• FCC says its cybersecurity measures to prevent DDoS attacks must remain secret

    FCC says its cybersecurity measures to prevent DDoS attacks must remain secret
     The FCC has provided a few — very few — details of the steps it has taken to prevent attacks like the one that briefly took down its comment system in May. The agency has faced criticism over its secrecy regarding the event, and shows no sign of opening up; citing “the ongoing nature of the threats,” to reveal its countermeasures would “undermine our… Read More
  • Watch a giant robot spider and dragon fight in the streets of Canada

    Rarely is the appearance of Godzilla-like beasts accompanied by applause instead of screams of terror, but over the past weekend, 750,000 people cheered on towering robotic monsters duking it out in downtown Ottawa.
    French street theatre company La Machine created the two mechanical marvels and designed the four-day public performance called “The Spirit of the Dragon-Horse, With Stolen Wings.” La Machine derives all its inspiration from machination and movement, saying it chose publi
  • Elon Musk’s tweets about his own mental health offer a glimpse inside a brilliant mind

    Elon Musk’s tweets about his own mental health offer a glimpse inside a brilliant mind
    There are few people in tech who capture our attention in quite the same way as Elon Musk. Whether he’s arguing with Mark Zuckerberg about the dangers of AI, or he’s breaking Hyperloop news on Twitter, he’s usually good for a headline or two. Today he’s making a splash for frank comments about what it’s like to be Elon Musk: @elonmusk are you bipolar? — Fahad Uddin (@iFahadUddin) July 30, 2017   Maybe not medically tho. Dunno. Bad feelings correlate to b
  • The next iPhone could make Apple’s Retina display even better

    The next iPhone — the one with the bezel-less screen that leaked out in the HomePod code over the weekend — might be getting a massive jump in screen resolution in addition to therevamped design, according to a tweet from developer Steve Troughton-Smith. According to Troughton-Smith, there are references in the code for an upcoming iPhone with a functional resolution of 1125 x 2436, a number that gels with an existing rumor back in February from typically reliable KGI analyst Ming-Ch
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  • Wyndham Hotel Group buys Love Home Swap for $53M

    Wyndham Hotel Group buys Love Home Swap for $53M
     Large hotel chains are feeling the heat from Airbnb and other startups building digital marketplaces for travelers. And that is leading some of them to make acquisitions. RCI, a division of the Wyndham Hotel Group, has acquired Love Home Swap, a startup out of London that lets people book time to stay in other people’s homes and list their properties for people to book. Read More
  • Facebook, Autodesk partner with a design organization geared toward underserved kids

    Facebook, Autodesk partner with a design organization geared toward underserved kids
     Facebook and Autodesk have partnered with nonprofit organization Inneract Project, which is geared toward bringing design to young people in underserved communities through free, hands-on classes and mentorship. Read More
  • AMD’s new $499 RX Vega 64 and $399 Vega 56 top-end graphics cards launch in August

    AMD’s new $499 RX Vega 64 and $399 Vega 56 top-end graphics cards launch in August
     It’s high time for launch details regarding new AMD RX Vega cards that were teased in May — high-end graphics cards designed to challenge Nvidia’s domination with the GTX 1080 and 1070. Both cards are going on sale August 14, at $499 for the Radeon RX Vega 64 and $399 for the Radeon RX Vega 56. Read More
  • Snaappy is the chat app with masturbating bears — and not much else

    Snaappy is the chat app with masturbating bears — and not much else
    New messaging apps need a gimmick to set them apart. And, as far as chat apps go, there aren’t many things as gimmicky as Snaappy’s masturbating bear emoji. I got the chance to try it out, and while I liked its character, I struggled to find anything fun or unique about it. Snaappy is a new messaging app, sort of a hybrid of Whatsapp and Snapchat — with none of the appeal of either. One of the first things you’ll notice about it is the animated blue bear emoji libra
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  • iPhone 8 Leak: How an iOS Developer Discovered Apple's Slip-Up

    Inside Apple's big cellphone self-own.
  • Real estate site Redfin up 11% on stock market day two

    Real estate site Redfin up 11% on stock market day two
     Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate site, had a great first couple days on the stock market. After pricing above the expected range at $15 per share, the stock closed Friday up about 45% at almost $22. Today, shares were up another 11%, closing above $24. With a market cap approaching $2 billion, it’s more than double than the $770 million valuation that Redfin achieved in its last… Read More
  • Tesla’s Model 3 isn’t a luxury car, but it’s priced like one

    The big number surrounding Tesla’s Model 3 has been $35,000, which is the base price for the electric car. But there’s one big problem: barely anyone will pay that price, if they want a Model 3 with autopilot (which, let’s face it you do), or even a color other than black, according to screenshots of the Model 3 configurator posted in the Model 3 Owners Club.The truth is the Model 3 costs $40,000 if you want a standard version with autopilot (an extra $5,000) in black with no o
  • HBO responds to #NoConfederate controversy: ‘We hope that people will reserve judgment’

    Two weeks ago, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss announced they were making an alternative history drama called Confederate, about an America where slavery still exists. Also working on the show are producers Nichelle Tramble Spellman (The Good Wife) and Malcolm Spellman (Empire). The internet immediately deemed this a terrible idea, with a wave of negative comments, followed by a Twitter campaign built around the hashtag #NoConfederate. Benioff and Weiss’ defense ha
  • Review: Even’s H2 wireless headphones are like glasses for your ears

    Review: Even’s H2 wireless headphones are like glasses for your ears
    While most tech companies are busy trying to harness virtual and augmented reality, a number of audio companies are studying how software can enhance our listening experiences. Even made waves a few years ago with its headphones that could be tuned to your hearing profile – essentially glasses for your ears, as the company describes it. Last week, the company announced the H2, its first Bluetooth model. I’ve had the chance to use it over a couple of weeks, and there’s plenty t
  • Lost My Name, the tech-driven kids book publisher, raises $8.5M and partners with Roald Dahl Estate

    Lost My Name, the tech-driven kids book publisher, raises $8.5M and partners with Roald Dahl Estate
     Lost My Name, the London-based startup that uses tech to create and publish personalised story books for children, has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding. It is also revealing an upcoming tie-in with the Roald Dahl Estate, owners of IP such as Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Read More
  • Spotify preps to go public with 60M subscribers, outpacing Apple

    Spotify preps to go public with 60M subscribers, outpacing Apple
     Spotify’s singular focus on music sees it adding subscribers faster than the iPhone company with a streaming app on the side. Spotify has added 20 million paid subscribers in less than a year, while it’s taken Apple Music more than a year and a half to make that progress. Spotify now has 60 million subscribers, compared to Apple Music’s 27 million (as of June). Read More
  • Russia bans anonymous web surfing tools

    President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that prohibits forms of technology that grant access to banned websites in Russia, effective November 1st. The ban covers services that allow people to use the internet anonymously, such as virtual private networks and proxies, and internet providers will have to block websites that host these services.
    Leonid Levin, Russia’s chairman of a parliamentary committee on information policy and communications, told news agency RIA Novosti earlier in the
  • Spotify has more than 60 million subscribers now

    Spotify has just updated its subscriber information, and it now has more than 60 million paying users. That means the company is up 10 million subscribers since March, when it last announced it had 50 million. As of last month, Spotify said it had 140 million total users.Since it last released subscriber numbers, a few things have changed for Spotify. Most crucially, the company reached licensing agreements with Universal Music Group and Sony. The deals will give these labels’ artists the
  • Reddit just raised a new round that values the company at $1.8 billion

    Reddit just raised a new round that values the company at $1.8 billion
     Reddit, the 12-year-old, San Francisco-based online discussion platform that has long called itself the “front page of the internet,” just closed its biggest round ever, from a whole lot of investors, reports Recode. Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, Vy Capital, Fidelity, Sam Altman and Ron Conway all chipped into the $200 million financing. Read More
  • Game of Thrones Leak Puts Unreleased Script and Other HBO Shows Online

    This hack could go way deeper than Game of Thrones
  • Why companies need marketing tools in 2017

    Why companies need marketing tools in 2017
    By now, information about marketing strategies is so widespread, it can feel like you know all there is to know about designing the perfect push. From SEO to visual infographics, most aspiring and current marketers have pretty well-stocked advertising toolkits. However, even the most experienced and talented marketers in the world still need help once in awhile. No one should feel embarrassed about or ashamed of using marketing tools, especially given the increasing competition between organiza
  • Teamsters convince Congress to block driverless trucks

    Teamsters convince Congress to block driverless trucks
    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union representing 1.4 million members, is fighting tooth-and-nail against the legal implementation of autonomous trucks in the US. Last week it successfully lobbied Congress to place a 10,000 pound weight-limit on current driverless vehicle legislation. The legislation represents a rare example of bipartisanship under the current administration; it passed with a vote of 54-0. It also paves the way for cars without drivers to occupy our roads. The n
  • 'Game of Thrones' Recap Season 7, Episode 3: The Fury That Drives You

    Who will you be when the whip is finally in your hand: the woman who gets to wield it, or the one who drops it in the sand?
  • Ryan Reynolds shares first image of Domino from Deadpool 2

    Ryan Reynolds tweeted the first official image of Domino from Deadpool 2 today. The photo of Zazie Beetz, who will play the X-Force mutant in the sequel, is a callback to one of the first promo images of Reynolds as Deadpool, in which he lounges on a bear rug by a fire.In the new image, Domino poses in the same room, near the same fire, except this time she’s lying on a Deadpool suit.
    Some people just know how to work a red carpet. #Domino #DeadPool2 pic.twitter.com/llCc8JfKT6— Ryan
  • Asus will unveil the ZenFone 4 on August 19th

    Asus will unveil its newest ZenFone — the ZenFone 4 — on August 19th in the Philippines. The invitation is transparent about the fact that we can expect the new phone to include a dual-camera system and better sensors. A version of the ZenFone 4 already exists in Russia under the name ZenFone 4 Max. That phone includes dual rear-facing cameras and is powered by either a Snapdragon 430 or 425 processor. It isn't clear whether Asus will just reintroduce this phone for other markets or
  • Android could soon show how much battery your wireless headphones have left

    Google is going to make it a bit easier to check the battery level on Bluetooth devices connected to your phone. As spotted by XDA Developers, the Android Open Source Project has added support for “[retrieving] battery level information of [a] remote device.”
    When this makes its way to a full Android release, it should allow an Android phone to display the battery level of any connected Bluetooth headphones, speakers, or other accessories. Those devices will have to be set up to shar
  • The Mars 2030 VR experience takes all the stakes out of a Mars mission

    I’m standing on a high peak, surrounded by red Martian rocks, when the sand storm approaches. I see it in the distance. It bubbles up in the atmosphere, its menacing clouds coming closer and closer. When the red wind finally hits, it’s underwhelming. There aren’t any gusts against my body, no flecks of dirt against my helmet, no adrenaline running through my veins. All I can feel is the queasiness that comes with spending a half-hour using a VR headset. This is Mars 2030, a VR
  • Here are 5 Salesforce apps to help you and your team work smarter

    Here are 5 Salesforce apps to help you and your team work smarter
    Salesforce is a powerful set of tools for you and your sales team on its own, but that doesn’t mean you can’t improve the experience for your team. If you’re just getting started with Salesforce there are plenty of features and tools right out of the box, ones that will keep you busy for quite some time, but if you’re a veteran to the service you’re probably starting to notice things here and there that you could do to improve your efficiency and sales numbers, and
  • 3 essential tech safety tips for parents and their kids

    3 essential tech safety tips for parents and their kids
    Parenting in the age of technology presents challenges Grandma and Grandpa didn’t have to deal with. Our children are ‘connected’ to the world — and if they aren’t their toys are. Common sense practices keep your kids safe most of the time. Just about everyone uses computers either at work, at home, or both. We have anti-malware software and firewalls. Everyone should know about password security and phishing scams. Your bank will never ask you for your password in
  • This dev brilliantly described every single thing that happens when you visit google.com

    This dev brilliantly described every single thing that happens when you visit google.com
    When you’re looking for a tech job, a common (clichéd, even) interview question is “what happens when you type google.com into Chrome and hit the return key.” The aim is to see if you understand the fundamentals of how the Internet works — stuff like DNS, HTTP, and ARP. If you’ve got an interview coming up, or if you just wanted a refresher on computer networking fundamentals, you’ll want to check this out. Alex Gaynor, a developer with Mozilla, wrote
  • Giphy is reportedly about to begin testing sponsored GIFs

    GIF search engine Giphy will begin testing sponsored GIFs within integrated messaging apps, according to TechCrunch. The same source also said Giphy has reached 200 million daily users between its apps, integrations, and websites, and had reached 250 million monthly users.
    The sponsored GIFs could work in a variety of ways. Most people search Giphy using emotion or action words, with popular categories on the site like “hungry,” “party,” and “smiling.” Imagine
  • Free apps make millions of dollars – here’s how they do it

    Free apps make millions of dollars – here’s how they do it
    Instagram, Clash of Clans, Tinder, and Snapchat are all free. In fact, 90-percent of apps are free because people expect them to be free. So how do developers stay in business?   In-app advertising In-app advertising is the most popular and profitable way to monetize an app. Because everyone spends massive amounts of time scrolling, watching, and engaging, in-app advertising is the fastest growing form of mobile advertising. App-install ad revenue is estimated to g
  • How the Tesla Model 3 compares to the Model S and Chevy Bolt

    The Tesla Model 3 is finally (kind of) here. The first 30 Model 3s to roll off the production line were handed over to Tesla employees with reservations at an event this past weekend, and the company now begins the uphill climb of filling the 500,000 other preorders. The introduction of the production version of the Model 3 also meant we finally learned exactly what this car will be capable of. So how does it stack up against the competition?There are certainly more electric vehicles, plug-in hy
  • Samsung’s new modem could make the Galaxy S9 the fastest smartphone yet

    Samsung’s next smartphones could get even faster. The company announced that the next version of its LTE modem for its Exynos chipsets now supports up to six carrier aggregation (6CA), allowing it to hypothetically reach download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps.
    For a brief recap, carrier aggregation is a method where LTE speeds are increased by using multiple LTE bands across the spectrum at the same time, resulting in increased bandwidth speeds. The more bands supported — in Samsung’
  • 5 best free period-tracking apps for modern women

    5 best free period-tracking apps for modern women
    The number of apps out there for period monitoring are legion, which is as it should be. It’s an important part of health. And it took me shamefully long to discover them — I had my iPhone for almost two years before I downloaded my first tracker app. There are specialized apps — for example, FitrWoman, a period tracker for athletes. But basic apps monitoring cycles and symptoms are all the average woman will ever need. With that in mind, here are the free period-tracking apps
  • Game of Thrones script and other HBO episodes reportedly leak online following hack

    An upcoming Game of Thrones script and two unreleased episodes of Ballers and Room 104 have leaked online after an apparent security breach at HBO, Entertainment Weekly reports. The GoT script is reportedly from the episode scheduled to air next week.The hackers apparently claim to have 1.5 terabytes of data stolen from HBO. EW reports that the hackers sent an email to several reporters on Sunday night that contained information about the leak. The email reportedly said “HBO is falling,&rd
  • The Game of Game of Thrones: season 7, episode 3, The Queen’s Justice

    You can say this about any episode in Game of Thrones’ six-year history, but boy oh boy, things are really spiraling out of control in Westeros.We’ve been conditioned to expect first-rate political strategy from Tyrion, but it’s clear now that he’s not even a passable military strategist. The siege of King’s Landing failed spectacularly, and the Targaryen coalition left the Tyrells utterly defenseless in the Reach. Cersei, on the other hand, can move political chess
  • Hackers are threatening to release Game of Thrones and other stolen HBO shows

    Hackers are threatening to release Game of Thrones and other stolen HBO shows
    Hackers claim to have taken episodes from HBO shows to release online, including information on the current season of Game of Thrones. According to Entertainment Weekly, the hackers sent an email to reporters reading: Hi to all mankind. The greatest leak of cyber space era is happening. What’s its name? Oh I forget to tell. Its HBO and Game of Thrones……!!!!!! You are lucky to be the first pioneers to witness and download the leak. Enjoy it & spread the words. Whoeve
  • Our Favorite Gear This Month, From Cameras to Cookware

    Master & Dynamic's dope concrete speaker, e-bikes to drool over, BuzzFeed's new cooking gadget, and more.
  • Banks beat competitors with design thinking, and so can you

    Banks beat competitors with design thinking, and so can you
    Design is often thought of as something pleasing to the user’s eye. With good design principles, companies gain a strategic advantage at creating an experience their customers like and want to return to. But design thinking is a more comprehensive and holistic approach to problem-solving. While it’s deployed in many different industries, banks are increasingly using design thinking to build stronger services that solve user problems. Such innovations can be found in fintech, se
  • Asus ZenWatch 3 review: basic is as basic does

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  • Game of Thrones, The Queen’s Justice: a breakdown of the 5 most memorable scenes

    The third episode of Game of Thrones’ seventh season is the story of meticulous strategy and how quickly it can fail.
    Daenerys finally meets Jon Snow, but neither of them get what they want from the encounter. Dany’s Dornish alliance ends with Ellaria Sand watching Cersei poison her daughter Tyene in a prison cell. And the Dragon Queen’s gambit to take Casterly Rock succeeds, but it’s a hollow, meaningless victory: the Lannisters have moved their bannermen to Highgarden,
  • Science Says _13 Reasons Why_ May Be the Public Health Scare People Thought

    Google searches for all things suicide spiked in the wake of the Netflix original series premiere, according to new research.
  • Timeline: Foreign Efforts To Hack State Election Systems And How Officials Responded n.pr/2uBtnO0

    Timeline: Foreign Efforts To Hack State Election Systems And How Officials Responded n.pr/2uBtnO0
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  • Amazon’s new home makeover show will feature products you can buy on Amazon

    Amazon has thought of another way to combine commerce and entertainment, emphasis on commerce. Its new home makeover series, Overhaul, will follow YouTubers redesigning their homes. As they watch, viewers will be able to purchase products they see on the show — directly through Amazon.Overhaul will exist in part of a “special hub” on Amazon that is meant to facilitate easy shopping, according to Business Insider. It’s not clear if viewers will be able to click through the
  • How to charge your phone

    The quest for power is eternal. Phones, our tethers to both the virtual and IRL world, almost never have enough juice to last an entire day. Our lives are turning into endless hunts for places to charge. Even charging at home can be difficult, particularly if you share your space with other people and use multiple devices daily. These issues can be solved through planning, though.Unfortunately, no universal charging strategy exists. Everyone has to devise routines that work best for their lifest
  • The Space Junk Problem Is About to Get a Whole Lot Gnarlier

    Thousands and thousands of satellites are set to launch before 2025. Things just got real in low Earth orbit.
  • Gboard for iOS now supports Maps and YouTube

    Google has released the latest update for Gboard on iOS, which brings Maps and YouTube to the keyboard. Now, instead of typing out an address, you can just tap the G button and drop a Google Maps link into your conversation, saving everyone a bit of copying and pasting.There’s also a new YouTube tab that lets you share videos, and a feature called Ink, which allows you to draw whatever you want, much like you can do with the standard iOS keyboard in landscape mode.All of these features are
  • Kony Received the Highest Scores for External Informational Apps and External Transactional Apps Use Cases in New Gartner Report

    PRESS RELEASE: AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 31, 2017– Kony, Inc., the leading enterprise mobility and digital applications company, announced that it has received the highest and second highest scores by Gartner for critical capabilities for Mobile App Development Platforms (MADP). Based on a five-point scale, Kony received the highest scores for External Informational Apps (4.24) and External Transactional Apps (4.24) use cases. Kony also received the second highest scor
  • AMD updates Radeon Pro drivers for Vega GPUs with 8K display support

    Advanced Micro Devices has launched a new version of its drivers for professional graphics hardware. The AMD Radeon Pro Software Crimson ReLive Edition for Vega-based Radeon Professional Graphics has a bunch of features for professional graphics fans. That includes 8K display support.
    The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company announced the new drivers at the Siggraph graphics event in Los Angeles. It comes after AMD introduced new Ryzen Threadripper CPUs and Vega graphics chips last night. The launch