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UK government announces that porn websites will have to verify UK users are aged 18+ by April 2018; users may be asked to verify with credit card details — UK gov't brings in online porn watchdog to police site operators and force compliance. — The wobbly, squabbling, minority Tory government …
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Sources: Google's offering some science labs and AI experts early cloud access to its quantum computers, following IBM's similar effort to spur app development — Company offers early access to its machines over the internet — IBM began quantum computing cloud service earlier this year
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Myspace's account recovery form lets anyone who knows a user's email, full name, birthday, username gain access; firm was warned in April but has done nothing — In April this year whilst roaming the plains of the wild world web, I stumbled across an old Myspace account of mine.
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A startup named CoinDash halts its ICO, saying a hacker stole $7M by simply changing the ethereum address on its site that was intended to receive ICO funds — Social trading platform tells investors to stop sending money — Token sale garnered $6.4 million from early participants| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix reports Q2 revenue of $2.79B, vs. $2.76B expected, and total streaming subs grew 5.2M to 104M, vs. 3.2M expected; stock up 10%+ — Netflix added 4.95 million overall streaming subscribers in the second quarter of 2017, handily beating investor expectations for both U.S. and international growth.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is launching a dedicated LinkedIn app for Windows 10 — Microsoft is bringing one of its LinkedIn goals to life today with the launch of a dedicated LinkedIn app for Windows 10. The software giant finalized its $26 billion acquisition of LinkedIn more than six months ago …
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| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Samsung Pay adds PayPal as a payment method while PayPal's Braintree merchants can now add Samsung Pay as a checkout option in US — Samsung Pay will soon accept PayPal as a payment method in addition to bank accounts, credit cards, and gift cards. It's a tiny update that could be useful … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK startup WaveOptics raises $16M Series B for its waveguide-based optics for AR devices — WaveOptics, a UK startup that builds waveguide-based optics — technology based on hologram physics and photonic crystals — for augmented reality hardware, has raised $16 million (£12 million) …
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Metal 3D printing startup Desktop Metal raises $115M Series D with New Enterprise Associates, GV, GE Ventures among investors — Boston has a new unicorn. — Desktop Metal, a metal 3D printing startup led by A123 Systems founder Ric Fulop, announced on Monday that it has raised …
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Wall Street Journal: |
Leap Motion raises $50M Series C for its hand-tracking computer interface tech, with a16z, Founders Fund, other investors returning — Company believes hand gestures will boost virtual reality devices — Leap Motion Inc. wants to move computing beyond taps on a touchscreen and clicks on a mouse.
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| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Residential real estate tech firm Redfin sets IPO terms at $12-$14/share in filing, aiming to raise $100M+ — Redfin is inching closer to its proposed initial public offering, with the so-called “technology-powered residential real estate brokerage” setting terms for its debut on the NASDAQ stock exchange.| Matthew Miller / ZDNet: |
HTC unveils HTC Alexa app for HTC U11 in the US to bring hands-free Amazon Alexa support; the app also allows users to listen to Amazon Music and Audible books — Throughout the history of HTC, it has been known to be the first to bring various technologies and features to the smartphone world.
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HTC, Tech Times, PCWorld, Android Authority, Android Beat, Tech2, Android and Me, Engadget, Tom's Guide, Softpedia News, CNET, and Android Central. Tweets: @paulobrien
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
The real problem in US is near total lack of ISP competition; FCC's net neutrality plans only enable ISPs to extract more profits with no incentives to reinvest — Why does this keep happening? — FCC chairman Ajit Pai is fond of saying that “the internet was not broken in 2015” …
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