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• YouTube completely gives up trying for Rewind 2019

  05-12-2019 23:54
  
  YouTube today released Rewind 2019, its year-end video summing up the biggest things that happened on the site this year. And it’s… kind of sad, honestly. The number of dislikes is rocketing up – the dislike ratio is rapidly approaching last year’s, and it’s been less than 6 hours – while the comments are unerringly critical. It feels as though YouTube is playing it way too safe after the disaster that was Rewind 2018 — almost to the point of pettishne
  
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• Survey: People in their 20s are more likely to sell their data

  05-12-2019 23:16
  
  For all the flack the elder generation’s taken as of late, it turns out that millennials and Gen Z-ers are more likely to sell their data for a few bucks than boomers are. This is according to research published by TheBestVPN, a virtual private network service provider. In a recent study titled “Putting a Price on Privacy” researchers surveyed 1,002 people to determine their views on personal data and privacy. Respondents were asked if they’d ever considered selling thei
  
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• Viveport Infinity now supports Oculus Quest

  05-12-2019 22:41
  
  HTC today announced its Viveport Infinity VR gaming subscription service will now officially support the Oculus Quest headset through the Oculus Link beta. Viveport Infinity is a system-agnostic VR subscription service offering hundreds of games and apps for a $12.99 monthly fee. Now that it’s added the Quest, it supports every major headset including Rift, Rift S, Index, and Windows Mixed Media devices. Infinity is the best bargain in VR gaming thanks to its diverse lineup. At launch my
  
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• The futuristic Kinn Chair shifted my perception, and then my spine

  05-12-2019 20:00
  
  I’d reviewed not one, but two different Autonomous AI standing desks. When the company offered me a crack at their newest seating option, the Kinn Chair, I didn’t hesitate. Kinn is decidedly new but also familiar to anyone who has eyed Herman Miller’s pricy Embody — a $1,300 technological marvel that can quickly shoot past $1,600 depending on the selected upgrades. What makes Embody special is its TPE spine, a collection of arms covered in rubberized mesh that mimics the
  
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• Studio Ghibli scoops HBO Max by offering its films for digital purchase

  05-12-2019 19:54
  
  Studio Ghibli, the legendary film studio that has been notoriously leery of digitally distributing its exceptional movies, will do just that later this month. The Tokyo studio’s entire catalog will be available on major stores, including Amazon and Apple TV. It’d previously inked an exclusive streaming deal with the upcoming HBO Max. So what does this mean for both the service and those who might be considering buying it? In October, Warner Media revealed it’d acquired the exc
  
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• Google brings the Pixel 4’s amazing voice recorder app to older Pixels

  05-12-2019 19:34
  
  One of the Pixel 4‘s best features may also be its most unassuming. Not the fantastic camera or cool-but-inconsequential radar gestures, but rather the phone’s voice recorder app. Instead of just taking simple audio clips, the app is able to actually automatically transcribe speech, making it easy to copy the text for use elsewhere or to skip ahead to a specific moment. As cool as the app is though, we always knew there was no big reason for it to be exclusive to the Pixel
  
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• Anyone can make professional YouTube and Twitch videos with this $20 app

  05-12-2019 19:00
  
  TLDR: With HyperCam 5: Home Edition, you can record and edit social media videos in minutes with this screen capture dynamo, now 50% off. YouTube serves up 5 billion video views every single day. And with astronomical figures like that, it’s not hard to understand why there are millions, even billions of dollars circling those popular YouTube channels. In fact, the number of channels now earning six figures per year on YouTube is up 50 percent over last year. Crafting solid YouTube videos
  
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• This portable color matcher is perfect for the designer on your gifting list

  05-12-2019 18:30
  
  TLDR: The Nix Mini 2 Color Sensor is a visual artist’s dream, instantly identifying any color found virtually anywhere. And right now, it’s $15 off. From artists and designers to stylists and beyond, color matters. Whether it’s a paint shade, a fabric dye or a swirl on a digital screen, a pro needs the ability to identify the exact hue of an object so it can be matched and reproduced. And when you consider that there are at least nearly 300 shades of green alone, nailing down
  
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• ‘Godman’ fugitive establishes island nation, plans to use crypto instead of fiat

  05-12-2019 16:39
  
  One of India’s self-proclaimed “godmen” has established his own island nation off the coast of Ecuador, and wants to use cryptocurrency as the basis for its economic policy. Nithyananda, a fugitive on the run over allegations of rape and abduction, yesterday announced he’d founded the Republic of Kailaasa — a supposedly sovereign state that would serve as the world’s “greatest and purest Hindu nation,” The Guardian reports. The republic is de
  
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• How the ‘bigger is better’ mentality is damaging AI research

  05-12-2019 15:41
  
  Something you’ll hear a lot is that the increasing availability of computing resources has paved the way for important advances in artificial intelligence. With access to powerful cloud computing platforms, AI researchers have been able to train larger neural networks in shorter timespans. This has enabled AI to make inroads in many fields such as computer vision, speech recognition, and natural language processing. But what you’ll hear less is the darker implications of t
  
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• Google’s developing a feature to show brightly lit streets on Maps

  05-12-2019 15:39
  
  It seems Google is working on a feature for Maps to highlight brightly lit streets at night. The new functionality — dubbed “Lighting” — aims to make your night time travels safer by helping you avoid streets with poor or no lighting. Well-lit streets will be marked in yellow, according to code hidden inside Maps beta release (v10.31.0) as spotted by XDA Developers. Unfortunately, there are no images of the feature in action, as it’s still under development. There&
  
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• India’s IT minister conflates deepfake with fake news — and that’s naive

  05-12-2019 14:57
  
  A lot of countries and states are forming, or thinking about forming policies around deepfake content. However, a question answered by minister RS Prasad during a parliamentary session in India on December 4, suggests the government is not thinking about devising a specific policy around modified content. The answer defines deepfake as a technology that “enables to allows alter/create the image or video media of a person with any other person’s image or video using artificial n
  
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• India’s IT minister conflates deepake with fake news — and that’s naive

  05-12-2019 14:57
  
  A lot of countries and states are forming, or thinking about forming policies around deepfake content. However, a question answered by minister RS Prasad during a parliamentary session in India on December 4, suggests the government is not thinking about devising a specific policy around modified content. The answer defines deepfake as a technology that “enables to allows alter/create the image or video media of a person with any other person’s image or video using artificial n
  
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• Five Reasons Why Keyword Research is an Essential Part of SEO

  05-12-2019 14:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Keyword research is often correlated with search engine optimization in digital marketing, but as a cell is the basic unit of life in the universe, so keywords are essential in all digital marketing. The...
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• Bitcoin-hungry hackers ‘target major US data center firm’ with ransomware

  05-12-2019 14:21
  
  A prominent data center provider in the US has reportedly been hit by the Sodinokibi ransomware, which several months ago earned a hacker $287,000 worth of Bitcoin in just three days. According to ZDNet, CyrusOne is working with law enforcement and forensic firms to analyze the attack. The company is also assisting customers to restore the lost data. CyrusOne is yet to disclose the attack. ZDNet reached out to CyrusOne but says a spokesperson was not available for comment at press tim
  
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• Dopamine fasting: an expert reviews the latest craze in Silicon Valley

  05-12-2019 14:17
  
  It’s the latest fad in Silicon Valley. By reducing the brain’s feel-good chemical known as dopamine – cutting back on things like food, sex, alcohol, social media, and technology – followers believe that they can “reset” the brain to be more effective and appreciate simple things more easily. Some even go so far as avoiding all social activities and even eye contact. The exercise, dubbed “dopamine fasting” by San Francisco psychologist Dr. Cameron
  
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• Twitter to introduce stricter content NSFW guidelines — worrying adult content creators

  05-12-2019 13:56
  
  Over the past year, social networking platforms Facebook and Instagram have made it almost impossible for NSFW artists to exist on the platforms in their efforts to ‘clean up’ the sites. The measures employed have ranged from banning any discussion around “sexual preference,” “sexual roles,” “breasts,” and “buttocks” to the tech giant’s latest stunt in restricting solicitation that involves “sexual emoji or emoji strings.&r
  
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• Twitter to follow Facebook and Instagram with new anti-NSFW guidelines

  05-12-2019 13:56
  
  Over the past year, social networking platforms Facebook and Instagram have made it almost impossible for NSFW artists to exist on the platforms in their efforts to ‘clean up’ the sites. The measures employed have ranged from banning any discussion around “sexual preference,” “sexual roles,” “breasts,” and “buttocks” to the tech giant’s latest stunt in restricting solicitation that involves “sexual emoji or emoji strings.&r
  
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• Spotify’s 2019 Wrapped has arrived: Here’s what you need to know

  05-12-2019 12:58
  
  It’s the most wonderful (or irritating, your choice) time of the year! That’s right, Spotify has released its 2019 Wrapped list! If you’re unaware of what this is, basically every year Spotify releases a customized breakdown of how you’ve spent your year on their platform. If, of course, you have a Premium subscription to the service. Think this sounds like your thing? Then it probably is. So, what exactly is Spotify‘s 2019 Wrapped? Well, it’s a web
  
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• 24 Chinese nationals arrested in Thailand over alleged Bitcoin call center scam

  05-12-2019 12:25
  
  Authorities have busted a call center in Thailand and arrested 24 Chinese nationals for allegedly running a Bitcoin investment scam. Chiang Rai Times, an English language news portal, says the scam has been operating since March this year. Additionally, the portal notes that those arrested were tasked with luring citizens in mainland China to trade Bitcoin using cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global. According to a statement issued by Thailand‘s Immigration Police, it appears the indi
  
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• WhatsApp deactivates Kashimiri accounts after 4-month internet ban

  05-12-2019 11:54
  
  Chat app WhatsApp has kicked out several users from Kashmir after four months of internet shutdown in the state, BuzzFeed News reports. In August, the Indian government scrapped Article 370 to remove the state from its autonomous stature. It also enforced an internet ban to maintain law and order. On December 4, exactly four months after the shutdown, a lot of users from the region took to Twitter to report their WhatsApp accounts had been disabled. After 4 months of total commun
  
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• CHEAP: Forget about vacuuming with $200 off the Roomba i7

  05-12-2019 11:14
  
  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Are you sick of vacuuming your house? If the answer is yes, you’ll be delighted to know there’s a pretty sweet deal on the Roomba i7. Yep, that’s right. At $499 ($200 off its original price of $699), the Roomba i7 has never been cheaper before. And you can grab one right now. While older robot vacuums used to struggle with sucking up dust around the corners of your house (and would often ge
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler appointed as US senator’

  05-12-2019 10:36
  
  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 de Beauvoir used to say: If you love yourself, you won’t do drugs! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, December 04 2019, at a price of $7,252. That’s a minor 0.93 percent decline in 24 hours, or -$68.10. It was the lowest closing price in seven days. We’re stil
  
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• Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 will force manufacturers to buy its 5G modem too

  05-12-2019 10:30
  
  Qualcomm announced details about its newly launched Snapdragon 865 flagship processor last night. The chip can support phones with 144Hz refresh rates and cameras up to 200 megapixels. In a time where everyone, including Qualcomm, is talking about 5G, the company opted to not integrate a 5G modem with the chip. However, the chip maker will force phone manufacturers to use its X55 5G modem, which pretty much forces manufacturers to pay more for a piece of tech that will be useless in m
  
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• 70 cryptocurrency hedge funds have closed so far this year, investors weary of Bitcoin

  05-12-2019 09:57
  
  If the latest trend continues, it looks like cryptocurrency focused hedge funds could be on the way out. According to specialist researchers, Crypto Fund Research, more than 70 hedge funds specializing in investments into digital asset projects have closed this year, Bloomberg reports. The majority of the closures identified came from North America and Europe, with 28 and 23 respectively. This trend runs contrary to recent research from Fidelity Investments that suggested institutional investme
  
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• Microsoft may release two Xbox consoles next year

  05-12-2019 02:01
  
  A new reports suggests that, contrary to what Microsoft employees have been saying for months, there are two Xbox models coming out in the next console generation. If the information is correct, Microsoft is making a cheaper and less-powerful console to compliment its powerhouse, Project Scarlett. The report comes from Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, who said a source confirmed that Microsoft still has the second console in the works. In contrast to the more powerful Scarlett, which is aimed at
  
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• Elon Musk testifies he wasn’t calling the person he accused of marrying a preteen a pedophile

  05-12-2019 01:51
  
  “I suggest that you call people you know in Thailand, find out what’s actually going on and stop defending child rapists, you fucking asshole.” Elon Musk in an email to Buzzfeed dated 30 August, 2018. In another sign of just how ridiculous the US justice system has become, Elon Musk‘s lawyers are today defending the billionaire in a US District Court over a defamation suit by claiming the person he called a “child rapist” and accused of marrying a 12-year-old
  
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