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WikiLeaks releases 8,761 alleged CIA classified docs and files from 2013-2016 describing malware, zero-day exploits for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux — , WikiLeaks begins its new series of leaks on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Code-named “Vault 7” by WikiLeaks …
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| Ewen MacAskill / The Guardian: |
According to WikiLeaks docs, CIA and MI5/BTSS developed program that used Samsung F8000 TVs as covert listening devices — The 8,761 documents published by WikiLeaks focus mainly on techniques for hacking and surveillance — The US intelligence agencies are facing fresh embarrassment …
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Sources: Google is acquiring Kaggle, a platform with ~500K data scientists, which hosts data science and machine learning competitions and has raised $12.75M — Frederic Lardinois, John Mannes and Matthew Lynley — Sources tell us that Google is acquiring Kaggle, a platform that hosts data science and machine learning competitions.
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Sources: Tinder has a members-only version called Tinder Select for its top users, with participation by invitation only — Tinder has been operating a members-only version of the platform called Tinder Select, which is meant to serve only the elite users on the app, including CEOs …
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft announces general availability of Visual Studio 2017, which focuses on multi-platform development and is more modular, says new IDE is faster to use — Microsoft this morning released Visual Studio 2017, the latest version of its integrated development environment …
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Thanks:@johnhcook| FUSE Labs at Microsoft Research: |
Microsoft says its So.cl social network will shut down March 15 — Socl has been a wonderful outlet for creative expression, as well as a place to enjoy a supportive community of like-minded people, sharing and learning together. In supporting you, Socl's unique community of creators …
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| Steve Ranger / ZDNet: |
Mozilla releases Firefox 52 with WebAssembly, a new standard that lets web apps run in a browser at near-native speeds, disables all NPAPI plugins except Flash — New version of Firefox should run complex apps much faster in the browser, but dropping support for some plug-ins could be an issue for Google Hangout fans.| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Nvidia unveils Jetson TX2 Pascal-powered AI board computer; pre-order dev kit for $599, or the module from $399, shipping Q2 — For a few years now, NVIDIA has been offering their line of Jetson embedded system kits. Originally launched using Tegra K1 in 2014, the first Jetson was designed … | Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Uber confirms it is searching for a COO who can “partner” with CEO Travis Kalanick — Some dream names for the job include former Disney COO Tom Staggs and CVS' Helena Foulkes. — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick just told his employees at an all-hands meeting this morning that the company …
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| DL Cade / PetaPixel: |
Flickr Adds ‘Similarity Search’ to Help You Discover Visually Similar Photos — Despite its uncertain future, Flickr continues to add features, doing their best to remain a relevant part of today's photo sharing landscape. Their latest update adds something called “similarity search” …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Stories debuts Geostickers to let users add and arrange illustrations related to their locations, as its Snap cloning continues — Instagram is steadily closing its feature gap with Snapchat. Today, Instagram launched its first geostickers, which let users add and arrange illustrations …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify announces it has acquired audio detection and music discovery startup Sonalytic — Streaming music service Spotify announced this morning it has acquired a company called Sonalytic, makers of an audio detection technology that can identify songs, mixed content and audio clips … Sponsor Posts
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