To celebrate International Women’s Month and the opening of Captain Marvel, we’ve put together the best bracket since March Madness itself: Heroes vs. Villains! Vote for Captain Marvel in round two of our massive Women of the Marvel universe bracket – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}Big four accountancy group PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has issued a special bulletin connecting the Iranian nationals behind notorious SamSam ransomware and the incredibly infamous cryptocurrency exchange WEX (formerly BTC-e). The report alleges SamSam creators Faramarz Shahi Savandi and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri used the WEX exchange service to launder sizable chunks of the $6 million in Bitcoin generated throughout
Read MoreNew York Post: Agents and producers working on streaming projects for Apple complain about how involved and “intrusive” execs, including Tim Cook, have been, leading to delays — Apple’s push into Hollywood is off to a rough start — thanks in part to “intrusive” tech executives, including Tim Cook, The Post has learned. Agents and
Read MoreChronicle, owned by Google’s parent company, is tapping the company’s massive computing power to help explain cybersecurity incidents. Alphabet’s Security Start-Up Wants to Offer History Lessons Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYuan Yang / Financial Times: Researcher finds a server exposed online with 364M Chinese chat logs, including identity card numbers, addresses, and social media profiles — Hundreds of millions of private chat logs from Chinese users have been left exposed on the internet, a researcher has found, in another worrying case of weak data protection
Read MoreWe’re happy to announce TNW’s latest venture, Podium! Our staff writers work tirelessly to bring you all the latest and weirdest news in tech on our main site, TNW. But like some Bond villain once said, “the world is not enough.” That’s why we’ve launched subbrands for more in-depth and detailed coverage on certain topics,
Read MoreAfter a recent study, the company gave raises to thousands of men after determining they were earning less than women in similar jobs. Google Moves to Address Wage Equity, and Finds It’s Underpaying Many Men Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe crescent moon brings darkness to Messenger. Facebook Messenger's dark mode is unlocked by a fun emoji Easter egg – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe first production car from the new Italian car company is super-fast and super-expensive. Pininfarina's million Battista hyper-EV debuts in Geneva – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image}The latest cryptocurrency bear market has been blamed for numerous lay-offs and corporate restructures over the last few months. But it’s not all bad news as Ripple has been announced as one of the tech industry’s top employers. The corporate focused blockchain firm has been ranked as the 17th best small to medium enterprise to
Read MoreIt’s hard to show why we actually need 5G in our phones right now, despite the mobile industry’s insistence. 5G is still a little magic, a little smoke and mirrors – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUsama Jawad / Neowin: Google discloses a “high severity” security flaw in macOS kernel after privately reporting the flaw to Apple in November 2018; no patch available yet — Google’s Project Zero team is well-known for its knack of finding security flaws in the company’s own products as well as those manufactured by other firms.
Read MoreBrooks Barnes / New York Times: Luminary, a subscription-based podcasting app, has just emerged from stealth with $100M in funding and shows from Conan O’Brien, Lena Dunham, and more — LOS ANGELES — Patti LuPone as a bebop-singing junkie nun in John Cameron Mitchell’s musical follow-up to “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” Luminary, a subscription-based
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: USB Implementers Forum announces USB 4, which offers a maximum speed of 40 Gbps, double that of USB 3.2, and support for Thunderbolt 3 — Double the speed of USB 3.2 up to 40 Gbps — Hot on the heels of USB 3.2 receiving a confusing Gen 2×2 suffix, the
Read MoreKhari Johnson / VentureBeat: Pinterest expands personalized shopping recommendations, makes tools, like Catalogs which allows merchants to upload their entire catalog, generally available — Pinterest today introduced a series of new tools to help merchants sell their products, including Catalogs … Pinterest expands personalized shopping recommendations, makes tools, like Catalogs which allows merchants to upload
Read MoreNew York Times: Sources: Huawei is preparing to sue the US government for banning federal agencies from using the company’s products — SHANGHAI — The Chinese electronics giant Huawei is preparing to sue the United States government for banning federal agencies from using the company’s products, according to two people familiar with the matter. Sources:
Read MoreMicrosoft’s PowerShell open-sourced scripting language is striking a chord with more developers. Programming languages: PowerShell nets more Linux, macOS, Windows developers Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAt Modern Elder Academy, on the Baja coast, guests share anxieties about ageism and obsolescence. A New Luxury Retreat Caters to Elderly Workers in Tech (Ages 30 and Up) Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Facebook doesn’t respect your privacy in the least: we learned last October that the company used the phone number you provided for two-factor authentication to enable advertisers to target you. Last week, Emojipedia’s Jeremy Burge highlighted in a tweet that if the social network has your number, it allows everyone on
Read MoreThe Instax SQ6 and Fujifilm’s entire range of instant cameras are fun little boxes that produce instant photos. It’s a polaroid that’s not Polaroid, and like most instant cameras, the lenses are just one or two pieces of plastic. A lens transplant is in order, and that’s exactly what [Kevin] did to his Instax camera.
Read MoreThe suit is likely to argue that banning government agencies from using the company’s equipment amounts to an unconstitutional legislative punishment. Huawei Said to Be Preparing to Sue the U.S. Government Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIn the past couple of years, we’ve seen four-legged robots dance to Bruno Mars’ hit, ‘Uptown Funk’, and open doors for each other to keep the chivalry alive. Now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory has released a video showing off its new four-legged robot – the mini cheetah – doing backflips. In the video, the
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: After four years and $2B+ in funding, OneWeb’s first six satellites have launched, as part of a planned constellation of 650 to provide global internet access — Update: Launch and deployment successful! — After four years and more than $2 billion in funding, OneWeb is ready to launch … After four
Read MoreWhat makes you afraid? Not like jump-scares in movies or the rush of a roller-coaster, but what are your legitimate fears that qualify as phobias? Spiders? Clowns? Blood? Flying? Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are experimenting with exposure therapy in virtual reality to help people manage their fears. For some phobias, like
Read MoreAt its developer conference last year, Facebook promised that it would bring dark mode to Messenger; it looks like the company’s rolling out the feature at last. However, As Android Police first noted, instead of enabling it through the settings menu, you’ll have to rely on an easter egg to switch on dark mode –
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