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DOJ Unseals Indictments of Eight People Allegedly Behind 3ve, Methbot Ad Scams
The exterior of the Department of Justice building in Washington, DC.Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) The Department of Justice has unsealed indictments against eight persons allegedly behind two separate massive digital advertising scams, 3ve and the charmingly named Methbot, the Verge reported on Tuesday. According to a DOJ press release, six of the defendants were…
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Roku’s Wireless Speakers Are Beautifully Simple But There’s a Catch
Photo: Adam Clark Estes (Gizmodo) It was a bit of a surprise earlier this year when Roku announced that it would be selling wireless speakers. The popular maker of platform-agnostic set-top boxes is certainly no stranger to home entertainment, but the idea that it would soon start to compete with Sonos, well, that seemed crazy.…
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How to Get Your Console Games Streaming to Windows, Mac, Android, or iOS
Screenshot: Gizmodo In a perfect world, you would always be able to sit down in front of your console and living room television when you had some gaming to do, but other members of the household will sometimes get in the way. When that happens, you can stream games to another computer or mobile device—and…
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DNA That Should Only Pass Down From Mothers Can Come From Fathers, Too
Fibroblasts, or connective tissue cells. Nuclei in blue, mitochondria in green.Image: NICHD (Flickr) You probably learned two things about mitochondria in high school biology. First, they’re the powerhouses of the cell. Second, you can only inherit them from your mother. But a new study seems to cloud that second point. A team of researchers from…
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Using USB-C on the iPad (So Far…)
Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) The USB-C port on the new iPad Pro is a big deal. Besides charging the device and showing off Apple’s decision to take baby steps away from Lightning, it also allows the iPad to use the wide variety of USB-C dongles and doodads available. On paper it would seem like the…
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When the Internet Archive Forgets
When the Internet Archive Forgets Illustration: Jim Cooke (Gizmodo) David Bixenspan2 minutes agoFiled to: The Internet ArchiveFiled to: The Internet Archive The Internet Archive Wayback Machine The Internet Libraries Fair Use Save Edit Embiggen Send to Editors Promote Share to Kinja Move ad slots Go to permalink A few weeks ago, while recording my podcast,…
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In Instagram deprived users of the ability to cheat “likes” and “followers”
The team of photo service Instagram unveiled a new community guidelines and use. Now artificial likes, subscriptions and comments from accounts that use third party cheats, will be removed as violating the rules of Instagram.
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Airline Pilot Falls Asleep During Flight—and Sails 29 Miles Past Destination
Photo: John Moore (Getty) After reportedly dealing with a personal crisis that interfered with a night of sleep, a commercial pilot caught up on their rest mid-flight. The pilot fell asleep on their plane, as it flew on autopilot 29 miles past the intended destination, reports the Guardian. The unidentified aviator boarded a Piper PA-31…
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Former Manager Says Facebook Discriminates Against, Excludes Black Users and Staff
A sign outside Facebook’s Menlo Park, California headquarters.Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez (AP) A former Facebook strategic partner manager for global influencers, Mark S. Luckie, sent a 2,500 word memo to all of the company’s employees before his departure in November saying the company has “a black people problem,” the Guardian reported. In the memo, which…
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The Looming Rise of AI-Powered Malware
Privacy and Security The Malware of the Future Will Have AI Superpowers Illustration: Sam Woolley (Gizmodo) Ben DicksonYesterday 11:35amFiled to: Artificial IntelligenceFiled to: Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence Malware 101 Edit Embiggen Send to Editors Promote Share to Kinja Move ad slots Go to permalink In the past two years, we’ve learned that machine learning algorithms…