Eliza Brooke / Vox: How recommendation sites like the Strategist and Wirecutter maintain readers’ trust while earning revenue through affiliate links — Sites like the Strategist, Wirecutter, and BuzzFeed Reviews want to help you find the best of the best. … Say you want to buy a travel mug. How recommendation sites like the Strategist
Read MoreOpera is finally rolling out its blockchain-oriented browser specifically designed for surfing and interacting with the decentralized web (also known as Web 3.0). Today at Hard Fork Decentralized in London, the company announced the browser, which comes with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet, is now available for Android. This makes Opera the first mainstream browser that comes with cryptocurrency
Read MoreAfter using Qualcomm and Intel modems in iPhones for years, Apple might be finally looking to build its own modems. According to a report by The Information, Apple is actively looking to build modems targeted toward iPhones. The rumor is spurred on by Apple‘s recent job openings for two Cellular Modem Systems Architects in San
Read MoreTo help webmasters understand how visitors interact with their sites, Microsoft has launched its new Clarity analytics tool in beta today. Set to rival the likes of Optimizely, Google Optimize and Visual Web Optimizer, Clarity lets you run A/B tests, and play back visualizations of users’ experiences and behavior patterns on your site. The tool
Read MoreLara O’Reilly / Wall Street Journal: Accenture Interactive to acquire adtech company Adaptly, which helps marketers buy targeted ads across online platforms including Amazon, Google, and Facebook — Purchase gives Accenture Interactive access to targeted-ad technology that plugs into platforms including Google, Amazon and Facebook Accenture Interactive to acquire adtech company Adaptly, which helps marketers
Read MoreThe Moka pot is an industrial design classic, hailing from Italy in the early part of the 20th century. To this day, it remains an excellent way to brew top quality coffee at home with affordable equipment. However, if your tastes for coffee lie more towards lattes than espresso, you’re out of luck – unless
Read MoreBuying a gift for someone who has plenty of “stuff”? Go for a subscription instead. From Netflix to Spotify, Game Pass and beyond: Give the gift of a subscription this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of the best displays of “shooting stars” and a close space snowball flyby could make for some epic nights of skywatching this week. Geminid meteor shower and bright comet team up for super sky show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCorbin Davenport / Android Police: Amazon starts selling the 3rd-gen Chromecast as well as the older Chromecast Ultra, nearly a year after it promised to sell the devices again — Amazon pulled the Chromecast from its online store in 2015, after it instated a new rule that only streaming devices that supported Prime Video could
Read MoreGoogle is making it easier for its users to give back to the community by introducing donations through its Play store. Android users in select countries can now contribute to causes they believe in using the same payment methods they’ve associated with their Google accounts. The search giant is partnering with 10 nonprofit organizations to
Read MoreGizmodo UK reports that Samsung’s upcoming flagship phone, the Galaxy S10, will arrive on February 20 next year, ahead of the annual Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona that month. That’s pretty much in line with previous rumors we’d heard last month about Samsung’s 10th anniversary model. The range is said to include a 5.8-inch
Read MoreFrank Chaparro / The Block: Sources: stablecoin project Basis, backed by Bain Capital, GV, and a16z, is closing and returning most of the $133M capital raised, due to regulatory issues — One large Basis investor said “this is an extraordinarily talented team with an extremely ambitious vision tackling a very difficult problem. Sources: stablecoin project
Read MoreGillian Brockell / Washington Post: Tech companies should automatically turn off irrelevant ads based on info users share, such as ads for baby gear when a pregnant person has a stillborn child — Dear Tech Companies: — I know you knew I was pregnant. It’s my fault, I just couldn’t resist those Instagram hashtags —
Read MoreJoshua Goldman / CNET: Samsung upgrades its two-in-one Notebook 9 Pen with a new 15-inch option, 8th-gen Core i7 chip, updated S Pen and a promise of 15 hours of battery life — With its updated Notebook 9 Pen two-in-one laptop, Samsung is targeting creative professionals who want the flexibility of both a laptop …
Read MoreThe newly reedited and toned-down version of Deadpool 2 has a couple of new post-credits scenes to look forward to. Warning: spoilers ahead. Once Upon A Deadpool post-credits scene(s), broken down – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew fossil evidence paints a picture of an apex predator, as big as a lion, that terrorized ancient Australian forests. Scientists reconstruct skeleton of terrifying, prehistoric 'marsupial lion' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDebuting just ahead of CES 2019, the updated two-in-one gets a premium redesign and improved pen functionality. Samsung Notebook 9 Pen for 2019: Made to please creative pros – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHolly Brockwell / Gizmodo UK: Source: Samsung Galaxy 10 series will be unveiled Feb. 20, with UK prices starting at £669 for the S10 Lite, £799 for the 6.1-inch model, and £899 for the S10+ — Listen up, Samsung fans: we’ve got a bumper leak about the upcoming Galaxy S10 for you. Source: Samsung Galaxy
Read MoreThe sophisticated campaign has targeted dozens of companies, most of which are based in the US. Global hacking campaign targets critical infrastructure – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCharacters from Netflix’s cancelled Marvel Television shows can’t appear in non-Netflix series for at least two years, Variety reports. Disney's streaming service can't save Daredevil, Iron Fist and Luke Cage – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter another data leak, its second such leak in a year, Google today announced it was shutting down its beleaguered social media platform, Google+. API access will shut down even sooner, within the next 90 days. The newest vulnerability affected 52.5 million users, according to Google. Profile information, including names, email addresses, age, and occupation
Read MoreSome plants react quickly enough for our senses to notice, such as a Venus flytrap or mimosa pudica. Most of the time, we need time-lapse photography at a minimum to notice while more exotic sensors can measure things like microscopic pores opening and closing. As with any sensor reading, those measurements can be turned into
Read MoreHow do you improve upon something that’s already regarded by many as the best in its class? That’s the problem Audio Technica had with its legendary ATH-M50X studio headphones. Thanks to their crystal clarity and artisan precision, these cans have amassed an army of enthusiastic evangelists, ranging from professional producers and sound engineers, to everyday
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: SEC settles with the former CEO and COO of AriseBank, which it sued in January for alleged fraud and issuing unregistered securities during an ICO, for $2.7M+ — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled charges with two former executives of AriseBank, which was hit with a token sale
Read More2018 is coming to an end, and we’ve had some amazing games come out this year. Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Smash Bros … this was a good year to be a gamer. But now that it’s over, what’s a gamer to do? Find a whole new batch of amazing games for which to get
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