This Cheapskate-exclusive BOGO deal offers dead-simple home security, with or without professional monitoring. Plus: Haven’t chosen a VPN yet? Here’s one of my favorite deals. Free Kangaroo motion sensor when you buy one for .99 – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThe late singer will be backed by a live band as part of a fundraising effort for her foundation. Amy Winehouse returns to the stage as a hologram next year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: Bithumb, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, says it has sold more than 38% of its total ownership to BK Global Consortium for $350M — Bithumb, currently the largest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea by trading volume, just confirmed it has sold more than 38 percent … Bithumb, one of
Read MoreOn a recent bowling excursion it occurred to us that this is one of the most advanced robotics systems most Americans will directly interact with. That’s a bold claim today, but certainly one that was correct decades ago. Let’s take a stroll back to 1963 for a look at the state of the art in
Read MoreA keen-eyed cryptocurrency enthusiast has just discovered a neat ‘easter egg’ buried deep inside Bitcoin’s code, dating back to the birth of the blockchain. We all know Satoshi Nakamoto referenced the Times headline – Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks – but it appears it actually happened twice. The easter egg is also included as a
Read MoreMatt Binder / Mashable: YouTube removes channels with duplicate content from its Partner Program, including videos repurposed without additional material; channels may reapply — If you’re a YouTube Partner uploading someone else’s work, beware. YouTube is checking in on you and might revoke your Partner privileges. YouTube removes channels with duplicate content from its Partner
Read MoreAfter facing backlash about fake news in India, WhatsApp is now trying to spread awareness about misinformation. The company is doing an actual roadshow with skits and songs to convey their message to the locals. The company has teamed up with Reliance Jio – a telecom company and phone maker – for this initiative. Reliance
Read MoreDani Deahl / The Verge: Garmin launches Instinct, a rugged GPS smartwatch that is built to military standards for thermal, shock, and water resistance, available now for $300 — Garmin just announced a new GPS watch called Instinct, built for endurance when worn during outdoor activities like running or mountain biking. Garmin launches Instinct, a
Read MoreCoinbase has reportedly taken the decision to shut down its cryptocurrency index fund after lack of interest. An informant close to the matter told The Block the cryptocurrency exchange’s market-weighted index failed to attract enough interest from accredited investors. It appears the index did not perform as well as Coinbase forecast. The fund targeted at
Read MoreLarry Dignan / ZDNet: Google says it will offer its cloud identity technology, used within G Suite, as a standalone service to developers — Cloud Identity is built on Google’s BeyondCorp security model and previously sat within G Suite. The company is also moving to be more of an Okta competitor. Google says it will
Read MoreA bright new star appeared in the sky in June, 1670. It was seen by the Carthusian monk Père Dom Anthelme in Dijon, France, and astronomer Johannes Hevelius in Gdansk, Poland. Over the next few months, it slowly faded to invisibility. But in March 1671, it reappeared – now even more luminous and among the
Read MoreFor most of us, a good part of our childhood involved running around someone’s backyard (or inside the house) trying to score hits with a toy NERF gun. The fun level was high and the risk of personal injury was low. Now that we’re all mostly adults, it’s probably time to take our NERF game
Read MoreJust weeks before regulators decide the fate of domestic initial coin offerings (ICOs), one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges is changing hands. A consortium led by a superstar plastic surgeon has just bought a controlling stake in Bithumb for $353 million. Bithumb will now be directly managed by Singapore-based investment group BK Global Consortium,
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Read MoreTime’s running out if you want a $7,500 federal tax credit on a Model S, Model X or Model 3. Tesla orders eligible for full tax credit until Oct. 15 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo says it reached ~30M daily searches, up 50% YoY, after taking seven years to reach 10M/day — Some nice momentum for privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo which has just announced it’s hit 30 million daily searches a year after reaching 20M — a year-on-year increase of 50%. Privacy-focused
Read MoreGoogle’s latest phone comes with top-tier features, but here’s how it stacks up to previous versions. Pixel 3 vs. Pixel 2 vs. Pixel: Every spec, compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCryptocurrency scammers have gotten extra creative and are now hiding mining malware in legitimate updates of Adobe Flash Player. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks discovered a fake Flash updater which has been doing the rounds since early August. While it claims to install a legitimate Flash update, the malicious file sneaks in a
Read MoreIn a move to fight fake news, Facebook yesterday said it deleted more than 800 pages and accounts. The company claims it removed 559 pages and 251 accounts for spreading disinformation, political spam, and inauthentic activity. Facebook’s head of cybersecurity, Nathaniel Gleicher said: People need to be able to trust the connections they make on
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Israel-based CommonSense Robotics launches first fully automated fulfillment center in Tel Aviv, using a combination of robotic sorting systems and AI software — Imagine if your neighborhood grocery or convenience store offered one hour, on-demand fulfillment not through middlemen … Israel-based CommonSense Robotics launches first fully automated fulfillment center in Tel
Read MoreCutting-edge tech trends are in a constant state of flux. With so many to choose from, and newer ones still appearing, it may be tricky to navigate which tech to invest time and energy in. To find out which popular tech trends are here to stay and effective enough to improve company ROI, I asked
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: A flood of fake Adobe Flash installers are reportedly installing XMRig, an open source crypto mining malware that siphons generated funds to a Monero wallet — If you think that Flash, the once-popular web plugin, couldn’t die fast enough, even those annoying fake Flash installers riddled … A flood of fake
Read MoreMany in the scientific world are celebrating the fact that two women received this year’s Nobel prizes in physics and chemistry. Donna Strickland and Frances Arnold are only the 20th and 21st female scientists to be recognized by the Nobel Committee. Yet in over 100 years, we have never seen a black scientist become a
Read MoreWhen it comes to inspection of printed circuits, most of us rely on the Mark I eyeball to see how we did with the soldering iron or reflow oven. And even when we need the help of some kind of microscope, our inspections are still firmly in the visible part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Pushing
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