In an online post, the chief executive of Amazon said the tabloid’s owner had used “extortion and blackmail” to try to stop his investigation into leaked photos and text messages. Jeff Bezos Accuses National Enquirer of ‘Extortion and Blackmail’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: After Twitter lost monthly active users for the past three quarters, the company will stop disclosing the number from Q2, will report daily active users instead — Twitter’s monthly user count has fallen for three quarters in a row, so to address the issue, Twitter has decided to stop announcing
Read MoreInstead, the social network says, it’s focusing more on a messaging app for kids. Facebook halts plans for teen meme hub called LOL – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle hopes to generate a buzz about the German analytical chemist, who was the first to identify caffeine as coffee’s active ingredient. Google Doodle raises a cup of joe to Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt was the height of the Cold War. At odds were the United States and the former Soviet Union, both attempting to posture and propagandize their way to a win in a geopolitical dispute that dragged on nearly 50 years. Complicating matters was a burgeoning space race, one the US was losing after the Soviets
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Google warns about two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities that hackers have been actively exploiting; the vulnerabilities have been fixed in iOS 12.1.4 update — iOS users are advised to update to iOS 12.1.4; release which also fixes infamous FaceTime bug. — A Google top security engineer … Google warns about two iOS
Read MoreThe search giant deleted about 70 percent of the blacklisted sites, according to a local newspaper in Russia. Google removes government-banned sites from Russian search results, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApril Glaser / Slate: Sources: over the past week, Square, Chase, PayPal have pulled their services from 1776.shop, an online store affiliated with far-right organization Proud Boys — There’s an e-commerce site associated with the Proud Boys. Square, Chase, and PayPal just pulled their services. Sources: over the past week, Square, Chase, PayPal have pulled
Read MoreGoogle Open Source Blog: Google says it is open sourcing ClusterFuzz, a tool it developed to automate bug detection in software via fuzzing, which has found 16K+ bugs in Chrome — Fuzzing is an automated method for detecting bugs in software that works by feeding unexpected inputs to a target program. Google says it is
Read More{$inline_image}There’s a notification on my phone that says I’ll get “20 points” from the Desire romance app if I give my fiance a thorough medical examination. I’m no doctor, but I could use the points. I’ve been stuck on “mild” for a few weeks. I’d like to see what happens when things get “spicy.” Desire
Read MoreThere’s no home theater experience quite like a giant projected screen. TVs get bigger by the year, but once you cross the 65-inch mark, prices increase exponentially – and good luck trying to find a 150-inch TV. For the average person, a projector is the best way to go big. But projectors are also stuck
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Utah-based Health Catalyst, which offers AI-driven data storage and health care analytics, raises $100M Series F in equity and debt financing at a $1B valuation — The artificial intelligence (AI) in health care market is set to top $34 billion by 2025, according to some estimates — and it’s no real
Read MoreAmazon CEO says supermarket tabloid is trying to blackmail him. Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer is blackmailing him with nude photos – CNET Source: CNet
Read More3D printing is cool, but most basic fused deposition printers just print in a single color. This means that if you want a prettier, more vibrant print, you need to paint or perform some other kind of finishing process. Multimaterial printers that can switch filaments on the fly exist, but they often have an issue
Read MoreThe director says Amazon won’t release four of his films because of years-old allegations he had molested his adopted daughter. Woody Allen sues Amazon for million for backing out of film deal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet swiping! The best dating sites for Valentine's Day and beyond – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJohana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times: Investigation finds that Amazon at times uses tips earned by contracted drivers of its Flex program to cover their promised base pay — Amazon at times dips into the tips earned by contracted delivery drivers to cover their promised pay, a Times review of emails and receipts reveals. Investigation
Read MoreLegislation that both sides could agree on seems like a long way off. Net neutrality hearing shows Congress is still divided on a solution – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJeff Bezos: Jeff Bezos publishes letters from AMI that he says show threats to publish his nude photos unless he backs off from criticizing AMI’s coverage — Something unusual happened to me yesterday. Actually, for me it wasn’t just unusual—it was a first. I was made an offer I couldn’t refuse. Jeff Bezos publishes letters
Read MoreSean Gallagher / Ars Technica: Jack’d, a gay dating app with 1M+ downloads from the Play store, stored users’ images, posted and marked as private in chat sessions, on an unsecured AWS server — Online-Buddies was exposing its Jack’d users’ private images and location; disclosing posed a risk. Jack'd, a gay dating app with 1M+
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Amazon joins Microsoft in expressing support for regulating facial recognition tech, offers guidelines for the “responsible use” of the technology — Amazon supports the creation of a “legislative framework” covering facial recognition technology. Amazon joins Microsoft in expressing support for regulating facial recognition tech, offers guidelines for the "responsible use" of
Read MoreWelcome 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. Show of hands: how often do you use that button on Instagram that looks like a bookmark? If you don’t already use it, you should. With collections, you basically save
Read MoreAlex Heath / Cheddar: TikTok hires Vanessa Pappas, who was YouTube’s Global Head of Creative Insights, as its first-ever General Manager for the US — TikTok, the Chinese-owned company that has quickly become one of the hottest apps in North America, has hired a veteran YouTube executive to oversee its U.S. operations. TikTok hires Vanessa
Read MoreDami Lee / The Verge: Spotify’s new Terms of Service, which go into effect on March 1, will give Spotify the authority to immediately terminate accounts that use ad blockers — Cracking down on ad blockers — Spotify is now explicitly banning ad blockers, as stated in an updated Terms of Service policy sent out
Read MoreHackers seem intent on making sure the world doesn’t forget that, for a brief shining moment, everyone thought Big Mouth Billy Bass was a pretty neat idea. Every so often we see a project that takes this classic piece of home decor and manages to shoehorn in some new features or capabilities, and with the rise
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