Thursday, July 11, 2019

11 July - Technology - Global / Google (CA) / Next Web

Global News
  • Instagram, Facebook restored after glitching up throughout the day 8 days ago  –  Instagram came back just before 8 p.m. ET.
  • Facebook fined $2.3 million under Germany’s new hate speech law 9 days ago  –  The Federal Office for Justice said the social networking company had failed to meet transparency requirements for its handling of hate speech complaints.
  • Facebook will ban ads that discourage voting in U.S. ahead of 2020 election 11 days ago  –  Facebook pledged to put its new "don't vote" policy prohibition into effect in the fall, before the 2018 U.S. elections, COO Sheryl Sandberg said in a blog post.
  • Health Canada recalls Medtronic insulin pumps deemed vulnerable to cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity of medical devices under scrutiny after FDA recalls insulin pumps
  • Facebook’s digital currency could gain traction in developing world
  • 15-inch MacBook Pros recalled in Canada over fire and burn risk
  • Tweets from world leaders that break the rules will now come with warnings
  • Canadian contribution to Apollo 11 celebrated with commemorative stamps
  • Pro-Trump Reddit channel ‘quarantined’ over threats o
  • Twitter back up after service disruption an hour ago  –  Twitter users attempting to log on to the app or site were being greeted by a message that reads "something is technically wrong."
  • Trump is hosting a social media summit, but Facebook and Twitter aren’t invited 7 hours ago  –  Trump lashed out in a Twitter post before the event on Thursday at some social media companies and traditional news firms, saying, "The Fake News is not as important, or as powerful, as Social Media" and criticizing what he said was unfairness by some firms.
  • What can be done to tackle aviation emissions? 17 hours ago  –  With a 50 per cent global growth in air travel over the past six years, what can we do to limit our own carbon footprints?
  • Close call between planes at Montreal airport caused by staff shortage, deviation from procedure: TSB
  • David Saint-Jacques gets hero’s welcome in return to space agency headquarters
  • New early quake detection in California could automatically halt trains
  • British Airways faces $229 million fine after 2018 breach of passenger data
  • A look at ‘secret’ Facebook groups — and how hateful content is monitored on them
  • Amazon Alexa keeps some data even after it’s deleted, prompting privacy concerns
  • Here’s why Facebook says user photos have ‘automatic

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  • Keanu Reeves in Metal Gear Solid 5 Mod - IGN a day ago  –  Keanu Reeves in Metal Gear Solid 5 Mod  IGNKeanu Reeves Did These Romance Movies Too, in Case You Forgot  Showbiz Cheat SheetKeanu Reeves Mod Makes 'Metal Gear Solid' Even More Breathtaking  GeekKeanu Reeves Brings the Legend Back to Life in Metal Gear Solid 5 Mod  IGN Southeast AsiaJohn Wick Hex...
  • Nest app no longer recognizes wearable apps for Wear OS and watchOS - MobileSyrup a day ago  – Google shuts down Nest app for Apple Watch and Wear OS  The VergeGoogle Kills Nest App for Apple Watch, Wear OS Smartwatches  NDTVGoogle Nest kills smartwatch apps for Wear OS and Apple Watch  9to5GoogleHas Google's d...
  • Giving The Pi 4 PCI Express - Hackaday
  • Microsoft patents Switch style controllers for mobile gaming - Den of Geek UK
  • What You Should Know to Take Down Armored Mewtwo Later Today - GamePress
  • Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers opens to insane critical acclaim. - Jack of All Controllers
  • Take that Intel 10th-gen 'Comet Lake' CPU leak with a massive grain of salt - PCWorld
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 - Operation Apocalypse Z Official Trailer - IGN
  • Google trademarks 'Google Nest Hub Max' in Canada - MobileSyrup
  • Nintendo Switch Online Getting Two New NES Games &
  • Reaper gets removed from PS4 version of Black Ops 4, and there are other changes too - TheSixthAxis 12 hours ago  –  17 Minutes of Alpha Omega (Nuketown) Zombies Gameplay - Call of Duty: Black Ops 4  IGNBlack Ops 4's 'Apocalypse' Brings Fan-Favorite Maps And Modes (And More Annoying Loot Boxes)  KotakuBlack Ops 4 J...
  • PubG beta available in India; game ready to pre-download and install - NewsX 17 hours ago  – NewsXJio-PUBG Lite Collaboration Brings Exclusive In-Game Rewards for Jio Subscribers  NDTV NewsJio-PUBG collaboration is offering subscribers free in-game merchandise: Here's how to avail it  LivemintReliance Jio Offers Free S...
  • Rare Pokemon Card Sells For $60,000, Then Gets Lost In The Mail - GameSpot
  • 2020 iPhone to reduce TrueDepth notch, full-screen display rumored for 2021 - AppleInsider
  • What World Of Warcraft Would Look Like Running In Unreal Engine 4 - Kotaku
  • Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Available 7/26 - Nintendo Switch - Nintendo
  • Some Rainbow Six Siege players found a creative way to get their opponents to lag... and now they're all banned - Destructoid
  • 'Agent Smith' malware replaced app code on over 25 million Android devices - MobileSyrup
  • New Mobvoi Ticwatch Pro 4G LTE | Apple Watch and Samsung Gear Alternative! - Digital Trends
  • Sega's ActRaiser Successor Is Not Good - Kotaku
  • Fortnite Fortbyte guide - Number #28 - PCGamesN 7 hours ago  –  ‘Fortnite’ Fortbyte #28 Location: Accessible By Solving The Pattern Match Puzzle Outside A Desert Junkyard  ForbesFortbyte #28: Solve The Pattern Match Puzzle Outside A Desert Junkyard  Cultured VulturesFortnite Fortbyte 28: how to solve the pattern m...
  • Man Of Medan Offers Compelling But Clunky Co-Op Thrills - GameSpot 7 hours ago  – Games preview: Man Of Medan may be the best multiplayer game of 2019  Metro.co.ukThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan - Multiplayer Reveal Trailer | PS4  PlayStationThe Dark Pictures: Man Of Medan Has Co-Op, Here's How It Works...
  • Fortnite: How and Where to Collect Wood from a Pirate Ship or Viking Ship (Stage 1 of 3) - Fortnite Insider
  • Pokemon Sword And Shield Will Have Version-Exclusive Gyms - GameSpot
  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers physical edition launches October 31 - Gematsu
  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox three-minute trailer - Gematsu
  • Pakistani politician thinks GTA V video is real, praises pilot for averting disaster - TechSpot
  • Hands-on with the new Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro - CNET
  • A new full-frame camera from SIGMA that's both surprising and different - RedShark News
  • Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Game's Glavenus Traile
  • Alphabet Scoop 062: Android Q Beta 5, Pixel 4 renders, and TicWatch Pro 4G - 9to5Google 25 minutes ago  – Android Q Beta 5 now available with better, more complex gestures  MobileSyrupGoogle releases Android Q Beta 5 with updated gestural navigation  LiliputingAndroid Q Beta 5: Top new features!  9to5GoogleAndroid Q...
  • Radeon RX 5700 Q&A LIVE With AMD's Scott Herkelman - HotHardware 40 minutes ago  – AMD’s Radeon RX Vega 64 Is on Sale at £325  Tom's HardwareNvidia RTX Super GPU stock shortage rumor hints at rising prices  TechRadarBest graphics card 2019: Top GPUs for 1080p, 1440p and 4K  Rock Paper ShotgunSeveral of Arctic Co...
  • Nintendo Switch Lite Is A New Model, And It Doesn't Connect To TVs - GameSpot
  • Fiverr adds dedicated gaming store - GamesIndustry.biz
  • Don't Even Think - Official Trailer - IGN
  • AMD Ryzen 3000 Post-Review BIOS Update Recap: Larger ST Gains, Some Gains, Some Losses - AnandTech
  • Dragon Quest Builders 2 Review - IGN
  • How To Get Into Final Fantasy XIV In 2019 - Kotaku
  • July 2019 Overwatch Developer Update: Hero 31 Delayed, Summer Schedule Change and More • The Game Haus - The Game Haus
  • FCC photos confirm Galaxy Note 10 won’t have a hea

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  • Cuphead is coming to Netflix — and it’d better be dark as pitch 2 days ago  –  Cuphead, cartoonish indie platformer darling, is getting its own Netflix show, according to its developers at Studio MDHR. The show, which will be made by Netflix Animation, will be called The Cuphead Show! As a fan of the game, I can only hope the trademark dark edge makes it into the show — bec...
  • TNW’s mid-2019 guide to virtual reality hardware 2 days ago  –  Virtual reality is a booming technology. Like artificial intelligence and blockchain, it’s on a meteoric rise and every big tech company on the planet wants in. But there’s more to VR than market value and technical specifications. Hardware such as the Oculus Quest and games such as Beat Saber ar...
  • Microsoft may still have a streaming-only console on the drawing board
  • Researchers find terrifying security vulnerability in GE Healthcare anesthesia machines
  • Wyze’s $20 security cams can now identify people
  • Vaio’s SX12 proves small laptops can have all the ports
  • Here’s how to set up your computer to work productively from home
  • This ‘factory of factories’ helps hardware start-ups solve real problems in Kenya
  • Pakistani politician mistakes GTA V plane footage for real life: ‘Miraculous save by the pilot’
  • ‘Bitcoin is digital gold’ meme becomes real as BTC and 
  • Nintendo’s new Switch Lite can’t actually ‘switch’ a day ago  –  Nintendo has officially given us a first look at its upcoming Switch Lite console, aimed at handheld gaming. The Japanese company says the new device – which is oddly reminiscent of the Wii U – will launch on September 20 with a suggested retail price of $199. It’ll also be available in three dif...
  • We can thank the Apollo moon missions for these widely used technologies a day ago  –  NASA’s Apollo programme was one of the most challenging technological achievements in the 20th century. Beyond the space race and exploration, it contributed to several inventions and innovations that are still having an impact on our lives. But at the same time, there are several myths regarding...
  • CHEAP: A Philips Hue starter kit (with white & color bulbs) for $110? SÍ, DA, JA, YES!
  • Supercharge Your Windows Efficiency with this $20 PowerShell Bundle
  • Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘new rules’ for the internet happen to benefit Facebook
  • Rnext 2019: Join TNW and Adyen in Brazil
  • Roomba i7+ review: It’s been 62 days since I picked up a vacuum
  • Marriott fined $123m for 2018 data breach that hit 339m customers
  • Amazon Prime Video now works with Chromecast, and YouTube comes to Fire TV devices
  • President Trump can’t block you on Twitter, federal co
  • Tinder made a Lite app that’s 25x smaller than the original 16 hours ago  –  Tinder today unveiled a stripped-down version of dating app for Android, dubbed Tinder Lite, for developing countries. The app will soon go live in Vietnam. followed by other Southeast Asian countries. The company said the new app is about 25 times smaller in size as compared to the main app. It ...
  • Amazon’s making a Lord of the Rings MMO set pre-trilogy 21 hours ago  –  Amazon today revealed the long-rumored Lord of the Rings MMO that’s in the works is being developed in collaboration with its internal Amazon Game Studios — meaning we’ll soon get both a new Rings game and that TV show it’s already revealed. There’s no word yet on a story or setting. Amazon Game ...
  • Review: Samson’s G-Track Pro is the ultimate microphone for podcasts and game streaming
  • Review: The Insta360 EVO is among the best VR cameras under $500
  • Winkevoss twins consider joining Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ despite beef with Zuckerberg
  • I wish Apple would whole-ass its new MacBooks
  • Google contractors are secretly listening to your Assistant recordings
  • Scary video shows Delta plane engine malfunction before emergency landing
  • Shitposters are using sophisticated Bitcoin satellites to troll each other
  • ‘Agent Smith’ malware replaces legit Android apps with
  • Fears of AI-powered hacking are misplaced as criminals are doing fine without it 10 hours ago  –  Artificial intelligence is captivating tech news audiences. Unfortunately, growing expectations for AI’s impact on legitimate business have spawned a distracting narrative about potential AI-powered cyberattacks. Is this really a threat that needs to be on our radar? Based on my work examining da...
  • Furious Bitcoin scam victims torch alleged Ponzi mastermind’s house 11 hours ago  –  Angry victims have looted and torched the home of a man who reportedly operated an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme in South Africa.  Firefighters in Ladysmith, approximately 365 kilometres south of Johannesburg, were called to Sphelele “Sgumza” Mbatha’s house on Wednesday afternoon after several ang...
  • Google Translate’s camera feature now detects and translates a whopping 88 languages
  • Hey look, AI ruined Garfield
  • North Korea launches an ebook to spread ideology among its people
  • Fraudsters fined $360,000 for running bogus Bitcoin trading ring, impersonating CFTC
  • UK Alexa users can now get answers to medical questions right from the NHS
  • Apple steps in to automatically remove Zoom’s risky software from Macs
  • Big businesses suffer from startup FOMO
  • Google’s taking another crack at building a social netw
  • RIP Backgammon — Microsoft to shutter its Internet Games service by next year 25 minutes ago  –  Pour one out for another gaming legend we’re losing. Microsoft revealed last week it’s no longer supporting its suite of Internet Games that have been a staple of Windows for 19 years. Games Services for Windows XP and ME will end later this month, while the same service for Windows 7 will end ne...
  • Pablo Escobar’s brother escalates flamethrower feud with Elon Musk, threatens Tesla takeover an hour ago  –  Elon Musk can add the Escobar family to his list of detractors after notorious kingpin Pablo’s older brother, Roberto Escobar, today accused the billionaire tech CEO of stealing the design for The Boring Company’s Not A Flamethrower. According to TMZ, an engineer associated with Musk visited the ...
  • Why social media is key to keeping employees engaged at work
  • Fun fact: Only 8.5% of people watch porn with the sound off
  • Cloudflare acquired an old Sun Microsystems slogan and I’m feeling nostalgic
  • Bitmain lost $150,000 because it mined an invalid Bitcoin block
  • CHEAP: You suck. Buy a FitBit Charge 3 for $120.
  • Nike’s new digital shoe-sizing feature helps you find the right fit
  • Canada relaxes rules for cryptocurrency exchanges despite ongoing QuadrigaCX saga
  • You can build a thriving eCommerce shop with fesh.
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  • Bank of Canada holds interest rate steady at 1.75%, citing trade tensions a day ago  –  The Bank of Canada is leaving its key interest rate unchanged in an announcement that balances domestic economic improvements with an expanding global slowdown caused by trade conflicts.
  • U.K. ambassador to U.S. resigning after cables critical of Trump leaked
  • Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe takes centre stage at premiers meeting
  • Home of foster dad who got $109K yearly lacked supervision of 4 teen girls and had no water, little food
  • Federal ban on conversion therapy could face constitutional hurdles
  • Can't pay? It's OK: St. John's restaurant feeds hungry f
  • Developer offers to give land back to First Nation where Oka Crisis happened 13 hours ago  –  Developer Grégoire Gollin has committed to transferring around 60 hectares of land near Oka, Que., to the Mohawks of Kanesatake through the federal government’s Ecological Gifts Program.
    Developer offers to give land back to First Nation where Oka Crisis happened 13 hours ago  –  Developer Grégoire Gollin has committed to transferring around 60 hectares of land near Oka, Que., to the Mohawks of Kanesatake through the federal government’s Ecological Gifts Program.
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan had shares in company that runs controversial U.S. migrant detention centres
  • Rates of PTSD, asthma significantly higher in crew after navy sub fire: survey
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  • This alligator is on the loose in Chicago, and it's evading authorities
  • Police arrest 4th suspect in armed kidnapping of Wanzhen Lu
  • Trudeau nominates Quebec jurist Nicholas Kasirer to the Supreme Court of Canada
  • Bots tweeting about Toronto's Sidewalk Labs project raise disinformation red flags
  • Gilles Duceppe's family seeks $1.1M in damages from seniors' residence after mother found dead in snow
  • U.S. Labour Secretary Alex Acosta defends Jeffrey Epstein deal
  • 'Inadequate ventilation' at Super 8 led to carbon monox
  • France adopts digital tax on tech giants like Google, Facebook 8 hours ago  –  France has adopted a pioneering tax on internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook despite threats from the U.S.
  • How some fish undergo sex changes spontaneously
  • Tropical storm Barry threatens Louisiana, could develop into hurricane
  • U.K. says Iran attempted to block its oil tanker
  • 'He was the love of her life': Lost WW II love letter makes its way home
  • This man has been a Canadian citizen all his life. So why can't he renew his health card?
  • Expand right to assisted dying, daughters plead after father takes his life
  • If you see strange charges from Spotify on your bank account, you aren't alone
  • Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard in court for preliminary hearing on sexual assault charges
  • The Surrey Board of Trade shouldn't help anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. build his brand
  • Canadian and U.S. economies are converging but dang
  • Neil Bantleman released from Indonesian prison, returns to Canada an hour ago  –  A Canadian imprisoned in Indonesia since 2014 after being convicted on charges of sexually exploiting students at a school in Jakarta has returned home, CBC News has confirmed.
  • Twitter suffers widespread outage, including in Canada
  • 'Turbulent times': Journalists seek international funding for embattled industry
  • Ottawa city council upholds reviled Château Laurier addition
  • John McCallum puts Liberals on the defensive again with advice to China
  • 'We all hit the roof': 35 injured from turbulence on Air Canada transpacific flight
  • Falls the main reason seniors head to hospital, CIHI injury report indicates
  • Trudeau calls Ford government cuts to Ontario's education system 'frightening'
  • Premiers focus on pipelines, Quebec's religious symbols law at conference
  • Dow at record above 27,000 as U.S. rate cuts look likely
  • Twitter pilot project will allow Canadians to hide replies t
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