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July 31, 2019

Sex tech startups protest outside Facebook's NYC offices, saying it bars them from running ads, and launch site to show alleged double standard of ad approvals (Rebecca Aydin/Business Insider)

Rebecca Aydin / Business Insider: Sex tech startups protest outside Facebook’s NYC offices, saying it bars them from running ads, and launch site to show alleged double standard of ad approvals — – The women’s wellness companies say Facebook has not allowed them to run ads for their products on Facebook or Instagram. Sex tech

July 31, 2019

Update to iOS 12.4 Right Now to Block New Vulnerabilities

Most of you are running iOS 12. And that’s a good thing, because you’re getting a speedier experience with as many patched bugs and vulnerabilities as possible. It’s especially important, too, given that Google researchers recently disclosed six serious iOS vulnerabilities that Apple fixed up in the iOS 12.4 release… Read more… Update to iOS

July 31, 2019

The Most Common Jury Duty Myths, Debunked

People typically fall into two categories when it comes to jury duty: those who want to avoid it at all costs, and those who can’t wait for the day they receive their summons in the mail. Either way, some of what you know about jury duty is probably wrong. Whether you’re trying to get out

July 31, 2019

FTC says ‘you will be disappointed’ if you choose $125 for Equifax payout

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission said today there’s been “overwhelming” interest in a settlement agreement with Equifax, and that consumers looking for a previously announced payout of up to $125 may be disappointed. FTC is tempering expectations The agency said this month that it had reached a $700 million

July 31, 2019

Singapore-based Aspire, a "neo-banking" service for SMEs to help raise working capital, raises $32.5M Series A from MassMutual Ventures and others (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Singapore-based Aspire, a “neo-banking” service for SMEs to help raise working capital, raises $32.5M Series A from MassMutual Ventures and others — Aspire, a Singapore-based startup that helps SMEs secure working capital, has raised $32.5 million in a new financing round … Singapore-based Aspire, a "neo-banking" service for SMEs to help

Open Source Smart Display Takes the Long Way Around

Thanks to the relatively low cost of the Raspberry Pi and high resolution LCD screens, “smart displays” have become a favorite project of those looking to clear out their parts bins. Just hook the Pi up to the screen, setup some software, and you’ve got yourself a digital bulletin board for your home that can

London Lab Advances Use of A.I. in Health Care, but Raises Privacy Concerns

DeepMind is at the forefront of bringing artificial intelligence to health care. That its parent company is Alphabet raises issues of patient privacy. London Lab Advances Use of A.I. in Health Care, but Raises Privacy Concerns Source: NY Times Tech

July 31, 2019

In Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast & Furious crew is basically the X-Men

Photo: Universal Pictures The Fast and the Furious series has undergone some profound changes since 2001 when the franchise launched with a film about LA car enthusiasts who fund their passion for illegal street races by boosting DVD players. (It was a different era.) The original film wasn’t exactly a low-key indie, but nothing about

July 31, 2019

Here's What You Missed From Round One of the Democratic Debates in Detroit

On Tuesday night, 10 of the Democratic Presidential candidates took the stage in Detroit to discuss issues of immigration, gun violence, climate change, student loan debt, and race relations in America. Read more… Here's What You Missed From Round One of the Democratic Debates in Detroit Source: Life Hacker

Amazon's Personal Shopper service hopes to unravel the competition – CNET

Prime Wardrobe puts Stitch Fix on notice. Amazon's Personal Shopper service hopes to unravel the competition – CNET Source: CNet

FTC on Equifax settlement: Take credit monitoring over cash – CNET

If you go with the cash, the FTC says you might get “far less” than $125. FTC on Equifax settlement: Take credit monitoring over cash – CNET Source: CNet

July 31, 2019

How to Convince Yourself to Keep Going

Any sport that’s physically tough is also mentally tough. Seven miles into your 10-mile long run, part of your brain will try to talk you into quitting. The only way to finish that run is to have a good answer for why and how to keep going. It’s the same when you need to add

Rare black moon Wednesday offers exceptional skygazing chance – CNET

Our natural satellite would look bigger than normal in the sky this week, but it’s a supermoon in stealth mode. And that’s a good thing for space fans. Rare black moon Wednesday offers exceptional skygazing chance – CNET Source: CNet

July 31, 2019

Newly-released documents on Sentient, the NRO's ambitious analysis tool meant to guide spy satellites to areas of interest, raise more questions than answers (Sarah Scoles/The Verge)

Sarah Scoles / The Verge: Newly-released documents on Sentient, the NRO’s ambitious analysis tool meant to guide spy satellites to areas of interest, raise more questions than answers — Meet the classified artificial brain being developed by US intelligence programs — At the final session of the 2019 Space Symposium … Newly-released documents on Sentient,

ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC sue small streaming-TV startup Locast – CNET

The battles lines are drawn. ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC sue small streaming-TV startup Locast – CNET Source: CNet

July 31, 2019

Has Capital One Notified You About Its Data Breach?

If you’re a Capital One customer, odds are good that you’re probably wrapped up in the company’s recent data breach—one that affected 106 million people (100 million in the U.S. and six million in Canada.) Here’s our question: Has Capital One actually told you if you’re affected? Read more… Has Capital One Notified You About

U Illinois Intros Online Foundation Courses Leading to Tech Master's

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has launched a new set of courses through Coursera that will help prepare non-technical people to tackle technical master’s degrees. U Illinois Intros Online Foundation Courses Leading to Tech Master's Source: Campus Technology

July 31, 2019

The Capital One breach is more complicated than it looks

JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images On Monday night, Capital One and its customers got some very bad news. The company had been breached, spilling hundreds of thousands of social security numbers and account details into public view. The New York Attorney General is already investigating whether Capital One is negligent, but the broader story is familiar: a

The latest large-scale data breach: Capital One | TECH(feed)

Just a few days after Equifax settled with the FTC over its 2017 data breach, Capital One announced it was the target of a March attack. Identifying information and bank account numbers are among some of the data breached in the attack that affects 100 million people. A software engineer is behind the attack and

Windows Calculator to get an 'Always on Top' mode

New Windows Calculator “Always on Top” mode to be rolled out to users in the coming weeks. Windows Calculator to get an 'Always on Top' mode Source: ZDNet Microsoft

July 31, 2019

Stop Trying to Be the Office Superhero

You’ve become the “go-to” person in your office for a slew of tasks that nobody else can (or will) do. Good news: You feel indispensable. Bad news: You can basically never take a vacation. Here’s how to get out of this mess—or, better yet, avoid it in the first place. Read more… Stop Trying to

July 31, 2019

Google says its Titan security keys are now available in Canada, France, Japan, and the UK, expanding beyond the US (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google says its Titan security keys are now available in Canada, France, Japan, and the UK, expanding beyond the US — Google today announced that its Titan Security Key kits are now available in Canada, France, Japan and the UK. Until now, these keys, which come in a kit with a

July 31, 2019

Amazon has acquired Israeli enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage, which has raised $18M+; sources say the deal was worth under $50M (Taylor Soper/GeekWire)

Taylor Soper / GeekWire: Amazon has acquired Israeli enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage, which has raised $18M+; sources say the deal was worth under $50M — Amazon has acquired enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage. Founded in 2014, the company sold a rack-scale software storage solution for the cloud. Amazon has acquired Israeli enterprise

July 31, 2019

You Might Be Entitled to an American Airlines Fuel Surcharge Refund

If you recently booked a British Airways SEA-LHR award ticket through American Airlines, you may be eligible for a fuel surcharge refund. Read more… You Might Be Entitled to an American Airlines Fuel Surcharge Refund Source: Life Hacker

And Now, a Bicycle Built for None

It’s not the first self-driving bike. But equipped with an A.I. chip, it may be the nearest to thinking for itself. And Now, a Bicycle Built for None Source: NY Times Tech

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