Agency head dismayed by new delay, but “Senate Launch System” has strong political support. NASA rocket becomes Boeing’s latest headache as Trump demands moon mission Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Chinese company is apparently going all out for the Singapore launch in April. Huawei P30 series leaked launch offer includes free smartwatch, bluetooth speaker – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChinese tech giant Tencent is looking to enter India‘s payment market with a UPI-based (Unified Payments Interface) WeChat Pay app, according to Entrackr. The report notes Tencent execs met with the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) three weeks ago to discuss obtaining a license, with plans to launch the service in May or June. In the already
Read MoreA recent merger between a blockchain-based art registry and an international auction house sales database will see sales records from over 4,000 auction houses put on the blockchain. The art registry, Artory, has purchased Auction Club, a currently privatized database that contains information from over 4,000 international auction house sales, the Art Newspaper reports. The
Read MoreAlexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of troubled cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e (who is wanted in several countries for his potential involvement in a Bitcoin fraud case) has lodged an appeal for extradition to his native Russia. Vinnik, who has reportedly been on hunger strike for three months, was arrested in July 2017 at the behest of
Read MoreEver get that funny feeling that things aren’t quite what they used to be? Not in the way that a new washing machine has more plastic parts than one 40 years its senior. More like “my laptop can churn through hundreds of gigaflops, but when I scroll it doesn’t feel great.” That perception of smoothness
Read MoreMonojoy Bhattacharjee / What’s New in Publishing: Report: YouTube is now responsible for 37% of all mobile internet traffic, ahead of Facebook’s 8.4%, while mobile time-spent in the US rose from 21% to 24% YoY — Smartphones are the big gainers in media consumption year-over-year, according to the just-released Nielsen’s Q3 2018 Total Audience Report.
Read MoreWe’ve been fans of Anker’s Soundcore wireless buds, ever since they were called “Zolo.” Remember that? As we’ve seen over the years with the Liberty and Liberty Lite buds, they offer a beautifully bassy experience, paired with great build quality and amazing battery life. And now you can get a pair of the Liberty Neo
Read MoreEveryone has to mature at some point, and for Lamborghini it was with the release of the Urus. To see just how far the company has come, we take a drive in a relic of the company’s wilder past. Driving the LM002, Lamborghini's iconic Ur Urus – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a bid to grow its audience in India, Netflix is trialing cheaper subscriptions that allow access to its streaming video service only on mobile devices, reports The Economic Times. The plan, which costs Rs. 250 ($3.65) a month, comes in at half the price of Netflix‘ cheapest standard plan for users in the country.
Read MoreAs technology evolves, so do hackers’ techniques, something which puts tremendous pressure on organizations to constantly update their security measures in order to keep their data secure. Hackers can expose not only important company information, but sensitive customer data as well, leading to potentially devastating effects. To find out how to better protect your organization’s
Read More‘No one is shocked when a paper mill closes anymore. The shocking thing is when one reopens.’ The Great American Cardboard Comeback Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA compilation of state data indicates a big decline for the electric-car maker after a federal tax credit was reduced. New Clues on Tesla Sales Point to a Recent Drop Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe 12th edition of arguably one of the biggest cricket tournaments of the world – the Indian Premier League (IPL) – is kicking off tomorrow. Last year, more than 200 million people streamed the tournament online through Hotstar, an India-based streaming service owned by Star TV Network. As the Chennai Superkings are set to take
Read MoreField recorders, or backpackable audio recorders with a few XLR jacks and an SD card slot, are a niche device, and no matter what commercial field recorder you choose you’ll always compromise on what features you want versus what features you’ll get. [Ben Biles] didn’t feel like compromising so he built his own multichannel audio
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Backdoor.Picigail Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAnand Murali / FactorDaily: With the global market for AI data preparation expected to reach $1.2B by the end of 2023, India is emerging as a hub for data labelling and annotation work — Kumaramputhur is a tiny village some 45 km northwest of Palakkad in Kerala, home to some 3,500 families and probably not
Read MoreLast night, Facebook revealed that it found a flaw in January in its systems that stored user passwords in plain text, which meant that anyone who had access to them could read those passwords without having to decrypt them. The vulnerability impacts “hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users, tens of millions of other Facebook
Read MoreSuspect admits role in criminal operation within a week after being arrested. Microsoft tech support scammer pleads guilty to defrauding victims of million Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhat do you do when you’re working with some vintage ICs and one of the tiny legs pops off? That’s what happened to [Kotomi] when working with an old Super Nintendo. A single lead for the sound chip just snapped off, leaving [Kotomi] one pin short of a working system (the Google Translatrix). This is
Read MoreAli Breland / Mother Jones: Since the Christchurch shootings, Reddit’s r/CringeAnarchy and r/The_Donald continue to host anti-Muslim hate speech justifying it and violence against Muslims — And the platform doesn’t seem to care. — Days after the tragic shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand … Since the Christchurch shootings, Reddit's r/CringeAnarchy and r/The_Donald
Read MoreThe EV company found that after years of servicing its vehicles, components weren’t wearing as quickly as it originally anticipated. Tesla eliminates service schedules, moves to an 'as-needed' model – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBesides relying on Korean content, the Hong Kong company is investing in its own programming. Asian streaming service Viu looks to grow with more original content – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDocument in court case includes employees’ discussion about violating company policies, according to a court filing. Facebook allegedly knew of Cambridge Analytica data mining earlier than reported – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe iconic Apollo 11 photo of astronaut Buzz Aldrin and an amateur astronomer’s photo of the moon are featured on the two stamps. Celebrate NASA's Apollo 11 mission 50th anniversary with new USPS stamps – CNET Source: CNet
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