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Read MoreThe International Space Station crew also has a mad scientist to keep them company. Star Wars, Elvis haunt the ISS on Halloween – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft’s much-hyped free upgrade offer for Windows 10 ended in 2016, right? Not exactly. The GWX tool may be gone, but all the other upgrade tools still work. The end result is an apparently valid digital license, and there’s no evidence that the free upgrades will end any time soon. Here's how you can still
Read MoreUnless you have an incredibly well-stocked parts bin, it’s probably too late to build these spooky animated eyes to scare off the neighborhood kiddies this year. But next year… It’s pretty clear that Halloween decorating has gone over the top recently. It may not be as extreme as some Christmas displays, but plenty of folks
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google introduces “Emoji Minis” in Gboard for Android and iOS, which uses machine learning to create customizable emoji-sized stickers based on users’ selfies — Last summer, Google introduced its own take on Bitmoji with the launch of “Mini” stickers in its keyboard app, Gboard … Google introduces "Emoji Minis" in Gboard
Read MoreAccording to South Korea’s intelligence service, North Korea is purportedly still hacking computers to mine cryptocurrency as a revenue stream for the country’s government, United Press International (UPI) reports. Local outlet Yonhap News states that North Korean hackers are continuing to target foreign computers to implant malware and steal confidential information. The malware appears to
Read MoreTen years ago to the day, Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, published the Bitcoin whitepaper, and it undoubtedly changed the face of the internet. While we might be a few years away from mass adoption (and most blockchain use cases are still merely “proof of concepts”), Bitcoin’s impact has been undeniable. Bitcoin isn’t the first digital
Read MoreCompatible with phones and action cameras, this telescoping stabilizer helps you raise your moviemaking (and selfie) game. Plus: a sweet gift for your favorite handyman and giveaways galore! The Smove Mobile 3-axis gimbal is 9 with this exclusive code – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Starship Technologies launches a commercial package delivery service using its autonomous robots in Milton Keynes, UK for £7.99/month — Starship Technologies, a robotics startup created by two of Skype’s founders, is launching what it’s claiming to be a world’s first today: a commercial … Starship Technologies launches a commercial package delivery
Read MoreThe carriers delayed support because of technical problems. Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile reportedly won't support eSIM until late 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBusiness Insider: Sources: Apple held multiple acquisition talks with Leap Motion, beginning in 2013 and most recently in spring 2018, when Apple made an offer between $30M-$50M — – Apple has offered to buy augmented reality startup Leap Motion multiple times, most recently in the spring of 2018. Sources: Apple held multiple acquisition talks with
Read MoreYou can take a page from the financially militant with help from Kualto, the cash flow forecasting app that’s focused on whipping lazy wallets and purses into shape. With this limited time deal, you can also get lifetime access to Kualto’s accounting power for just $39.99, a millennial-friendly 83 percent off. Kualto doesn’t just count
Read MoreHappy birthday, Michael Collins! Test pilot and NASA astronaut Michael Collins served as the pilot for Gemini X and as the command module pilot for the Apollo 11 mission, the first time humans set foot on another celestial body. Happy Birthday, Michael Collins! Source: NASA
Read MoreThe governments want to hear directly from Facebook’s CEO. UK, Canadian politicians push for Mark Zuckerberg privacy hearing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe carrier is keeping its head down, focusing on 5G. Sprint customers ebb as it awaits lifeline from T-Mobile – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon may have been one of the most influential critics of Bitcoin ever since he called it a fraud last year, but he is reluctant about becoming the face of the war against the apex cryptocurrency. Asked if he has changed his mind about Bitcoin at the Axios Conference in LA, Dimon
Read MoreMicrosoft is shifting its Windows 10 codename scheme, yet again, starting with the feature update which is slated to follow ’19H1,’ sources say. What comes after Windows 10 19H1? Vanadium Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMajor accounting firm EY has just dropped some epic details of a new blockchain prototype that can make Ethereum transactions private – as in real ones, on the main public blockchain. EY calls its new system the EY Ops Chain Public Edition (PE), touting it as the world’s first implementation of zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) technology
Read MoreOpen Source software is always trustworthy, right? [Bertus] broke a story about a malicious Python package called “Colourama”. When used, it secretly installs a VBscript that watches the system clipboard for a Bitcoin address, and replaces that address with a hardcoded one. Essentially this plugin attempts to redirects Bitcoin payments to whoever wrote the “colourama” library.
Read MoreGartner Symposium 2018: 6 emerging trends in security Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K review: supports all important formats, remote is more powerful, fast and excellent stream quality, but Alexa is limited in some apps — Amazon’s latest streaming player supports all the important formats and costs just $50 — When shoppers look for a streaming player … Amazon
Read MoreJeffrey M. Perkel / Nature: A look at how Jupyter, an open source, interactive, web-based computational notebook, has emerged as a de facto standard among data scientists — An improved architecture and enthusiastic user base are driving uptake of the open-source web tool. — Search for this author in: — Share via E-Mail A look
Read MoreThe tech giant reveals two new training programs to boost AI-related skills in business and in universities. Microsoft to tackle AI skills shortage with two new training programs Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Mark Zuckerberg has been summoned to appear before an “international grand committee” of Canadian and UK MPs to discuss fake news on November 27 — Two separate parliamentary committees, in the UK and Canada, have issued an unprecedented international joint summons for Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before them. Mark
Read MoreWhen it comes to introducing speedy 5G networks, the US is the hare to Europe’s tortoise. Only in the version of the tale, it’s the hare that wins. Europe is slow and steady, but not winning the 5G race – CNET Source: CNet
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