Although Iceland is now a popular destination for the day-tripping selfie-seeking Instagrammer who rents a 4×4, drives it off road onto delicate ecosystems and then videos the ensuing rescue when the cops arrive, there are still some genuine photographers prepared to put a huge amount of time and effort into their art. [Dheera Venkatraman] is
Read MoreCade Metz / New York Times: How Google Glass and other devices are being tested to teach children on the autism spectrum to make eye contact and recognize emotions — Privacy concerns caused the computerized eyewear to fail with the general public. But researchers believe it could help autistic children learn to recognize emotion and
Read MoreAlfie Allen, Carice van Houten and Gwendoline Christie all scored Emmy nominations, submitting themselves after HBO didn’t enter them. Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie nominates herself for an Emmy, gets nod – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne passenger said she paid $1,308 for a $13.08 fare. Others reported more extreme overcharges. Uber glitch charges passengers 100 times the advertised price, resulting in crosstown fares in the thousands of dollars Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDouglas Busvine / Reuters: After a seven-month probe, Amazon reaches a deal with German antitrust watchdog to give 30 days notice and a reason for removing a merchant from its platform — FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) has reached a deal with Germany’s anti-trust authority to overhaul its terms of service … After a seven-month
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. W64.Gobot2!gen1 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreThe creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones received criticism for the eighth and final season of the fantasy show. Game of Thrones writers Benioff and Weiss are not going to Comic-Con – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome security concerns raised about the app at the center of a popular social media trend are exaggerated, but experts say the developer should be more transparent. FaceApp Lets You ‘Age’ a Photo by Decades. Does It Also Violate Your Privacy? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFaceApp — the photo editing app that uses neural networks to create dramatic photo edits — is skyrocketing to social media popularity again, thanks to a new aging filter, but Democrats aren’t on board with the fun. The Democratic National Committee instead reportedly sent out an alert warning 2020 Democratic presidential campaigns from using the
Read MoreNew ElectionGuard SDK to be open-sourced on GitHub; provided for free to voting machine vendors. Microsoft demos ElectionGuard technology for securing electronic voting machines Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Trump is looking into the Pentagon’s JEDI contract, which is set to be awarded to Amazon or Microsoft, to decide whether he should intervene — – Pentagon poised to give JEDI contract to Amazon or Microsoft — President frustrated he was unaware of Republican concerns Sources: Trump is looking into the Pentagon's JEDI
Read MoreKen Dilanian / NBC News: Microsoft says it has warned ~10,000 customers of nation-state attacks in the past year and tracked 781 cyberattacks by foreign adversaries this election cycle — The tech giant says it has tracked more than 700 cyberattacks by foreign adversaries against U.S. political organizations so far this election cycle. Microsoft says
Read MoreThe tech giant has already signed partnerships with two voting machine companies that are using its ElectionGuard software. Microsoft touts its software for preventing election hacks – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOmar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images People love a good fight, and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says he believes the looming streaming wars will be a major net positive for every player entering the space. It’s a positive sentiment — one that comes just a couple of hours after Netflix posted a troublesome earnings report.
Read MoreThe MCU summer tour will hit nine US cities. Marvel celebrates Avengers: Endgame with the We Love You 3000 tour – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlfred Ng / CNET: Google removes seven stalkerware apps from the Play Store that were found by Avast researchers; the apps had been installed more than 130,000 times — You’d think it would be difficult to find an app that can secretly track a person’s every move. But researchers have found them right in the
Read MoreIn an ideal world, shop space, tools, and components would be free. But until we get to that Star Trek utopia, hackerspaces will have to rely on donations from the community to help stay afloat. While asking for money, at least you can have some fun with it if you design and build an Internet-connected
Read MoreThe Galaxy Note 10 smartphone may not be the only device Samsung reveals at its August 7th event in New York City — it’ll be joined by a full-size Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 slate with its very own S-Pen stylus, according to Android Headlines. We’d previously seen real-world images of that tablet leak out last
Read MoreThe Prancing Horse offering a convertible version of the 812 or a practical version of the SP1 and SP2 will likely be a good financial move. Ferrari may be readying a Spider version of the 812 Superfast, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Times: While the Senate hearing on Libra focused on mistrust of Facebook, the House hearing focused on hurdles Facebook may face if it wants to release Libra next year — Lawmakers said in a House hearing on Wednesday that Facebook’s plan to enter the world of cryptocurrency and global finance … While the
Read MoreOre Huiying/Getty Images for Netflix Netflix didn’t add nearly as many subscribers as the company projected it would in the second quarter of 2019, and saw a loss in US subscribers for the first time since 2011, when the company separated its DVD mail-order system and streaming platform. The company lost approximately 130,000 subscribers in
Read MoreJordan Novet / CNBC: IBM reports Q2 revenue of $19.2B, down 4.2% YoY, with Cloud and Cognitive Software revenue of $5.6B, up 3.2% YoY, more on Red Hat acquisition to be shared Aug 2 — KEY POINTS — IBM’s revenue declined on an annualized basis for the fourth consecutive quarter, even as earnings grew. IBM
Read MoreNorthern Virginia Community College is working with the U.S. Marine Corps and Amazon Web Services to develop a set of courses focused on data intelligence. NOVA Program Taps AWS to Train Marines in Data Intelligence Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreNatalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: eBay beats with Q2 revenue of $2.7B, up 2% YoY, net income of $403M, and says it is considering selling both StubHub and its Classifieds services; stock up 5%+ — eBay said that it’s considering the sale of both StubHub and its Classifies business as a means to “maximize shareholder value”.
Read MoreIt seemed too outrageous that such a place would be bombed, but if it were true it might be a war crime. It was the middle of the night in Libya. How could we verify the claim? How The Times Analyzed the Migrant Center Airstrike Source: NY Times Tech
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