Month: May 2020
Google slowly starts requiring two-factor authentication for Nest users
Earlier this year, Google revealed that all Nest accounts will require extra sign-in security starting this spring. For those who haven’t enabled phone—based two factor authentication or have migrated to a Google account yet, that means having to ver… Source
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IBM and Red Hat expand their telco, edge and AI enterprise offerings
At its Think Digital conference, IBM and Red Hat today announced a number of new services that all center around 5G edge and AI. The fact that the company is focusing on these two areas doesn’t come as a surprise, given that both edge and AI are two of the…
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What’s on TV this week: ‘The Mandalorian’ BTS and baseball
This week sports fans have live action to tune into once again, as ESPN has cut a deal with a league in Korea, where they’re starting the season. The first game will air on Tuesday morning at 1 AM ET, and the plan is to broadcast six games a week.…
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Edtech’s newest unicorn, ApplyBoard, lands $1.4B valuation with fresh funding
Brothers Martin, Meti and Massi Basiri all left Iran to study abroad in Canada. After struggling with every aspect from the visa process to grade conversions, the brothers saw an opportunity to make the transition to study internationally more seamless. So, they started Applyboard in 2015 at University of Waterloo’s…
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Tumblr will now remove all reblogs of posts that violate its hate speech policy
Tumblr on Monday announced an update to its hate speech policy, announcing on its blog that it would start cutting down on the reach of posts considered hate speech by removing all reblogs of terminated content. Tumblr says it’s specifically targeting speech from Nazis and other white supremacist groups, which…
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Billy Mitchell is taking his ‘Donkey Kong’ cheating saga to court
Arcade expert and hot sauce mogul Billy Mitchell made a name for himself by earning record-breaking scores in games like Pac-Man and BurgerTime. Two years ago, de facto scorekeeper Twin Galaxies stripped Mitchell of his Donkey Kong records after conc… Source
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