Fintech Companies: Alternative Finance Or Subprime Lending?
Dec 14, 2015 06:32 am UTC| Business Technology
The year 2015 has been a spectacular one for the financial sector. One of the most prominent developments has been that global financial institutions have started embracing blockchain technology. Yet another is the buzz...
Twitter Alerts Users Of Possible State-Sponsored Attacks
Dec 14, 2015 06:25 am UTC| Technology
Twitter has issued a warning to some users about state-sponsored actors targeting their account to obtain information such as email addresses, IP addresses and phone numbers. As a precaution, we are alerting you that...
Tumblr’s iOS App Now Supports iPhone 6s’s Live Photos
Dec 11, 2015 08:38 am UTC| Technology
The latest smartphones from the Apple family, iPhone 6s and 6s plus, brought with them the innovative feature of taking Live Photos along with support for 3D Touch. Tumblr has integrated the two features into its updated...
Updated Google Wallet App Allows Sending Money To Any Phone Number
Dec 11, 2015 06:22 am UTC| Technology
Google has updated its Google Wallet app which will enable users to send money to anyone in their contact list using just a phone number. The latest version of the app will be available on Google Play and Apple Store in...
Facebook Plans To Open-Source AI Hardware Design “Big Sur”
Dec 11, 2015 06:01 am UTC| Technology
Facebook on Thursday unveiled its latest Open Rack-compatible hardware designed for AI computing at a large scale, code-named Big Sur. It is the next-generation GPU-based systems for training neural networks. The social...
Microsoft Band 2 Just got Better!
Dec 11, 2015 05:59 am UTC| Technology
Microsoft on Thursday announced several new features to the recently launched Microsoft Band 2. The update includes all-new music controls, activity reminders, and an improved and enhanced Exercise Tile. Users will now...
How Tor's privacy was (momentarily) broken, and the questions it raises
Dec 10, 2015 11:21 am UTC| Law Technology
Just how secure is Tor, one of the most widely used internet privacy tools? Court documents released from the Silk Road 2.0 trial suggest that a university-based research institute provided information that broke Tors...
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