Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Marie Curie used to say: Yippee! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 24 2019, at a price of
Read MoreThe mobile malware campaign targeting the Uyghur Muslim minority in China was also directed at senior members of Tibetan groups, according to new research. The details — disclosed by University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and TechCrunch — reveal that the targets were sent specifically tailored malicious web links over WhatsApp, which, when opened, exploited browser
Read MoreAnna Wiener / New Yorker: An excerpt from “Uncanny Valley”, a memoir on the aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment of Silicon Valley startup culture — Life in Silicon Valley during the dawn of the unicorns. — Depending on whom you ask, 2012 represented the apex, the inflection point … An excerpt from "Uncanny Valley", a memoir
Read MoreMario Kart Tour is finally available to download on iOS and Android today, marking the long-awaited debut of Nintendo’s kart racer on mobile devices. The release date was revealed a month ago, but what wasn’t known until now was that the game has an optional “Gold Pass” subscription. The Gold Pass gives you various in-game
Read MoreImage: Universal Pictures Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum, are set to reprise their iconic roles for the third Jurassic World movie, the film’s director has confirmed. Speaking at a screening on Tuesday night, Colin Trevorrow said that the three would have sizable roles in the sequel, according to Collider. The three stars have
Read MorePhoto by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images McDonald’s today announced a new initiative the fast food chain is calling the “Apply Thru,” in which owners of Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant devices can begin job applications using standard “Alexa” and “Ok Google” voice commands. The company is envisioning this as a way to give
Read More[Gijs Gieskes] is certainly no stranger to hacked cassette players, but his latest triumph may well be the most approachable project for anyone looking to explore the world of unorthodox tape unspooling. By attaching a fairly simple add-on PCB to a modern portable cassette player, the user is able to modify the playback speed of
Read More{$inline_image} [Gijs Gieskes] is certainly no stranger to hacked cassette players, but his latest triumph may well be the most approachable project for anyone looking to explore the world of unorthodox tape unspooling. By attaching a fairly simple add-on PCB to a modern portable cassette player, the user is able to modify the playback speed
Read MoreWe’ve seen multiple instances of deepfake technology being used to harm someone mentally or financially. To fight this, researchers need to develop detection algorithms to weed out such videos. Today, Google announced the release of a free, huge dataset of deepfake videos to help researchers. The company developed this dataset in collaboration with Jigsaw –
Read MoreRachel Premack / Business Insider: Amazon’s suspended 3rd-party sellers say they aren’t receiving 30-day suspension notice that Amazon agreed to as part of a German antitrust settlement in July — – Amazon signed a pledge on August 16 with its third-party sellers that it would give a 30-day suspension notice before permanently removing them from
Read MoreJust as Apple made available iOS 13.1 and iPadOS after a rather messy rollout, the iPhone maker is warning users of a security issue impacting third-party keyboard apps. The bug — unresolved in its latest updates released yesterday — could potentially allow keyboard makers to gather keystroke data without your knowledge and relay it back to their
Read MoreLoved ones of those killed in a 2012 Colorado shooting are calling on Warner Bros. to tackle gun violence. Joker director addresses Aurora shooting concerns: 'A horrible situation' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlex Hern / The Guardian: Leaked TikTok content moderation guidelines reveal how it censors videos mentioning Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, or Falun Gong — Leak spells out how social media app advances China’s foreign policy aims — TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned social network … Leaked TikTok content moderation guidelines reveal how it censors videos mentioning
Read MoreWe’re officially in the dark mode era. iOS 13 and Android 10, which rolled out recently, both have that option. Sadly, not all appsautomatically respond to the dark theme on your phone and turn the lights down. However, according to reports by Android Police and 9to5Google, Instagram is testing a dark mode that not only works on
Read MoreDo octopuses dream? This video shows the beauty of underwater creatures, especially when they’re snoozing. Watch an octopus change color while sleeping – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe may not always be aware of it, but the daily function of the technological world around us is extremely dependent on satellite navigations systems. It helps the DHL guy deliver those parts you were waiting for, and keeps the global financial and communication systems running with precision timing. So, when these systems have a
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Azure Sentinel, Microsoft’s cloud-based security information and event management service, hits general availability, with prices starting at $2.46 per GB — Pricing starts at $2.46 per gigabyte (GB) of ingested data. — Microsoft today took Azure Sentinel out of public preview … Azure Sentinel, Microsoft's cloud-based security information and event management
Read MoreAfter more than 50 years and 44 National Magazine Awards, New York finds a home with a digital-media powerhouse. Vox Media Acquires New York Magazine, Chronicler of the Highbrow and Lowbrow Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMichael Muchmore / PCMag: Adobe launches Fresco, an iPad app for painting that supports oil, watercolor, and vectors, with a limited version available for non-Creative Cloud users — Adobe today announced the availability of its much-anticipated iPad drawing app, Fresco, which supports the Apple Pencil and uses AI … Adobe launches Fresco, an iPad app
Read MoreMaps can be a great way to get a message across when the data you’re dealing with affects people on a country’s population scale. [jwolin] works for a non-profit organization, and wanted a way to help people visualize the extent of their operations and the causes they deal with. To do that, he created a
Read MoreCanoo wants to shake up the EV market and the process of vehicle ownership in one fell swoop. Canoo wants to bring this pod-like, subscription-only EV to market in 2021 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImages: Canoo The startup founded by Faraday Future expats has revealed its first vehicle Continue reading… Canoo’s first subscription-only EV is a refreshing rethink of the VW Microbus Source: New feed
Read MoreChris O’Brien / VentureBeat: Paris-based BlaBlaCar, which has raised $335M and has 80M members, 25M of which are in Russia, to acquire Busfor, Russia’s largest bus platform — The mobility revolution sweeping through Europe is reshaping just about every facet of how people on the continent travel. Paris-based BlaBlaCar, which has raised 5M and has
Read MoreBike thieves are a brazen bunch. In NYC, cyclists who have to lock up outside have two primary approaches: get a cheap bike that you won’t cry about when it’s stolen, or lock up like a pro. But thieves are also incredibly opportunistic. They’ll grab anything of even minimal value that’s not properly secured, and
Read MorePricing starts at $2.46 per gigabyte (GB) of ingested data. Azure Sentinel, Microsoft's cloud-based SIEM, hits general availability Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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