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Twitter troll charged over 2016 US election scam
New York (AFP) - A right-wing social media influencer was charged on Wednesday with spreading disinformation online that may have prevented thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters from voting in the 2016 presidential election. Douglass Mackey, 31, is accused of publishing memes on Twitter that falsely claimed Democratic voters could cast ballots by sending a text message to a specific phone number. New York prosecutors claim that messages from at least 4,900 different phones were sent to the number in a vain attempt to cast votes for one of the candidates. The prosecutors did not say which can...
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Samsung Galaxy S21 test: Evolution, not revolution
Your first impression when the box arrives: Is that all there is? Yes, if you don't put a charger or headphones in the box, you're not left with much of a package. A flat cardboard box is enough for Samsung's new top-of-the-range Galaxy S21. Apple led the way, and the Korean tech giant is following suit. No more charger and no more headphones - Samsung's message is "be sustainable and keep using your old devices." Or buy new ones, like this new phone and its optional fast charger. In any case, this is a decent phone, even if there have been more exciting Galaxy innovations before. As with the ...
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The Inconvenient Truth About Crypto Currencies
This article is the accumulation of my thinking around the Digital Asset space as I have become more deeply involved and have begun to understand the different assets and narratives that drive them. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more My feeling is that the narratives in the space are behind the times, and stem from the world of 2017 when the adoption of bitcoin was just taking hold and every other digital asset was a threat. After 2017, we saw the crypto winter, where the entire space fell nearly 90%. People are scarred by those events. Many people made a lot of money and many pe...
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With Wi-Fi and Alexa, Sharp Smart Microwave Ovens make cooking hands-free
The internet has made life easier, and now it is making cooking easier as well. In fact, cooking is all set to become hands free (almost), thanks to Sharp Smart Carousel Countertop Microwave Ovens. These ovens feature Wi-Fi connectivity and are compatible with Alexa. This means all you have to do is just give voice commands, and leave everything else to the microwave. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Sharp Smart Microwave Ovens: making cooking hands-freeSharp’s Smart Carousel Countertop Microwave Ovens come in two sizes: 1.1 cu.ft. (SMC1139FS) and 1.4 cu.ft. (SMC1449FS). Sharp’...
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YouTube Shorts eyes TikTok competition with 3.5 bn daily views in India
YouTube Shorts -- the video-sharing website's quick clips meant to compete with TikTok -- are racking up 3.5 billion views a day during beta testing in India, the platform's head said Tuesday. Susan Wojcikci explained the feature in a note laying out her 2021 priorities. "So far, videos in our new Shorts player - which helps people around the world watch short videos on YouTube - are receiving an impressive 3.5 billion daily views!" she said. "We're looking forward to expanding Shorts to more markets this year." YouTube, a subsidiary of Google, unveiled Shorts in mid-September, describing the ...
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Apple brings inspiring celebrity stories to your daily walk
Want to hear Dolly Parton reflecting on her career, family, and growing up in rural Tennessee during your daily walk? Then slip on your sneakers and tune in to Apple's freshly launched "Time to Walk" podcast series. Currently available only in the US to Fitness+ subscribers, the podcast aims to encourage Apple Watch users to walk more. This new "audio walking experience" is a podcast series for Apple Watch owners who subscribe to the Fitness+ application. The podcasts promise inspiring audio experiences, featuring personal stories, photos, and music from influential people to accompany users a...
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CES 2021で世界に見せた日本の技術6選
日本貿易振興機構（JETRO）は2021年1月11日から14日まで開催されていたCES 2021で日...
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Italian TikTok influencers live the high life in Milan
With dreams of the big screen but Internet in their veins, eight young Italian influencers are racking up followers as they spend their days in a Milan TikTok luxury loft. Aged between 16 and 20, they sing, dance and pout against the backdrop of the duplex set up by content creator Defhouse as a star academy for the virtual world. The 500-square-metre (5,340-square-foot) brightly painted loft has bay windows, a huge terrace and a jacuzzi -- the perfect backdrop for short videos shared on the TikTok app. Between them they boast 16 million followers, drawn by the dances, comedy and lip-synching ...
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218 billion mobile app downloads in 2020
In 2020, web users around the world downloaded 218 billion mobile applications on their smartphones, a figure that's up 7% on last year, setting a new record, according to data from App Annie's "State of Mobile 2021" report. China alone accounts for 44% of this activity. Mobile application downloads in China alone stand at 96.2 billion for 2020, ahead of India (24.2 billion), the US (13.3 billion) and Brazil (10.1 billion). According to the App Annie report, mobile users in France downloaded 2.15 billion applications last year, beating Italy (1.7 billion) and Spain (1.4 billion), but not the U...
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Listen-in social network Clubhouse readies for the masses
Invite-only audio social network Clubhouse is readying to let in the masses with the help of a fresh funding round reported to value it at nearly a billion dollars. Clubhouse has gained allure since its release early last year in a private testing format, putting a podcast spin on social networking by letting members listen in on conversations taking place in online "rooms" and chime in with comments if they wish. "Our focus now is on opening up Clubhouse to the whole world," Clubhouse founders Paul Davison and Rohan Seth said in an online post Sunday. "With that goal in mind for 2021, we have...
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