China’s recent scientific achievements – including its embryo gene-editing research and historic moon landing – appear to be surrounded by secrecy. The global scientific community first learned about its experiments modifying the DNA of human embryos through rumors in 2015. While China’s National Space Administrative (CNSA) acknowledged in December 2018 that its spacecraft was preparing
Read MoreA whole generation of programmers learned to program by writing — or at least typing in — game programs for relatively simple computers like a TRS-80, a Commodore 64, or any of a handful of similar machines. These days, games are way more complicated and so are computers. Sure, it is more fun to play
Read MoreDuring its earnings call yesterday, Apple revealed that its quarterly revenue for fiscal 2019’s Q1 (which ended on December 29, 2018) was down by 5 percent compared to a year ago, at just over $84 billion. It also shed light on why that happened: people bought fewer iPhones. About 15 percent fewer, to be precise.
Read MoreCasey Newton / The Verge: Facebook says it will shut down its controversial market research app on iOS, but it will apparently continue to be available for Android users — Facebook Research paid users $20 gift cards for near total access to data on their phones — Facebook will end a controversial market research program
Read MoreHe was arrested and sentenced to four months in jail. Man reportedly paid for a PS4 after pretending it was fruit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTom Bissell / New York Times: Zucked, a book by early Facebook investor Roger McNamee, details Facebook’s damage to society, the dystopia it created, and advocates breaking up its monopoly — ZUCKED — Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe — The dystopia George Orwell conjured up in “1984” wasn’t a prediction. Zucked, a book by
Read MoreThe RetroPie project is a software suite for the Raspberry Pi that allows the user to easily play classic video games through emulators. It’s been around for a while now, so it’s relatively trivial to get this set up with a basic controller and video output. That means that the race is on for novel
Read MoreAnumeha Chaturvedi / The Economic Times: Paytm has acquired NightStay, which offers last-minute bookings at luxury hotels, and says it plans to invest ~$70M in scaling up its travel operations — Paytm has launched hotel bookings on its platform and acquired NightStay, which offers deals on last-minute bookings at luxury hotels … Paytm has acquired
Read MoreNo more choosing which photo to delete… Samsung unveils 1TB smartphone storage in 'industry first' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Terra from iRobot will automatically mow your lawn like a Roomba. iRobot's Terra robot lawn mower cuts the grass while you relax – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe minute-long spot for Hyundai’s Shopper Assurance program compares traditional car shopping to root canals and jury duty. Hyundai's 2019 Super Bowl ad has Jason Bateman running a Hell-evator – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNicole Perlroth / New York Times: A mother reported FaceTime bug to Apple over a week ago after her 14-year-old son discovered the flaw; Apple asked her to send report via developer account — SAN FRANCISCO — On Jan. 19, Grant Thompson, a 14-year-old in Arizona, made an unexpected discovery: Using FaceTime … A mother
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Office 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure Government Cloud saw global authentication outage affecting new sessions on Tuesday; Microsoft says it is now resolved — Office 365, Dynamics 365, Azure Government Cloud impacted by authentication issue. — Microsoft engineers can’t seem to catch a break. Office 365, Dynamics 365, and Azure Government
Read MoreWhen your only tool is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. That’s an old saying and perhaps somewhat obvious, but our tools do color our solutions and sometimes in very subtle ways. For example, using a computer causes our solutions to take a certain shape, especially related to numbers. A digital computer
Read MoreA TechCrunch report found the social network has been paying teens and adults to install a “Facebook Research” app. Facebook paid teens a month to access their browsing history and DMs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLawmakers are expected to focus on consumer pricing, competition and jobs, but they may also ask about national security concerns. T-Mobile and Sprint execs to defend merger on Capitol Hill – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA teenager in Arizona discovered the flaw, which allows eavesdropping, on Jan. 19, and his mother contacted Apple the next day. But the company was slow to reply. iPhone FaceTime Bug That Allows Spying Was Flagged to Apple Over a Week Ago Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreReviews are in and Kingdom Hearts 3 has our adult-teen hearts beating faster and faster. Kingdom Hearts 3 is out: Here's everything you need to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNow it’s up to Judge Lucy Koh to deliver a verdict in the case that could change the smartphone market. FTC, Qualcomm give closing arguments in trial over mobile chip licenses – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLie Junius / The Keyword: Alphabet’s Jigsaw expands its free Project Shield service to organizations across EU, including journalists, to defend against DDoS attacks ahead of elections — Our work to prevent election-related abuse ahead of and during elections means teams and subject matter experts across Google are working closely together. Alphabet's Jigsaw expands its
Read MoreI do not like the cold. I grew up on a tropical island, and though I appreciate the beauty of the first snow and winter festivities I will do everything in my power to avoid going out once the temperature drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Needless to say that when Oros, an outdoor apparel company,
Read More{$inline_image}I do not like the cold. I grew up on a tropical island, and though I appreciate the beauty of the first snow and winter festivities I will do everything in my power to avoid going out once the temperature drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Needless to say that when Oros, an outdoor apparel company,
Read MoreThe Information: Source: Stripe has raised an additional $100M from Tiger Global, bringing its valuation to $22B+, up from its $20B valuation in September 2018 — Payments startup Stripe has raised an additional $100 million from Tiger Global Management, boosting the firm’s valuation to more than $22 billion … Source: Stripe has raised an additional
Read MoreReuters: Intel will invest $10B alongside a $1B state grant to expand its chip fab in Israel, adding 1,000 jobs to its nearly 13,000-strong workforce in the country — JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Intel Corp will receive a grant of about $1 billion from the Israeli government for its latest investment plan … Intel will invest
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Investigation finds that Facebook has been paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN to gather data on phone use habits, which may violate Apple policy — Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” … Investigation finds that Facebook has been
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