China’s stranglehold on its citizens’ internet usage is notorious, and now the officials in charge of it are gathered at China’s main internet conference in Wuzhen. Today, President Xi Jinping called for greater global cooperation in making the internet fairer in a speech that was read on his behalf at the conference, Reuters reports. “There
Read MoreAs the first phone with a foldable screen, the FlexPai features a 7.8-inch screen, Android Pie and dual cameras. A closer look at Royole's foldable, bendable FlexPai phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt seems like everyone wants to get on the AirPod bandwagon. Apple’s wireless earbuds have proven so popular that shedloads of companies are copying the format and releasing similar-looking versions of the audio gear. The latest in this line? The Xiaomi AirDots. The earbuds have many of the same features as the AirPods. First off,
Read MoreGiles Turner / Bloomberg: Uber Eats’ EMEA head says it plans to increase EMEA staff from 300 to 900 next year, as it competes against local rivals such as Deliveroo and Just Eat — Uber Technologies Inc. said it’ll triple headcount working on food delivery across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in its fight
Read MoreFive years ago, global funding for the femtech sector had barely reached $100 million total. But now? The femtech industry is set to see a huge increase to more than $400 million — the largest amount of funding the industry has ever received. This rise is long overdue. Historically, femtech hasn’t received much venture capital funding, since a staggering (but
Read MoreA Canadian university had to shut down its entire campus network after it discovered hackers had hijacked its computing power to surreptitiously mine cryptocurrency – Bitcoin, to be exact. In a statement released earlier this week, Nova Scotia-based St. Francis Xavier University revealed the hackers snuck in malicious software on its servers to run their
Read MoreSite details? Incentives? Much of the process has been secret, and local officials and developers signed nondisclosure agreements. What We Don’t Know About Amazon’s Split HQ2 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOutsiders have little leverage to force the industry to change. The companies’ own workers are another matter. State of the Art: Why the Google Walkout Was a Watershed Moment in Tech Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreGoogle is helping relieve the knowledge workers of the world from the drudgery of email — by revealing how inhuman it was in the first place. On Technology: You Already Email Like a Robot — Why Not Automate It? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said that major banks in the country have suffered a cyber attack affecting more than 20,000 users. “More than 100 cases (of cyber-attack) have been registered with the FIA and are under investigation. We have made several arrests in the case, including that of an international gang last
Read More[Bill] purchased a house in Central Florida, and like any good hacker, he started renovating, pulling Ethernet cables, and automating things. Lucky for us, he decided to write up his experiences and lessons learned. He found a few problems along the way, like old renovations that compromised the structure of the pool house. After getting
Read MoreA Spanish-Argentine collaboration has identified a previously undiscovered species of dinosaur in Neuquén, Patagonia, which would have lived over 110 million years ago. The new dinosaur belongs to the family of Rebbachisauridae, a type of herbivorous quadruped. The fossils discovered were that of an adult of around 10 to 12 meters as well as two young
Read MoreFor those who ascribe to progressive values, the results of yesterday’s US midterm elections will undoubtedly be heartening. One positive development, besides the Democrats wresting control of the House of Representatives from the GOP, is the passage of Proposition C in San Francisco. This proposal, which was approved by 60 percent of voters, seeks to
Read MoreMike Minotti / VentureBeat: Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go made $73M in revenue in October, up 67% YoY, with Japan and the US accounting for 33.2% and 32.9% of total revenue respectively — Pokémon Go made $73 million in revenue in October, according to mobile research firm Sensor Tower … Sensor Tower: Pokémon Go made M
Read MoreThe city’s tech elites were divided over the initiative, which is seen as an effort to hold their companies accountable for exacerbating the local housing crisis. San Francisco Approves Business Tax to Fund Homeless Services Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe company said Tuesday that it had taken down more than 100 Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to the Internet Research Agency, a troll farm. Russian Trolls Were at It Again Before Midterms, Facebook Says Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTakahiko Hyuga / Bloomberg: Sources: SoftBank Group plans to raise up to $26.5B in an IPO of its Japanese mobile telecom unit, the details of which may be announced as early as next week — SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking to raise a record 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) from Japanese individuals in the initial
Read MoreMaybe its a capture file from a network dump. Maybe it’s from an Arduino. Maybe it is a random file off the Internet. But there will be a time when you have a file full of seemingly meaningless numbers and you need to impose order. We usually resort to a printout and highlighter, but BitBench
Read MoreShirin Ghaffary / Recode: SF voters pass Proposition C to raise city’s gross receipts tax by ~0.5% on annual gross receipts of $50M+ that companies like Square, Lyft, Salesforce generate — The contentious measure, Prop C, has divided tech leaders. — San Francisco voters passed a measure that has divided … SF voters pass Proposition
Read MoreA new chapter of one of the best TV shows of all time? Yes, please. Report: A Breaking Bad movie could come from creator Vince Gilligan – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says that over 100 accounts it removed Monday were linked to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency — The 115 accounts Facebook took down yesterday for inauthentic behavior ahead of the mid-term elections may indeed have been linked to the Russia-based Internet Research Agency … Facebook says that over 100 accounts
Read MoreRepublicans maintain control of the Senate whereas the Democrats just gained control of the House. Midterm election 2018: Twitter reacts to Democrats gaining control of the House – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA new study out of MIT suggests leaving the light on for aliens to find us, literally. MIT researchers: Lasers could send bat signal to aliens – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSpend some dough, send some dough to those standing in lines to cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm elections. Midterm election results made more delicious by Pizza to the Polls – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you feel blinded more often, here’s why. Why headlights look too bright on modern cars – Roadshow Source: CNet
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