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- WhatsApp to cap message forwarding in effort to stop India lynchings 14 days 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.
- Canada will allow pot, but Facebook isn’t allowing ads talking about it 15 days ago – Facebook says it allows ads related to discussing marijuana, but in practice, its censors zealously weed them out.
- Censored version of Google being developed for China sets a chilling precedent, advocates say 16 hours ago – "Google would be setting a chilling precedent and handing the Chinese government a victory," Amnesty International research Patrick Poon said.
- Apple owes Canadian patent company US$145.1 million in damages for infringement a day ago – Apple plans to appeal the ruling.
- Reddit says hackers accessed user data in June breach 2 days ago – Reddit says a hacker broke into a few of its systems and accessed some user data, including current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old encrypted passwords.
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- Shinobi Master Senran Kagura: New Link Heads To PC This Fall With Cross-Save Support 17 hours ago – Shinobi Master Senran Kagura: New Link Heads To PC This Fall With Cross-Save Support SiliconeraFull coverage
- Save $150 on an HP Pavilion Touchscreen Notebook while Amazon has the laptop on sale 18 hours ago – Save $150 on an HP Pavilion Touchscreen Notebook while Amazon has the laptop on sale MashableLaptop Touchscreen Market Top 20 Countries data,Growth Analysis, Share, Demand by Regions, Types and Analysis ... mymarketgazette.comFull coverage
- Diego, Rig Join Dead or Alive 6 Roster 6 hours ago – Diego, Rig Join Dead or Alive 6 Roster Attack of the FanboyDead or Alive 6 Adds Two New Fighters To Its Roster Just Push StartTwo more fighters revealed for Dead or Alive 6 Flickering MythFull coverage
- The Setting Of The Next Assassin's Creed May Have Been Revealed 6 hours ago – The Setting Of The Next Assassin's Creed May Have Been Revealed Cinema BlendA flawed game with accidental origins, Assassin's Creed nonetheless changed the whole direction of open-world gaming GamesRadarJapanese Assassin's Creed Might Be Coming After Assassin's Creed Odyssey SegmentNextFull co...
- Apple fights with Canada's WiLan, but finally settles with Samsung 33 minutes ago – Apple fights with Canada's WiLan, but finally settles with Samsung The Global Legal PostUSA jury awards Canada's WiLAN $145.1-million in damages against Apple The Hilltop MonitorUS jury awards Canada's WiLAN $145.1-million in damages against Apple PersonalTech MD (blog)Full coverage
- Samsung Galaxy A6 44 minutes ago – Samsung Galaxy A6 TrustedReviewsSamsung posts first Galaxy Note 9 trailer and it looks hella cool Android Authority (blog)Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Pre-Order Page Goes Live Ahead of Launch, Shows Design and Features NDTVFull coverage
- From copycat to jungle king, Instagram Stories has come a long way in 2 years 3 hours ago – years FirstpostInstagram Stories Celebrates Its 2nd Birthday AdweekInstagram Stories Is 2 Years Old & These Are The Best Features From The Past Year Elite DailyFull coverage
- The ZX Spectrum Vega+ is the ultimate crowdfunding cautionary tale 2 days ago – In 2016, an obscure UK company called Retro Computers Ltd (RCL) asked the internet a question: “what if we take the ZX Spectrum — easily the most beloved home computer of the 1980’s — and put it in a handheld form?” Nearly 5,000 people thought that was a great idea. Putting their money where thei...
- Blueprints for 3D printed guns stay offline for now — but we should still be worried 2 days ago – A 2MB zip file contains all you need to 3D print your own gun – a pistol called the Liberator – from the comfort of your home. It’s been doing the rounds since 2013, thanks to an Austin, Texas-based non-profit called Defense Distributed (DD). The US Department of State ordered founder Cody Wilson...
- WhatsApp is finally ready to start making money a day ago – Before it was acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp used to display a banner in its app asking users to pay a nominal fee to use its messaging service after the first year. I’ve never paid that fee, and I don’t know anyone who has. But after nine years in existence, the company’s finally settled on a wa...
- Alex Jones’ reckoning is upon us a day ago – Alex Jones’ attorney today argued that “no reasonable reader or listener” would expect that Jones spoke factually on his show, Infowars. Attorney Mark Enoch today spoke on Jones’ behalf in a Travis County, Texas courtroom. In a particularly contentious moment, Enoch attempted to explain away a Jo...
- July in Africa: Free Google Wi-Fi and agriculture drones a day ago – Internet usage in Africa is growing, but not quickly enough for Google, which wants to give it a nudge to boost its user base on the continent. Things came to a head in July in this respect, with the company announcing it was partnering with Kenya’s third largest telecoms firm — Telkom — to launc...
- Scientists are using solar powered MP3 players to fight diarrhea in the rainforest a day ago – URIDU, a German non-profit social enterprise, is using educational and inspirational music in the fight against the spread of diarrhea in remote regions of the Central African Republic and Congo. The songs, which are played using the solar-powered MP3 players URIDU developed, are used to sensitiz...
- A beginner’s guide to AI: Algorithms 16 hours ago – Welcome to TNW’s beginner’s guide to AI. This (currently) four part feature should provide you with a very basic understanding of what AI is, what it can do, and how it works. The guide contains articles on (in order published) neural networks, computer vision, natural language processing, and al...
- Review: The Surface Go is officially my favorite PC 16 hours ago – Before there was a Surface Book, Surface Studio, or Surface Pro, there was just the Surface. It’s been over three years since Microsoft last updated its smallest and cheapest series of devices, but it was worth the wait. Armed with a budget price and solid performance, the Surface Go, now on sale...
- Google Maps’ location sharing feature now tells your mates if your battery’s dying 2 hours ago – Google Maps’ location sharing feature works great for when you want to keep track of where your kids are, or to locate your friends while on a road trip. It’s now got a tiny update that makes it a lot more useful. Now, when someone shares their location with you, the Maps app will not only show y...Google Maps’ location sharing feature now tells your mates if your battery’s dying 2 hours ago – Google Maps’ location sharing feature works great for when you want to keep track of where your kids are, or to locate your friends while on a road trip. It’s now got a tiny update that makes it a lot more useful. Now, when someone shares their location with you, the Maps app will not only show y...
- 13 things to consider before adopting end-to-end encryption 2 hours ago – There is a lot to consider before making any technical change in your company’s operations. And when adopting end-to-end encryption, there are some specific considerations to make to get it right. We asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council what is most important. Before adopting an end-to...
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