Google’s open-source Chromium code base is steadily gaining ground of late. After Microsoft opted to use it for Edge last week, privacy-focused browser Brave announced that it has switched to Chromium with its latest release, v.0.57. The browser is the latest to join the Chromium bandwagon, which now includes Google Chrome, Vivaldi, Opera, and most
Read MoreiPhone XR, XS, Pixel 3, Note 9. Moto G6 and more. There’s a phone for everyone, no matter your budget. Best phones for Christmas gifts 2018: iPhone XR, Pixel 3, Note 9, Moto G6 for 0 and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Alfonso Cuarón film makes its streaming debut. Netflix brings critically acclaimed Roma online – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNeed help with your holiday shopping? This might help. 40 weirdest holiday gifts of 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe weekend’s almost here, and if you don’t have plans, you might want to check out these two offers I just spotted. For the great low price of free – okay, well, you do have to sign up for new accounts and a newsletter – you can snag Lego – The Hobbit, and Full Throttle
Read MoreCecilia D’Anastasio / Kotaku: Wiki site Fandom says it will acquire Curse Media, which runs gaming wiki site Gamepedia, from Twitch, which bought Curse Media parent Curse in Aug. 2016 — Wiki site Fandom announced yesterday that they will acquire Curse Media, which runs gaming wiki site Gamepedia, from Twitch. Wiki site Fandom says it
Read More[Brendan Herger] was warned that the process of publishing a Python package would be challenging. He relishes a challenge, however, and so he went at it with gusto. The exhausting process led him to share a cheat sheet for publishing Python packages with the goal of making the next time smoother, while also letting other people benefit
Read MoreAfter a deluge of fake news began to overwhelm Facebook, it got proactive. The social media platform tapped bi-partisan organizations, such as Snopes, to fact-check content on the platform and use their expertise to combat the spread of misinformation. Or, that’s what we were led to believe, anyway. “They’ve essentially used us for crisis PR,”
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: CommBank announces it will support Apple Pay come January, making it the second to do so of the four big banks in Australia; NAB and Westpac remain holdouts — Apple Pay adoption has been rather slow in Australia due to disagreements between Apple and major banks over access to the NFC
Read MoreHint, hint: The Marvel blockbuster is angling for an Oscar nomination. Avengers: Infinity War special-effects secrets revealed in new video – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKatie Roof / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Niantic, publisher of Pokémon Go, is in the process of raising a $200M funding round that would value the company at $3.9B — The $200 million funding round is expected to be led by IVP, with participation from strategic investors Samsung Electronics Co. and aXiomatic Gaming LLC. Sources:
Read MoreBloomberg: In a court filing, Apple argues that China’s ban on the sale of some iPhones, which it is appealing, would force it to settle its licensing battle with Qualcomm — Apple Inc. said a Chinese ban on the sale of some models of the iPhone will force it to settle a long and bitter
Read MoreFrom high-profile flameouts to quiet departures, this year’s crop of tech-related dead, dying, resurrected and barely hanging in for 2019 offers an embarrassment of riches. Tech that died in 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}Stanford University, over the course of a year, recruited 223 participants in a fascinating study at the intersection of diet, exercise, and DNA. Researchers sought individuals willing to take DNA tests to educate them of their personalized genetic makeup, and specifically, how it applies to diet and exercise. It was all fake. What researchers Brad
Read MoreNatalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: Adobe reports mixed Q4 results, with revenue of $2.46B, up 23% YoY, vs. $2.43B est., and FY2018 revenue of $9.03B, up 24% YoY, vs. $8.99B est. — This is Adobe’s first financial report since acquiring marketing automation firm Marketo for $4.75 billion back in October. Adobe reports mixed Q4 results, with
Read MoreAdi Robertson / The Verge: Spammers are emailing businesses, schools, and other locations in the US, Canada, and New Zealand, demanding bitcoin as ransom to not detonate a supposed bomb — Spammers are sending a wave of threats to businesses, schools, and other locations in English-speaking countries across the world … Spammers are emailing businesses,
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Medium CEO Ev Williams had preliminary talks about buying New York Media, parent of New York Magazine; source said talks are “unlikely to progress” — – The Twitter co-founder says he wants to invest in media in ’19 — Magazine publisher has been exploring its options this year Sources: Medium CEO Ev Williams
Read MoreThe vacuum tube is largely ignored in modern electronic design, save for a few audio applications such as guitar and headphone amps. The transistor is smaller, cheaper, and inordinately easier to manufacture. By comparison, showing us just how much goes into the manufacture of a tube, [glasslinger] decided to make a wire-element pilotron – from
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Backdoor.Cobalt!gen2 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAfter a turbulent few weeks, it appears Tumblr may finally be back on track. Its app has now reappeared in the iOS App Store. The company’s recent moves to purge adult content from its site have been met with stiff resistance from users, but it appears it might have worked out in the company’s favor.
Read More“Password” will never be a good password. Period. The worst passwords of 2018 are just as dumb as you'd expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon and Google are aggressively opening offices outside of their Silicon Valley and Seattle hometowns. On Thursday, Apple said it would invest $1 billion in Austin, Tex. Chase for Talent Pushes Tech Giants Far Beyond West Coast Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA security consultant told Rolling Stone that at a concert, a device took fans’ photos for comparison with a database of potential stalkers. Taylor Swift Said to Use Facial Recognition to Identify Stalkers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePeter Kafka / Recode: Sources: Facebook is in talks with pay TV channels, including HBO, Showtime, and Starz, about selling their streaming TV services on its platform — The world’s biggest social network wants to get into the pay TV business — by taking a page from Amazon. — Facebook is readying … Sources: Facebook
Read MoreA dangerous email scam appears to be targeting businesses, schools, hospitals, and government buildings across the US in an attempt to extort bitcoin (BTC) with a bomb threat. A spokesperson for the FBI provided TNW with the following statement: We are aware of the recent bomb threats made in cities around the country, and we
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