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4 months on, the Honor 10 is still a prime example of a sub-$500 phone

Sep07
by on September 7, 2018 at 5:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Phone reviews are almost always hasty affairs. Typically, journalists get a handset and are given a week to put it through its paces before the embargo lifts, thereby depriving them of the chance to take a more long-term view of the product. That’s not to diminish the hard work of so many mobile journalists. Not for a minute. Many phone reviewers are excruciatingly meticulous with their coverage, and they provide an important service to consumers. The point I’m making is there are so many questions you simply can’t answer in the space of a week. Will this phone receive timely…

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German protesters clash with police over proposed Google campus

Sep07
by on September 7, 2018 at 4:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


Protesters temporarily occupied the building site for a planned Google campus in Berlin Germany today. Eyewitness reports indicate at least six people have been arrested by local authorities. The protesters, part of a Berlin-based “occupy” group, descended on the campus site at approximately 3:00 PM local time. Social media posts and blog reports indicate the affair was quickly broken up by police in riot gear. 15:30 | #besetzen #NoGoogle I Statement eines Augenzeugen nach Besetzung Umspannwerk Kreuzberg (geplanter #GoogleCampus). Mehrere Verletzte & Festgenommene. Berlin, Ohlauerstr./Landwehrkanal, 7.9.18#fuckoffgoogle #NoGoogleCampushttps://t.co/BiIp7JeXyW https://t.co/QYf19L4mo9 pic.twitter.com/w9qNWXkBdE — Freundeskreis Videoclips (@freundeskreisv) September 7, 2018 The reason for the…

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California law would make political bots illegal – unless they admit they’re bots

Sep07
by on September 7, 2018 at 4:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Social Media


A California Senate bill awaiting Governor approval would make it illegal to create and operate a social media “bot” for the purpose of influencing a political vote or obtaining money unless it was made explicit that it was a bot. The bill, California SB 1001, was introduced by state Senator Robert Hertzberg. He’s a Democrat, but the bot problem isn’t specific to any political party. On any given day you can find hundreds – if not thousands – of suspicious social media accounts stirring up controversy. Last year A Russian troll farm was identified by US law enforcement investigators as…

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Facebook’s blockchain developer groups are a delightful tub of unintentional hilarity

Sep07
by on September 7, 2018 at 3:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Blockchain is for everybody! Or so it would seem. We know blockchain and bitcoin protocols are open source, but that doesn’t mean that we all have to use them. Sometimes, maybe it is better to err on the side of caution before diving into the deep dark world of blockchain and cryptocurrency development. As a fledgling writer here at Hard Fork I am always looking for new ways of sourcing content to explore and write about. In an attempt to open a new avenue for myself I started to join some Facebook groups on blockchain. But not just any groups,…

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