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• Even Facebook’s employees don’t trust it with their financial info

  04-12-2019 23:31
  
  Facebook is not exactly a platform that’s engendered a lot of trust over the last couple of years. Its users have shown an increasing distrust in it, and a new survey suggests they aren’t the only ones. The survey was run by TeamBlind, the company behind the Blind anonymous social networking app. The app’s designed to allow professionals from major companies to connect with each other, and TeamBlind runs several surveys like this. It published the results for this one earlier
  
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• Samsung to reportedly announce S10 and Note 10 ‘Lite’ this month

  04-12-2019 23:04
  
  It seems Samsung still has some major smartphones to release before the S11 arrives next spring. Over the past couple of days, leaks have all but confirmed Samsung is working on an S10 Lite (A91) – not to be confused with the S10e – and Note 10 Lite (A81). Though we first heard about the Galaxy S10 Lite/A91 over the summer, yesterday reliable leaker @OnLeaks published a set of renders of the phone in partnership with 91mobiles. The S10 Lite had previously been confirmed by an FCC fi
  
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• Pichai is a mistake

  04-12-2019 22:19
  
  Silicon Valley is still politely shrugging after the mildly interesting, but definitely important news broke yesterday that Alphabet’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, also the founders of Google, were “stepping aside” from their leadership positions. In a company blog post, the duo said it was time to simplify the two company’s command structures and that both of them would be replaced by Google’s current CEO Sundar Pichai, who has now assumed contro
  
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• Sony killed PlayStation handhelds, but there’s always hope in smartphones

  04-12-2019 20:09
  
  We know, with a reasonable degree of certainty now, that Sony is out of the handheld console game is over. No follow-ups to the Vita or the PSP are forthcoming. So now that it’s over, what can Sony learn about mobile gaming going forward? The news comes, ironically, during Sony’s celebration of the PlayStation brand’s 25th birthday. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) CEO Jim Ryan told GameInformer during its retrospective that the Vita was “brilliant in many ways,
  
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• Uber will soon let you ‘favorite’ drivers (in California, at least)

  04-12-2019 19:19
  
  It’s not very often you get the same Uber driver twice, but the company could soon make that easier. In California, Uber now lets you set a driver as a ‘favorite’ in its app after you’ve rated them five stars. This feature was first tested in the UK earlier this year, but now appears to be expanding to other regions. The feature doesn’t seem to do much for now other than serve as a sort of bookmark. But Uber says “in early 2020, riders will be able to request
  
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• DATA: Robinhood users are really bad at portfolio diversification

  04-12-2019 15:30
  
  Can Robinhood users actually call themselves Robin Hoods, or is it just another tool for the rich to rob the average Joe? In this series we’re diving deep into Robinhood’s public data to uncover insights on its users’ activity. Welcome to part two, where we’ll combine Robinhood’s data with other public sources to quantify the level of risk Robinhood users are taking, specifically in relation to how well (or poorly) diversified their portfolios seem to be. At the st
  
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• iPhone 11 Pro collects location data even when it shouldn’t, researcher says

  04-12-2019 15:02
  
  It appears iPhone 11 Pro is collecting your location data even when it’s not supposed to, security researcher Brian Krebs has found. The curious bit? Apple insists it’s a feature, and not a bug. “One of the more curious behaviors of Apple’s new iPhone 11 Pro is that it intermittently seeks the user’s location information even when all applications and system services on the phone are individually set to never request this data,” Krebs writes in
  
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• This new app is leveraging blockchain to help sexual assault survivors

  04-12-2019 14:58
  
  For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. When many think of blockchain, they think of cryptocurrencies. But as one of the most exciting new fields of emerging technology, there’s an incredibly wide array of use cases for blockchain — as well as many empty promises and scams. When it comes to combating the age old problem of h
  
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• Regional strengths are shaping AI’s evolution in Asia

  04-12-2019 14:33
  
  McKinsey estimates that by 2030, 70 percent of companies “might have adopted at least one of the five categories of AI like computer vision, natural language, virtual assistants, robotic process automation and advanced machine learning.” The report estimates that AI has the potential to deliver “additional global economic activity; of nearly $13 trillion by 2030 and add 16 percent to the higher cumulative GDP compared with [September 2018].” In geographical terms, A
  
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• North Korean hackers may be behind malware distributed by cryptocurrrency trading platform

  04-12-2019 14:31
  
  A new macOS malware packaged by a cryptocurrency trading platform has been uncovered by security researchers. The malware is believed to be the work of notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus. Security researcher Dinesh Devadoss tweeted their discovery of the malware yesterday. A detailed analysis of the malware can be read here. Another #Lazarus #macOS #trojan md5: 6588d262529dc372c400bef8478c2eechxxps://unioncrypto.vip/ Contains code: Loads Mach-O from memory and execute it / Writes to a
  
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• ZapReader can get you reading up to 3 times faster—and it’s over 90% off

  04-12-2019 14:00
  
  For over a decade, ZapReader has become one of the premier approaches for increasing reading speed, allowing you to process information up to three times faster, save time and generally lead a more productive life.
  
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• These are the 6 best phones of 2019

  04-12-2019 13:17
  
  Humans are more divided than ever. The world’s literally on fire. And people won’t stop asking Billie Eilish stupid questions. But, amidst all the bullshit that 2019 threw at us, there has been at least one ray of sunshine: phones. Okay, yeah, that might not be the biggest consolation, but you’ve got to find something positive in this world, right? Anyway, over the past 12 months, TNW’s crack team of reporters, writers, reviewers, and editors, got their hands on a g
  
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• Fired Google employees will charge the company with ‘unfair labor practices’

  04-12-2019 13:09
  
  Over the past month, Google has found itself in yet another problematic situation with its employees. It started when some employees of the tech giant protested outside its HQ offices in San Francisco over the suspension of two activist employees, Rebecca Rivers and Laurence Berland, who were put on leave for — what some employees are arguing — speaking out against the company.  Since then, Google fired both employees, as well as two others involved in the initial protest. But
  
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• These new technologies will soon answer our biggest questions about the universe

  04-12-2019 12:03
  
  In 1900, so the story goes, prominent physicist Lord Kelvin addressed the British Association for the Advancement of Science with these words: “There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now.” How wrong he was. The following century completely turned physics on its head. A huge number of theoretical and experimental discoveries have transformed our understanding of the universe, and our place within it. Don’t expect the next century to be any different. The universe has
  
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• CHEAP: Lighten the mood with $20 off the Nintendo Switch Lite

  04-12-2019 12:00
  
  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I went on a trip to Taiwan in July, and I had no plans to make a significant purchase. But then I was in an electronics market with a bunch of tech journalists. And let me tell you, that’s a dangerous situation for your pocket. After being ‘encouraged’ by a lot of people, I decided to buy a Nintendo Switch. And it brought joy in my life. I’m not much of a gamer, but it was a casual en
  
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• Google rolls out a chat feature in Google Photos — use it before it’s axed

  04-12-2019 10:48
  
  Google has a notorious habit of launching a new messaging app now and then. The lineup includes – both active and inactive – names such as Google Talk, Hangouts, All, Duo, SMS Messenger, and RCS-based Chat app. Now, it’s launching a messaging function in one of the unlikeliest places – Google Photos. You heard it right. You’ll be able to send your photos and videos through a chat interface in the app.   Google said it was always possible to share photos t
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin’s market cap is now on par with Netflix’s’

  04-12-2019 10:10
  
  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 Plato used to say: Time is money! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, December 03 2019, at a price of $7,320. That’s a minor 0.05 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$3.82. It was the lowest closing price in six days. We’re still 63 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-tim
  
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• Drugs hidden in child’s toy lead police to massive $1M cryptocurrency stash

  04-12-2019 09:51
  
  Australian police have reportedly seized a record amount of cryptocurrency after intercepting a drug delivery from the UK. The dodgy drug delivery eventually led police to search a property in Marangaroo, Perth and seize AUD$1,524,102 ($1,022,827) worth of cryptocurrency. Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Matthews, the officer in charge of the drug and firearm squad, said the confiscation is believed to be the biggest single haul obtained by the Western Australia police. A 25-year-old woman and a
  
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• Amazon launches a portable Echo speaker for India

  04-12-2019 06:14
  
  Amazon has just launched an Echo speaker with a battery pack in India. The device, called the Echo Portable Speaker Edition, is priced at Rs. 4,999 ($69.70). The new Echo device has a 4,800 mAh battery that can last up to 10 hours in a single charge. #JustLaunched Feedback from our Indian customers that they wanted to carry around their Echo devices was the inspiration behind the Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker, says Miriam Daniel (VP, Alexa Devices, @amazon) #JustAsk @AmazonEchoIndia pic.twi
  
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• Watch: Performance-enhancing AI could change baseball forever

  04-12-2019 02:39
  
  Meet Tipper, a convolutional neural network that lives on an Nvidia AI card. Its creator says it can predict whether a baseball pitch will land inside or outside of the strike zone. Tipper was developed by Nick Bild, a serial creator who seems to have an unquenchable thirst to create and innovate. He makes apps, trains neural networks, and literally has a gold badge in ‘problem solving’ on HackerRank. He says he was inspired to build Tipper while sitting idle in traffic, pondering t
  
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• Vladmir Putin is extricating Russia from the world-wide-web

  04-12-2019 01:41
  
  Tonight, if you live in Russia, it’s time to party like it’s not yet 1989. Soviet KGB agent  President Vladmir Putin is on the brink of unveiling a wall. Some might call it the most beautiful wall the world’s ever seen. It’ll be huge. It’ll cover every square-centimeter of Russian border and, unlike the ridiculous fence we’re building here in the US, his will actually be effective: it keeps ideas out. Reuters today reported that Putin will execute a
  
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• PlayStation awarded Guinness record for consoles sales on its 25th birthday

  04-12-2019 00:26
  
  The PlayStation brand today marks its 25th anniversary — the original Japanese console launched on December 3, 1994. Since then the consoles have swept the market, shooting to the top of the list of most consoles sold, and playing hosts to some of the best games ever made. The original console was a success right from the word go, selling 100,000 units on launch day. It was part of the fifth gen console line-up, ushering in the era of 3D graphics and disc-based games. While the Nintendo 6
  
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