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Social Media, Crafters, Gamers and the Online Censorship 2019-07-12 15:09:30Ravelry, an online knitting community that has more than 8 million members, last month announced that it would ban forum posts, projects, patterns and

Debian Linux 10 'Buster' Places Stability Ahead of 2019-07-12 08:00:00After 25 months of development, the makers of the granddaddy of the Linux OSes released an upgrade that updates many of the software packages and play

Zoom Flaw Turns Mac Cam into Spy Cam 2019-07-10 12:42:04A security researcher has found a flaw in the popular video conferencing app Zoom that could be used to turn on the camera on a Macintosh computer wit

The Router's Obstacle-Strewn Route to Home IoT Security 2019-07-10 08:00:00It is newly minted conventional wisdom that not a single information security conference goes by without a presentation about the abysmal state of IoT

FBI, ICE Turn Drivers' Licenses Into Facial Recognition 2019-07-09 08:00:00State motor vehicle departments have become a rich source of facial recognition data for and FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Resea

Mageia 7 Pushes Linux Desktop Boundaries 2019-07-08 14:51:12Mageia 7 redefines the concept of traditional Linux. It is a solid operating system well suited to both newcomers and seasoned Linux users alike. The

Anticipating the Merger of Apple and Oracle 2019-07-08 13:01:14After reading about the departure of Jony Ive, I'm trying to wrap my head around Apple without a design focus. Now this isn't as hard as you might t

Can You Hear Me Now? Staying Connected During 2019-07-03 08:00:00While good communication is pretty much universally beneficial, there are times when it's more so than others. One such time? During a cybersecurity

Clean Energy Solutions to Lower Your Electric Bill 2019-07-01 14:47:21Utility bills can get astronomical in the summer and winter. You can reduce those costs and your carbon footprint by signing up for Arcadia Power. Acc

The Democratic Debate That Wasn't: How Tech Could 2019-07-01 08:43:36I watched the Democratic debates last week and was struck by three things: I'd likely rather watch paint dry; the application of technology to improv

NSA Admits Improper Collection of Phone Data, 2nd 2019-06-27 05:39:54The ACLU has released documents showing the NSA improperly collected Americans' call and text logs in November 2017 and in February and October 2018.

Chinese Hackers Linked to Global Attacks on Telcos 2019-06-26 13:04:05Chinese hackers likely are responsible for a series of cyberattacks against telecommunications companies around the world, security researchers have r

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Amazon's Alexa might be the first thing you 2019-07-15 18:49:00If you’ve chosen to enable Amazon’s Alexa on Windows, you’re in for a bonus: In the future, you may get to talk to Alexa—and n

Elgato Stream Deck Mini review: All your streaming 2019-07-15 15:55:00During Amazon's Prime Day sale you can find all sorts of deals on Elgato streaming hardware, including this Elgato Stream Deck Mini for just $60&mdas

Elgato Stream Deck review: A streamer's best friend 2019-07-15 15:53:00During Amazon's Prime Day sale you can find all sorts of deals on Elgato streaming hardware, including this Elgato Stream Deck for just $100—a

Acer Predator Helios 300: We review the bestselling 2019-07-15 15:24:00During Amazon's Prime Day sale you can score this very popular-for-a-reason laptop for less than $1,000—$200 off its list price. See our picks

Microsoft blocks Windows 10 May 2019 Update on 2019-07-15 14:50:00It’s not every day that Microsoft can’t work out a bug on its own hardware, but that’s what has happened with the Microsoft Surface

Google Pixel 3 XL review: Winning the game 2019-07-15 14:17:00During Amazon's Prime Day sale, you can pick up the 64GB version of the Pixel 3 XL for $260 off, or the 128GB version of the Pixel 3 XL in pink

Amazon Prime Day 2019: The best tech, electronics, 2019-07-15 12:56:00For Amazon Prime Day 2019, the number of deals have increased dramatically. Amazon's competition has grown, too—but still, this annual summer s

The Best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals for 2019-07-15 12:50:00Amazon Prime Day is a great time to score big discounts on streaming devices, smart TVs, and other cord-cutting gear.

AMD officially hires Alienware's Frank Azor as its 2019-07-15 12:42:00Frank Azor has made it official: The co-founder of Dell's Alienware business has now joined AMD as its chief architect of gaming.AMD welcomed Azor to

Roku Streaming Stick and Stick+ review: A new 2019-07-15 12:24:00Roku's Sticks get even better with TV controls, voice commands, and 4K HDR video at the high end.

Best media streaming devices 2019-07-15 12:16:00Roku Streaming Stick vs. Amazon Fire Stick vs. Chromecast vs. Apple TV, and more. Which streaming device is best for cord cutters? Our buying guide wi

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K review: This is 2019-07-15 12:12:00Amazon's new Fire TV Stick sheds past mistakes and streams 4K HDR video at an unbeatable price.

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What seed-stage dilution tells us about changing investor 2019-07-16 14:02:09Round sizes are up. Valuations are up. There are more investors than ever hunting unicorns around the globe. But for all the talk about the abundance

Social chat app Capture launches to take a 2019-07-16 14:00:36At first glance launching a new social app may seem as sensible a startup idea as plunging headfirst into shark-infested waters. But with even infamou

One of Uber’s flying taxi partners just raised 2019-07-16 13:42:37Uber Air, the transportation company’s upcoming flying taxi service, needs vehicle partners in order to make it a reality. Karem Aircraft, which

Daily Crunch: Facebook and Libra go to Washington 2019-07-16 13:41:01The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox ever

Elon Musk is raising the price of Tesla’s 2019-07-16 13:25:55The price of a Tesla vehicle equipped with “full self-driving” is about to get more expensive, the second time in the past several months

With help from ‘Game of Thrones,’ HBO conquers 2019-07-16 13:18:58When the Emmy nominations were announced last year, Netflix had a big win, overtaking HBO for the first time. But this year, HBO is back in the l

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi partners with NBC News for 2019-07-16 13:12:19NBC News today announced an exclusive partnership with Jeffrey Katzenberg’s upcoming mobile streaming service, Quibi, which will see the media c

What we can learn from DTC success with 2019-07-16 13:02:52Kevin Krim and Sebastian Chiu Contributor Share on Twitter Kevin Krim is EDO's President & CEO. His 21-year career has spanned search, social and

Billie raises €30M for its B2B invoicing and 2019-07-16 12:49:17Billie, the Berlin-based fintech startup that offers a B2B invoicing and payments platform, has raised €30 million in Series B funding. Leading t

How to watch Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain control 2019-07-16 12:48:00One of Elon Musk’s stealthier endeavors is set to become a lot less stealthy tonight, with a presentation set for 8 PM PT (11 PM ET) streaming l

Voyant Photonics raises $4.3M to fit lidar on 2019-07-16 12:45:09Lidar is a critical method by which robots and autonomous vehicles sense the world around them, but the lasers and sensors generally take up a conside

Verified Expert Growth Marketing Agency: TrueUp 2019-07-16 12:02:19It was the perfect storm when CEO and Founder Liam Reynolds finally decided to start TrueUp, a data-driven growth marketing agency/consultancy based i

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Rubik's Cube solved by deep learning algorithm in 2019-07-16 14:12:49Artificial intelligence, which may at some point automate your job and can already defeat professionals in six-player poker, is now able to solve Rubi

Twitter's Jack Dorsey maxes out donations to Tulsi 2019-07-16 12:13:12Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated thousands of dollars to U.S. Representative and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard, according to Federal Electio

Baby named after Google gets swag from the 2019-07-16 11:03:15Baby Google?

Instagram flaw could've let hackers break into your 2019-07-16 09:56:00A security researcher uncovered a bug in Instagram's account recovery process that could've been used to break into people's accounts.

Facebook says cryptocurrency Libra won't happen without 'full 2019-07-16 09:54:52Amid growing bipartisan resistance to its proposed digital coin, Facebook will tell lawmakers that it won't move forward with its Libra cryptocurrenc

How one woman learned to fly the B-2 2019-07-16 08:05:26When B-2 stealth bombers attacked Serbia on the opening night of Operation Allied Force in 1999, destroyed Iraqi air defenses during 2003’s &ldq

Big Tech 'censorship'? Republican lawmakers ask FTC to 2019-07-15 14:17:54The two Republicans are calling for an investigation as controversy brews about potential bias at social media and other big tech companies.

Advocates, lawmakers blast Facebook $5 billion FTC fine 2019-07-15 13:02:26Activists and Democratic lawmakers blasted the Federal Trade Commission's $5 billion fine against Facebook as "chump change" and lambasted the agen

B-2 bomber 30-year anniversary: Inside a B-2 stealth 2019-07-15 08:21:43Slicing through the sky with bat-like wings, eluding enemy radar with stealth technology, quietly destroying enemy air defenses from 50,000 ft and usi

Peter Thiel says FBI, CIA should investigate if 2019-07-15 03:02:59Billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel on Sunday called for the FBI and CIA to investigate whether Chinese intelligence had infiltrated Google, accordi

7 digital privacy tricks you’ll wish you knew 2019-07-14 06:00:43We surround ourselves with devices. Our cars respond to us. Our smart TVs listen to us. Every camera in every tablet and laptop is a potential spying

Doxing defenses, games for retirees, breaking up with 2019-07-13 06:00:09Defend yourself from doxing, break up with Google and audit your Amazon purchases.

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How to delete all particular files inside a 2019-07-11 13:38:27We all have computers these days, and they are quite useful in our daily life. However, not everyone is a computer expert. Most of the people out ther

Should You Really Use Corrective Maintenance? 2019-07-11 08:22:21When it comes to modern business, regardless of their size, having a set maintenance strategy in place is of utmost importance! With that being said,

Apple removes vulnerable Zoom web server via an 2019-07-11 06:41:12You must have already heard about the Zoom vulnerability which was found out yesterday. If not, you should note that your Mac-powered device is vulner

Your Google Home recordings are secretly being heard 2019-07-11 06:22:22You might have already read about the fact that Amazon Alexa is recording each and every conversation of yours. This sparked controversy and thus Amaz

5 Ways To Implement A New Business Software 2019-07-11 01:55:33Business software plays a major role in modern day business as they help automate tasks, reduce errors and save time. If implemented properly, you wil

Instagram wants to fight bullying on its platform 2019-07-10 03:34:55We have known that if you are a celebrity or somewhat popular, there is every chance that you might get cyber-bullied. This is because people pay atte

Application Tools to Aid Students 2019-07-09 13:35:58College students across the world have a tough time keeping up with the deadlines of assignments. The good news is there is always help on hand at the

Your Mac’s webcam could be hijacked because of 2019-07-09 02:37:03If you are using a Mac device or a MacBook for that matter, there is something you need to be worried about. This is particularly true if you are usin

“Windows 1.1 Stranger Things” Edition released by Microsoft 2019-07-08 08:03:21Many of us might not have been here when Microsoft released the first version of Windows. That is because this version of Windows was released in 1985

2019-07-08 08:01:58Of course there's nothing strange about Windows 1.0. Don't worry. Everything will be ..-. .. -. . / — -. / .— ..- .-.. -.– / &mdas

How to Turn Off Google Chrome Auto Sign-In 2019-07-08 03:36:49Google introduced the auto sign-in feature in Chrome version 69, which is quite helpful and easy to log in the Google related services such as Gmail a

Steve Wozniak says that people should quit Facebook 2019-07-08 03:10:33We have known that social media can be good but it is also bad at the same time. However, the biggest problem with social media is the companies that

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CES will allow sex toys at next year’s 2019-07-16 14:27:15

Bose QC35 II owners complain of degraded noise 2019-07-16 13:39:54

Judge bans Roger Stone from posting on Facebook, 2019-07-16 13:32:24

Apple is silently updating Macs again to remove 2019-07-16 13:20:05

15 new science fiction and fantasy books to 2019-07-16 12:56:53

Gardening games are blossoming in turbulent times 2019-07-16 12:45:00

Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch Active will have ECG 2019-07-16 12:30:19

‘Beat the machine’: Amazon warehouse workers strike to 2019-07-16 12:24:59

Where to shop online that isn’t Amazon 2019-07-16 12:12:26

Netflix removes 13 Reasons Why’s controversial suicide scene 2019-07-16 12:08:32

Alienware co-founder leaves Dell to become AMD’s chief 2019-07-15 13:19:48

Microsoft’s Surface Headphones drop to $190 for Amazon 2019-07-15 13:10:54

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Ubisoft reveals full Uplay+ games lineup 2019-07-16 14:16:19Back at E3 2019, Ubisoft revealed its plans to begin offering a subscription service of its own, joining other companies like Microsoft and Electronic

Three Galaxy Watch Active 2 models rumored for 2019-07-16 13:12:54When Samsung pulls the veil back on the Galaxy Note 10 next month, it’s expected to announce the Galaxy Watch Active 2 alongside it. Make no mis

Intel RealSense Depth Camera SR305 cuts costs for 2019-07-16 12:30:30Intel has a new standalone camera module made for 3D sensing and mapping, and they want to get it into the hands of developers, academics and device p

Toyota and JAXA team on a fuel-cell Moon 2019-07-16 12:19:13Toyota and the Japanese space agency JAXA have inked an agreement to build a hydrogen-powered lunar rover, which astronauts will be able to drive arou

Galaxy Note 10 primary feature further confirmed: Aimed 2019-07-16 12:09:30This morning one of the most important features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 was confirmed. Or rather, the fact that we’ve predicted its existe

Tetris Effect PC release slated for next week 2019-07-16 11:47:34After an exclusivity stint on PlayStation 4, Tetris Effect is heading to PC next week. When it arrives, it’ll be compatible with Oculus Rift and

ASUS ROG Phone 2 leaked: The thumb I 2019-07-16 11:13:04Today we’re taking a look at the ASUS ROG Phone 2, a device that’s not yet been officially revealed in detail by its maker. This device wi

Sony A7R IV official: 61MP full-frame beast with 2019-07-16 10:56:50Sony has revealed its latest full-frame camera, the Sony A7R IV, packing a hefty 61-megapixel sensor and a whopping 15 stops of dynamic range. The new

T-MoBell T-Mobile Taco Bell stores indicate apocalypse is 2019-07-16 10:29:38That’s right, there’ll soon be “T-MoBell” stores in an area near you. It’s not immediately clear whether people will eve

Tesla cuts Model 3 price but Model S 2019-07-16 10:19:23Tesla is making some changes to its product lineup today, dropping some vehicles and tweaking prices for others. If you were considering buying a stan

Xfinity Mobile adds BYOD for phones 2019-07-16 10:00:49The folks at Comcast added BYOD to their mobile brand Xfinity Mobile this week. BYOD means Bring Your Own Device, and it means the brand is no longer

MIT’s artificial muscles could benefit robots and medical 2019-07-16 09:46:02MIT has taken inspiration from the way a cucumber plant grows to create contracting fibers that imitate the coiling-and-pulling mechanisms that the cu

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US energy-related CO2 emissions expected to fall this 2019-07-15 15:03:02 After an increase in 2018, energy-related CO2 emissions in the US are expected to decrease this year, and a drop in coal consumption is far and away

Mercedes-Benz demonstrates pedestrian sound for EQC electric SUV 2019-07-15 14:42:30 Most markets are starting to require electric vehicles to make a sound at lower speeds to prevent pedestrian accidents, and Mercedes-Benz is now demo

The UK wants to put electric car charging 2019-07-15 13:48:11 New homes in the UK could all be fitted with electric car charging points in the future, as the UK government has outlined a number of EV-supportive

Bob Lutz goes after Tesla with lies again 2019-07-15 11:45:06 Some thought that Bob Lutz, a longtime auto executive turned industry commentator, has turned a new leaf when it comes to Tesla after some positive c

An EV emoji? Electrify America proposes ‘Electric Vehicle 2019-07-15 11:17:07 There are now about 3,000 emojis, but none for electric cars. Electrify America is out to change that, with a formal proposal and a new petition in p

Trump administration freezes fuel efficiency penalties, fines to 2019-07-15 10:12:45 The Trump administration said late last week it was suspending an Obama-era regulation that increased penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel e

Grab these highly discounted e-bikes on Prime Day, 2019-07-15 09:40:03 Amazon’s Prime Day is a great time to snag just about anything on sale for a deep discount and save some big bucks. But e-bikes are an especial

Top 15 Tesla accessories you must have on 2019-07-15 08:56:59 It has now been two years since Tesla started production of the Model 3, and the aftermarket accessory space has evolved a lot, with a fleet of hundr

EGEB: A solar system that delivers electricity at 2019-07-15 08:27:13 In today’s EGEB: A thermal battery is being developed that could be used in a solar power system for overnight electricity. One developer pulls

Porsche releases bizarre ad about going electric, Taycan 2019-07-15 06:36:04 Porsche is ramping up its electrification efforts ahead of the launch of the Taycan, its first all-electric car, in just over a month. Now it has rel

First ride: Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle screams raw 2019-07-14 20:45:15 This weekend I had the opportunity to test ride Harley-Davidson’s much anticipated new electric motorcycle, the LiveWire. As excited as I was t

Tesla to make Tomorrowland electric in new partnership 2019-07-14 20:04:30 Tesla is reportedly in discussions with Disney to sponsor and make the Tomorrowland Speedway electric in a new partnership to promote electric transp

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Italian police raid of neo fascist militants finds 2019-07-15 13:52:12Back from fighting in Donbass, group hoped to sell Qatari missile to "foreign government."

Office 365 declared illegal in German schools due 2019-07-15 12:58:09Microsoft's future in Germany is in question again.

Why is there no smoking in Gears 5? 2019-07-15 12:38:54Either way, you won't see cigars dangling from COG mouths any time soon.

Flay your mind: Stranger Things S3 just might 2019-07-15 12:02:47The Duffer Brothers raise the bar yet again with deft plotting, strong cast.

The Snapdragon 855 is getting an upgrade to 2019-07-15 10:56:00Devices ship soon, starting with the Asus ROG Phone 2 later this month.

Ars is hiring a technology reporter 2019-07-15 09:05:23Do you love writing about CPUs, GPUs, smartphones, and storage?

There’s a slight problem with Russia’s proposed Federation 2019-07-15 08:00:04"The Federation spacecraft has a colossal problem in the event of a launch abort."

Dealmaster: All the best Amazon Prime Day 2019 2019-07-15 07:50:40No, it's not all garbage. Here are the Prime Day tech deals we actually like.

Dealmaster: Amazon discounts almost its entire product lineup 2019-07-14 15:41:18Save big on Echo speakers, Fire TV Sticks, Kindles, and more.

Alternative theory of gravity makes a nearly testable 2019-07-14 09:00:09A massive simulation done with a "chameleon" theory of gravity.

RetroArch will be Steam’s biggest emulation launch yet, 2019-07-13 09:30:49But will this "completely free" release run afoul of Steam Community Guidelines?

Atari 2600 rarity Extra Terrestrials goes on sale 2019-07-13 08:30:10Extremely limited 1984 release was practically unheard of until 2011.

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Speeding up science on near-earth asteroids 2019-07-16 12:48:42Modeling the shape and movement of near-Earth asteroids is now up to 25 times faster thanks to new research.

Limitation exposed in promising quantum computing material 2019-07-16 12:48:40Physicists have theorized that a new type of material, called a three-dimensional (3-D) topological insulator (TI), could be a candidate to create qub

Gaia starts mapping the galactic bar in the 2019-07-16 12:48:35The first direct measurement of the bar-shaped collection of stars at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy has been made by combining data from the Gaia

Chaos theory produces map for predicting paths of 2019-07-16 11:30:35Floating air particles following disasters and other geological events can have a lasting impact on life on Earth, and a new model drawing on chaos th

The interlayers help perovskite crystallisation for high-performance light-emitting 2019-07-16 10:34:15Scientists have shown how to achieve efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs). They provide guidelines on fabricating high-quality perovskite

Breakthrough material could lead to cheaper, more widespread 2019-07-16 10:33:59Physics research groups have generated free electrons from organic semiconductors when combined with a single atomic layer of molybdenum disulfide, a

Resistance is utile: Magnetite nanowires with sharp insulating 2019-07-16 09:55:59Scientists have produced Fe3O4 nanowires on 10-nm length scales by deposition on an MgO substrate. When cooled to 110 K, the nanowires showed a sharp

'Smart' textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors by 2019-07-16 09:55:33Researchers have incorporated metamaterials into conventional clothing to dramatically improve signal strength between wearable electronic devices. Th

Get up and go bots getting closer 2019-07-16 09:55:23Robotics researchers have for the first time used a commercial 3D printer to embed complex sensors inside robotic limbs and grippers. But they found t

Robot control system for grasping and releasing objects 2019-07-16 09:55:21A control system for deformable robot-fingertips was developed for grasping and releasing objects. Previously developed robot fingertips with high fri

VR lullaby machine shown to induce tranquil pre-sleep 2019-07-16 09:55:18Art meets technology for this immersive VR experience that can ease you into the right frame of mind for sleep.

Black plastics could create renewable energy 2019-07-16 09:55:13A new study looks at how plastics can be recycled and could help reduce plastic waste.