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- Study shows the fraught relationship between tech recruiters and hiring managers
HackerRank today published its 2018 Tech Recruiting Report. The paper examines trends and perspectives in the competitive developer recruitment market, and has identified several trends that are guaranteed to raise eyebrows. One trend spotted by HackerRank is that there seems to be endemic relati... - YubiKey’s new iOS SDK lets developers bring hardware 2FA to their apps
Yubico, the maker of the popular YubiKey hardware two-factor authentication (2FA) token, has announced the launch of its iOS SDK. This allows developers to bake truly secure 2FA (read: not based on SMS) into their apps, based on the company’s YubiKey NEO NFC-equipped hardware. Support for the com... - Bitcoin has seen 44 forks since Bitcoin Cash and they are all useless
- Why marketers should stop benchmarking CPC once and for all
- Just like Twitter, Gmail lets you ‘@’ mention people
- This startup is poised to optimize digital advertising, using blockchain
- Google Photos is adding ‘Favorite’ and ‘Like’ buttons to your pictures
- Microsoft, Intel, and Google disclose another Spectre-like CPU flaw
- Adobe acquires ecommerce CMS Magento for $1.68 billion
- Apple’s Siri will get a brand new voice and more at WWDC
- 7 tactics you can implement right now to grow your startup
As a first-time founder or entrepreneur, knowing where to start when it comes to scaling your business can be extremely overwhelming. With an overabundance of resources telling you the right way to grow your startup, focusing on the wrong thing before having the basics down pat could spell disast... - Amazon’s facial recognition is now aiding US law enforcement
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Northern California chapter today revealed documents and emails indicating Amazon aided law enforcement agencies in the US with the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. The impact: Amazon is in the public surveillance business now.... - Asana’s new Slack plugin makes project management a doddle
- Thanks to this robot, musicians can now play with themselves in their bedroom
- EU is livestreaming Zuck’s hearing — reluctantly
- Samsung is opening a massive AI research center in the UK
- Get VPN protection that works like a full security suite for a one-time $69 price
- Hackers exploit Verge blockchain vulnerabilities to steal over $1.7M — again
- Sony’s 10-inch digital paper tablet is an ultra-expensive Moleskine replacement
- Post Cambridge Analytica, the EU needs to end policy-makers’ preferential treatment of Facebook
- OnePlus 6 Review: Small design downgrade, big camera upgrade
OnePlus has always tried to deliver flagship features and performance at mid-range prices, but it always seems to fall just a little bit shy of the top. Despite regularly sporting class-leading performance, some aspects lacked that last bit of polish that makes a Google Pixel or Samsung so popula... - We need an ‘invisibility switch’ to hide from dark interactions
Woman A: “Hello. How can I help you?”Woman B: “Hi. I’m calling to book a woman’s haircut for a client. I’m looking for something on May 3.”Woman A: “Sure. Give me one second — sure. What time are you looking for around?”Woman B: “At 12 p.m.” Most of you will recognize this phone conversation. No... - A Nintendo 64 console reissue might be on the way
- How the Dutch police are using AI to unravel cold cases
- Instagram now lets you mute annoying people without unfollowing them
- How technology is changing the auto insurance landscape
- Review: Witti Design’s Notti and Dotti are a couple of fun little lights
- Facebook made an AI that convincingly turns one style of music into another
- California Congressional candidate goes after fellow Democrat with anti-Bitcoin attack ad
- Google rolls out early access to new YouTube Music subscription service
- Vimeo’s CEO Anjali Sud will take your questions now please
How can an ad-free online video platform like Vimeo stand up against major advertising platforms like YouTube? How can creative platforms like Vimeo strike a balance between nurturing communities, freedom of speech, and creating a safe and inclusive space online? What’s your favorite video on Vim... - Launch a lucrative career as a software tester — start for less than $6 per course
Software testing is a critical step in the development process -- and experienced software testers can make up to six figures or more. Find out what it takes to debug programs and get employed in this high-demand field with the Ultimate Software Testing bundle. Right now, this massive package is ... - Database leak exposes personal records of nearly 1 million South Africans
- Wanna ditch your smartphone addiction? Put a patch on it
- Find the Chivas Hidden Studio at TNW2018 to hear exclusive interviews
- PassProtect warns Chrome users when their username or passwords get pwned
- India considers taxing cryptocurrencies instead of banning them
- Dashlane study: people are still terrible at making secure passwords
- HTC’s notch-less U12+ gets 4 cameras and a squeezable body
- Car dealership asks woman to prove she’s not a robot… in real life
- Dear Elon Musk: Stop spreading fake news
Elon Musk, a billionaire playboy whose parents weren’t murdered in front of him outside of a theater (yet still seems to think he’s Batman), today stopped rocketing cars at the sky long enough to rage-tweet his displeasure with journalists’ criticisms of Tesla. As best we can tell, it all started... - Square launches its Square Stand payments system in the UK
Square, the payments company founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, is aggressively expanding in the UK. Today, it announced the British launch of the Square Stand, which turns an iPad into a full point-of-sale (POS) system. The Square Stand lets vendors process card payments, track sales, and manage ... - Cord-cutters for the win: Netflix just passed Comcast in market value
- How tech is changing the real estate game
- Coinbase is shutting down GDAX to launch new ‘Pro’ cryptocurrency exchange
- Federal Judge rules Trump can’t block people on Twitter
- Uber shutters self-driving car testing program in Arizona
- Facial recognition company CEO explains why government surveillance is bad for privacy
- IBM combines AI and blockchain to turn your phone into a counterfeit detector
- European politician gets ratioed after tweeting a selfie with Zuck
Tech Crunch
- YouTeam is a marketplace for offshore developer talent
While software is said to be eating the world, software developers and other technical talent remains in short supply. Not only is this seeing major tech companies compete hard to hire the best engineers, but it has also meant a rise in the use of remote working freelancers or turning to offshore... - IBM’s Verifier inspects (and verifies) diamonds, pills and materials at the micron level
It's not enough in this day and age that we have to deal with fake news, we also have to deal with fake prescription drugs, fake luxury goods, and fake Renaissance-era paintings. Sometimes all at once! IBM's Verifier is a gadget and platform made (naturally) to instantly verify that something is ... - Startups can now apply to take part in Google’s first Demo Day event in Asia
Google is bringing its Demo Day event to Asia for the first time this September and now the search giant has opened applications for startups wanting to take part. Google’s Demo Day are akin to a short version of an early-stage startup program. As the name suggests it’s a Demo Day but without the... - Meet the speakers at The Europas, and get your ticket free (July 3, London)
- Meet the judges and hackmasters for the TC Hackathon at VivaTech
- Edge Sense is starting to come into its own with HTC’s U12+
- Luminaries from across Israel’s tech ecosystem are joining us onstage in Tel Aviv
- FBI reportedly overestimated inaccessible encrypted phones by thousands
- Zuckerberg didn’t make any friends in Europe today
- Amazon facial recognition software raises privacy concerns with the ACLU
- Gaming monitors, headsets and peripherals for a winning desktop setup
New and serious gamers know that it takes a significant amount of time to sharpen skills, and to strategize ways to capture high scores. Staying ahead of player 2 is easier when you have the right gaming peripherals. - Tempow raises $4 million to improve Bluetooth
French startup Tempow has raised a $4 million funding round. Balderton Capital led the round, with C4 Ventures also participating. The company has been working on improving the Bluetooth protocol to make it more versatile. Smartphones, speakers and connected devices all use Bluetooth in one way o... - This company wants to put “brains” in electric scooters and bikes to keep riders safer
Superpedestrian, a Cambridge, Ma.-based company, has been known until now for its electric Copenhagen wheel, which a user attaches to his or her bikes and operates through an app. It’s essentially a circular unit that houses a motor, a battery and sensors and is placed in the middle of the rear w... - Facebook Marketplace expands into home services
- Okta introduces ‘Sign in with Okta’ service
- Governments are cracking down on fake token sales
- Uber expands its accident insurance across Europe
- Lyft invests $100 million in its drivers
- IBM plans to hire 1,800 people in France for blockchain and AI
- Platform.sh raises $34 million to simplify cloud deployment
- Facebook launches new tools for Group admins, including free customer service
Facebook’s Groups are one of the social network’s most popular products, with more than 1.4 billion monthly users across tens of millions of active groups. Today, the company is rolling out a series of new features aimed at those who create and manage these groups, including customer support with... - Google and Coursera launch a new machine learning specialization
Over the last few years, Google and Coursera have regularly teamed up to launch a number of online courses for developers and IT pros. Among those was the Machine Learning Crash course, which provides developers with an introduction to machine learning. Now, building on that, the two companies ar... - Comcast closing in on plan to challenge Disney’s Fox bid
Seems Disney might not be able to waltz into a 21st Century Fox acquisition, after all. Comcast this morning announced plans to launch its own bid from the movie studio, offering a vague outline for a planned bid. In a statement, Comcast says it’s in the “advanced stages of preparing” an offer fo... - Hugging Face raises $4 million for its artificial BFF
- Apple introduces new privacy portal to comply with GDPR
- Verifly launches a business insurance product for gig economy workers
- Review: A week in an Audi R8 Spyder, an everyday supercar
- Okta’s PassProtect checks your passwords with ‘Have I Been Pwned’
- A new eyewear brand is taking on Luxottica with a single wire, some seed funding and a sustainability story
- Pandora’s personalized playlists go live for all Premium users
- It’s unconstitutional for Trump to block people on Twitter
A uniquely 21st-century constitutional question received a satisfying answer today from a federal judge: President Trump cannot block people on Twitter, as it constitutes a violation of their First Amendment rights. The court also ruled he must unblock all previously blocked users. "No government... - Spotify launches ‘The Game Plan,’ a 10-part educational video series for artists
On the same day that Spotify’s class-action settlement with musicians gets final approval, the company is making a big push to encourage artists to participate on its streaming service – in this case, by offering them a host of educational material to help them get started. The streaming service ... - Uber is done testing self-driving cars in Arizona
Uber, which had already pulled its autonomous cars off the road following a fatal crash in Tempe, Arizona, is officially calling it quits in the state of Arizona, The Wall Street Journal first reported, citing an internal memo from Uber Advanced Technologies Group lead Eric Meyhofer. As part of t... - Samsung adds ‘The Incredibles’ to its AR Emojis
- Upstarts emerge to chase Tesla’s lead in electric vehicles
- Representatives rip FCC Chairman Pai’s ‘lack of candor’ and double down on net neutrality questions
- Apple offers a $50 credit for some out-of-warranty iPhone battery purchases
- 50 tech CEOs come to Paris to talk about tech for good
- Ring’s Jamie Siminoff and Clinc’s Jason Mars to join us at Disrupt SF
- Vivo’s all-screen phone with a flip-up camera could arrive in June
- Facebook is updating how you can authenticate your account logins
You’ll soon have more options for staying secure on Facebook with two-factor authentication. Facebook is simplifying the process for two-factor verification on its platform so you won’t have to give the company your phone number just to bring additional security to your device. The company announ... - Square brings its Stand for iPad tablets to the UK
Square, the company that provides payments and other business services to merchants, is today taking another step in its gradual expansion outside of the U.S. Stand — one of Square’s key pieces of hardware, turning an iPad into a point of sale system — is launching in the U.K. It will sell for £6... - Apple reportedly partners with Volkswagen for self-driving employee shuttles
Apple has decided to work with Volkswagen for some of its self-driving car efforts, The New York Times reported today. The plan, according to the NYT, is to turn some of Volkswagen’s T6 Transporter vans into autonomous shuttles for employees. However, this project is reportedly behind schedule an... - How [and why] I invest in startups
- Tinder pilots Places, a feature that tracks your location for better matches
- TechCrunch Include Office Hours with Betaworks in New York and SF
- TruStory, a new startup, just raised $3 million to identify ICO scams before they happen
- Uber’s raising up to $600M in a secondary round at $62B valuation, Q1 sales grew to $2.5B
- Elon Musk has a very bad idea for a website rating journalists
- GUN raises more than $1.5M for its decentralized database system
The Verge
- Apple's 7-nanometer A12 processors for 2018 iPhones reportedly start production
Apple supplier TSMC has started mass production on the processors for this year's lineup of new iPhones, according to Bloomberg. The chip, which is expected to be called the A12, could be the first to use a 7-nanometer process in a commercial device, something the technology industry has been wor... - Nintendo starts selling cheaper Switch bundle without dock in Japan
- Disney’s Star Wars expansion land will open at Disneyland next summer
- Happy World Goth Day: an ode to the cybergoth dance meme
- The first three missions of NASA’s next big rocket will have to settle for a less-powerful ride
- Best Buy now sells a $200 per year tech support subscription
- Turn a wall outlet into a wireless charger with the Legrand Radiant
- Disney’s human-scale ‘Stickman’ robot can do backflips
- Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before European Parliament yields an empty spectacle
- No one’s ready for GDPR
- Silicon Valley’s latest big idea is Tupperware parties for marijuana
Converge is an interview game show where the biggest personalities in tech come on to tell us about their wildest dreams. It’s a show that’s easy to win, but not impossible to lose — because, in the final round, I finally get a chance to play and score a few points of my own. On the premiere epi... - Verge Art: a new home for our original illustrations and GIFs
- Apple users in the EU can now download all the info the company has on them
- Comcast says it will bid on Fox, in attempt to block Disney acquisition
- Facebook Marketplace now lets you hire plumbers and cleaners
- The FBI inflated the number of encrypted phones linked to crime
- Machine learning is helping computers spot arguments online before they happen
- Lyft will spend $100 million on new driver support centers
- Vivo teases a true all-display phone with pop-up camera for June 12th
- HTC announces U12 Plus with pressure-sensitive buttons and sides
- Music production software Fruity Loops is now available for Mac
Image-Line has just released the newest version of its Digital Audio Workstation FL Studio (Fruity Loops), and with it comes native Mac support for the first time since its creation in 1997, as reported by Pitchfork. Although the ability to use the program on Mac is the biggest news, FL Studio 20... - Acer’s new Predator Helios 500 is a 17.3-inch gaming laptop with Intel’s best chips
- Amazon needs to come clean about racial bias in its algorithms
- Apple will partially refund some iPhone users who paid for battery replacements last year
- Matt Groening’s new animated fantasy show will premiere on Netflix in August
- Nvidia’s GTX 1050 3GB graphics card will cater to the budget PC gamer
- This startup is building self-driving trucks and SUVs for futuristic off-road adventures
- Why Android P gestures are a risk worth taking
- Google and LG show off their high-res VR display for future headsets
- Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen will be a ‘remix’ with original characters, not a remake
- Facebook will ask researchers to measure the effects of misinformation in the News Feed
Facebook is asking academics to help measure the volume and effects of misinformation on the platform, the company said today. The move, which comes a month after the company said it would ask researchers to help it understand the effect of Facebook on elections, illustrates how the company is wo... - Uber and Lyft are terrible at providing wheelchair-accessible service, and here’s the proof
- Trump blocking Twitter critics is unconstitutional, court decides
- Uber ends self-driving operation in Arizona
- The ACLU is suing ICE for more information on its license plate reader contract
- The Marshall Islands replaces the US dollar with its own cryptocurrency
- Acer’s new Swift 5 cuts down on bezels with a bigger 15.6-inch screen
- YouTubers are hiding softcore porn behind fake diamond ads
- How computers misunderstand the world
- Twitter will label election candidates with new badges on their profiles
- Instapaper is temporarily shutting off access for European users due to GDPR
Popular read-it-later app Instapaper informed all European users today that its service would be temporarily unavailable starting Thursday, May 24th while it continues to make changes to ensure it’s complaint with the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. The privacy rule, which sets new r... - Facebook is expanding its unconventional approach to combating revenge porn
- YouTube Music will eventually get Google Play Music’s best features, including user uploads
- Money’s better than e-cigs or nicotine gum at helping smokers quit, study says
- Tinder is testing Places, a location-sharing feature that matches you with your coffee shop bae
- Sprint is charging more for the LG G7 ThinQ than Verizon or T-Mobile
- Battlefield V returns to World War II this October
- Twitch and BBC will stream 500 classic episodes of Doctor Who
- Facebook’s new two-factor authentication process no longer requires a phone number
- Memorial Day 2018: the best tech sales to shop this weekend
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