It’s going pretty well, as it turns out, with over 400 riders using the service per day.
Source: CNET
Comcast announced that it is endingits throttling practices for now. The company said with a stronger network, it doesn’t need to slow down heavy internet users, but it reserves the right to change its decision in the future.
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Source: Digital trends
A new version of iOS will block a controversial loophole that law enforcement agencies have leveraged in order to crack into locked iPhones. In an upcoming version of iOS (likely iOS 12), Apple will include a feature known as USB Restricted Mode, which limits access to a locked iPhone through its USB port.
The feature previously appeared in the iOS 11.3 beta, making its way into the iOS 12 beta; now the company has confirmed the security patch will make it into a final iOS release. With USB Restricted Mode, an iPhone’s Lightning port will lock one hour after the phone is locked. In that mode, which will be the default, only charging will be possible through the port after the initial one hour period has expired.
“We’re constantly strengthening the security protections in every Apple product to help customers defend against hackers, identity thieves and intrusions into their personal data,” Apple told TechCrunch in an emailed statement.
“We have the greatest respect for law enforcement, and we don’t design our security improvements to frustrate their efforts to do their jobs.”
That solution should thwart iPhone-cracking devices like those made by GrayShift and Cellebrite. Such devices, particularly GrayShift’s GrayKey, which promises to unlock even new iPhone models, use the USB port to access a locked iPhone in order to crack its password using more attempts than would normally be allowed. That process can take anywhere from two hours to more than three days, depending on the length of the iPhone’s password.
Federal agencies — including the FBI, DEA, State Department, Secret Service and at least five states — already have the GrayKey device or are in the process of obtaining it.
The FBI’s third-party solution to iPhone cracking became a lightning rod in the clash between the agency and Apple in the aftermath of 2016’s San Bernardino mass shooting, with Apple pressing the FBI for details on the security vulnerability and the FBI playing its tools close to its chest.
As Apple moves to neutralize GrayKey and similar devices, anyone looking to crack into the company’s famously secure iPhone is going to need to try a new tack — and maybe figure out what to do with their now defunct $15,000 or $30,000 hacker toy in the process.
Source: TechCrunch
E3 2018 dumped a load of titles on gamers this year, but what exactly can you play right now? We gathered a list of available titles spanning all four platforms including Unraveled Two, the Octo Expansion for Splatoon 2, and more.
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Source: Digital trends
La incubadora de Walmart ha lanzado un servicio de reparto de pedidos que funciona mediante texto y entrega los paquetes en el día. Pero su siguiente objetivo es que la voz y la conversación se conviertan en su interfaz principal para “hacer que la experiencia del cliente sea mágica”
Source: MIT
Una docena de trabajadores ha renunciado y otros han firmado una carta quejándose de que el gigante está empleando sus tecnologías de inteligencia artificial en iniciativas de defensa. El CEO ha respondido a la situación con un nuevo código ético, pero este aún le deja margen para trabajar
Source: MIT
Una investigación ha descubierto que /pol/ de 4chan y The_Donald de Reddit son las dos comunidades que más éxito tienen popularizando imágenes en internet. Algunas son humorísticas, pero otras se convierten en vehículos de mensajes racistas, antisemitistas y militarizados
Source: MIT
This year has been a rough one for Sphero. The Colorado-based toy robotics startup kicked off the year with dozens of layoffs, a result of tepid interest in its line of Disney-branded consumer products.
Here’s a little good news, however. The company has raised another $12 million, bringing its total up to around $119 million, according to Crunchbase. The latest round will go into helping shape the BB-8 maker into an education-first company.
“The recent round of funding has currently raised $12 million, and we anticipate at the time of final closing up to $20 million may be raised in total,” Sphero said in a statement provided to TechCrunch. Funding has/will come from existing and new investors and will be used for working capital as we engage in a larger strategy that focuses on the intersection of play and learning.”
It’s a tricky play, given how overcrowded the world of coding toys is at the moment, but Sphero has long been building out its play in the space, in tandem with its more consumer-focused offerings.
Following the success of its The Force Awakens BB-8 tie in, the company quadrupled down on its involvement with Disney’s accelerator, releasing high-tech toys based on Spider-Man and Lightning McQueen from Cars.
“[Education] is something we can actually own,” the company told me after the layoffs were revealed. “Where we do well are those experiences we can 100 percent own, from inception to go-to-market.”
Source: TechCrunch
The combined results of 24 different surveys of Antarctic ice loss suggest that the rate of melting has *tripled* in the last five years.
Source: Wired
A new ribbon will be coming to Office’s big overhaul as part of Microsoft’s efforts to bring consistency to Office apps on the web, desktop, and mobile. New icon colors and a smarter search box are also part of the redesign.
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Source: Digital trends