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• This plotless game set in a Russian apartment fills me with lovely existential despair

  21-03-2019 22:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  Shakespeare had it right: “A sad tale’s best for winter.” If you’ve ever wanted to experience the cold, existential despair of being bored and alone on a winter night, a game that fills that niche recently appeared on Steam — a strange little experience titled “It’s Winter.” Sometimes there comes a Steam game so unusual that you’re not quite sure what to make of it. Last time I had that feeling, it was when I discovered Viscera Cleanup Detai
  
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• Facebook exposed up to 600 million user passwords to its employees

  21-03-2019 22:27 via feeds.crackberry.com
  In Facebook's privacy troubles, it's now being reported that the company stored millions of user passwords and plain text — exposing them to thousands of Facebook employees.How does this keep happening?Per a report from Krebs on Security on March 21, Facebook has — yet again — found a way to mishandle its users' data. This time around, it appears that Facebook incorrectly stored user passwords and made them exposed to thousands of employees.Facebook is probing a series of secur
  
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• BlackBerry KEY2 update ABR886 now available in North America

  21-03-2019 22:12 via feeds.crackberry.com
  A fresh update has now started rolling out to BlackBerry KEY2 owners in North America. Labeled as build number ABR886, this release features all the March security updates from Google.A fresh update has now started rolling out to BlackBerry KEY2 owners in North America. Labeled as build number ABR886, this release features all the March security updates from Google and comes in weighing nearing 350MB. If you have yet to receive the notification, go ahead and check for updates!Read More »
  
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• What's To Hate About the Galaxy S10

  21-03-2019 21:55 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S10+ vs OnePlus 6T: One UI or Oxygen OS?

  21-03-2019 20:15 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Xbox Live comes to Nintendo Switch, starting with Cuphead

  21-03-2019 19:58 via thenextweb.com
  
  Cuphead is the latest hit indie game to make its way to Nintendo’s Switch — and it’s bringing Xbox Live with it, piggyback-style. While Microsoft has put forth tentative plans to bring Live to Switch, iOS, and Android, Cuphead will be the first actual game to carry it over, meaning we’ll finally see how well this crossover works. Fight across strange worlds inspired by cartoons of the 1930s when @StudioMDHR’s Cuphead jumps and shoots i
  
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• BlackBerry KEY2 and KEY2 LE take home 2019 iF Design Awards

  21-03-2019 19:43 via feeds.crackberry.com
  BlackBerry smartphones have always stood out for their design and now two of the latest devices, the BlackBerry KEY2 and BlackBerry KEY2 LE, have been recognized and awarded 2019 iF Design Awards.BlackBerry smartphones have always stood out for their design and now two of the latest devices, the BlackBerry KEY2 and BlackBerry KEY2 LE, have been recognized and awarded 2019 iF Design Awards out of 6,375 entries from 52 countries by the 67-member jury."We are extremely proud to have our devices des
  
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• Bitcoin scammer boasts $760,000 payday through dark web domain squatting

  21-03-2019 18:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  A scammer is claiming to have made 200 BTC ($760,000) through ‘typosquatting’ criminal dark web sites on the Tor network, over the past four years. Typosquatting is a form of cybersquatting – basically sitting on websites under someone else’s brand – that specifically targets users who incorrectly type a website address into their web browser to lead them to a spoof site. For example, typing Facebook.com as opposed to Faceboook.com. Digital Shadows,
  
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• SparkyLinux Incinerates the Hassle Factor

  21-03-2019 18:24 via technewsworld.com
  SparkyLinux can ignite your daily computing experience. Its spark is pushing me to rethink my computing priorities. Regularly reviewing so many Linux operating systems for Linux Picks and Pans has a serious consequence for my computing sanity. Normally, I have a flirtatious episode with a new release each week. I'm always on the lookout for something new and shiny. Then my flash-in-the-pan relationship flames out in favor of some other newly released rival a week later. I love the freedom of cho
  
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• Here’s how much ‘Bitcoin Twitter’ loves presidential candidate Andrew Yang

  21-03-2019 18:13 via thenextweb.com
  
  The hype surrounding the US presidential election in 2020 is growing palpable, and one candidate, Andrew Yang, is getting significant attention from the cryptocurrency community. Yang, of the Democratic Party, is absolutely the favorite of internet memelords, but he isn’t the only one appealing to the blockchain crowd. Hard Fork investigated the Twitter feeds of every confirmed presidential candidate (as well as a few rumored ones) to figure out who the cryptocurrency
  
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• Steam vulnerability exposed users to account hijacking and malware

  21-03-2019 17:42 via thenextweb.com
  
  A vulnerability in Valve‘s Steam platform made it possible for malicious actors to take over user accounts, pilfer their items, and even infect their systems with additional malware. The security kink resided in Steam‘s server browser functionality – which lets players look up severs for a number of games (including hit titles like CS:GO, Half-Life 2, and Team Fortress 2) – according to a HackerOne vulnerability disclosure made public on March 15. The security researcher
  
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• Why we should trust Apple and Google more than our governments

  21-03-2019 17:26 via thenextweb.com
  
  When I was younger, I was taught that the ridges and patterns found on my fingertips are so unique, that no other person in the world has them. I can only assume you were also told that your fingertips are unique too — and not in a millennial sort of unique where everyone is so unique that they deserve a participation medal — actually unique. And it’s true. As I grew older, however, things got a little darker. Unique fingertips also meant that if s
  
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• Switzerland inches closer to cryptocurrency regulation

  21-03-2019 16:54 via thenextweb.com
  
  Switzerland is getting closer to regulating cryptocurrencies. The Swiss Federal Assembly, the body tasked with handling government legislation in the country, yesterday approved a motion requesting the Federal Council regulate cryptocurrencies. A loosely translated version of the press release said the Federal Council would now be responsible for “adapting the provisions on judicial and administrative procedural instruments so that they can also be applied to cryptocurrencies.”
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Buds Review

  21-03-2019 16:25 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Brexit is a mess, but UK startups may find refuge in Estonia’s e-Residency

  21-03-2019 16:24 via thenextweb.com
  
  I’m not going to try to explain Brexit or where it’s headed, because it’ll be outdated before the day is out. It’s a mess no matter what your stance is, and it’s shrouded in uncertainty. What is clear is that everyone needs to prepare for the worst case scenario. The UK government has tried to come up with solutions to make the breakup easier on the country’s startups, but it hasn’t addressed the biggest issue: losing access to the EU single market. Luc
  
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• CHEAP: Fast, get 42% off this 6TB (!) Western Digital external HDD

  21-03-2019 15:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to Thursday’s edition of CHEAP, where I’m doing whorage for some storage. I’m getting psyched for some gigabytes. We’re having some pageantry for capacity. I’m… Actually, that’s all I’ve got. Rhyming is really bloody hard. Today we’re looking at Western Digital’s 6TB Elements desktop hard drive, which is on sale on Amazon for $109.99. That’s a tasty 42 percent discount on the usual list price of $189.99. External hard dr
  
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• Cryptocurrency scammer pleads guilty in $4M fraud case

  21-03-2019 15:54 via thenextweb.com
  
  AriseBank CEO Jared Rice, who faced 120 years in prison for defrauding investors of $4 million in a cryptocurrency scam, has pleaded guilty. The cryptopreneur plead guilty yesterday morning after standing in front of judges in Texas, local outlet Dallas News reports. Rice conned investors by guaranteeing “no-risk returns” of between 10 and 20 percent on investments made into his startup. He admitted to one count of securities fraud, saying that he did indeed lie to investors. He als
  
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• TNW2019 Daily: Learning is fun

  21-03-2019 15:27 via thenextweb.com
  
  Our technology conference, TNW2019, is only 49 days away. While we call it a conference, we often describe it as a tech festival instead – because it has all the same learning benefits, but with a festival vibe. You’ll enjoy food trucks, live music, and lounge areas to chill out, in between inspiring keynotes and workshops. We find it really important that we create an atmosphere that doesn’t feel stiff – because when you’re enjoying yourself while learning, you ab
  
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• Here’s the difference between ICOs and IEOs

  21-03-2019 15:01 via thenextweb.com
  
  Welcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. People have been hailing security token offerings (STO) as the next initial coin offering (ICO), but there is momentum growing for a new type of blockchain-based fundraising. Say hello to the initial exchange offering (IEO). In this Hard Fork Basics article we’ll take a look at what an IEO is, and how it is both similar and different to an ICO. L
  
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• Kickstart your career as a high-paid project manager with this $35 training

  21-03-2019 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  With the truly Comprehensive Six Sigma Certification Collection ($35, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals), you’ll not only have the skills to assemble an attack plan worthy of any sized project, but also the data background to be even more responsive to every possible hiccup and pitfall your task could face.
  
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• Mt. Gox readies to pay back creditors five years after hack

  21-03-2019 13:32 via thenextweb.com
  
  Troubled cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox is finally inching closer to settling its debt with creditors, some five years after it was hacked. According to new documents published by Mt. Gox‘s trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi (aka Tokyo Whale, as he’s known in cryptocurrency circles), a decision has been made with regards to creditor’s claims – they’ve been approved or disapproved – and the Tokyo District Court has been notified. Unfortuantely, though, the decisi
  
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• New Oculus Rift S Pushes VR Experience Up a Notch

  21-03-2019 13:00 via technewsworld.com
  Facebook unveiled its Oculus Rift S virtual reality headset at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. It will be available this spring for $399. With the Rift 2, Oculus "is following some of the trends set by Vive -- inside-out tracking, incremental improvement, and focus on comfort," observed David MacQueen, executive director of Strategy Analytics' wireless media strategies service. "I'm interested to see the continued focus on the gaming market from the announcement itself -- plus,
  
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• This app collects wallpapers designed to hide Samsung Galaxy S10’s camera

  21-03-2019 12:52 via thenextweb.com
  
  The hole-punch on the new Samsung Galaxy S10 lineup might not be as obnoxious as a notch. But, in case you wanted to hide it anyway, there’s now an app that collects creative wallpapers designed to camouflage the phone‘s camera cutout. As spotted by Android Police, Hidey Hole essentially scrapes Reddit for hole-punch wallpapers and stacks them in one place, so you can comfortably choose from a wide range to trick out your S10. What’s especially nifty is the app also lets you a
  
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• After Google, Walmart is reportedly building a game streaming service

  21-03-2019 12:38 via thenextweb.com
  
  USgamer reports that retail giant Walmart is working on a game streaming service, hopping on the now-heavily-burdened bandwagon that includes Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, and Sony. That’s from the media outlet’s sources, which say that the company has been in talks with game developers and publishers about it over the past few months. If the report is accurate, we may just have another major player in the game streaming space. But even if Walmart is working on this, it may wel
  
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• PSA: Don’t use this fake Wasabi wallet to ‘store’ your Bitcoin

  21-03-2019 12:34 via thenextweb.com
  
  Watch out! Wasabi, the popular anonymizing Bitcoin wallet, has been been duped in an apparent bid to steal your Bitcoin — and the ruse comes complete with an entirely phony website. Wasabi’s co-founder, nopara73, shared the discovery this morning: “The first malware that pretends to be Wasabi […]. Notice only the Windows download link points to their own website, the rest is to our GitHub?” he tweeted. Indeed, the fraudulent site (wasabibitcoin
  
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• Here’s why you’re having issues with Reddit and Wikipedia in the EU

  21-03-2019 11:44 via thenextweb.com
  
  Redditors and Wikipedians (is that the correct term?) in the EU might have a hard time using their favorite websites today. The reason is the EU‘s upcoming Copyright Reform, which will be put to a vote on March 26. The directive includes the controversial Article 13 that will make platforms responsible for any copyright infringement by users. This will most likely damage the openness of the internet and make it harder to operate platforms dealing with user-generated posts — possibly
  
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• Introducing TQ South: TNW’s second Amsterdam space for tech companies

  21-03-2019 11:08 via thenextweb.com
  
  While we’re all still beaming after our recent announcement that the Financial Times acquired a majority stake in TNW, it turns out we’ve got more big news to reveal. Today, I’m thrilled to share that we’re opening a second TQ in Amsterdam South — a brand-new home dedicated to helping tech companies grow. With space for startups, scale-ups, and corporates, we’re can’t wait to apply all the lessons we learned from our first launch in a new environment. S
  
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• Facebook is hiring a lead for its blockchain counsel

  21-03-2019 10:51 via thenextweb.com
  
  It seems Facebook isn’t content with its 50-strong team dedicated to building its proprietary cryptocurrency, as it’s now looking to hire someone for its blockchain counsel. The social media giant is looking for a “lead commercial counsel, Blockchain” based at their Menlo Park, California headquarters. The job posting is not dated and it’s still unclear when Facebook first started looking. The firm wants a “proactive team player” that will support the c
  
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• iPhone 11 Could Ship With This Face ID Beating Tech

  21-03-2019 09:46
  Damien McFerran21/03/2019 - 8:46amNo more fooling your phone with a maskFor many of us, Touch ID was perfect. It meant that we could unlock our phones the moment we removed them from our pockets, and we could unlock them even when they're lying face-up on the table. That didn't stop Apple from unceremoniously dumping the tech when it launched the iPhone X, bringing in its 3D-scanning Face ID system.
  Face ID may not be quite as accurate as Touch ID for some users, but there's no denying how impre
  
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• Batfree Is A Strap That Powers Your Apple Watch

  21-03-2019 09:20
  Damien McFerran21/03/2019 - 8:20am27 extra hours of use? Yes please!If there's one thing about modern smartwatches which could be a lot better, it's stamina. Most watches are so packed with cool features that they require charging at least once a day, which means if you forget to pop you watch on its charging stand each night, you could be out of juice the following day. Even if you're conservative with your watch usage, certain activities – such as fitness tracking – will drain your
  
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• Google’s AI-powered Doodle to celebrate Bach’s birthday is its best ever

  21-03-2019 08:20 via thenextweb.com
  
  Over the years, Google has consistently created beautiful ‘doodles’ – creative takes on its logo that show up on its homepage – to commemorate festivals, holidays, and significant events in history. Today, the company’s knocked it out of the park with its first-ever AI-powered doodle to celebrate the 334th birthday of Baroque composer extraordinaire Johann Sebastian Bach. The beautifully illustrated doodle has you write out a couple of bars of sheet music, choose a
  
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• Samsung Galaxy Fold Crease, Huawei P30 Pro price tags & more - Pocketnow Daily

  21-03-2019 05:07 via youtube.com
  
  
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• ‘Flat Earthers’ are embarking on a bizarre journey to Antarctica to prove that YouTube makes you stupid

  21-03-2019 02:59 via thenextweb.com
  
  A group of Flat Earthers are prepared to set sail on a bizarre journey to the Antarctic to prove, once and for all, that we’re living a lie. The group, spear-headed by the intellectuals over at the Flat Earth International Conference — the same group that believes NASA is run by conspirators hell-bent on perpetuating the myth of a spherical Earth — plan to set sail early next year. Logan Paul, the internet’s favorite punching bag, is reportedly interested in attending. P
  
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• Stadia Impressions: Google's Xbox + PS4 killer is the device you already own?!

  21-03-2019 01:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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