'Kara Versus Jack' Proves That Twitter Needs an Edit Button

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'Kara Versus Jack' Proves That Twitter Needs an Edit Button

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:42:49 +0000

Tuesday's big event, in which Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey answered questions from journalist Kara Swisher, was peppered with typos that muddied the message.

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Trump Order Gives Artificial Intelligence a Boost

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at boosting artificial intelligence R&D in the U.S. The order sets up the American AI Initiative, which instructs federal agencies to move projects involving artificial intelligence to the top of their priority lists. No funding is proposed in the order, but the initiative directs federal agencies to focus on five areas: prioritization, making resources available, creation of standards, establishment of fellowships and apprenticeships, and collaboration with American values in mind.

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MakuluLinux Core OS Debuts With Impressive Desktop Design

A new Linux OS gets to the core of Linux computing with a revamped desktop environment and a new way to have fun with your daily computing tasks. Developer Jacque Montague Raymer has debuted the MakuluLinux Core OS, and hopes it becomes the crown jewel of the Series 15 release family. MakuluLinux released the latest versions of family members LinDoz and Flash several months ago. While the Core entry integrates some of the features of its two cousins, it offers something new and exciting that brings MakululLinux to a higher level of usability.

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Christopher Robin: How we made the film's visual effects

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:07:08 GMT

Visual effects supervisor Chris Lawrence explains how they helped make the film.

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Japan turns to tech to cut long working hours

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:09:31 GMT

Overwork is a longstanding problem in Japan and companies are turning to technology for solutions.

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Facebook and Google news should be regulated, Cairncross Review says

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Facebook and Google news should be regulated, Cairncross Review says

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 09:52:41 GMT

The tech giants should be overseen to ensure their news content is trustworthy, a major review recommends.

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Ordnance Survey to launch mapping drone

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:46:50 GMT

The mapping organisation's craft will collect images and data for businesses and organisations to use.

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Would you be happy to see your doctor online?

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 00:20:45 GMT

Video consultations are saving doctors time and money, but are they good for patients, too?

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Amazon Gobbles Up Eero to Round Out Its Smart Home Plan

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 01:25:45 +0000

What are the consequences (and conveniences) of the tech giant acquiring the home router company?

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8 Best Baby Monitors (2019): Nanit, VTech, and More

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000

These are our favorite baby monitors and cameras to help you keep an eye (or ear) on your kids at night. Wi-Fi, radio, long range, audio, and app-based monitors included.

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Alita: Battle Angel - how we made the film

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Alita: Battle Angel - how we made the film

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 08:12:08 GMT

Director Robert Rodriguez explains how technology helped bring the film to life.

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Reddit: Censorship fears spark criticism of Tencent funding reports

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:28:47 GMT

Redditors flooded the site with snarky posts after reports of funding from Chinese tech giant Tencent.

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Tivoli Go Fonico Review: Wirefree Workout Buds

Sun, 10 Feb 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Even with a few glitches, these cute wirefree, true wireless workout earbuds are still worth the price.

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Esports gamers battle at event in Northamptonshire

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Esports gamers battle at event in Northamptonshire

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 09:42:07 GMT

About 650 esports gamers and 100 spectators are battling it out to win thousands of pounds.

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Best MacBooks for 2019: Which Model Should You Actually Buy?

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 13:00:00 +0000

It's never been harder to buy the right Apple laptop. Let us help you with our MacBook buying guide.

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18 of Our Favorite Valentine's Deals for Your Sweetheart (or You): Apple, Eufy, Thule, and More

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000

If you’re planning on giving someone a thoughtful present this Valentine’s Day, we’ve rounded up a score of great gift scores.

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Razer Blade Stealth Review (2019): Better Graphics and Battery

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Razer Blade Stealth Review (2019): Better Graphics and Battery

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000

One of our favorite laptops for portable playtime now offers improved graphics performance and battery life.

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TikTok: When gummy bears singing Adele rule online

Sat, 09 Feb 2019 00:35:53 GMT

The Chinese-owned meme platform taking over the internet.

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Parenting site Mumsnet hit by data breach

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 23:05:53 GMT

The flaw meant account holders saw some details of other users and their message history.

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Wireless Carriers Caught Playing Fast and Loose With Location Data

AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have sold access to subscribers' real-time location data to aggregators, which in turn have sold it to about 250 bounty hunters and related businesses, according to a report. In some cases, the data allowed users to track individuals to their specific locations inside a building. Some companies made thousands of location requests to data brokers; one made more than 18,000 such requests in just over a year. The news, which sparked widespread outrage, prompted a range of responses, including demands for federal action.

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Dutch Doc Wins 'Forget My Suspension' Case

Google must remove search results about medical regulators' conditional suspension of a Dutch physician in the first "right to be forgotten" case of its kind in the European Union. After Google and Dutch data privacy watchdog Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens rebuffed the doctor's initial attempts to get disciplinary actions purged from online search results, a district court in Amsterdam sided with the surgeon. The physician had an interest in preventing her full name from appearing in Google search engine links connected to a blacklist of doctors, the court found.

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Zavor Lux 6-Quart Multicooker Review: A Nudge Better Than the Instant Pot

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Zavor Lux 6-Quart Multicooker Review: A Nudge Better Than the Instant Pot

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:00:00 +0000

You may not recognize the name, but you'll be instantly impressed with this multicooker's capabilities.

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Moto G7, G7 Plus, G7 Play, and G7 Power: Specs, Price

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Bigger power cells and more-efficient components are helping smartphone manufacturers give consumers what they really want: phones that don't require frequent charging.

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E-Ticketing Flaw Exposes Airline Passenger Data to Hackers

The e-ticketing systems of eight airlines, including Southwest Airlines and Dutch carrier KLM, have a vulnerability that can expose passengers' personally identifiable information, mobile security vendor Wandera has reported. They use unencrypted links that hackers can intercept easily. The hackers then can view and, in some cases, even change the victim's flight booking details, or print their boarding passes. Air France, Vueling, Jetstar, Thomas Cook, Transavia and Air Europa also have this problem, according to Wandera.

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Netrunner's Unique Blackbird Soars to New Heights

Blackbird, Netrunner's version 19.01 release, hit the download servers on Jan. 14, and this distro deserves to be considered bleeding-edge. Netrunner is a step ahead of other KDE distros, thanks to its solid integration of classic KDE desktop performance with Web-based applications and cloud services. That said, if you aren't fondness of the K Desktop, Netrunner may leave you wanting more desktop simplicity. For that you must look elsewhere. KDE is the only desktop available from the Germany-based Blue Systems development team.

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Jeff Bezos: Amazon boss accuses National Enquirer of blackmail

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 07:08:50 GMT

Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer attempted extortion by threatening to publish "intimate photos".

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Facebook Was Late to Mobile. Now, Mobile Is Its Future

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Facebook Was Late to Mobile. Now, Mobile Is Its Future

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000

With messaging apps and Stories, Facebook’s emphasis on mobile features also highlights some of the company’s greatest vulnerabilities as it looks ahead.

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Facebook ordered by Germany to gather less data

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:09:25 GMT

The social network says it intends to appeal against the German watchdog's ruling.

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Screen time: Children advised not to use electronic devices at dinner

Thu, 07 Feb 2019 06:59:39 GMT

As concerns mount over how screen time and social media affect children, parents are given suggestions.

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Apple to Raise Barrier Against VR, AR Websites

The next upgrade of Apple's mobile operating system, iOS 12.2, will come with an annoying surprise for VR and AR developers. It reportedly will block Web access to the accelerometer and gyroscope in Apple mobile devices by default. That means users will have to grant permission to any Web apps or sites that need those components to function, including those with virtual reality and augmented reality components. Apple's move is designed to protect the privacy of its customers by giving them control over who has access to their location data.

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New Android Apps Come to the Aid of Hearing-Impaired

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New Android Apps Come to the Aid of Hearing-Impaired

Google has announced two new Android applications designed to make life easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. One of the apps, Live Transcribe, turns live speech into real-time captions by using a phone's microphone; the other, Sound Amplifier, improves a phone's sound output. Live Transcribe, which works on Android 5.0 Lollipop and up, will be available in 70 languages and dialects. It has a type-back keyboard for users who can't or don't want to speak, and works with external microphones to improve transcription accuracy.

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The Evolution of Software Security Best Practices

Independent software vendors, along with Internet of Things and cloud vendors, are involved in a market transformation that is making them look more alike. The similarities are evident in the way they approach software security initiatives, according to a report from Synopsys. Synopsys has released its ninth annual Building Security in Maturity Model, or BSIMM9. The BSIMM project provides a de facto standard for assessing and then improving software security initiatives, the company said.

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Facebook Messenger Lets You Unsend Now. Why Doesn't Every App?

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:15:20 +0000

Very few chat apps offer the unsend feature. As it turns out, that’s for a few very good, or at least understandable, reasons.

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Ocado warehouse fire: Sales warning as shares drop

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:31:29 GMT

The online grocer has seen shares slump after a fire tore through its Hampshire warehouse.

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Instagram's most-liked egg is actually a mental health advert

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Instagram's most-liked egg is actually a mental health advert

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 07:30:13 GMT

The image of an egg, which is Instagram's most liked photo ever, is part of a mental health campaign.

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Do money apps make us better or worse with our finances?

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 00:01:13 GMT

Apps that help us manage our money are proving increasingly popular, but how effective are they?

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FTC v. Qualcomm: What Really Is Going On

I've been watching antitrust cases actively since the 1980s. I had to study historical antitrust cases going back to Standard Oil and RCA, in order to ensure compliance with a related consent decree When I worked at IBM. Each of the other cases had one thing in common: Both of the companies being charged were massively and obviously monopolies. There were many questions about whether they were behaving badly or really had an adverse impact on competition, but there generally was no doubt they had monopoly power.

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Tokimeki Unfollow: A KonMari Tool for Decluttering Twitter

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:48:23 +0000

Designer Julius Tarng has created a web tool for unfollowing Twitter users that employs Marie Kondo's "KonMari" decision-making method.

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A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Privacy Online

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A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Privacy Online

Do you take your online privacy seriously? Most people don't. They have an ideal scenario of just how private their online activities should be, but they rarely do anything to actually achieve it. The problem is that bad actors know and rely on this fact, and that's why there's been a steady rise in identity theft cases from 2013 to 2017. The victims of these cases often suffer a loss of reputation or financial woes. If you take your online privacy seriously, follow this 10-step guide to protect it.

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Court: Cops Can't Compel the Use of Body Parts to Unlock Phones

Authorities can't force people to unlock their biometrically secured phones or other devices, according to a federal judge. "The Government may not compel or otherwise utilize fingers, thumbs, facial recognition, optical/iris, or any other biometric feature to unlock electronic devices," Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore wrote. An attempt by law enforcement authorities in Oakland, California, to force two suspected extortionists to unlock their mobile phones with biometrics violated Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination.

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Best TV and Soundbar Deals for the Super Bowl (2019)

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

TVs are on sale because of the Super Bowl, and we've rounded up our favorite discounted sets, soundbars, and devices.

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7 Best TVs to Buy in 2019: 4K, OLED, Samsung, and More

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7 Best TVs to Buy in 2019: 4K, OLED, Samsung, and More

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 13:00:00 +0000

The best, boldest, and most budget friendly 4K TVs we've seen, including LG, Samsung, Vizio, TCL, and Sony.

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Ban phones in schools, says minister Nick Gibb

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Ban phones in schools, says minister Nick Gibb

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 10:03:37 GMT

Nick Gibb says while it's a matter for heads, excessive social media leaves pupils unable to concentrate.

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Apple Banishes Facebook Data Reaper From iPhones

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Apple Banishes Facebook Data Reaper From iPhones

Apple has blocked a Facebook app that paid users for total access to all network data passing through their mobile phones. Facebook had been paying users $20 a month for root network access to their phones. Facebook was on-boarding users of its Research program, which included teenagers, through Apple's Enterprise system, which Apple said was a violation of its policy. The Enterprise system is supposed to be used only for the distribution of internal corporate apps to employees, not to paid external testers.

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Blue Collar Linux: Something Borrowed, Something New

Sometimes it takes more than a few tweaks to turn an old-style desktop design into a fresh new Linux distribution. That is the case with the public release of Blue Collar Linux. Blue Collar Linux has been under development for the last four years. Until its public release this week, it has circulated only through an invitation for private use by the developer's family, friends and associates looking for an alternative to the Windows nightmare. Another large part of his user base is the University of Wisconsin, where he engages with the math and computer science departments.

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Things We Loved in January, From Smart Glasses to Self-Lacing Shoes

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Plus: Breville's $800 pizza oven, Fender's newest guitar, and a habit-breaking browser extension.

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Mail Online web browser warning reversed

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 10:15:08 GMT

A warning that the Daily Mail's website failed to maintain "basic standards of accuracy" is changed.

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Haidilao: Robots staff China's top hotpot chain

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Haidilao: Robots staff China's top hotpot chain

Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:21:42 GMT

Robot waiters and chefs form the future of hotpot chain Haidilao.

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Apple Rumored Plotting a Game Subscription Service

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Apple Rumored Plotting a Game Subscription Service

A "Netflix for Games" type of service may be in Apple's future. Apple has been developing a subscription service that will function for games much like Netflix does for movies and TV series, according to a report. It's still unclear what the subscription fee would be or what kinds of games would be offered on the service. Whatever the fee for the offering, it could be tough for Apple to find an audience for a streaming service, maintained David Cole, an analyst at DFC Intelligence, a market research firm in San Diego.

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Children 'afterthought' for social media companies

Wed, 30 Jan 2019 09:48:32 GMT

England's children's commissioner writes to social media companies, urging them to tackle disturbing content.

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