Believe it or not, only three of the top 50 decentralized apps (dapps) are running on the Ethereum blockchain, according to data from DappRadar. Instead, developers seem to be largely relying on competing platforms like EOS and TRON. From the remaining 47 most active dapps, 26 are based on EOS and 21 on TRON. Interestingly,
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Read MoreRedmond, for some bizarre reason, releases ads that mock Office 2019. It wants you to buy Office 365 instead. Microsoft says you shouldn't buy its awful software Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIn the early 1990s, I was lucky enough to get some time on a 60 MeV linear accelerator as part of an undergraduate lab course. Having had this experience, I can feel for the scientists at CERN who have had to make do with their current 13 TeV accelerator, which only manages energies some 200,000
Read MoreThe Keyword: Google experiment finds 45% traffic decline to news sites with search results without snippets, in a moderate version of what is proposed in EU’s Article 11 — In the next few days, European legislators meet to decide on a final text of the European Copyright Directive. Google experiment finds 45% traffic decline to
Read MoreBy joining OpenChain, Microsoft takes another big step forward in being fully open-source friendly. Microsoft joins OpenChain open-source compliance group Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJeff Buchanan / Xconomy: Seattle-based KenSci, which helps hospitals predict mortality risk using AI, raises $22M Series B led by Polaris Partners — Transitioning an elderly patient to palliative care can be a difficult decision for caregivers, but it’s one that families and clinicians across the globe make every day. Seattle-based KenSci, which helps hospitals
Read MoreThe competition authority said the company could no longer combine data from different sources without explicit permission from users. Germany Restricts Facebook’s Data Gathering Source: NY Times Tech
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Read MoreErnesto Falcon / Electronic Frontier Foundation: Study comparing 30 European nations on net neutrality enforcement finds that zero rating business practices by wireless carriers increases cost of wireless data — When an ISP decides to exempt certain applications or services from cutting into a user’s data cap, that’s zero rating. Study comparing 30 European nations
Read MoreStephen Nellis / Reuters: Sources: Apple has moved its modem engineering unit to its in-house hardware technology group led by Johny Srouji, Apple’s SVP of hardware technologies — Apple Inc has moved its modem chip engineering effort into its in-house hardware technology group from its supply chain unit … Sources: Apple has moved its modem
Read MoreCEO Jack Dorsey is making good on his promises to fix harassment, bullying and misuse. Twitter earnings show that advertisers like a less toxic social network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe horror film remake reminds everyone to be nicer to pets. New Stephen King Pet Sematary trailer claws at your deepest fears – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Times: Facebook’s revenue from China-based advertisers reached an estimated $5B in 2018, or about 10% of its total sales, helped by its local advertising resellers — SHENZHEN — Facebook’s apps and websites have been blocked in China for years. The company has no office in the country that supports its social networking services.
Read MoreFor many people in public housing, even the most basic daily tasks can be a bureaucratic nightmare. But one app is changing that. The iPad app making life easier for people in public housing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKia’s refreshed compact crossover largely stays the course. 2020 Kia Sportage debuts with updated styling and a lot more tech – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter’s daily active user numbers are dwarfed by other social media platforms Snapchat and Facebook. Twitter reveals its daily active user numbers for the first time Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreInternet Explorer is a ‘compatibility solution’ and should only be used selectively, warns Microsoft exec. Microsoft security chief: IE is not a browser, so stop using it as your default Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft is continuing to focus heavily on the healthcare vertical with new healthcare-related bot service, records-integration and healthcare-worker-targeted Teams capabilities. Microsoft rolls out healthcare bot service, new health-record integration feature Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Twitter Q4 beats expectations with revenue of $909M, up 24% YoY, a net income of $244M, and ad revenue up 23% YoY to $791M, but misses on MAUs with 321M — After strong results from Facebook and Snap this quarter, all eyes were on Twitter to see if the other big,
Read MoreRemember hearing about – or worse, feeling like – people seeing ads related to topics they’ve merely talked about with friends on the phone or in person? Facebook has previously denied the claim that it eavesdrops on you through your phone’s mic to target ads, and other studies have also substantiated that the social network
Read MoreWith laptops running Nvidia’s new RTX graphics cards starting to ship, you can get a deal on last year’s models right now. Get these cheap Nvidia GTX gaming laptops while you still can – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIs 4K twice is good as 2K? Is it different from Ultra HD? Is 1080p 1K? What do all these random numbers mean? TV resolution confusion: 1080p, 2K, UHD, 4K, 8K, and what they all mean – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNet income was $255 million in the fourth quarter, the fifth straight with a profit. But the company reported a loss of users for the third consecutive quarter, to 321 million. Twitter Continues Its Profit Streak, While Still Shedding Users Source: NY Times Tech
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