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Twitch streamer cancelled for firing a gun into his monitor during livestream 4 days ago – A professional streamer has been banned from Twitch and dropped from his esports organization after firing a gun into his desk during a Call of Duty stream. “Call of Duty” trick-shot icon and former FaZe Clan member Carl Reimer pulled the gun, a pistol, during a livestream from his home last nigh...
App stores attempt to keep lid on coronavirus misinformation 4 days ago – The tech companies heading up the two most prominent app stores are working to keep apps related to the outbreak of COVID-19, or the coronavirus, to a minimum. Apple is reported not taking apps — even well-meant ones — that aren’t from an official health organization. Google, meanwhile, appears t...
Focus on the client-side to protect your company from Magecart attacks a day ago – Magecart refers to a cyber-crime syndicate that specializes in cyber-attacks involving digital credit card theft by skimming online payment forms. Gaining mainstream media attention over the last year or so, their most recent high profile attack was on photography retailer, Focus Camera. Their we...
Pardon the Intrusion #12: Private by default a day 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. It’s always good to see more consumer tech companies stepping up to protect our privacy and security. Previously, it was A...
Pardon the Intrusion #12: Private by default a day 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. It’s always good to see more consumer tech companies stepping up to protect our privacy and security. Previously, it was A...
China tests AI that predicts earthquakes better than lousy humans a day ago – China is developing an earthquake prediction system that uses AI to measure seismic activity in one of the world’s most quake-prone countries. The system developed by the University of Science and Technology of China and the China Earthquake Administration analyzes vast volumes of seismic data to...
Weblium can save you thousands on web freelancers. This deal saves you $140 alone. a day ago – It’s absolutely not impossible to just do web design yourself, even if you’ve never touched a line of code before. Weblium Website Builder Pro was built with the novice developer in mind — and right now, a lifetime subscription to their service is almost 75 percent off, just $49.99 from TNW Deals.
Africa is using WhatsApp ‘mods’ with extra features we all want 9 hours ago – It’s no secret that WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging app, with more than 2 billion users across the globe. However, many users want more features, such as scheduling messages or the ability to send large files. This has led some users, many of whom are based in Africa, to switch to ...
7 best coronavirus dashboards to map the spread of COVID-19 14 hours ago – COVID-19, or the coronavirus, is currently making its way across the globe. And tracking its spread has become a pastime for concerned citizens who want to see its progress across the world. If you’re one of these people, here are the most useful maps we’ve been able to find online. There are a n...
Video: The Pablo Escobar Fold 2 is just a… Samsung Galaxy Fold? 40 minutes ago – What if I said the phrases “Pablo Escobar” and “folding phone” to you? Would you be intrigued? Would you want to know more? Fantastic — because today, we’re here to talk about the Pablo Escobar foldable phone. Specifically, the Escobar Fold 2. We’ve covered the launch of the first Escobar foldabl...
The US Navy is developing AI-powered submarines that could kill autonomously 2 hours ago – The project — called CLAWS — is being led by the Office of Naval Research, which is responsible for the science and technology programs of the US Navy and Marine Corps. Budget documents u...
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Momentus buys six slots on SpaceX’s SmallSat Rideshare missions a day ago – Momentus, the in-space shuttle service for payloads, has bought six spaces on SpaceX SmallSat Rideshare Program missions. The launches include five trips to Sun-synchronous orbit and one to mid-inclined low Earth orbit, and after delivery, Momentus’ small space shuttles will carry customers’ payl...
Uptrust raises new money to fight mass incarceration with technology a day ago – While most technology companies are building up a surveillance state to serve political powers and private profiteering, Uptrust is using some of those same tools to make it easier to move people out of the criminal justice system. And the San Francisco-based startup has just raised $1.3 million ...
Australia sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica, fine could scale to $529BN a day ago – Australia’s privacy watchdog is suing Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica data breach — which, back in 2018, became a global scandal that wiped billions off the tech giant’s share price yet only led to Facebook picking up a $5BN FTC fine. Should Australia prevail in its suit against the tech gi...
Google’s Vint Cerf voices support for common criteria for political ad targeting a day ago – Google VP Vint Cerf has voiced support for a single set of standards for internet platforms to apply around political advertising. Speaking to the U.K. parliament’s Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee today, the longtime Googler — who has been chief internet evangelist at the tech giant ...
As stocks continue to tumble, what’s ahead for startups? a day ago – Everything that trades is down, and sentiment is in the toilet. Even Robinhood is undertaking its ritual downtime. What does this mean for startups?
Hear from Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck at TechCrunch’s space show June 25 in LA a day ago – When it comes to the space launch revolution, Peter Beck’s Rocket Lab is by far the fastest emerging contender in that crowded field of startups. It’s also one of the few space unicorns, backed by a who’s who of space investors, which is why we’re beyond delighted to announce that Beck will be jo...
Facebook Stories tests cross-posting to its pet, Instagram 19 hours ago – Facebook’s latest colonization of Instagram has begun. Facebook is testing the option to cross-post Stories to Instagram, instead of just vice-versa. Hopefully, that means the two apps will finally sync up the “already viewed” status of cross-posted Stories so we don’t have to watch re-runs any m...
Coursedog lands $4.2 million to make class scheduling smarter 19 hours ago – Two years ago, dormmates Justin Wenig and Nicholas Diao struggled to get into a popular computer science class at Columbia University . The duo eventually got into that class, but after the initial frustration around class scheduling, they decided “it was an obvious problem for a computer to solv...
The risky first transatlantic flight of a Reaper drone 19 hours ago – The Royal Air Force delayed safety warnings about the first transatlantic flight of a new Reaper aircraft in 2018, over fears that they could tip anti-drone protestors to its arrival in the U.K.
Robinhood’s third outage may point to deeper problems in its tech stack an hour ago – After suffering its third outage in two weeks, Robinhood’s founders may need to take a deeper dive into the technology stack that powers their business. That’s because the outage the mobile asset-trading platform experienced yesterday was unrelated to previous issues that brought down the company...
BackboneAI scores $4.7M seed to bring order to intercompany data sharing an hour ago – BackboneAI, an early-stage startup that wants to help companies dealing with lots of data, particularly coming from a variety of external sources, announced a $4.7 million seed investment today. The round was led by Fika Ventures with participation from Boldstart Ventures, Dynamo Ventures, GGV Ca...
Uber self-driving cars are back testing on San Francisco streets an hour ago – Uber Advanced Technologies Group has resumed testing autonomous vehicles in San Francisco, two years after the company scaled back its testing program following a fatal crash in Arizona that killed a pedestrian. Uber’s self-driving vehicle unit is tiptoeing back into testing its autonomous vehicl...
This handwashing lyrics generator is here to save you from singing Happy Birthday a day ago – The tool automatically places the lyrics of your choice over hand-washing instructions. | Image: Wash Your Lyrics By this point, everyone (hopefully) knows that you should be washing your hands for at least 20 seconds, or as long as it takes for you to sing “Happy Birthday” twice, to help prev...
Cadillac cancels Lyriq EV debut because of the coronavirus outbreak 20 hours ago – An early concept rendering of the Lyriq from 2019. | Image: Cadillac Cadillac has canceled the April 2nd debut of the Lyriq, the first electric SUV being built on parent company General Motors’ newly unveiled EV platform, as large public gatherings continue to be discouraged amid the new coron...
20 hours ago – NASA, South Korea, and the European Space Agency are working together on a “virtual constellation” of space-based instruments to document global air quality in unprecedented detail. For the first time, scientists will be able to track pollution from space on an hourly basis. The first instrument ...
Dyson’s newest beauty product is a $499 hair straightener 28 minutes ago – Dyson today unveiled the Corrale, the latest product in its hair care collection. The Corrale is a cordless hair straightener that features a flexible copper plate designed to hold the hair firmly between the clamp and evenly distribute heat. While previous Dyson hair products like the Supersonic...