Reuters: Sources: as part of UAE’s Project Raven, 9+ ex-NSA staffers helped hack phones of Al Jazeera’s Chairman, a BBC Arabic host, and other journalists — A group of American hackers who once worked for U.S. intelligence agencies helped the United Arab Emirates spy on a BBC host … Sources: as part of UAE's Project
Read MoreThe government says the legislation would combat misinformation that harms the public interest, but rights advocates worry that it could be used to mute free speech. Singapore Plans Law to Fight False News, but Critics Fear Repression Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJoin us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the Python and the Internet of Things Hack Chat! Opinions differ about what the most-used programming language in right now is, but it’s hard to deny both the popularity and versatility of Python. In the nearly 30 years since it was invented it has grown from niche
Read MoreA unified competitive response by the tech giants is required in order to counter the Apple Card from potentially monopolizing the future of the smart wallet and mobile payments industry. Wallet wars: How a Microsoft-Amazon-led alliance can strike back at Apple Card Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWe have only 38 days left until TNW Conference! Our tech festival in Amsterdam is going to be amazing – just check out our terrain map if you don’t believe me. In today’s conference newsletter, I’m talking about the House of Talent, our incredible job fair taking place at the conference itself. Find your dream
Read MoreHow to navigate the marketing hype and identify the opportunities that machine learning presents for your business. Enterprise AI in 2019: What you need to know Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreImagine. You spend your formative high school years with your nose in a weighty textbook, at the same time avoiding parties and dating. Then, clutching a 4.0 GPA, you head to a top-tier university to study Computer Science. Four years and a mountain of student debt later, you start your Master’s Degree. The goal is
Read MoreCommentary: April Fools’ Day has been cannibalized by brands desperately trying to humanize themselves. It’s bad. April Fools' Day was a huge mistake and we must repent – CNET Source: CNet
Read More5G is the key to it all, according to Gartner. 100 million people will shop with AR by 2020, market researcher says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEven though it’s still in development, the Semi is helping Tesla flesh out its delivery logistics. Tesla tweets video of electric Semi hauling vehicles for delivery – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: One week with Apple News+: it is great value for those who enjoy reading magazines but its design and news delivery mechanisms are messy and inconsistent — There’s a lot to evaluate about Apple’s new News Plus subscription service, including if it’s a good deal for the media business …
Read MoreAntonio Monteiro’s beautiful 20,139-game collection won him a place in the Guinness World Records. Take a look at this Texas man's glorious walls of video games – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’ve been to hell and back – and I loved every minute of it. I took a full week off to play FromSoftware’s latest game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It kicked my ass, it made me question my life choices, then I kicked its ass and I felt rejuvenated. This past week has easily been
Read MorePeter Kafka / Recode: Mark Zuckerberg, in a conversation with Axel Springer CEO, floats a “news tab to surface more high quality news”, says Facebook could pay publishers — The Facebook CEO floated a “news tab to surface more high-quality news,” and said he’s willing to write checks to support it. Mark Zuckerberg, in a
Read MoreIn Canada, authorities have seized luxury cars and frozen bank accounts owned by the ringleaders of FUEL, an allegedly fraudulent $22-million initial coin offering (ICO) from 2017. Court documents claim “blockchain services company” Vanbex raised $22 million (CAD$30 million) in cryptocurrency and fiat by with absolutely no intention to develop the FUEL token, reports CoinDesk. Instead,
Read MoreI couldn’t decide between normal and decaffeinated coffee. So to eliminate delays in my morning routine, and decision fatigue, I’ve designed the Schrödinger Quantum Percolator — making the state of my coffee formally undecidable until I drink it. At its core, the Quantum Percolator contains a novel quantum event detector that uses electron tunneling to
Read MoreKlint Finley / Wired: Cloudflare says users can now sign up for its mobile-only VPN service Warp through its 1.1.1.1 app, says it has plans to offer a faster, paid version of Warp — VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS (VPNs) can help protect your internet traffic from prying eyes. VPN services route your email … Cloudflare says
Read MoreThe first phase of the Indian Assembly’s election kicks off on April 21, but the increase in propaganda has already begun. Facebook has announced it’s removed numerous pages and accounts that used practices like fake accounts and cross-posting to increase their spread. In a post, the company’s Head of Cybersecurity Policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said that it
Read MoreCory Doctorow / Boing Boing: Researchers tricked Tesla Autopilot into steering into the oncoming traffic lane by using stickers on the lane markings; Tesla says it has now patched the flaw — Researchers from Tencent Keen Security Lab have published a report detailing their successful attacks on Tesla firmware … Researchers tricked Tesla Autopilot into
Read MoreJeff Stone / CyberScoop: Group-IB describes a new Android malware, Gustuff, capable of phishing credentials and automating bank transactions for 100+ banks and 32 virtual currency apps — A new strain of malicious software affecting Android devices is capable of phishing credentials and automating bank transactions … Group-IB describes a new Android malware, Gustuff, capable
Read MoreAlums Alan Kay, Andy Hertzfeld, Debi Coleman, John Sculley and others share memories about their time at Apple. Spoiler: Bill Gates had a bigger role in Apple’s success than even he may know. Apple's origins: An oral history from inside the loop – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJames Thorne / GeekWire: Xealth, a platform for health service providers to manage non-drug prescriptions like health apps, wheelchairs, or insulin monitors, raises $11M Series A — Is there big market for prescriptions beyond drugs? Several investors with deep experience in health are betting on it … Xealth, a platform for health service providers to
Read MoreMicrosoft lifts the preview block on PCs with anti-cheat software that had been causing machines to GSOD. Windows 10 1903 update nears: Microsoft removes another barrier to its release Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreComing soon to blow your mind… Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4, Detective Pikachu: All your must-see trailers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSony doesn’t sell Aibo in Illinois because of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act. What Sony's robot dog teaches us about biometric data privacy – CNET Source: CNet
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