Automattic finally owns Tumblr. What now?
After years of Tumblr envy, Automattic – the company behind WordPress – are finally the new owners of Tumblr. In many ways Tumblr was the progenitor of. A new form of blogging and story telling. Teenagers flocked to the site attracted by the highly visual style of its blogs. Many including SnapChat no doubt drew…
OnePlus are making the leap to SmartTVs
The Chinese phonemaker and part of the conglomerate that brought you Oppo think they conquered smartphones. They will now start manufacturing smart television sets and displays. https://pandaily.com/oneplus-will-make-more-than-just-flagship-phones-with-upcoming-smart-tv/
Google Assistant can read out text replies on WhatsApp and Telegram
Google Assistant can now read messages from non Google apps, What Could Go Wrong? https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/04/google-assistant-reads-third-party-app-messages/
Now on the Used Car Lot: Great Electric Vehicles for Cheap ?
So for all the hype surrounding Tesla just 2% of new cars sold Stateside are battery powered. Tech publication Wired reports though that as Electric Cars are starting to show up in second hand car yards across the US, more and more Americans are committing to the future of mobility. One used car sales website…
BBC: Russia is working on a Tor de-anonymization project
Ze Russians. And probably many others. Just remembered a story written by a Tor project team member. He was attending a meeting, in Rome I think, and he realised he was being followed. Possibly by American intelligence agents. As Tor gains popularity (see Netflix’s How To Sell Drugs Online Fast), I expect de-anonymization efforts to…
Netflix is losing beloved shows, subscribers, and confidence
The streaming giant’s US subscriber growth numbers were not at all impressive, and it’s losing fan staples to rival’s streaming plans. https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/18/20699037/netflix-earnings-report-q2-streaming-wars-disney-apple-warnermedia-international
How to Mount and Access Ext4 Partition in Mac
https://www.maketecheasier.com/mount-access-ext4-partition-mac/
Why Is Slack Retaining Everyone’s Chat History?
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/07/05/2234206/why-is-slack-retaining-everyones-chat-history?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
How a Baby Staked Argentina’s Claim on Antarctica
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-a-baby-staked-argentina-s-claim-on-antarctica