Just weeks after Korean crypto exchange Coinrail lost $40 million through an alleged hack, another in the crypto-mad country — Bithumb — has claimed hackers made off with over $30 million in cryptocurrency. Coinrail may be one of Korea’s smaller exchanges, but Bithumb is far […]
Day: June 20, 2018
As Tesla races to meet Model 3 deadline, factory pressures and suspicions grow
Tesla chief Elon Musk said last week that the company's layoffs of 9 percent of its workforce wouldn't affect production as the all-electric automaker … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Snapchat Lenses bring coral reefs to your neighborhood
These are Lens Studio creations, so you only need to grab the relevant Snapcodes (at the source link) to get started. No, this won’t stand in for a documentary or classroom lecture. However, that’s not really the point — this is more about fostering interest […]
Football matches land on your table thanks to augmented reality
It’s World Cup season, so that means that even articles about machine learning have to have a football angle. Today’s concession to the beautiful game is a system that takes 2D videos of matches and recreates them in 3D so you can watch them on […]
Facebook Messenger is trialing autoplaying video ads
After seemingly running out of space for ads in its newsfeed, social-media giant Facebook is now in the process of trialling autoplaying video ads in its popular messaging platform, Facebook Messenger. Alongside chats in your inbox from your friends, family members, and people-you-met-that-one-time, you’ll now […]
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s ‘Everything Is Love’ Marks a New Step in the Album’s Evolution
On Saturday night under the shield of London Stadium, just as Beyoncé and Jay-Z brought their most recent “On The Run II” tour date to a close, a large sign announced itself with a playful wink: “ALBUM OUT NOW.” It was the latest message from […]
French Restaurant Honors Anthony Bourdain with Menu of His Dishes
The chef was working in France on his travel show Parts Unknown when he committed suicide. For $50 per person, diners can get the three-course … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours
TP-Link squeezed a smart home hub into its new mesh WiFi router
The Deco M9 Plus does have some upgrades to its core network, with tri-band AC2200 WiFi (albeit still at a peak 867Mbps on the 5GHz band) that can handle over 100 devices at once. You’ll find two gigabit Ethernet jacks and a USB 2.0 port […]
Instagram’s “IGTV” video hub for creators launches tomorrow
TechCrunch has learned that the Instagram longer-form video hub that’s launching tomorrow is called IGTV and it will be part of the Explore tab, according to multiple sources. Instagram has spent the week meeting with online content creators to encourage them to prepare videos closer to […]
SFGATE: House GOP plan would cut Medicare, SS to balance budget
House GOP plan would cut Medicare, SS to balance budget Published on June 19, 2018 at 11:43PM by Erica Werner, The Washington Post House Republicans released a budget proposal Tuesday that would balance in nine years – but only by making large cuts to entitlement […]