Google takes a step towards cutting out passwords for some parts of authenticating to online services. Google to Android users: No passwords, you get fingerprint login to some sites Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYesterday, Automattic, the creator of WordPress, announced it had acquired Tumblr for “less than $3 million” from its previous owner, Yahoo. It’s an inauspicious fall from grace for the site, which was previously sold to the search giant for $1.1 billion. Why did Yahoo sell one of its prized possessions for a mere 0.27 percent
Read MorePhoto by Michele Doying / The Verge By now you’ve probably read enough about the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, his death in a Manhattan jail, and the attendant conspiracy theories that consumed social networks over the weekend. President Trump led the charge, retweeting a conspiracy theory that sought to implicate former President Bill Clinton. While
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! You’re doing some important work on your laptop as you torrent some crappy blockbuster movie you anticipate will be too disappointing to watch in the cinema, and boom – you’re hit with the dreadful warning: “Your disk is almost full.” Look,
Read MoreCryptocurrency scammers continued to swindle funds throughout Q2 2019, netting approximately $4.26 billion so far this year. According to CipherTrace latest report, insider thefts were by far the largest offenders, netting massive loses on investors and cryptocurrency exchange users. If things carry on the way they are, 2019 could go down in cryptocurrency history as
Read MoreA United Nations (UN) report has disclosed how the intergovernmental organization is investigating at least 35 cyberattacks led by North Korea, South China Morning Post reports. The attacks include cryptocurrency exchange hacks and crypto-jacking campaigns. South Korea was the most affected being victim to 10 attacks from its northern neighbor. India witnessed three attacks, Bangladesh
Read MoreFrom Android to iOS, and from Twitter to Slack, almost every app now has a dark mode. The only app that hasn’t joined the dark side is Facebook’s main app. However, according to reliable app leaker Jane Manchun Wong, the social network giant is now testing dark mode on its Android app Wong also took
Read Morehttps://www.polygon.com/2019/8/12/20802061/no-mans-sky-replicant-city-glitch-building-cyberpunk Continue reading… No Man’s Sky players build wild cyberpunk city that you gotta see Source: New feed
Read MoreBeginning metalworkers are often surprised at just how cheap steel can be. It’s a commodity made by the gigaton, and there are always plenty of extra pieces and scraps left over from big projects that are available for pennies a pound. But what you’ve got is often not what you need, especially when it’s steel
Read MoreThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively in order to detect potential threats. The move, according to the Wall Street Journal, clashes with Facebook’s privacy policies and “possibly its attempts to comply with a record $5 billion settlement with the U.S. government
Read MoreSteven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: How Steve Jobs conceived the “bicycle for the mind” metaphor for the personal computer, which largely drove Apple’s philosophy for decades — “When we invented the personal computer, we created a new kind of bicycle…a new man-machine partnership…a new generation of entrepreneurs.” How Steve Jobs conceived the "bicycle for
Read MoreThe Galaxy Note 10 may not have quite the hardware lead over the competition as its predecessors did, but that doesn’t mean Samsung isn’t putting out a quality product. Case in point: two test labs, DxOMark and DisplayMate, doled out their highest ratings so far for the Note 10’s camera system and display, respectively. On
Read MoreOne of the scariest uses of artificial intelligence yet is being decoded by tiny mammals with tails. Researchers propose detecting deepfakes with surprising new tool: Mice – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn anonymous Twitter account that leaked last year’s names offers a hint about next month’s reveals. 'iPhone 11 Pro' might be the high-end offering in Apple's 2019 lineup – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle announced today that you can use the fingerprint sensor to sign in to some of its services when you’re using Chrome for Android. The company said this functionality is available for all Pixel users today, and will be rolling out to all using Android 7 or above in coming days. At the moment, you
Read MoreBack in the ’80s, home computers weren’t capable of much in terms of audio or multimedia as a whole. Arguably, it wasn’t until the advent of 16-bit computers such as the Amiga that musicians could make soundtrack-quality music without having to plug actual studio gear up to their machines. [Michael Wessel] is trying to bring
Read MoreArantza Peña Popo’s Doodle, “Once you get it, give it back,” is a selfless expression of appreciation for all that her mother did for her. Georgia teen wins Doodle for Google contest with message of thanks for mom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe actor’s face subtly morphs into Tom Cruise and Seth Rogen. These deepfakes of Bill Hader are absolutely terrifying – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHuffPost: Since YouTube changed its recommendation algorithm in January to deprioritize conspiracy theories, monthly views of Fox News’ YouTube channel more than tripled — Conspiracy channels all over the platform are funneling increased traffic to Fox. — Early this year, YouTube adjusted … Since YouTube changed its recommendation algorithm in January to deprioritize conspiracy theories,
Read MoreLucas Matney / TechCrunch: Polarity, which uses AI to analyze text on employee screens to augment it with context overlays, raises $8.1M Series AA following a $3.5M Series A in 2017 — Reference docs and spreadsheets seemingly make the world go ’round, but what if employees could just close those tabs for good without losing
Read MoreThe ‘three cloud strategy’ will see WaterNSW adopt Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365, and Office 365. Water goes back to the cloud with WaterNSW transformation Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBloomberg: Zhihu, a China-based Q&A platform with 100M+ posts, raises $434M led by Chinese live-streaming platform Kuaishou, with Baidu, Tencent, and others participating — – Baidu to add Zhihu’s online Q&A content to its main mobile app — Deal may help Baidu and Kuaishou compete with Bytedance Zhihu, a China-based Q&A platform with 100M+ posts,
Read More[Radishmouse], despite the handle, is not a mouse guy. Give him a keyboard and he will get around just fine in any OS or program. As it is, he’s got a handful of ThinkPads, each running a different OS. He wanted to be able to switch his nice mechanical keyboard between two laptops without the
Read MoreJeph Loeb didn’t see the Defenders cancellations coming. Marvel TV chief was 'blindsided' by Netflix cancellations of Daredevil, Jessica Jones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMuch-anticipated Super Duper Graphics Pack was “too technically demanding.” Microsoft scraps major graphics update for Minecraft – CNET Source: CNet
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