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• The Oneplus 7T 5G McLaren is now up for pre-order at T-Mobile

  02-12-2019 23:29
  
  When OnePlus released the 7T series a few months ago, it wasn’t selling the Pro model in the US. Then in late October, the company announced it was, in fact, bringing the 7T Pro in its 5G, McLaren edition variant to the US as a T-Mobile exclusive. You can finally place a pre-order for that device. The OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition not only packs as many words as possible into its name, it also brings class-leading specs as one of the very few 5G devices on the market. It comes with a
  
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• Report: TikTok limited the reach of users with visible disabilities

  02-12-2019 23:01
  
  TikTok, the social media sensation du jour, has apparently been hobbling users who have physical disabilities. It did so in a misguided attempt to shield these people from bullying — heavy emphasis on the word “misguided.” According to a report from Netzpolitik, leaked documents reveal TikTok had special rules in place for those with some visible or obvious form of disability or disfigurement. These users include user with “autism… Down syndrome…
  
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• How babies can teach AI to understand classical and quantum physics

  02-12-2019 22:45
  
  A team of researchers from MIT recently tapped the amazing potential of the human brain to develop an AI model that understands physics as good as some humans. And by some, we mean three-month-old babies. It might not sound like much, but at three months old an infant has a basic grasp of how physical things work. They understand advanced concepts such as solidity and permanence – objects typically don’t pass through one another or disappear – and they can predict motion. To s
  
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• Report: Apple to use Mini-LED tech in 2020 for better iPad and MacBook screens

  02-12-2019 22:32
  
  Apple has long had some of the best displays on the market, but recently it’s been somewhat behind the curve. While other manufacturers had long moved onto OLED technology with perfect blacks, Apple only started using them on its smartphones in the past few years, and has stuck to old-school LCDs on its laptops and tablets. A new report from reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors) suggests Apple is planning a big leap in image quality with some of its devices next year, althou
  
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• Facebook tests tool that allows users to export photos to Google

  02-12-2019 19:55
  
  Facebook today announced a new tool that would allow users to transfer their photos and videos from Facebook to other storage services, starting with Google Photos. This tool would be similar to the one we already have that allows us to download our Facebook information. While I’m sure many users already have their photos backed up to Google’s repositories, those who don’t might find this easy to use when it eventually rolls out to everyone. At the moment, the tool is in testi
  
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• Here’s how the Cybertruck’s aerodynamics compare to regular trucks

  02-12-2019 18:25
  
  One thing that Elon Musk emphasized about the Cybertruck during its unveil is that its design is about more than just aesthetics. We already know the thick, angular steel plates makes for a stronger frame and theoretically lower build cost, but it likely has another benefit too: aerodynamics. The faster a car goes, the more it has to fight drag – essentially the air pushing back on a moving object. In general, the lower the vehicle‘s drag coefficient, the easier it is for it to &lsq
  
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• Get Parallels Desktop and 12 other premium Mac apps on sale during this Cyber Monday

  02-12-2019 16:00
  
  You can think of The 2020 Limited Edition Mac Bundle ft. Parallels Desktop ($59.99, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals) as a Mac user’s Christmas morning. Assembled in this glistening collection are 13 award-winning Mac apps, each targeted at boosting either your productivity, system operations, computer security and more. You’ll be hard pressed to decide which upgrade to dive into first. And in the Cyber Monday spirit, you can take an extra 40% off the already bedrock price with co
  
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• Scientists were wrong, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is not dying

  02-12-2019 15:55
  
  In the last 10 years, but in the last five months in particular, the press has reported dire warnings that the Great Red Spot of Jupiter is dying. However, some astronomers believe, to paraphrase Mark Twain, that the reports of its death are greatly exaggerated, or at least premature. Robert Hooke, an early British physicist who discovered cells, first described the Great Red Spot in 1665. In 1979, when two Voyager spacecraft flew close by Jupiter, images showed that the spot was a red cloud th
  
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• Meet the artist building a crypto-inspired art museum on the blockchain

  02-12-2019 15:42
  
  Earlier this year, French crypto graffiti artist Pascal Boyart painted a mural and hid $1,000 worth of Bitcoin in it. One month later, local authorities had “censored” the artwork by covering it with gray paint. The artwork depicted French protest group the Gilet Jaunes in a re-imagining of Eugène Delacroix’s artwork “La Liberté guidant le peuple” (Liberty leading the people). It was a decidedly political statement. But one cryptocurrency enthusiast a
  
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• Vitalik stands by Ethereum dev arrested for advising North Korea on cryptocurrency

  02-12-2019 15:16
  
  Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly pledged to sign a petition supporting the release of fellow dev Virgil Griffith after he was arrested for traveling to North Korea to speak at a cryptocurrency conference. Griffith, who joined Ethereum as a research scientist in 2016, was previously described by the New York Times as “a hacker working to make the internet a better and more interesting place.” He is now facing a maximum of 20 years behind bars. Hailing from Birmingham,
  
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• Amazon fires are melting glaciers in the Andes even faster

  02-12-2019 14:40
  
  If you have turned on a TV or read the news during the past few months, you have probably heard of the widespread fires that wrought havoc on the Amazon rainforest this year. Fires occur in the rainforest every year, but the past 11 months saw the number of fires increase by more than 70 percent when compared with 2018, indicating a major acceleration in land-clearing by the country’s logging and farming industries. The smoke from the fires rose high into the atmosphere and could be seen
  
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• Google removed over 300 Trump ads for ‘violating company policy’

  02-12-2019 14:37
  
  With just over a year until the 2020 US presidential elections, social media giants have been updating their policies on the spread of misinformation to better protect the democratic process.  Last month, Google finally took a stance on how it will handle political ads on its platforms, including YouTube. Now, the internet giant will limit political advertisers from targeting ads based on voters’ political leanings or public voter records.  Over the summer, Google and YouTube re
  
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• These 10 Cyber Monday deals will help you win the holidays

  02-12-2019 14:00
  
  Even if you haven’t considered a single gift yet, Cyber Monday is here to bail you out. We’ve pulled together 10 of the best Cyber Monday deals we could find so you can clear out a huge swath of your gifting obligations in one fell swoop. Go forth and click. You’re welcome.
  
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• Australia’s new AI system will catch drivers using their phones

  02-12-2019 13:11
  
  We’ve been told a million times that texting (or tweeting) while driving is dangerous. However, a lot of folks still do it; putting their and other people’s lives in danger. Now, Australia is set out to catch them with a new AI-based system. The government of New South Wales state is setting up cameras specifically made for catching drivers using mobile phones. The state’s transport department tested the system with cameras on two spots, and it’s now spending $88 mi
  
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• CHEAP: My sweet-sounding god, the Sonos Play:5 wireless speaker is 20% off

  02-12-2019 12:12
  
  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I love listening to music through good speakers. While headphones are an intimate and enjoyable way of listening to your favorite tracks, there’s little better than cranking the volume on some speakers and really feeling those tunes. While it’s good to have a full amplifier and standing speaker set-up, this just isn’t convenient or suitable for a lot of people — especially if you
  
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• Emergency services call for better cooperation with tech companies on their ‘safety features’

  02-12-2019 11:31
  
  Tech companies have taken great steps in recent years to add emergency features to their products to save people’s lives. Apple and Samsung have introduced features like SOS signaling and fall detection to their wearables, along with a host of other tech companies working on various sensor-based automatic dialing to emergency services and sharing vital information. This trend is bringing out the best in technology to not just improve our lives, but to actually save them. However, there&rs
  
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• Moonday Mornings: US arrests Ethereum dev for teaching North Korea about cryptocurrency

  02-12-2019 10:48
  
  Welcome to Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you shouldn’t miss. Take a look at what happened over the past weekend. 1. Ethereum dev conspires with North Korea US authorities have arrested developer Virgil Griffith, who has most recently been working at the Ethereum Foundation, for consulting with North Korea on how to use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions. “Despite receiving warnings not to go, Griffith al
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Coinbase users hold nearly 1 billion Bitcoin in their wallets’

  02-12-2019 10:43
  
  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 Baudriallard used to say: Buy low, sell high! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, December 01 2019, at a price of $7,424. That’s a minor 1.94 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$147.32. It was the lowest closing price in four days. We’re still 63 percent below Bitcoin&
  
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• China introduces mandatory face scans for new SIM card purchases

  02-12-2019 09:36
  
  The Chinese government loves face recognition and including it in various services for authentication. In its the latest move, it has made it mandatory for people in China to scan their face when signing up for a new mobile or mobile data connection contract. The new rule, first announced in September by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, took effect from Sunday (December 1). Prior to the law, folks in China just had to provide a copy of their ID card to get a new cellula
  
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• Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun steps down as China president in a leadership reshuffle

  02-12-2019 08:28
  
  Xiaomi’s chairman and co-founder Lei Jun has stepped down from the role of China president, as per a report from Technode. In an internal letter circulated last week, the company notified its employees of major changes across leadership roles. Lu Weibing, the head of Xiaomi’s spun-off brand Redmi, will now take over Lei Jun’s responsibilities. In other major changes, former president Lin Bin was promoted to the company vice president, and CFO Zhou Capital was promoted to
  
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