For years, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (mTurk) has been a kind of open secret in the tech world, a place where fledgling algorithms can hire human labor on the cheap. If you need a hundred people to trace the boundaries of an object or fill out a survey, it’s the single best place to make it
Read MoreMy husband works with steam process equipment and often brings home these big catalogues of products. Only one person in our home has ever had any interest in what was inside (that person would be him)—until we had a kid. Our daughter gets excited whenever she sees “Daddy’s work books,” asking to have the ones
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Read MoreSamsung recently announced the Galaxy A50 is finally coming stateside. This midrange smartphone will be a more affordable alternative to Samsung’s flagship S10-series devices, like the S10, S10+, and S10e. The A50 will also be followed by even cheaper A20 and A10e versions, but Samsung has not announced a release… Read more… How the New
Read MoreEven in today’s digital world, notes sent under a formal letterhead can help get the right message across. Here’s how to make your own powerful design with just a few keystrokes. Get More From Your Letters With Custom Stationery for Print or Pixels Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhat are Times readers hungriest for? Here’s how Jodi Rudoren, associate managing editor for audience, finds out and then works to serve them. In New York, Asking What Australians Want Source: NY Times Tech
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Read MoreIn just nine days, new rules by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) will force cryptocurrency businesses in roughly 200 countries to verify the identities of anyone sending or receiving more than $1,000 worth of digital assets, effectively nullifying their pseudonymity. A number of US-based firms have responded by exploring the viability of a
Read MoreRo Khanna is drafting legislation. The Technology 202: Silicon Valley’s congressman wants tech companies to collaborate on disinformation Source: Washington Post Tech
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Read MoreWindows 10 Mobile 1703 has now reached end of service, so no more security or quality updates. Windows 10 Mobile's last gasps: Microsoft switches off support for second last version Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreI don’t know how hot it is where you live, but Delhi (which is where I’m based) is a firepit. The maximum temperatures are easily past 45 degrees Celsius (yes, Celsius), and even at night, the mercury is dancing around the high 30s. So naturally, I wanted to look for a ‘cool’ product. This is how
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Adjust, which provides mobile ad measurement and fraud prevention tools, raises $227M, bringing its total funding to $250M — Adjust, a leader in mobile measurement and fraud prevention, said it has raised $227 million in a new round of funding. — The round was led by investors Eurazeo Growth … Adjust,
Read MoreThis morning, SpaceX is set to launch its sixth Falcon 9 mission of 2019 out of southern California, sending three identical Canadian satellites into orbit. After takeoff, SpaceX will attempt to land its rocket on a landing pad next to the vehicle’s launch site. If successful, it will be the second time SpaceX has landed
Read MoreMicrosoft unveils a new Apple iCloud for Windows app that integrates with Windows 10 File Explorer. Use iPhone and Windows 10? Microsoft, Apple may have just made your life easier Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreUber’s plans to start delivering fast food by drone in San Diego this summer are nearly coming to a head, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The company has been discussing the possibility of trials here since last May, but the report reveals fresh details about the project. Deliveries will not be made to customers’ houses, says Bloomberg,
Read MoreMicrosoft tried to patch the bug but fails to meet Google’s 90-day deadline because of an issue it found in testing. Google warns: This unpatched bug could 'quickly take down a Windows fleet' Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Google is moving some production of US-bound Nest thermostats and server hardware out of China to Taiwan and Malaysia, avoiding punitive US tariffs — – Trump’s tariffs push tech giant to boost Taiwan manufacturing — Google proved keener than other tech companies about shift Sources: Google is moving some production of US-bound Nest
Read MoreThe feature is currently available in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Brazil. Facebook rolls out tool in the US that will help you donate blood – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom Harmony to Caavo to, well, other Harmonys, here’s our favorite clickers hubs and screens for controlling a cabinet-full of gear. Best universal remotes of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUsers are also spending more time in the social network’s video hub. Facebook Watch grows to more than 720 million monthly users – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStarting June 12, when someone in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Baltimore, or Washington, DC indicates on Facebook that they would like to be a blood donor, nearby blood centers will be able to send them notifications for local blood drives. The feature is intended to help blood centers address chronic and seasonal shortages
Read MoreSean O’Kane / The Verge: DJI announces RoboMaster S1, a programmable remote-controlled toy robot tank aimed at teaching kids how to code, available in the US starting Wednesday for $499 — A robot from the RoboMasters competition shrunk down to fit your living room — Dronemaker DJI has spent the last few years running …
Read MoreVisa’s blockchain-powered B2B payments product has finally gone live after almost three years in the making. First made public in October 2016, the Visa B2B Connect network is being made available in 30 markets, with plans to expand to as many as 90 territories by the end of the year. According to a company statement,
Read MoreSpotify’s launching a new playlist called Your Daily Drive that will incorporate news podcasts. Starting today, US users will be able to listen to music they already enjoy, alongside new music recommendations, with some news podcast content sprinkled in. Anyone can access the playlist, regardless of whether they’re driving. The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and
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