Sunday, November 10, 2019

10 November - Technology - Global / Google (CA) / Next Web

Global News
  • 47 U.S. attorneys general support Facebook antitrust investigation
  • Alberta Indigenous youth raise enough money to attend robotics competition in Dubai
  • Making ‘HERstory’: NASA conducts its 1st all-female spacewalk
    Making ‘HERstory’: NASA conducts its 1st all-female spacewalk 23 days ago  –  Men have floated out the hatch on all 420 spacewalks conducted over the past half-century. That changes Friday with spacewalk No. 421.
  • Zuckerberg defends Facebook’s refusal to remove ‘newsworthy’ content that violates standards
  • Great white tagging program off N.S. stirs debate over treatment of sharks
  • Fortnite wipes out game map, livestreaming a black hole in its place

  • UBC student uses engineering skills — and YouTube 
  • TikTok now a focus of national security probe by U.S. government 9 days ago  –  About 60 per cent of TikTok's 26.5 million monthly active users in the United States are between the ages of 16 and 24, the company said this year.
  • Using an old iPhone? Update soon or you could lose internet access 10 days ago  –  It might be time to pull the trigger on that iPhone upgrade you've been putting off.
  • Facebook sues Israeli firm called NSO Group over alleged WhatsApp hack 12 days ago  –  Facebook is seeking to have NSO barred from accessing or attempting to access WhatsApp and Facebook's services and is seeking unspecified damages.
  • Apple resumes human review of Siri audio, but adds option to decline
  • FlightHub banned from ‘false or misleading’ marketing during Competition Bureau probe
  • Australian consumer watchdog sues Google over Android location data
  • New device catches trash in rivers before it reaches oceans: Dutch inventor
  • Microsoft beats Amazon for $10B cloud contract with Pentagon
  • Popular video app TikTok is a national security threat, U.S. senators say

  • There’s now a phone case made of ‘humanlike’ artificial
  • New York regulator says it will probe possible bias in Apple Card credit limits after viral tweets 8 hours ago  –  A spokeswoman for the New York Department of Financial Services confirmed Saturday that the agency will investigate.
  • Huawei founder, whose daughter is under arrest in Canada, speaks out about U.S. pressure 9 hours ago  –  His daughter, Huawei’s chief financial officer, is under arrest in Canada on U.S. charges she helped to violate sanctions against Iran.
  • NASA unveils its first all-electric airplane, the ‘Maxwell’ a day ago  –  Adapted from an Italian-made Tecnam P2006T twin-engine propeller plane, the X-57 has been under development since 2015 and remains at least a year away from its first test flight in the skies over Edward Air Force Base.
  • With ‘spike’ in spoofed phone calls, telecom companies prepare to implement solutions
  • Thousands of Valentine’s Day texts arrived late, causing heartbreak
  • Twitter employee spying allegations highlight risk of ‘insider threat’
  • Uber self-driving test vehicle in 2018 fatal Arizona crash had software flaws: U.S. agency
  • Facebook to expand access to encryption feature on Messenger
  • What do a cookie oven and car parts have in common? They’re headed to the International Space Station

  • More than 28 million Canadians impacted by a data bre

    •  Google (CA)

     Ninja Thinks Fortnite Streamers Caught Cheating Deserve Special Treatment - GameSpot 2 days ago  – Fortnite cheat FaZe Jarvis’ team call for life ban to be reduced to 10 WEEKS sparking fan outrage  The SunEpic Games say wall taking is working as intended  Fortnite TrackerThe good, the bad and the ugly of the wee...

  • I’ve given smart speakers as gifts before – I won’t do it again - SlashGear 2 days ago  – You can now ask Google Assistant to draw your bath  Android CentralThis compact Philips smart TV makes following recipes a whole lot easier  Android AuthorityAndroid is a dead-end for new devices — and Google knows it  Digi...
  • Jumanji: Bandai Namco Releases Launch Trailer For Video Game Adaptation - CBR - Comic Book Resources
  • Stress Level Zero's VR Showcase Boneworks Has a Release Date - DualShockers
  • Large windows highlight the best of Boulevard - Calgary Herald
  • Lenovo Smart Clock with Google Assistant is $50 at Best Buy Canada - MobileSyrup
  • Death Stranding Review - Beast Of Burden - GameSpot
  • The PowerWatch 2 delivers GPS powered by your body heat - Engadget
  • Here’s What The New Four-Cylinder Toyota Supra Sounds Like - Motor1.com
  • Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Comes to Console
  • Think iPhone 11 Pro is too expensive? We've got bad news about Apple iPhone 12 - Express.co.uk a day ago  – Can the iPhone 11 Pro replace a professional video camera? This test aims to find out  9to5MacHere's How Far the iPhone 11 Pro Has Come vs the Original iPhone [VIDEO]  iPhone in CanadaiPhone 11 Pro: Is it...
  • Apple Watch fall detection makes brilliant cameo appearance on James Corden's 'The Late Late Show' - iMore a day ago  –  Smartwatches can ill-afford to skip a beat on health  Financial TimesApple still dominates smartwatch market, sees 51% growth in Q3 sales  Notebookcheck.netGoogle hardware acquisitions: Where ...
  • Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 review: Repetitive retro escapades - Mirror Online
  • PS4 and PS4 Pro Black Friday deals - what to expect in 2019 - RadioTimes
  • The world's smallest 8K 360 camera can fit in your pocket - Engadget
  • Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield news: Latest leak will help you choose between Ponyta and Darumaka; Nintendo fights back - Notebookcheck.net
  • Legends of Runeterra XP And Reward System Details Released By Developer, Riot Games - Happy Gamer
  • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate IMPOSSIBLE Jump Challenge w/ the Wheel of Fate | Nintendo Minute - Nintendo
  • The Galaxy S10 5G finally has 3D face unlock like iPhones - Android Central
  • This coaster has an AI bartender that guides you thro

    •  Pokemon Sword and Shield Critics Need to Put Up or Shut Up - CCN.com 16 hours ago  –  Why Pokémon's #ThankYouGameFreak is trending  Eurogamer.netWhat is Y-Comm in Pokémon Sword and Shield?  iMorePokemon Fans Light Up Social Media With #ThankYouGameFreak - IGN  IGNWhy is #ThankYouGameFreak Trending on Twitter? | Gam...


  • NASA's first manned X-plane in 2 decades is 100% electric - CNET 16 hours ago  – NASA unveils its first all-electric airplane, the ‘Maxwell’  Global NewsNASA unveils its first electric airplane - a work in progress - The Jakarta Post  Jakarta PostNASA unveils its first electric aircraft  NHK WORLDNASA unveils its ...
  • Microsoft Store offers over $300 off select Lenovo, Razer and Surface PCs - MobileSyrup
  • SteelSeries Arctis 1 Four-in-One Is World's First USB-C Wireless Gaming Headset - Geek
  • Apple's ad agency has layoffs as the company beefs up its in-house ads group - CNBC
  • DJI Mavic Mini review: A tiny drone with big ambitions - Engadget
  • Diablo 4 impressions: Soaking in dark atmosphere and feel-good combat - Ars Technica
  • Nintendo Switch - Our Favorite Ways to Play - 2019 - Nintendo
  • If Apple's AirPods Pro still don't fit in your ears, get the Beats Solo Pro - CNBC
  • Hackers can control your smart speakers by shooting 

    • Black Friday deals come early at Best Buy - lowest prices on Apple Watch and HomePod - CNET 10 hours ago  –  Apple Watch Series 5 just got its biggest discount yet in an early Black Friday sale on Amazon  BGRAmazon’s killer MacBook Pro deals might beat anything that Black Friday has to offer  MusicRadarThe Apple Wa...


  • Apple TV Plus: How to watch on iPhone, Roku, Amazon Fire for free - CNET 10 hours ago  – View full coverage on Google News
  • Black Friday deal on Sennheiser noise-canceling headphones under $80 - CNET
  • Rogers Offers 5GB Monthly Data Bonus Free to Select Customers - iPhone in Canada
  • PlayStation CEO wants PlayStation 4 owners to quickly upgrade to PlayStation 5 - Digital Trends
  • Flavourworks raises $3.8 million to make interactive games with live-action video - VentureBeat
  • iPhone maker's 'Apple Arcade' gaming subscription reaches 100 milestone - The Times of India
  • 12 Games, Movies, And Books Like Death Stranding - GameSpot
  • WATCH: Dr Disrespect Destroys Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Campers With Deranged Impression - Comicbook.com
  • Red Dead Redemption 2 on the PC — Nvidia GeForce
  • Redmi 8: One of the Best Affordable Phones - NDTV 2 hours ago  –  MIUI 11 update is rolling out for Redmi 5 and Redmi Note 5  Gizchina.comMIUI 11 for the Redmi 5 and Redmi Note 5 now seeding in China - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comGet These Budget Smartphones on Discount – List Includes Xiaomi Mi 9T, Redmi Note ...
  • A Few Weeks With the Galaxy Fold - NDTV 2 hours ago  – Samsung Galaxy S11 tipped to come in three sizes and five variants in total, depending on 5G - GSMArena.com news  GSMArena.comSamsung Galaxy S11 series details appear online  Gizchina.comThe Galaxy S10 could look massively inferior if this latest Samsung rumo...
  • WhatsApp Users Experiencing Battery Drain Issue With Latest Update For Android & iOS Phones - LatestLY
  • Mick Schumacher drives the Ferrari F8 Tributo at Fiorano - Motor Authority
  • Rainbow Six Siege Shifting Tides is adding the most lethal gun in the game - PC Gamer
  • Nintendo’s reimagined ‘Brain Training’ for Switch is coming to Europe - Engadget
  • HW News - Rockstar AMD "Fix," NVIDIA Driver Security, & 50TB HDDs - Gamers Nexus
  • Pixel 4 fans suspect awesome Black Friday deals are coming, and you should believe them - Express
  • Boneworks’ anticipated interactive sandbox gets December 10 release date - VentureBeat
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus international giveaway!

    •  The Next Web


  • Airbnb policy lapse allows for human trafficking and modern slavery 3 days ago  –  Researchers estimate that there are 1.1m victims of human trafficking across Europe. According to the UN, almost one-third of human trafficking victims globally are children. Cases of forced criminality, prostitution, and labor are a major issue for the hospitality industry, as it’s thought that ...
  • Alphabet is investigating Google’s handling of recent sexual harassment claims 3 days ago  –  This month marks a year since thousands of Google employees and contractors from around the world — most of whom were mainly women — protested against the tech giant in a “walkout” amid claims of its handling of sexual harassment allegations, among other claims including gender-based discriminati...
  • Zcash founders hand trademarks to non-profit foundation — for free!
  • CHEAP: $100 off Bose’s noise-canceling QC 35 II headphones? Hell yeah
  • Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘China will no longer crack down on Bitcoin mining’
  • Alibaba and WeChat will let foreigners make mobile payments in China
  • Google forges new ‘app defense alliance’ to fix Android malware menace
  • Google open sources Cardboard VR after killing its Daydream project
  • New Adobe tool can detect if a face has been photoshopped
  • Three weird streaming services you should check ou
  • Adobe will soon allow you to live-stream your painting skills directly from its apps 2 days ago  –  Game streaming platforms such as Twitch are quite popular now. So, if gamers get to show off their skills live, why can’t artists stream what they are drawing. Adobe is now building a live-streaming feature in its Creative Cloud apps. The company made this announcement at its MAX event earlier th...
  • Why the quickest path to human-level AI may be letting it evolve on its own 2 days ago  –  It’s become increasingly clear as we reach its limits that deep learning – a specific subset of AI technology – isn’t going to magically lead to human-level artificial intelligence. deep learning may still go a bit further but I agree with the general sentiment here. https://t.co/nLiYj9iA1k — Gar...
  • How a ban on political ads is the second best gift Twitter ever gave Trump
  • Microsoft’s much-improved HoloLens 2 is now shipping for $3,500
  • Google updates Teachable Machine so you can train an AI without code
  • Robinhood users are gravitating towards loss-making companies
  • Israeli startup combats tuberculosis with text reminders
  • 5 arrested after drilling through warehouse wall to steal 85 Bitcoin machines
  • Learn all the SEO steps for landing at the top of Google search results at 90% off
  • Why the future of fintech is ‘networked learning
  • Pardon the Intrusion #4: Smart malware? 2 days ago  –  Subscribe to this bi-weekly newsletter here! Welcome to the latest edition of Pardon The Intrusion, TNW’s bi-weekly newsletter in which we explore the wild world of security. AI is now being used in a huge number of novel applications, from detecting cancer to recommending what to binge watch ove...
  • Blockchain devs looking for work are spoiled for choice right now 2 days ago  –  Despite regulatory concerns, businesses are still pushing forward and hiring for blockchain and cryptocurrency positions. Based on a report from job site Indeed, there is less interest from candidates in blockchain and cryptocurrency roles, as searches for the jobs are on the decrease. On the oth...
  • Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin futures trading on Bakkt is way up compared with first month’
     2 days ago  –  Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Isaac Newton used to say: The long and winding road awaits! Bitcoin Price We clo...
  • Silk Road drug dealer laundered $19M in profits with Bitcoin
  • The EU is coming after big tech again — this time for political ads
  • How to opt out of Revolut’s data sharing policies
  • CHEAP: Forget the Samsung T5, get this beefy 1TB Intel SSD for just $92
  • DNA testing startup exposes customer info in data breach
  • TRX Q3 2019: Justin Sun’s canceled Warren Buffett lunch did its price no favors
  • Meet the scientist who thinks we all exist in multiple un
  • A laser pointer can trick your smart devices into opening your doors, starting your car a day ago  –  A thief lies in wait across the street, hiding in the bushes and waiting for the lights of your television to go dark. Once you’re in bed, he aims a laser pointer at your Amazon Echo device, and tricks it into opening your garage door. With another laser, he tells Alexa to start your car. A team ...
  • Amazon’s roadmap for Alexa is scarier than anything Facebook or Twitter is doing 2 days ago  –  Amazon has big plans for its virtual assistant. One day, perhaps sooner than you think, Alexa will take a proactive role in directing our lives. It’ll interpret our data, make decisions for us, and summon us when it has something to say. Rohit Prasad, the scientist in charge of Alexa‘s developmen...
  • Google is purposefully crippling the Pixel 4’s brightness to save battery life
  • Motorola’s Moto G8 could show up with the new RAZR
  • A brief overview of what’s fueling the autonomous last-mile
  • Cryptocurrency is keeping FBI on its toes as director recognizes increasing threat
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  • This highly rated language learning app in the Google Play Store is on sale today
  • Scammers favor malicious URLs over attachments in email phishing attacks
  • A new experiment may help us figure out what ‘dark e
  • CHEAP: Unbelievable! There’s $110 off Xiaomi’s new Mi Note 10 with a 108-megapixel camera 11 minutes ago  –  Earlier this week, Xiaomi released its camera-centric Mi Note 10 smartphone with a 108-megapixel primary sensor. Apart from that, the phone has a Penta-camera setup on the rear, giving you versatile shooting options. It’s the first commercial phone in the world with a 108-megapixel camera. And ho...
  • Just putting it out there: Fuck dark mode 2 hours ago  –  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. You can read the rest of the articles in this series here. You can barely move for dark mode news stories these days. Gmail? Dark mode. Instagram? Testing d...
  • Caribbean seagrass is littered with infected lobsters — but the habitat may save the species
  • Tech-enhanced sportsgear greatly improves performance — but it’s kinda unfair
  • Little-known aspect of US copyright law means creators can reclaim their work
  • CHEAP: Dance on the graves of your enemies with this $30 Razer mouse (58% off)
  • Want to read 5 bestsellers in an hour? This highly-rated app can make it happen for $29.
  • Here’s how you can see all quoted replies to a tweet
  • NASA found hundreds of exoplanets — and is set to find thousands more
  • The Surface Pro X might be the most repairable tablet 
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