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Geek Trivia: A Clever 1960s Prank Convinced Swedes They Could Watch TV In Color With? Geek Trivia: A Clever 1960s Prank Convinced Swedes They Could Watch TV In Color With? Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
UK-based fintech startup Revolut launches commission-free US stock trading service, including the ability to buy fractions of shares (Ryan Browne/CNBC) UK-based fintech startup Revolut launches commission-free US stock trading service, including the ability to buy fractions of shares (Ryan Browne/CNBC) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Trump tariffs 'not hitting Chinese economy' Trump tariffs 'not hitting Chinese economy' Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
US accuses Chinese billionaire of evading $1.8bn in tariffs US accuses Chinese billionaire of evading $1.8bn in tariffs Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
North Korean soldier defects after crossing DMZ, says South North Korean soldier defects after crossing DMZ, says South Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Analysis: in Q2 2019, global smartphone shipments declined 1% YoY, making it the 7th consecutive quarter of declining shipments; Samsung shipments grew 7.1% YoY (Varun Mishra/Counterpoint Research) Analysis: in Q2 2019, global smartphone shipments declined 1% YoY, making it the 7th consecutive quarter of declining shipments; Samsung shipments grew 7.1% YoY (Varun Mishra/Counterpoint Research) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
After 6 months of fact-checking for Facebook, Full Fact published 96 fact-checks, was paid ~$171k, wants Facebook to share more data with fact-checkers (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab) After 6 months of fact-checking for Facebook, Full Fact published 96 fact-checks, was paid ~$171k, wants Facebook to share more data with fact-checkers (Laura Hazard Owen/Nieman Lab) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Lyft has made its 1,000 e-bikes in San Francisco "unavailable to riders" following two reports of bikes catching fire (Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez/The San ...) Lyft has made its 1,000 e-bikes in San Francisco "unavailable to riders" following two reports of bikes catching fire (Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez/The San ...) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Kelly Craft: Congress confirms UN ambassador pick Kelly Craft: Congress confirms UN ambassador pick Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Fears stoke backlash against Venezuelans in Peru Fears stoke backlash against Venezuelans in Peru Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
VG Siddhartha: The man who brought coffee culture to India VG Siddhartha: The man who brought coffee culture to India Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
US-China trade war: 'We're all paying for this' US-China trade war: 'We're all paying for this' Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
What are the US's intentions in Africa? What are the US's intentions in Africa? Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Google to let G Suite admins select users for the Advanced Protection Program, designed to prevent cyberattacks against high-profile users, in the coming days (Liam Tung/ZDNet) Google to let G Suite admins select users for the Advanced Protection Program, designed to prevent cyberattacks against high-profile users, in the coming days (Liam Tung/ZDNet) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Taking Nasa's space buggies for a spin Taking Nasa's space buggies for a spin Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Russia denies OneWeb's satellite internet request Russia denies OneWeb's satellite internet request Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Cameron Boyce: Disney star died due to epilepsy, says coroner Cameron Boyce: Disney star died due to epilepsy, says coroner Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
The Lion King - how VR brought the animals to life The Lion King - how VR brought the animals to life Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
How Phones Made the World Your Office, Like It or Not How Phones Made the World Your Office, Like It or Not Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Apple joins Google, Facebook, and Twitter in the open-source Data Transfer Project, will develop interoperable systems to bring data in and out of iCloud (Russell Brandom/The Verge) Apple joins Google, Facebook, and Twitter in the open-source Data Transfer Project, will develop interoperable systems to bring data in and out of iCloud (Russell Brandom/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
The Lion King - how VR brought the animals to life The Lion King - how VR brought the animals to life Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Steve Bannon: Trump's border crackdown is 'anti-racist' Steve Bannon: Trump's border crackdown is 'anti-racist' Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
China toddler: Three-year-old falls six storeys and survives China toddler: Three-year-old falls six storeys and survives Reviewed by swadu on July 31, 2019 Rating: 5
Shin Ok-ju: S Korean doomsday cult leader jailed for six years Shin Ok-ju: S Korean doomsday cult leader jailed for six years Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Geek Trivia: Which State Has The Highest Density Of Tornado Touch Downs? Geek Trivia: Which State Has The Highest Density Of Tornado Touch Downs? Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Japan heatwave: Mascot one of 11 deaths during high temperatures Japan heatwave: Mascot one of 11 deaths during high temperatures Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Hallstatt: A town of 800 people that gets a million tourists a year Hallstatt: A town of 800 people that gets a million tourists a year Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Amazon announces general availability of Neural Text-to-Speech and "newscaster style" in Amazon Polly, its cloud service that converts text to speech (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Amazon announces general availability of Neural Text-to-Speech and "newscaster style" in Amazon Polly, its cloud service that converts text to speech (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
US files ~$100M lawsuit against BTC-e crypto exchange and a co-owner for alleged crimes including conspiracy, money laundering, and unlawful money transactions (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk) US files ~$100M lawsuit against BTC-e crypto exchange and a co-owner for alleged crimes including conspiracy, money laundering, and unlawful money transactions (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk) Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
VG Siddhartha: Body found in search for Cafe Coffee Day tycoon VG Siddhartha: Body found in search for Cafe Coffee Day tycoon Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Samsung posts Q2 operating profit of ~$5.6B, down 56% YoY, on revenue of ~$47.4B, down 4% YoY, after profits from its chip and mobile businesses declined YoY (Cho Mu-Hyun/ZDNet) Samsung posts Q2 operating profit of ~$5.6B, down 56% YoY, on revenue of ~$47.4B, down 4% YoY, after profits from its chip and mobile businesses declined YoY (Cho Mu-Hyun/ZDNet) Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Samsung profits tumble as it warns of 'challenges' ahead Samsung profits tumble as it warns of 'challenges' ahead Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Waze now lets Carpool drivers invite up to four other riders to join a carpool; previously, riders beyond the first had to initiate requests to join a carpool (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat) Waze now lets Carpool drivers invite up to four other riders to join a carpool; previously, riders beyond the first had to initiate requests to join a carpool (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat) Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Documents show that Amazon's Ring vets and authors public statements about Ring attributed to police and delays announcing partnerships with police departments (Dell Cameron/Gizmodo) Documents show that Amazon's Ring vets and authors public statements about Ring attributed to police and delays announcing partnerships with police departments (Dell Cameron/Gizmodo) Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
How to Change Bluetooth Codecs and Improve Wireless Audio Quality on Your Android Phone for Free How to Change Bluetooth Codecs and Improve Wireless Audio Quality on Your Android Phone for Free Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
For Big Banks, It’s an Endless Fight With Hackers For Big Banks, It’s an Endless Fight With Hackers Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Marvel's WandaVision on Disney Plus: Release date, cast, everything we know so far - CNET Marvel's WandaVision on Disney Plus: Release date, cast, everything we know so far - CNET Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Ten Democrats line up in second presidential TV debate Ten Democrats line up in second presidential TV debate Reviewed by swadu on July 30, 2019 Rating: 5
Would You Want a Computer to Judge Your Risk of H.I.V. Infection? Would You Want a Computer to Judge Your Risk of H.I.V. Infection? Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 100m US individuals stolen Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 100m US individuals stolen Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Geek Trivia: Unlike Water, You Cannot Sink In? Geek Trivia: Unlike Water, You Cannot Sink In? Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
The amateur lawyers helping people walk free The amateur lawyers helping people walk free Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Report: Chinese VCs invested ~$2.5B in Indian startups in 2018 and almost $1B so far this year; number of such deals jumped from 1 in 2013 to 27 in 2018 (Vasudevan Sridharan/South China ...) Report: Chinese VCs invested ~$2.5B in Indian startups in 2018 and almost $1B so far this year; number of such deals jumped from 1 in 2013 to 27 in 2018 (Vasudevan Sridharan/South China ...) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Grindr: Chinese parent company plans to list gay dating app Grindr: Chinese parent company plans to list gay dating app Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Neymar rape case dropped over lack of evidence Neymar rape case dropped over lack of evidence Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Researchers: Wind River's popular VxWorks' real-time operating system for embedded devices has had serious flaws for the past 13 years; patches are available (Ionut Ilascu/BleepingComputer) Researchers: Wind River's popular VxWorks' real-time operating system for embedded devices has had serious flaws for the past 13 years; patches are available (Ionut Ilascu/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Unnao rape: India murder probe over fatal crash Unnao rape: India murder probe over fatal crash Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Senate fails to overturn Saudi arms sale veto Senate fails to overturn Saudi arms sale veto Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Swedish startup Minut, which makes a camera-less security device that relies on sensors including infrared motion detection and a mic, raises $8M Series A (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch) Swedish startup Minut, which makes a camera-less security device that relies on sensors including infrared motion detection and a mic, raises $8M Series A (Steve O'Hear/TechCrunch) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Pakistan military plane crashes in residential area killing 15 Pakistan military plane crashes in residential area killing 15 Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
AppViewX, which offers a "low-code" platform that helps manage and automate application delivery, certificate lifecycles, and more, raises $30M Series A (James Thorne/GeekWire) AppViewX, which offers a "low-code" platform that helps manage and automate application delivery, certificate lifecycles, and more, raises $30M Series A (James Thorne/GeekWire) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Boko Haram: A decade of terror explained Boko Haram: A decade of terror explained Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Who is ASAP Rocky and why is he on Trump's radar? Who is ASAP Rocky and why is he on Trump's radar? Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Qualcomm and Tencent Games announce strategic partnership to create digital entertainment, including Snapdragon-based mobile gaming devices, AR/VR, and 5G games (Patrick Moorhead/Forbes) Qualcomm and Tencent Games announce strategic partnership to create digital entertainment, including Snapdragon-based mobile gaming devices, AR/VR, and 5G games (Patrick Moorhead/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 100m US individuals stolen Capital One data breach: Arrest after details of 100m US individuals stolen Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
'I've spent 22 years searching for silver in a ghost town' 'I've spent 22 years searching for silver in a ghost town' Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
US election 2020: Do front-runners win their party's nomination? US election 2020: Do front-runners win their party's nomination? Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Is routine genetic profiling coming closer? Is routine genetic profiling coming closer? Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Capital One says data breach likely compromised ~100M credit card applications, ~77K bank account numbers, and more; the FBI has arrested the suspected hacker (Devlin Barrett/Washington Post) Capital One says data breach likely compromised ~100M credit card applications, ~77K bank account numbers, and more; the FBI has arrested the suspected hacker (Devlin Barrett/Washington Post) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Doctors' crowdfunded hospital brings hope in Syria Doctors' crowdfunded hospital brings hope in Syria Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Ethiopia bids to break tree-planting record to tackle climate change Ethiopia bids to break tree-planting record to tackle climate change Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
The Best Apps for Browsing Reddit on an iPhone or iPad The Best Apps for Browsing Reddit on an iPhone or iPad Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
A look at Etsy's turnaround since Josh Silverman became CEO in 2017, largely focused on improving basic parts of the user experience, like search and shipping (Phil Wahba/Fortune) A look at Etsy's turnaround since Josh Silverman became CEO in 2017, largely focused on improving basic parts of the user experience, like search and shipping (Phil Wahba/Fortune) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Four Years of Windows 10: Our Favorite 15 Improvements Four Years of Windows 10: Our Favorite 15 Improvements Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Trump denies new accusations of racism after Elijah Cummings attack Trump denies new accusations of racism after Elijah Cummings attack Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Stop robocalls to your phone for good - CNET Stop robocalls to your phone for good - CNET Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Nasa’s Valkyrie robot could help build Mars base Nasa’s Valkyrie robot could help build Mars base Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
How to Change Bluetooth Codecs and Improve Wireless Audio Quality on Your Android Phone for Free How to Change Bluetooth Codecs and Improve Wireless Audio Quality on Your Android Phone for Free Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Airbnb host fined £100,000 for letting council flat Airbnb host fined £100,000 for letting council flat Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
India tiger census shows population growth India tiger census shows population growth Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
UK's Just Eat is merging with its Dutch rival Takeaway.com in a £9B deal that will create one of the world's biggest online food delivery companies (Julia Kollewe/The Guardian) UK's Just Eat is merging with its Dutch rival Takeaway.com in a £9B deal that will create one of the world's biggest online food delivery companies (Julia Kollewe/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Hong Kong protests: China condemns 'horrendous incidents' Hong Kong protests: China condemns 'horrendous incidents' Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
'He liked my spirit, and approved my visa on the spot' 'He liked my spirit, and approved my visa on the spot' Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
'I don't get paid' - Running Instagram for Love Islanders 'I don't get paid' - Running Instagram for Love Islanders Reviewed by swadu on July 29, 2019 Rating: 5
Geek Trivia: The Most Efficient Swimmer In The Animal Kingdom Is? Geek Trivia: The Most Efficient Swimmer In The Animal Kingdom Is? Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2019 Rating: 5
Fortnite World Cup: 15-year-old Brit Jaden Ashman is gaming millionaire Fortnite World Cup: 15-year-old Brit Jaden Ashman is gaming millionaire Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2019 Rating: 5
Fortnite World Cup: 15-year-old Brit Jaden Ashman is gaming millionaire Fortnite World Cup: 15-year-old Brit Jaden Ashman is gaming millionaire Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2019 Rating: 5
Work on production line of Boeing 737 Max ‘not adequately funded’ Work on production line of Boeing 737 Max ‘not adequately funded’ Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2019 Rating: 5
Tech companies, including Apple and Google, are petitioning the FCC to allow low-power devices for unlicensed use of the 6GHz Wi-Fi band without restrictions (Sean Hollister/The Verge) Tech companies, including Apple and Google, are petitioning the FCC to allow low-power devices for unlicensed use of the 6GHz Wi-Fi band without restrictions (Sean Hollister/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on July 28, 2019 Rating: 5
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