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Bose’s new $399 headphones boast Siri support and adjustable noise cancellation

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by on May 29, 2019 at 5:26 pm
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Bose today announced the latest edition to its premium headphone lineup. The new model is called the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. When it goes on sale later next month, it’ll retail for $399. That’s quite the pricetag. The Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 represent a push towards the ultra-premium segment of the headphone market for Bose. Rather than replacing existing models in the company’s portfolio, like the venerable Bose QuietComfort II 35, it’ll compliment them by adding new features, and presumably offering a richer listening experience. And… at least by the mediocre standards of over-ear headphones, they’re gorgeous. Bose’s latest…

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If you work in tech, these cities give you the most bang for your buck

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by on May 29, 2019 at 3:34 pm
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Thanks to globalization and the rise of the internet, we’ve become less and less bound to a particular location to live and work. Working remotely or actually moving to an entirely different part of the world for a job that more closely matches our skills and professional goals – or simply offers higher living standards – has never been easier. This is especially true for the tech industry, where standardized (coding) languages and software have enabled people to collaborate, eliminating social and cultural barriers. So where should you move if you want to up your living standard and also get…

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How much does it cost to get an employee to steal workplace data? About $300

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by on May 29, 2019 at 2:33 pm
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You can’t buy loyalty, but if you’ve got enough money, you can buy sensitive corporate information from disaffected office workers. At least, that’s the finding from UK infosec firm Deep Secure, which today published its ‘What is the Price of Loyalty’ report. Among other things, the paper shows that 15 percent of all UK employees would hand over corporate information for £1,000 (about $1,260). This includes confidential market and sales information, as well as details about colleagues and customers. Shockingly, Deep Secure found that one in ten workers said they’d sell intellectual property, like product specifications and source code, for…

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Here’s how much Binance paid to move $1.26 billion worth of Bitcoin

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by on May 29, 2019 at 2:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Cryptocurrency exchange Binance moved a gut-wrenching $1.26 billion worth of Bitcoin today – and it paid just $124.60 in network fees for the service. The epic transfer was signaled by Binance CEO Changpang Zhao earlier this morning in a tweet. We will be moving some funds between our cold wallets. A tell tale sign of a new cold wallet on Binance is two small transfers from and BACK TO an existing wallet, then a large transaction. No need to be alarmed. Funds are #SAFU. — CZ Binance (@cz_binance) October 20, 2018 Sure enough, Twitter-based transaction monitor @whale_alert soon notified its followers…

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Creepy programmer builds AI algorithm to ‘expose’ adult actresses

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by on May 29, 2019 at 1:53 pm
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Yesterday, Yiqin Fu, a research associate at Yale University, tweeted a thread about a Chinese programmer who had claimed he had built an algorithm that had identified 100,000 adult actresses by cross-referencing footage from porn videos with social media profile pictures. Using this tool, they hope to help others check whether their girlfriends have ever acted in pornographic films. A Germany-based Chinese programmer said he and some friends have identified 100k porn actresses from around the world, cross-referencing faces in porn videos with social media profile pictures. The goal is to help others check whether their girlfriends ever acted in…

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