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Backpage.com seized by feds under multi-agency enforcement action
Slash Gear - 7 Apr 2018 03:08
Multiple United States Federal government agencies have seized the classifieds website Backpage.com. Anyone who attempts to visit the website will see an alert stating that the domain and its affiliated websites have bee...
India just cracked down on cryptocurrency. Hard.
Mashable - 7 Apr 2018 00:29After deleting Mark Zuckerberg's private messages, Facebook says an 'unsend' feature for all users is on the way
BGR - 7 Apr 2018 00:13
The fallout and accompanying controversy resulting from the revelation that Cambridge Analytica stealthily acquired information from upwards of 87 billion unsuspecting Facebook users shows no signs of slowing down anytim...
Homeland Security Wants to Build an Online 'Media Influence Database' to Track Journalists
Gizmodo - 7 Apr 2018 00:25
The Department of Homeland Security announced a public bid for third party companies to build a "media influence database" capable of tracking more than 290,000 news sources across the globe. First spotted by Bloomberg L...
How to set up two-factor authentication on your PlayStation 4
Android Central - 7 Apr 2018 16:30
Add a little extra security with two-factor authentication. As we move about the digital world, one of the most important things we can do as consumers is protect our data. In a world where nefarious characters have star...
What Siri can learn from Google Assistant
Engadget - 7 Apr 2018 16:30
It's no secret that when it comes to voice assistants, Siri is often cited as one of the worst. Even though Apple introduced it years before Amazon and Google, their digital rivals -- Alexa and Google Assistant -- have s...
'Space Alien' Mummy Spurs DNA Debate
Live Science - 7 Apr 2018 16:13We asked, you confirmed: Android notches are a no-go
Android Authority - 7 Apr 2018 16:12
50,000 votes made it official: If a phone has a notch, 75 percent of Android fans will either not buy it, or at the very least, really not like it.
Space Photos of the Week: The Case of the Missing Dark Matter
Wired - 7 Apr 2018 16:00
Galaxy NGC 1052-DF2 doesn't seem to contain any dark matter, and scientists have no idea why.
X Prize Is Relaunching a Private Moon Race Without Google (or a Prize)
Live Science - 7 Apr 2018 15:37German Scientists Harvest Their 1st Antarctic Salad, and It Looks Amazing
SPACE.com - 7 Apr 2018 15:20A Third of Young Millennials Are Confused About This Incontrovertible Fact
SPACE.com - 7 Apr 2018 15:16Ridge Wallet iPhone X Card Case
The Gadget Flow - 7 Apr 2018 15:00
Conveniently keep your cards by your phone with the Ridge Wallet iPhone X Card Case. The full-frame case protects your iPhone X while maintaining its slim profile. With pockets for two of your most used cards, the card c...
Panasonic Lumix ZS200 sample gallery updated
DP Review - 7 Apr 2018 15:00
With spring rolling around, the Panasonic ZS200 / TZ200 is likely catching the eyes of photography-minded travelers planning for upcoming trips. Our testing is underway, and in the meantime we've added another batch of s...
The businesses that still accept Bitcoin are the ones for whom Bitcoin doesn't matter
Mashable - 7 Apr 2018 15:00YouTube shooting spotlights company's ad revenue changes
CBSNews - 7 Apr 2018 14:20
YouTube recently made changes to the way users can profit from popular videos. Those changes were thrust into the spotlight last week after a violent attack on the company from a user who allegedly believed she'd been mi...
FDA Now Considers Vaping A Rising Epidemic In High School
Tech Times - 7 Apr 2018 14:08
The U.S. FDA has considered vaping among high school students a growing epidemic and national concern. At least 1.7 million students are smoking e-cigarettes, and more are getting addicted to combustible nicotine product...
How Cancer Can Become Therapy-Resistant
Scientific American - 7 Apr 2018 14:00
Epigenetics may play a role --
Facebook bans another political data analytics firm, AggregateIQ - CNET
CNET - 7 Apr 2018 06:08
The social networking giant made a second high profile move against data analytics companies, "suspending" the firm AggregateIQ just weeks after cutting off Cambridge Analytica.
Why Netflix just bid $300 million for a billboard company in LA
BGR - 7 Apr 2018 05:32
Over the past few years, Netflix has spent every spare dollar it has on developing original content. Hardly a surprise, Netflix is releasing new content at such a pace that it's literally impossible to keep up. As a quic...
As Apple's legal battle with Qualcomm rages on, Tim Cook set to be deposed in June
BGR - 7 Apr 2018 04:02
Tim Cook will be called in for a deposition in late June as part of Apple's ongoing legal battle with Qualcomm, according to a new report from Bloomberg. If you recall, Apple and Qualcomm are currently involved in a bitt...
Federal authorities seize classified advertising site Backpage
NBC News - 7 Apr 2018 03:36
Backpage.com and its "affiliated websites" were seized "as part of an enforcement action" a notice on the site said.