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• Review: The Selpic S1 quick-drying handheld printer made me want to label all the things

  22-11-2019 23:17
  
  The Selpic S1 is a bit of a niche gadget. It’s a handheld quick-drying smart printer that works a lot like a label maker. Instead of creating stickers that you can adhere to objects, the S1 prints directly on most surfaces. It’s surprisingly fun and easy to use, but there’s a few pain points to consider before purchasing. First off, the S1 is a bit of an uproven commodity. As far as we can tell its Selpic’s first product – the company has another, the slightly larg
  
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• Tesla’s Cybertruck looks weird, but so did Apple’s AirPods

  22-11-2019 22:00
  
  Elon Musk warned us. Prior to launch, he’d repeatedly described the Cybertruck as something out of Blade Runner. In 2018, he literally claimed he didn’t care if people liked it, hinting at its divisive design. I should’ve paid attention. For all of Musk’s quirks, I didn’t expect him to roll out a low-poly PS1-looking batmobile last night. How is Tesla actually going to sell this to normal people? Well, probably the same way Apple managed to make
  
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• Rumor: Capcom’s giving us a Resident Evil 3: Remake in 2020

  22-11-2019 20:13
  
  Rumor has it we’re going to see another remake of a beloved 90s horror game — in this case, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis. After the remake of RE2 was such a delight, we can’t wait to see more… and we might not have to. The word is we could be seeing this remake as soon as 2020. The primary source for the rumors is YouTuber SpawnWave, though the likes of Eurogamer and VGC have since reported hearing similar things. Other than its purported release date, we have no clues as t
  
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• The ESA wants to put humans in hibernation for long-term space travel

  22-11-2019 19:32
  
  The European Space Agency is currently exploring human hibernation as a means of addressing the problem of sending humans into deep space. A recent study conducted by the agency determined that putting people to sleep for long voyages would save money, provide health benefits, and allow for more efficient space ship designs. It’ll take about seven months, under the right conditions, for humans to get to Mars. Elon Musk has a plan to get us there, NASA’s all in, and the ESA is explor
  
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• Finland prepares for cyberwarfare after receiving 235 Bitcoin ransom threats

  22-11-2019 17:39
  
  Finland is preparing to defend itself against a mysterious activist group threatening to carry out cyberattacks — unless it gets some Bitcoin. More than 200 Finnish public organizations and municipalities have taken part in the drills. The scenario reportedly involves a hypothetical hacking crew demanding payment before waging various cyberattacks, Yleisradio Oy (YLE) reports. These measures are in direct response to threats made by an activist group calling itself #Tietovu
  
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• How Facebook crammed all its major features into a 2MB Lite app

  22-11-2019 16:02
  
  Over the past few years, several major mature tech companies including the likes of Google, Uber, Spotify, and Twitter have been courting the ‘next billion users’ – people who are getting online for the first time ever with mobile devices, instead of desktops. Winning over this new audience requires optimizing services and software optimized for conditions prevalent in developing markets, like spotty connectivity, slow internet speeds, and wide proliferation of low-end mobile
  
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• Start 2020 as an in-demand project manager with this training

  22-11-2019 15:00
  
  This collection includes 11 courses covering a whopping 120 hours of instruction, all geared toward introducing students to the core tenets of all the major project management methodologies.
  
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• Cops nab fraudster by tracing phone number linked to Bitcoin purchases

  22-11-2019 14:05
  
  A 25-year-old woman who spent $300,000 using credit card and bank account information bought with Bitcoin has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Briana Burford, of Fort Lee, transferred Bitcoin to accounts linked with carding websites four times between October and December 2018. Such websites typically host stolen or otherwise illegally obtained financial and personal identification information. Authorities said Burford used two phone numbers connected to the Bitcoin transactions to contact banks a
  
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• Pardon the Intrusion #5: In AI we trust

  22-11-2019 13:23
  
  Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. In the last newsletter, we talked about using AI to tackle the problem of malware. That got me thinking about how we can come up with efficient machine learning (ML) models to detect malicious content, especially as they’re constantly evolving. You know how it goes: cyber baddies find one way to sneak malware o
  
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• Russia to pre-install its own apps on all phones, PCs, and TVs sold in the country

  22-11-2019 12:50
  
  Russia has officially passed a law banning the sale of electronic equipment that doesn’t have Russian software pre-installed on it. The law — which is set to go into effect starting July 1, 2020 — will force electronic equipment sold in Russia — such as smartphones, computers, and smart TVs — to ship pre-installed with apps from Russian tech firms. The bill was tabled in the parliament earlier this month. The government is expected to publish for each device t
  
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• You can now hide replies to your tweets — here’s how

  22-11-2019 12:00
  
  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Earlier this year, Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher with a knack for revealing yet-to-launch software features by reverse engineering apps, tweeted that Twitter was testing a “replies moderation” tool. Today, Twitter officially rolled out the feature globally, giving you “more control over your conversations” with the ability t
  
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• CHEAP: Game ’til you drop with 20% off Samsung’s 970 EVO Plus 2TB SSD

  22-11-2019 11:53
  
  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Let me hit you with a math problem. If Call of Duty: Modern Warfare requires 175 GB of space to run properly and Red Dead Redemption 2 requires another 150 GB of space, what does that mean for you? It means you’ll need a whole lot of extra storage if you’re into gaming (especially if you’re not foolish enough to fall for cloud gaming). It’s not all bad, though: storage
  
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• What developers should know about iOS 13 before updating their apps

  22-11-2019 11:10
  
  The thirteenth iteration of iOS is, without a doubt, one of Apple’s most highly anticipated software updates. Last year, the focus of iOS 12 was on performance and speed, but this year Apple packed the new version with a bunch of new features and improvements that will allow developers to create enhanced mobile experiences, helping businesses better connect with their customers. The initial release of iOS 13 was not smooth sailing for Apple, evident in the fact that they have already roll
  
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• Google employees protest suspension of two activist colleagues

  22-11-2019 10:43
  
  Google has found itself in yet another problematic situation with its own employees — from its board of directors at Alphabet launching an investigation into how the tech giant deals with sexual assault claims two weeks ago to at least 45 of its workers reporting abuse and harassment in an open letter two months ago. Now, Googlers are planning a protest today outside its HQ offices in San Francisco over the suspension of two activist employees who were put on leave for — what some e
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin price decline accelerates’ :(

  22-11-2019 10:30
  
  Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Jane Didion used to say: There’s only one way to go from here! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, November 21 2019, at a price of $7,642. That’s a notable 4.74 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$380.89. It was the lowest closing price in twenty-seven days. We’r
  
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• PSA: Twitter finally ditches SMS for two-factor authentication

  22-11-2019 10:25
  
  Twitter has finally done the impossible: it’s allowing users to enroll for its two-factor authentication (2FA) program without requiring a phone number. What’s more, it’s also providing an option to disable SMS-based 2FA, which is known to be flawed and insecure. The decoupling comes in the wake of revelations that the social blogging platform “accidentally” targeted ads at some users by way of their email addresses and phone numbers, which they provided
  
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• OneCoin lawyer found guilty in $4B cryptocurrency scam

  22-11-2019 10:15
  
  Mark Scott, the lawyer who made $50 million by routing $400 million on behalf of the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, has been found guilty of money laundering and fraud, and is facing a 50-year prison sentence. Scott’s lawyers said he was not aware that OneCoin’s cryptocurrency was worthless, adding that he was simply doing what Dr Ruja Ignatova, co-founder of the Bulgaria-based scam, asked him to do. A federal jury in Manhattan, however, rejected those claims following a three-we
  
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• Watch the Tesla Cybertruck’s unbreakable glass, uh, break

  22-11-2019 07:33
  
  Earlier, Elon Musk unveiled Tesla‘s long awaited truck. And what’s it called? Yes, the Cybertruck. It might sound like a country and western version of a London-based rave-ware store (a niche reference I know), but the Cybertruck appears pretty impressive. On paper at least. We covered the full launch here, but as a summary, the Cybertruck’s top configuration can tow over 14,000 pounds (that’s more than 6350 kilograms in real measurements) and can go from zero
  
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• Tesla unveils the wildly futuristic Cybertruck, starting at $39,900

  22-11-2019 06:04
  
  It’s finally here – after years of teasing, Tesla has unveiled the Cybertruck. Yes, that’s the official name, and it’s like no truck you’ve seen before. No real truck, anyway. With an angular design that would make Christopher Nolan’s Batmobile jealous, the Cybertruck is built to be tough. So tough, that Tesla demonstrated hitting it with a sledgehammer and a gun (the latter, thankfully not on stage). The truck is able to tow 14,000+ pounds in its top co
  
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• Facebook considers political ad limits after Twitter and Google take action

  22-11-2019 04:15
  
  Facebook has encountered serious backlash for the way it’s chosen to go about dealing with political ads – in some cases allowing ones that purposefully told blatant lies. Zuckerberg has fallen back on the ‘free speech’ argument, implying it’s not the company’s role to dictate which ads run on the platform. Many aren’t buying it. Since recent attacks on Facebook, Snapchat has verified it will fact-checks ads while Google imposed stri
  
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• These songs inspired by Trump’s handwritten quid pro quo defense are peak Twitter

  22-11-2019 01:35
  
  The Twitter-verse is alive with the sound of music that was inspired by the most unusual of lyricists: US President Donald J. Trump. Earlier this week the embattled number 45 put on one of the strangest performances of his presidency as he spoke to media outside the White House. Starring as both narrator and lead, the President acted out what it might look like if he directly responded to inquiries raised by US Ambassador Gordon Sondland during the ongoing impeachment hearings. It has to be see
  
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• Jedi: Fallen Order is the best Tomb Raider game I’ve played in years

  22-11-2019 00:30
  
  While playing the most recent piece of Star Wars media, Electronic Arts’ Jedi: Fallen Order, I’m getting some definite Lara Croft vibes. And I’m very much okay with that. Jedi: Fallen Order is perhaps the first true attempt by EA to produce a single-player Star Wars game. After years of hearing about such games getting canned in favor of two Battlefront titles, playing this game feels like an achievement in and of itself. I’ve been playing it off-and-on ever si
  
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• Jedi: Fallen Order is the best Tomb Raider game I’ve played in a while

  22-11-2019 00:30
  
  While playing the most recent piece of Star Wars media, Electronic Arts’ Jedi: Fallen Order, I’m getting some definite Lara Croft vibes. And I’m very much okay with that. Jedi: Fallen Order is perhaps the first true attempt by EA to produce a single-player Star Wars game. After years of hearing about such games getting canned in favor of two Battlefront titles, playing this game feels like an achievement in and of itself. I’ve been playing it off-and-on ever si
  
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