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March 7, 2019

Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify rebrands as Bolt, same as its e-scooters, to double down on providing multiple transportation options beyond private cars (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify rebrands as Bolt, same as its e-scooters, to double down on providing multiple transportation options beyond private cars — Taxify, the ride-hailing company from Estonia backed by Didi and Daimler and now active in 30 countries, is making a key shift … Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify rebrands

Raspberry Pi Camera with Smarts — Cloud or Local?

[Mark West] gave an interesting presentation at last year’s GOTO Copenhagen conference. He shows how he took a simple Raspberry Pi Zero webcam and expanded it with AI. He actually added the intelligent features in two different ways: on in the Amazon cloud and another using the Intel Modvidius NCS USB stick directly connected to

Zuckerberg says Facebook’s future is ‘privacy-focused’

Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg on March 6 said the company would encrypt conversations on more of its messaging services and make them compatible, the latest sign that the world’s biggest social network sees its future in intimate online chats. Zuckerberg says Facebook’s future is ‘privacy-focused’ Source: Washington Post Tech

Windows 10 update is freezing games: Microsoft's fix? Uninstall it for now

Microsoft’s latest update for Windows 10 users has been causing “massive lag spikes” in some games. Windows 10 update is freezing games: Microsoft's fix? Uninstall it for now Source: ZDNet Microsoft

March 7, 2019

Sources: a common practice among bounty hunters and stalkers is to impersonate cops and claim there's a crisis to get real-time cell location data from telcos (Joseph Cox/Motherboard)

Joseph Cox / Motherboard: Sources: a common practice among bounty hunters and stalkers is to impersonate cops and claim there’s a crisis to get real-time cell location data from telcos — In several cases, a stalker impersonated a US Marshal and reported a fake kidnapping in order to get telecom companies to give them real-time

March 7, 2019

Video: Apple’s slowing down your old iPhone – here’s how to fix it

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Look, you haven’t lost your mind. Your old iPhone may actually be slower than before. Why? Because Apple introduced a software feature that slows your device down when

Elon Musk, The Rock get a bit strange on Twitter – CNET

Tesla boss + Dwayne Johnson = “Handsome SOB,” apparently. Elon Musk, The Rock get a bit strange on Twitter – CNET Source: CNet

March 7, 2019

Colorado senator wants to study blockchain for water rights management

A senator in Colorado wants the state to study the potential use of blockchain technology in water rights management. A bill submitted by Republican senator Jack Tate, alongside representatives Jeni James Arndt, and Marc Catlin, outlines the reasons why the Colorado Water Institute should be authorized to explore how the technology could help maximize operational efficiency,

March 7, 2019

At $210, the Meizu Note 9 is one of the cheapest 48MP phones money can buy

I’m calling it. 2019 is the year of the 48MP phone. High-resolution sensors from Samsung and Sony are popping up all over the place, and they’re increasingly found in low-to-medium end phones. Like, for example, the Meizu Note 9. The Meizu Note 9 is a solid mid-range phone. It comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675

Mortal Kombat 11 trailers showcase time-spanning story, returning characters – CNET

There’s plenty of ultraviolence, and one insane Fatality. Mortal Kombat 11 trailers showcase time-spanning story, returning characters – CNET Source: CNet

March 7, 2019

Bulgarian cryptocurrency scam lures UK investors with fake FCA accreditation

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning consumers to be extra vigilant as cryptocurrency scammers are falsely claiming to have FCA accreditation. In a statement from yesterday, the FCA warned Bulgaria-based blockchain startup Next Coin Market is misleading UK-based investors by linking to a fake website that suggests the company has been fully authorized

Asteroids are much harder to destroy than scientists originally thought – CNET

Armageddon worried now. Asteroids are much harder to destroy than scientists originally thought – CNET Source: CNet

March 7, 2019

Profile of Eugene Gu, one of Twitter's most outspoken social justice personalities, who has a history of alleged abuse and used a fake handle to fight critics (Laura Yan/The Verge)

Laura Yan / The Verge: Profile of Eugene Gu, one of Twitter’s most outspoken social justice personalities, who has a history of alleged abuse and used a fake handle to fight critics — Behind one of Twitter’s most outspoken social justice personalities is a history of abuse — Warning: this piece contains descriptions of sexual

ESP32 Drives Controllerless Display Using I2S Hack

It’s possible to find surplus LCDs in all kinds of old hardware. Photocopiers, printers – you name it, there’s old junk out there with displays going to waste. Unfortunately, unlike the displays on sale at your favourite maker website, these often lack a controller and can be quite difficult to drive. [pataga] took on the

March 7, 2019

Gmail’s Smart Compose feature opens up to more Android phones – here’s how to get it

Gmail’s Smart Compose feature, which autosuggests words and phrases to help you write emails faster, has been around on desktop for a while now, as well as on Google Pixel 3 handsets since last October. It was supposed to be exclusive to that phone model, but it’s now becoming available on more devices, reports Android

This BeagleBone’s Got AI

There are a lot of BeagleBones, from Blue, to White, Green, Black, and we think there’s a purple one in there for some reason. The diversity of BeagleBones is due to the openness of the design, and are the biggest advantage over the ‘bone’s main competitor, the Raspberry Pi. Now, there’s a new BeagleBone, and

March 7, 2019

Edison Research estimates Facebook has 15M fewer US users today compared to 2017, with the biggest drop seen in the 12 to 34 age group (Kimberly Adams/Marketplace)

Kimberly Adams / Marketplace: Edison Research estimates Facebook has 15M fewer US users today compared to 2017, with the biggest drop seen in the 12 to 34 age group — Listen To The Story — Marketplace — All the bad press about Facebook might be catching up to the company. New numbers from Edison Research

Tesla's new Superchargers add up to 1,000 miles per hour – Roadshow

The 250-kilowatt Supercharger has gone live and, thanks to a liquid-cooled cable and more, will add up to 75 miles of range in 5 minutes flat. Tesla's new Superchargers add up to 1,000 miles per hour – Roadshow Source: CNet

March 7, 2019

Omidyar Network spins out its financial technology investment arm as Flourish, with up to $300M in capital (Jonathan Shieber/TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Omidyar Network spins out its financial technology investment arm as Flourish, with up to $300M in capital — After 12 years spent investing in impact-oriented financial services startups around the globe, the Omidyar Network, which serves as the family investment office for eBay founder Pierre Omidyar … Omidyar Network spins out

Apple touts expansion in San Diego amid patent trial with Qualcomm – CNET

Over the next three years, Apple said it will add 1,200 employees in Qualcomm’s hometown. Apple touts expansion in San Diego amid patent trial with Qualcomm – CNET Source: CNet

Rape Day developer 'might agree' the game doesn't belong on Steam – CNET

After an outcry, Valve won’t distribute a game that lets players rape women during a zombie apocalypse. Rape Day developer 'might agree' the game doesn't belong on Steam – CNET Source: CNet

How Captain Marvel’s soundtrack stacks up against other MCU films – CNET

From Black Sabbath to Marvin Gaye: Here are the best uses of songs in MCU films. How Captain Marvel’s soundtrack stacks up against other MCU films – CNET Source: CNet

NASA teams with Google to create huge, stunning visual universe – CNET

The “Once Upon A Try” project celebrates the inventions of humankind and explores NASA’s extensive image archives. NASA teams with Google to create huge, stunning visual universe – CNET Source: CNet

Huawei Sues U.S. as a ‘Last Resort’ Over What It Calls an Unfair Ban

The Chinese electronics giant says that Washington is unfairly targeting it as a security threat. Huawei Sues U.S. as a ‘Last Resort’ Over What It Calls an Unfair Ban Source: NY Times Tech

March 6, 2019

NSA releases free public version of Ghidra, a set of tools developed internally for software reverse engineering, to excitement among malware researchers (Ionut Ilascu/BleepingComputer)

Ionut Ilascu / BleepingComputer: NSA releases free public version of Ghidra, a set of tools developed internally for software reverse engineering, to excitement among malware researchers — The National Security Agency released a free, public version of Ghidra, a set of tools developed internally for software reverse engineering. NSA releases free public version of Ghidra,

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