15 April - Technology - Global / Google (CA) / Next Web

 Global News

• U.K. proposes penalties on social media companies if harmful content spreads 8 days ago  –  Governments across the world are wrestling over how to better control content on social media platforms, often blamed for encouraging abuse, the spread of online pornography, and for influencing or manipulating voters.
• Astronaut David Saint-Jacques’ family look up to him every day from home in Montreal 11 days ago  –  Four months into his six-month mission, David Saint-Jacques' family is coping without him, and say they are proud of all he is doing for Canada.
• Microsoft’s ebook store closes, and will take all customers’ ebooks with it 11 days ago  –  Customers who purchased digital books from the Microsoft store will soon be forced to return them.
• Australian passes law on jailing social media execs for violent content on their platforms
• Can robots be funny? AI and humour is a growing research field
• BlackBerry’s share price jumps after strong 4th-quarter, upbeat outlook
• Saudis accessed private info on Jeff Bezos’ phone, security consultant says
• The internet needs more regulation, Facebook CEO argues
• Is it legal to secretly record phone calls like Jody Wilson-Raybould did? What you need to know
• Boeing unveils software fix to 737 MAX anti-stall system in wake of tragic crashes

• Britain proposes banning kids from liking social media posts 6 hours ago  –  Under the draft rules, tech companies would not be allowed to use “nudge techniques” that encourage children to keep using a site.
• Apple co-founder sold his shares for $800. Today they’d be worth $94 billion. He regrets nothing 21 hours ago  –  Ronald Wayne was in on the ground floor of what is now the world's richest company, but he cashed out early.

  Apple co-founder sold his shares for $800. Today they’d be worth $94 billion. He regrets nothing 21 hours ago  –  Ronald Wayne was in on the ground floor of what is now the world's richest company, but he cashed out early.
• Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp back up after outage across U.S. and Europe a day ago  –  All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were not loading as of early Sunday morning.
• Facebook spent over $22 million on Mark Zuckerberg’s security last year — up from $9 million
• Alexa, are you alone? Amazon staff may be listening to your recordings
• Creative options for oil transport considered as pipeline delays continue
• Rogers spends $1.72B in hard-fought auction for wireless spectrum licenses
• Facebook banned white nationalist accounts, but it’s hard to actually keep them offline
• Facebook says it will use A.I. to detect profiles of people who have died
• Canadian military needs more rules around spying operations: watchdog

Google News (CA) 

• Nintendo Labo VR actually supports VR YouTube videos - Nintendo Enthusiast 17 hours ago  – YouTube is a pretty versatile video platform. It has *content* in super high-resolution that most can't enjoy such as 8K, and it also has support for videos with ...View full coverage on Google News
• OPPO F11 Pro Limited Edition with bigger storage will launch on the same day as Avengers Endgame - TechNave 17 hours ago  –  Oppo F11 Pro Marvel Avengers Edition to be introduced on April 24  gizmochinaMarvel Edition Oppo F11 Pro set to launch in Malaysia on April 24  Gizchina.comOPPO F11 Pro Avengers Edition To La...
• FIRST DRIVE: 992-gen Porsche 911 Carrera S in Spain - Paul Tan's Automotive News
• Should you still buy a Xiaomi Mi A1 in 2019? - Beetel Bite - Technology News and Reviews
• 'Who broke #Facebook?': Facebook suffers third major global outage this year - National Post
• Messenger may be finally coming back to Facebook - ANI News
• OnePlus will not launch a foldable smartphone for now - Gizchina.com
• HW News - AMD's Next Console APU, NVIDIA & AMD Marketshare, & RIP Der8auer - GamersNexus
• Mazda 3 hot hatch in the works - report - CarAdvice
• iPad Pro 2018 Vs. Google Pixel Slate: Six-Month Revi

• Use an Android phone, commit a crime, Google SensorVault could help police nab you - Notebookcheck.net 9 hours ago  – Google faces surge in police requests for mobile location data  EngadgetPolice use Google to track potential suspects  CBS NewsGoogle Sharing Data With US Forces Raises Concerns: Report  Gadgets 3...
• Report: Destiny 2 cross-platform character transfer could have happened, but Sony got in the way - GamesRadar 9 hours ago  –Sony reportedly wouldn't allow Destiny 2 character transfers between platforms  PC GamerSony Opposed Bungie’s Wish to Enable Cross-Platform Characters in Destiny 2  WccftechSony Is Reported...
• A13 chips for 2019 iPhone move toward mass-production - Cult of Mac
• Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter Experience Global Outages — Highlighting Bitcoin’s Decentralization - BeInCrypto
• Anno 1800 Review: Industrial Devolution - PC Invasion
• Mario Tennis Aces - version 3.0 update adds new opening cutscene, Ring Shot and more - GoNintendo
• Amazon has some of the best SanDisk microSD cards and other storage products on sale today - Phone Arena
• Marie Antoinette's Versailles chambers on display - BBC News
• PS5 release date news: Sony making THIS huge change to PlayStation Plus subscriptions - Express
• iOS 13 to Bring Dark Mode, Revised System-Wide Ge

• Capcom's Big Announcement Is A Plug-And-Play Arcade Stick Packed With Classic Games - Nintendo Life 6 hours ago  –  Capcom's Big Announcement Is A Plug-And-Play Arcade Stick Packed With Classic Games  Nintendo LifeCapcom shares teaser for upcoming announcement — Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, Alien vs. Predator shown  EventHubsCapcom teases April 16 announcement with video featuring Alien vs. Predator, Darkstal...
• The Huawei P30 Pro's Game-Changing Camera Sensors Were Made by Sony - PetaPixel 6 hours ago  –  The Huawei P30 Pro's Game-Changing Camera Sensors Were Made by Sony  PetaPixelHuawei P30 and P30 Pro up for pre-order at B&H, shipping April 29th 2019/04  Android PoliceHuawei P30 Pro Review | 5X Optical Zoom Camera, Battery, Performance, and More Tested  Gadgets 360Huawei P30 Pro camera revi...
• PS5 Price, Release Date Leaked; Launch Games Tipped to Include PUBG Remaster, Gran Turismo 7, More - Gadgets 360
• Honor 20 series to be announced on May 21 - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com
• Amazon is offering killer spring deals on a bunch of its 'devices with Alexa' - Phone Arena
• New 'High Performance' Ford Mustang muscles up four-cylinder - Driving
• Latest Windows 10 Update Causing Freezes, Sluggish Performance - ExtremeTech
• Borderlands 3 Will See Ashly Burch Reprising Her Role As Tiny Tina - XboxAchievements
• How to Use Your Android Phone as a Security Key - Gadgets 360
• [Update: Now in Tasker beta] SkipTrack and Next Tra

• No God of War DLC Planned, But More Anniversary Content to Come - IGN 3 hours ago  –  PS4 free games news: Sony celebrates anniversary with amazing FREE PlayStation gift  ExpressGod Of War Won't Get DLC, Director Reaffirms  GameSpotHow to Get God of War's Free PS4 Anniversary Theme and Avatar  Game RantGod of War ...
• Clash Royale April update comes with a new game mode and much more - TheLeaker 4 hours ago  – Supercell has been pushing out the latest April update for its favorite smartphone games like Brawl Stars, Clash of Clans and Hayday. The latest Supercell game ...
• Octopath Traveler Officially Announced For PC And Set To Release On June 7, 2019 - Siliconera
• Overwatch Storm Rising's mission... - Dot Esports
• Apple Promotes Powerbeats Pro in New Video Featuring Famous Athletes - MacRumors
• Why mirrorless cameras are taking over - Engadget
• Samsung will reportedly launch a Galaxy Note 10 'Pro' in 2019 - MobileSyrup
• New Borderlands 3 art yields more teasers and Borderlands 2 Shift codes - GamesRadar
• Hackers could read non-corporate Outlook.com, Hotmail for six months - Ars Technica
• Black Shark 2 Unboxing | Meaty gaming mobile under £500 - Recombu

• U of A president confirmed for Smash Ultimate - The Gateway Online an hour ago  – The Best Nintendo Switch Deals and Bundles 2019  IGNNintendo News: Super Smash Bros and Xbox Live April updates good news for Switch  ExpressOh No, I Think I Might Be Getting Good At Smash Bros.  Kotaku AustraliaTalking Point: What ...
• Apple Shares New Shot on iPhone XS Video Featuring the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme - MacRumors an hour ago  –  Apple this afternoon shared a new video in its ongoing "Shot on iPhone XS" series, this time focusing on the Maldives Shark Research...
• Dragon's Dogma Is Getting The Fresh Chance It Deserves On Switch - Kotaku
• Forza Street is a new free-to-play racing game coming to Android, iOS, and PC - The Verge
• Facebook Messenger's dark mode goes live for everyone - Engadget
• Google teases 'something big' coming to Pixel universe, releases 'Endgame' Playmoji - MobileSyrup
• Apple highlights iPad Pro power and portability in fun new ad and how-to videos - 9to5Mac
• Retiring Nintendo President Reggie Shares New Twitter Account - GameSpot
• Microsoft's disc-less Xbox One leaked for May launch - MobileSyrup
• Microsoft could challenge Apple's AirPods with wireles

The Next Web

• This $40 bundle is your ticket to becoming a full-stack developer 3 days ago  –  You can make it easier on hiring bosses by becoming a mythical creature in your own right with the training in The Complete Full Stack Developer Bundle. Considering the average full stack pro can earn $110,000 a year or more, following this coursework to prosperity is worth the discounted $39 (ov...
• Romanian duo convicted in US for using cryptocurrency malware-mining to steal millions 3 days ago  –  Two Romanian residents have been convicted of infecting over 400,000 individual computers with malware in order to mine cryptocurrency and steal victims’ data to sell on the dark web. Bogdan Nicolescu, 36, and Radu Miclaus, 37, were convicted by a US jury following a 12-day trial of conspiracy to...
• Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant are changing how we interact with the world by doing it for us
• How to stop people from adding you to WhatsApp groups
• Ancient whales had four legs, and split their time between land and sea
• Facebook may soon let you chat with friends on mobile without Messenger
• Growing up in the Soviet Union made me fear the EU Copyright Reform
• Baseball stat heads tracked 4M pitches to prove that umpires really are blind
• YouTube’s plan to reward ‘quality’ content has some problems
• How this fintech company got Russia’s first banking license in 4 years

• NASA is paying SpaceX $69M to crash a rocket into an asteroid 3 days ago  –  NASA today awarded SpaceX a $69 million contract to redirect an asteroid off its intended path. The mission, called the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), uses a technique known as a kinetic impactor. It involves sending one or more high-speed spacecraft into the path of an approaching near...
• AI rejects conservative human views on furniture, designs wacky chair 3 days ago  –  If you’re lucky enough to be in Italy for Milan Design Week this year, do yourself a favor and check out the world’s first “chair designed using artificial intelligence to be put into production.” With language that specific you know it must be interesting. Kartell, Philippe Starck, and Autodesk,...
• Voice actor lets it slip that Horizon Zero Dawn sequel is in the works
• Highly Recommended: Rockstar Games’ immersive worlds are a stoner’s delight
• CHEAP: Get $20 off Anker’s noise-cancelling neckband earbuds
• Sony is automatically changing offensive PlayStation usernames
• Umm, how did a fly get into this ‘weather-sealed’ camera lens?
• Samsung Galaxy Fold: You can now pre-order your pre-order (not a typo)
• TNW2019 Daily: Here’s how to get the most out of TNW Conference
• The internet’s idiots are already trying to discredit Kat

• Game developers help NASA imagine what life in space will look like a day ago  –  NASA spent much of the 20th century commissioning painters and illustrators to imagine the future of space exploration. When Jeff Norris, the head of Mission Operations Innovation at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), wanted a way to inspire a new generation of potential engineers, scientists, and ...
• 6 things you should do to protect yourself from hackers (but probably won’t) a day ago  –  Hackers are glorified on television for the sake of entertainment value, making a spectacle out of coding activity and what it actually takes to break through a firewall. Sure, hackers on TV are pretty impressive (Hello, Mr. Robot) and they often depict real life circumstances in which femtocells...
• Postible automates your social media marketing for $39
• The best use of body hacking might be in hospitals
• Conversations with customers are an untapped data goldmine for businesses
• Study: Women founders face challenges, but investor bias is rare
• I failed supporting my female co-founder — here’s how I try to do better
• Prep to certify your cybersecurity skills with this $49 training bundle
• CHEAP: 29% off Harman/Kardon’s Onyx Studio 4 speaker, just for you
• Smart cities are an AI-powered dystopia that’s already

• Kickstart a lucrative IT career with this AWS training bundle, now $50 8 hours ago  –  AWS controls a market share as large as its next four cloud competitors combined. So for those looking to make a splash (and a healthy living) as an IT cloud expert, AWS is what they need to know.  Right now, TNW Deals is slashing the price on the AWS Solutions Architect Certification Bundle by o...
• How tech giants can strangle transformative tech at birth — and how to stop them 8 hours ago  –  Google is digesting its third whopping antitrust penalty from the European Commission, having been fined €1.5 billion (£1.3 billion) for abusing its market dominance around online advertising. The case concerned web publishers embedding a Google-powered search engine on their site, and being prev...
• 2/3 of EU states voted for atrocious Copyright Reform — now all will have to adopt it
• CHEAP: Get 3 (yes, a whole 3!) Amazon Echo Dots for only $70! WOW!
• Inside North Korea’s evil masterplan to siphon Southeast Asia’s cryptocurrency
• Moonday Morning: IMF builds its own cryptocurrency ‘for learning,’ and more
• How China’s new highway for self-driving cars will boost its AV ambitions
• Dota 2 players can sign up to compete against OpenAI’s champion-crushing bots this week
• CHEAP: Protect your family with Ring’s 15-piece home security kit for just $300
• 4 scenarios where hiring an offsite dev team makes s

• EA swears Jedi: Fallen Order won’t have multiplayer or microtransactions, ever an hour ago  –  After dangling little more than a title before us for months, EA and Respawn Entertainment finally revealed more about their new Star Wars game, Jedi: Fallen Order over the weekend. What they revealed almost says more about the publishers than it does about the game — namely, that the lack of typ...

  EA swears Jedi: Fallen Order won’t have multiplayer or microtransactions, ever an hour ago  –  After dangling little more than a title before us for months, EA and Respawn Entertainment finally revealed more about their new Star Wars game, Jedi: Fallen Order over the weekend. What they revealed almost says more about the publishers than it does about the game — namely, that the lack of typ...
• How to activate Facebook Messenger’s new dark mode, no emoji required 3 hours ago  –  In March, Facebook teased Messenger’s long-awaited dark mode. Users could unlock the feature by simply sending a crescent moon emoji to one of their friends. And now, after a month of public experimentation, the feature is receiving a wide release and can be unlocked simply by activating a toggle...
• Researchers create 3D print of heart using harvested human tissue
• Top UK dietitian weighs in on Jack Dorsey’s bizarre diet (it’s risky!)
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• These phones give you the most battery life per dollar
• BitcoinSV delisted by Binance amid Craig Wright controversy
• Hackers tweet Bitcoin nonsense and racism via Sweden’s top political party
• Video: We forced the R2D2 builders association to reveal its raison d’etre
• Jumbo is an iPhone app that clears your old tweets and Google searches