Airbus ran ‘massive’ bribery scheme to win orders
31 by avocado4 | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Friday 31 January 2020
Technology Helps Schools Answer the ‘Why’ of STEAM Learning
“The goal is computational thinking, solving problems. Developing this 21st-century skill is the best way to prepare students,” Acaley says. Minecraft …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/36HSPD7
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/38XLe4J
via IFTTT
SPS: ‘Atal Tinkering Lab’ installed
The lab is aimed to inculcate skills such as design mind-set, learning by doing, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc with …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/2S3BBuu
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/2tn4vxu
via IFTTT
Too expensive to run, EV car sharing schemes in London are shutting down
All-electric vehicle sharing services in London are being scrapped after their operators say they is no longer economically viable. The French-owned company Bluecity said its £5 per-half hour EV car sharing platform will officially close on February 10 in the city, the Evening Standard reports. Bluecity first entered the London market back in 2017 with its fleet of recognizably branded red cars. Since then, the company was only able to arrange deals with three London borough councils. [Read: Scientists invent a faster and cheaper way to repurpose EV batteries] As Bluecity is a point-to-point service, vehicles must be picked up…
This story continues at The Next Web
PHP is a coding skill every programmer needs to know. Learn it now for under $30.
With that kind of history and pervasiveness, it’s a coding discipline any worthy programmer should have at their disposal. If you need it, that training is available now in The Essential PHP Coding Bundle ($29.99, over 90 percent off).
Joan 6 elegantly eliminates conference room confusion. Right now, save $50 too.
Since signup sheets, office managers and simple foot of mouth can’t seem to untangle this divine corporate comedy, the folks behind the Joan 6 Meeting Room Display ($499, $50 off the regular price from TNW Deals) have come up a logical, efficient, cost-effective solution.
OnePlus may finally support wireless charging in its next phone
OnePlus has shied away from wireless charging for quite a while, but not anymore. As spotted first by MobileScout, the company has joined Wireless Power Consortium (WPC), the industry body that regulates standards for Qi wireless charging used by the majority of smartphones. While this might not mean that we’ll see wireless charging support in all OnePlus phones released this year, we can hope for some level of compatibility. A leak published earlier this month, suggested that the OnePlus 8 Pro — the upcoming high-end model from the company — might feature wireless charging. Earlier this year, in a podcast interview…
This story continues at The Next Web
Microsoft is offering up to $20,000 to researchers who find bugs in Xbox
Microsoft is handing out up to $20,000 to security researchers who can unearth vulnerabilities in Xbox. The Windows-maker announced it’s launching a bounty program specifically for its gaming console. To be eligible for a reward, researchers must identify a flaw in the Xbox Live networks and services which can be reproduced in the “latest, fully patched” version of the platform. “Bounties will be awarded at Microsoft’s discretion based on the severity and impact of the vulnerability and the quality of the submission [sic],” the announcement reads. Of course, you’ll also have to satisfy the program‘s terms and conditions. [Read: This hacker made…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Xbox,Microsoft
Everything you need to know about Bees in Minecraft
If ray tracing wasn’t enough to get you excited, the latest update to Minecraft has brought a hive of new bugs to Minecraft, more specifically Bees! In partnership with the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), Mojang added these buzzy little friends into the world of Minecraft. With over 400 million copies sold and 112 million active monthly players as of November 2019, Minecraft boasts one of the most extensive and varied gaming communities. Bees are a passive mob in the game. They buzz around all day collecting pollen from nearby flowers, and return to their nests to create deliciously sweet honey! (Bee)havior For…
This story continues at The Next Web
Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘We should be investing in blockchain, says Andrew Yang’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Stephen Hawking used to say: Success is just a product of your motivation! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 30 2020, at a price of $9,508. That’s a respectable 2.07 percent increase in 24 hours, or $192. It was the highest closing price in ninety-four days. We’re still 52 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market cap Bitcoin’s…
This story continues at The Next Web
Musk says Tesla is closing in on the 400-mile range mark
Following the release of Tesla‘s Q4 2019 earnings, Elon Musk jumped on a conference call where he reportedly boasted about the company’s improvements in battery tech and what this means for range. According to Musk, Tesla‘s battery cell technology has improved and is improving at such a rate, that it won’t be much longer until it launches a 400-mile range Model S, Electrek reports. [Read: Tesla posts first annual profit — still loses $862M] The 400-mile range mark might sound like something of a milestone in the EV world. But it’s not actually that far away. According to figures from…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Tesla
Don’t be fooled: Blockchains are not miracle security solutions
The idea that blockchains may bring benefits in terms of cybersecurity is a widespread myth. Even the US Department of Defense fell for this myth in a recent report “DoD Digital Modernization Strategy” with plans to build a “Block Chain Cybersecurity Shield” allowing to “transmit secure messages” and “develop unhackable code.” It’s important to set the record straight on these complex topics. But before I get into it properly, let’s begin with a few general points to set the stage: 1) Blockchains are not designed to solve security issues. They minimize trust. They allow unidentified users to exchange scarce digital…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Security
Tinder and Bumble under investigation over underage use, sex offenders, and data handling
Yesterday, the US House Oversight and Reform subcommittee announced an investigation into popular dating apps including Tinder, Grindr, and Bumble for allegedly allowing minors and convicted sex offenders to use their services. In a press release issued yesterday, the Chairman of the subcommittee, Raja Krishnamoorthi, sent letters to Match Group, Inc — the parent company of major dating apps — seeking information related to recent reports that numerous dating apps have failed to effectively screen out underage users, “which creates dangerous and inappropriate situations.” Dating services will have to hand over information on the age of its users, the procedure…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Tinder
Elon Musk’s new song is as bad as his dance moves
This morning I woke up in a good mood. It was a bright day with sunshine, I pet my cats, and went to a nearby cafe to have coffee. I thought this was going to be a good day, but then my colleague Abhimanyu Ghoshal posted Elon Musk‘s new single, Don’t Kill ur Vibe on Slack. It’s been almost an hour since I first heard the song, and I’m yet to recover from it. What the hell, Elon? I understand that you’re rich and you have lots of money lying around to do stupid stuff. But you could’ve created something like…
This story continues at The Next Web
Thursday 30 January 2020
Facial recognition adds “jet fuel” for criminal investigations: Chicago police
If you accessed the internet in last week or so, chances are you came across the name ClearView AI — a terrifying facial recognition software that has over three billion images in the database; far more than what FBI has. The New York Times wrote a lengthy report on how the software scraped images from all over the internet to increase its algorithm’s accuracy. However, if you think Clearview AI, or other facial recognition systems are just a passing fad that will fall out of favor soon, you’re mistaken. A report by the Chigao Sun Times suggests police are more than…
This story continues at The Next Web
Here come the new challengers
Critical thinking, computational thinking, being able to troubleshoot technology. Not only that, but it gave the students who are not necessarily …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/31dFHEG
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/2GE88lv
via IFTTT
UCode relocating to Cornell, making classes free
UCode offers coding classes for kids ages 6 to 16 and teaches, "computational thinking skills that unlock the power of creative problem-solving.".
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/317EVsC
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/36LkZgd
via IFTTT
In 2020, more states to focus on earlier, diverse computer science education
New K-12 standards in various states will help students develop foundational knowledge and use the power of computational thinking for …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/3aVLOll
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/3aTe1Jr
via IFTTT
Gobind calls on all states to set up makerspaces
… as platforms to provide training and activities on digital making and to cultivate interest in computational thinking, computer science and coding.
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/2U8Zaoo
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/3aVNVW9
via IFTTT
Granada Cybersecurity Teams Finish Strong at Regional Competition
“Through these competitions, students are learning about collaboration, computational thinking, and public speaking – all invaluable skills needed for …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/31aVqV2
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/2RZJYaq
via IFTTT
Twitter now lets you report voter suppression — here’s how
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Twitter‘s attempting to combat the spread of election misinformation, just as the 2020 U.S. Presidential Race is starting to heat up. Today it rolls out a new reporting option that specifically targets such falsifications. This option essentially allows users to report things like voter suppression, which is probably going to be critical in the months to come. The new feature, first spotted by Politico, adds a new option to the menu when you try to…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Twitter
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Twitter
Netflix is turning One Piece into a live-action series and I’m worried
In the world of anime and manga, there’s no franchise more enduring than Eichiro Oda‘s One Piece. Both show and comic have been running for over twenty years, maintaining remarkably consistent quality throughout. To that point, the story’s current arc is one of the series’ very best. So when Netflix announced it was adapting the story into a live-action series yesterday I was a little concerned. The history of live-action anime adaptations is… not good. The fact that the series has avoided one so far is something I considered a blessing, not a curse. BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: A One Piece live…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Netflix
We asked an actual Italian about the new ‘Italian hand’ emoji
You’re online, right? That means you must’ve heard about the Unicode Consortium unveiling the latest emoji that’ll soon grace our phones? Of course you have! Well, then you’ll also know there are two new emoji that tower above the rest. The first? The transgender flag we’ve already covered (thank us later). And the second? Well, that’s what many of us would call the ‘Italian hand’ emoji. You, your mom, your racist grandma — we all know it. Whether it’s from TV shows, movies, or just life in general, it’s hard to have avoided coming across this symbol: [Read: Apple’s Q1 2020 financials…
This story continues at The Next Web
The 3 trends that define the future of cybersecurity jobs
With each passing year, our adoption of advanced technology becomes more pronounced. Different aspects of our lives are enhanced by the changes in our digital world, and this, in turn, reveals even greater potential. Between the widespread integration of the internet of things (IoT) and cryptocurrencies, we have become a society that implements its ideas—both domestic and ambitious—through the lens of tech. It’s an exciting time to be alive. But there are certainly challenges. It would be nice to think that we live in a utopian world, wherein all users of tech are doing so for the benefit of the greater good.…
This story continues at The Next Web
Facebook takes down profile of suspect who shot at students in India
Facebook has taken down the profile of Rambhakt Gopal, a person who allegedly opened fire at students in New Delhi. His profile featured a few live videos uploaded before the incident and posts asking his friends to take care of his family. Earlier this afternoon, the person began shooting at students near New Delhi’s Jamia university. A report from Scroll noted that he identified himself as Rambhakt Gopal before the police arrested him. Delhi Police Sources: Man who brandished a gun and opened fire in Jamia area has been identified as 19-year-old Ram Bhagat Gopal Sharma. He is a resident…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Facebook
How scientists spotted a potential new planet around the sun’s neighboring star
Most exoplanets, bodies orbiting stars other than the sun, are too far away for us to be able to send probes to. So it’s no wonder that the discovery of a possible habitable planet around the sun’s nearest neighbor star, Proxima Centauri, a few years ago generated a lot of excitement. Now we have spotted what we think is a second planet around this star. Our study, published in Science Advances, suggests this planet could have a mass about half that of the planet Neptune. Dubbed Proxima Centauri c (abbreviated to Proxima c), it has an orbit about 1.5 times…
This story continues at The Next Web
Anyone can get a side business off the ground. For $29, here’s your digital marketing roadmap.
Starting any side hustle is about explaining your passion to the widest possible audience and stoking their excitement. You can learn how to get that process off the ground with The Digital Marketing Side Business Certification Bundle. Right now, it’s just $29, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals.
This iPhone lens was created with filmmakers and creators in mind
Debuting in 2017, FusionLens has now taken the lens game up a notch with the latest FusionLens hardware ($79.99 for most standard 5.8-inch or 6.5-inch notched iPhone models) -- and it’s a game-changer for iPhone photographers and videographers looking to add cinematic flair to their work.
Apple, Facebook, and Warren Buffett: Here’s the top 25 stocks for millennials
Millennial investors are hooked on two different kinds of stocks: Tech, and Warren Buffett‘s Berkshire Hathaway. Apex Clearing’s recent analysis of 734,000 portfolios presents the top 100 most-popular stocks with US-based investors with an average age of 31. As one would expect, FAANG is incredibly popular with the tech-savvy demographic. Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google are all in the top 15 — Apple leads the pack with 13.5 percent of the average investor‘s holdings. Computing manufacturers Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and NVIDIA placed decently, in the top 12. AMD just reported a record quarterly revenue of $2.13 billion, up 50 percent from…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Apple,Facebook
You can now download 150,000 copyright-free art works from Paris’ museums
The internet just got over 150,000 high-definition images of historic art to turn into memes — without any fear of breaking copyright laws. Well, sort of. As part of its Open Content initiative, Paris Musées — a consortium of 14 Parisian museums — revealed it’s making 150,000 digital reproductions of art works from its collection available for use entirely free of charge. The images include pieces from legendary names like Rembrandt and Van Dyck, as well as many others. “The launch of Open Content will mark a new stage in Paris Musées’ digitisation [sic] policy,” the institution said. “It will contribute…
This story continues at The Next Web
Video: We used a universal translator to play an inter-language game of ‘Telephone’
One of the coolest things from Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy was the Babel fish. If you never read the books, it’s a little creature (well, a fish, but whatever) that slips inside your ear and translates the world around you. And it kicked ass. A universal translator that works that simply? Amazing. It’s not just me that feels this way — tech companies have been trying to create a universal translator forever. And it’s no surprise. Just think of how it amazing it was when you first used Google Translate, but imagine that on the fly. Well, you don’t have to any…
This story continues at The Next Web
The UK is finally ready to discuss legalizing e-scooters, with consultations starting February
App-based last-mile forms of transport have thrown a metaphorical grenade into the world of transport regulations. But things look like they might be getting a little clearer, in the UK at least, as the country’s government looks set to legalize e-scooter use on roads and bike lanes. According to a Times report earlier this week, electric scooters are to be legalized for use in the UK. It’s allegedly part of an attempt to get people out of cars and onto greener forms of transport. It should be noted, though, that the regulations are far from nailed down. Government ministers are…
This story continues at The Next Web
How to protect your customers’ data after Brexit
With the Conservative Party’s win in Britain’s general election back in December, Brexit is back on track. The clock is now ticking on Britain’s move out of the EU on January 31, and the final deal is meant to be ready by the end of the year. That’s not much time to prepare, especially for companies entrusted to protect customer data. With the enactment of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in 2018, the European Union became the world leader in data protection. In our increasingly data-driven world, GDPR hands power back to everyday internet users and streamlines the transfer…
This story continues at The Next Web
Unicode Consortium finally added a transgender flag emoji and more gender-inclusive designs
Got questions for Jeremy Burge, an emoji historian and Chief Emoji Officer at Emojipedia? He’s hosting a TNW Answers session TODAY at 4:00PM (CET), ask your questions NOW! While there seems to be an emoji to represent everyone and everything, a significant group was completely left out — the transgender community. But yesterday, the Unicode Consortium (the group which decides what emoji make it onto our phones) revealed 117 new emoji designs that’ll be rolled out later this year, and among them is a transgender flag. The call for a transgender flag and symbol was sponsored by Google and Microsoft…
This story continues at The Next Web
Scientists are arguing over YouTube’s role in online radicalization
Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power the site don’t help radicalize people by recommending ever more extreme videos, as has been suggested in recent years. The paper, submitted to open-access journal First Monday but yet to be formally peer-reviewed, analyzed video recommendations received by different types of channels. It claimed that YouTube’s algorithm favors mainstream media channels over independent content, concluding that radicalization has more to do with the people who create harmful content than the site’s algorithm. Specialists in the field were quick in responding to the…
This story continues at The Next Web
Digital trends 2020: Every single stat you need to know about the internet
Our new Digital 2020 reports – published in partnership with We Are Social and Hootsuite – show that digital, mobile, and social media have become an indispensable part of everyday life for people all over the world. More than 4.5 billion people now use the internet, while social media users have passed the 3.8 billion mark. Nearly 60 percent of the world’s population is already online, and the latest trends suggest that more than half of the world’s total population will use social media by the middle of this year. Some important challenges remain, however, and there’s still work to do…
This story continues at The Next Web
Wednesday 29 January 2020
Facebook will cough up $550 million to settle facial recognition case
Remember the time when Facebook used to automatically tag you in photos uploaded by your friends using facial recognition? Now the company has agreed to pay $550 million to settle a class-action lawsuit for using the technology in Illinois. A report by the New York Times noted that the suit alleged Facebook of violating Illinois biometric privacy law by collecting data of millions of users without their consent for the company’s photo tagging product. While the company denied the charges, it agreed to settle because it thought “it was in the best interest of our community and our shareholders to move…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Facebook
EPIC Network unites teachers across Berks County
The goal of EPIC is focused on computational thinking: being able to take things apart and bring them back together, being able to look at smaller …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/2Oc6dc3
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/2RDyxWX
via IFTTT
Report: Apple’s 2020 gadgets include ‘AirTags’ trackers and fancy headphones
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is at it again with a new batch of leaks, but there’s more than just iPhones, iPads, and Macs, for a change. Instead, Kuo’s latest research note (via MacRumors) details a variety of devices Cupertino appears to be working on for release this year, including high-end headphones, tracking tags, and a small wireless charging mat. We’ve long heard rumors about Apple working on full-size headphones, but it seems like they might finally come to fruition; Kuo notes the company is working on “high-end headphones.” Of course, the company owns the highly successful Beats lineup, but as…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Apple
Nintendo will stop accepting Wii repairs soon
Like many a Nintendo fan, I still have fond memories of the Wii. I may never play it nowadays, but there was something innocent about that era when, for a brief time, it seemed like motion controls might actually become mainstream. If your Wii’s been collecting dust on a shelf or in storage like mine, now might be a good time to check if it still works. Nintendo of Japan recently released a statement saying it will no longer repair the aging console beginning March 31. The company is essentially running out of parts, which presumably aren’t being made anymore;…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Nintendo
UNK Tech Edge conference focuses on technology in the classroom
… designing content for online learning, using simulations and gaming in the classroom and integrating computational thinking into school curriculum.
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/2U5nveM
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/2U7IYUc
via IFTTT
Fabrication Lab Set Up At Odisha’s SOA University To Trigger Imagination Of Students
“This is an endeavour to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/37G1jf9
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/37G3sYf
via IFTTT
MoviePass declares bankruptcy, is truly dead now
MoviePass is dead. Again. For real this time though: as reported by Deadline, the company declared bankruptcy today, and there’s no way it’s coming back. MoviePass shut down its services in September, but at the time, its parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics was still looking into a potential sale. There was at least a bit of a chance the service would be revived under new ownership. But MoviePass’ leadership has all resigned now. Moreover, the company has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, meaning its assets will be dissolved (as opposed to Chapter 11 bankruptcy, where a company might try…
This story continues at The Next Web
You’re probably more susceptible to misinformation than you think
Online misinformation works, or so it would seem. One of the more interesting statistics from the 2019 UK general election was that 88% of advertisements posted on social media by the Conservative Party pushed figures that had already been deemed misleading by the UK’s leading fact-checking organisation, Full Fact. And, of course, the Conservatives won the election by a comfortable margin. Internet firms such as Facebook and Google are taking some steps to limit political misinformation. But with Donald Trump aiming for reelection in 2020, it seems likely we’ll see just as many false or misleading statements online this year…
This story continues at The Next Web
Q4 2019: Stellar gives away $16M, burns 50% of XLM — price still drops
XLM is the native cryptocurrency of the Stellar network, a blockchain-powered solution pitched to make cross-border payments more efficient. Stellar’s consensus architecture is relatively centralized when compared to Bitcoin. While this does allow it to process transactions with low fees and fast confirmation times, it does require users to place more trust in the network comparatively. Regardless of this sacrifice, Stellar is almost always listed in the top cryptocurrencies. XLM’s market cap is currently $1.19 billion, and ranked 14th — just behind Monero. XLM/USD 2019 Q3 performance recap As with the rest of the cryptocurrency market, Stellar had a pretty tough…
This story continues at The Next Web
Apple’s Q1 2020 financials were great — but it still needs a budget iPhone
If you’re an Apple follower, you’ll have seen the company just released its Q1 2020 financials. There’s a raft of interesting information in there, but without getting bogged down by numbers, let’s just get to the meat of it: iPhone sales were incredibly strong, growing 8 percent Wearables growth skyrocketed (Tim Cook said that if you collated the Apple Watch, Beats headphones, and AirPods sales, it’d match a “Fortune 150 company) — overtaking Mac revenue And services (including things like Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Pay, Apple Card, and others) saw a 17 percent year-over-year increase On the surface, this…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: iPhone,Apple
Google claims its new chatbot Meena is the best in the world
When was the last time you had a “conversation” with Siri or Alexa that was satisfactory? Maybe never. The primary reason is that while these assistants or bots have improved a lot, their conversational ability is still quite limited. But Google claims its new chatbot, called Meena, is the hot shit and it can talk to you about anything on earth — just like with any human. Google says the conversational neural network with 2.6 billion parameters can chat with people better than any AI generator out there. The team trained the model with 40 billion words — 341 GB of…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Google
For $49, unlock the secrets of Lean Six Sigma and be a project management guru
If you’ve never heard of Lean Six Sigma, it’s basically a distillation of Lean and Six Sigma, two of the most popular project management methods around. By using elements of both systems, Lean Six Sigma approaches any business project with the same philosophy: eliminating mistakes and waste leads to improved results and happy stakeholders.
Google paid out $6.5 million in bug bounties in 2019
Google handed out a record amount of bug bounty prize money in 2019 as part of its Vulnerability Reward Programs. In an announcement, the company revealed it rewarded security researchers who found kinks in its defenses $6.5 million last year — that’s nearly twice the amount Google paid for bug bounties in 2018 which amounted to a total of $3.4 million. This brings the total amount of rewards given since 2010 to $21 million. “We paid out over $6.5 million in rewards, doubling what we’ve ever paid in a single year,” Google reps wrote. “At the same time our researchers…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Google
List Of Free Google Digital Skills Courses For People Interested In Coding/Programming
Computational Thinking for Problem Solving – You'll learn about the pillars of computational thinking, how computer scientists develop and analyze …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/2vxw0Fd
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/37E1urj
via IFTTT
Major award for Derry teacher
“On hearing about a programme called Digital Schoolhouse that focuses on using play-based learning to teach computational thinking skills and …
from Google Alert – “Computational thinking” https://ift.tt/2U6iBOL
via critical thinking
from WordPress https://ift.tt/3aUOFuH
via IFTTT
Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin rises another 5% in one day’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Hannah Arendt used to say: Talk to a stranger on a bus! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 28 2020, at a price of $9,358. That’s a respectable 5.00 percent increase in 24 hours, or $446. It was the highest closing price in eighty-two days. We’re still 53 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market cap Bitcoin’s market…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Bitcoin
Google’s new AI model ‘listens’ to killer whales to help protect the species
Google‘s AI team has developed a new model to protect the endangered species of killer whales known as orcas in the Salish Sea. According to the Center for Whale Research, there are only 73 Southern Resident orcas — a subspecies of the killer whale — left in the world. So Google has teamed up with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to monitor their condition and alert experts in the event of sickness or accidents across 12 locations. Google‘s team trained its AI model using 1,800 hours of underwater audio and 68,000 labels that identified the origin of the sound. When the model “hears” sound of…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Google
Tuesday 28 January 2020
UK’s high court orders crypto exchange Bitfinex to dox recipients of $860K in Bitcoin
The UK’s high court has reportedly ordered cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex to freeze $860,000 worth of Bitcoin that had flowed through its platform en route to ransomware hackers. The funds were part of $1.2 million paid by a Canadian insurance company that had fallen victim to a malware strain known as BitPaymer, which locks computer systems and demands Bitcoin in exchange for a decryption tool. Once systems had been brought back online, researchers tracked the funds to find some had immediately been laundered, but 96 BTC ($860,000) had made its way to Bitfinex, presumably to be sold. According to court documents published…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Bitcoin
124 years after the first speeding ticket and regulations still can’t keep up with tech
Just yesterday TNW wrote about the Bloodhound land speed record vehicle that’s trying to break the 1,000 mph (ca. 1,609 km/h) barrier. But have you ever stopped to think about people who were breaking speed limits over a hundred years ago? As it happens, today marks the 124th anniversary of what is generally regarded as the first speeding ticket issued in Britain, and the driver was going a paltry 8 mph (13 km/h). Yes, about as fast as a good jog. [Read: Engineers bet on hydrogen-fueled zero emission rocket to break land speed record] Back in 1896, the world’s original…
This story continues at The Next Web
Salty Mars water could hold proof of primitive life
The Curiosity rover on Mars has sampled ancient lake deposits from Gale Crater on the Red Planet, showing water that once existed there was dense with salt and minerals. By studying mineral deposits on Mars, researchers hope to better understand the composition of water on the surface of that world in the ancient past. Water, on Earth or on Mars, leaves distinctive chemical traces, and examination of mineral deposits can reveal significant information about long-lost seas. Researchers study the salinity of deposits — the concentrations of salt in formations that were once exposed to water. They also look at the redox state…
This story continues at The Next Web
The EU’s dull-ass fight with Apple over the Lightning connector sucks
It looks like the day is coming ever closer: Apple and the EU are going to head out to the car park, strip down to the waist, and get into a good, old-fashioned fist fight. Rather than this being about dull things like “paying the proper amount of taxes,” or “having the right-to-repair my goddamn phone,” this is about something far, far more important: Mobile phone charging cables. Specifically, Apple’s Lightning connector. This topic has been floating around for some time, but a leaked report — seen and covered by the FT today — has confirmed that the European Commission…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Apple
Data skills could soon be more important than people skills. Train up with these courses
The ability to use raw data to read the true impact of business decisions has become a game-changer, a skill you can learn with The Data Analytics Expert Certification Bundle ($49, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals).
Time travel is possible – but only if you have an object with infinite mass
The concept of time travel has always captured the imagination of physicists and laypersons alike. But is it really possible? Of course, it is. We’re doing it right now, aren’t we? We are all traveling into the future one second at a time. But that was not what you were thinking. Can we travel much further into the future? Absolutely. If we could travel close to the speed of light, or in the proximity of a black hole, time would slow down enabling us to travel arbitrarily far into the future. The really interesting question is whether we can travel…
This story continues at The Next Web
You can now bother Google for tech support with #AndroidHelp
No, it’s not a scam: Google is officially providing Android tech support over Twitter now. In an announcement on — yep, you guessed it — Twitter, Google encouraged users to contact the company with any Android-related technical difficulties they might be experiencing using the hashtag #AndroidHelp. Until now, users mostly had to rely on Google’s support forums for such requests. “Today Google is announcing that you can get Android assistance on Twitter by tweeting your issue using the hashtag #AndroidHelp,” a company rep wrote on Reddit. “Responses will come from the official @android Twitter handle.” Have questions related to your #Android 📱?…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Google
Bill Gates owns a lot more Apple stock than you might think
Chronologically speaking, the life work of Bill Gates can be divided into two main areas of interest: first and foremost building and leading Microsoft to become the number-one software company in the world, and secondly using the wealth he accumulated for philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Based on data from 2019, Bill Gates is believed to still own 330 million shares of Microsoft, accounting for roughly $55B worth of Microsoft stock, or 4.3% of the total company. He and his wife created a separate fund to support the foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, which…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Apple
Satoshi Nakaboto: ‘Bitcoin edges up as global markets take coronavirus beating’
Our robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Sloterdijk used to say: Let’s add the milk of data to the cereal of understanding! Bitcoin price We closed the day, January 27 2020, at a price of $8,909. That’s a respectable 3.63 percent increase in 24 hours, or $312. It was the highest closing price in eight days. We’re still 55 percent below Bitcoin‘s all-time high of $20,089 (December 17 2017). Bitcoin market…
This story continues at The Next Web
Or just read more coverage about: Bitcoin
It’s 2020 and hacking wallets is still a PR stunt for cryptocurrency startups
You’d have thought by now that cryptocurrency startups would know to focus on their tech rather than PR stunts. But sadly not. An Israel-based startup is offering a $250,000 bounty for anyone that can crack its supposedly ‘unhackable’ Bitcoin cold wallet and extract the funds. It’s like Bitfi all over again. [Read: Watch this 15-year-old hacker play DOOM on John McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ crypto-wallet] The cybersecurity startup GK8 has put around $125,000 (14 Bitcoin) into the wallet itself, and will pay out an additional reward of up to $125,00 (14 Bitcoin) to the successful hacker, The Block reports. According to the…
This story continues at The Next Web
Singapore tightens AML restrictions on cryptocurrency companies
Cryptocurrency businesses operating in Singapore will need to register and be licensed to continue serving customers in the country. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Tuesday that the Payment Services Act will now be enforced. First passed in January last year, the act gives the regulator supervisory authority over all paymentbusinesses in the country. [Read: Singapore’s financial regulator wants its banks and blockchains to be friends] Companies now have a month to register with MAS. Once they do so, businesses will have six months to apply for a payment institution license. “Services that MAS will now be regulating are domestic…
This story continues at The Next Web
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)