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'Bitcoin Maven' Jailed for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin-for-Cash Money Laundering Operation
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 05:15
Bitcoin has lost most of its (likely inflated) value in the last few months, but it still has plenty of value for law enforcement agencies looking for financial crimes to punish. The latest cryptocurrency criminal to get...
Gboard adds Morse code keyboard on iOS, offers training game
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 01:12
Google has brought Morse code to its Gboard for iOS mobile keyboard, enabling iPhone users to access a vital communication tool. Google previously introduced the support on Gboard for Android, doing so in partnership wit...
Robbing an Apple Store Looks Exactly as Easy as You'd Expect
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 17:16
Stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of Apple products didn't call for an Oceans Eleven-style elaborate heist. No, it simply required less than thirty seconds and moving with a sense of purpose.
ZuGoPet Rocketeer Pack Multifunctional Dog Harness
The Gadget Flow - 12 Jul 2018 15:00
Safely bring your dog in the car with the ZuGoPet Rocketeer Pack Multifunctional Dog Harness. Featuring a patented design, this pet accessory works as a dog seat belt to protect your dog if an accident occurs. In fact, t...
Courts Halt Nevada's Disgusting Plan to Execute Convicted Killer With Untested Drug Cocktail
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 05:10
The execution of twice-convicted killer Scott Raymond Dozier in Nevada on Wednesday was postponed after pharmaceutical company Alvogen requested a federal judge prevent officials from botching an execution with their dru...
US to lift ZTE ban after it pays $400 million escrow
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 04:56
ZTE's nightmares may finally be coming to an end. Of course, it will still have to recoup its losses from both paying the US' penalties and months of stopping operations but at least it will have a chance to. That is, if...
Uber layoff impacts 100 workers involved with self-driving effort
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 03:52
Following a fatal accident earlier this year that involved one of its autonomous vehicles, Uber has laid off about 100 employees who were involved with its self-driving effort. The information comes form Pennsylvania new...
New Nintendo Switch batch reportedly patched against exploit
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 03:21
The Nintendo Switch is one of recent times' most interesting gaming consoles and it isn't only gamers that are loving it. Its tightly locked system has challenged hackers and modders to find exploits that will let them b...
The latest Spike Lee Joint is all about Uber drivers
Engadget - 12 Jul 2018 23:42
Uber apparently has a lot of money to fight an ongoing public relations battle. The beleaguered ride-sharing company has enlisted... wait, what? Spike Lee has directed and produced five new short films (also called comme...
Magic Leap One ships this summer, AR app demonstrated
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 01:39
Magic Leap conducted a livestream today during which time it gave the public a demonstration of its augmented reality experience. During the demo, which is still available to view, we see the system establish locations w...
Five things you should know about Fortnite Season 5
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 23:41
Today is the coveted day: Fortnite Season 5 has arrived, bringing major changes to the game, including entirely new portions of the map, a new vehicle, face masks, and more. The patch notes are huge and picking through t...
LifeLock Still Gives NRA Discount It Said It Ended After Parkland School Shooting
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 23:41
After the Parkland, Florida, school shooting last year, in which 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were killed, a slew of companies sought to distance themselves from the National Rifle Associ...
Snapchat fix: Streaks saved, thank goodness
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 23:39
A fix is in the mix for Snapchat, an app whose servers had issues over the past 24 hours. Those users with Snapchat on either Android or iOS (assuming you’re not using the app with some 3rd-party off-the-wall system), ...
School District to Arm Students With Giant Pepper Spray Canisters to Deter Shooters
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 23:15
An Ohio school district is gearing up for a surprising security upgrade for the new year: smart pepper spray. Beginning in the fall, schools in the Columbiana Exempted Village School District in Ohio will begin using dev...
The 10 Best Deals of July 12, 2018
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 23:15
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
The Wirecutter's best deals: A 500GB Samsung SSD, and more
Engadget - 12 Jul 2018 23:00
This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read their continuously updated li...
5 more uses for your phone: Pages you've not yet turned!
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 22:59
The second in a line of ways and means with which you’ll be able to unlock the full use of your smartphone is here today. The first of these came earlier this week, on the 11th of July, when we looked over some of the ...
Justice Department appeals approval of Time Warner-AT&T merger
Engadget - 12 Jul 2018 22:38
Just when we thought the AT&T--Time Warner merger was finally a done deal after a district court judge ruled in its favor last month, it seems not everyone wants to accept its terms. The Justice Department has filed to a...
Sprint Unlimited plan split: Plus with Tidal, Basic with restrictions
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 22:36
Sprint has split its Unlimited data plan into two new plans, one called Unlimited Basic and the other Unlimited Plus. The Unlimited Basic plan, as the name suggests, trims down what subscribers get, offering them video s...
Marketers collected personal info from closed Facebook groups
Engadget - 12 Jul 2018 22:32
It looks like Facebook has another privacy issue on its hands, this time over its closed groups. CNBC reports that Andrea Downing, a moderator of a closed Facebook group, discovered that a Chrome extension called Grouply...
Microsoft takes the fight to Slack with a free version of Teams
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 22:16
Microsoft Teams has been gunning for a slice of Slack’s user base ever since it was first announced, and today, Microsoft is looking to ramp up competition. The company has launched a free version of Microsoft Teams th...
The World of Blade Runner Is Coming to Comics
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 22:15
Blade Runner 2049 may not have lit the box office on fire nearly as much as it should have, but its dystopian world is living on in the world of comic books.