If you have a Chase credit card, you may be able to get DoorDash’s membership option, DashPass, for free. Read more… Some Chase Cardholders Now Get Free DoorDash Delivery Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreHere are the great new gadgets hitting the shelves before the year’s out. CES 2020 products you can actually buy this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmong 59 enhancements and bug fixes, Microsoft brings Jupyter improvements to the Python extension for Visual Studio Code and also has something Java developers. Microsoft boosts programming language Python's popular VS Code extension Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKick off 2020 with some smart gadgets to help you get fit. The most innovative fitness tech of CES 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s Project Zero cybersecurity team is trialling a new policy where it won’t make security vulnerabilities public early after a fix has been issued. “Full 90 days by default, regardless of when the bug is fixed,” is the team’s new policy, which it will trial for a year
Read MoreSonos CEO Patrick Spence in August 2019, showing the then-new Sonos Move speaker. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Google is explicitly denying it copied Sonos’ technology Continue reading… Sonos said what every smaller tech company was thinking: working with big tech sucks Source: New feed
Read MoreThe tech giant says app sales between Christmas Eve and New Year’s in 2019 grew 16% over the past year. Apple says its App Store hit new records in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe first production Shelby GT500 will be on display at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction this month. Here's Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 VIN 001 that raised .1 million for charity – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge We’re used to social networks waiting until the damage has already been done before announcing a cleanup effort. When it comes to the synthetic media known as “deepfakes,” they’ve been notably ahead of the curve. In November, Twitter announced a draft policy on deepfakes and began soliciting public
Read MorePrevent Windows admin credentials from being exposed in cleartext with this tip. How to fix insecure LDAP binds Source: Security
Read MoreThe vulnerabilities, which the app says it has fixed, could have let attackers manipulate content and extract personal data. Major TikTok Security Flaws Found Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreForget about the good ol’ passive-aggressive refrigerator note: Google Assistant will soon let you leave digital “household notes” directly on your Android-enabled Smart Display devices. The AI-powered app is also getting a few other nifty features like schedules for your smart devices, and the ability to read out long-form content. But first, notes. Long story
Read MoreNew York Times: TikTok says it has fixed major security vulnerabilities that could have let hackers manipulate content, gain access to private videos, and extract personal data — The vulnerabilities, which the app says it has fixed, could have let attackers manipulate content and extract personal data. TikTok says it has fixed major security vulnerabilities
Read More{$inline_image}It’s 2020, you’d think by now cryptocurrency scammers would have moved on from using unendorsed celebrity images to peddle their heinous cons. But no. Earlier this week, Twitter user @peterfinn5252 claimed to have come across new adverts featuring Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis. The adverts claim that a “revolutionary Bitcoin home based opportunity” will
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: A look at the worldwide industry of PR and marketing firms offering disinformation services including fake accounts, false narratives, and pseudo news sites — Peng Kuan Chin pulled out his phone, eager to show the future of online manipulation. — Unseen servers began crawling the web for Chinese articles and posts. A look
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Cybersecurity research firm Check Point Research says it found “multiple vulnerabilities” within video sharing app TikTok that demonstrated its insecurity as scrutiny for the Chinese-owned company continues to grow. Check Point found that it was possible to spoof text messages to make them appear to come from TikTok.
Read MoreDon’t worry. They’ve been patched. TikTok flaws could have let hackers text you malware – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: MSI MSI is showing off its Creator 17 laptop at CES 2020, which it says is the “world’s very first” laptop to feature a Mini LED display. By using much smaller LEDs as a backlight, the laptop’s 17-inch 4K display can dim and brighten with much more accuracy than LCD displays with a traditional
Read MoreMitch Reames / The Verge: Inside Loaded, a gaming talent agency behind names like Ninja and Shroud, and how it’s introducing competition among tech giants for gamers — Loaded is the name of a gaming talent agency, but it’s also an apt adjective for the streamers under its management. Inside Loaded, a gaming talent agency
Read MoreCycling for health and transportation might seem like a good idea, but it unfortunately has the nasty side effect of making you tired. To ease the suffering, many have turned to electric bicycles. But what if you want to really stand out from the crowd? Well then you should look to [Mark Drake] for inspiration,
Read MoreLast night at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, Chinese phone brand OnePlus finally showed off what it’s been working on for 18 months: A phone with custom-manufactured glass that can hide its rear cameras by turning opaque when they’re not in use. No, it’s the not the biggest deal in personal technology right
Read MoreLocal police authorities in parts of the northern state of Kashmir in India have reportedly issued a circular, urging people to officially register the WhatsApp groups they moderate. This comes after a five-month internet shutdown in the region, which is still ongoing in some parts of the valley. In August 2019, the Indian government blocked internet
Read More{$inline_image} Retro gaming is huge right now, and like probably millions of other people, [wrongbaud] found himself taking possession of a couple faux-classic gaming gadgets over the holidays. But unlike most people, who are now using said devices to replay games from their youth, he decided to tear into his new toys to see how
Read MoreFinSMEs: Spatial Networks, developer of Fulcrum, a geospatial data collection and analysis platform for field operations, raises $42.5M Series A led by Kayne Partners — Spatial Networks, the St. Petersburg, FLA.-based creator of Fulcrum, a geospatial data collection and analysis platform for field operations … Spatial Networks, developer of Fulcrum, a geospatial data collection and
Read MoreYou’ve never seen a more organic concept than this. Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR is Pandora on four wheels – Roadshow Source: CNet
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