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June 21, 2019

FATF says its members, including US and EU countries, should adopt regulations within 12 months requiring crypto exchanges share customer info when moving funds (Anna Baydakova/CoinDesk)

Anna Baydakova / CoinDesk: FATF says its members, including US and EU countries, should adopt regulations within 12 months requiring crypto exchanges share customer info when moving funds — A powerful intergovernmental organization devoted to combating money laundering and terrorism financing has finalized … FATF says its members, including US and EU countries, should adopt

Everything You Probably Didn’t Know About FOV In HMDs

VR headsets have been seeing new life for a few years now, and when it comes to head-mounted displays, the field of view (FOV) is one of the specs everyone’s keen to discover. Valve Software have published a highly technical yet accessibly-presented document that explains why Field of View (FOV) is a complex thing when

Huawei's Mate X foldable phone reportedly launching by September – CNET

The Mate X could be out in the next three months. Huawei's Mate X foldable phone reportedly launching by September – CNET Source: CNet

Boeing shows off its newest plane's foldable wings – CNET

In a commercial airplane first, the 777x’s will have foldable wingtips. On Wednesday, the company showed just how they’ll work. Boeing shows off its newest plane's foldable wings – CNET Source: CNet

Toyota's president Akio Toyoda is racing a Supra at the Nürburgring 24 – Roadshow

Here he comes, here comes Toyoda. He’s a demon on wheels. He’s a demon and he’s gonna be chasin’ after Porsches! Toyota's president Akio Toyoda is racing a Supra at the Nürburgring 24 – Roadshow Source: CNet

June 21, 2019

Leaked Microsoft memo says Slack, AWS, Google Docs, PagerDuty, and even GitHub are prohibited or discouraged from internal use, primarily over security concerns (GeekWire)

GeekWire: Leaked Microsoft memo says Slack, AWS, Google Docs, PagerDuty, and even GitHub are prohibited or discouraged from internal use, primarily over security concerns — As Slack makes its stock market debut, there’s a major company that won’t be allowing its employees to use the business collaboration … Leaked Microsoft memo says Slack, AWS, Google

HTC's next Vive VR headset has six cameras and a flip-up design – CNET

HTC finally details the Vive Cosmos. HTC's next Vive VR headset has six cameras and a flip-up design – CNET Source: CNet

The Tesla Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is apparently fake – CNET

The Elon Musk-flavored Galaxy Note phablet looks to be a fan-made render. The Tesla Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is apparently fake – CNET Source: CNet

June 21, 2019

KEF R3 Review: Exemplary speakers that do almost everything right

In the world of enthusiast speakers, few names stand out as much as KEF. The British speaker company has been an influence on high-end audio since the 60s, and to date makes some of the most popular hi-fi speakers on the market. Though the company has recently turned its attention to wireless speakers like the

Salvaging Audio Amplifiers From Vintage Volvos

The common automotive scrap yard is a land of plenty for the enterprising hacker., where many items that would be prohibitively expensive elsewhere can often be had for a song. This isn’t just limited to strictly automotive parts either, as the modern vehicle is full of all kinds of hardware. [Nikita] managed to salvage a

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game rakes in $300,000 on day one – CNET

That’s probably a lot of Galleons. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game rakes in 0,000 on day one – CNET Source: CNet

June 21, 2019

Medallia, which offers a customer experience management platform, files for IPO; it reported a $82.2M net loss and $313.6M in revenue for its last fiscal year (Kia Kokalitcheva/Axios)

Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: Medallia, which offers a customer experience management platform, files for IPO; it reported a $82.2M net loss and $313.6M in revenue for its last fiscal year — Medallia, a Silicon Valley subscription-based software company that competes with the likes of SurveyMonkey and Qualtrics … Medallia, which offers a customer experience management

Boring Company's flamethrowers could be banned if New York bill passes – CNET

Possessing one for recreational activities would be a felony, according to a CNBC report. Boring Company's flamethrowers could be banned if New York bill passes – CNET Source: CNet

June 21, 2019

Popular audio ripping site Convert2MP3 shuts down after lawsuit

Global recording industry organization IFPI has confirmed in a statement that popular audio ripping site Convert2MP3 is shutting down as part of a settlement from a 2017 lawsuit. Convert2MP3 allows people to download audio files from YouTube links and other sources, and according to the IFPI, had 684 million visits from around the world over

June 21, 2019

DC is shutting down Vertigo label, will brand comics by age-appropriateness

DC will shut down three major imprints in January 2020, including Vertigo, Zoom, and Ink amidst a reorganization. They will be replaced by a new branding scheme that sorts comics into age groups for younger and older readers called DC Kids, DC, and DC Black Label. DC created its Vertigo imprint as a way for

June 21, 2019

PsiKick, a maker of self-powered industrial IoT sensors, rebrands to Everactive and raises $30M, bringing its total raised to $63M (Chantal Polsonetti/ARC Advisory)

Chantal Polsonetti / ARC Advisory: PsiKick, a maker of self-powered industrial IoT sensors, rebrands to Everactive and raises $30M, bringing its total raised to $63M — Batteryless wireless sensing provider PsiKick announced it has changed its name to Everactive and closed a $30 million funding round, led by Future Fund … PsiKick, a maker of

June 21, 2019

Apple might put OLEDs in laptops and tablets to make up for slowing iPhone sales

Apple may use high-end OLED screens in more of its devices, not necessarily just because it wants to, but also because it may satisfy a penalty it supposedly owes to its OLED supplier, Samsung Display — after reportedly failing to buy enough iPhone screens to make good on its contract. According to a report from

Nothing but old-fashioned arcade fun in ‘My Friend Pedro’

Though it won’t make you rethink your assumptions about video games, you’re likely to be entertained by the game’s hypnotic game play loops. Nothing but old-fashioned arcade fun in ‘My Friend Pedro’ Source: Washington Post Tech

June 21, 2019

FedEx refused to deliver a Huawei phone into the US

If you were planning to ship a Huawei phone to America, you might be in for a surprise. This week, writers at PC Magazine tried to ship a Huawei P30 from a UK office to a US one, and were surprised to find it sent back a few days later. Since the sender had identified

June 21, 2019

Use a Fishing Pole to Teach Your Kid to Swing a Bat

Because we are not above lazy parent hacks (may we present to you how to entertain your kid while lying down?), we are sharing this one. Attach a baseball (or any similar-sized ball) to a fishing rod, hold it steady, have your kid take a swing, reel the ball in, and then repeat this all

June 21, 2019

The US Air Force has a new weapon called THOR that can take out swarms of drones

In recent years, small drones have made their way onto battlefields where they’ve been used to surveil US forces or drop bombs on them, prompting the US military to develop new ways to take them down. This week, the US Air Force unveiled a new tool that can be stationed at bases around the world:

US blacklists five more Chinese tech companies – CNET

The move comes a month after Huawei was banned and put on the United States’ “entity list.” US blacklists five more Chinese tech companies – CNET Source: CNet

Facebook co-founder says Libra will give corporations too much power – CNET

Chris Hughes has spoken out against Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, calling it “frightening.” Facebook co-founder says Libra will give corporations too much power – CNET Source: CNet

June 21, 2019

How to Find and Report Fake Businesses on Google Maps

The next time you go to order pizza, or call someone to repair an appliance, make sure you aren’t getting scammed by a representative of a business that doesn’t actually exist. Read more… How to Find and Report Fake Businesses on Google Maps Source: Life Hacker

June 21, 2019

Nashville is banning electric scooters after a man was killed

Nashville is banishing the scooters after its first scooter-related death. The city’s mayor David Briley notified seven scooter companies operating in Nashville he was ending the pilot project and banning electric scooters from the streets, according to a letter he posted to Twitter Friday. “We have seen the public safety and accessibility costs that these

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