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December 4, 2018

Facebook makes Collections shareable, allowing users to share gift ideas or shopping lists with friends (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: Facebook makes Collections shareable, allowing users to share gift ideas or shopping lists with friends — This holiday season, Facebook is hoping you’ll use a relatively little-known feature to share your gift ideas. — With collections, users can already save Facebook content … Facebook makes Collections shareable, allowing users to share

December 4, 2018

Cryptocurrency whales increase Ethereum stacks by 80% in 2018

There’s no doubt the 2018 bear market has been rough, but some cryptocurrency traders have been taking advantage. Actively trading whales have accumulated more Ethereum this year than at any other time in its history. Blockchain research unit Diar analysed more than 5200 Ethereum addresses to discover cryptocurrency whales who trade regularly are sitting on

December 4, 2018

Inside Google's Area 120, the company's in-house startup incubator founded in 2016 that has since greenlighted about 50 projects by Google employees (Harry McCracken/Fast Company)

Harry McCracken / Fast Company: Inside Google’s Area 120, the company’s in-house startup incubator founded in 2016 that has since greenlighted about 50 projects by Google employees — Google’s “20% time“-the long-standing perk that invites employees to carve off a fifth of their working hours to devote to personal projects … Inside Google's Area 120,

December 4, 2018

Zoom bug let attackers hijack your screens during conference calls

Videoconferencing is almost always terrible at the best of times, but can you imagine someone taking control of your screen during a meeting and sending inappropriate messages to the other attendees? Zoom patched this kind of vulnerability in the desktop app for its video chat service last week to save people from a conference call

December 4, 2018

Ripple and NEM launch EU blockchain association to cozy up to regulators

Blockchain firms want to stay on the good side of Europe, it seems. Ripple, NEM, and company have founded a new association to represent the interests of blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses across the continent. The so-called “Blockchain for Europe” association claims to be the first unified voice for the industry on European soil. The undertaking

Delta opens first U.S. facial recognition airport terminal

Delta Air Lines debuted the United States’s first facial recognition terminal on Nov. 29 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Delta opens first U.S. facial recognition airport terminal Source: Washington Post Tech

New Windows 10 1809 block: This time it's Cisco's next-gen AMP malware shield

Really want to update to Windows 10 1809? Then uninstall Cisco Advanced Malware Protection for Endpoints. New Windows 10 1809 block: This time it's Cisco's next-gen AMP malware shield Source: ZDNet Microsoft

December 4, 2018

US government building tools to deanonymize anonymous cryptocurrencies

If you thought you were safe using privacy coins like Zcash and Monero you might want to think again. It appears that the US Department of Homeland Security (DoHS) is looking to develop forensic analysis techniques for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies like Zcash and Monero, according to a pre-solicitation document spotted by The Block. The document was

December 4, 2018

2018 State of European Tech report: funding reached a record $23B, all-male founders get 93% of capital, almost 50% women suffer discrimination in workplace (Khari Johnson/VentureBeat)

Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: 2018 State of European Tech report: funding reached a record $23B, all-male founders get 93% of capital, almost 50% women suffer discrimination in workplace — The 2018 State of European Tech report, now in its fourth year, was released today. Assembled by investment firm Atomico … 2018 State of European Tech

Windows 10 BSOD: Pricey Surface Book 2s bricked by latest 1803 update

Sleuthing Surface Book 2 owners figure out Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update is to blame for Blue Screen of Death woes. Windows 10 BSOD: Pricey Surface Book 2s bricked by latest 1803 update Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Teensy Liberates the ThinkPad Keyboard

[Frank Adams] liked the keyboard on his Lenovo ThinkPad T61 so much that he decided to design an adapter so he could use it over USB with the Teensy microcontroller. He got the Trackpoint working, and along the way managed to add support for a number of other laptop boards as well. Before you know

Microsoft reportedly working on Chrome-style browser to replace Edge – CNET

Its Windows 10 replacement will apparently use the Chromium rendering engine. Microsoft reportedly working on Chrome-style browser to replace Edge – CNET Source: CNet

December 4, 2018

After Jack Dorsey's trip to India and encounter with the harassment Dalits face on Twitter, it's time to include minorities in talks of platform accountability (Thenmozhi Soundararajan/New York Times)

Thenmozhi Soundararajan / New York Times: After Jack Dorsey’s trip to India and encounter with the harassment Dalits face on Twitter, it’s time to include minorities in talks of platform accountability — Dalits and other Indian gender, religious, tribal and ethnic minorities are regularly harassed on Twitter by right-wing troll armies. After Jack Dorsey's trip

New ransomware demands payment over WeChat Pay in China – CNET

The digital wallet is one of two that are most commonly used in China. But the internet is unfazed. New ransomware demands payment over WeChat Pay in China – CNET Source: CNet

December 4, 2018

Sexual violence should never be the goal of a video game

For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect people against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. **Trigger warning** The following article describes graphic sexual violence against women in video games. In Custer’s Revenge, Civil War commander General Custer needs to get from

Bad Landlord? These Coders Are Here to Help

Coders are creating apps and databases to help tenants find information about buildings and landlords, and even navigate housing court. Bad Landlord? These Coders Are Here to Help Source: NY Times Tech

December 4, 2018

Japanese authorities form pact to hunt cryptocurrency tax evaders

Big time cryptocurrency traders in Japan could be getting a letter from the tax man next year. The Japanese government is developing a system to catch those who are not paying the appropriate taxes on the profits made from cryptocurrency trading, according to local news. According to sources close to the matter, the system would

December 4, 2018

Sources: Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge as the default browser on Windows 10 (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Sources: Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge as the default browser on Windows 10 — Microsoft’s Edge web browser has seen little success since its debut on Windows 10 back in 2015. Built from the ground up with a new rendering engine known as EdgeHTML

Getting Started with Free ARM Cores on Xilinx

We reported earlier about Xilinx offering free-to-use ARM Cortex M1 and M3 cores. [Adam Taylor] posted his experiences getting things working and there’s also a video done by [Geek Til It Hertz] based on the material that you can see in the second video, below. The post covers using the Arty A35T or Arty S50

December 4, 2018

Microsoft is reportedly building a Chromium-based browser to replace Edge

Windows Central reports that Microsoft is working on a replacement for its Edge web browser – which is the default option in Windows 10 – that will use Google’s Chromium base under the hood. If that’s legit, it’ll see Microsoft swap out the EdgeHTML engine it built from scratch for the one that’s part of

December 4, 2018

Nvidia’s new AI converts real-life videos into 3D renders

We’ve often wondered while playing games or experiencing virtual reality: how can this be closer to the real world? Nvidia might have an answer. The company has developed an AI which can turn video into a virtual landscape. Nvidia has set up a demo zone at NeurIPS AI conference in Montreal to show off this technology.

December 4, 2018

Profile of Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat, the only Google Senior Fellows, who joined the company in 1999 and have pair-programmed some of its key infrastructure (James Somers/New Yorker)

James Somers / New Yorker: Profile of Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat, the only Google Senior Fellows, who joined the company in 1999 and have pair-programmed some of its key infrastructure — Coding together at the same computer, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat changed the course of the company—and the Internet. Profile of Jeff Dean

December 4, 2018

Nvidia open sources its PhysX physics simulation engine

Nvidia has made its PhysX GPU-accelerated physics simulation engine open source, which means anyone can integrate into their games, as well as projects involving AI, robotics, and autonomous vehicle systems. PhysX was previously available to use in commercial projects for free, but the new BSD-3 license also allows people to modify the engine to suit

Drake is our favourite artist of the year, says Spotify – CNET

The rapper tops 2018 global charts for most-streamed artist, tracks and album on the platform. Drake is our favourite artist of the year, says Spotify – CNET Source: CNet

Custom Joystick For An Old Commodore Finds An Unlikely Home

Retro hardware is getting harder and harder to come by, with accessories such as joysticks and mice dropping out of the market the fastest. So if your old machine needs a new joystick, you may find yourself whipping it up yourself. While you’re at it, you might as well have some fun as [Tom Tilley]

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