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Hands-free Tinder uses your heartbeat to decide ‘hot or not’

Jul07
by on July 7, 2015 at 9:41 am
Posted In: android wear, Apple watch, Apps, Around the Web, design agency, Insider, T3, Tinder

TinderHeartBeat
Too listless to swipe on Tinder? Design agency T3 may have the answer. It has previewed Hands-Free Tinder which uses heart rate data from your Apple Watch or Android Wear device to decide whether you’re into a match or not. Effectively it’s the potential dating equivalent of those unreliable reality show lie detector tests. But still, you should follow your heart, right? The developers say the app is ‘coming soon’, but I suspect it’ll need to get a new name before it actually makes its way onto the App Store and Google Play. ➤ Hands-Free Tinder [T3 via FastCo Create] Read…

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Hacked surveillance company struggles to regain control

Jul07
by on July 7, 2015 at 9:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Cyberattacks, Hacking Team, Insider

Hacking Team
Controversial Italian security firm Hacking Team was hacked itself on Sunday and 400GB of its data was made public. Since then, its attempts at damage control have, ironically, just led to more damage. Christian Pozzi, Hacking Team’s CEO, woke up on Monday to find his personal account details had been leaked. He then threatened security researchers for discussing his poorly chosen passwords on Twitter. Subsequently, Pozzi’s Twitter account was hacked and shut down. Motherboard reports that Hacking Team asked its customers to shut down operations using its software. What’s interesting is that a leaked file documenting a ‘crisis procedure’ indicated that the company could…

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Hacked surveillance company struggles to regain control

Jul07
by on July 7, 2015 at 9:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Cyberattacks, Hacking Team, Insider

Hacking Team
Controversial Italian security firm Hacking Team was hacked itself on Sunday and 400GB of its data was made public. Since then, its attempts at damage control have, ironically, just led to more damage. Christian Pozzi, Hacking Team’s CEO, woke up on Monday to find his personal account details had been leaked. He then threatened security researchers for discussing his poorly chosen passwords on Twitter. Subsequently, Pozzi’s Twitter account was hacked and shut down. Motherboard reports that Hacking Team asked its customers to shut down operations using its software. What’s interesting is that a leaked file documenting a ‘crisis procedure’ indicated that the company could…

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Google’s self-driving cars are now being tested in Austin, Texas

Jul07
by on July 7, 2015 at 9:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Austin, Google, Insider, self driving, Texas

Google Self-Driving Car prototype
Google has brought its self-driving car project tests to a new part of America. A vehicle is now on the road in Austin, Texas. The Google Self-Driving Car Project announced the trips on its Google+ page: We’ve chosen Austin, Texas, as a new testing location for our project, and one of our Lexus SUVs is there now, with safety drivers aboard, driving a few square miles north and northeast of downtown Austin. It’s important for us to get experience testing our software in different driving environments, traffic patterns and road conditions – so we’re ready to take on Austin’s pedicabs, pickup trucks,…

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Google’s self-driving cars are now being tested in Austin, Texas

Jul07
by on July 7, 2015 at 9:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Austin, Google, Insider, self driving, Texas

Google Self-Driving Car prototype
Google has brought its self-driving car project tests to a new part of America. A vehicle is now on the road in Austin, Texas. The Google Self-Driving Car Project announced the trips on its Google+ page: We’ve chosen Austin, Texas, as a new testing location for our project, and one of our Lexus SUVs is there now, with safety drivers aboard, driving a few square miles north and northeast of downtown Austin. It’s important for us to get experience testing our software in different driving environments, traffic patterns and road conditions – so we’re ready to take on Austin’s pedicabs, pickup trucks,…

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