Kamis, 27 Desember 2018

Facebook & Google fed ad dollars to child porn discovery apps

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 2018 By Anthony Ha

Google and Facebook monetized child porn discovery apps, the company behind Fortnite made a lot of money this year and a new solar technology promises greater efficiency. Here's your Daily Crunch for December 27, 2018.

1. Google & Facebook fed ad dollars to child porn discovery apps

New research provided exclusively to TechCrunch by anti-harassment algorithm startup AntiToxin shows that now-removed apps that hosted links to child porn sharing rings on WhatsApp were supported with ads run by Google and Facebook's ad networks.

In other words, tech giants aren't just failing to spot offensive content in their own apps, but also in third-party apps that host their ads and earn them money.

cp ads - facebook and google money

2. Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018

Fortnite became the world's most popular game, growing Epic's valuation to $15 billion, but it has helped the company pile up cash, too. According to a source with knowledge of the business, the company grossed a $3 billion profit for this year.

3. A new solar technology could be the next big boost for renewable energy

Called a perovskite cell, the new photovoltaic tech uses hybrid organic-inorganic lead or tin halide-based material as the light-harvesting active layer. It's the first new technology to come along in years to offer the promise of better efficiency in the conversion of light to electric power at a lower cost than existing technologies.

4. New e-commerce restrictions in India just ruined Christmas for Amazon and Walmart

The three main takeaways from the new policy, which will go live on February 1, are a ban on exclusive sales, the outlawing of retailers selling products on platforms they count as investors and restrictions on discounts and cash back.

5. Instagram accidentally rolled out tap-to-advance feed, removes it

Many users woke up to a shock this morning when their familiar vertical swipe stopped advancing the main feed. The company says, "This was caused by a bug and we quickly rolled it back."

6. Netflix releases a trailer for 'Bandersnatch,' the mysterious new episode of 'Black Mirror'

The trailer doesn't quite come out and say that this will be an interactive episode, but the subject matter and the tagline ("change your mind — change your life — change your past — your present — your future") seem to be awfully suggestive.

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The Do's and Don'ts of Designing a Great Digital UX
Cable One's Bright Sparklight Idea
Abusive Tweets Hurled at Women Every 30 Seconds: Report
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The Do's and Don'ts of Designing a Great Digital UX

In tech parlance, the emotional result of a person's interaction with a
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success of a business depends on it. Users who have easy, positive
experiences with websites and apps likely will be drawn back to the
business. On the contrary, websites and apps with poor navigation and
slow loading times likely will turn off consumers.
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Cable One's Bright Sparklight Idea

The cable TV industry has been changing over the last decade and lately
has been penetrating the wireless space. Brands like Xfinity Mobile,
Spectrum Mobile and Altice Mobile have emerged. Cable One, a smaller
cable television company, has announced its new brand, Sparklight. Could
this be its first step toward offering a wireless service? That's the
direction I think it could be heading.
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Abusive Tweets Hurled at Women Every 30 Seconds: Report

Women are abused on Twitter every 30 seconds, and minority women are
harassed more often, according to Amnesty International. Volunteers for
Troll Patrol, a crowdsourcing project set up by Amnesty International to
process large-scale data about online abuse, sorted through 288,000
tweets sent to 778 woman politicians and journalists in the UK and the
United States last year.
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AT&T to Switch On 5G in 12 Cities

AT&T is poised to activate its 5G network in parts of 12 U.S. cities. A
select group of users will receive a 5G hot spot that connects to AT&T's
5G+ network. AT&T's 5G service will roll out in parts of Atlanta;
Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas; Houston; Indianapolis; Jacksonville,
Florida; Louisville, Kentucky; Oklahoma City; New Orleans; Raleigh,
North Carolina; and San Antonio and Waco, Texas.
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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- December 27, 2018

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DNA Printing in the Cloud, Part 2
2018: The Year of Fighting for Positive Change
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In DNA printing, genetic code becomes computer code. This occurs when
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chemical mix or gene sequence are translated by computer through gel
electrophoresis technology into their representative letters: A/T, T/A,
C/G, G/C. This alphabet code was formalized in 1970 by the International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
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2018: The Year of Fighting for Positive Change

When I think of corporate responsibility, one company tends to float to
the top, and that is Cisco. With massive efforts to train people all
over the world in the critical networking skills needed to secure and
expand global communications, Cisco has been taking a major chunk out of
joblessness. It has invested millions to reduce homelessness near its
headquarters, for example.
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5 Ways to Make Your Website Gen-Z Friendlier

Generation Z is getting a lot of attention these days, as the cohort is
expected to outpace millennials, and comprise 32 percent of the world's
7.7 billion population. This powerful group of consumers was born into a
digital world. A much-reported claim is that Generation Z has an
attention span of 8 seconds. It may seem that your website should mirror
this lightning-quick attention span.
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Firework Offers Snack-Size Original Content

Firework this week released a collection of shows consisting of 12
episodes that will run just 15-seconds each. The first, "Fireside Chat
featuring Molly Tarlov," debuted Tuesday. Three more followed on
Wednesday, and another is scheduled for release on Dec. 28. Users can
download the episodes via the Firework app, which is now available on
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Rabu, 26 Desember 2018

Silicon Valley's year of reckoning

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26 2018 By Anthony Ha

Silicon Valley's year of backlash, Amazon's record-breaking holiday and history lessons for Mark Zuckerberg. Here's your Daily Crunch for December 26, 2018.

1. Silicon Valley's year of reckoning

A look back at some of the most impactful stories of the year in tech news, with one big theme: In 2018, the long-held belief that Silicon Valley is on the right side of progress was called into question, over and over again.

As startups grow bigger and richer, amassing more power and influence outside of the Valley, a reckoning has played out in government and business, as we see with stories like the Google employee protests, the first self-driving car fatality and scrutiny over the links between Silicon Valley and Saudi Arabia.

2. Amazon announces a record-breaking holiday, 'tens of millions' of new Prime subscribers

Amazon said its top devices sold over the holidays were the Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick 4K and the Echo. Millions of Fire TV devices, Fire tablets and Kindle devices were also sold.

3. What history could tell Mark Zuckerberg

Natasha Lomas argues that Zuckerberg might be obsessing over the wrong bit of history. Or perhaps he didn't study his preferred slice of classical antiquity carefully enough.

4. Two years later, I still miss the headphone port

Bluetooth headphones? Whoops, forgot to charge them. Or whoops, they're trying to pair with my laptop even though my laptop is turned off and in my backpack.

5. We finally started taking screen time seriously in 2018

Please peruse this piece, if only the perfect skeleton-and-smartphone stock photography.

6. Why you need to use a password manager

Nobody likes passwords, but they're a fact of life. And while some have tried to kill them off by replacing them with fingerprints and face-scanning technology, neither are perfect and many still resort back to the trusty (but frustrating) password.

7. Remembering the startups we lost in 2018

Sadly, not all startups that burn bright ultimately make it. In fact, most don't. As we wrap up this year and look forward to the next, let's take a moment to remember some of those startups we lost in 2018.

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