Just last month, we wrote about a couple that was swindled out of nearly $12,000 on Airbnb because of a phony listing. But according to a report by senior staff writer Allie Conti for Vice—who fell victim to a scam played on Airbnb users in several major cities—scammers on the platform are becoming a hell
Read MoreImage: Xiaomi Xiaomi has been teasing the idea for a few months now, and it’s finally here: the CC9 Pro, the company’s first smartphone with a 108-megapixel camera. Before you get too excited, this isn’t the mind-blowing wraparound-screen Mi Mix Alpha that the company showed off earlier this year, which Xiaomi promises will also feature
Read MoreActivists are hopeful they’re getting through to the Facebook chief. The Technology 202: Mark Zuckerberg just dined with civil rights leaders hoping to change his mind on political ads Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreiOS/Android: Junk mail is a human misery, a failure of capitalism, a way to lose an important bill in a stack of trash. To stop getting so much junk mail, use the PaperKarma app. Take a picture of the offending mail, and PaperKarma will tell the sender to remove you from their mailing list. PaperKarma
Read MoreI’m going to go ahead and pat myself on the back for setting up a Google Alert for the words “Qnap” and “malware.” I use one of the company’s NAS boxes, as do many others, and now I have a chance to inoculate my device against a nasty new strain of malware that’s making the
Read MoreXiaomi’s Mi Watch will go on sale later this month for $185. | Image: Xiaomi Xiaomi has officially unveiled the Mi Watch: an Apple Watch lookalike that runs a skinned version of Google Wear OS with prices starting at $185 (CNY 1,299). We first saw a glimpse of the Mi Watch last week when we
Read MoreThis top-rated model costs less than the same-size Instant Pot and includes 13 automated cooking modes. Instant Pot alternative: Grab a 6-quart Gourmia pressure cooker for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOrson John helps prepare Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) for encapsulation in the United Launch Alliance Delta II payload fairing on Sept. 4, 2018, at Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Orson John: A NASA Pathways Student Becomes a Reliability Engineer Source: NASA
Read MoreMasahiro Sakurai will give us an in-depth look at Fatal Fury pugilist Terry Bogard in 45-minute livestream on Wednesday. How to watch: Smash Bros. Ultimate director will show off next DLC fighter Wednesday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStarting with Outlook on iOS, Cortana can play users’ emails, help with calendar scheduling and more. Microsoft starts embedding Cortana in Outlook Mobile Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePorsches are for driving, and these new 718 T coupe and convertible models look even more focused. Porsche 718 Boxster T, Cayman T bundle only the best driver options – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreGalaxy all the phones. Which Samsung Galaxy phone should you buy? We compare all 9 of them – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can now buy the new phone for $800 in the US. The compact Sony Xperia 5 battles big phone fatigue – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! When I think of Bluetooth speakers, I mostly picture cute devices that can fit into your bag. These speakers are fine enough if you want to listen to songs with a couple of buddies, or watch a movie on your
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verg Monday brought a pile of software news from Adobe and Microsoft, borne of two events that have historically been snoozers. This year, though, we should have seen it coming. I want to explain why Microsoft’s Ignite conference, which is ostensibly more about IT and consumers, turned out to
Read MoreResearchers took over smart speakers, phones and tablets by shining lasers at their microphones. Lasers can seemingly hack Alexa, Google Home and Siri – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft’s Japanese division found that reducing its working week to four days throughout the month of August caused an increase in productivity and a decrease in costs. Sales per employee rose by 40 percent compared to the same period in the previous year as a result of the
Read MoreA porcelain and education business has attracted the suspicion of Chinese regulators after its stock recently boomed, CoinDesk reports. Guangdong Great Wall Group’s stock price rose for five consecutive days after Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged civilians to embrace blockchain technology — and is now under investigation by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). Founded in
Read MoreAll evidence indicates that music plays a significant role in every human society, both past and present. When we gather to celebrate, rejoice or mourn, music moves us in powerful ways. Caregivers around the world sing to infants to soothe, play with, and teach them. And yet we are just starting to uncover the profound
Read MoreIgnite 2019: Microsoft Teams now lets you create developer documentation from chats between team members. Microsoft: Teams now integrates with Stack Overflow so you can find answers faster Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: A look at startups such as Cameo and Karat that are building services for creators and influencers as VCs bet on a now established part of the digital economy — Why 2020 will be a ‘watershed year’ for the creator economy — Danielle Bernstein is just 27 years old, but she’s
Read MoreThe V-Strom line has long been one of Suzuki’s most popular though it’s typically lagged behind other brands when it comes to electronics, but not anymore. Suzuki's 2020 V-Strom 1050 goes high-tech in high style – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}A new photoacoustic flaw in voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant can render them vulnerable to a number of attacks that use lasers to inject inaudible commands into smartphones and speakers, and surreptitiously cause them to unlock doors, shop on e-commerce websites, and even start vehicles. The attacks — dubbed Light Commands
Read MoreImage: Mozilla Mozilla is changing how Firefox handles notification requests to try and cut down on annoying pop-ups, the organization has announced. Starting with Firefox version 72, due for release in January, requests to display desktop notifications will come in the form of a small icon in Firefox’s URL bar, and users will need to
Read MoreLilium, a German start-up, illustrates the potential and the risks of creating a new generation of electric aircraft for urban transportation. Can Flying Taxis Live Up to the Hype? Source: NY Times Tech
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