Verizon stops selling customer location to two data brokers after one is caught leaking it https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/19/verizon-stops-selling-customer-location-to-two-data-brokers-after-one-is-caught-leaking-it/
TechCrunch
Verizon and others call a conditional halt on sharing location with data brokers
Verizon is cutting off access to its mobile customers’ real-time locations to two third-party data brokers “to prevent misuse of that information going forward.” The company annou…
Drug Researchers Find Brain Effects of MDMA Have Been Misread All Along https://www.inverse.com/article/46147-does-ecstasy-really-put-holes-in-your-brain-and-affect-serotonin
Inverse
Drug Researchers Find Brain Effects of MDMA Have Been Misread All Along
Studies don't actually represent typical MDMA users.
Amazon Is Urged to Bar the Sale of Its Facial Recognition Technology to Police https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/business/dealbook/amazon-facial-recognition.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Nytimes
Amazon Urged Not to Sell Facial Recognition Technology to Police
Some Amazon shareholders say the technology raises privacy concerns. The company joins other big tech firms coming under increasing scrutiny for their government work.
Tesla Sabotage: Everything We Know About Alleged Employee Misconduct https://www.inverse.com/article/46161-tesla-sabotage-everything-we-know-about-alleged-employee-misconduct
Inverse
Tesla Sabotage: Everything We Know About Alleged Employee Misconduct
Tesla may have been the victim of internal employee sabotage, Elon Musk suggested in emails published this week. The CEO claims that an employee passed over for promotion conducted “extensive and damaging” actions to internal operations.
Adobe’s new all-in-one video-editing tool will work across devices https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/19/adobe-project-rush-video-editing-across-devices/
Engadget
Adobe’s new all-in-one video-editing tool will work across devices
Project Rush unites Adobe's Premiere Pro, Audition and After Effects.
Google launches a podcast app for Android with personalized recommendations https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/19/17475878/google-podcast-app-android-download-launch-date
The Verge
Google launches a podcast app for Android with personalized recommendations
Finally taking podcasts seriously.
Adobe debuts Project Rush, its new all-in-one video editor https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/19/adobe-debuts-project-rush-its-new-all-in-one-video-editor/
TechCrunch
Adobe debuts Project Rush, its new all-in-one video editor
Adobe today announced the launch of Project Rush, a new video editor that takes the core features of its pro tools like Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audition and combines them into a single, more accessible tool. Don’t get too excited yet, though, the…
Sherpa, the Spanish personal assistant, launches an API for its predictive AI with Porsche as 1st customer https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/19/sherpa-the-spanish-personal-assistant-launches-an-api-for-its-predictive-ai-with-porsche-as-1st-customer/
TechCrunch
Sherpa, the Spanish personal assistant, launches an API for its predictive AI with Porsche as 1st customer
Sherpa, a personal assistant startup that has carved out a niche for itself by focusing on the Spanish-language market (alongside English) and predictive suggestions, is expanding. The company is l…
Your Brain on Meditation, According to Neuroscience https://www.inverse.com/article/45382-your-brain-on-meditation
Inverse
Your Brain on Meditation, According to Neuroscience
Let your brain chill out for a minute, my dude.
Endeavor Refillable Notebook https://go.mgpf.it/2tjz5UA
Theawesomer
The Endeavor is a Beautiful and Customizable Refillable Notebook
The Endeavor is a refillable notebook with a clever mounting system that makes it easy to replace the paper inside. You can choose from a desk or pocket size, three leather cover colors, and ruled, grid or blank paper. Each notebook comes with a lifetime...
Bonus Cultura, col team di The Fool abbiamo analizzato le conversazioni social degli italiani per il Giovedì di StartUp Italia! Nel link articolo e video! http://ischool.startupitalia.eu/education/63166-20180621-bonus-cultura-cosa-ne-pensano-gli-italiani-lanalisi-sui-social
iSchool
Bonus Cultura, cosa ne pensano gli italiani? L'analisi sui social | iSchool | StartupItalia!
"Resta ma va corretto" a seguito della protesta il ministro Bonisoli rivede la sua posizione sul Bonus Cultura. Abbiamo analizzato come la questione è stata affrontata sui social
Bose puts crowdfunded 'sleepbuds' on sale for $250 https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/21/bose-sleepbuds-availability/
Engadget
Bose puts crowdfunded 'sleepbuds' on sale for $250
Bose's crowdfunded noise-masking sleepbuds are now available for purchase.
‘Gaming disorder’ is officially recognized by the World Health Organization https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/18/gaming-disorder-is-officially-recognized-by-the-world-health-organization/
TechCrunch
‘Gaming disorder’ is officially recognized by the World Health Organization
Honestly, “gaming disorder” sounds like a phrase tossed around by irritated parents and significant others. After much back and forth, however, the term was just granted validity, as the World Health Organization opted to include it in the latest edition…
Bose puts crowdfunded 'sleepbuds' on sale for $250 https://go.mgpf.it/2tsA6tk
Engadget
Bose puts crowdfunded 'sleepbuds' on sale for $250
Bose's crowdfunded noise-masking sleepbuds are now available for purchase.
PayPal to buy Simility, a specialist in AI-based fraud and risk management, for $120M https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/paypal-to-buy-simility-a-specialist-in-ai-based-fraud-and-risk-management-for-120m/
TechCrunch
PayPal to buy Simility, a specialist in AI-based fraud and risk management, for $120M
Payment provider PayPal continues apace with its acquisitions streak to bring more modern tools into its platform to serve its 237 million customers. Today the company announced that it is buying Simility, a fraud prevention specialist, for $120 million in…
PayPal to buy Simility, a specialist in AI-based fraud and risk management, for $120M https://go.mgpf.it/2tsJZr6
TechCrunch
PayPal to buy Simility, a specialist in AI-based fraud and risk management, for $120M
Payment provider PayPal continues apace with its acquisitions streak to bring more modern tools into its platform to serve its 237 million customers. Today the company announced that it is buying S…
Apple will repair busted keyboards on recent MacBooks and MacBook Pros for free https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/22/apple-will-repair-busted-keyboards-on-recent-macbook-and-macbook-pros-for-free/
TechCrunch
Apple will repair busted keyboards on recent MacBooks and MacBook Pros for free
Back in 2016, Apple redesigned the MacBook Pro’s keyboard. It… hasn’t gone as well as they probably hoped. Complaints of failing keys quickly started popping up. Some keys had a tendency to get stuck in place; others move freely, but simply don’t respond.…
How the Supreme Court's Ruling on Cell Phone Metadata Changes Privacy Rights https://www.inverse.com/article/46308-the-supreme-court-just-ruled-to-protect-cell-phone-location-data
Inverse
How the Supreme Court's Ruling on Cell Phone Metadata Changes Privacy Rights
Police must obtain a warrant to access cell phone location data.
Spectacles’ latest update finally optimizes videos for sharing outside Snapchat https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/22/17494330/snap-spectacles-update-circular-video-widescreen-snapchat
The Verge
Spectacles’ latest update finally optimizes videos for sharing outside Snapchat
At long last
Amazon workers tell Bezos to stop selling facial recognition to police https://arstechnica.com/?p=1335441
Ars Technica
Amazon staff to Bezos: Stop selling tech to law enforcement, Palantir
Open letter follows similar action by Google and Microsoft employees.