Daniel Kuhn / CoinDesk: Metronome says its MET tokens can now be moved between Ethereum and Ethereum Classic blockchains, a feature that started rolling out last week — MET token holders now have the option to choose their blockchain, a feature that was first announced a year ago at launch but only rolled out last
Read MoreAmazon’s Alexa smart assistant may be useful, but the privacy concerns aren’t going away anytime soon. Now, in a fresh turn of events, the retail giant has confirmed that it keeps transcripts and voice recordings indefinitely, and only removes them if they’re manually deleted by users. The confirmation came to light after Delaware Democratic senator
Read MoreThe SuperCam will help analyze Martian rocks and soil in the search for past life. NASA pimps Mars 2020 Rover with rock zapping laser – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwo months after Samsung withdrew the Galaxy Fold due to hardware and software problems, it might soon be ready for prime time. Bloomberg reported today the company has completed the redesign of the device that should solve all the issues that plagued the first batch of handsets. The report noted that while the Korean phone maker
Read MoreThe Raspberry Pi the closest thing to a modular laptop. That’s the idea behind the Pi-Top, a laptop with a Raspberry Pi as a brain. Need an upgrade? No problem, just get the latest Pi, they’re up to four now. Now the people behind the Pi-Top are releasing what can best be described as a
Read MoreIacocca did more to change the face of the modern automotive industry than almost any other single person. Lee Iacocca, titan of the automotive industry, is dead at 94 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDoodle game combines two favorite Independence Day activities. For July 4th, Google Doodle gets its backyard BBQ game on – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreScientists didn’t expect a shark chomper stuck inside a human body for a quarter century to yield viable DNA. They were wrong. Shark tooth lodged in man's foot solves 24-year-old bite mystery – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Fold has been on hold since Samsung aborted its scheduled April 26 launch. Samsung Galaxy Fold's screen failures have finally been fixed, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIna Fried / Axios: 200+ companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, have called on SCOTUS to allow existing sex discrimination laws to cover LGBTQ workers — More than 200 large businesses, including most of the big technology companies, are calling on the Supreme Court to find … 200+ companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook,
Read MoreSamsung has redesigned the Galaxy Fold to address the screen durability issues that torpedoed its launch, Bloomberg reports, with the folding phone soon to begin commercial production. The company still isn’t able to confirm a release date, however, and one person told Bloomberg that the phone is unlikely to resurface at next month’s Galaxy Note
Read MoreGermany’s Federal Office of Justice allege that Facebook under-reported complaints about illegal content. Facebook fined .3 million for violating Germany's hate speech law – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFormer Google exec reportedly received a $90 million severance package after being accused of sexual harassment. Android creator Andy Rubin allegedly concealed Google payments from wife – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Gigatron TTL microcomputer is an exercise in alternative history. What if, by some bizarre anomaly of invention and technology, the 1970s was not the age of the microprocessor? What if we could have had fast, high density ROM and RAM in the late ’70s, but the ability to put a microprocessor in silicon was
Read MoreHannah Beech / New York Times: Myanmar’s government forces an internet blackout on parts of the country “for the benefit of the people”, raising fears that atrocities will now go unreported — RATHEDAUNG, Myanmar — The security forces, with their geriatric rifles, formed a wary patrol, scanning the forested hills … Myanmar's government forces an
Read MorePull up your laptop as the search giant rings in Independence Day with a mini-fireworks show. Google search Easter egg offers a bang for 4th of July – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJames B. Cutchin / Los Angeles Times: Grubhub denies allegations that it created websites for restaurant partners without their permission, says the service was included in their contracts — It looked like the perfect David and Goliath story. A tech giant was secretly buying up large swaths of the internet … Grubhub denies allegations that
Read MoreThe UK is reportedly following suit after a successful US case against the social video app. TikTok is being investigated over children's privacy again, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlfred Ng / CNET: In a letter to Senator Chris Coons, Amazon says it keeps Alexa transcripts and voice recordings indefinitely, only removing them if manually deleted by users — If you have hangups about Amazon and privacy on its smart assistant, Alexa, you’re not alone. Even after Amazon sent answers … In a letter
Read MoreNASA celebrates US Independence Day with the stellar fireworks of Eta Carinae. For July 4th, NASA's Hubble spots wild star erupting in red, white and blue – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKhari Johnson / VentureBeat: Facebook open sources DLRM, a deep learning recommendation model that can be used for benchmarking the speed and accuracy performance of recommendation engines — Facebook today announced the open source release of Deep Learning Recommendation Model (DLRM), a state-of-the-art AI model … Facebook open sources DLRM, a deep learning recommendation model
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Sources: PE firm KKR acquires Canadian software company Corel, which bought virtualization software company Parallels in Dec., in a deal reportedly worth $1B+ — Only six months after snapping up virtualization specialist Parallels, Canadian software company Corel is itself getting acquired. Sources: PE firm KKR acquires Canadian software company Corel, which
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. ISB.Downloader!gen277 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Trojan.Netweird!g4 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreMarissa Jones, host of The Vanished, has received thousands of submissions from families hoping to shine a spotlight on a missing loved one. The Vanished podcast champions missing persons gone without a trace – CNET Source: CNet
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