This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. Ever looked at something and thought “I wish this was more expensive?” No? Then you need to get down on your
Read MoreIn a press release published yesterday, Microsoft announced it would be bringing its Azure blockchain technology to Nasdaq’s Financial Framework (NFF) system. Nasdaq’s Financial Framework will integrate with Microsoft’s Azure blockchain to build a platform that does not rely on one particular distributed ledger. The NFF was designed to provide a platform that allows institutions
Read MoreVirginia Hughes / BuzzFeed News: Researchers examining 135 popular kids apps on Android and iOS find 88% of paid and 100% of free apps often have manipulative and distracting ads — Popular apps for young kids, especially those available in Google’s app store, are teeming with advertisements that distract them from play … Researchers examining
Read MoreThe classics can take you back in time — and are probably easier to recapture than you think. Tech Tip: Miss Those Video Games of Your Youth? Here’s How to Find Them Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreImagine a world in which your employer knew everything about you. Whether you like your job, whether you are planning to quit, everything you do on your computer, and even what you do and where you go when you are not at work. That world is here. We live in a world where we increasingly
Read MoreTimothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal: PwC report says that top US tech companies, led by Amazon and Google, spend more than $5 in R&D for every $1 spent by Chinese companies — Led by Amazon and Google, U.S. firms spend $5 for every $1 by Chinese companies, PwC says — SEOUL—As the U.S.
Read MoreApple’s new security chip T2 is probably the most understated feature of new MacBooks released this year. A new security guide released by the company reveals that it disconnects the microphone when the lid is closed to ensure no one can eavesdrop on users. The guide suggests that because this is strictly a hardware function,
Read MoreBack in 2013, Justine Sacco was getting ready to visit her family in South Africa, and before she boarded her flight, she made an insensitive joke on Twitter: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” By the time her flight was over, she had become the world’s leading trending topic,
Read MoreSometimes a simple idea can yield fantastic results. A few runs of LED strips fastened to a black hoody and sweatpants and just like that…a LED stick person costume for Halloween. The creator of the “Glowy Zoey” [Royce] originally put together some glow in the dark stick person suits to stand out when hitting the
Read MoreThe addition of Gary Ginsberg, a former adviser to Rupert Murdoch with ties to Washington, could help the company wade through a thicket of challenges. SoftBank Hires a Veteran Corporate Image-Maker Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Audit finds a US Geological Survey network in South Dakota was infected with malware after an unnamed employee visited thousands of porn pages on his laptop — A U.S. government network was infected with malware thanks to one employee’s “extensive history” of watching porn on his work computer, investigators have found.
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: The processor used in the 2018 MacBook Air is an Intel Core i5-8210Y 7W Amber Lake Y processor — Apple’s newly upgraded MacBook Air is equipped with a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, a chip configuration that does not match any of the 8th-generation
Read MorePeter Cao / 9to5Mac: Apple has pulled watchOS 5.1 update after reports that it had bricked some Apple Watches — [Update: Apple has now pulled watchOS 5.1. Users who haven’t updated should refrain from doing so if it was downloaded, but not yet installed.] — While many users are disappointed with the lack … Apple
Read MoreWhen programming a microcontroller, there are some physical limitations that you’ll come across much earlier than programming a modern computer, whether that’s program size or even processor speed. To make the most use of a small chip, we can easily dig into the assembly language to optimize our code. On the other hand, modern processors
Read MoreLike many young entrepreneurs drawn to California’s technological gold rush, Andrew Torba brought a familiar mix of smarts, ambition and big ideas when he arrived nearly four years ago. What few saw… From Silicon Valley elite to social media hate: The radicalization that led to Gab Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTweets with hashtags like #BuildTheWall, #JobsNotMobs and #BlueWave are being surfaced. Twitter debuts #Midterms2018, but trolls already discovered it – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe space telescope, which revealed a universe full of planets that might be similar to our own, is now retired. NASA says Kepler Space Telescope is out of fuel and out of time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: Ethos, a startup that says it can process life insurance applications in minutes, raises $35M Series B led by Accel and backed by Google Ventures — – Ethos saw a more than 400 percent jump in revenue, customers and applications in the last four months. — Ethos, a start-up that says
Read MoreThe software update, which hit alongside iOS 12.1, appears to have bricked some Series 4 Apple Watches. Apple pulls Watch OS 5.1 update – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRob Price / Business Insider: Facebook says it is banning the far-right Proud Boys and co-founder Gavin McInnes from Facebook and Instagram after violent NY attack on protesters in October — – Facebook is banning accounts and groups associated with The Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group linked to political violence in the US. Facebook
Read MoreThe South Korean giant’s smartphone business is stagnant, and a yearslong run-up in the price of memory chips seems to be cooling down. Samsung Reaps Record Profit, but Tougher Times Could Come Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: eSIM support for Apple’s new iPhones will not be available from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile until later this year, but it is available in other countries — Apple today released iOS 12.1 with support for the digital eSIM that will allow for dual-SIM functionality on the iPhone XS … eSIM support
Read MoreAn Alphabet spokeswoman said Mr. DeVaul, who had been accused of harassing a job applicant, received no exit package. Alphabet Executive Resigns After Harassment Accusation Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOscar Williams-Grut / Yahoo! Finance: UK-based digital bank Monzo has raised £85M, or ~$108M, Series E from investors including General Catalyst and Accel, at a valuation of £1B, or ~$1.2B — Senior City Correspondent, Yahoo Finance UK — Fast-growing UK startup bank Monzo is now worth £1bn ($1.2bn), just three years after launching. UK-based digital
Read MoreWe will have all picked up something from a junk pile or swap meet in our time that caught our eye not because we needed it but because it looked cool. [Quinn Dunki] did just that with an irresistible set of 1980s air traffic control headphones. What did she do with them? Turn them into
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