Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device, released over the past week. We’re actually a week behind this time; please bear with us while we get back on track next Friday. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or
Read MoreTrash is relative. When my coworker accidentally lit an ABS-barbecue inside the company laser cutter, he made trash. The wreckage was headed for the dump, but I managed to save it and pass it on to my friend [Amy]. Four months later, she phoenixed it back to life from the trash-it-was to a glorious new
Read MoreFor the first time in Windows Server history, Microsoft went straight from testing to general availability without RTMing its Windows Server 2019 release. Microsoft's Windows Server 2019 never actually RTM'd: Here's why Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKate Rooney / CNBC: PitchBook/JMP Securities report: crypto M&A deals have surged over 200% this year with 115 deals having been announced, on pace to hit 145 by year’s end — – Merger and acquisition activity for cryptocurrency companies has more than doubled in the past year amid a 54 percent slump in bitcoin prices
Read MoreHow secure-by-design ITSM processes can be a business differentiator Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreWill Sommer / The Daily Beast: Despite ban on main accounts, a number of secondary InfoWars accounts remain active on Twitter, promoting the same content — Alex Jones may have lost his main accounts, but he still has plenty to communicate with on Twitter. — Alex Jones and his InfoWars outlet were permanently banned …
Read MoreThe skeleton of the full-size smuggling ship is seen under construction in new aerial photos. Millennium Falcon lands at Disneyland, aerial photos show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCheapskate exclusive! Smart design, secure fit, great sound — what more could you want? Plus: stock up on scary movies with Vudu’s *killer* $4.99 deal. (Come on, you liked it.) These AirPod alternatives are way better than you'd expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNick Clegg is the most senior European politician to be hired by a Silicon Valley company. Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as it seeks 'new perspectives' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt only comes in the 11.8 in/0.3m length at the moment. USB-C Apple Watch Magnetic Charger quietly debuts in store – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn online scammer is targeting the popular cryptocurrency, Dogecoin. To date, more than 10,000 individuals have been hit by the operation, with overall losses amounting to some $24,000. Russia-based cybersecurity firm Doctor Web fingered the perp in a recent blog, spotted by BleepingComputer. Analysts have been tracking the suspicious activity of a particular cryptocurrency criminal, who
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Oh My Green, a health-food delivery startup for offices that gives its customers personalized recommendations for meals and snacks, raises $20M seed round — Kate Clark @kateclarktweets / 2 days — In its first institutional funding round, Oh My Green has raised $20 million from Initialized Capital … Oh My Green,
Read MoreWhen I started working in a video production house in the early 1980s, it quickly became apparent that there was a lot of snobbery in terms of equipment. These were the days when the home video market was taking off; the Format War had been fought and won by VHS, and consumer-grade VCRs were flying
Read More“Paul deserved more time in life. He would have made the most of it,” Gates wrote in an essay in the Wall Street Journal. Bill Gates honors Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, who died Monday Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThis glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies toward the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Hubble Spies Glittering Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy Source: NASA
Read MoreThe American government is again showing that it has no interest in hodling, and is auctioning off over 600 BTC. The US Marshals Service (USMS) announced yesterday the auction will be taking place between 8am and 2pm EST on November 5th. Oh, the irony. Nope? Just me then. The Bitcoin being auctioned has been confiscated
Read MoreClegg will take over from Elliot Schrage and could put the company on a stronger footing in Europe. Facebook hires Nick Clegg, Britain’s former deputy prime minister, to lead global affairs Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Verge: Documents show Android manufacturers in EU may have to pay Google $2.50-$40/device as a fee, depending on country and pixel density, following antitrust ruling — Confidential documents show strong incentives for keeping bundle intact — Android manufacturers will have to pay Google … Documents show Android manufacturers in EU may have to pay
Read MoreHelen Partz / Cointelegraph: Security giant G4S offers high-security vault that puts crypto assets in offline storage and distributes them into fragments that are independently of no value — U.K.-based multinational security services company G4S has developed a new service for protecting cryptocurrency assets … Security giant G4S offers high-security vault that puts crypto assets
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s investments in tech put some companies in a tough spot after evidence emerged that Saudi agents may have killed a dissident writer. Bits: The Week in Tech: Executives Pull Out of Saudi Conference Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUK-based brand Vertu made a name for itself handcrafting luxury phones that included premium materials, precious stones, and a global concierge service. It went under a year ago, because (shocker) not enough people were buying its $20,000 devices. But if that sounds like your idea of a daily driver, you’re in luck: Vertu’s back with
Read MoreFinancial Times: Facebook hires Nick Clegg, former UK deputy prime minister, as head of global affairs and communications, to succeed Elliot Schrage — Facebook has hired Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister, to head its global affairs and communications team as it faces escalating problems … Facebook hires Nick Clegg, former UK deputy
Read MoreThe bereaved mother still saw the ads after sharing news of her loss on the site and changing her settings. Facebook apologizes for showing baby product ads to woman who lost her child – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs cryptocurrency falls further into the hands of the mainstream, it falls further away from its creators, the cypherpunks. Earlier today, CoinDesk published an in-depth interview with Timothy May, one of the founding members of the cypherpunk movement. In the interview, May highlights how the ideology that spurred the creation of Bitcoin is slowly being
Read MoreGoogle’s Retpoline fix for the Spectre Variant 2 flaw helps minimize performance hit on Windows 10 machines. Windows 10 will banish Spectre slowdowns with Google's Retpoline patch Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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