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Friday, February 01, 2019

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Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Tuning Out: What

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Tuning Out: What Happens When You Drop Facebook
10th Period: What Coulda Been (And Still Could Be) ...

10th Period: What Coulda Been (And Still Could Be) ... This school year is the 10th since
The Conversation: Community Schools Score Key Victory in LA Teachers Strike

The Conversation: Community Schools Score Key Victory in LA Teachers Strike Parents

U.S. producers pulled 15 oil rigs out of service last week

The U.S. lost 15 oil rigs last week and added one gas rig, showing that even after a slight recovery the
Difficult fourth quarter dings LyondellBasell's 2018 profits
Port Arthur LNG moves to next step of permit process after clearing

Sempra Energy's proposed Port Arthur LNG project has moved to the next step of federal permitting

Freedom Caucus plots with GOP leaders to cause Dem misery

The conservative hard-liners are teaming up with House Republican leadership in a bid to climb out of the
‘Everything stays on the table’: 2020 Dems weigh killing the filibuster

White House contenders are debating whether to change Senate rules in order to enact their sweeping agenda.
Cory Booker didn’t announce first. But that doesn’t mean he’s behind.

The New Jersey senator has already generated considerable goodwill in the early presidential states.

Trump signals he will declare national emergency over border wall, calling congress talks 'a waste of time'

Donald Trump has indicated he is likely to declare a national emergency when a federal government funding deal runs out later this month, dismissing talks with Democrats as “a waste of time”. The president said he had “set the stage” for action to sidestep congress to secure $5.7bn (£4.4bn) for a wall on the US-Mexico border, as the prospect of a second government shutdown looms. In a wide-ranging New York Times interview, Mr Trump also said he had received reassurances he was “not a target” of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation and dismissed talk he may not seek re-election in 2020.

The Independent
Trump, Democrats battle in early stage of U.S. border security talks

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters: "There's not going to be any wall money in the legislation" to fund border security for the rest of this year. Instead, Pelosi said funding for more ports of entry or additional border security technology was open for negotiation. Previously, Democrats have supported $1.3 billion for new border fencing this year or improvements to existing fencing.

Reuters
Beyond Trump's wall: Congress tackles border security

Although there were no guarantees a deal could be reached by a Feb. 15 deadline, lawmakers on both sides showed a willingness to avoid ultimatums and seek common ground. Some negotiators from Trump's Republican Party avoided uttering the word "wall" during the 17-member border security panel's first session on Wednesday. The long, contentious debate over one of Trump's biggest 2016 campaign promises - a concrete border wall financed by Mexico - entered a new stage with the committee's launch last week ending a 35-day partial closure of the government.

Reuters

‘It’s hard to heal when the knife is still in your back’

Parents call for APS overhaul at first community forum The post ‘It’s hard to heal when the knife is
Letters: Our prayers of 1868 were answered

First, what an unusual Inauguration Day. I did appreciate the welcome address by Tom Chee, expressing the
Delegates accept Nez’s speech as written report

It wasn’t a pressing matter for the Navajo Nation Council to hear the priority lists from Navajo Nation

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ready to make closest approach to the Sun ever

The Parker Solar Probe is ready to smash more cosmic records as it prepares to make its closest ever
NASA Study Reveals ‘World’s Most Dangerous Glacier’ Could Soon Collapse

There’s a massive glacier in Antarctica, and a recent NASA study has discovered a cavity two-thirds
Three-Year-Old lost in the woods says a bear watched over him

North Carolina 3-year-old Casey Hathaway has made it home safely after vanishing from his grandmother’

Fewer children vaccinated in Amsterdam

Amsterdam has admitted that fewer children are vaccinated in the capital than the national average. In a
British woman goes to court to see if she needs to quit job before Brexit

A worried British woman who fears losing the right to residence in the Netherlands if she does not quit a..
More Dutch people switch health insurer as premiums rise

In total 1.2 million people switched health insurance company during this winter’s changeover period

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Mozilla Halts Firefox 65 Rollout Due to Insecure Certificate Errors

Mozilla has halted the automatic updates to Firefox 65 as users are unable to browse web sites due to
Google Outage Causing Google Charts and Other APIs to Not Work

If you use Google Charts, or other Google API libraries, as part of your web site then you may have noticed
Basecamp Successfully Defends Against Credential Stuffing Attack

Basecamp successfully blocked an hour-long credential stuffing attack targeting its platform on January 29,

1 dead 3 injured as meteorite hits southern India (27 flags)

And it has created a record. First recorded human fatality due to a meteorite. Can someone bring up the
Donald Trump: Id bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding (25

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/06/donald-trump-waterboarding-republican-debate-torture
Iowans claim instances when Sanders was shorted delegates (20 flags)

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/02/06/iowans-claim-instances

University Researchers Create App to Battle ‘Implicit Biases’

A new app developed by university researchers aims to help teachers eliminate their "implicit biases
University of California-Santa Barbara Seeking LGBT Program Coordinator

The University of California-Santa Barbara is looking to hire a new LGBT coordinator to promote its LGBT
UC-Davis Doesn’t Punish Student Group for Posting Remarks Critical of

A student commission at UC-Davis got in hot water over anti-police remarks after a police officer was shot

Latest updates: Qatar v Japan â€“ Asian Cup final

Gulf nation claims its first Asian Cup title by beating four-time winner Japan in the UAE.
Photos: Qatar celebrates first Asian Cup win
What brought Venezuela's economy to ruin?

Venezuela's political crisis has laid bare competing narratives over what is to blame for the country&#

Top Products in Two Decades of Tech Reviews

Walt Mossberg on the dozen personal-technology products that were the most influential over two decades of
Diabetes Data Beamed to Your Phone

New meters from iHealth and LifeScan are small steps toward better diabetes care.
Two Houses, One Cable TV Bill

Walt answers questions from readers about streaming TV from one house to another and the search for

Israeli Bulldozers Flatten Lands In Gaza

Israeli bulldozers raze lands during limited foray into Gaza Israeli bulldozers raze lands during limited
Fatah struggles to find support to form new government

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) attends the Advisory Board meeting of the Palestine National
Fatah: Israel planning for a second massacre in Hebron

Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron Israel is banning international observers from Hebron to perpetrate a second

Brazil dam: Startling pictures of Brumadinho collapse

The pictures show the moment a muddy sludge engulfed a mining company's facilities.
Is nuclear disarmament set to self-destruct?

As the US begins withdrawal from a Cold War-era arms treaty, can it - or should it - be saved?
Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues

Some 90 million people see temperatures of -17C or below, as cities and transport systems are hit.

FGM: Mother guilty of genital mutilation of daughter

The case, which involved the woman's daughter, is the first FGM conviction in the UK.
Woman, 79, jailed for neighbour harassment

Kathleen Neal poured urine on to her neighbour's plants during a feud she kept up for more than a
Blue 'Smurf cats' and dogs after Clacton ink fire

Pets are decidedly off-colour as blue powder is blown in the wind in a seaside town.

Some Notes on David Aaronovitch’s Times “Child-Abuse Fantasists” Column

From David Aaronovitch in The Times: The other day a fellow journalist sent me a very short video clip
Two Supporters of “VIP Abuse” Accuser Esther Baker Settle Libel Claim

From the Daily Telegraph: A former MP, who was falsely accused of being part of a VIP paedophile ring, has
Conspiracy Milieu Backs Mike Veale after Resignation as Cleveland Chief

From the Daily Telegraph: The chief constable in charge of the disastrous Edward Heath sex abuse inquiry

Need to heal psych drug damage? Wonderful information on neuroplasticity.

Call it anything you like. This information is straight from life-force. It will heal your brain if you
Remembering my sanity

By Jen Peer Rich For me, waking up to who I am on a deeper level of wholeness is not a spiritual experience
Detoxing rape out of our systems. We do it for ourselves and we do it for

I am 53 years old. I spent the night detoxing from a rape that happened when I was 16. It's no joke --

Twitter Just Purged 2,000 Accounts for Challenging Official Narrative on

Twitter has announced that it took down about 2,000 accounts in Venezuela, most of which it claimed were
Mind-Reading Technology Is Now Reality

It sounds like something out of a Philip K. Dick science fiction novel: a system that uses artificial
Challenging The Liberal Case For Trump Administration’s Coup In Venezuela

In an analysis published by POLITICO Magazine, Frida Ghitis, a contributing columnist for CNN.com and the

Advice For Women Who Want Kids

This series contains candid advice for young women who know they want a family.
Hovercraft Parenting: Damaging a Generation

We have reached a time in history where helicopter parenting is no longer an adequate description for an
5 Things That’ll Make You Hate Your Kids

Here are 5 basic things (throughout your child’s life) that you can do to ensure you grow to hate

We Need to Talk about Sandy Hook

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Mowing the Lawn in Gaza

By Volaar “When thy intelligence shall cross beyond the whirl of delusion, then shalt thou become

Automatic Continuing Resolutions Not a Good Solution for Government

An automatic CR would cause serious problems of its own, undermining sound budgeting and
SNAP Can Cover Full Benefits Through March, But Participants Face Big Gaps

Under the continuing resolution (CR) that provided the funding to reopen the government for
Pass-Through Deduction Regulations Reflect Industry Lobbying

In finalizing its regulations governing the 2017 tax law’s 20 percent deduction for “pass

Update on Tesla from The Conference Call Today

Today after the market closed was Tesla's analyst conference call to review fourth quarter earnings.
Foxconn Not Only a Crony Capitalist but an Unreliable One To Boot

Who says that professional sports have nothing to teach businesses? Pro sports team owners have perfected
The Next States to Get Hammered by the Blue State Model

A perfectly reasonable way to read this chart is to note the high correlation between state taxation and

Will Griffin: Updates on Venezuela + Nicolas Maduro: Let Us Not Allow

With Will Griffin Writer, Dandelion Salad The Peace Report February 1, 2019 The Peace Report on Jan 31
Michael Parenti: The Culture Struggle

with Michael Parenti Writer, Dandelion Salad January 31, 2019 “But you can’t do that with Class
Will Griffin: The History of U.S. Imperialism in Venezuela + Max Blumenthal

With Will Griffin Writer, Dandelion Salad The Peace Report January 30, 2019 The Peace Report on Jan 29

Highly Facetious Comics #6

Joinmycult.org The post Highly Facetious Comics #6 appeared first on disinformation. [This is a
The Alzheimer’s Drug that Might Unlock Your Dreams

As excited as I get about the potentiality of psychedelic drugs, I get far more amped about pushing the
Did Marijuana Come from Outer Space?

Another way of putting that would be, is all weed space weed? According to some shamanic cultures, the

General Atomics bring in BAE Systems to lobby for ‘Protector’ drone to fly

Drone manufacturer, General Atomics, hosted an event in London on 24 January in order – as its press
The Gatwick drone: A taste of the technology

Drones dominated the headlines over the Christmas and New Year period after sightings of one or more
Off the Leash: How the UK is developing the technology to build armed

A new report published by Drone Wars UK reveals that, despite a UK government statement that it “does not

The proteins that domesticated our genomes

EPFL scientists have carried out a genomic and evolutionary study of a large and enigmatic family of human
Study links altered brain chemistry, behavioral impairments in fish exposed

Study Links Altered Brain Chemistry, Behavioral Impairments in Fish Exposed to Elevated CO2 Research team
First accurate simulation of a virus invading a cell

For the first time, scientists know what happens to a virus' shape when it invades a host cell, thanks

About the Green New Deal, dreams given form

This is a brief first cut at analysis of the Green New Deal. It could be big beyond your imagination.
Visions of America if the Left wins

Let's step back and look at our choices. Left and Right are clear about their intentions. Only a mad
A top jihadist explains how to win the Long War

The stunning insights of a top jihadist can help us understand the roots of this conflict – and win.

Twelve Step Method to Conduct Regime Change

From the desk of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The post Twelve Step Method to Conduct
Ending Violence Against Women & Girls in the Sahel: Crucial for Sustainable

Amina Mohammed is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations The post Ending Violence Against Women
Removing Arsenic from Groundwater: We Have the Tools, Let’s Use Them

Researchers Yina Shan , Praem Mehta , Duminda Perera and Yurissa Varela developed this report at the UN

Beyond Mariana and Brumadinho: Vale’s Long History of Violations

The history of the world’s third largest miner is tainted by crimes against the environment and local
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova: Developments in

Developments in Venezuela The situation in Venezuela remains extremely tense. To be fair, the latest
The Havana Declaration of the CLOC Via Campesina Towards the VII

Jan 31, 2019 The delegates of the Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations (CLOC Vía Campesina

Fighting For Bordeaux

Grands Crus de Bordeaux are out with their 2016 wines. At a recent NYC tasting, we especially liked the
The Winter Show

The Winter Show, formerly the Winter Art & Antiques Show, is underway at the Park Avenue and runs
Glass Outhouse Art Gallery

Whimsical gallerist Laurel Seidl (second from bottom), has created a serious venue for art in Wonder Valley

Crop Breeding for High Production, Water Use Efficiency & Albedo

It's a good way to confront mankind's growing need for food and the water needed to produce it
Biospheric Productivity (Global: The Recent Past) -- Summary

Since 1980 the Earth has weathered three of the warmest decades in the instrumental temperature record, a
Catastrophic Floods of Dartmoor, South West England

Are they few and far-between? ... or are they growing ever more frequent ... and ferocious?

Religious Freedom: Human Rights Organizations calls for shutdown of the

On January 27, 30,000 people gathered in at Seul’s Gwanghwamun Square in a rally
Italian economy in recession, and likely to continue during the year

Italy's economy tipped into recession at the end of last year, according to
Brazil's fiscal deficit in December, a challenge for Bolsonaro and the

The Brazilian government posted a fiscal deficit of 41.13 billion reais (US$ 11.27

Cattaraugus County asks Farmersville to conduct full environmental study

LITTLE VALLEY – The Cattaraugus County Planning Board voted Thursday to ask the Farmersville Town
With wind energy bill comes passion and a divergence of opinions #NE

Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon said his bill on wind energy regulation is not an anti-wind energy bill, as many
View map: Wind farm foes release project sight analysis #MI

The Friends of the Huron Mountains (FOHM) has released a sight analysis of the proposed Summit Lake Wind

“The best experience of my life”: #DiscoverEU through the eyes of those who

The #DiscoverEU programme has enabled 15,000 eighteen-year-old Europeans to move around Europe by train for
France: What electoral list for the European elections?

Let's move back, twenty years ago. As all Europeans, the French citizens will go to vote at the
Essay: The success of the EU-Japan EPA negotiations

The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations were finalised in the summer of 2018 when

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Animal Advocates Radio “Voices Carry for Animals #205”- Harry Hmura- Iam

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There’s No Place Like Home…Especially if they can take yours!

Marti Oakley Medicare Advantage: Only an advantage for those glorious “stakeholders” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TS Radio Network: The USDA Hour with Lawrence Lucas & Tanya Ward Jordan

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Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists

Worth reading: Segregation, sexual harassment, and silencing scientists A few of the recent
It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare?

It's October. What's Congress doing about healthcare? We made it to October without
More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare

More reasons to oppose the latest awful iteration of GOPcare Many of us were cheered by

Logic and non-logic in education

by Jon Rappoport February 1, 2019 (To join our email list, click here.) In two of my collections, The
Creating ADHD is the new education

That’s the goal by Jon Rappoport January 31, 2018 (To join our email list, click here.) “There is a
Education and the dismantling of the mind

When the solution is worse than the problem by Jon Rappoport January 28, 2019 (To join our email list

Drug-addled man bites dog and then FBI agent during nude neighborhood

A drug-addled Virginia man sank his teeth into his dog - and later an FBI agent as well - during a nude
BEST OF THE WEB: Venezuela: Another national dismemberment brought to you

Oligarchy: noun - A small group of people having control of a country or organisation. Oilygarchy: noun - A
No break from Brexit: RT unscrambles the latest developments

As British MPs are told that their February break from parliament is to be cancelled in order to solve the

One person killed in single-vehicle crash at Otaki

One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Otaki.
The rise, fall and rebirth of Valentines buffet restaurants

Valentines buffet restaurants were a Kiwi institution, of sorts.
Tremendous act of heroism sees mum and two kids saved from drowning in Hutt

Jack’s Walk

It’s a beautiful, sunny winter day and the temp has climbed to -14 C which feels downright balmy
The Transphobic Comments Of Dr Jacob Edward Les

Siobhan, a blogger on this site, has posted an article on one Dr Les of Calgary, titled Calgary Physician
More on commercials as windows to the zeitgeist

I have written before about how commercials on TV are a pretty good measure of the zeitgeist. While niche

1 February - Technology - Tech Crunch / The Verge

Tech Crunch

Twitter cuts off API access to follow/unfollow spam dealers a day ago – Notification spam ruins social networks, diluting the real human interaction. Desperate to gain an audience, users pay services to rapidly follow and unfollow tons of people in hopes that some will follow them back. The services can either automate this process or provide tools for users to gener...

Houzz resets user passwords after data breach a day ago – Houzz, a $4 billion-valued home improvement startup that recently laid off 10 percent of its staff, has admitted a data breach. A reader contacted TechCrunch on Thursday with a copy of an email sent by the company. It doesn’t say much — such as when the breach happened, or if a hacker is to blame...

Net neutrality battle gets a new day in court tomorrow a day ago – More than a year after net neutrality was essentially abolished by a divided Federal Communications Commission, a major legal challenge supported by dozens of companies and advocates has its day in court tomorrow. Mozilla v. FCC argues that the agency's decision was not just dead wrong, but achie...

Congress needs your input (but don’t call it crowdsourcing)

Facebook just removed a new wave of suspicious activity linked to Iran

Cloud movie locker UltraViolet is finally closing

Facebook users who quit the social network for a month feel happier

Don’t worry, this rocket-launching Chinese robo-boat is strictly for science

Pandora-powered channels will come to SiriusXM’s app this year

Sources: Clutter is raising $200-250M led by SoftBank for

A popular genealogy website just helped solve a serial killer cold case in Oregon 20 hours ago – On Thursday, detectives in Portland, Ore. announced that a long-cold local murder case finally came to a resolution, 40 years after the fact. In 1979, 20-year-old Anna Marie Hlavka was found dead in the Portland apartment she shared with her fiance and sister. According to police, she was strangl...

Amazon’s barely-transparent transparency report somehow gets more opaque 20 hours ago – Amazon posted its bi-annual report Thursday detailing the number of government data demands it receives. The numbers themselves are unremarkable, neither spiking nor falling in the second-half of last year compared to the first-half. The number of subpoenas, search warrants and other court orders...

Nintendo rumored to be working on a smaller, cheaper Switch 20 hours ago – Remember when the rumor mill suggested that Nintendo was already working on a sequel to the Switch? Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa shut that down pretty quickly, saying that no successor was in the works. Now the rumor mill has shifted gears: Rather than a whole new generation, the whispers...

Kleiner Perkins officially reboots with a $600 million early-stage fund

Will tech companies change the way we manage our health?

Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certificate misuse punishment

Lowe’s is killing off and bricking its Iris smart home products at the end of March

Kleiner Perkins gets back to early-stage with its $600M 18th fund

Amazon reports better than expected Q4, but lowers Q1 guidance

China wants to keep its spot as a leader in the space race

First China, now Starbucks gets an ambitious VC-funded rival in Indonesia 11 hours ago – Asia’s venture capital-backed startups are gunning for Starbucks . In China, the U.S. coffee giant is being pushed by Luckin Coffee, a $2.2 billion challenger surfing China’s on-demand wave, and on the real estate side, where WeWork China has just unveiled an on-demand product that could tempt pe...

Nintendo to open its first official store located in Japan 13 hours ago – Fourteen years after unveiling its first location in New York, Nintendo is finally opening an official store in Japan, too. Nintendo Tokyo will be located in Shibuya Parco, the new flagship of the Parco department store chain. Nintendo Tokyo is scheduled to open at the same time as the shopping c...

Facebook removes hundreds of accounts linked to fake news group in Indonesia 14 hours ago – Facebook said today it has removed hundreds of Facebook and Instagram accounts with links to an organization that peddled fake news. The world’s fourth largest country with a population of more than 260 million, Indonesia is in an election year alongside Southeast Asia neighbors Thailand and the ...

Indian state government leaks thousands of Aadhaar numbers

We dismantle Facebook’s memo defending its ‘Research’

Go-Jek makes first close of Series F round at $9.5B valuation

Mixtape Podcast: Oracle’s alleged $400M issue with underrepresented groups

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s artist-collaboration platform HitRecord raises $6.4M

Nintendo is making Dr. Mario for iOS and Android

Apple reactivates Facebook’s employee apps after punishme

Juul Labs hires former Apple employee to lead the fight against counterfeits 4 hours ago – Juul Labs, the e-cig company under fire for its product’s popularity with young people, has brought on a new VP of Intellectual Property Protection with Adrian Punderson, formerly of PwC and Apple. Punderson’s job is all about working alongside government agencies, as well as Juul Labs Intellectu...

Juul Labs hires former Apple employee to lead the fight against counterfeits 4 hours ago – Juul Labs, the e-cig company under fire for its product’s popularity with young people, has brought on a new VP of Intellectual Property Protection with Adrian Punderson, formerly of PwC and Apple. Punderson’s job is all about working alongside government agencies, as well as Juul Labs Intellectu...
Twilio closes acquisition of email specialist SendGrid in all-stock deal now worth $3B 5 hours ago – Twilio’s bid to become the go-to platform for all of a business’s external communication needs took a big step ahead today. The company said that it has closed its acquisition of email specialist SendGrid. First announced four months ago, Twilio today said the all-stock deal is valued at $3 billi...
H-1B changes will simplify application process 5 hours ago – The federal government yesterday published the final rule for changes to the H-1B visa program, which is one of the primary conduits for technical talent to come and work in the United States. There are two key changes coming with the rule. First, the government will require applicants for an H-1...
Carbon is 3D printing custom football helmet liners for Riddell
How to recover quickly if you get locked out of Google
Apple fixes FaceTime eavesdrop bug, with software update incoming
Brexit backer’s insurance firm and leave campaign fined £120k by data watchdog
Everyone raises $100M, Pinterest and Zoom want to go public and HelloSign
Amazon and Flipkart pull 100,000s of products to comply with new Indian law
A government propaganda app is going viral in China
( Where is the U.S. version ?)

Everything you need to know about Facebook, Google’s app scandal 19 minutes ago – Facebook and Google landed in hot water with Apple this week after two investigations by TechCrunch revealed the misuse of internal-only certificates — leading to their revocation, which led to a day of downtime at the two tech giants. Confused about what happened? Here’s everything you need to k...

Let’s save the bees with machine learning an hour ago – Machine learning and all its related forms of "AI" are being used to work on just about every problem under the sun, but even so, stemming the alarming decline of the bee population still seems out of left field. In fact it's a great application for the technology and may help both bees and beeke...

Commuters become crypto users, as DOVU signs loyalty deal with rail service an hour ago – While blockchain emerged first as a platform for currency and value, its employment in the tokenization of data and information has become recognized as being of at least, if not more, underlying value. You could perhaps even use it to track movements on a grid associated with mobility. That was ...

Daily Crunch: Facebook fallout continues

AWS and Microsoft reap most of the benefits of expanding cloud market

After challenger banks comes the wave of anti-fraud startups

Huawei’s folding phone debuts this month

Alexa skills top 80,000 after a big Alexa-powered holiday season

Vice Media will lay off 10 percent of its staff

Sony posts strong music earnings, as gaming business disa

The Verge

Over-the-air update strands NIO electric car on a highway in China 21 hours ago – One of EV startup NIO’s cars got stuck on a highway in China on Wednesday after the driver triggered an over-the-air software update, according to Bloomberg and the South China Morning Post. The driver, who was testing the car, and a NIO representative were wading through Beijing’s notorious traf...

Kanye West settles lawsuit with fan who thought Life of Pablo would remain a Tidal exclusive

Everything coming to Hulu, Amazon Prime, and HBO Now in February

Amazon’s holiday profits soared thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps

Facebook removes hundreds more pages linked to Iranian influence campaign

This techno album was made on a Sega Genesis, and you can buy it in cartridge form

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is $20 for PC and today’s other deals

Months later, Facebook has updated its apps for the iPhone XS Max, XR, and new iPad Pros

Sony’s 1000XM3 headphones are $50 off at Rakuten

Honor View 20 review: top-notch performance without the notch 7 hours ago – A 48-megapixel camera, all-screen display, giant battery, and a humane price punch a hole in the OnePlus armor Continue reading…

Panasonic launches its Lumix S1 and S1R full-frame mirrorless cameras

Amazon and Walmart hit hard after new e-commerce rules in India restrict sales

Huawei’s 5G foldable phone is coming this month

Is this Samsung’s first foldable phone?

Nintendo is launching a new Dr. Mario game for smartphones later this year

Ninja stars in NFL Super Bowl ad alongside Peyton Manning and Michael Strahan

The fallout from Facebook’s controversial research app

Apple restores Facebook’s ability to run internal iOS apps

Nintendo reportedly planning to release a smaller, cheaper

Before the Super Bowl, stream one of the all-time great football movies 4 hours ago – There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV sh...

No one seems to know what Foxconn is doing in Wisconsin

How to protect humans in a fully automated society

Inside the larps that let human players experience AI life

Apple delays FaceTime bug fix until next week

How the Midwest is dealing with wintery ‘climate chaos’

Watch the first trailer for Fast and Furious spinoff Hobbs and Shaw

AI can make art now, but artists aren’t afraid

What would happen if Apple fully banned Facebook from the App Store?

Automated background checks are deciding who’s fit for a

Save $40 on the Ring Alarm home security kit, and get a free Echo Dot on Amazon 3 hours ago – Ring’s five-piece alarm kit is $40 off of its usual price today on Amazon, and it comes with a free third-gen Amazon Echo Dot with purchase. Normally $199.99, this $159.99 kit is even more of a bargain now, given that it’s a fairly comprehensive solution for protecting your home in the case of br...

NYC’s new driver wage law means the days of cheap Uber rides are over

The enlightening doc Horror Noire lays out black history through black horror films

Wargroove is the Advance Wars-style strategy game you’ve been waiting for

8 new science fiction and fantasy books to check out in early February

Apple’s new Smart Battery cases work great, but they aren’t for everybody

Why CAPTCHAs have gotten so difficult

Sundance 2019: reviews from the annual indie film festival

Netflix unveils a new logo animation

Our favorite affordable synths from NAMM 2019

Verily wants to make smart shoes that track weight and falls 10 minutes ago – Google’s sister company Verily wants to make a smart shoe that can track weight and monitor falls, according to CNBC. The company has allegedly been looking for partners to develop this shoe and bring it to market, but it’s very early in the process. Fall detection seems to have become an increa...

Alita: Battle Angel is a worldbuilding triumph and a storytelling failure

Why Apple went to war with Facebook and Google this week

What’s In Your Bag, Allie X?

After a ‘personal conversation’ with Trump, Foxconn says it will build a factory in Wisconsin after all

Ring Alarm kit is $40 off and comes with a free Echo Dot, and other good deals

A new net neutrality bill is headed to Congress

Better interior design might keep astronauts healthier and happier in deep space

Teens who vape are more likely to smoke cigarettes later

Samsung’s lower-cost Galaxy S10 has leaked