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Comcast installed Wi-Fi gear without approval—and this city is not happy

https://ift.tt/2mSsU72 Submitted July 30, 2018 at 11:51AM by Abscess2 https://ift.tt/2Ap2zXU

Texas hosts different-looking self driving cars

https://ift.tt/2AmNMwL Submitted July 30, 2018 at 12:09PM by Portis403 https://ift.tt/2LT3fcN

The $120-billion reason we can’t expect Facebook to police itself - Wall Street just showed us why it’s ridiculous to expect Facebook and Twitter to self-regulate.

https://ift.tt/2mPROEu Submitted July 30, 2018 at 12:11PM by mvea https://ift.tt/2mUbrLK

AI vs. Humans: Upending the Division of Labor

https://ift.tt/2Akhhzy Submitted July 30, 2018 at 12:22PM by ANNA_Systems https://ift.tt/2K6cocY

Fortnite for Android leak points to risky anti-Google Play plan

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Code snippets found on the Fortnite Mobile website suggests it may not launch on Google Play. The popular shooter may instead be available directly via its website, allowing publisher Epic Games to avoid Play Store fees. It would be a risky move for Epic that could cost it some users in the process. Fortnite Mobile developer Epic Games may not launch its popular shooter title on Google Play , it has emerged. Code discovered on the Fortnite Mobile webpage (via XDA-Developers ) makes explicit references to disabling permissions “necessary to install any app outside of the Play Store,” as well as downloading and installing Fortnite through a web browser, suggesting it’s going to give Google’s app distribution platform the slip. Why avoid the Play Store? Google takes a 30 percent cut from revenues earned on apps in its Play Store. Given how much loot might flow from the Android platform, it’s possible Epic is calculating that this move will maximize its earnings. Fortnite Batt...

You may not need a Samsung flagship to get an in-display scanner and triple camera in 2019

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Rumors suggest Samsung’s next Galaxy A series phone could get a triple-camera. There are also suggestions it will get an in-display fingerprint sensor. If true, Samsung’s next Galaxy A series phone could become a very attractive product at its price point. Samsung is planning to give its next Galaxy A series device a triple-camera and an in-display fingerprint sensor, according to ETNews . If the speculation is accurate, the mid-range device would have two of the features rumored for the flagship  Samsung Galaxy S10  too. According to ETNews, Samsung may use optical technology for the in-display fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy A series phone; the potentially  more advanced ultrasonic sensors  would be left for the Samsung Galaxy S10. By giving its flagship model an ultrasonic sensor and its mid-range model an optical sensor, Samsung would still be able to offer an incentive to purchase the more expensive device. There would also likely be diffe...

Google Unveils New Virtual Reality Experience

https://ift.tt/2KcqBVA Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:05AM by allyonwheels https://ift.tt/2LSZXWY

Scientists use Stimulated Raman Scattering microscopy to observe inside lithium battery’s black box

https://ift.tt/2mS3sOY Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:12AM by Portis403 https://ift.tt/2v28fC1

How pencils are made

https://ift.tt/2K6c6mm Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:17AM by JasoneMartin https://ift.tt/2uZJcQ2

New device generation analyzes samples in a “pocket lab”

https://ift.tt/2LzvNIS Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:24AM by Portis403 https://ift.tt/2NWbJgB

Django vs Rails – Comparison of two Great Web Development Frameworks

https://ift.tt/2Kd8ajS Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:28AM by intelegain_inc https://ift.tt/2vfPV7H

Does the BBC have the right to close down discussion of the news?

https://ift.tt/2LzTaSF Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:36AM by been_zhak_unt https://ift.tt/2LwXXUJ

Neural network implemented with light instead of electrons

https://ift.tt/2Kd8a3m Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:37AM by Smith_421 https://ift.tt/2mTloJ4

GVC shares hit record high after U.S. betting deal with MGM Resorts

https://ift.tt/2LCvzR6 Submitted July 30, 2018 at 10:44AM by Newserwiser https://ift.tt/2voEwTp

DARPA has an ambitious $1.5 billion plan to reinvent electronics

https://ift.tt/2LA8Ogz Submitted July 30, 2018 at 11:08AM by False1512 https://ift.tt/2K8NU2z