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July 24, 2019

The old enforcement mechanisms of regulatory agencies are no match for large companies and the unprecedented amount of lucrative personal user data they possess (Charlie Warzel/New York Times)

Charlie Warzel / New York Times: The old enforcement mechanisms of regulatory agencies are no match for large companies and the unprecedented amount of lucrative personal user data they possess — The feds are no match (for now). — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — In just the last month the Federal

July 24, 2019

Fujifilm’s first surveillance camera can read a license plate from 1km away

Video: Fujifilm Fujifilm is getting into surveillance cameras with the SX800, a long-range surveillance camera with a 40x optical zoom that’s designed to offer security at international borders and large commercial facilities. It’s got a built-in lens with a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 20mm to 800mm, and an additional digital zoom of 1.25x. Combined, Fujifilm

July 24, 2019

Reddit now lets subreddits design and hand out their own awards

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today, Reddit is officially launching a new feature called Community Awards, which are new Reddit Gold-style medals that subreddits can design for themselves. The feature has been in testing on the site since April, but it’s now being rolled out to all eligible subreddits. The awards can be

How to set up Azure AD to spot risky users

You have several options to set up alerts in Azure Active Directory to help spot risky user behavior. How to set up Azure AD to spot risky users Source: Security

July 24, 2019

Netflix launches a $2.80 per month mobile-only subscription plan in India, restricted to one mobile device at 480p standard definition (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Netflix launches a $2.80 per month mobile-only subscription plan in India, restricted to one mobile device at 480p standard definition — Netflix has a new plan to win users in India: make its service incredibly cheap. The streaming giant today introduced a lower-priced mobile plan in the country that costs Rs

When Online Procrastination Is Your Job

There’s a reason that logging off is very important to Amanda Hess, a critic-at-large who covers the internet and the culture it creates. When Online Procrastination Is Your Job Source: NY Times Tech

July 24, 2019

DoorDash promises to change controversial tipping policy after public outcry

Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Food delivery company DoorDash has said it’s reevaluating how it pays workers after outcry over the company’s policy of using customer tips to subsidize base pay. In a series of tweets, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu said it had become “clear from recent feedback” that the company’s

July 24, 2019

IBM report on data breaches: cost to firms is up by 12% over five years, reaching $3.92M on average; hacked firms with <500 staff suffer $2.5M losses on average (Charlie Osborne/ZDNet)

Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: IBM report on data breaches: cost to firms is up by 12% over five years, reaching $3.92M on average; hacked firms with <500 staff suffer $2.5M losses on average — Large enterprises may have to foot a far higher bill after a security incident. — The average financial impact … IBM

July 24, 2019

Google is making Assistant less chatty when turning off the lights

Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google is changing how the Google Home smart speaker and Nest Hub smart display respond to voice commands about lights. Instead of repeating your command back to you, Google says the voice assistant will simply respond with a confirmation chime, so long as the device is in the same room

July 24, 2019

Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life

If you’ve ever participated in a virtual reality (VR) experience, you might have found yourself navigating the virtual world as an avatar. If you haven’t, you probably recognize the experience from its portrayal in film and on television. Popular media has brought us characters like Jake Sully in Avatar, Wade Watts in Ready Player One,

July 24, 2019

Tokyo unveils 2020 Olympic medals harvested from old gadgets

After successfully collecting enough unused gadgets to extract the required amount of precious metals, the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has revealed its Olympic medal designs exactly one year before the Games are set to start. The medals were designed by Junichi Kawanishi, who won a competition that drew entries from more than 400 professional designers

July 24, 2019

Netflix launches mobile-only streaming plan in India for less than $3 per month

Netflix is launching a mobile-only version of its streaming service in India today. The lower-priced plan will cost Rs 199 ($2.80) per month, and it’s restricted to a single mobile device with standard 480p streams. While the new tier is only launching in India today, Netflix has hinted it would test the service in select

July 24, 2019

New York financial regulator sets up new division to police cryptocurrency businesses

The New York State Department of Financial Services has announced the launch of a new division which will absorb the regulator’s current department that oversees cryptocurrency businesses in the state. In a statement released yesterday, financial services superintendent Linda Lacewell announced the regulator’s new research and innovation division. The new division will be responsible for

Doing 10 Gigabit Networking At Home, The Cheap Way

For the vast majority of us, Gigabit Ethernet is more than enough for daily tasks. The occasional big network file transfer might drag a little, but it’s rare to fall short of bandwidth when you’re hooked up over Cat 6. [Brian] has a thirst for saturating network links, however, and decided only 10 Gigabit Ethernet

July 24, 2019

RED founder blames Chinese company for Hydrogen One problems and announces Hydrogen Two

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge RED’s Hydrogen One phone had a rocky rollout to say the least, and founder Jim Jannard has offered a partial explanation while announcing the first details on the device’s successor. In a post on the Hydrogen-focused H4Vuser.net website, Jannard blames the Hydrogen One’s unnamed Chinese ODM (original

July 24, 2019

Netflix launches its $3/month mobile-only subscription in India

At an event in New Delhi, India, today, Netflix launched its new mobile-only subscription tier for users in the country at Rs. 199 ($2.88) per month. The plan is valid for one concurrent stream and will work with Android and iOS tablets. Netflix said consumers will be able to stream content at Standard Definition (SD).

YouTube Is a Big Business. Just How Big Is Anyone’s Guess.

As Alphabet prepares to report quarterly earnings, investors will largely remain in the dark about one of its most important businesses. YouTube Is a Big Business. Just How Big Is Anyone’s Guess. Source: NY Times Tech

July 24, 2019

Fake accounts, pages, and groups purporting to represent or sell Libra digital currency have sprung up across Facebook and Instagram (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Fake accounts, pages, and groups purporting to represent or sell Libra digital currency have sprung up across Facebook and Instagram — A wave of fakes purporting to sell or represent Facebook’s not-yet-available Libra currency have swept onto the social-media giant’s platforms … Fake accounts, pages, and groups purporting to represent or sell Libra

Jojo Rabbit first trailer releases Taika Waititi as an imaginary Adolf Hitler – CNET

Waititi tweets a first look at what he’s been working on in between Thor movies. Jojo Rabbit first trailer releases Taika Waititi as an imaginary Adolf Hitler – CNET Source: CNet

July 24, 2019

Google will remove shady data-stealing Chrome extensions starting October 15

Google is making good on its “root-and-branch review” of third-party developer access to user data. The company has now said its new policy for Minimum Permission and updated User Data policy will be enforced starting October 15, 2019 — in other words, Chrome will no longer support sketchy extensions that gather data on your browsing activity.

July 24, 2019

Facebook releases AI-powered tools to map the world

Facebook today released a bunch of machine learning-powered tools to help create maps of the world. The company’s tools, called Map with AI, will help the community-based OpenStreetMap organization to create crowd-sourced maps easily. The social network spent two years in developing these tools, and is now making it available to OpenStreetMap community members. The program’s current marquee

July 24, 2019

DoorDash CEO to change tipping policy "in the coming days", says it will add all customer tips to driver's earnings, after a renewed backlash (Richard Lawler/Engadget)

Richard Lawler / Engadget: DoorDash CEO to change tipping policy “in the coming days”, says it will add all customer tips to driver’s earnings, after a renewed backlash — Earlier this year, news reports exposed that not only did DoorDash (and others, like Instacart) sometimes lower its payout to delivery workers … DoorDash CEO to

Facebook to settle with SEC after probe into privacy practices – CNET

The settlement could see Facebook fined over $100 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. Facebook to settle with SEC after probe into privacy practices – CNET Source: CNet

Control Your Web Browser Like It’s 1969

Imagine for a moment that you’ve been tasked with developing a device for interfacing with a global network of interconnected devices. Would you purposely design a spring-loaded dial that can do nothing but switch a single set of contacts on and off from 1 to 10 times? What kind of crazy world would we have

The very best cosplay we saw at Comic-Con 2019 – CNET

From Spider-Man to The Witcher to Dude Vader, here are the most mind-blowing costumes that invaded San Diego for the 50th Comic-Con. The very best cosplay we saw at Comic-Con 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

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