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November 29, 2018

FBI arrests Jared Rice, Sr., CEO of cryptocurrency platform AriseBank, for defrauding investors out of $4M+ and charges him with securities and wire fraud (Yogita Khatri/CoinDesk)

Yogita Khatri / CoinDesk: FBI arrests Jared Rice, Sr., CEO of cryptocurrency platform AriseBank, for defrauding investors out of $4M+ and charges him with securities and wire fraud — The FBI has arrested the CEO of cryptocurrency platform AriseBank after he was indicted over an alleged multi-million dollar scam. FBI arrests Jared Rice, Sr., CEO

The Princess Switch review: Not the classic holiday rom-com 2018 deserves – CNET

Netflix’s take on the classic switcheroo narrative is not the streaming service’s finest hour. The Princess Switch review: Not the classic holiday rom-com 2018 deserves – CNET Source: CNet

MIPI CSI-2 Implementation In FPGAs

[Adam Taylor] always has interesting FPGA posts and his latest is no exception. He wanted to use a Zynq for image processing. Makes sense. You can do the high-speed parallel parts in the FPGA fabric and do higher-level processing on the built-in CPU. The problem is, of course, you need to get the video data

How Google's 'Frankenphone' taught the Pixel 3 AI to take portrait photos – CNET

A quintet of phones sandwiched together generated the data to train the Pixel 3 to judge depth. How Google's 'Frankenphone' taught the Pixel 3 AI to take portrait photos – CNET Source: CNet

November 29, 2018

Local reports say Apple has removed 700+ apps, including apps by Sogou and Pinduoduo, from the Chinese App Store for pushing app updates without Apple's review (James Titcomb/Telegraph)

James Titcomb / Telegraph: Local reports say Apple has removed 700+ apps, including apps by Sogou and Pinduoduo, from the Chinese App Store for pushing app updates without Apple’s review — Apple has removed hundreds of iPhone apps from its App Store in China, in the company’s latest crackdown in one of its biggest markets.

Elon Musk's public pot smoking days are over, NASA chief says – CNET

“You won’t be seeing that again,” NASA’s administrator says of Musk’s infamous appearance on a podcast. Elon Musk's public pot smoking days are over, NASA chief says – CNET Source: CNet

Phones with headphone jacks you can still buy now – CNET

More phone makers are ditching the jack, but there are a few phones you can still get that have the useful port. Phones with headphone jacks you can still buy now – CNET Source: CNet

New Blade Runner anime series headed to Adult Swim – CNET

The 13-episode animated series Black Lotus is inspired by Blade Runner. New Blade Runner anime series headed to Adult Swim – CNET Source: CNet

DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather settle with SEC over cryptocurrency charges – CNET

The US Securities and Exchange Commission says the celebrities didn’t disclose payments they received for promoting ICOs, or initial coin offerings. DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather settle with SEC over cryptocurrency charges – CNET Source: CNet

Anna and the Apocalypse: A Christmas zombie movie, with singing – CNET

Spoiler-free review: The undead, high school outcasts, the holidays, musical?! If you’re tired of jolly holiday films, this one may be worth watching. Anna and the Apocalypse: A Christmas zombie movie, with singing – CNET Source: CNet

G.M.’s President Will Take Over Its Self-Driving Effort

The executive, Dan Ammann, is becoming chief executive of Cruise, which General Motors bought in 2016 to develop and commercialize autonomous cars. G.M.’s President Will Take Over Its Self-Driving Effort Source: NY Times Tech

November 29, 2018

Intel to start distributing drivers for its graphics chips as Universal Windows Drivers, a single driver package that can run on different device types (Dan Thorp-Lancaster/Windows Central)

Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Windows Central: Intel to start distributing drivers for its graphics chips as Universal Windows Drivers, a single driver package that can run on different device types — Intel this week announced that, starting this month, it will begin distributing drivers for its products as “modern” Universal Windows Drivers (via Neowin). Intel to

Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled Are Fined in I.C.O. Crackdown

The boxer and the rapper did not disclose that they were paid $150,000 to promote Centra’s virtual currency last year. Regulators announced charges against them on Thursday. Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled Are Fined in I.C.O. Crackdown Source: NY Times Tech

Adopting An Orphaned Ultralight

Owning and flying your own small airplane offers a nearly unmatched level of freedom and autonomy. Traveling “as the crow flies” without having to deal with traffic on the ground immediately shrinks your world, and makes possible all sorts of trips and adventures. Unfortunately the crippling downsides of plane ownership (storage and maintenance costs, knowledge

NASA Chooses Private Companies for Future Moon Landings

Nine companies will vie for a share of more than $2 billion dollars to build small landers to carry experimental payloads to the lunar surface. NASA Chooses Private Companies for Future Moon Landings Source: NY Times Tech

November 29, 2018

A Nielsen report says US viewers spend nearly 8B hours per month streaming content via connected devices like Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: A Nielsen report says US viewers spend nearly 8B hours per month streaming content via connected devices like Roku, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire TV — With the rise of streaming services and the trend toward cord cutting, the way U.S. consumers are watching video is also changing. A Nielsen report

November 29, 2018

Alt-right activist handcuffs herself to Twitter NYC office after being banned [Update]: She’s been freed from her handcuffs

I love Twitter. Earlier today I wrote about the joy of reading a debate, between some of the finest minds in the field of AI, held entirely via Tweet. Now I’m watching conspiracy theorist and – as is the opinion of the author and not necessarily his employer – outright lunatic Laura Loomer, live on

November 29, 2018

Pixel Slate Review: Gorgeous, flawed, and inexplicably priced

When I first tried the Pixel Slate back at Google’s October event, I left with a mixed first impression of the hardware. It was an undoubtedly gorgeous tablet, but why is it the same size as the Pixelbook? Why is there no headphone jack? Why does the keyboard cost $199 when the tablet starts at

November 29, 2018

Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek launches in Singapore, initially available to the customers of DBS bank, and plans a wider rollout by early 2019 (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal: Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek launches in Singapore, initially available to the customers of DBS bank, and plans a wider rollout by early 2019 — Less than a year after Uber’s exit, a new challenger is taking on Grab — SINGAPORE—Indonesian technology firm PT Go-Jek Indonesia launched … Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek launches

November 29, 2018

Apple’s Entrepreneur Camp is a show of support for all women in tech

Apple announced earlier this week it’d be launching an app development camp exclusive to female-led companies and developers, as a way of encouraging women in app development and cultivating their talents. To be eligible, the organization must have one woman founder, co-founder, or CEO, and have at least one woman on the development team. According

November 29, 2018

Alt-right commentator Laura Loomer handcuffed self to Twitter NYC door to protest her ban from the service; NYPD cut cuffs at Loomer's request after a few hours (The Verge)

The Verge: Alt-right commentator Laura Loomer handcuffed self to Twitter NYC door to protest her ban from the service; NYPD cut cuffs at Loomer’s request after a few hours — ‘They may have banned me from Twitter but now I’m handcuffed to Twitter’ — Earlier this afternoon, alt-right Jewish commentator … Alt-right commentator Laura Loomer

Inside the futuristic restaurant where a robot has replaced the bartender

At a wine bar in Prague, the bartender has been replaced by a robot. The restaurant is the latest business to replace human staffers with machines. Inside the futuristic restaurant where a robot has replaced the bartender Source: Washington Post Tech

November 29, 2018

Russia to build Moon colony by 2040: NASA says hold my beer

Russia’s federal space agency intends to establish a lunar colony by the year 2040. NASA, meanwhile, announced today that it’d have a continuous human presence there within a decade. The Moon race is on y’all. The flag of the United States of America remains the only territorial banner on the Moon’s surface. But a lunar

Build A Plate Reverb From Ikea

Back before we all pirated FruityLoops, before ProTools, and before VSTs and DAWs, audio recording was much, much cooler. Reverbs were entire rooms. Sometimes they were springs. Sometimes, in the high-end music studios, reverbs were plates. These plate reverbs were simply a gigantic sheet of metal mounted in a box about ten feet long, four

After Microsoft complaints, Indian police arrest tech support scammers at 26 call centers

Indian police raid 26 call centers, make 63 arrests. After Microsoft complaints, Indian police arrest tech support scammers at 26 call centers Source: ZDNet Microsoft

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