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TRON suffered from a critical bug that could’ve crashed its entire blockchain

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by on May 6, 2019 at 3:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Just one computer could have brought TRON’s entire blockchain to a screeching halt, a new HackerOne disclosure has revealed. Until quite recently, bad actors were reportedly able to maliciously consume the CPU power of the network with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. “Using a single machine, an attacker could send DDOS attack to all or 51 percent of the [Super Representative] nodes and render TRON network unusable, or make it unavailable,” reads the report, labeled high severity. Potential DDoS attacks involved repeatedly calling for smart contracts to be deployed, loaded with malicious “bytecode” (the code format accepted by the TRON Virtual Machine.)…

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Apple’s iOS 13 slated to focus on replacing other companies’ apps

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by on May 6, 2019 at 3:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider


Apple’s developer conference WWDC now less than a month away, and Bloomberg’s latest report spills beans on what to expect from the event. The company will reportedly bring a ton of changes with iOS 13, watchOS 6, and MacOS 10.15. Here are some of the biggest anticipated changes: It’s been rumored earlier, but the new report solidifies the expectation that Apple’s going to roll out a system-wide dark mode with the new update. Notably, Android is also going to provide a dark mode option with its latest operating system. Update for Reminder app with four default sections with different colors: tasks…

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TNW2019 Daily: Catch the official livestream

May06
by on May 6, 2019 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


Can’t make it to TNW Conference this week? We’re going to miss your face, but don’t you worry! Just like previous years, we’re live streaming on both days. You can catch most of the talks from the comfort of your couch. So get your sweatpants on – you’re (technically) going to TNW Conference! Catch exclusive content on TNW TV Together with LiveU, our TNW TV livestream will run from 9:40 to 17:45 on May 9 and from 9:25 to 17:00 on May 10 (CEST). We’re live streaming interviews with some of the biggest names in tech, including a very special guest.…

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Facebook contract workers look at your private posts to help train its AI

May06
by on May 6, 2019 at 3:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, artificial intelligence


A new report from Reuters has revealed how contract workers for Facebook and Instagram are looking at your private posts to help the social media platforms train their AI systems. Reuters suggests contractors are annotating the posts based on five “dimensions”: the content of the post (selfie, food, landmarks), the occasion of the post (life event, activity), expressive elements (opinion, feelings), author’s intent (to plan an event, making a joke, inspire others) and the post’s setting (home, school, work, outdoors). The content being captured also includes screenshots and posts with comments, at times even including user names and other sensitive information.…

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Reddit’s CTO Chris Slowe on the site’s speedy future

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by on May 6, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


Last year, Reddit went through a redesign. While it caused quite a stir among established users, it offered improved UX for a core target group: newcomers. Speaking at last year’s TNW Conference, Reddit’s founding engineer and CTO, Chris Slowe, explained how he rolled out the redesign with his team, and shared advice on how to evolve a website with a constantly growing user base. Next week, Slowe will return to TNW Conference. He’ll share his experiences over the past year and talk about his next projects. I had a chat with him about his upcoming TNW2019 keynote, and asked him about Reddit’s…

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