Sunday, September 30, 2018
Indonesia: Tsunami death toll tops 800 amid search for survivors | News
The death toll from an earthquake that prompted a tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has risen to 832, the national disaster mitigation agency has said, adding it assessed the affected area to be bigger than initially thought. Many people were reported trapped in the rubble of buildings brought down in the magnitude 7.5 earthquake which struck on Friday and triggered tsunami waves as 
Is Iraqi Kurdistan on the verge of another civil war? | Kurds
A landmark peace deal which for two decades allowed Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region to be an island of stability in an otherwise turbulent Middle East is unravelling today. In 1998, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) reached a power-sharing agreement after nearly four years of civil war. Now 20 years later, the KDP is on its way to renege on its
Saturday, September 29, 2018
Ne-Yo wants to make Silicon Valley more diverse, one investment at a time – TechCrunch
Dressed in a Naruto t-shirt and a hat emblazoned with the phrase “lone wolf,” Ne-Yo slouches over in a chair inside a Holberton School classroom. The Grammy-winning recording artist is struggling to remember the name of “that actor,” the one who’s had a successful career in both the entertainment industry and tech investing. “I learned about all the things he was doing and I thought it was great
Some iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max Devices Won’t Start to Charge While Screen is Turned Off
A number of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max owners in the Apple Support Communities and MacRumors Forums report that the devices fail to start charging when a Lightning cable is plugged in while the screen is turned off. As with many crowdsourced issues, experiences vary. In most cases, the iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max begins charging once the user wakes the device by tapping or raising the screen. 
Best Buy stocked an unannounced Chromecast ahead of Google’s hardware event – TechCrunch
Google’s big hardware event, scheduled for October 9, is expected to feature the new Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones. But now we know that Google will probably reveal a third-generation model of Chromecast, thanks to one recent Best Buy customer who discovered the device on store shelves. Whoops. “GroveStreetHomie” detailed his experience on a Reddit post entitled “I think I bought the 3rd gen 
Facebook Hacked — 10 Important Updates You Need To Know About
If you also found yourself logged out of Facebook on Friday, you are not alone. Facebook forced more than 90 million users to log out and back into their accounts in response to a massive data breach. On Friday afternoon, the social media giant disclosed that some unknown hackers managed to exploit three vulnerabilities in its website and steal data from 50 million users and that as a 
Egyptian activist jailed for posting sexual harassment video | Egypt News
A court in Egypt has handed a female human rights activist two years in jail over a video she posted on social media criticising the government for failing to protect women against sexual harassment. Amal Fathy, 38, was convicted on Saturday of spreading fake news and fined 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($562), her lawyers said. “We will challenge the ruling,” her lawyer Doaa Mustafa said, adding Fathy
Two weeks with a $16,000 Hasselblad kit – TechCrunch
For hobbyist photographers like myself, Hasselblad has always been the untouchable luxury brand reserved for high-end professionals. To fill the gap between casual and intended photography, they released the X1D — a compact, mirrorless medium format. Last summer when Stefan Etienne reviewed the newly released camera, I asked to take a picture. After importing the raw file into Lightroom and 
Complex Passcode Bypass Method Exposes iPhone Contacts and Photos in iOS 12
A passcode bypass vulnerability has been discovered in iOS 12 that potentially allows an attacker to access photos and contact details on a locked iPhone. The rather convoluted bypass method was shared in a video by Jose Rodriguez, who has discovered iOS bugs in the past that Apple has subsequently fixed. With physical access to the locked device, the attacker first asks Siri to activate 
Telegram 5 Gains In-App Notifications and Swift Code Rebuild for Faster Speeds
Telegram received a major update today that includes new in-app notifications and a complete rewrite of the encrypted messaging app in Apple’s Swift coding language, resulting in all-round faster performance and better energy efficiency. On the face of it, the Telegram 5.0 interface looks just like the previous version, but the developers say that rebuilding the app in Swift has made it “faster, 
The toll of burying Grenfell’s dead | UK
“I’d never heard of Grenfell before. I didn’t think there were that many Muslims in Chelsea,” exclaims Abu Mumin, 48, of Eden Care, a Muslim end-of-life support charity run from a compact, green and white-walled Whitechapel office. It’s a frantic Monday and the hallway outside clacks with rapid footsteps as doors open and close in quick succession. Mumin is bright, bubbly and dressed in a black 
Friday, September 28, 2018
iPhone XS Users Complain About Skin-Smoothing Selfie Camera
Over the course of the last week, the front-facing camera in the iPhone XS and XS Max has been receiving a lot of attention because the selfies captured on the new devices are drastically different from those captured with the iPhone X or earlier iPhone models. In a MacRumors forum thread and on Reddit, Apple has been accused of using a skin-smoothing feature or a “beauty filter” for prettier 
Watch the Apple Watch Series 4 Smoke Older Apple Watches in Speed Comparison
The Apple Watch Series 4, launched last week, features a new dual-core S4 chip that’s significantly faster than the S3 chip in the Series 3, and, of course, the chips used in older Apple Watch models. We did a side-by-side comparison of the Apple Watch Series 4 to the original Apple Watch, the Series 1 models, the Series 2 models, and the Apple Watch Series 3 to see how far the Apple Watch has 
US government loses bid to force Facebook to wiretap Messenger calls – TechCrunch
US government investigators have lost a case to force Facebook to wiretap calls made over its Messenger app. A joint federal and state law enforcement effort investigating the MS-13 gang had pushed a district court to hold the social networking giant in contempt of court for refusing to permit real-time listening in on voice calls. According to sources speaking to Reuters, the judge later ruled 
Hackers Stole 50 Million Facebook Users’ Access Tokens Using Zero-Day Flaw
Logged out from your Facebook account automatically? Well you’re not alone… Facebook just admitted that an unknown hacker or a group of hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in its social media platform that allowed them to steal secret access tokens for more than 50 million accounts. In a brief blog post published Friday, Facebook revealed that its security team discovered the attack 
Blok.Party raises $10M, will adapt Settlers of Catan to its blockchain game console – TechCrunch
Blok.Party, the company that built the upcoming PlayTable game console, announced today it raised $10 million in new funding. It’s also unveiling a big content partnership, where Blok.Party will create its own version of the popular board game Settlers of Catan. I first wrote about Blok.Party and PlayTable earlier this year, when co-founder and CEO Jimmy Chen first laid out his vision to use 
Kavanaugh-Ford hearing: All the latest updates | News
Christine Blasey Ford has accused US Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexually assaulting her when they were teenagers. According to Ford, Kavanaugh groped her and tried to remove her clothing at a party in 1982. Kavanaugh, who was nominated by President Donald Trump in July, denies the allegations, calling them “a smear campaign”. Testimonies in front of the Republican-led Senate 
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Futuristic ‘Tap’ Wearable Keyboard
For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Tap to give MacRumors readers a chance to win one of the company’s Tap Keyboard & Mouse setups. The Tap, priced at $179, is a futuristic keyboard that you wear on your hands, using a series of finger taps to type different letters, numbers, and symbols. Tap fits over your thumb and each of your fingers, with adjustable rings that can fit a wide 
Spotify ends test that required family plan subscribers to share their GPS location – TechCrunch
Spotify has ended a test that required its family plan subscribers to verify their location, or risk losing accessing to its music streaming service. According to recent reports, the company sent out emails to its “Premium for Family” customers that asked them to confirm their locations using GPS. The idea here is that some customers may have been sharing Family Plans, even though they’re not 
The new Wear OS starts hitting smartwatches – TechCrunch
Google’s in a tough spot with Wear OS. It’s been four and half years since the operating system arrived as Android Wear, and while plenty of manufacturers have tried their hand at devices, the operating system has failed to make a large dent on the smartwatch category. Apple continues to dominate the space, while top competitors Samsung and Fitbit have opted to go in-house with their operating 
Julian Assange will no longer be the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks
Julian Assange, the founder of popular whistleblower website WikiLeaks, is stepping down from the position of editor-in-chief of the organisation under “extraordinary circumstances.” Assange, the 47-year-old Australian hacker, founded WikiLeaks in 2006 and has since made many high-profile leaks, exposing ‘dirty’ secrets of several individuals, political parties as well as government 
Overcast Podcast Player Gains New Siri Shortcuts and Apple Watch Complications
Overcast version 5.0.2 was released today, bringing additional Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12 and new Apple Watch complications to the popular third-party podcast player. The new Apple Watch complications can be positioned on the central or corner positions of the Infograph watch face that features on Series 4 models, offering users another way to quickly launch the app from their wrist. For fans of 
Passengers, crew safe after Air Niugini crashes into lagoon | News
A flotilla of small boats has rescued more than 40 people from an Air Niugini plane that crashed into a lagoon in the South Pacific nation of Micronesia. The Boeing 737-800 aircraft hit the water short of the runway while landing at Chuuk Island on Friday morning, according to officials and the airline. Pictures and video posted on social media showed locals scrambling on small boats to rescue 
Thursday, September 27, 2018
California cops bust crime ring that nabbed $1M worth of devices from Apple Stores – TechCrunch
Fear not, citizens — the law enforcement apparatus of California has apprehended or is hot on the trail of more than a dozen hardened criminals who boldly stole from the state’s favorite local business: Apple. Their unconscionable larceny amounted to more than a million dollars’ worth of devices stolen from Apple Stores — the equivalent of hundreds of iPhones. The alleged thieves would wear 
17 People Arrested in $1M California Apple Store Theft Ring
Authorities arrested 17 people who were running an Apple Store theft ring across California, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced today. The individuals involved robbed Apple retail stores in 19 different counties, including several in the Bay Area, where Apple’s headquarters are located. More than $1 million worth of Apple goods were stolen. The robbers were known for wearing 
How aerial lidar illuminated a Mayan megalopolis – TechCrunch
Archaeology may not be the most likely place to find the latest in technology — AI and robots are of dubious utility in the painstaking fieldwork involved — but lidar has proven transformative. The latest accomplishment using laser-based imaging maps thousands of square kilometers of an ancient Mayan city once millions strong, but the researchers make it clear that there’s no technological 
16-Year-Old Boy Who Hacked Apple’s Private Systems Gets No Jail Time
An Australian teenager who pleaded guilty to break into Apple’s private systems multiple times over several months and download some 90GB of secure files has avoided conviction and will not serve time in prison. An Australian Children’s Court has given the now 19-year-old adult defendant, who was 16 at the time of committing the crime, a probation order of eight months, though the magistrate 
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