Startups in sub-Saharan Africa, your time is running out. You have just a few short weeks to apply for TechCrunch’s inaugural Startup Battlefield Africa competition, so those looking to participate in the competition should apply soon. Startups can apply to one of three categories: social good/productivity and utility/gaming and entertainment. Read More
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It’s a little bigger than its predecessor, the SL1, but it includes the most necessary updates.
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It’s a little bigger than its predecessor, but the EOS Rebel SL2, but with four years of essential updates to cram in, it’s not surprising.
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It’s the company’s first full-frame dSLR with a movable LCD, which is kind of sad.
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The 6D gets an articulated touchscreen LCD.
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When network effects mean social monopoly.
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Today Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu of California wrote to the NSA in an appeal for the agency to do anything in its power to stop the spread of the global ransomware (or potentially just disguised as ransomware) attack that began yesterday. Lieu seeks to hold the NSA accountable for its leaked exploit, known as EternalBlue, which appears to have facilitated the malware’s spread.… Read More
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Use a commuter benefits card to take UberPOOL? You might have noticed you have much longer wait time to get a ride than those using just a regular credit card. We first received a tip that this might be happening to commuters, so I asked around and found out several other commuter card-carrying friends were experiencing the same thing. This morning I had one of these friends test it out and… Read More
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Expect more pat downs and closer inspection of your gadgets on flights into and out of the United States.
Source: Wired
A new card format aims to make it easier to browse through news and adds tags that label a story’s context, publisher and whether it’s one of the most fact-checked stories of the day.
Source: CNET