Adobe Flash stirbt 2020

Das überfällige Ende einer Ära. Adobe hat angekündigt, die Entwicklung von und den Support für Flash Ende 2020 einzustellen. Die Pressemeldung beinhaltet Statements der Unternehmen, die schon lange nicht mehr auf Flash setzen... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Wallflower wants to prevent cooking fires by making your stove smarter

 The fire department responds to a home fire every 86 seconds, and many of those start in the kitchen. Wallflower is a device that easily hooks into most electric stoves, between the outlet and the stove itself, to notify users if there is risk of a fire. If the stove is on when … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Putin's Internet Advisor: 30% of Russian Computers Infected By Crypto Mining Malware

An advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that as many as a quarter of computers are infected with cryptocurrency mining malware.Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

The Swedish Novel That Imagines a Dystopia for the Childless

“It was more comfortable than I had imagined,” is how The Unit begins, with Dorrit, a single, impoverished 50-year-old woman picked up from her home in a metallic-red SUV and transported to a luxury facility constructed by the government for people just like her. Her new, two-roo … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Is Turkey Using Jailed Foreigners as Bargaining Chips?

A foreign journalist representing a reputable German newspaper is picked up and accused of supporting a terrorist organization. A German human-rights organizer is also detained on charges of supporting a yet-to-be-defined terrorist organization. Is this happening in North Korea? … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

ContainerShip launches its fully managed Kubernetes service

 ContainerShip, which launched at Disrupt NY 2015, helps developers deploy their containerized applications on virtually all of the major cloud platforms. In its early days, the company mostly bet on Docker and its own container management tools for handling its users’ containers … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Why an Effort to Thwart Some Boycotts of Israel Fails the Free-Speech Test

Like disputes over abortion, the death penalty, and drug prohibition, the conflict between Israel and Palestine divides Americans into polarized camps of mutual distrust. If any consensus is possible on those issues, it is that there is nothing like a consensus, and that the atte … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Grand Theft Auto: Online is Power Mad with its fancy new car

Take-Two‘s big money maker, Grand Theft Auto Online, is adding a new multiplayer mode and another high-end car. Grand Theft Auto Online is the online component of Grand Theft Auto V, the open-world game that came out in 2013 but is still making money thanks to back-catalog sales … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Introducing Velocity String™ – a new digital content format

Velocity String™ is a new content format for content marketing. Unlike print-centric ebooks, PDFs and whitepapers, String is digital native – and very cool! | Continue reading


@velocitypartners.com | 7 years ago

Twitter confirms it is winding down SnappyTV, shifting features to Media Studio

 Twitter has been making an effort for some time to streamline and simplify its interface to make its social media platform more accessible to new and more casual users, and it is doing the same in the backend of its service. In the latest development, we have confirmed that Twit … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Online consignment shop thredUp takes on The RealReal with launch of Luxe

 Online consignment shop thredUp is taking on The RealReal. The e-commerce site for secondhand items today announced the launch of a new luxury goods storefront, simply called Luxe, which is now available as a public beta. Via Luxe, consignment customers can request a “clean out … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

This is how Mark Zuckerberg's Oculus VR gloves actually work

Those mysterious virtual reality gloves Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off back in February still aren't available to the public, but now we have video of exactly how they work. SEE ALSO: Marvel VR game for Oculus Rift lets you become Hulk, Captain Marvel, Rocket RaccoonOcul … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Adobe will finally kill Flash in 2020

Adobe is finally planning to kill off Flash once and for all. Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Safari have all been blocking Flash over the past year, but Adobe is now planning to remove support for it fully by the end of 2020. “We will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

A Japanese metal band has a website that tracks and rewards energetic headbanging

If your big problem with headbanging was always that there wasn’t enough reward in it, Japanese electrocore metal band Crossfaith has a fix for the problem. The group has a website that lets you headbang to its music while it tracks your movements through your webcam. The interac … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

South Korean action film Fabricated City is perfect for Inception fans

Welcome to Cheat Sheet, our brief breakdown-style reviews of festival films, VR previews, and other special event releases. The following review comes from the New York Asian Film Festival.Fabricated City, directed by South Korea’s Park Kwang-Hyun, opens with a scene within a sce … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

7 Interesting Parallels Between the Invention of Tiny Satellites and Cloud Computing

CubeSats are revolutionizing space exploration because they are small, modular, and inexpens... | Continue reading


@highscalability.com | 7 years ago

Opus Targets Online Streaming Revolution with Blockchain as Prime Tool

A new blockchain-based platform is looking to raise $20 million to develop a music streaming platform. Opus, as the new platform is titled, proposes to bring a traceable and transparent online streaming service for all the musicians. The mission is to create a model that eliminat … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

Node raises $10.8 million to find you better sales leads

 The first step of any salesperson is to figure out who to pitch, but some of them are wasting time targeting the wrong prospective clients. That’s the premise behind Node, a startup that says its platform uses artificial intelligence to find sales leads. In “stealth mode” for th … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Note taking gets an upgrade with this smart notebook that can be erased in the microwave

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The Rocketbook Wave Smart Notebook is like no tech you’ve used before. Although it looks like a traditional pen and paper notebook, it holds many more opportunities.This affordab … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Mitch McConnell's Latest Obamacare Gambit: 'Skinny Repeal'

Senate Republicans may be dramatically scaling back their ambitions for repealing the Affordable Care Act as they struggle to find the votes necessary to pass any legislation dismantling the 2010 law.Ahead of a crucial procedural vote on Tuesday, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell t … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Bigscreen VR app gets its biggest screen yet with latest update

 With its latest update out today, Bigscreen is living up to its name. The Andreessen Horowitz-backed virtual reality app will be receiving one of its biggest updates since launch with the Cinema Update, which brings a hulking dynamically lit IMAX-like theater environment into th … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Heroes of the Storm’s championships will let viewers tip teams for loot

Heroes of the Storm‘s esports league is encouraging fans to cheer for their teams … with money. People watching the best players compete in Blizzard’s MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) can use Twitch’s Cheer for Bits feature to unlock in-game rewards inside Heroes of the Sto … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Get ready to finally say goodbye to Flash — in 2020

 Adobe today announced that Flash, the once-ubiquitous plugin that allowed you to play your first Justin Bieber video on YouTube and Dolphin Olympics 2 on Kongregate, will be phased out by the end of 2020. Until then, Adobe will still partner with the likes of Apple, Mozilla, Mic … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Uber driver-side updates include 24/7 phone support and paid lost item returns

 Uber has added a range of updates on the driver side of its service, in keeping with its ‘180 days of change’ promise to the supply side of its ride hailing equation. The new updates include 24-hour, 7 day a week live phone support, quick fixes to fare mistakes, protection again … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Khosla Ventures leads $50 million investment in Vicarious’ AI tech

Vicarious, which is working on narrowing the gap between human and artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $50 million in a round led by Khosla Ventures. The Union City, California-based startup is using computational neuroscience to build better machine learn … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

This new modular construction company just raised $4.4 million in Series A funding

 Building blocks are a fascination that most people eventually outgrow. Not Noel Maxam, an Emmy-award- winning producer, director and writer who more recently leapt into the world of modular construction with Emagispace, a company that’s looking to give stick-frame construction t … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Australian Bitcoin Exchange Raises $815k in Series A Funding

An Australian bitcoin exchange has reportedly raised $815k in Series A funding. Source | Continue reading


@coindesk.com | 7 years ago

Lost something in an Uber? It’ll now cost you $15 to get it back

It’s a common occurrence: you’re a little buzzed from happy hour, so you call an Uber home. And just as the driver pulls away after dropping you off, you realize you left your phone inside the car. Previously, all you had to do was log on to your Uber account from a friend’s phon … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Cell phones are being used as solar computers to save the rain forests

Cell phones have powerful computers inside them. This company is using old ones to save the rain forests.Mashable’s new series, A Cleaner Future, highlights the best and brightest innovators working to change our world for the better.Subscribe for new episodes of A Cleaner Future … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Watch 2 im Porsche Design: Gleiche Specs zum doppelten Preis

Huawei hat offensichtlich gute (Bilanz-)Erfahrungen damit gemacht, ein Gerät von der Stange mittels einer Extradesignportion aufzupolieren und es dann zum Extradesignpreis loszuschlagen, jedenfalls gibt nun auch die Watch 2 (rechts) in einer Porsche-Design-Version... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago

Adobe accidentally leaks photo-editing app Project Nimbus

 Project Nimbus is not a secret. Adobe already previewed the app at its MAX conference. But MacGeneration was able to download and play around with the upcoming app. Adobe told MacGeneration that it was available to some Creative Cloud subscribers for a short time by mistake. It … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Verizon argues throttling video is allowed under net neutrality rules

Last week, Verizon was caught and subsequently admitted to throttling all video traffic on its network. And today, the company is finally addressing the potential net neutrality issue.In a statement to Broadcasting & Cable, Verizon said that its actions represented “reasonable ne … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

TiVo might release a voice-controlled remote soon

TiVo is likely planning to release a voice-controlled remote in the coming months, if an FCC filing is any indication. Dave Zatz first spotted the filing, which includes photos of the device. Most prominently, we can see a big, blue microphone button, as well as the addition of a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

B-Secur’s heartbeat biometric ID tech bags $4.5M

 Northern Ireland based B-Secur has closed a £3.5m (~$4.5M) late stage seed investment for its biometric authentication technology that utilizes an individual’s unique heartbeat pattern, known as an electrocardiogram (ECG), to — in its words — “quickly and securely authenticate i … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Tesla Model S regains top Consumer Reports safety rating after software update

 Tesla’s Model S once again occupies the top safety rating spot in the Consumer Reports ultra-luxury sedan category, after the automaker put out a software update that brought automatic emergency braking (AEB) to highway speeds for Model S vehicles with the second-generation hard … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Here’s Our Strategy For Tonight

So that’s Tuesday done from a European perspective and anyone that’s been trading along with us today will know that we’ve had a pretty good day in the bitcoin price. We noted as part of this morning’s coverage that we really wanted to see a continuation of the overarching bullis … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 7 years ago

I went to Pokémon Go Fest, and it was a disaster

The inaugural festival turned into a costly mess for Niantic Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 7 years ago

Charge on the go with these solar powered bags

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Few things are worse than being on the road and getting that “less than 20% battery remaining” notification on your smartphone. While portable chargers have presented a solution … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

TV ratings will now include Hulu Live and YouTube TV

Traditional television ratings are about to get a much-needed modern day update.In an effort to bring the ratings up-to-date and improve accuracy, Nielsen Holdings — the king of ratings — will begin including views on Hulu Live TV and Google's YouTube TV in official TV ratings in … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Twitch’s most-watched clip is a jump scare, because of course it is

A relatively-unknown Twitch streamer is in the spotlight as a clip of him playing a horror game is now the most-watched clip in the site’s history. In the clip, JurassicJunkieLive is playing Outlast 2. In case you aren’t aware, that’s one of the most recent horror games to sweep … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Sound BlasterX AE-5 sound card will get the most from your headphones

REVIEW: Integrated audio built into motherboards and video cards has eliminated the need for dedicated sound cards in most desktop computers, but this has forced Creative’s Sound BlasterX team to build products that serve specific purposes. We’re talking about devices such as the … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Why Hasn’t ISIS Nuked Us Yet? 

In the last three years, I have not spent much time wondering whether ISIS has access to radioactive material. I know they have had access, because I had a hand in getting it to them.In 2005, while working for an air cargo company in Mosul, I delivered a large wooden box, marked … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

Social media analytics company Synthesio acquires Social Karma

 Synthesio is announcing its second acquisition of the year — it’s buying Social Karma, a company that uses social data to help marketers understand consumers. Back in January, Synthesio announced that it had acquired presentation software-maker Bunkr. Co-founder and CEO Loic Moi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 7 years ago

Hologram Announces the World’s Largest LTE Software-Defined Cellular Network for IoT

PRESS RELEASE: Today, technology company Hologram announces availability of the world's largest LTE software-defined global cellular network to enable connectivity for the next generation of IoT devices and smart machines. The software-defined global... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

The Strange, Slow-Motion Defenestration of Jeff Sessions

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III has spent much of his career making enemies. The Alabaman’s strident views have won him plenty of detractors, from civil-rights activists to fellow members of the Senate. But in Donald Trump, Sessions believed he had finally found a champion and … | Continue reading


@theatlantic.com | 7 years ago

BitClave wants to ‘decentralize’ search, let users profit from their own data

Silicon Valley-based blockchain startup BitClave is holding a presale of its tokens today in advance of its September initial coin offering (ICO). The company’s goal is to enable a “decentralized” form of online search. Instead of running a search via Google and letting Google in … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 7 years ago

Moto Z2 Force is now official with dual cameras and multi-carrier availability

When Motorola announced the Z2 Play last month, we all knew its more powerful sibling couldn’t be far off. Now it’s official: The Motorola Z2 Force will be available on August 10, sporting flagship specs and a dual camera system. And of course, it’s as modular as ever. The intern … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 7 years ago

Intel bringt künstliche Intelligenz auf einem USB-Stick

Künstliche Intelligenzen vollbringen ja dieser Tage immer wieder die erstaunlichsten Dinge, wobei das Erfolgsgeheimnis in einer Architektur nach dem Vorbild neuronaler Netze liegt, die salopp gesagt Deep-Learning-fähig sind. Und diese Technik... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 7 years ago