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3D printing with moondust could be the key to setting up a colony on the moon

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by on August 14, 2019 at 11:56 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Space, syndication


1The entire Apollo 11 mission to the moon took just eight days. If we ever want to build permanent bases on the moon, or perhaps even Mars or beyond, then future astronauts will have to spend many more days, months and maybe even years in space without a constant lifeline to Earth. The question is how would they get hold of everything they needed. Using rockets to send all the equipment and supplies for building and maintaining long-term settlements on the moon would be hugely expensive. This is where 3D printing could come in, allowing astronauts to construct whatever their…

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UK ad watchdog scorns BitMEX over Bitcoin’s 10th birthday ‘celebration’

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by on August 14, 2019 at 11:51 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


The UK‘s advertising watchdog has upheld its complaint about a Bitcoin newspaper ad from cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) explained in a blog post that it took issue with an ad published on January 3, 2019, depicting a graph of Bitcoin‘s price performance. “The ad showed a graph spread across two pages. The horizontal axis was divided and labeled into six-month units showing dates between January 2009 and January 2019,” the blog post reads, “The vertical axis was labeled ‘Bitcoin Price In US Dollars‘ separated by decimal point value increments from $0.0001 to $100,000. The graph…

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PSA: Update your Windows machine now to fix 29 Critical security vulnerabilities

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by on August 14, 2019 at 11:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web


Microsoft has patched four serious vulnerabilities that could allow a malicious actor to remotely take control of Windows computers. The four remote code execution flaws — addressed as part of the company’s monthly Patch Tuesday updates — affect all in-support versions of Windows and concern the Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) component, enabling attackers to take over a computer and then propagate malware to other computers without any user intervention. “An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on the target system,” Microsoft noted in its security bulletin. “An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or…

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Humans have been listening to our ‘AI-transcribed’ conversations for over a decade

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by on August 14, 2019 at 11:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, Opinion


It was a scandal. Third-party contractors, many working from places where data protection legislation is lax (or even non-existent), were listening and transcribing recordings of conversations from people who unwittingly believed robots were doing all the work. Conversations about work, finance, and romance were snooped upon, analyzed, and then typed up. I’m not talking about Facebook, or Apple, or Microsoft, or Google, or Amazon. In fact, I’m not talking about any of the big tech companies, all of whom are currently under scrutiny over their use of humans in AI transcription. Instead I’m talking about Spinvox. You might not be…

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What Slack and Fortnite can teach your business about freemium pricing

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by on August 14, 2019 at 9:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


The phenomenal success of Fortnite and IPO of Slack has me thinking of all the freemium unicorns that have gotten their wings over the last years. Box, DropBox, and Evernote all come to mind, but there are many more. Their success can inspire others to try the freemium model, but it’s not for everyone. What makes for a successful freemium model? Fortnite gained massive popularity and is making billions of dollars, but it is completely free to play. Unlike typical freemium games, where you pay to improve performance, the premium purchases are only cosmetic. This has fostered a sense of…

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