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Möchel’s detailed his findings from documents leaked from secret archives within the NSA and CIA brought to light by Edward Snowden a former systems administrator and defense contractor with Booz Allen Hamilton, currently in exile from the U.S. According to Möchel the documents illustrate a robust clandestine NSA operation within the Austrian capital. With working relations involving more than 17,000 accredited diplomats working within the United Nations, IAEA, UNIDO, CTBTO, OSCE and OPEC....

“This is the first time you can seamlessly use cryptocurrencies in the same way as a credit card or a debit card inside your PayPal wallet,” Dan Schulman, CEO and President of PayPal told Reuters ahead of a formal announcement. According to the payments giant, Checkout with Crypto “significantly expands” the usefulness of cryptocurrencies in everyday commerce and builds on the ability for PayPal users to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies....

Known as the Pokemon Go’s “Buddy system”, it was first spotted on AeonLucid’s PogoProtos, the biggest Github repository for studying Pokemon GO network traffic. The Buddy system was introduced in the code base in 0.35.0 update. Here’s Niantic, explaining how it’ll generally work: “The next addition to Pokemon Go will be Buddy Pokemon. You will be able to pick your favorite Pokemon from your collection to become your buddy, opening up unique in-game rewards and experiences....

Immediately after Twitter’s Jack Dorsey announced that it will be shutting down Vine, the adult site has quickly jumped in to rescue the six-sec video service. In a letter from Pornhub VP Corey Price to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Price stated that, Pornhub’s Price also told Dorsey that it will restore Vine to its pristine ‘NSFW glory.’ adding that the six-second video platform is perfectly suited for its operations. Price says that clips “of porn in six seconds is more than enough time for most people to enjoy themselves....

As the healthcare industry embraces connected and smart devices more broadly, it has become imperative to be mindful of cybersecurity. Healthcare facility administration is no longer limited to sanitizing tools from pathogens but also keeping connected devices secure from various cyber threats. The IoMT market has expanded significantly over the years, projected to grow by 22.2 percent CAGR for the period 2021 to 2028. The number of connected devices deployed for community healthcare systems, conventional healthcare facilities, and home and personal use has already become too many to be ignored....

For those unaware, WEA is an alerting network in the United States designed to disseminate emergency alerts to mobile devices such as cell phones and pagers under the mandate of the Warning, Alert, and Response Act of 2006. These alerts include AMBER alerts, severe weather alerts, and (unblockable) Presidential Alerts, intended to inform the public of imminent threats. The first national test of a mandatory Presidential alert (which means alerts issued by the President of the United States) was held on October 3, 2018, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) where a “presidential alert” was sent to all capable phones in the U....

The air traffic radar shows an object travelling, and was said to be 120 times faster than a standard plane, from New Zealand to Canberra in Australia.As such speeds are yet out of the realm of humans, it can be safely deduced that there is some extraterrestrial intelligence at play. In addition to the air traffic radar, a local New Zealand TV station also alleged to have captured evidence of an object around the same time that it suggested could be the UFO responsible....

PUBG, which just won the Best Game Award of 2018 in Google Play, has decided to thank its players for the honor by giving away free credits up to $2. However, the free credits are only available for all Android players in the U.S. — PUBG MOBILE (@PUBGMOBILE) December 5, 2018 All those PUBG fans who wish to redeem free $2 credits can go to Google Play Store and claim their free reward....

The new artificial intelligence (AI) software system called “Watch, Attend and Spell (WAS)” has been developed by Oxford University in collaboration with Google’s DeepMind. The AI system uses computer vision and machine learning methods to learn how to lip-read from a dataset made up of more than 5,000 hours of TV footage from the BBC. The videos included more than 118,000 sentences and a vocabulary of 17,500 words spoken by more than 1,000 different people....

The team also claimed the “diamond batteries” – which are enclosed inside of other diamonds for safety are not dangerous and release less nuclear radiation than a banana. Such long-lived diamond batteries could be used in implants such as pacemakers, drones, satellites, spacecraft, and in other areas where long battery life is crucial. They could help resolve the problems of nuclear waste, clean electricity generation and battery life, say the researchers....

Called the Ricochet, this software has been in development for around two years. However, following a formal security audit conducted in the United States, the team that is behind its creation says it is ready for use. Security authorization of Ricochet was a main step forward for investigative reporting said Dr Suelette Dreyfus, a vocal privacy advocate and University of Melbourne information system researcher who has already been teaching journalism students how to use it....

When RoboHon (that’s a Japanese katakana-ized contraction of robot phone) wants to tell you something, it can walk, sit down, get back up, dance, and raise its arms. It can be your memo taker, your talkative alarm clock, and text message reader and do all sorts of Siri things with a reduced level of creepiness. While there is no news on the pricing on RoboHon, Sharp says it will release the robot in the first half of 2016 and will be available only to Japanese citizens....

Roku devices were prohibited for sale in Mexico back in July 2017 due to a piracy lawsuit filed by TV company Cablevision, the cable TV operator owned by Mexican media giant Televisa. Cablevision took Roku to court alleging that the devices manufactured by Roku were being hacked to allow users to watch pirated channels. However, this ruling has now been overturned and Roku has been declared legal that allows it to enter the streaming market in Mexico once again....

Under the terms of the agreement, Slack shareholders will receive $26.79 in cash and 0.0776 shares of Salesforce common stock for each Slack share. According to Salesforce, the combination of Slack with Salesforce Customer 360 will be transformative for customers and the industry. It will create the operating system for the new way to work, uniquely enabling companies to grow and succeed in the all-digital world. Slack will become the new interface for Salesforce Customer 360 and will be “deeply integrated” into every Salesforce Cloud, Salesforce announced....

So, how about a solution that lets the battery lasts while holding most of its charge in general? Well, Samsung and MIT might have an answer to this. Samsung and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working on figuring out a way to make batteries last ‘indefinitely’. So, how does this work? Batteries normally use a liquid as the electrolyte, the solution through which electricity is conducted. However, Samsung and MIT are of the opinion that replacing the existing liquid substance found inside most batteries with a solid material could instead increase the life of a battery rapidly....

“This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and its affiliates,” the video now reads. HitmanNiko, the Mod’s creator, clearly created the in-game feature to imitate the unfortunate situation Samsung has found itself in. For those unfamiliar, Samsung is in troubled waters for the past one month and a half after its brand new Galaxy Note 7 phones were recalled after their batteries started exploding....

While Apple launched its premium flagship smartphone, iPhone X in November 2017, everyone was eagerly waiting for Samsung to launch its high-end smartphones, Galaxy S9 and S9+, which it did recently. So, who is the winner??? Although, Galaxy S9+ that is powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC is certainly faster than any Android phone but it cannot outperform the A11 bionic-powered iPhone from Apple, the iPhone X. However, in a speed test video put together by YouTube channel EverythingApplePro, the iPhone X has lost out to Galaxy S9+ purely in terms of performance....

In a blog post put up on 1st Jan, PlayStation has said the offer applies to PlayStation Plus members who had an active membership or free trial on December 25. “The extension will be automatically applied, so no action is necessary to receive the extension. We will post additional information here on PlayStation.Blog when the extension becomes available,” it said. Starting the post with a big ‘Thank You,’ the post goes on to add that Sony PlayStation members whose membership or trial ends before the extension is available will get five days of Plus to enjoy once the extension becomes available....

Well, if you have been scouting for a pair of good truly wireless earphones than the Sony WF-1000XM3 earphones might impress you. So here’s everything you need to know about Sony WF-1000XM3. ALSO READ: How to pair Apple Airpods with Android smartphones Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless Earphones: Specifications And Features As the name of these earphones suggests, they are truly wireless and they come with a premium magnetic charging case....