog forums a group has been working on hacking another Rigol, the MSO5000, a 70 MHz

December 19, 2018

Sources: Pinterest is preparing for an IPO as soon as April 2019, with a planned valuation of $12B+; the company expects $700M+ revenue in 2018, up 50% YoY (Maureen Farrell/Wall Street Journal)

Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Pinterest is preparing for an IPO as soon as April 2019, with a planned valuation of $12B+; the company expects $700M+ revenue in 2018, up 50% YoY — Social-media company could choose bankers for the offering as early as January — Pinterest Inc. is actively preparing for an

December 19, 2018

Snap announces Lens Challenges, which let users take part in themed challenges based around Lens with others, with the first challenge going live today (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

Julia Alexander / The Verge: Snap announces Lens Challenges, which let users take part in themed challenges based around Lens with others, with the first challenge going live today — The first challenge is holiday-themed — Challenges on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram dominate the way people participate in online trends … Snap announces Lens Challenges,

Facebook's terrible year just got worse: What you need to know – CNET

The social media giant is under fire for whether it does enough to safeguard user data. Facebook's terrible year just got worse: What you need to know – CNET Source: CNet

Welcome to Marwen review: Trauma and toys don't play well together – CNET

The drama starring Steve Carell is a tale of PTSD and gorgeous toys, but it tries to juggle too much. Welcome to Marwen review: Trauma and toys don't play well together – CNET Source: CNet

December 19, 2018

The Komplete Kontrol A25 is an excellent MIDI-controller without any bloat

The Komplete Kontrol A-series from Native Instruments is here to do work. The lineup features three keyboard MIDI-controllers that aren’t very pretty, but manage to give producers everything they need in a hardware package – and plenty to love in the included software. First things first, if you’re not familiar with what a MIDI-controller does,

Amazon sold tens of millions of Echo devices in 2018 – CNET

Amazon’s Alexa has told over 100 million jokes. Amazon sold tens of millions of Echo devices in 2018 – CNET Source: CNet

These AI-generated Christmas songs are so freakin' festive – CNET

Jam out to some jingly new holiday tunes, including Cocoa Jollyfluff and Cinnamon Hollybells. These AI-generated Christmas songs are so freakin' festive – CNET Source: CNet

Elon Musk Interstellar mashup stars SpaceX rocket, doobie – CNET

“I’m tripping balls here.” Elon Musk Interstellar mashup stars SpaceX rocket, doobie – CNET Source: CNet

December 19, 2018

Report: apps using Facebook's SDK, from Grindr to Bible+, send user info to Facebook including location, where users click, and how long they use it (Charlie Warzel/BuzzFeed News)

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News: Report: apps using Facebook’s SDK, from Grindr to Bible+, send user info to Facebook including location, where users click, and how long they use it — Facebook provided developers with tools to build Facebook-compatible apps like Tinder, Grindr and Pregnancy+. Report: apps using Facebook's SDK, from Grindr to Bible+, send

Microsoft releases security update for new IE zero-day

Microsoft releases out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer zero-day discovered by Google threat analysts. Microsoft releases security update for new IE zero-day Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Trilobites: Watch a Robotic Hand Play the Piano With a More Human Touch

It hasn’t mastered Chopin or Debussy, but it can eke out a decent “Jingle Bells.” Trilobites: Watch a Robotic Hand Play the Piano With a More Human Touch Source: NY Times Tech

December 19, 2018

Sprout Social, a social media monitoring, marketing, and analytics service with 25,000 business customers, has raised $40.5M Series D at a valuation of ~$800M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Sprout Social, a social media monitoring, marketing, and analytics service with 25,000 business customers, has raised $40.5M Series D at a valuation of ~$800M — Sprout Social, a social media monitoring, marketing and analytics service with 25,000 business customers that helps … Sprout Social, a social media monitoring, marketing, and analytics

December 19, 2018

Facebook’s latest privacy stumble gave big tech access to your messages

Last night, we got word of yet another Facebook privacy scandal. What is that, Number 427 for the year? In this case, a report from The New York Times revealed the social media company gave an extreme amount of access to certain partner companies, over and above what users might have expected. According to the NYT report, Facebook

Tech We’re Using: ‘The Effects Cannot Be Overstated’: When Tech Invaded Media

Jim Rutenberg reflects on the convergence of technology with media, and how that has changed his consumption habits and coverage. (Warning: iPhone addiction ahead.) Tech We’re Using: ‘The Effects Cannot Be Overstated’: When Tech Invaded Media Source: NY Times Tech

December 19, 2018

Microsoft debuts new test build of Windows 10 with a simplified Start layout, new Office launcher and hub for recent docs, kaomoji support, and more (Windows Experience Blog)

Windows Experience Blog: Microsoft debuts new test build of Windows 10 with a simplified Start layout, new Office launcher and hub for recent docs, kaomoji support, and more — Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18305 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Microsoft debuts new test build

PIC-Powered Game Console Is Blocky Goodness

Picking up new skills in the electronics field is often best served by the classic mantra – “learn by doing”. [Juan] and [Leo] did just that, deciding to build a handheld game console for a University project, and delivering the PGC-32. Built as a final project for the Digital Systems Design course at Cornell University, the

Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build paves the way for new Sandbox feature

Windows 10 19H1 Build 18305 adds support for a new sandbox feature for isolating potentially suspicious apps, plus several other new security, user interface and updates and fixes. Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build paves the way for new Sandbox feature Source: ZDNet Microsoft

December 19, 2018

3 game-changing phone trends we can expect in 2019

2018 is winding down, and we’ve witnessed a number of significant events this year as far as mobile tech is concerned: these include the US government signing an order laying out its 5G strategy, major telcos rolling out 5G, companies like Vivo and Huawei launching mobile phones with fingerprint sensors under the display, a rise

A ride through Elon Musk’s first Boring Company tunnel

The Post’s Geoffrey A. Fowler shows you what it was like to ride in the Tesla CEO’s test tunnel under Los Angeles: bumpy, like a roller coaster. A ride through Elon Musk’s first Boring Company tunnel Source: Washington Post Tech

Facebook Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica

It was a first step by a state attorney general to punish Facebook for privacy violations. Facebook Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica Source: NY Times Tech

Researchers turn to AI for help in mapping every solar panel in the US – CNET

It turns out there are more solar panels than originally thought. Researchers turn to AI for help in mapping every solar panel in the US – CNET Source: CNet

Seeing Like Bees With Ultraviolet Photography

When it comes to seeing in strange spectrums, David Prutchi is the guy you want to talk to. He’s taken pictures of rocks under long, medium and short UV light, he’s added thermal imaging to consumer cameras, and he’s made cameras see polarization. There’s a lot more to the world than what the rods and

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