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October 18, 2018

Tencent and Huawei lead Chinese companies in building coinless ‘Ethereum-killer’

A consortium backed by major Chinese corporations Tencent and Huawei will debut its new open source “blockchain ecosystem” FISCO BCOS at the Singapore Fintech Festival next month. BCOS is geared towards providing enterprise-grade distributed ledger (DLT) solutions. Much like the Ethereum-based Hyperledger Fabric, its completely coinless. This makes BCOS more of a set application templates geared towards businesses looking to adopt DLTs than a

October 18, 2018

India’s largest Bitcoin exchange moves to Malta to escape regulation

Zebpay, once India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is moving operations to Malta after having shut shop on its home turf last month. The exchange, which currently supports 20 cryptocurrencies, will serve users in 20 countries across Europe: Malta Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Netherlands Poland Portugal

Apple to US users: Here's how you can now see what personal data we hold on you

Apple’s privacy tools now go beyond Europe, so more now get to download the personal data it has collected. Apple to US users: Here's how you can now see what personal data we hold on you Source: ZDNet Microsoft

October 18, 2018

Top UK security firm to offer vaulted cryptocurrency storage

With over $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency being stolen since 2017, British security services firm G4S is taking it upon itself to try and make the wild west of cryptocurrency a little less wild. The FTSE 250 listed firm is perhaps best known for providing security personnel, prisoner transport, and high-value money transport in around

6 Emerging Players in A.I.

From Singapore to Israel, countries besides the United States and China are striving to play a role in the field of artificial intelligence. 6 Emerging Players in A.I. Source: NY Times Tech

October 18, 2018

12 effective methods for testing tech before launch

Website and app development is a necessary facet in today’s tech-based company culture. But as technological developments speed along, so too do the strings of potential bugs in new tech code. To discover the best methods for testing a product for errors before launch, I asked a panel of entrepreneurs from YEC the following question: When

Computer Stories: A.I. Is Beginning to Assist Novelists

Robin Sloan is using a homemade software program to supply phrases and images for his new book. Computer Stories: A.I. Is Beginning to Assist Novelists Source: NY Times Tech

October 18, 2018

This Day In Deals: A pet tracker to stop the French firing your cat into space

This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. Meet Félicette. In France on October 18 1963, Félicette became the first cat launched into space. Even more impressively, she was the only

October 18, 2018

Apple might launch Macs with proprietary chips by 2020

Apple is already a powerhouse when it comes to designing processors for its phones. Now, it’s also reportedly working on chips for its computers, which will feature in Macs by 2020. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple will launch MacBooks with a chip designed in-house, two years from now. He added that by 2023, the company would

October 18, 2018

Fiverr announces its own elearning service called Learn, which offers courses aimed at freelancers on topics like SEO, with classes starting at $19 (Anna Hensel/VentureBeat)

Anna Hensel / VentureBeat: Fiverr announces its own elearning service called Learn, which offers courses aimed at freelancers on topics like SEO, with classes starting at $19 — Freelance marketplace Fiverr announced today that it’s getting into the online education game, trying to compete with the likes of Coursera and Udemy. Fiverr announces its own

Microsoft's latest Windows 10 19H1 test build enables removal of more preinstalled apps

Microsoft is adding the ability to remove even more of its ‘inbox’ apps from Windows 10 in its latest test build of the 19H1 feature update. Microsoft's latest Windows 10 19H1 test build enables removal of more preinstalled apps Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Reverse Engineering CMOS

ICs have certainly changed electronics, but how much do you really know about how they are built on the inside? While decapsulating and studying a modern CPU with 14 nanometer geometry is probably not a great first project, a simple 54HC00 logic gate is much larger and much easier to analyze, even at low magnification.

October 18, 2018

WHO scientists used Photoshop to doctor images in cancer research

Researchers affiliated with WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have been exposed for manipulating images in multiple research papers they have published over the years. Between 2005 and 2014, Massimo Tommasino, head of Infections and Cancer Biology Group at IARC in Lyon, France, and his former colleague there Uzma Hasan, had published multiple

Infostealer.Azorult

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Infostealer.Azorult Source: Symantec lastest threats

ISB.Downloader!gen161

Risk Level: Very Low. ISB.Downloader!gen161 Source: Symantec lastest threats

Hear the ghostly hums of Antarctica’s biggest ice shelf – CNET

I’m getting goosebumps. Hear the ghostly hums of Antarctica’s biggest ice shelf – CNET Source: CNet

October 18, 2018

Middle East ride-hailing service Careem raises $200M from existing investors including Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's Kingdom Holding (Alexander Cornwell/Reuters)

Alexander Cornwell / Reuters: Middle East ride-hailing service Careem raises $200M from existing investors including Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Kingdom Holding — DUBAI (Reuters) – Middle East ride-hailing company Careem said on Thursday it had secured $200 million in new funding from existing investors … Middle East ride-hailing service Careem raises 0M

US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty; International Shipping Prices Expected to Rise

The United States has announced plans to withdraw from a 144-year postal treaty that sets lower international shipping rates. The US claims this treaty gives countries like China and Singapore an unfair advantage that floods the US market with cheap packages. The BBC reports the withdraw of this treaty will increase shipping costs from China

Barack Obama doesn't care about Pokemon – CNET

You’re not the only one Mr. President. Barack Obama doesn't care about Pokemon – CNET Source: CNet

Orange Is The New Black will end after season 7 – CNET

It’s been one hell of a ride. Orange Is The New Black will end after season 7 – CNET Source: CNet

October 17, 2018

A close look at the suit against Facebook on video metrics and a look back at many statements from publishers pivoting to video as Facebook touted the medium (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab)

Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: A close look at the suit against Facebook on video metrics and a look back at many statements from publishers pivoting to video as Facebook touted the medium — “It will probably be all video.” — In June 2016, Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s VP for Europe, the Middle East and

Sean Bean is tired of dying in movies, now he's going to die in a video game – CNET

Hitman 2 just roped Sean Bean into being an assassination victim in a video game. Genius! Sean Bean is tired of dying in movies, now he's going to die in a video game – CNET Source: CNet

October 17, 2018

Clippers CourtVision, which uses AI and AR to enhance LA Clippers games on screen, launches Wednesday, backed by Steve Ballmer and built by Second Spectrum (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)

Todd Bishop / GeekWire: Clippers CourtVision, which uses AI and AR to enhance LA Clippers games on screen, launches Wednesday, backed by Steve Ballmer and built by Second Spectrum — LOS ANGELES — Steve Ballmer has launched plenty of products in high-stakes situations, but this takes it to a new level. Clippers CourtVision, which uses

Facebook reportedly believes spammers were behind massive hack – CNET

Security breach exposed personal information for 29 million users. Facebook reportedly believes spammers were behind massive hack – CNET Source: CNet

Use Nodes to Code Loads of G-code for 3D CNC Carving

Most CNC workflows start with a 3D model, which is then passed to CAM software to be converted into the G-code language that CNC machines love and understand. G-code, however, is simple enough that rudimentary coding skills are all you need to start writing your very own programmatic CNC tool paths. Any language that can

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