Wednesday, October 17, 2018

17 October - Tech News - Global / Google ( CA ) / Next Web

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 Duplex Goes From Scary For Some To Useful For All
  • Huawei Mate 20 Pro release this week - Five things you should know
  • Which Pixel 3 features are coming to older Pixel phone
    • Report: A Private Message Can Brick Your PS4 2 days ago  –  Report: A Private Message Can Brick Your PS4  PCMagPS4 Message Bug is Fixed, Says Sony  Game RantPS4 games news: GOOD news for PlayStation owners following Sony update 
  • Nokia 3.1 Plus review
  • Apple's New iPhones Have An Unfixable Problem






    • The Next Web

  • Ecommerce is ignoring people with disabilities — here’s how it should change 3 days ago  –  In a time where a million different worthy causes are vying for our attention online, it’s impressive to note that World Wildlife Fund of Canada recently pulled off one of its most successful fundraisers of all time, bringing in over $21 million in revenue for the year. How did they do it? Not th...
  • 10 easy steps to become a Slack scumbag 3 days ago  –  If you work at a company with remote workers or just a buttload of employees, odds are you’re using Slack to communicate. The work chat giant has all but completely taken over as the default mode of business communication, surpassing the fond tradition of tracing notes to one another in cocaine d...
  • Architects, designers and landscapers swear by CAD. Now, get two of their most powerful programs at big discounts
  • The Braveheart effect: How companies profit off our desire for freedom
  • The pros and cons of interning at a startup
  • Trick people into thinking you’re smart with this guide to gravitational waves
  • 5 quick tricks to improve your Amazon listing’s ranking on Google
  • An entrepreneur’s guide to Chihuahua, Mexico’s tech scene
  • How will AI affect my faith and religion in general?
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  • Scribd brings best-sellers, breaking news, magazines and more to your favorite device — and it’s over 20% off 2 days ago  –  Scribd doesn’t provide access to every book, audiobook or magazine and newspaper article yet...but with loads of New York Times’ best-selling novels and major publishers serving up new content daily, Scribd is quickly become the Netflix for the written word. Right now, you can land a one-year sub...
  • Here’s why we rage about religion on Facebook 2 days ago  –  On Christmas Day last year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg used his website to tell the world that he was not an atheist any more. In this way, the billionaire used Facebook to express his feelings about religion, like many social media users before him. My research shows how debates about religion...
  • Amazon’s new patent will allow Alexa to detect a cough or a cold
  • Binance will launch its first cryptocurrency-to-fiat trading pairs in Uganda
  • Research: Corporations struggle to scale their blockchain solutions
  • Barclays reportedly shelves plans to trade cryptocurrencies for its clients
  • Moonday Morning: Cryptocurrency market is as mature as ‘dollar and oil’
  • The dangers of mispredicting a volcanic eruption
  • 6 reasons to invest in your 20s (when all you want to do is spend)
  • Pixel Slate hands-on: Google’s gorgeous Chrome OS ta
  • Adobe to finally bring the ‘real’ Photoshop to iPads a day ago  –  Adobe revealed at its MAX event that a new Photoshop would be coming for iPads — and not just any old defrocked mobile version. No, the “real” Photoshop will be available for your iPad sometime next year. We first heard rumors that Adobe was going to attempt to bring full-bore Photoshop to Apple’...
  • Artificial intelligence is complex, but we can’t afford to ignore it a day ago  –  “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” – George Santayana In early September, the media went abuzz with news of Amazon becoming the second US company to surpass the $1 trillion market cap. However, the news of Amazon’s success has eclipsed certain interesting facts: 2017 w...
  • PS4s are being bricked by a chat exploit – here’s how you can stay safe
  • Pixel 3 vs iPhone XS: Which camera is better?
  • Early Review: The Pixel 3 is a great phone that should’ve been better
  • China’s two new satellites are a step towards completion of its Space Silk Road
  • 10 top tips to make sure your startup’s first hire is fire
  • Video: I commuted on a DIY electric kid’s vehicle – and survived
  • Hackers target EOS gambling dApp once again, $338K believed stolen
  • Sony partners with itself to manage content rights with b
  • $11M Indian cryptocurrency scam investigation stalls as victims avoid testifying 18 hours ago  –  It seems there’s news of a new cryptocurrency scam every week. Usually, as victims come forward the scam is revealed and the perpetrators get caught. However, one scam investigation in India has hit a dead end. Subhashchand Jewria encouraged people to invest in their virtual currency, ATC Coin. C...
  • The earth’s fate isn’t on individuals — it’s on society 19 hours ago  –  Following the 2015 Paris Agreement to hold the global increase in climate to below 2℃ above pre-industrial levels, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was asked to produce a report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5℃. The report focuses on what must be done if we want t...
  • This Day In Deals – 16th October
  • Google explains the magic behind the Pixel 3’s Super Res Zoom
  • Dev sends Bitcoin without using the web or the power grid
  • MIT is spending $1 billion to open a college in 2019 just for AI
  • Palm’s new companion phone is the comeback we didn’t ask for
  • Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passes away at 65
  • A woman won a Nobel Prize, but science is still sexist
  • Facebook will delete posts that spread voting misinfor

  • Amazon debuts the new, waterproof Kindle Paperwhite 8 hours ago  –  Amazon today updated its Paperwhite Kindle with several much-needed features — not the least of which is that it’ll now survive a dip in the pool. The new Paperwhite has a flush-front screen and twice the amount of storage as its previous iteration, coming in 8 GB at a minimum and 32 GB if you ne...
  • UK puts on misleading robot puppet-show in Parliament 11 hours ago  –  The UK’s Parliament recently decided to question an actual robot about artificial intelligence. This might sound like a good idea on paper, but considering there aren’t any sentient robots, it’s a lot like asking a toaster oven to testify on the State’s nutrition program. Actually, it’s worse: A ...
  • Discord’s in-app Store enters open beta with a selection of indies and classics
  • GitHub launches Suggested Changes to make it easier to collaborate within pull requests
  • Adobe Characterizer turns you into an animated drawing with the power of AI
  • Can we make digital money transfer great again?
  • Amazon gets patriotic while Google embraces censorship
  • Anybody can animate with CrazyTalk Animator 3 Pro for Mac and Windows, now over 50% off
  • Hands-on: Huawei’s Mate 20 Pro is the most ambitious phone in recent memory
  • This website is tracking the instability of stablecoin Teth
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  • StatsCan says businesses spent $14B on cybersecurity in 2017 2 days ago  –  The survey found that more than one in five companies said they were impacted by a cyberattack last year, with large businesses more than twice as likely as small ones to be apparent targets.
  • Canadian police ready to deal with legal marijuana, chiefs say
  • 'I don't think it's a hoax': Trump backs off climate change claim
  • Man who skinny dipped with sharks wanted for earlier violent assault
  • Young drivers who use cannabis at higher risk of collisions for at least 5 hours, McGill finds
  • Turkish, Saudi officials enter consulate where journalist Khashoggi disappeared
  • Trump criticizes rush to condemn Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi a day ago  –  U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday criticized rapidly mounting global condemnation of Saudi Arabia over the case of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, warning of a rush to judgment.
  • Saskatchewan First Nation won't recognize government jurisdiction over cannabis
  • Australian PM criticized for possibly recognizing Jerusalem as Israeli capital
  • Judge tosses Stormy Daniels' defamation suit against Trump
  • Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, dead at 65
  • MPs debate climate change after UN report warns of dire consequences
  • Trudeau has 'real concerns' about disappearance of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
  • RCMP expect blood testing requests to increase 12-fold under new impaired driving law
  • 'Send the check,' Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells Trump
  • Boy, 15, charged with 2nd-degree murder of 16-year-old girl in Regina
  • 13M people at risk of starving to death in Yemen, UN warns
  • Abbott Nutrition recalls meal replacements including Ensure Plus for possible bacterial contamination 18 hours ago  –  Abbott Nutrition is recalling a number of canned nutritional beverages due to possible bacterial contamination, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says.
  • 'More fatalities are going to show up': Death toll from Hurricane Michael proves elusive
  • Legalizing pot in Canada won't change rules for pro leagues — for now
  • Canadian Blood Services mulling shorter wait time for gay donors
  • 'Arts transcend politics': National Ballet of Canada lands Russia for 1st time ever
  • Campfires and cannabis: Parks Canada says it's OK to smoke pot at campsites
  • Officials behind bridge that collapsed opening day declined provincial cash for upgrade
  • Greenhouse growers turn to cannabis to cash in on lucrative crop
  • Shopify confident its online platform can handle demand on day one of legal cannabis
  • Lose your illusions. It's an ugly, dystopian world: Neil Macdonald
  • 'Hummus': Why strangers invited to a D.C. potluck were given a safe word



  • U.S. top diplomat says Saudis committed to complete probe into journalist's disappearance an hour ago  –  Saudi Arabia has committed to conducting a complete investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday before departing the kingdom for Turkey.
  • Dennis Hof, Republican candidate and legal pimp, dead at 72
    Dennis Hof, Republican candidate and legal pimp, dead at 72 4 hours ago  –  Dennis Hof, a pimp who gained notoriety for an HBO series about his brothel business and who fashioned himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candidate for the state legislature, was found dead hours after his extended-weekend 72nd birthday bash, authorities said Tuesday.
  • First legal weed sold in Canada
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  • Scott Brison denies lobbying for shipbuilder as court fight over navy officer intensifies
  • Kativik school board in northern Quebec calls emergency meeting in wake of youth suicides
  • Lawyer says Paul Bernardo will 'express remorse' in parole bid. Here's why it's unlikely to sway the board
  • U.S. border patrol warns 'amnesty' for pot convictions doesn't guarantee entry
  • Canada Post workers could begin rotating strikes Monday
  • Man alleged to be Toronto aquarium skinny-dipper arrested in Thunder Bay
  • USA Gymnastics interim CEO resigns 4 days into the job amid criticism
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