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Researchers: 60% of Americans of European descent can be identified via public DNA databases, regardless of whether they've submitted their own DNA data or not — IN 2013, A young computational biologist named Yaniv Erlich shocked the research world by showing it was possible to unmask …
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Google's real-time translations now available on Android phones and all Assistant-optimized headphones, not just Google Pixel Buds — Google's Pixel Buds may not be the smash success that Apple's AirPods have become in the wireless earbuds space, but there's no denying that their ability …
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| Alison Griswold / Quartz: |
How Uber's team of economists tests new features and incentives, writes highly-cited academic papers, and provides talking points for public policy initiatives — It's hard to explain just how much economists love Uber. — Economists love Uber like a mother loves her child.
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| Molly Price / CNET: |
Echo Plus 2nd-gen review: best choice if you want an Alexa-enabled speaker with a smart home hub built-in, but expensive and hard to recommend for anything else — Smart speakers and voice assistants are everywhere these days. We're practically drowning in all the devices announced by major manufacturers in recent months.| Anand Giridharadas / New York Times: |
If Silicon Valley is sincere about “changing the world”, it should return Saudi billions until alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi has been suitably investigated — Technology companies can no longer turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses of one of their largest investors.
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| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Consultants advise law enforcement officers not to look at iPhone screens because it may trigger Face ID too many times and iPhones may revert to passcodes — After five failed attempts with the ‘wrong’ face, Apple's Face ID system will fall back to asking a passcode; a tricky situation for investigators.
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| Michael Joseph Gross / The Atlantic: |
Inside DARPA's neurotechnology research program for healing and enhancement of the human body and mind through neural implants and brain-machine interfaces — I. Who Could Object? — “Tonight I would like to share with you an idea that I am extremely passionate about,” the young man said.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Thalmic Labs discontinues its Myo armband that allowed users to control devices like drones and smartphones via hand gestures, teases new product — Canadian wearables company Thalmic Labs has announced that its ceasing sales of its gesture- and motion-guided Myo armband …
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| Noah Kulwin / New York Magazine: |
Ex-Reddit product head Dan McComas talks about how site's focus on growth at all costs hurt the health of the community and why Reddit won't be able to change — Reddit started a couple of years after Facebook, and it's super giant, and the kind of thing that you were present for was the challenge … | Rossalyn Warren / WIRED UK: |
Egyptian law enforcement is using the country's new law against “fake news” to imprison women who share their sexual harassment experiences on social platforms — Social media accelerated Egypt's revolution. Now those same services have become a tool of control for a repressive regime| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Google did not mention Android once during its Made by Google 2018 keynote, a first for a public-facing hardware event by the company — Android is the world's most ubiquitous OS and one of the most important parts of Google's business. But it's becoming clearer that the company no longer wants the word associated with its phones.
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| Reuters: |
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to buy cybersecurity company Imperva for $2.1B in cash; the deal is expected to close by early 2019 — (Reuters) - Buyout firm Thoma Bravo LLC has agreed to buy Imperva Inc (IMPV.O) for $2.1 billion in cash, adding the cybersecurity firm …
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