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tripleevenfall writes:
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a trio of new iPhones that look almost identical to the handsets it released in 2018 and 2017.
The company’s new flagship phone — the iPhone Pro — is virtually a clone of last year’s iPhone XS, save for an enormous and unsightly camera bump that houses a new, third rear-facing camera. Meanwhile the iPhone 11 — Apple’s new name for its cheaper successor to the iPhone XR — comes in a slew of new colors but is otherwise superficially identical save for a second rear-facing camera.
The company had been expected to be in a “holding pattern” until it introduces its first 5G compatible iPhone next year, which will be able to take advantage of faster mobile data networks.
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tripleevenfall writes:
At numerous points during my career in the tech industry, my workplaces have been affected by the suicide of an employee. Usually beginning with the receipt of a vague email that management has been 'saddened' that someone had 'passed away' recently, the truth soon becomes known and the questions begin circulating again. Why does suicide seem to be more common among tech workers? Is it due to lifestyle choices commonly associated with tech workers that lead to isolation? Are the personality types that choose tech work more prone to mental illnesses?
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tripleevenfall writes:
Craigslist has shut down its personals sections after Congress passed a measure intended to crack down on online sex trafficking.
In a statement posted on its website on Friday, Craigslist said that it could not risk being held liable for postings made by users that may advertise sex or potentially illegal interactions.
"US Congress just passed HR 1865, 'FOSTA', seeking to subject websites to criminal and civil liability when third parties (users) misuse online personals unlawfully," the statement reads, referring to the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act.
"Any tool or service can be misused," it continues. "We can't take such risk without jeopardizing all our other services, so we are regretfully taking Craigslist personals offline. Hopefully we can bring them back some day."
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tripleevenfall writes:
What’s encrypting your web traffic as you surf the internet? An advanced algorithm created by a supercomputer? Actually, if the site you’re visiting is encrypted by the cybersecurity firm Cloudflare, your activity may be protected by nothing other than a wall of lava lamps. There couldn’t possibly be a groovier way to keep the internet secure.
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tripleevenfall writes:
Many Android features over the years have gone from next big thing to gone and forgotten. Care for a trip down memory lane?
From Miracast to lock screen widgets to yes, even Face Unlock — a look back at some Android features that were once the talk of techspace.
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tripleevenfall writes:
The Transportation Security Administration has bad news for tens of millions of Thanksgiving holiday travelers: Lines at airports may be even longer than usual as the agency tries once again to plug security holes in its baggage screening.
TSA is scrambling to respond to yet another damning investigation of its screening effectiveness, for the second time in little more than two years. And the agency is already phasing in revised security procedures — including those for passengers’ electronic devices — that could cause "a slight increase in wait times," new TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in an interview. The additional delays may not be as horrendous as the hourslong queues that left many passengers stranded at airports in the summer of 2016, a year after TSA leaders launched a crash course in security improvements in response to a previous failing grade from its inspector general. But Pekoske said travelers could experience some of the longest wait times of the year on Sunday when many return home from the holiday.
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Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes, whose once-$5 billion stake in her blood-testing firm has shriveled amid regulatory and legal challenges, also owes her company about $25 million, people familiar with the matter said.
The company struck an arrangement with Holmes to pay later when she chose to exercise options to buy more stock, the Journal reported. She has never sold any shares, and didn't get company cash from the agreement, the Journal said.
Once a highly valued company, Theranos has come under intense watch in recent years. The company is entangled in a complex web of lawsuits — and Holmes has proposed giving away her personal shares to investors who agree not to sue, according to an earlier Journal report.
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tripleevenfall writes:
A facial recognition app that can identify strangers from a photograph has been created by a British entrepreneur. Facezam can identify people by matching a photo of them with their Facebook profile. All users have to do is take a picture of someone on the street and run it through the app, which will tell them who it thinks the person in the photo is.
"Facezam could be the end of our anonymous societies," said Jack Kenyon, founder of Facezam. "Users will be able to identify anyone within a matter of seconds, which means privacy will no longer exist in public society."
Facezam claims to be able to link most photos with a profile on the social network within 10 seconds. The app, which will launch on iOS on March 21, has been tested on more than 10,000 images to date with a 70 per cent accuracy.
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tripleevenfall writes:
South Korean authorities said they’ve uncovered new evidence against Jay Y. Lee, Vice Chairman and heir of Samsung Group. On Wednesday, the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office (SPO) said it’s expanding the list of charges against Lee as Samsung Group’s executive is now also facing accusations of concealing the proceeds of a criminal act. Lee was already charged with bribery, embezzlement, hiding of assets, and perjury.
The Seoul Central District Court will hold a hearing on a second arrest warrant for Lee on Thursday. The court will also use that opportunity to examine an arrest warrant request for Samsung Electronics President Park Sang-jin. Both arrest warrants are connected to an ongoing corruption and influence-peddling scandal in the Far Eastern country.
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tripleevenfall writes:
Videos have autoplayed on Facebook’s News Feed for some time, leading to a curious rise of “silent movies” as publishers adapted to knowing that the majority of viewers would be watching, but not listening, to their work.
But between now and the end of the year Facebook’s News Feed will be enabling sound on your News Feed by default, a move the company has been testing out on a limited number of users for a short while.
The firm said it had received “positive feedback” so far.
"With this update, sound fades in and out as you scroll through videos in News Feed, bringing those videos to life,” the company explained in a blog post on Tuesday.
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tripleevenfall writes:
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune posts a story about the growing prevalence of municipalities using tax dollars to finance alternative energy projects that have extremely long payback periods, or no prospect for payback at all.
One example of the so-called "green bling" projects cited took place in the affluent Twin Cities suburb of Edina, Minnesota. The city installed a $200,000, solar plant on top of its City Hall in 2011 that saved about $1,300 a year in electricity, producing a 154-year payback period. The solar panels only have a useful life of a few decades, so the project makes no fiscal sense. The installation cost was offset by a federal grant of $80,000, and the remaining cost was covered by a grant from electricity company Xcel Energy, and funded by other Xcel ratepayers
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tripleevenfall writes:
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune posts a story about the growing prevalence of municipalities using tax dollars to finance alternative energy projects that have extremely long payback periods, or no prospect for payback at all.
One example of the so-called "green bling" projects cited took place in the affluent Twin Cities suburb of Edina, Minnesota. The city installed a $200,000, solar plant on top of its City Hall in 2011 that saved about $1,300 a year in electricity, producing a 154-year payback period. The solar panels only have a useful life of a few decades, so the project makes no fiscal sense. The installation cost was offset by a federal grant of $80,000, and the remaining cost was covered by a grant from electricity company Xcel Energy, and funded by other Xcel ratepayers.
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tripleevenfall writes:
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune posts a story about the growing prevalence of municipalities using tax dollars to finance alternative energy projects that have extremely long payback periods, or no prospect for payback at all.
One example of the so-called "green bling" projects cited took place in the affluent Twin Cities suburb of Edina, Minnesota. The city installed a $200,000, solar plant on top of its City Hall in 2011 that saved about $1,300 a year in electricity, producing a 154-year payback period. The solar panels only have a useful life of a few decades, so the project makes no fiscal sense. The installation cost was offset by a federal grant of $80,000, and the remaining cost was covered by a grant from electricity company Xcel Energy, and funded by other Xcel ratepayers.
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tripleevenfall writes:
Prosecutors on Monday requested the arrest of the de facto head of Samsung Electronics in an influence-peddling scandal that has toppled the country's president, You Kyung Lee of the Associated Press reports.
Lee Jae-yong, the 48-year-old vice chairman at Samsung Electronics, faces allegations of embezzlement, of lying under oath during a parliamentary hearing and of offering a bribe of 43 billion won ($36 million) to a long-time friend of impeached President Park Geun-hye, according to Lee Kyu-chul, a spokesman for a special prosecutors' team investigating the political scandal.
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tripleevenfall writes:
Nintendo has suffered another day of sharp stock price falls after criticism over its Super Mario Run app continued to mount. On Monday just over 7 per cent was wiped off the company’s value on the Nikkei, closing the day at ¥24,540.
Gamers have criticized the amount of mobile data the app uses with reports of it using around 50MB per hour, that users must pay to continue playing after just a handful of levels, and that the game’s £7.99 price is too high.
Since Super Mario Run’s release last Thursday, Nintendo’s value has dropped by 11 per cent whilst shares in DeNA Co, who helped to develop the game, have fallen by close to 15%.
