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February 19, 2019

Strategy Analytics: in Q4 2018, shipments of smart speakers grew 95% from 22.6M units in Q3 to 38.5M units, with Amazon shipping 13.7M units and Google 11.5M (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Strategy Analytics: in Q4 2018, shipments of smart speakers grew 95% from 22.6M units in Q3 to 38.5M units, with Amazon shipping 13.7M units and Google 11.5M — Smart speakers continue to sell like hotcakes. That’s according to Strategy Analytics, which today reported that in the fourth quarter of 2018 …

February 19, 2019

For YouTube, curbing misinformation on its platform may mean punishing some of its stars, a step it's not shown it can broadly take, despite recent policy shift (Kevin Roose/New York Times)

Kevin Roose / New York Times: For YouTube, curbing misinformation on its platform may mean punishing some of its stars, a step it’s not shown it can broadly take, despite recent policy shift — Last month, the YouTube star Shane Dawson uploaded his new project: a 104-minute documentary, “Conspiracy Theories With Shane Dawson.” For YouTube,

February 19, 2019

House Committee on Energy and Commerce asks in open letter whether Facebook users were misled about what personal data could be leaked by joining closed groups (Colin Lecher/The Verge)

Colin Lecher / The Verge: House Committee on Energy and Commerce asks in open letter whether Facebook users were misled about what personal data could be leaked by joining closed groups — House committee asked for a briefing — Lawmakers are looking to question Facebook about its privacy practices after allegations … House Committee on

Ask Hackaday: Is There a Legit Use for Operator Precedence?

Computing is really all about order. If you can take data, apply an operation to it, and get the same result every single time, then you have a stable and reliable computing system. So it makes total sense that there is Operator Precedence. This is also called Order of Operations, and it dictates which computations

Ask Hackaday: Is There a Legit Use for Operator Precedence?

{$inline_image} Computing is really all about order. If you can take data, apply an operation to it, and get the same result every single time, then you have a stable and reliable computing system. So it makes total sense that there is Operator Precedence. This is also called Order of Operations, and it dictates which

February 19, 2019

Hands-on with Varjo VR-1 headset, out now for $6K with $995/year service fee, which uses 3,000 pixel/inch resolution and dual screens to fix "screen door" issue (Peter Bright/Ars Technica)

Peter Bright / Ars Technica: Hands-on with Varjo VR-1 headset, out now for $6K with $995/year service fee, which uses 3,000 pixel/inch resolution and dual screens to fix “screen door” issue — Clever dual-display tech means you really can’t see the pixels. — Current virtual reality headsets are pretty good at the … Hands-on with

February 19, 2019

Something magical happens if you google Rihanna and your birthday

Seriously. Do it. Go to Google.com, type in “Rihanna (your DOB),” you’ll get… a picture of Rihanna taken on the anniversary of your birth. To Rihanna fans (me), seeing her in a fabulous and perfect outfit IS magic — because it’s on my personal birthaversary, it makes me feel like the outfit was styled just for

Audi can help you catch the next traffic light in four new cities – Roadshow

Audi’s Traffic Light Information can now save you some stress and some gas in 13 American cities, but only if you’re willing to pay for the privilege. Audi can help you catch the next traffic light in four new cities – Roadshow Source: CNet

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative rolls on despite Facebook's problems – CNET

Initiative co-founder Priscilla Chan says the philanthropic program is no whitewash for what’s ailing the social network. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative rolls on despite Facebook's problems – CNET Source: CNet

MIT scientists are using lobsters to develop a new form of flexible body armor

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard believe the soft membrane covering a lobster’s abdomen could guide the development of a new type of flexible body armor for humans. The membrane is as tough as the industrial rubber used to make car tires and garden hoses. MIT scientists are using lobsters to develop

Yield! Galaxy Buds pics leak in same hazard yellow as cheapest Galaxy S10 – CNET

If these are real, Samsung’s going bananas with its color scheme in 2019. Yield! Galaxy Buds pics leak in same hazard yellow as cheapest Galaxy S10 – CNET Source: CNet

Shocking: 2019 Ford Fusion Energi recalled over exposed fuse – Roadshow

Danger, danger! High voltage! Shocking: 2019 Ford Fusion Energi recalled over exposed fuse – Roadshow Source: CNet

February 19, 2019

YouTube updates community guidelines with a new system for rule-breaking channels, which now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge)

Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: YouTube updates community guidelines with a new system for rule-breaking channels, which now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation — Channels will now get a consequence-free, one-time warning for their first violation — YouTube is overhauling its community guidelines … YouTube updates community guidelines with a new

February 19, 2019

Google announces plans to acquire cloud migration startup Alooma, which has raised around $15M to date (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Google announces plans to acquire cloud migration startup Alooma, which has raised around $15M to date — – Google announced Tuesday it plans to acquire cloud migration company Alooma, marking its next play in the competitive space. — Google’s new cloud chief said at a conference earlier … Google announces plans

Flux Engine Reads Floppies

It is a bit of a paradox that we are storing more and more information digitally, yet every year more and more of it is becoming harder to access. Data on a variety of tapes and disks that were once common, is now trapped on media due to lack of hardware to read it. Do

February 19, 2019

Loom, which equips enterprises with instant video messaging tools, raises $11M Series A led by Kleiner Perkins, says it's signed up 1.1M users from 18,000 firms (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Loom, which equips enterprises with instant video messaging tools, raises $11M Series A led by Kleiner Perkins, says it’s signed up 1.1M users from 18,000 firms — If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many emails can you replace with a video? As offices fragment into remote teams …

Password managers have a security flaw. But you should still use one.

Exclusive: A new study finds bugs in five of the most-popular password managers. So how is it safe to keep all your eggs in one basket? Password managers have a security flaw. But you should still use one. Source: Washington Post Tech

February 19, 2019

How to use two-factor authentication on popular PC gaming platforms

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is an easy-to-implement method of protection for online accounts. If you’ve never used it before for one reason or another, when it’s enabled, you must produce evidence

February 19, 2019

Samsung's One UI is thoughtfully designed and the best software Samsung's ever put on a smartphone, but getting major software updates quickly is still doubtful (Dieter Bohn/The Verge)

Dieter Bohn / The Verge: Samsung’s One UI is thoughtfully designed and the best software Samsung’s ever put on a smartphone, but getting major software updates quickly is still doubtful — But will it get updates? — Believe it or not, Samsung has done something many of us didn’t think was possible: it has made

February 19, 2019

Why French unicorn BlaBlaCar still believes in ‘done is better than perfect’

For our ongoing series Fundamentals, we’re looking at different companies worldwide and the basic principles they were built on. This time: ride-sharing service BlaBlaCar. Yes, the name sounds a little goofy, but BlaBlaCar is anything but. The company has been around since 2006 and is one of France’s few unicorns — a startup valued at

Huawei founder says 'there's no way the US can crush us' – CNET

Ren Zhengfei tells the BBC the world needs Huawei because it’s “more advanced.” He also denies spying allegations. Huawei founder says 'there's no way the US can crush us' – CNET Source: CNet

Bell Labs, Skunk Works, and the Crowd Sourcing of Innovation

I’ve noticed that we hear a lot less from corporate research labs than we used to. They still exist, though. Sure, Bell Labs is owned by Nokia and there is still some hot research at IBM even though they quit publication of the fabled IBM Technical Disclosure Bulletin in 1998. But today innovation is more

February 19, 2019

SendBird, which helps developers integrate chat and messaging features in their apps, raises $52M Series B led by Iconiq Capital (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: SendBird, which helps developers integrate chat and messaging features in their apps, raises $52M Series B led by Iconiq Capital — SendBird, a company that’s setting out to make it easy for any developer to integrate chat and messaging features into their apps, has raised $52 million … SendBird, which helps

Sphero RVR wants to be your future hackable robot kit – CNET

It’s a mini RC tank-car that could be a whole lot more. Sphero RVR wants to be your future hackable robot kit – CNET Source: CNet

The best VR display I've ever seen costs only $6,000 – CNET

Varjo VR-1 melts away pixels and gets to retina resolution with eye tracking and a mixed-reality add-on coming this year. The best VR display I've ever seen costs only ,000 – CNET Source: CNet

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