Sunday, April 07, 2019

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TECHNOLOGY

AI Chatbot Helps People Find Info on Scams and Frauds

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www.bleepingcomputer.com - USA.gov, the official online portal of the U.S federal government, launched an artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbot named Sam to automate the process of helping people find information on sca…

iOS flaw makes it easy to message anyone from a locked iPhone

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www.dailymail.co.uk - A security flaw in Apple's digital assistant makes it so that users can easily send a message or make a phone call on someone else's locked device, according to Quartz. All users need to do is take a…

Google's de-indexing issue still not fully resolved but Google is working on it - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - Yesterday Google said it fully resolved the de-indexing issue that started on Thursday afternoon. But now Google is saying it is not fully resolved just yet and Google is still working on reprocessin…

Sinemia faces consumer pushback and a class action suit over a battery of complaints

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techcrunch.com - When Sinemia first came across our radar, the company was happily riding the wave of anti-MoviePass publicity. With its chief competition in the midst of what looked to be a historic collapse, Sinemi…

Some ruminations on decentralization of identifications

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techcrunch.com - It’s tax season, which has me thinking about one of decentralized technology’s holy grails: self-sovereign identities. It’s a stirring vision, of a world in which control over our driver’s licenses, …

To stop copycats, Snapchat shares itself

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techcrunch.com - Evan Spiegel has finally found a way to fight back against Mark Zuckerberg’s army of clones. For 2.5 years, Snapchat foolishly tried to take the high road versus Facebook, with Spiegel claiming “Our …

Cybercrime groups continue to flourish on Facebook

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techcrunch.com - You might be surprised what you can buy on Facebook, if you know where to look. Researchers with Cisco’s Talos security research team have uncovered a wave of Facebook groups dedicated to making mone…

The team behind Baidu’s first smart speaker is now using AI to make films

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techcrunch.com - The HBO sci-fi blockbuster Westworld has been an inspiring look into what humanlike robots can do for us in the meatspace. While current technologies are not quite advanced enough to make Westworld a…

26 incredibly useful things you didn’t know Google Calendar could do

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www.fastcompany.com - If there’s one digital tool I rely on as much as Gmail, it’s Google Calendar. advertisement advertisement From work deadlines to family happenings and random reminders, Calendar is what keeps me on t…

Apple slashes HomePod price and introduces Powerbeats Pro

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arstechnica.com - Apple has lowered the standard suggested retail price of its HomePod smart speaker from $349 to $299. The price drop follows slow and disappointing sales for the product, according to most analysts. …

Visual Studio 2019 goes live with C++, Python shared editing

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arstechnica.com - A new version of Microsoft's integrated development environment (IDE) goes live today with the release of Visual Studio 2019 and its cousin Visual Studio 2019 for Mac. Visual Studio is in a bit of a …

Android Q Beta 2 hands on—Bubbles, notification assistants, and more

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arstechnica.com - Android Q Beta 2 is out! Despite the plethora of bug warnings from Google, I flashed it on my daily driver and am back to report on some things. Beta 2 gives us a whole new feature to play with calle…

Mug shots: How Ars Technica editors prefer to stay caffeinated

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arstechnica.com - No matter whether an office exists as brick-and-mortar or Orbiting, focuses on manufacturing, development, or journalist'ing, they all share one thing in common. It's not too many sweets for holiday …

8 Dead Web Trends We're Better Off Without | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - A lot of very smart people have said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Other people say that nostalgia bait…ahem…“retrospectives” get a lot of clicks. They’re both rig…

Colorado's net neutrality law will deny grant money to ISPs that engage in network discrimination

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boingboing.net - ISPs want it both ways: they want to be receive billions in indirect public subsidies (access to rights of ways that would cost unimaginable sums to clear) and direct public subsidies (grant money) b…

Dropbox uncovers 264 vulnerabilities in HackerOne Singapore bug hunt | ZDNet

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www.zdnet.com - Dropbox has uncovered 264 vulnerabilities, paying out US$319,300 in bounties, after a one-day bug hunt in Singapore that brought together hackers from 10 nations around the world. Hosted by bug bount…

‘Change My View’ Reddit Community Launches Its Own Website

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www.wired.com - A few months shy of his high school graduation, Kal Turnbull came to a realization: Conversations on the internet are broken. The Scottish teenager had been looking for an online community for friend…

After Chrome, Firefox will also support off-screen image lazy loading | ZDNet

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www.zdnet.com - Mozilla engineers plan to add support for "lazy loading," a mechanism to defer the loading of images if they are not visible on the user's screen when a website is first loaded. Work on adding this f…

11 Tips For Making A Great First Impression With New Clients

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www.forbes.com - As the saying goes, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. In addition, studies have shown that we make judgments about new people we meet within a matter of seconds. Whether the m…

Expert: In 50 years, self-driving cars will be "unthinkable"

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futurism.com - The general consensus among experts is we’re headed toward a future in which humans driving cars will seem downright archaic. In a new Vox essay, New York University data journalism professor Meredit…

Palm phone can now serve as stand-alone device

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re trying to wean yourself away from looking at your phone too much, Palm believes that they have the perfect product for you (yes, that Palm). They released a new device late last year, a sma…

Samsung expects quarterly profit to plummet 60 percent compared to a year ago

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mashable.com - Ahead of its earnings report later this month, the South Korean electronics giant shared earnings guidance for operating profit in the first quarter of 2019 — and it doesn't look good. Samsung says i…

If at First You Don’t Succeed: Yashica Premiers Branded 35mm Film

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www.lightstalking.com - The much-vaunted Yashica revival that fizzled out last year wasn’t enough of a market response for the people behind Yashica to hang up the towel and call it a day. While digiFilm didn’t catch on, Ya…

App sounds alarm for slavery at UK hand carwash sites

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www.theguardian.com - More than 900 drivers have reported potential cases of modern slavery involving workers at hand carwash services, using an app that makes it easy for people to sound the alarm if they have suspicions.

Microsoft, Facebook, trust and privacy

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www.ben-evans.com - (It’s worth noting that these steps were precisely what people had previously insisted was evil - Microsoft deciding what code you can run on your own computer and what APIs developers can use, and F…

Landlord 2.0: Tech’s New Rentier Capitalism

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onezero.medium.com - When Tim Cook and his fellow executives hit the stage for Apple’s event on March 25, it was to announce a major strategic pivot. The company knows that its markets for iPhones, iPads, and Macs are st…

'Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' and the debate over difficulty vs. accessibility

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mashable.com - For anyone who's been paying attention to the social media discourse around video games in recent days, you've probably noticed a couple of frequently repeated buzzwords. There's "difficulty" and "ac…

Simple E-mail Marketing Tips Anyone Can Use

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iim.internetinfomedia.com - This is the perfect place to learn how to use email promoting more people into your network.Many people have trouble finding ways to add the right people to email lists, so continue on for some helpf…

Tired Of Struggling Financially? Learn How To Make Money Online!

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getmoneymaker.com - Many people cannot find fruitful employment, which is why so many look for work online. The Internet could be a great way to earn extra cash. It can also be a source of livelihood. The following arti…

Video Marketing 101: Simple Strategies That Really Work!

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iim.internetinfomedia.com - You may tire of the same old marketing schemes. You will have the opportunity to reach out to millions of individuals in this way. Read on to discover some tips that can help you figure out what to d…

Don't Go Car Shopping Without Reading This First!

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carshopping.biz - This is not easy to accomplish when you have pushy salesmen that are trying to make as much as possible from you. Don’t let a salesperson talk you into buying a vehicle that you are unable to afford.…

Smart Advice For Auto Repair – Top Tips!

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carshopping.biz - When a car issue arises next, would you like to do them yourself? The following article can serve as a guide when fixing your vehicle’s problems. You’ll be able to save money and feel good doing it. …

Amazon is hiring 3,000 work-from-home employees with full benefits

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www.impactlab.net - The online retailer is looking for remote employees for customer service positions. The company is looking for remote workers around the country. Amazon continues to be a source of both great deals a…

I Used The Web For A Day On Internet Explorer 8 — Smashing Magazine

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www.smashingmagazine.com - Chris Ashton is a Senior Software Engineer working for BBC News. When he’s not busy coding, he enjoys singing as a tenor in the BBC Symphony Chorus. More about Chris… Upgrade your inbox and get our e…

13 Must See Money Making iPhone Apps -

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www.iphoneness.com - We all would love to earn some money on the side. With the rise the gig economy, there are plenty of opportunities available to those interested. There are also apps that reward their users for exerc…

Your Data Might Be Safe in the Cloud But What Happens When It Leaves the Cloud?

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www.entrepreneur.com - With more sensitive data stored in the cloud than ever before, entrepreneurs need to know how to keep information regarding their companies and their customers safe. Cloud service providers can succe…

240 km/h mit E-Motorrad Lightning Strike

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www.n-tv.de - Mit der LS-218 hat Lightning Motorcycles einen unglaublichen Geschwindigkeitsrekord aufgestellt. Mit 351 km/h wurde der Stromer gemessen. Die Strike ist zwar ebenfalls schnell und rein elektrisch unt…

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