YouTube Now Lets You Blur Random Objects In Videos

Back in 2012, Youtube added a new feature that allows you to automatically blur all faces in a video. Today, it’s going a step further: you can now draw a rectangle around any object in a video and YouTube will then blur it and automatically follow it as it moves through a scene. … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

YouTube is launching a new tool that lets filmmakers blur out any object

YouTube is launching a custom blurring tool today that will let filmmakers blur out any object in their videos. The video platform has offered a face-blurring tool since 2012, but the revamped... | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

YouTube now lets you blur out anything in a video

Google today announced the launch of a smart feature people can use once they’ve uploaded videos to YouTube. Now you can draw a box around the thing you want to blur in a video, and YouTube will automatically keep that thing from being seen clearly, even as it moves elsewhere in … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft launches Azure Security Center Advanced Threat Detection, third-party tools coming in a few weeks

Microsoft today announced the launch of multiple products that are meant to make companies more secure online. Perhaps the most compelling new feature is a more intelligent way to spot threats that could affect applications and data that companies are running on Microsoft Azure. … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

YouTube now lets you blur any part of your video for maximum anonymity

For creators, reshooting a scene for the tiniest bloopers is one of the more annoying (and cost-consuming) aspect of filming. Today, YouTube wants to help fix that by letting you blur any part of the video before it makes it to the public Web. The concept isn’t entirely new – in … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Apple vs. the FBI: Why the stakes have never been higher

The one thing we know about privacy and data security is that we have neither. Those words are more true every day and if a federal judge gets her way, the state of privacy throughout the world is about to get a lot worse.Apple is currently wrestling with the FBI and Department o … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg is giving away AI computers to speed up VR development

Mark Zuckerberg just did a live video stream on Facebook (where else) from Berlin where he detailed plans to give 25 high-power GPU servers to European research labs in order to accelerate advances in intelligent computing. The Facebook AI Research (FAIR) Partnership Program star … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

How to Keep the Creative Content Spark Alive

How can content creators stay inspired? These tips can help generate fresh perspectives and build positive creative habits. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

Build A DIY Raspberry Pi Supercomputer And Beat The NSA At Its Own Game

If you want to crack the secrets of the universe or reverse quantum time you’re going to need a supercomputer. Why not make that supercomputer out of a bunch of Raspberry Pi boards? This Instructable shows you how but there’s a bit of a catch. Remember that Raspberry Pi boards ar … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Events agencies bag four places on Stock Exchange's top SMEs list

Amplify, MCCGLC, Chillisauce and Touch Associates have all been named by the London Stock Exchange as Companies to Inspire Britain. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6 are coming to PS4 and Xbox One this year

A trio of Resident Evil games is on its way to modern consoles. Today Capcom announced that Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6, will all be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One later this year. The games appear to be largely straight ports without much in the way of improvements for t … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

3 reasons mobile buying will finally be easier this year

When you think of using your favorite mobile app, what words come to mind? Convenient? Simple? Frictionless? Now, what if I change the context to buying something on mobile? Do those same qualities of ease still apply? For many consumers the answer is, unfortunately, nope. Not ye … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Star Wars Battlefront community suspects Greedo and Nien Nunb are new Hero/Villain

Honestly, who expected Nien Nunb? Who even is Nien Nunb? He's the "jowled, mouse-eyed native of Sullust" as Wikipedia puts it, who flew with Lando on the Millennium Falcon in the Battle of Endor in Return of the Jedi.The reason the Star Wars Battlefront community suspects Nunb an … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Facebook AI Research is donating servers to European academic researchers

The Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) lab today announced a new partnership program that will benefit academic researchers in Europe. It’s not just that Facebook will work in lock step with the academics; Facebook will actually giving out 25 powerful servers powere … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Exchange Acquisition Consolidates Finland's Bitcoin Market

Finland-based bitcoin broker Prasos has acquired a local bitcoin exchange to add to its range of services. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

The MTA has surveillance devices in almost every subway station, but it’s not using them

If you live in New York City and you ride the subway, you've probably seen those tall, skinny Help Point kiosks with the blue glowing light on top. On the surface, the intercom systems, which debuted in 2011, seem fairly straightforward: a red button for emergencies, a green butt … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Why Pay-to-Win is a Flawed Concept - The Carter Crater

Pay-to-win is a flawed concept, overused by critics of free-to-play games. It's true that to reach the top levels of many free-to-play games, you'll have to spend money. But these games are hardly a direct correlation between money spent and top players. And where do you draw the … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

How Bruce Shelley brought a board gamer’s view into designing Civilization

Before he worked on Civilization with legendary game designer Sid Meier, Bruce Shelley was a board game designer at companies such as Avalon Hill. He designed games on paper back in the 1980s and 1990s, and it was easier to keep revising until the game was right. That’s a lot lik … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

SpaceX wagt heute Nacht erneut Raketenlandung auf See

SpaceX hat im Dezember eine Rakete auf den festen Boden zurückgeholt - eine Wasserlandung ist Elon Musks Weltraumfirma bisher aber nicht geglückt. Heute Nacht will sie es zum vierten Mal versuchen, nachdem der Start gestern wegen ungü... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Shows Market Caution

Bitcoin price has lost direction. Ordinarily, this kind of price action can be described as merely corrective, but the chart shows several months of lower lows and, now again, a lower high. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

FAA begins exploring how to allow drone flights over crowded cities

Tech companies like Amazon and Google have been aggressively advocating for drone delivery over the past few years. They wanted the Federal Aviation Administration to provide them with a set of rules they could test against, a safety standard they needed to meet in order to safel … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Feds OK Cadillac’s high-res LCD rear view mirror

Cadillac's camera-based inside rear mirror shows up to 4X the viewing angle of a traditional mirror; you press a button to switch between camera and reflective mirror views. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Email multivariate testing: What it is and why you need it

VB WEBINAR: At a time when email volume has increased by almost 25 percent year over year, you simply can’t afford to not be testing and determining what will make your customers click. | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

ruf Jugendprogramm auf der ITB 2016 / Thema "Ein Tag Urlaub bei ruf" / Vorstellung ruf Young Traveler-Kompass 2016 / Tägliches Career Chillout / Beach-Kino

ruf Reisen GmbH: Bielefeld (ots) - Der Jugendreisespezialist ruf ist auch in diesem Jahr Partner der Internationalen Tourismusbörse (ITB) in Berlin. In Halle 4.1 am Stand 107 präsentiert der Veranstalter sowohl dem Fachpublikum, als auch den Privatbesuchern neue ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6 coming to PS4 and Xbox One

Capcom's announced PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ports of Resident Evil 4, 5 and 6.Resident Evil 6 comes out on 29th March and includes all the additional post-launch DLC (so, all the costumes originally only available through ResidentEvil.net).Resident Evil 5 follows in the summer, … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

The Greatest Traveller in History? The Life and Places of Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta, or ‘Abu Abd al-Lah Muhammad ibn Abd al-Lah l-Lawati t-Tangi ibn Batutah’ to give him his full name, is a strong contestant for the greatest traveller in history. Not only did he travel a distance greater than the ... | Continue reading


@blog.europeana.eu | 8 years ago

Mobile virtual reality on track to hit $861M in revenues this year

You’re going to need a big ol’ pile of cash if you want to get into high-end virtual reality on the PC, but that is creating an opportunity for Samsung and Google to sweep up entry-level consumers. Mobile VR is on track to reach $861 million in revenues this year, according to da … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

In The Apple Encryption Debate, Can We Just Have The Facts Please?

As Apple and federal law enforcement continue to hurl rhetoric about encryption, one thing has become crystal clear: today’s encryption debate is neither healthy nor well-informed. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bandai Namco brings permadeath dungeon crawler Necropolis to consoles

andai Namco Entertainment America has teamed up with Jordan Weisman’s Harebrained Schemes to bring Necropolis, a permadeath dungeon-action game, to home gaming consoles. Longtime game creator Weisman, the chief creative officer of Seattle-based Harebrained Schemes, told GamesBeat … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Examining The Top 4 Fintech Predictions For This Year And Beyond

Alongside “Unicorn” and “Grexit/Brexit,” “Fintech” was considered one of the top 10 financial buzzwords of 2015. But fintech isn’t a newcomer to this list — and for good reason. For a few years now, fintech companies have moved from the margins to the mainstream. They are buildin … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Contentmarketing – Bloßes Modewort oder bringt es wirklich etwas?

Modewort Contentmarketing – Nur ein Trend oder steckt wirklich etwas dahinter? Wie Sie mit Inhalt Gäste gewinnen und den Umsatz erhöhen. | Continue reading


@tp-blog.at | 8 years ago

CREXi Brings Commercial Real Estate Dealmaking Online

It’s a familiar pitch — taking an industry that relies on outdated technology and rethinking it with modern, web-based tools. The industry in this case is commercial real estate, and the startup trying to rethink the process is CREXi, whose name stands for commercial real estate … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

PREFORMA @ iPRES 2016 Conference

Bern, 3-6 October 2016 iPRES is the premier international conference on the preservation and long term management of digital materials. The 13th International Conference on Digital Preservation will be held on October 3-6, 2016 in Bern, Switzerland. PREFORMA submitted a proposal … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 8 years ago

PEFORMA @ Image and Research Conference 2016

Girona, 17-18 November 2016 The 14th edition of the Image and Research Conference, organized by the Centre for Image Research and Diffusion (CRDI) of the Girona City Council with the collaboration of the Association of Archivists of Catalonia, will be held in Girona on 17-18 Nove … | Continue reading


@digitalmeetsculture.net | 8 years ago

Das OnePlus 3 wird im Juni erwartet

CNet meldet, dass OnePlus das neue Smartphone OnePlus 3 zum Ende des zweiten Quartals 2016 vorstellen will. Das bestätigte der Mitgründer des Start-ups Carl Pei gegenüber der spanischen Redaktion des Online-Mediums. Details zur Featu... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

How to be your VC’s favorite portfolio

Typically, when VCs invest in a young company, they get equity and a board seat. The startups get money and a new board member. But good portfolio companies should get more, because VCs have a lot more to give – especially to companies that deserve it. VCs are well connected and … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

HTC teases its next flagship smartphone

HTC's next flagship smartphone is coming.The struggling smartphone maker wisely waited until after Samsung announced its Galaxy S7 and LG unveiled its modular G5 at Mobile World Congress to send out a teaser for its next smartphone.See also: 12 awesome Instagram features you're p … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Who Lives And Dies In A Down Economy

The Bay Area is well-acquainted with boom and bust cycles, and while it’s too soon to declare that the tech economy has turned, recruiters see early indicators that it’s happening. Indeed, a handful of job placement executives confirms what recent headlines about layoffs already … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

You can now use 3D Touch to browse Netflix on your iPhone

Having recently expanded to a total of 190 locations around the globe, today Netflix released an update for iOS that comes with improved functionality for iPhone as well as an optimized layout for iPad Pro. The latest iteration of the streaming service – that bumps the app to ver … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Londoners with Apple Pay can ride the Tube free for three days

London residents who are MasterCard customers and use Apple Pay will be able to ride the Tube for free over the next three Mondays, as part of a promotion by the credit card company to incentivize its users to ditch their plastic cards for smartphones. This is the second time Mas … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Master UI & UX design with this 6-course bootcamp

Good design can change the conversation, but great design can change the world. As technology evolves and more media outlets compete for customers’ time, providing an enjoyable experience is critical to both attracting and keeping users. The UI & UX Design Bootcamp aims to demyst … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt and Nilay reset your router

After Walt's review of the Eero, the duo discuss in detail the usage of wireless systems and the surprisingly numerous devices one uses in the household with a Wi-Fi internet connection.We love your feedback and suggestions on how to make our show better and more fun — you can tw … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

'The First Tactics' Review - Purple Monkey Dishwasher Emblem

I think there's a pretty good game buried somewhere in The First Tactics [$0.99]. It's hard to be sure at times because there are so many bad choices with the presentation. If you can cut through the obvious vestiges of the game being designed as free-to-play, and somehow compreh … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Scalp Strategy in Play Tonight

Earlier on this morning, in our twice daily bitcoin price watch piece, we noted that after the rough and tumble week we’ve seen, we may see some sideways action throughout today’s session. We hoped it wouldn’t be the case (breakout trading is far more exciting than sitting flat i … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Why Content Personalization Is Not Web Personalization (and What to Do About It)

Most marketers have personalized content, not web personalization. The difference is subtle, but valuable. Content and copy is only one element of UX. | Continue reading


@conversionxl.com | 8 years ago

21 Bitcoin Computer Now Shipping to 32 European Countries

21 Inc has announced that its Bitcoin Computer device is now shipping to European countries including the UK, France, Germany and Italy. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Bitt Uses Bitcoin Technology to Digitize Barbadian Dollar

Blockchain technology can make a major impact on the world although the ramifications can vary greatly from country to country. Barbados is not a country most people would assume with the financial sector, but there is a growing FinTech scene in the region. Bitt is one of those c … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Word processing app Quip gets an inbox, filters, and redesigned folders

Word processing app startup Quip is announcing today a redesign aimed at improving everyday usage. The team has cooked up an inbox to track updates to all of your documents, and it has new filters that can help you more quickly find what you’re looking for. Folders have also been … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago