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- Facebook is launching a reality show about Shaquille O’Neal trying to open a restaurant a month ago – The upcoming launch of "Big Chicken Shaq" comes as Facebook looks to attract viewers to its Facebook Watch video service.
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection warns parents about Cake app a month ago – The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is warning parents about a live-streaming app named Cake, saying teens and children can be lured and sextorted.
- WhatsApp to cap message forwarding in effort to stop India lynchings a month ago – WhatsApp will limit the number of times a message can be forwarded, in an effort to quash false rumours in India that have inspired more than 20 beatings and lynchings.
- What Canadians are Googling about camping on August long weekend 22 days ago – Every August long weekend, Google Canada notices a surge in searches about camping.
- Canadian radio telescope records mysterious low-frequency bursts from outside our galaxy 22 days ago – A radio telescope in B.C. has picked up a handful of signals from a far-off place in outer space.
- Censored version of Google being developed for China sets a chilling precedent, advocates say 23 days ago – "Google would be setting a chilling precedent and handing the Chinese government a victory," Amnesty International research Patrick Poon said.
- Elon Musk accused in lawsuit of defrauding shareholders by proposing to take Tesla private 15 days ago – Tesla Inc and Elon Musk were sued on Friday by an investor who said they defrauded shareholders in a scheme to manipulate the electric car company's stock price, starting with Musk's Aug. 7 tweet that he might take Tesla private.
- Space Force needed to thwart Russian, Chinese anti-satellite laser weapons: Pentagon 16 days ago – The U.S. Department of Defense says the development of anti-satellite laser weapons by China and Russia is among the key concerns necessitating the need for a U.S. Space Force.
- Samsung targets Fortnite gamers with Galaxy Note 9 16 days ago – Samsung is taking aim at mobile gamers with the Galaxy Note 9, the first Android phone to support the popular game Fortnite.
Tesla shares slump as Elon Musk admits job stress ‘difficult and painful’
8 days ago –
Elon Musk admitted in an interview Thursday that work stress has been overwhelming, prompting concern from friends.
Google admits it may track your location even if you disable the setting
8 days ago –
Google has revised an erroneous description on its website of
how its "Location History" setting works, clarifying that it continues
to track users even if they've disabled the setting.
Workers protest Google’s censored search engine plans for China
8 days ago –
More than 1,000 Google employees have signed a letter protesting
the company’s secretive plan for a search engine that would comply with
Chinese censorship.
- This millennial is making $560K a month playing a video game on Twitch — here’s how 6 hours ago – The online video streaming service Twitch has not only turned into one of the world's most popular places to watch and broadcast games, but also a place where users can make millions of dollars.
- Twitter CEO to testify before U.S. House panel amid Republican concerns on censorship 19 hours ago – The House Energy and Commerce Committee "intends to ask tough questions about how Twitter monitors and polices content," Republican Representative Greg Walden said.
- Canadian astronaut hopes mission with Russian, American colleagues spurs unity 3 days ago – Canada and the United States have levelled sanctions against many sectors of Russia's economy, but Moscow’s multi-billion dollar space program has remained remarkably unscathed.
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- Toyota Land Cruiser Prado: All you need to know 3 days ago – Toyota Land Cruiser Prado: All you need to know Khaleej TimesHyundai Possibly Working on a 2nd Big SUV Auto123.comIs Hyundai planing a Toyota Land Cruiser rival? The Torque ReportFull coverage
- Toyota Land Cruiser Prado: All you need to know 3 days ago – Toyota Land Cruiser Prado: All you need to know Khaleej TimesHyundai Possibly Working on a 2nd Big SUV Auto123.comIs Hyundai planing a Toyota Land Cruiser rival? The Torque ReportFull coverage
- 2019 Ram 1500 eTorque first drive review: Hybrid help without trade-offs 2 days ago – 2019 Ram 1500 eTorque first drive review: Hybrid help without trade-offs CNET2019 Ram 1500 eTorque Review AutoGuide.comRam Pushes Some Hybrid Tech to Pickups, with eTorque Car and DriverFull coverage
- Resident Evil 2 Remake: New Screenshots, Release Date, And What We Know So Far 2 days ago – Resident Evil 2 Remake: New Screenshots, Release Date, And What We Know So Far GameSpotResident Evil 2 Remake Hands-On Preview: Claire's First Challenge WccftechClaire Takes On G-Berkin In Resident Evil 2 Remake Gameplay Trailer Gamers ClassifiedFull coverage
- Apple Loop: Apple Leaks New iPhone, Classic iOS Feature Returns, iPhone X Plus Release Date 20 hours ago – Apple Loop: Apple Leaks New iPhone, Classic iOS Feature Returns, iPhone X Plus Release Date ForbesHow to Add Wireless Charging to Your iPhone 7 for $70 [Video] iClarifiedOne Secret to Apple's Trillion-Dollar Valuation; Company's Dongles Have Been the Top-Selling Items at Best Buy WccftechFull ...
- Apple May Use LTPO TFT Backplanes for Future iPhones to Reduce AMOLED Power Consumption a day ago – Apple May Use LTPO TFT Backplanes for Future iPhones to Reduce AMOLED Power Consumption iClarifiedFuture Apple Watch, iPhone could switch to power-saving LTPO display tech AppleInsiderApple May Adopt New Backplane Technology in Future iPhones TechstoryFuture iPhones, Apple Watches May Use New ...
- Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Android 8.1 Oreo Update Starts Rolling Out: Report 6 hours ago – Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017) Android 8.1 Oreo Update Starts Rolling Out: Report NDTVSamsung Galaxy J5 (2017) users are getting Android 8.1 Oreo update BGR IndiaSamsung Galaxy J2 Core is the Company's First Android Go Phone PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)Full coverage
- Cannabis and Blockchain Are 2 Industries to Watch 6 hours ago – Cannabis and Blockchain Are 2 Industries to Watch Banyan Hill Publishing6 clever tricks Google users wish they knew sooner KomandoFull coverage
- Telltale's The Walking Dead Series are Coming to Switch 2 hours ago – Telltale's The Walking Dead Series are Coming to Switch n3rdabl3The First Season of Telltale's 'The Walking Dead' Is Coming to the Switch COGconnectedThe Walking Dead: The Final Season – Done Running Review (Xbox One) Gamer Professionals (blog)Full coverage
- What is Little Dragons Cafe? Story, farming, cooking and how to raise your dragon 2 hours ago – What is Little Dragons Cafe? Story, farming, cooking and how to raise your dragon Everybody PlaysLittle Dragons Cafe Is All About Finding And Keeping A Routine SiliconeraLittle Dragons Café is In Stores Today! Gaming Illustrated (blog)Full coverageWhat is Little Dragons Cafe? Story, farming, cooking and how to raise your dragon 2 hours ago – What is Little Dragons Cafe? Story, farming, cooking and how to raise your dragon Everybody PlaysLittle Dragons Cafe Is All About Finding And Keeping A Routine SiliconeraLittle Dragons Café is In Stores Today! Gaming Illustrated (blog)Full coverage
The Next Web
- North Korean hackers are targeting cryptocurrency traders with fake software 2 days ago – North Korean hacking outfit “Lazarus” is now targeting cryptocurrency exchanges. Information security firm Kaspersky Labs has discovered it is exploring new attack vectors and trojanizing cryptocurrency software. Kaspersky Labs has been tracking Lazarus for over a year. Back in April, it made its...
- China to crack down on 124 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges 2 days ago – It appears that cryptocurrency businesses are on the Chinese authorities’ radar again. China is blocking access to the websites of 124 offshore cryptocurrency exchange desks in the country, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today. The ban will effectively stop the operations of these excha...
- Should you study VR at university? 2 days ago – Recently, Google, Apple and IBM became the latest companies to join a trend of no longer requiring a university degree from prospective candidates. This is pretty huge. After all we’re talking companies that receive thousands of CVs every day, and they can afford to be very picky. So it’s not a m...
- Researchers gave AI curiosity and it played video games all day 2 days ago – If you teach a robot to fish, it’ll probably catch fish. However, if you teach it to be curious, it’ll just watch TV and play video games all day. Researchers from Open AI — the singularity-focused think-tank co-founded by Elon Musk — recently published a research paper detailing a large-scale st...
- Mt. Gox preps to return $1B in stolen cryptocurrency to victims a day ago – The floodgates have opened for victims of the long-running Mt. Gox saga, which involves over a billion dollars in lost cryptocurrency. Almost five years later, claims can finally be made to have the stolen money returned. A press release has been posted on the Mt. Gox website, along with an onlin...
- The week’s best Android games to play while pretending to poop at work a day ago – Welcome to our new column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device, released over the past week. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. Between tigh...
- WhatsApp won’t help India monitor messages to stop fake news a day ago – Following a spree of lynchings across India spurred on by misinformation spread through messaging services like WhatsApp, the country’s IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked the company to figure out a way to trace these misleading messages back to the original sender earlier this week. But it lo...
- Fortnite motivates players to turn on 2FA with a funky new emote a day ago – The Fortnite team today announced it’d be offering a “Boogie Down” emote to those of its consumers who enabled two-factor authentication on their accounts. This creative way of incentivizing security might help motivate some younger fans who don’t yet fully understand how to protect themselves on...
- Scientists discover ‘apparent evidence’ for universes beyond our own a day ago – As we all take a moment to mourn the impending loss of CBS’ hit show “The Big Bang Theory,” let us also bow our heads in memory of the outdated origin theory of our universe that shares the same name. Scientists believe the Big Bang theory (the science one, not the Sheldon Cooper one) may only be...
- Here’s the tech that fuels your YouTube binges an hour ago – You are what you binge You know those really old-school moms who guilted their kids into cleaning their plates by shrilly reminding them that “there are children starving in Africa”? How about those even more intense moms who said that wasting even one grain of rice was an insult to her, since sh...
- We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics 4 hours ago – One of the main problems with plastics is that although we may only need them fleetingly – seconds in the case of microbeads in personal care products, or minutes as in plastic grocery bags – they stick around for hundreds of years. Unfortunately, much of this plastic ends up as environmental pol...
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