Sunday, September 22, 2019

22 September - Technology - Global / Google (CA) / Next Web

Global News
  • Facebook suspends ‘tens of thousands’ of apps after Cambridge Analytica investigation a day ago  –  The apps, which were made by about 400 developers, were suspended after an investigation looking into apps that accessed users' data. Facebook says the investigation is ongoing and it has looked at millions of apps so far.
  • Facebook auto-generated dozens of pages for Islamic State, al-Qaida: whistleblower 4 days ago  –  In response, Facebook said: "While we cannot catch every one, we remain vigilant in this effort.''
  • RCMP acknowledges concern from allies after senior intelligence official charged 5 days ago  –  Lucki told reporters that international security partners have not placed any data-sharing restrictions on Canada since the charges against Cameron Ortis were filed.
  • Consumer Matters: The real cost of free apps
  • Canada’s big cities push political parties for policies on digital economy, privacy
  • Apple reveals cheaper iPhone along with pricing for Apple TV Plus
  • Telus to waive data, text overage fees for those affected by hurricane Dorian
  • Fake social media bots in Alberta vote hint at dangers in federal election: experts
  • U.S. court rules startup can access public profile data on LinkedIn
  • Are electronic auto insurance slips a good idea? Why e

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  • I tried the iPhone for a few months - Did the iPhone lure me away from Android? - IndianCountryToday.com - News Maven a day ago  –  News Maven5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week! - Android Apps Weekly  Android AuthorityTwo Android adware apps with 1.5 million downloads removed from Google Play Store  ZDNetI'm swit...
  • Our PlayStation State of Play Predictions - IGN a day ago  – PlayStation 5 Pro Reportedly Releasing Alongside Base PS5  Comicbook.comPS Plus October 2019 FREE PS4 games: Sony ready to reveal PlayStation Plus lineup  ExpressRumor says Sony has a huge surprise in store for the PS5 at launch  Yahoo NewsThe Last of...
  • WoW Classic characters transfers available again for certain realms - CNET
  • Altered Forme Giratina is returning to Pokémon Go raids with Shiny form - Polygon
  • New Schedule for the Mewtwo Legendary Raid Hour Announced - Game N Guides
  • The most broken Borderlands 3 builds so far - PC Gamer
  • Should Samsung reboot its Galaxy flagships and merge the S and Note series? - Android Authority
  • Why Play Link’s Awakening When You Can Play Conan For Free? - TheGamer
  • Borderlands 3 Tips: Spoiler-Free Guide On Eridium Chests, Guns, And More - GameSpot
  • Medicine show: Crown Sterling demos 256-bit RSA ke
  • 10 deals you don’t want to miss on Saturday: $11 Anker wireless charger, $20 Wi-Fi extender, $25 off Kindle, more - BGR 20 hours ago  –  We've got some truly terrific daily deals for you to check out on Saturday, and it all starts with the perfect Anker fast wireless charging pad for your new iPhone 11 ...View full...
  • The beautiful bugs of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta - Eurogamer.net 21 hours ago  – Rumour: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Brings Back Multiple Fan-Favourite Maps  Push SquareThe Call of Duty: Modern Warfare open beta is live now for everyone  PCGamesNCall of Duty: Modern Warfare Multiplayer Map List Leaks, ...
  • PlayStation State Of Play September 2019: Date, time and how to watch! - HITC - Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, Music
  • Will the Untitled Goose Game land on PS4 and Xbox One? "No announcements at this time!" - HITC - Football, Gaming, Movies, TV, Music
  • How to view, install and delete apps from the Apple Watch - Wareable
  • Microsoft President Brad Smith on the promise and the peril of the digital age - GeekWire
  • How to force restart iPhone 11 and 11 Pro, enter recovery mode, DFU, and more - 9to5Mac
  • PS Plus October Free Games update: Great news for PS4 gamers ahead of PlayStation reveal - Express
  • Samsung Galaxy Note10+ adds a few unnecessary enhancements but still an impressive phone - Canoe
  • Ford's Last 5.0 Pushrod V8 Mustang Engine Makes Su
  • The AI arms race spawns new hardware architectures - VentureBeat 15 hours ago  –  New chip architectures give us an idea of the kinds of AI applications we could see emerging over the next couple of years.
  • Batman comes to 'Fortnite' along with Catwoman and Gotham City - Engadget 15 hours ago  – 'Fortnite' Joker Gas Canister Locations: Where To Defuse Joker Gas Canisters In Named Locations  ForbesFortnite's Batman Event Turns Tilted Town Into Gotham City  KotakuFortnite Bat Signal Map Locations: Where to Light up dif...
  • Make Sure You Don't Have These Android Apps Installed on Your Phone - Lifehacker
  • Ghost post! Google creates world’s most powerful computer, NASA ‘accidentally reveals’ ...and then publication vanishes - RT
  • Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Is Still A Thing, Getting A New Character Next Week - TheGamer
  • Google Pixel 4, 4 XL prices, colours and Nest Mini details leak online - MobileSyrup
  • Rumour: The Last of Us 2 Release Date Leaked Ahead of State of Play Appearance - Push Square
  • A hands-on look at the Nintendo Switch Lite, the handheld-only Switch - Business Insider
  • You Don't Have To Understand Death Stranding - GameSpot
  • LG Z9 88-inch 8K OLED Hands-On Review | Simply 
  • AppGallery is Huawei’s alternative to Google’s Play Store on Android - XDA Developers 2 hours ago  –  Samsung’s latest trolling campaign shows that it might be more afraid of Huawei than Apple  BGRHuawei Says Mate 30 Series Bootloader Will Be Unlockable, Allowing Easier Access to Google Apps  GizmodoWinners and Lo...
  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle DLC characters Celica A. Mercury, Elizabeth, Tohru Adachi, Hilda, and Susanoo announced - Gematsu 4 hours ago  –  BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Game Reveals 5 More DLC Characters for 2.0 Update  Anime News NetworkCelica A Mercury, Elizabeth, Tohru Adachi, Hilda, and Susanoo revealed for Blaz...
  • The Turn-Based Survival Game Overland Is Now Out On Steam, Itch, And GOG - Happy Gamer
  • Crypto seeks to show the truth in Apex Legends Season 3: Meltdown - Digital Trends
  • Miyamoto Wanted Mario Maker Gameplay In Zelda, So Aonuma Created The Chamber Dungeon - Nintendo Life
  • Amazon Prime members now get exclusive free mobile game loot and perks - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com
  • PS5, Xbox Scarlett won't raise game dev costs, Take-Two CEO says - TweakTown
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max teardown reveals possible bilateral wireless charging hardware - MobileSyrup
  • First Eerie Borderlands 3 DLC Coming in October - Joystickr
  • Android 10-based OxygenOS 10.0 update coming to O
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  • How investing in hardware differs from software — and why it’s worth the trouble 3 days ago  –  Software will eat the world. That’s what they say, but IoT is inherently not only software. When it comes to looking at hardware startups, or even products, you need to look at a lot of moving parts. Potential investors need to look at hardware in a very different way than software investing. If ...
  • Ethereum ‘ICO architect’ arrested over alleged $12M cryptocurrency extortion 3 days ago  –  Two individuals in the US, including a former advisor to various blockchain projects including Ethereum, have been arrested for their alleged role in a series of multi-million dollar cryptocurrency extortion. According to a Department of Justice statement, former Ethereum advisor Steven Nerayoff ...
    Ethereum ‘ICO architect’ arrested over alleged $12M cryptocurrency extortion 3 days ago  –  Two individuals in the US, including a former advisor to various blockchain projects including Ethereum, have been arrested for their alleged role in a series of multi-million dollar cryptocurrency extortion. According to a Department of Justice statement, former Ethereum advisor Steven Nerayoff ...
  • Microsoft’s new font for devs is very aesthetically pleasing (and free)
  • Try this brain-melting 3D game that was built entirely in ASCII
  • SEC sues cryptocurrency startup ICOBox for selling $14.6M worth of unregistered tokens
  • Instagram now restricts visibility of weight loss products and cosmetic surgery posts for teens
  • Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Daily total Ethereum transaction fees surpass Bitcoin’s’
  • Google Assistant gets its own phone number in India
  • Google Lens now translates text around you in Indic languages
  • Google opens a new AI research centre in India
  • SEC chairman: Bitcoin won’t trade on real exchanges anytime soon 3 days ago  –   says US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton. At a conference earlier today, Clayton maintained that Bitcoin needs stronger regulation before that happens, and until then, inv...
  • With EMUI 10, Huawei courts developers 3 days ago  –  EMUI is Huawei’s bespoke Android environment, available across its entire handset lineup. The latest version, EMUI 10, is a dramatic step forward for the company, and introduces a new “dark mode,” as well as a design language that’s unambiguously inspired by print magazines. In short, EMUI 10 wil...
    With EMUI 10, Huawei courts developers 3 days ago  –  EMUI is Huawei’s bespoke Android environment, available across its entire handset lineup. The latest version, EMUI 10, is a dramatic step forward for the company, and introduces a new “dark mode,” as well as a design language that’s unambiguously inspired by print magazines. In short, EMUI 10 wil...
  • Here’s an easy way to find out how much money you’ve wasted on Amazon
  • CHEAP: Save big on ASUS’ powerful new ROG Phone 2 gaming handset with $180 off
  • North Korea’s cryptocurrency is most likely bullshit — just like its conference
  • Google supercharges its mobile payment app in India with WeChat-style mini apps
  • Huawei launches Mate 30 Pro with quad-camera system and waterfall display
  • Google Pay will let you use your cards in India without actually carrying them
  • Create new skills for your Amazon Alexa with these 10 courses
  • Man charged with running Bitcoin–powered fake ID ca
  • Vivo’s new phone has a dual-cam pop-up because what else is left to do? 2 days ago  –  We’ve seen pop-up mechanisms for the front camera on phones in all shapes and sizes till now: Single, motorized assembly, pizza-shaped. Now, since there isn’t much left to do in that part, folks at Vivo has just introduced a phone with dual pop-up selfie cameras called the V17 Pro. The dual-front...
  • Score Arkham Knight and 5 more fantastic Batman PC games for free 2 days ago  –  To celebrate 80 years of Batman – the iconic superhero character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger waaaay back in 1939 – Epic Games is giving away six PC games starring the Caped Crusader until September 26. And you’d be a fool to skip out on them. Here’s what’s on offer: Batman: Arkham Asylum ...
  • Chrome finally introduces a visual tab switcher that’s easy to use on mobile
  • Here’s what we like about iOS 13 (and one thing we don’t)
  • The scarily good Impossible Burger finally lands in (a few) supermarkets
  • Roku’s new Ultra streaming box is faster and adds custom app shortcuts
  • Physicists race to develop room-temperature quantum chips
  • Should you be able to resell digitally purchased games?
  • Scientists invented an electric baseball hat to reverse male baldness
  • The Huawei Mate 30 Pro will ship without Google Play.
  • How to connect your PS4 & Xbox One controllers to your iPhone or iPad 2 days ago  –  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. iOS 13 is finally here, and with it comes Apple’s increased focus on gaming. We now have Apple Arcade, a mobile gaming subscription service that comes with doz...
  • Google thinks it wasn’t sexist to give its voice assistant a female voice 2 days ago  –  Last year, a study by the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) argued that voice assistants like Google’s perpetuate “harmful gender bias” and suggests women should be there to assist rather than be assisted. But it turns out Google always wanted to use a male v...
    ( UNESCO promoting more worthless interference )
  • Russian Facebook hit with fake Telegram token ads using Pavel Durov’s face
  • Ripple Labs wants the US to forget it’s being sued for selling Ripple (XRP) illegally
  • This digital marketing masterclass is a must for every new entrepreneur
  • VPN apps with 500M+ installs caught serving disruptive ads to Android users
  • How to use iOS 13’s dark mode like a boss
  • How product managers can bring human insights to agile development
  • Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin network shifted the equivalent of 412 tons of gold in one day’
  • The messy iOS 13 rollout shows Apple needs a revise
  • Why apps should enhance real-world experiences, not replace them 15 hours ago  –  Most mobile apps seek to be the center of attention. They are created by owners and product managers who obsess over extending as many user sessions as possible. Unfortunately, they don’t place a high consideration on the impacts of their customers’ well-being. Meanwhile, many users are increasin...
  • CHEAP: $150 off Beats Solo3 headphones is making the hair I’ve lost tingle 20 hours ago  –  Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Confession time: I’ve always yearned to be the headphones-in-public-wearing type, but due to my follicly-challenged condition — I haven’t been able to. In my dreams, I often cycle to work, donning Apple’s Beat...
  • Choose your own price on this giant Arduino eBook training library
  • Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Largest derivatives exchange to launch Bitcoin options in Q1 2020’
  • How machine learning in policing could fuel racial discrimination
  • Businesses can now schedule Instagram posts and IGTV videos with Facebook — here’s how
  • Apple Arcade is everything I wanted for mobile gaming
  • CHEAP: Get 30% off this souped-up Samsung Chromebook Plus V2
  • Tech CEO tells employees he’s obligated to accept any government contract regardless of morality
  • ( Interesting. I am dubious about that proposition. )
  • JerryRigEverything’s Galaxy Fold torture test shows the 
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