LONDON – Kraken, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency trading platform, has acquired UK crypto platform Crypto Facilities. The specific value of the deal is not known, but Yahoo Finance reported it is at least $100 million. This makes it one of t…
Lees meerPopulism has dramatically shifted global politics in recent years. Tech companies, particularly Amazon, have not been immune. Populism led to political pressure on the online retail giant, both in the U.S. and in India, as looked it searched for a s…
Lees meerNational Parks use a distinct typeface, featuring round edges in all caps carved into wooden signs. And now you can download it. Shellhorn, who was on sabbatical from his current job as an associate professor of design at the University of Kansas, w…
Lees meerGoop, a lifestyle company regarded as pseudoscience and founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, is coming to Netflix.
Lees meerInspired by mortician Caitlin Doughty (Whose books are great by the way) A Mortician’s Tale is an informative, honest, and sometimes humorous look at the current state of and the future of the western death industry. Take on the role of recent funer…
Lees meerAs ever the morning after the Super Bowl, there is as much chatter about the adverts as there is about the football. Aside from the Game of Thrones/Bud Light tie-up, the ad spots during Super Bowl LIII were as uninspiring as large parts of the low-s…
Lees meerCalled the Powerline II, it has a 12,000 bend lifespan as well as a lifetime warranty.
Lees meerYet another reason why we need privacy laws. Companies collect your health data and turn it into a “risk score” which gets sold to doctors, insurers, and hospitals. Over the past year, powerful companies such as LexisNexis have begun hoovering up th…
Lees meerDan Moren at Macworld reminds us that there are some Apple practices that continue to greatly annoy customers. In this case it’s all about revenue, and the argument is that Apple could please us greatly for not much loss of income. But at least we h…
Lees meerCompanies that built their fortunes on internet data have too much at stake to preserve authoritative news or privacy. Apple stands in their way.
Lees meerLike it did in China, Apple has decided it will comply with a 2014 Russian law requiring citizen data to be stored in local servers.
Lees meerAndrew Orr and John Martellaro chat with host Kelly Guimont about common tech purchasing mistakes and the latest international privacy news.
Lees meerDavid Nield wrote about five mistakes we all make when we buy new tech. It’s a good list to reflect upon when you’re in the market for new gadgets. Prying open the packaging of your new gadget should fill you with excitement, not second thoughts. To…
Lees meerA privacy bill introduced by Utah lawmaker Rep. Craig Hall could bar warrantless searches of cloud data uploaded to apps and other services.
Lees meerRoger Fingas shares some ways to watch Super Bowl LIII on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV. The Super Bowl kicks off Sunday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, 3:30 p.m. Pacific. The game will be played from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Lees meerThe GCHQ wants Apple to secretly add the agency to iMessage chats and FaceTime calls, effectively creating a backdoor into encryption.
Lees meerApple issued an apology to MacRumors, saying that a software update to fix the Group FaceTime bug won’t arrive until next week. We have fixed the Group FaceTime security bug on Apple’s servers and we will issue a software update to re-enable the fea…
Lees meerApple announced that February is Heart Month, and during the month there will be Activity Challenges on Apple Watch.
Lees meerJohn Detrixhe argues that Apple should release its own debit card to prepare for the wave of contactless cards. But consumers typically avoid moving their financial accounts and tend to be faithful, even when they dislike the service. An Apple debit…
Lees meerApple scored its second legal victory against Qualcomm this month when a German court threw out 4 cases brought by the chip maker.
Lees meerIt’s time to break down Apple’s earnings, and Bryan Chaffin is joined by guest-host Jeff Gamet to do just that. They also discuss the ins and outs, ups and downs, and even some sideways aspects of Apple’s iPhone strategy. They cap the show with a lo…
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