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Twitter acquihires a new VP of product focused on connections

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

The latest update in Twitter's executive shuffle is the arrival of a new VP of Product, Keith Coleman. The ex-Googler arrives by way of acquisition, as Twitter is absorbing his company, Yes, Inc. and shutting down its apps wyd and… Go To Full Article

Interpol is using AI to hunt down child predators online

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

The FBI may have scored a big win with operation Playpen, which helped dismantle a ring of TOR-based pedophiles and prosecute its members (thanks, Rule 41), but that was just one battle in the ongoing war against the sexual exploitation… Go To Full Article

Why Fitbit buying Pebble makes sense

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

Late yesterday it was reported by The Information that Fitbit is close to buying wearable startup Pebble, news that has since been independently confirmed by The Verge. Fitbit and Pebble have been in the final stages of the deal since… Go To Full Article

Prescription lenses for Snapchat Spectacles start at $99

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

Snapchat's video-recording Spectacles are super cool, but for folks who need prescription glasses they're just another tech accessory that they can't wear comfortably. Until now. The fine people who made prescription lenses for Google Glass at Roches... Go To Full Article

High school students open-source Shkreli's pricey HIV drug

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

Australian high school students have done "a little Breaking Bad" by synthesizing and effectively open-sourcing the drug famously hiked 5,000 percent in price by "pharma bro" Martin Shkreli. The drug they recreated, Daraprim, is used to treat infecti... Go To Full Article

53 Oculus Rift titles will support Touch controllers at launch

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

We're less than a week away from the December 6th release of the long-awaited Oculus Touch controllers, and it looks like lucky Rift owners will have plenty of reasons to use them. Oculus just announced that they'll be launching with… Go To Full Article

How an obscure rule lets law enforcement search any computer

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With today's amendments to Rule 41, the statute that regulates legal search and seizure, the US Department of Justice has a new weapon to fight cyber crime -- but it's a double-edged sword. The changes expand the FBI's ability to… Go To Full Article

iPhone classic 'Tiny Wings' gets news levels and Apple TV app

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

Tiny Wings is one of the best iPhone games ever. It's a great example of a developer making something that wouldn't make sense on any other platform, and it's a game equally suited to playing quick bursts or for extended… Go To Full Article

MediaTek Adds the Helio X23 and X27 to Its Deca-Core SoC Family

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

MediaTek added two additional products to its premiere deca-core SoC family today. The Helio X23 and X27 join the previously released Helio X20 and X25, adding additional performance levels for OEMs to choose from. All four SoCs… Go To Full Article

Silverstone Primera case looks hot and stays cool

@ 2016/12/03 read/post comments(0)

Skipping the 5.25" drive bays gives case manufacturers a lot of liberty to improve the airflow of a computer chassis. Silverstone takes full advantage of that liberty with the Primera mid-tower ATX case. The entire front of the case is… Go To Full Article

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