{$inline_image}Europe is famous for many things, and a variety of regulations that directly or indirectly affect online businesses is one of them. There are strict cookie policies, the infamous GDPR, laws that regulate returns and refunds of online purchases, and whatnot. And starting September 2019, European sellers are required to comply with another regulation –
Read MoreMicrosoft has released two new updates to testers in the Release Preview ring for Windows 10 19H1 and 19H2. Windows 10 1909: Microsoft pushes on with testing as 19H2 update rollout looms Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDanny Crichton / TechCrunch: Fundbox, which is building a B2B payment and credit network, raises $176M Series C from investors, including Allianz X, bringing its total funding to $300M+ — Credit cards have become all but ubiquitous for consumer transactions, and it isn’t hard to see why. Fundbox, which is building a B2B payment and
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: London-based Everledger, which develops and maintains an immutable blockchain ledger for asset ownership, raises $20M Series A led by Tencent — Everledger, a London-based startup developing and maintaining an immutable ledger for asset ownership, today announced that it’s secured $20 million … London-based Everledger, which develops and maintains an immutable blockchain
Read MoreMicrosoft adds Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for building apps in .NET Core 3.0. Microsoft: 'Battle-tested' .NET Core 3.0 is out, plus Visual Studio 2019 updates Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWe’ve had the $2.000 folding phone for 24 hours and it hasn’t broken … yet. Samsung’s Galaxy Fold is finally here. Handle with care. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreSam Byford / The Verge: Xiaomi announces Mi 9 Pro 5G with Snapdragon 855+, 8 or 12GB RAM, 6.5-inch 1080p OLED display, and support for 30W fast wireless charging, starting at ~$520 — Full charge in 69 minutes, no wires required — Xiaomi has announced the Mi 9 Pro 5G, a new variant of its
Read MoreBoth Apple and Google are now offering $5 game and app subscriptions. See how these two new subscription services match up. Apple Arcade vs. Google Play Pass: Five-dollar fistfight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: Q&A with Huawei’s Richard Yu about shipping Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro without Play Store apps, its plans for luring developers to Huawei App Gallery, and more — As the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer, the growth of Huawei over the last decade has been immense. Q&A with Huawei's
Read MoreCommentary: Apple’s newest phones are squarely aimed at both creative pros and enthusiasts. Steven Soderbergh might need to upgrade to the iPhone 11 Pro for his next film – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDevelopers who build machine-learning applications are themselves getting coding suggestions generated by AI. As Google enters AI coding autocomplete race, Kite for Python language gets smarter Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The EU’s top court has ruled that Google does not need to remove links to sensitive information in all versions of its search engine worldwide when responding to “right to be forgotten” requests. Reuters reports that the European Court of Justice ruled that Google must only remove links
Read MoreSamsung’s design improvements to its foldable phone make an immediate difference — just not to the Fold’s fundamental design. Galaxy Fold ongoing review: 5 things I love and hate about this foldable phone so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn just a few days, the Samsung Galaxy Fold will again go on sale in the US, for $1980. One of the big mysteries about the re-launch was what Samsung would do to try to avoid another debacle. The answer, it turns out, is just a ridiculous amount of education and warnings. And if none
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The modern-day verified social media account was born in June 2009, when the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals sued Twitter because someone had created an account to impersonate him. In the years since, the question of what verification should mean — and who should be eligible to
Read MoreAll the ways Samsung’s foldable phone is better the second time around. Galaxy Fold redesign: Here's how Samsung fixed its foldable phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMary Jo Foley / ZDNet: Microsoft is creating a new Data Dignity initiative in an attempt to help users control their own personal data, possibly to the point of buying and selling it — Microsoft is staffing up a new Data Dignity team in its CTO’s office which could help users to control their own
Read MoreThe European Court of Justice said the landmark privacy law cannot be enforced beyond the European Union. Europe’s Top Court Limits ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Privacy Rule Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe company is encouraging employers to provide a sleep app that could help push digital therapeutics into the mainstream. Got Insomnia? CVS Health Has an App for You Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe spread of facial recognition technology in housing, public and private, is raising concern in cities and Congress. Facial Recognition Technology in Public Housing Prompts Backlash Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLast week, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) introduced Aristo, an artificial intelligence model that scored above 90 percent on an 8th grade science test and 80 percent on a 12th-grade exam. Passing a science test might sound mundane, if you’re not familiar with how deep learning algorithms, the current bleeding edge of AI, work.
Read MoreOur 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: Yolo! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 23 2019, at a price of
Read MoreXiaomi is out to make smartphone enthusiasts’ jaws drop to the floor with its new Mi Mix Alpha, the concept phone it revealed at an event in China today. The handset has a wraparound screen that practically covers the front and back, save for a strip that houses a 108-megapixel camera. The company said the
Read MoreBBC: EU court rules that Google does not have to apply “right to be forgotten” globally — Europe’s top court has ruled that Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally. — It means that firm only needs to remove references to articles and other material … EU court rules that
Read MoreIt’s insane. Xiaomi's Mi Mix Alpha has 360-degree screen, 108MP camera – CNET Source: CNet
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