White House social media boss Dan Scavino tweeted a clip of the Democratic presidential candidate saying “We can only re-elect Donald Trump” before cutting off. Twitter labels edited clip of Joe Biden as 'manipulated media' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnnie Musgrove / Tech.eu: Argent, a cryptocurrency wallet for controlling digital assets and identity, raises $12M Series A led by Paradigm, a Sequoia Capital-backed fund — London-based Argent, a smart wallet for controlling digital assets and identity, has raised a $12 million Series A led by Paradigm … Argent, a cryptocurrency wallet for controlling digital
Read MoreContractors at Google, Facebook and other tech giants are unsure if they will get the same sick leave and remote work benefits the companies extend to their full-time employees. Silicon Valley’s two-tiered system for white collar workers is under pressure as coronavirus spreads Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreHere are the standout rumors about upcoming iPhones. iPhone 12, 12 Pro and 12 Max rumors: Release date, specs, screen sizes and 5G predictions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a close race between two speedy VPNs from the Virgin Islands. Surfshark vs. ExpressVPN: VPN speed, security and price compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThose that live in the most northern part of Norway could see electric planes in the skies in the next 10 years. A report from state-owned Norwegian airport operator Avinor and the country’s Civil Aviation Authority published this month, says electric planes could be a boon to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and tackling climate change,
Read MoreThe Nikon D6. | Image: Nikon Nikon just announced a delay of its D6 camera for professional sports photographers. The company originally planned for a March release, but that’s been pushed back to sometime in May due to a shortage of components caused by actions taken to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Amazon will start selling the technology behind its cashierless Amazon Go stores to other retailers, according to Reuters. Amazon reportedly has “several” retailers already signed up to use the system, which will be marketed as Just Walk Out technology by Amazon. A website, set to be launched today,
Read MoreIs it time to ditch 2018’s iPhone XS for the newer iPhone 11? Not exactly. iPhone 11 vs. iPhone XS: Which one should you buy? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEither Unihertz is a really fun company to work at, or it decides each new phone concept by pulling random specs out of a hat. Maybe both. How else do you explain the existence of, say, the Titan, its rugged BlackBerry Passport-aping Android phone? Every Unihertz device must have a tiny audience, but I can
Read MoreYour shot at taking home this prize pack is simple. Just sign up to enter — and yeah, you’re entered. It’s that easy. Get picked, and the iPhone and other goodies are yours. Here’s your last chance to win a free iPhone 11, AirPods and charging pad Source: The Next Web
Read MoreDisney-owned streaming video service Hotstar came under fire from the popular host of the eponymous late-night show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” last night, for censoring supposedly controversial content from the program in India. While Hotstar didn’t air Oliver’s critical episode on India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it made edits to few other episodes
Read MoreDid you know TNW Conference has a track fully dedicated to bringing the biggest names in tech to showcase inspiring talks from those driving the future of technology this year? Nir Eyal, who authored this piece, is one of the speakers. Check out the full ‘Impact‘ program here. If there’s one technology that embodies the unreasonable demands
Read More[Tom] doesn’t much like breadboarding. He prefers to wire up prototypes with perfboard and solder point-to-point with enameled magnet wire. That may sound troublesome to some of you, but [Tom] has come up with a few tips to make prototyping with perfboard and magnet wire easier and more effective, and the biggest tip is about
Read MoreLast month, Twitter released a set of rules to identify and label tweets with manipulated media, as a way of battling misinformation on its platform. Last night, it tagged the first tweet with “manipulated media” — a doctored Joe Biden video retweeted by the US President Donald Trump. The edited video, originally tweeted by White House
Read MoreFanny Potkin / Reuters: A look at the rise of “sharia-fintech” startups in Indonesia, where questions about compliance with Islamic law pose hurdles for adoption of digital payments — JAKARTA (Reuters) – Like millions of other Indonesians, Gandi Iswara had for years carried a wad of currency notes … A look at the rise of
Read MoreMagecart refers to a cyber-crime syndicate that specializes in cyber-attacks involving digital credit card theft by skimming online payment forms. Gaining mainstream media attention over the last year or so, their most recent high profile attack was on photography retailer, Focus Camera. Their website got hacked by Magecart attackers who injected malicious code that stole
Read MoreSince Back To The Future II first screened back in 1989, people have been waiting for hoverboards to become reality. Instead, we got a dangerous two-wheeled contraption going by the same name. Wanting something a little cooler, [Bartek Plonek] decided to convert his to a one-wheel design. (Video, embedded below.) The hack starts by machining
Read MoreSubscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. It’s always good to see more consumer tech companies stepping up to protect our privacy and security. Previously, it was Apple, now it’s Mozilla‘s turn. The company behind
Read MoreFor the first time, Twitter applies its policy against fake and misleading videos and labels one. Manipulated Biden Video Escalates Online Speech War With Trump Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe study shows that while traffic is getting worse, it’s only doing so a little at a time. US traffic only got a little worse in 2019, according to this study – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreShayna Baszler killed the main event. WWE Elimination Chamber 2020: Results, Undertaker appears, match ratings and full recap – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“Everyone melts.” Grant Imahara shares how he made his fully animatronic Star Wars character via digital modeling, 3D printing and robotics. Former MythBuster's adorable Baby Yoda robot will cheer up sick kids – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUnless you’ve held on to an old tube TV, did the hack that lets you use a light gun with an LCD via Wiimote receiver and a couple of microcontrollers, or live close to one of those adult arcades, you might be really jonesing to play Duck Hunt by now. It’s time to renew that
Read MoreCat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: Twitter applied its “manipulated media” label for the first time, after a clipped video of Joe Biden was tweeted by a White House official, retweeted by Trump — It’s the first time the social network has enforced a new policy to fight doctored videos and photos Twitter applied its "manipulated
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