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Facebook exposed millions more Instagram passwords than we realized

Apr18
by on April 18, 2019 at 10:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


Facebook today revealed it’d discovered millions of improperly secured passwords on its server. So, you know… business as usual. Facebook revealed in March it’d discovered a cache of Facebook passwords being stored in plain text form — meaning several thousand Facebook employees who had access could have read them at any time. The company stated then that the passwords included those of “hundreds of millions of Facebook Lite users” and only (only?) “tens of thousands of Instagram users.” The company today updated the same post with this: “Since this post was published, we discovered additional logs of Instagram passwords being…

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Scientists take DNA test, learn they’re cousins who’ve collaborated in science journal

Apr18
by on April 18, 2019 at 10:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


When people submit their DNA to companies such as 23andMe for testing, they’re usually not too surprised to find out they have relatives they haven’t met. But, it’s a bit different when you realize you have a cousin who works in the same field, shares some colleagues and friends, and once collaborated with you on research that appeared in a science journal back in the 1970s. Byron Rubin and Bruce Gaber aren’t your average, run-of-the-mill septuagenarians. Rubin’s a PhD scientist and an incredible sculptor who works with metal to produce amazing recreations of molecular structures. Gaber is a gifted scientific…

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Google/Amazon deal sends YouTube to FireTV and Prime Video to Chromecast (finally)

Apr18
by on April 18, 2019 at 5:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


After a stand-off that’s lasted years, Google and Amazon have made peace and finally agreed to put their streaming apps on each other’s platforms. Yes, that means Prime is coming to Chromecasts, while YouTube will finally be available on Fire TVs. The two companies announced today they’d come to a detente. Google will bring the YouTube app to Amazon’s Fire TV devices and smart TVs, along with YouTube TV and Kids later this year. Amazon, meanwhile, will add Chromecast streaming support to the Prime Video app. It’s a welcome, if surprising handshake, given the feud between the two has lasted…

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TNW2019 Daily: Build your own conference schedule

Apr18
by on April 18, 2019 at 2:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


In yesterday’s daily TNW Conference newsletter, I shared a Day 1 sample itinerary of unmissable keynotes. With only 21 days left until TNW2019 kicks off, let’s explore what your second day could look like! Want to tailor your day to certain tracks or other preferences? Check out the official schedule to build your own. 10:00 – Ankiti Bose, Growth Quarters Ankiti Bose is the co-founder of Zilingo, an ecommerce fashion platform. She’s set to become the first Indian female co-founder and CEO of a unicorn. TNW2019’s Growth Quarters track will showcase the success stories of top entrepreneurs and leaders. If…

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Flying cars could cut emissions, replace planes, and reduce traffic – but not soon enough

Apr18
by on April 18, 2019 at 1:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


When Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was released 50 years ago, flying cars were a flight of fancy. Now, these futuristic vehicles are entering the outer fringes of reality. According to a new study published in Nature, for some journeys flying cars could eventually be greener than even electric road cars, cutting emissions while also reducing traffic on increasingly busy roads. However, gaps in necessary technology and practical uncertainties beyond the cars’ promising physics mean that they may not arrive in time to be a large-scale solution to the energy crisis and congestion – if at all. How to make a…

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