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US Press Secretary Bruised After Brawl With North Korea Security: Report

New White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham was bruised Sunday in a scuffle between North Korean security and members of the U.S. press pool covering President Donald Trump's meeting with North... US Press Secretary Bruised After Brawl With North Korea Security: Report https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 07:03AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2IZQESI via IFTTT

5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria To Return Today

Five Indian sailors who were kidnapped from a ship in Nigeria earlier this year, will return to Mumbai today following their release, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Sunday. 5 Indian Sailors Kidnapped By Pirates In Nigeria To Return Today https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 04:00AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XeYUCf via IFTTT

CoinMarketCap acquihires the team of Hashtag Capital, which started as a crypto trading fund, to improve the easily faked volume-weighted crypto price estimates (Daniel Palmer/CoinDesk)

Daniel Palmer / CoinDesk : CoinMarketCap acquihires the team of Hashtag Capital, which started as a crypto trading fund, to improve the easily faked volume-weighted crypto price estimates   —  As its bid to improve its crypto data offering continues, CoinMarketCap is snapping up a firm building technology said to provide a “true price” for cryptocurrencies. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2XfwNTs

Ivanka Trump Enters North Korea With Father, Calls Short Walk "Surreal"

Few Americans alive today have set foot inside North Korea, the isolated, nuclear-armed dictatorship sometimes called the Hermit Kingdom. On Sunday, Ivanka Trump became one of them, capping a... Ivanka Trump Enters North Korea With Father, Calls Short Walk "Surreal" https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 06:46AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2KP1m0l via IFTTT

Bleckwen, a cybersecurity company developing AI-based fraud detection and prevention systems for banks and others, emerges from stealth, raises $10M Series A (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat : Bleckwen, a cybersecurity company developing AI-based fraud detection and prevention systems for banks and others, emerges from stealth, raises $10M Series A   —  Bleckwen, a cybersecurity firm developing fraud detection and prevention systems for banks and financial technology companies … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2ZXBqDd

10-Lakh Worth Foreign Notes Found Inside Mobile Charges In Mumbai Airport

A man was arrested at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport after Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) confiscated foreign currency worth over Rs 10 lakh concealed inside two... 10-Lakh Worth Foreign Notes Found Inside Mobile Charges In Mumbai Airport https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 04:38AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/322Ru8I via IFTTT

No Grave Injury To Indians Reported In Kazakhstan Oil Field Brawl: Centre

Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Sunday said Indians were present at the site of a brawl between workers at an oil field in western Kazakhstan but no serious injuries to any... No Grave Injury To Indians Reported In Kazakhstan Oil Field Brawl: Centre https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 04:23AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2Ynv4g1 via IFTTT

"What's Normal Anyway?" Over 1,000 Attend Vadodara's Queer Pride Parade

Gujarat's Vadodara on Sunday held a Queer Pride Parade which saw the participation of over a thousand members of the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Intersex (LGBTI) community. "What's Normal Anyway?" Over 1,000 Attend Vadodara's Queer Pride Parade https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 01:13AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/322RsxC via IFTTT

Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report: on-demand audio streams in the US grew 31.6% YoY to 507.7B in the first half of 2019 (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report: on-demand audio streams in the US grew 31.6% YoY to 507.7B in the first half of 2019   —  Music streaming services have already delivered a new high of half a trillion (507.7 billion) on-demand streams in the first half of 2019, according to Nielsen's mid-year Music Report released this week. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2XeCRAm

Pregnant Woman Stabbed To Death In London, Baby Delivered At The Scene

Authorities have made arrests in the stabbing death of an eight-months-pregnant woman in what police are calling a "horrific" attack. Her baby was delivered by paramedics, but is in critical... Pregnant Woman Stabbed To Death In London, Baby Delivered At The Scene https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 06:05AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/322Nbu4 via IFTTT

TaTaTu, after raising $575M from royals and celebs in a private 2018 ICO for its blockchain-based Netflix-like service, now says it is not a blockchain business (Leigh Cuen/CoinDesk)

Leigh Cuen / CoinDesk : TaTaTu, after raising $575M from royals and celebs in a private 2018 ICO for its blockchain-based Netflix-like service, now says it is not a blockchain business   —  What started as a $575 million token sale is now a rewards program for watching videos.  —  TaTaTu's initial coin offering … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/305rzLT

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What do you do on an Android phone that cannot be done on an iPhone?

Ask HN: What do you do on an Android phone that cannot be done on an iPhone? 5 by belltaco | 1 comments on Hacker News. Not trying to start a flame war. I am finally switching away from my trusty Nokia Lumia 920 because the browser wouldn't load m.uber.com and WhatsApp says app will be gone at the end of the year. I like the snappiness of Windows Phone and iPhone UI. Haven't checked Android phones recently but years ago the UI was laggy and no one except I seem to notice. Also know that sideloading apps, blocking ads in apps etc. is much easier on Android so I am hard pressed to decide between the two.

Another Arrested In Maoist Attack Case In Maharashtra's Gadchiroli

Police have arrested one more person in connection with the May 1 Maoist attack in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district in which 16 people, including 15 policemen, were killed. Another Arrested In Maoist Attack Case In Maharashtra's Gadchiroli https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu July 01, 2019 at 05:51AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2Xk5aNW via IFTTT

Nurse Locks Room, Sets Herself On Fire At AIIMS In Jodhpur, Dies

A woman nursing staff of Jodhpur's AIIMS Hospital allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire, Additional Police Commissioner (ADC) Chain Singh Mahecha said. Nurse Locks Room, Sets Herself On Fire At AIIMS In Jodhpur, Dies https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 07:23AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XbiLlC via IFTTT

100-Crore Worth Brown Sugar Seized In Manipur, Biggest Drug Bust In State

An illegal drugs manufacturing factory was busted at Lilong Dam in Manipur's Thoubal district and 111.2 kg of brown sugar, worth over Rs 100 crore in the international market, was seized, police said... 100-Crore Worth Brown Sugar Seized In Manipur, Biggest Drug Bust In State https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 04:31AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2IZXpnD via IFTTT

Trump Says Kamala Harris Got "Too Much Credit" In US Presidential Debate

President Donald Trump responded Saturday to criticism from former President Jimmy Carter by calling him a "terrible president" and asserted that Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., got "too much credit"... Trump Says Kamala Harris Got "Too Much Credit" In US Presidential Debate https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 07:08AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XfDBFB via IFTTT

"Attacks On Kamala Harris Racist, Ugly": Democrats Hit Back At Trolls

Sen. Kamala Harris, one of only two black presidential candidates in a field of two dozen, had a history-making moment on the debate stage Thursday night when she challenged former vice president Joe... "Attacks On Kamala Harris Racist, Ugly": Democrats Hit Back At Trolls https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 07:05AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2Jhzte8 via IFTTT

On Video, Jabalpur Hospital Staff Drags Patient For X-Ray On Bed Sheet

The staff of a government medical college in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur was caught on camera dragging a patient to the X-Ray room on a bed sheet. On Video, Jabalpur Hospital Staff Drags Patient For X-Ray On Bed Sheet https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 06:53AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XI4RM4 via IFTTT

IMA Jewels Scam: Raids Carried Out At Stores Of Rayyan, Frontline Pharma

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday carried out raids at Rayyan stores and Frontline Pharma in connection with the IMA Jewels case. IMA Jewels Scam: Raids Carried Out At Stores Of Rayyan, Frontline Pharma https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 03:34AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2ZVBjrV via IFTTT

Gopal Rai Shown Black Flags By BJP Workers At Delhi Mohalla Clinic Launch

Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday inaugurated two mohalla clinics in his Babarpur constituency amid a protest by Bharatiya Janata Party workers over the "neglect" of the assembly segment. Gopal Rai Shown Black Flags By BJP Workers At Delhi Mohalla Clinic Launch https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 02:12AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XI4OzS via IFTTT

A look at the challenges, downsides, and huge costs of 5G rollout in the US, which may take a decade or more to complete (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)

Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal : A look at the challenges, downsides, and huge costs of 5G rollout in the US, which may take a decade or more to complete   —  As carriers launch their 5G networks, the promise of superfast wireless is clashing with the reality of the rollout; ‘the real onslaught has not yet begun’ from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2XbbUsD

Emergency Landing By United Flight Briefly Closes Newark Airport In US

A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing and blew out two tires at New Jersey's Newark Airport on Saturday, causing the airport briefly to suspend flights, officials said. Emergency Landing By United Flight Briefly Closes Newark Airport In US https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 06:39AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2FJ7gfg via IFTTT

2 Children Among 6 Of Family Dead In Car-Bus Collision In Madhya Pradesh

Six people of a family were killed on Saturday and two others injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a bus on Maksi-Kantha road in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, police said. 2 Children Among 6 Of Family Dead In Car-Bus Collision In Madhya Pradesh https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 06:23AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/31WRzKZ via IFTTT

Lucknow-Bound Passenger Arrested With 14 Bullets At Delhi Airport

A Lucknow-bound passenger was arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly carrying 14 live bullet rounds in his baggage, an official said on Saturday. Lucknow-Bound Passenger Arrested With 14 Bullets At Delhi Airport https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 06:14AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/323Vzt4 via IFTTT

First "Mann Ki Baat" After PM Modi's Re-Election To Air Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme "Mann Ki Baat" will resume today almost a month after the PM returned to power. This will be the first "Mann Ki Baat" programme in PM Modi's second... First "Mann Ki Baat" After PM Modi's Re-Election To Air Today https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 05:51AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2RLKnfX via IFTTT

Splyt, which wants to bring international roaming to ride-hailing apps and already allows Alipay users to book Grab rides, raises $8M Series A from Grab, others (Jon Russell/TechCrunch)

Jon Russell / TechCrunch : Splyt, which wants to bring international roaming to ride-hailing apps and already allows Alipay users to book Grab rides, raises $8M Series A from Grab, others   —  The vision of a universal global ride-hailing service is over.  Uber's decision to exit markets like China … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/320luSM

After Bal Thackeray Movie, Shiv Sena Leader's Next Project: 26/11 Film

Shiv Sena lawmaker and filmmaker Sanjay Raut, who has earlier produced a Marathi film on Bal Thackeray, is planning to come up with a film on the untold stories of the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai. After Bal Thackeray Movie, Shiv Sena Leader's Next Project: 26/11 Film https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 30, 2019 at 05:43AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2LriDfK via IFTTT

Iran Complains To UN Over US Spy Drone

Iran said Friday it had formally lodged a complaint to the UN Security Council over a US drone it says violated its airspace, Tasnim news agency reported. Iran Complains To UN Over US Spy Drone https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 06:39AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XIdaYe via IFTTT

No Biscuits, Cookies, Only "Healthy" Snacks For Meets: Health Ministry

With the aim to move towards "healthy eating", the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to serve food like dates, roasted chana, almond and walnuts instead of cookies and biscuits. No Biscuits, Cookies, Only "Healthy" Snacks For Meets: Health Ministry https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 05:02AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2X6I3Bj via IFTTT

SV Academy, a startup that provides free 12-week training programs to help people get tech-based sales jobs, raises $9.5M Series A led by Owl Ventures (Connie Loizos/TechCrunch)

Connie Loizos / TechCrunch : SV Academy, a startup that provides free 12-week training programs to help people get tech-based sales jobs, raises $9.5M Series A led by Owl Ventures   —  When you live in Silicon Valley, it feels like nearly everyone works in tech and that entry into the industry is wide open. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2X683Nq

IAF Contingent Lands At France's Air Force Base For Garuda Exercise

An Indian Air Force contingent landed at Air Force Base in France's Mont-de-Marsan on Friday for the Indo-French joint exercise Garuda. IAF Contingent Lands At France's Air Force Base For Garuda Exercise https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 03:08AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XAA1VD via IFTTT

Monsoon Arrives In Gujarat, Heavy Rain Warning At Several Places

With the monsoons setting in in several parts of Gujarat, as many as 97 tehsils in 25 districts have received moderate to heavy showers in the last 24 hours ending on Friday. Monsoon Arrives In Gujarat, Heavy Rain Warning At Several Places https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 02:41AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2ZZ3YfL via IFTTT

Police Find Over Rs 3 Lakh In Bag Of Dead Beggar In Andhra Pradesh

Police in Andhra Pradesh's Guntakal town on Friday said they found over Rs 3 lakh in the bag of a beggar who died. The beggar, as identified as Basheer Saheb, was 70 years old. Police Find Over Rs 3 Lakh In Bag Of Dead Beggar In Andhra Pradesh https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 02:35AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XKSX4p via IFTTT

Indian Naval Ship Tarkash Reaches Egypt For Overseas Deployment Programme

Indian Naval ship Tarkash arrived at Alexandria in Egypt on Friday for a three-day visit as a part of Western Fleet Overseas Deployment programme, the Navy said. Indian Naval Ship Tarkash Reaches Egypt For Overseas Deployment Programme https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 01:46AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2ZTyozV via IFTTT

Woman Boxer Alleges Assault While On Her Way To Work In Kolkata

An international woman boxer was allegedly verbally abused and physically assaulted on Friday by a man when she was going to office riding a two-wheeler, police said. Woman Boxer Alleges Assault While On Her Way To Work In Kolkata https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 01:40AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XCM1pK via IFTTT

PM Modi Meets World Leaders In Osaka On Final Day Of G-20 Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to hold many bilaterals and pull-asides with a host of world leaders including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Australian PM Scott Morrison on the... PM Modi Meets World Leaders In Osaka On Final Day Of G-20 Summit https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 06:17AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XEyzlc via IFTTT

White Nationalist Gets Life For Killing Activist During 2017 US Protests

An American neo-Nazi who killed an activist when he rammed his car into a group of counter-protesters during a white supremacist rally was jailed for life without parole on Friday. White Nationalist Gets Life For Killing Activist During 2017 US Protests https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 06:01AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2Xewb0s via IFTTT

Google finance head joins Postmates board ahead of anticipated IPO

Google’s vice president of finance, has joined Postmates’ board of directors, the latest sign that the on-demand food delivery startup is prepping to take the company public. Postmates announced Friday that Kristin Reinke, vice president of Finance at Google, will join the San Francisco startup as an independent director. Reinke has been with Google since 2005. Prior to Google, Reinke was at Oracle for eight years. Reinke also serves on the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council. Her skill set will come in handy as Postmates creeps towards an IPO. Earlier this year, the company lined up a  $100 million pre-IPO financing that valued the business at $1.85 billion. Postmates is backed by Tiger Global, BlackRock, Spark Capital, Uncork Capital, Founders Fund, Slow Ventures and others. Spark Capital’s Nabeel Hyatt tweeted the news earlier Friday. Happy to welcome Kristin to the board of @Postmates . Great times ahead. https://t.co/nEqu3A2YkE — Nabeel

Trump Says Saudi Crown Prince Doing "Spectacular Job"

US President Donald Trump Saturday praised Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying he was doing a "spectacular job" as the pair met on the sidelines of the G20 summit. Trump Says Saudi Crown Prince Doing "Spectacular Job" https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 05:55AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2JavPCV via IFTTT

SpaceX aims to provide commercial Starship launches by 2021

SpaceX is only getting started launching Falcon Heavy commercial missions, but it already has its eyes on the next prize – launching Starship. Now, we know that it’s hoping to start commercial service for this next-generation, fully reusable rocket by 2021, according to SpaceX Vice President of Commercial Sales Jonathan Hofeller. Hofeller was speaking at a conference in Indonesia (via SpaceNews ), and noted that the private space launch company is currently talking to three different telecom companies about selecting which will be the first mission aboard the new spacecraft. Starship, formerly knowns as ‘BFR’ or ‘Big Falcon Rocket’) is currently in development at two separate SpaceX facilities, one in Texas and one in Florida, in what amounts to an internal company ‘bake-off’ to see which team can delivery the better solution faster. An engineering show-down of this kind is not uncommon among tech companies, and often produces results from both efforts that complement or enhance what

US Slaps Sanctions On Son Of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for serving in his father's "illegitimate regime." US Slaps Sanctions On Son Of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 29, 2019 at 05:43AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2KLbwiv via IFTTT

Parent company of Jack'd, a gay dating app with 6M+ users, settles complaint over flaw that had exposed private user photos on a public server for over a year (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge : Parent company of Jack'd, a gay dating app with 6M+ users, settles complaint over flaw that had exposed private user photos on a public server for over a year   —  New York's attorney general has settled a complaint over gay, bisexual, and queer dating app Jack'd, whose parent company left … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2J608ug

Got a tech question or want to discuss tech? Weekly /r/Technology Tech Support / General Discussion Thread

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Afghan President Ghani Meets Pakistan's Imran Khan, Discuss Peace Efforts

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday discussed peace efforts in the war-torn country and agreed to open a new chapter of friendship and cooperation... Afghan President Ghani Meets Pakistan's Imran Khan, Discuss Peace Efforts https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 28, 2019 at 03:06AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XbuKzS via IFTTT

Russia Says Crew Error Caused 2018 Plane Crash Which Killed 71

Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee said on Thursday that crew error was one of the reasons for the crash of an AN-148 passenger plane outside Moscow in February 2018 that killed all 71 people on... Russia Says Crew Error Caused 2018 Plane Crash Which Killed 71 https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 28, 2019 at 06:16AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2XyrmTL via IFTTT

Spotify needs to crack down on labels’ apps snatching user data

Spotify seems to have learned little from the Facebook developer platform’s scandals despite getting a huge boost from the social network in its early days. Spotify has been caught allowing record labels to grab tons of unnecessary user data and permissions to even control their accounts just so people can “pre-save” upcoming song releases. An investigation by Billboard’s Micah Singleton found major label Sony’s app for pre-saving demanded access to users’ email address, what you’ve listened to and saved to your library, playlists you’ve made or subscribed to, artists you follow, and what you’re playing right now. It also asks to be able to take actions on your behalf including change who you follow, add or remove songs from your library, create/edit/follow playlists, and even control Spotify on your devices. An example of Universal Music Group’s pre-save app that asks for unnecessary user data and access permissions This means that by agreeing to use a pre-save feature, a recor

Sources: senior Trump officials have discussed whether to seek legislation prohibiting tech companies from using encryption that law enforcement can't break (Eric Geller/Politico)

Eric Geller / Politico : Sources: senior Trump officials have discussed whether to seek legislation prohibiting tech companies from using encryption that law enforcement can't break   —  Senior Trump administration officials met on Wednesday to discuss whether to seek legislation prohibiting tech companies from using forms … from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2XdK0AY

SV Academy just landed $9.5 million to offer tuition-free training that puts people in tech jobs

When you live in Silicon Valley, it feels like nearly everyone works in tech and that entry into the industry is wide open. Of course, the reality is very different. Even as software eats the world , not everyone has the training or connections to land a high-paying job in either the traditional tech industry or with a company that’s actively embracing its digital future. In fact, it would be challenging to interest an executive recruiter in someone who doesn’t have a tech background and didn’t go to college, yet a company called SV Academy is doing just that. In fact, according to cofounder and CEO Rahim Fazel, the nearly two-and-a-half-year-old, Bay Area company is currently helping 100 people every 30 days — or 1,200 per year — land jobs at companies like SurveyMonkey, Palo Alto Networks, and PayPal. Did we mention that it costs these job candidates nothing, that instead employers pay SV Academy between $12,000 to $15,00 per hire?  All the prospects really need to do is convince

PM Modi, Trump To Meet In Japan Amid Trade Dispute Between India, US

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet US President Donald Trump alongside the G-20 Summit in Japan's Osaka. This would be PM Modi's first meeting with President Trump after his reelection in the... PM Modi, Trump To Meet In Japan Amid Trade Dispute Between India, US https://ift.tt/2OS7KSu June 28, 2019 at 04:27AM NDTV News - Top-stories from NDTV News - Top-stories http://bit.ly/2ZWgfl7 via IFTTT

After backlash, the creator of DeepNude, which uses AI to remove clothing from images of women, takes it offline, citing server overload and potential harms (Samantha Cole/VICE)

Samantha Cole / VICE : After backlash, the creator of DeepNude, which uses AI to remove clothing from images of women, takes it offline, citing server overload and potential harms   —  An app that algorithmically “undressed” images of women was taken down by its creator, citing server overload and potential harms. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2IUu91C

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is trying a new approach to limit the distribution of deepfakes, argues that the definition is too broad and needs to be scoped (Alexis C. Madrigal/The Atlantic)

Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic : Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is trying a new approach to limit the distribution of deepfakes, argues that the definition is too broad and needs to be scoped   —  In an interview, the Facebook CEO hinted that the company is trying a new approach to misleading videos created through artificial intelligence. from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2XurKml