Our blockchain and cryptocurrency event, Hard Fork Decentralized, is just a couple of weeks away now. We’ll be discussing some of the industry’s greatest challenges, including how blockchains can stay GDPR compliant. Earlier this month at the annual Ethereum conference, Vitalik Buterin spoke to Quartz about how he thinks that IBM’s commercial blockchain offerings are “totally
Read MoreDavid Barnard: How iOS developers game the App Store: naming apps with popular keywords, tricking users to sign up for subscriptions, buying fake ratings and reviews, and more — I’ve been pestering Apple for years publicly and privately about the manipulation and outright scams going on in the App Store. How iOS developers game the
Read MoreFrom a data privacy scandal to leadership concerns, Facebook’s troubles kept growing in 2018. Fixing Facebook: Zuckerberg falls short of his New Year's goal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet that Kanto gym leader style in the mobile game. Pokemon Go adds Brock, Misty outfits to celebrate Let's Go on Nintendo Switch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t want to pay full price? Use PriceWaiter to place a bid and you might just walk away with a discount. Plus, an exclusive $15 credit after your first $25-or-more purchase. Use PriceWaiter to haggle your next online purchase and get a credit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSing along with your Google Home Hub, talk to whoever is at your front door and more. Google Home Hub, Google Assistant get a handful of quality of life upgrades for the holidays – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlex Hern / The Guardian: In the UK, Facebook exempts news outlets from political ads transparency archive and enforces political ad transparency rules — Social network to act against ‘dark adverts’ with compulsory disclaimers saying who paid — Every political advert on Facebook will now be required to come … In the UK, Facebook exempts
Read MoreThe centuries-old, paper-based trading process of the oil and gas industry is getting overhauled, courtesy of the blockchain and an industry consortium including Shell, BP, ABN Amro, ING, and Societe Generale. The world leading energy producers and banks joined forces earlier this month, and today launched a new blockchain-based trading platform for physical oil trades,
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google Assistant adds Broadcast Replies, notes and lists integration, visual lyrics, and Pretty Please on Smart Displays and Google Home — With the holiday season underway, Google is announcing a slew of new features for Assistant speakers and Smart Displays. Google Assistant adds Broadcast Replies, notes and lists integration, visual lyrics,
Read MoreIntel is rolling out Universal Windows Drivers that are required for Windows 10 1809. Windows 10 graphics: Intel unveils new 'modern' drivers for 1809 and beyond Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreASUS is the latest technology giant to hop on the cryptocurrency mining bandwagon. The Taiwanese manufacturer is now encouraging gamers to mine cryptocurrency when they’re not playing games. Putting to use their idle graphic cards, ASUS gamers will be able to mine cryptocurrency and cash out their earnings through PayPal or WeChat. The company has
Read MoreThe show will dramatise the real-life battle that shook the gaming industry. Seth Rogen's Console Wars TV show pits Sega against Nintendo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Asana, which provides work management and collaboration software for teams, raises $50M Series E led by Generation Investment Management at a $1.5B valuation — Asana, a service that teams and individuals use to plan and track the progress of work projects, is doubling down on its own project … Asana, which
Read MoreSam Kim / Bloomberg: South Korea charges nine people and two companies with illegally selling Samsung’s bendable OLED screen technology to Chinese rivals — – Suspects accused of stealing tech used to bend Galaxy screens — Samsung spent 150 billion won on technology, prosecution says South Korea charges nine people and two companies with illegally
Read MoreOppo has revealed it would be showing off its foldable smartphone at Mobile World Congress in 2019, Tweakers reports. In June, Gizmochina reported that Oppo patented a number of foldable smartphone designs including one that folded out to thrice the size of its original display screen. Oppo is not alone in the game though. In
Read MoreMicrosoft is getting HoloLens ready for battle in a $480m military deal for 100,000 headsets. Microsoft HoloLens to help US Army create augmented super soldiers in 0m deal Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhat we “know” about Samsung’s next big phone. Galaxy S10 specs, price and release date rumors: 5G? 3 models? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut the bigger your catalog of Lightroom photos, the harder it is to switch. Revamped Capture One 12 takes on Adobe's Lightroom for photo editing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSindhu Kashyap / Yourstory.com: Bengaluru-based vehicle sharing marketplace Drivezy raises $20M Series B led by existing investor Das Capital and others including Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. — Drivezy has raised equity financing of $20 million for growth and asset financing of $100 million to add new vehicles. Bengaluru-based vehicle sharing marketplace Drivezy raises M Series
Read MoreEvery once in a while, and more so now than before, you’ll find a really neat chip with zero documentation. In [David]’s case, it’s a really cool USB 3.0 eMMC/ SD MMC controller. Use this chip, attach a USB port on one end, and some memory on the other, and you have a complete bridge.
Read MoreThe CEO of blockchain startup AriseBank, Jared Rice, is facing up to 120 years in prison for duping numerous investors out of $4 million in a cryptocurrency scheme. Rice promised his cryptocurrency would offer Visa-like functionality, but instead he spent investors’ Bitcoin on hotels and clothes. Rice allegedly misled would-be investors that AriseBank – which
Read MoreThe ban will reportedly begin in 2019, following pressure from activists. Starbucks to stop customers from watching porn in stores – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStarbucks thinks it has finally found a way to prevent customers from using its free Wi-Fi to watch porn. The coffee giant said that it will roll out a porn-blocking tool across numerous stores starting from next year. A Starbucks spokesperson told Business Insider that the the company tested multiple tools before arriving at the
Read MoreCurrently worth $72 billion, the mobile-first region is expected to experience rapid growth in the next few years. Google invests in Southeast Asia's indie games industry – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSince November and December are prime time for last minute gift shopping and booking travel tickets home, consumers are more vulnerable to hacks. The numbers are alarming. A recent study by ACI Worldwide projects a 14 percent increase in fraud attempts during the 2018 holiday season. As more shoppers turn to online shopping for the
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