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Cloudflare Stream makes it easy (and cheap) for developers to work with video

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev


Cloudflare has announced the general availability of Cloudflare Stream, its streaming video service, almost one year after it first launched in a limited beta. In a nutshell, Cloudflare Stream makes it easy for developers to insert video into their websites and applications without having to deal with existing players — like Vimeo, Facebook, and YouTube. Previously, if a developer wanted to roll their own video platform, they’d have to build an entire infrastructure capable of handling encoding, content delivery, and playback. This is no small task, and can explain why there are so few video startups, despite the massive popularity…

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Video of exploding drone surfaces after attempted attack on Venezuelan president

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 12:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, world


With drones getting cheaper and more readily available, it was only a matter of time until they were involved in a high-profile attack – something that might’ve happened in Venezuela. A video posted on Twitter by Nick Waters appears to show a drone with an IED attached exploding near Venezuelan President Maduro. And then this video came out, showing a drone exploding in mid-air. 5/8 pic.twitter.com/9Fcmw5CxIQ — Nick Waters (@N_Waters89) August 7, 2018 This took place on the 4th August, when President Maduro of Venezuela gave a speech in Caracas, celebrating the 81st anniversary of the National Guard. However, Maduro…

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Video of exploding drone surfaces after attempted attack on Venezuelan president

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 12:56 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, world


With drones getting cheaper and more readily available, it was only a matter of time until they were involved in a high-profile attack – something that might’ve happened in Venezuela. A video posted on Twitter by Nick Waters appears to show a drone with an IED attached exploding near Venezuelan President Maduro. And then this video came out, showing a drone exploding in mid-air. 5/8 pic.twitter.com/9Fcmw5CxIQ — Nick Waters (@N_Waters89) August 7, 2018 This took place on the 4th August, when President Maduro of Venezuela gave a speech in Caracas, celebrating the 81st anniversary of the National Guard. However, Maduro…

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Women founders get less funding than men but make double the revenue

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 12:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


As a woman, sexism isn’t new to me. I’ve encountered many casual sexist jokes and witnessed the infamous gender pay gap that looms over our heads. But, what’s new to me is that sexism even exists in the progressive world of entrepreneurship. A recent study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Mass Challenger, a network of startup accelerators, found that when women applied for investment, they received less funding compared to the average male founder, but made double the revenue. The study examined 350 companies over five years, and it revealed the average female-founded startup received $935,000 in funding. That’s less…

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This is how Dutch police knows you’re buying drugs online

Aug07
by on August 7, 2018 at 11:39 am
Posted In: Around the Web, The Next Police


When I visited the dark web for the first time some years ago — for a story I was working on, not to treat myself to some crack cocaine — I remember users constantly reassuring each other how truly anonymous it was. “The FBI does not have a prayer of a chance of finding out who is who,” was how someone put it in one of Bitcoin‘s forums in June 2013. A misconception, of course. While it’s true that the owners of Bitcoin addresses are supposed to be anonymous, the transactions are public for everyone to see. So once you know…

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