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| Yuji Nakamura / Bloomberg: |
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck says that 500M NEM cryptocurrency tokens, worth ~$400M, have been “illicitly” transferred out of the exchange — Coincheck Inc., one of Japan's biggest digital exchanges, said that about $400 million of the NEM cryptocurrency was lost after it was sent …
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Tweets: @haydentiff, @coincheck_en, @charlesarthur, @coindesk, @coindesk, @ynakamura56, @ofnumbers, @coincheck_en, @whalepool, and @ynakamura56
| Nitasha Tiku / Wired: |
Diversity advocates inside Google, including queer and transgender staff, say they are being targeted by a small group of coworkers with doxxing and harassment — FIRED GOOGLE ENGINEER James Damore says he was vilified and harassed for questioning what he calls the company's liberal political orthodoxy …
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Tweets: @anamatics, @propublica, @antoniogm, @marlenac, @pegobry, @ericajoy, @epsalon, @emilygorcenski, @wired, @louisgray, @nitashatiku, and @nitashatiku
| Evan Blass / VentureBeat: |
Renders of upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ leak, both look similar to their S8 predecessors — EXCLUSIVE: — Having opted against what would have been an uncharacteristic debut at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — in teaser capacity or otherwise …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
YouTube served ads containing Coinhive's cryptocurrency-mining, CPU-draining JavaScript, likely via Google's DoubleClick ad server; Google says ads now blocked — Ad campaign lets attackers profit while unwitting users watch videos. — YouTube was recently caught displaying ads … | Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Sources: VCs with long Bitcoin experience like a16z, USV, are passing on Telegram's ICO; VCs newer to cryptocurrencies like KPCB, Sequoia, Benchmark, investing — The investors are not who you'd expect. — Some of the most prominent investors in cryptocurrency are passing …
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| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Google's AI-powered Clips camera is now available in the US Google Store for $249, with first deliveries expected in March — Three months ago Google announced the Google Clips, a tiny clip-on camera powered by some impressive machine learning technology. The idea behind it was that rather …
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| Josh Lovejoy / Google Design: |
Google details human-centered UX approach for its Clips camera, says AI for capturing memorable moments was trained with the help of professional photographers — Using Google Clips to understand how a human-centered design process elevates artificial intelligence
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The Verge, Digital Trends, Digital Photography Review, and Engadget
Tweets: @mvitazko, @thesignoffive, and @jdlovejoy
| Will Oremus / Slate: |
Google is testing Bulletin, an app letting users report and publish local news stories about their communities, as a limited pilot in Nashville, TN, Oakland, CA — Google appears to be testing a new tool for people to report and publish local news stories, called Bulletin.
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The Verge, Search Engine Land, TechCrunch, Hoodline Insider, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, Tech Times, Phandroid, PhoneDog.com, Mashable, Vanity Fair, Neowin, Business Insider, TechSpot, TalkAndroid.com, Digital Trends, Android Central, AndroidHeadlines.com, Android Authority, Understanding Google …, Engadget, Android Police, CNET, Google, Sami Cone, YouTube, 9to5Google, The Next Web, and SlashGear
Tweets: @nxthompson, @ruralj, @byajperez, @mattfdoyle, @_danielsinclair, @willoremus, and @willoremus
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook will allow fans of game streamers to tip creators a minimum of $3 as part of its new gaming creator pilot program — Facebook Live is launching monetization for video gameplay streamers, allowing users to tip creators a minimum of $3 via the desktop site.
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Facebook for Developers, Social Media Today, Gizmodo, Engadget, Variety, VentureBeat, Recode, and The Verge
Tweets: @kantrowitz and @joshconstine
| Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: |
CIRP: Amazon has 69% of smart speaker market in US with 31M units, Google has 31% with 14M; Google gained share this holiday season with 40% of units sold — According to new survey-based data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), Google Home has gained some ground on Amazon's Alexa device universe.| Sean Lyngaas / The Verge: |
How governments and the nuclear energy industry are preparing for future cybersecurity threats using hands-on exercises and training laboratories — Nightmare scenario — Illustrations by Alex Castro and William Joel — The nuclear plant employees stood in rain boots in a pool of water, sizing up the damage.
Tweets: @snlyngaas
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter now lets advertisers sponsor Moments from select publishers — Twitter has added a new advertising product to its lineup. The company announced today it's offering brands the ability to sponsor Moments - the “Stories"-like feature that includes a series of tweets, often including images …
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