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Average life of a dead Google product is just four years

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


Google shut down Google+ and Inbox last week, and and we’re still in mourning (for the latter). Recently, we’ve seen sites like Killed By Google and Google Cemetary crop up to show us the Mountain View company’s notorious habit of killing off products. Now, a new feature in the Google Cemetery site shows us the average life span of the company’s discontinued products: 4.1 years. While you may think that doesn’t sound half bad, you have to keep in mind that Google has killed over 150 products in the last 13 years. The page also has a handy table that shows you…

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Stop trying to solve Brexit with blockchain

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


When Brits headed to the polls in June 2016 and narrowly voted to Brexit, the United Kingdom was thrown into a dark puddle of water – one so murky that it’s proved difficult for lawmakers, politicians, government, and civilians to navigate ever since. If, and when, it happens, Brexit will change the course of UK and European history for generations to come. With so much at stake, it’s incredibly frustrating that technologists are taking the opportunity to tout blockchain as a solution to a problem that’s so far has proved difficult, painful, and expensive. Although this may help bring blockchain into…

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Become a Cisco-savvy IT pro with this $20 training

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Voice and voice communication are increasingly critical to how networked users stay connected and share information, so specializing in that intersection is a great way to keep your skills in high demand. You can get the background to master those disciplines with The Complete Cisco CCNA Collaboration Bundle, on sale now from TNW Deals for just $19.

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EU proposal requires platforms to delete ‘terrorist content’ in 1 hour or face fines

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media


Just 12 days after voting ‘yes’ on the controversial Copyright Reform, the EU is discussing new regulation that might further hurt smaller platforms. The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs (LIBE) will vote today, April 8, on implementing a one-hour deadline for any platform to delete terrorist content. On Monday at 4:30, @EP_Justice will vote on the terrorism regulation #TERREG. While the compromises include many improvements, most notably the deletion of mandatory #uploadfilter, one huge problem remains: hosts must delete terrorist content within 1 hour https://t.co/1Lia7aXv6z — Julia Reda (@Senficon) April 4, 2019 The current proposal…

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Mercifully, the GPS ‘millennium bug’ was a massive letdown

Apr08
by on April 8, 2019 at 12:32 pm
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A little-known bug on GPS receivers saw many devices set the clock back to 1999 this weekend. This event, which takes place every 19.7 years, has the potential to disrupt any system that relies upon GPS satellites for precise timing information. TNW explained the bug in more detail a few weeks ago, but here’s a recap: GPS satellites transmit data and time information to terrestrial-based devices. Because the data packets are so small, the satellites are unable to encode this information in a standard DD/MM/YY format. Instead, they transmit a 10-bit number which counts upwards from an epoch. This represents…

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