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• Sonos says Google stole its speaker tech, asks for product ban in court

  07-01-2020 23:56 via thenextweb.com
  
  Sonos has brought two lawsuits against Google for alleged copyright infringement, claiming Google used five of its patents to build its own speakers. It’s asking for a ban on all Google devices that use the supposedly stolen tech, including smartphones, laptops, and of course speakers. According to a report from the New York Times, Sonos filed one suit in a federal court and another with the US International Trade Commission. The backbone of the lawsuits is Sonos‘ claim that Google
  
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• Everything you need to know about the drone used by the US to assassinate an Iranian general

  07-01-2020 21:21 via thenextweb.com
  
  Meet the Reaper, a $64M death-dealing assassination drone straight out of a science-fiction nightmare. Designated the MQ-9 Reaper multi-purpose drone, it’s widely considered the deadliest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the sky. And for good reason. On 3 January 2020, US President Donald Trump authorized the military’s use of an MQ-9 in the assassination of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleiman, a Major General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who served as the comman
  
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• AMD cops to using a phony render of the Xbox Series X in its CES keynote

  07-01-2020 19:30 via thenextweb.com
  
  AMD gets egg on its face during its conference at the Consumer Electronics Show, as it showed off a beautiful render of a console that, while purporting to be the Xbox Series X, was not actually the Xbox Series X. There’s a fair bit we don’t know about Microsoft’s upcoming console, and AMD‘s little gaffe does raise more questions than answers. AMD just gave us a look at the rear of the Xbox Series X. It has ethernet, 2X USB-C and 2X HDMI pic.twitter.com/NV6y40ncGC &mdash
  
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• Make poop-tech a reality, you cowards

  07-01-2020 17:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  CES is a weird event. On one hand, a big chunk of the annual conference is devoted to technology that’ll be available soon. Think of an 8K TV or a new Bluetooth standard. You know, stuff you’ll actually be able to use in 2020. Then, on the other side of things, is the technology that will never going to be released. The devices that are only there to make a splash, get some media coverage, and provide some easy marketing for the companies involved. You know, something like the array
  
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• Dirac’s new app makes your headphones sound more like good speakers

  07-01-2020 16:55 via thenextweb.com
  
  Audio research company Dirac may be best known for its high-end room correction software, but its also made headways into improving sound quality on other devices. Case in point: the company today announced a phone app that it claims can dramatically improve the sound quality of your Bluetooth headphones, both improving their frequency response and giving them a more speaker-like presentation. Based on the demo kit the company sent over, it might just be on to something. The company shipped me
  
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• 6 Best CMS Software for Website Development & SMBs

  07-01-2020 16:55
  
  Are you looking for a content management system (CMS) that will help you create the digital content you need? With so many options on the market, it’s challenging to know which one is the best CMS software for your business.
  On this page, we’ll take a look at the six best CMS’s for website development for your business and share the pros and cons of each. If you’d like to learn more about content management systems and marketing your content, subscribe to our newsletter,
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken sees 49% yearly increase in law enforcement information requests

  07-01-2020 14:18 via thenextweb.com
  
  If you’ve been following the world of cryptocurrency, it should come as no surprise that law enforcers are working hard to track down criminals that use digital assets. In its yearly compliance report, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says that global data requests from law enforcement agencies in 2019 are up 49 percent over 2018. The crypto exchange says it received a total of 710 information requests in 2019 which impacted 1,222 accounts. Back in 2018, law enforcement agencies made 475 in
  
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• Want to create your own comics? This Clip Studio bundle can make it happen

  07-01-2020 14:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Clip Studio is a digital art environment with the power of Photoshop, yet a boatload of specialized features tailored for painters, line artists and other physical media craftsmen, especially comics and manga creators. Right now, The Creativity Bundle ft. Clip Studio Debut is available at 86 percent off, just $25 from TNW Deals.
  
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• Aliens exist, but we’re not open-minded enough to see them

  07-01-2020 13:41 via thenextweb.com
  
  If we discovered evidence of alien life, would we even realize it? Life on other planets could be so different from what we’re used to that we might not recognize any biological signatures that it produces. Recent years have seen changes to our theories about what counts as a biosignature and which planets might be habitable, and further turnarounds are inevitable. But the best we can really do is interpret the data we have with our current best theory, not with some future idea we haven&
  
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• 2019 was the year that mainstream culture actually ‘got’ Bitcoin — kinda

  07-01-2020 13:29 via thenextweb.com
  
  When Bitcoin first broke into the mainstream zeitgeist two years ago, celebs were quick to jump on the bandwagon and pander to cryptocurrency fans — like Katy Perry with her cringeworthy CrYpTo ClAwS. Don’t get me wrong, we still had our fair share of stupid celeb moments in 2019. Superstar basketballer Kobe Bryant was somehow tricked into speaking at a TRON conference, while recording artist Akon appeared at one in Malta. Oh, and Warren Buffet narrowly escaped lunch with
  
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• The new PS5 logo is what it looks like when a company gives up

  07-01-2020 13:15 via thenextweb.com
  
  You hyped about Sony‘s upcoming PS5? Yeah? Well, you’re about to pee yourself from excitement, BECAUSE THE NEW LOGO IS HERE! Slam your peepers on this badboy: Look familiar? That’s not too much of a surprise, because it’s reminiscent of the current PS4 logo. Truly, friends, we’re witnessing a breathtaking evolution of design. Jony Ive is currently running the Guggenheim in celebration. Now, to be completely fair to Sony here, the company has kept its logo pretty si
  
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• How robots, AI, and drones are changing toy manufacturing

  07-01-2020 11:20 via thenextweb.com
  
  I’m a geek. And as a geek, I love my tech toys. But over time I’ve noticed toys are becoming harder to understand. Some modern toys resemble advanced devices. There are flying toys, walking toys, and roving toys. A number of these require “configuring” or “connecting.” The line between toy, gadget and professional device is blurrier than ever, as manufacturers churn out products including drones for kids and plush toys with hidden nanny cams. With such a vari
  
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• Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin price shoots up 5%, nears $8K’

  07-01-2020 11:06 via thenextweb.com
  
  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 Satoshi Nakamoto used to say: Intelligence is in the eye of the beholder! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 6 2020, at a price of $7,769. That’s a respectable 4.84 percent increase in 24 hours, or $358. It was the highest closing price in forty-six days. We&rsquo
  
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• Telegram isn’t going to merge its cryptocurrency wallet and messenger app — for now

  07-01-2020 10:46 via thenextweb.com
  
  In a statement released yesterday, Telegram said it isn’t planning on integrating its messaging app with its cryptocurrency token wallet. When the TON blockchain network launches, the associated wallet app won’t be part of its messaging app. “At the time of the anticipated launch of the TON Blockchain, Telegram’s TON Wallet application is expected to be made available solely on a stand-alone basis and will not be integrated with the Telegram Messenger service.” The
  
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• Tumblr’s literacy initiative wants to educate people on misinformation and cyberbullying

  07-01-2020 10:37 via thenextweb.com
  
  As we inch closer to the upcoming US presidential 2020 elections, social media giants have been updating their policies on the spread of misinformation to better protect the democratic process. The latest platform to join the ranks is Tumblr, which yesterday launched its internet literacy campaign to fight fake news and help young people spot other toxic activity online. The campaign, World Wide What, was made possible in collaboration with the UK based internet literacy organization, @ditchthe
  
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• Samsung is working on lifelike AI-powered avatars to fill in for humans

  07-01-2020 10:11 via thenextweb.com
  
  Samsung has been teasing its NEON project for a few days now, and we finally have some idea of what it’s about: AI-powered digital avatars that look like humans. It’s actually an effort by STAR Labs, an experimental subsidiary of the Korean giant led by scientist and inventor Pranav Mistry. From what I can make of the vague press release and FAQ, the idea is to create software-based ‘artificial humans’ (called NEONs) that you can communicate and interact with, just as yo
  
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• Mozilla, GitHub, and Cloudflare appeal to Indian government over its online content policing plans

  07-01-2020 09:45 via thenextweb.com
  
  Mozilla, GitHub, and Cloudflare wrote a letter today to the Indian government to see the final draft of intermediary rules that will define how online platforms have to regulate content before it’s presented in front of the Supreme Court on January 15. According to the draft released in 2018, any online entity with more than five million users will be considered an intermediary. With more than 627 million internet users in the country, it’s not a hard number to achiev
  
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• Facebook vows to crack down on ‘misleading’ deepfakes

  07-01-2020 08:32 via thenextweb.com
  
  Facebook today announced it will ban misleading manipulated media — including Photoshopped images and deepfakes. This announcement comes right on time, ahead of the upcoming US presidential elections this year.  The declaration of the new policy comes just before Monika Bickert, Vice President, Global Policy Management, is set to testify against the House Energy and Commerce consumer protection subcommittee tomorrow to discuss how the platform will tackle manipulative media. The
  
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• Lenovo put an e-ink display on the lid of its ThinkBook Plus laptop, and it’s kinda genius

  07-01-2020 08:11 via thenextweb.com
  
  Lenovo has a bunch of interesting laptops at this year’s CES trade show, including one with 5G support, a Chromebook with a detachable keyboard, and a $2,500 foldable ThinkPad. The one that’s caught my attention is a simpler dual-display affair — the ThinkBook Plus — which has an e-ink screen screen on the lid. The second 10.8-inch display (which is similar to the monochrome screen on an ebook reader) shows you calendar and email notifications from Microsoft Outlook, dis
  
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• In a shocking announcement, Sony just unveiled an electric car

  07-01-2020 06:46 via thenextweb.com
  
  In a surprise announcement, Sony unveiled an electric concept car called the Vision-S during its keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas today. The company said the car has 33 sensors, including a CMOS sensor and a ToF (Time of Flight) sensor (both of which are typically used in cameras) to detect objects and people accurately outside and inside the car. In addition, it uses a Solid State LiDAR to gauge and map the area around the vehicle to avoid collision and drive at a sa
  
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• Samsung unveils Ballie, a cute companion robot for managing your smart home

  07-01-2020 06:02 via thenextweb.com
  
  At this year’s CES in Las Vegas, Samsung invited on stage a curious guest: Ballie, a rolling robot equipped with a camera and enough smarts to sense people around it and control connected appliances around the house. In the demo video below, you can see Ballie following a person and their dog through a home as they go about their day, and silently helping out where possible by adjusting smart blinds, firing up a washing machine, summoning a robot vacuum cleaner, and even turning on the TV
  
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• Forks down: John McAfee reneges on promise to ‘eat his dick’ if Bitcoin fails to hit $1M

  07-01-2020 04:40 via thenextweb.com
  
  In 2017, John McAfee, the antivirus magnate, got a little caught up in Bitcoin’s hype cycle. When asked if Bitcoin would reach $500,000 in value within three years, McAfee responded: “if not, I will eat my dick on national television.” He then doubled down on the bet, saying his models predicted Bitcoin to hit $1,000,000 by 2020. And if he was wrong, he’d still eat his dick. Being a bunch of juvenile delinquents running a tech publication, we were excited about the possi
  
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• Bluetooth’s new standard will support streaming to multiple devices

  07-01-2020 03:00 via thenextweb.com
  
  Bluetooth Special Interest Group, an organization that oversees the development of the Bluetooth standard, announced a new framework called Bluetooth LE (Low Energy) with multi-streaming and broadcast audio support. This means you’ll be able to control multiple, independent, synchronized audio streams from a source device – like a smartphone – to many headphones, speakers, and audio sinks. Bluetooth LE will also allow you to broadcast audio resulting in audio sharing betw
  
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• JBL’s retro L82 speaker shrinks the L100 Classic into a cheaper package

  07-01-2020 01:26 via thenextweb.com
  
  The JBL L100 is one of the most iconic speakers of all time, and the L100 Classic I reviewed last year is a standout revision built to modern standards. But the speaker is massive and expensive. In an age when people are used to small bookshelf speakers and slim towers, the L100’s blocky shape and $4,000 price tag ruled them out for many audio enthusiasts. Enter the new L82 Classic, announced today at CES. The L82 uses the same tweeter in the L100 Classic,  but gets rid of
  
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• Alienware’s Concept UFO is basically a Nintendo Switch on steroids and I want one

  07-01-2020 00:16 via thenextweb.com
  
  The Nintendo Switch was one of the greatest inventions of the past decade. It made console gaming portable in a way no previous handheld gaming device was ever really able to do. A lot of that was due to its clever convertible form factor, so it was only a matter of time until someone emulated it. Case in point: At CES, Alienware announced the Concept UFO, a gaming PC that is basically a straight-up Switch clone. But I don’t care because I want one. The Concept UFO packs an 8-inch sc
  
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