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Best 2017 Cyber Monday deals on smart home and media streaming devices, HDTVs, computers, smartphones, and other electronics and software — Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have a big round of Cyber Monday deals to share. Well, at least some of the deals …
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| Fortune: |
Chainalysis: between 17% and 23% of bitcoins mined to date have been lost forever; this estimate includes 1M, or about 6%, of bitcoins mined by Satoshi Nakamoto — Just as gold bars are lost at sea or $100 bills can burn, bitcoins can disappear from the Internet forever.
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Amazon launches Sumerian, a browser-based tool to build AR, VR, and 3D apps quickly with minimal coding, available in preview starting today — We'd heard months ago that Amazon would be using its Re:Invent AWS event to roll out some a new service related to building in mixed reality — augmented reality and virtual reality.
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
YouTube's search autofill found to surface disturbing results like “how to have s*x with your kids”, which YouTube says it quickly removed and is investigating — Dozens of users have reported that a YouTube search for “how to have” is auto-completing with pedophiliac phrases.| Associated Press: |
FBI knew for more than a year that Fancy Bear was targeting hundreds of government officials and policy makers but warned only a few of them — WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts …
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| Kerry Flynn / Mashable: |
Snapchat now recommends contextual filters and borders based on photo content, recognizes items within a few categories like pets, sports, and food — Too lazy to be creative with Snapchat? Well, there's a new feature for you. — Snap quietly launched new filters that recognize what's …
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| Angela Chen / The Verge: |
Study: in the 148 days after Pokémon Go's release, there were 286 more car crashes in one Indiana county than the period before; 134 happened near PokéStops — And that's just in one county in Indiana — For a brief, shining period last summer, Pokémon Go reigned supreme.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
After initial tests in US, Facebook rolls out AI for suicide prevention globally with the exception of EU, to detect suicidal posts before they're reported — This is software to save lives. Facebook's new “proactive detection” artificial intelligence technology will scan all posts … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
McAfee acquires cloud security startup Skyhigh Networks, which was last valued at $400M, amid ongoing consolidation in the security industry — After spinning out as a standalone security business from Intel earlier this year, McAfee has made its first acquisition.
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UK government previews draft Drone Bill coming in 2018, giving police power to seize drones, mandating pilot training and registration of drones weighing 250g+ — Drone users in the UK may have to take safety awareness tests under legislation planned by the government.
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| David Gelles / New York Times: |
Inside Etsy's transformation as it sheds its B Corp status, freewheeling culture, and idealistic business approach to appease shareholders — The first time Josh Silverman addressed the staff of Etsy as their newly installed chief executive, he tried to connect with a work force known for its diversity, idealism and sincerity.
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| Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: |
UK's Balderton Capital raises $375M for its sixth fund to invest in Series A startups in Europe; source: some backing was secured from European Investment Fund — - UK venture capital firm Balderton Capital has raised $375 million (£281 million) for its sixth fund to invest in Series A startups in Europe.
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