Yesterday, Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance at the Aspen Ideas Festival. In keeping with the spirit of the event, Zuckerberg brought some ideas. The big ones: Facebook was right not to remove the doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Zuckerberg said it should have been flagged as misleading more quickly, but defended leaving it
Read MoreWhat if I told you your next BMW electric car could emulate The Dark Night’s fabulous theme music? Don’t think I’m joking, because famed composer Hans Zimmer has partnered with the auto giant. BMW made the announcement official at the company’s NextGen event in Munich. Under the brand name “BMW IconicSounds Electric,” Zimmer will work with Renzo
Read More“I don’t know why it would be cheaper,” Stadia boss Phil Harrison told Eurogamer. Google Stadia games reportedly won't be cheaper than PS4, Xbox One versions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChina is not expected to accept a deal to lift tariffs unless there’s relief for its biggest, most internationally successful tech company. As Trump and Xi Talk Trade, Huawei Will Loom Large Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreRolling out new hardware and software can be a stressful time for any business. You are excited about the new experience for your customers but nervous about any issues that could arise. In order to prepare, you need to test, test and test again to ensure there won’t be any problems with the product launch,
Read MoreUS law enforcers have busted a Bitcon-fuelled dark web drug ring after one of the alleged dealers messed up and bought pre-printed postage online using his real identity. The dealers, which sold almost $9 million worth of counterfeit Adderall, leveraged the anonymity afforded by the dark web and received payments in Bitcoin. But, one of the men involved
Read MoreAuthorities in Iran have seized around 1,000 Bitcoin mining machines from two abandoned factories, according to Reuters. The report hasn’t stated what cryptocurrency was being mined, or for how long the farm had been operating. It’s also unclear why, or for how long the farms were abandoned. “Two of these Bitcoin farms have been identified,
Read MoreDavid Hambling / MIT Technology Review: Jetson, a new prototype developed for the Pentagon, can identify people up to 200 meters away by analyzing their heartbeat using an infrared laser — The Jetson prototype can pick up on a unique cardiac signature from 200 meters away, even through clothes. — Everyone’s heart is different. Jetson,
Read MoreWhen the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems look like nails. And if your goal is to emulate the behavior of an FPGA but your only tools are FPGAs, then your nail-and-hammer issue starts getting a little bit interesting. That’s at least what a group of students at Cornell recently found when
Read More{$inline_image} When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems look like nails. And if your goal is to emulate the behavior of an FPGA but your only tools are FPGAs, then your nail-and-hammer issue starts getting a little bit interesting. That’s at least what a group of students at Cornell recently found
Read MoreMicrosoft testing a Firefox-like tracking protection feature for Edge. Microsoft Edge gets 'Tracking Prevention' feature Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: Inside Amazon’s first-ever public re:Mars conference, focused on both the future of the company and technology, both of which increasingly look similar — There’s a certain oversized quality to a Las Vegas conference center that makes you feel like a child monarch: simultaneously powerful and helpless. Inside Amazon's first-ever public
Read MoreMozilla has announced the first preview of a completely redesigned version of Firefox browser for Android, and you can test it right away. Firefox Preview has been built from the ground up using Mozilla’s own GeckoView rendering engine and will ultimately replace the current Firefox for Android mobile app “this fall.” The pilot version promises to
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: since the Apple Watch launched in 2015, Jony Ive began to shed responsibilities, with day-to-day oversight reduced to coming to HQ twice a week — – Company’s close-knit design team withered in recent years — Future breakthrough products need new tech, not just design Sources: since the Apple Watch launched
Read MoreIn the past, you might very well have started programming in Basic. It wasn’t very powerful language and it was difficult to build big projects with, but it was simple to learn, easy to use, and the interpreter made it easy to try things out without a big investment of time. Today you are more
Read MoreCaroline Haskins / VICE: Somerville, MA becomes the second US city after San Francisco, to ban the use of facial recognition software by local police and city government agencies — Somerville, which neighbors Cambridge, Massachusetts, just joined San Francisco in banning the use of facial recognition. Somerville, MA becomes the second US city after San
Read MoreDuring Thursday night’s Democratic debates, former Vice President Joe Biden pitched his “smart gun” policy on the national stage when asked how he would work to combat gun violence. “We should have smart guns,” Biden said. “No gun should be able to be sold unless your biometric measure could pull that trigger. It’s within our
Read MoreKamala Harris and Joe Biden throw down, and Marianne Williamson wants to defeat Donald Trump with love. Democratic debate memes round 2: Grab that torch, and call New Zealand – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA reminder of how polygon rich we’ve become. See Death Stranding reimagined as a PlayStation 1 game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat is love? Spider-Man: Far From Home actors pay homage to Saturday Night Live’s annoying characters played by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan. Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal dress as Roxbury Guys at Spider-Man premiere – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYeo Jun-suk / The Korea Herald: Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X launches its blockchain platform Klaytn, with support from companies including LG, and nine initial decentralized apps — Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X on Thursday launched a public network platform for companies and developers … Kakao's blockchain subsidiary Ground X launches its blockchain platform Klaytn,
Read MoreNASA’s next mission: Fly a large drone across the surface of the mysterious ocean world to search for the building blocks of life. NASA's Dragonfly drone will search for signs of life on Titan, Saturn's ice moon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe celebrated tech designer, who worked with co-founder Steve Jobs on the iMac, iPod and iPhone, is starting his own firm. Apple will be a primary client. iPhone designer Jony Ive is leaving Apple – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLeigh Cuen / CoinDesk: Israeli crypto startup Orbs says it’s working with the Trump administration on blockchain tech to manage economic aid and investments for the Palestinian people — The Trump administration has tapped Israeli crypto startup Orbs to develop blockchain solutions for the region’s longstanding political conflicts. Israeli crypto startup Orbs says it's working
Read MoreWe’ve seen countless different robot kits promoted for STEM education, every one of which can perform the robotic “Hello World” task of line following. Many were in attendance at Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 toiling in their endless loops. Walking past one such display by Microduino, Inc. our attention was caught by a demonstration of
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