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Samsung Recalls Galaxy Note 7 Over Exploding, Burning Batteries  

After the device launched in early August, dozens of users reported that their waterproof smartphones caught fire or exploded. Samsung traced the problem to its battery and promises replacements.

 
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Apple is using wizardry to tweet without tweeting  

Apple is pulling a Samsung by using ‘dark' tweets to remind Twitter users about its upcoming event. Much like Samsung did back in February, Apple is responding to messages through paid Twitter advertising (or this trick) — a move that keeps the tweet from appearing on its own timeline. If you retweet this tweet — which doesn't exist, apparently… September 7 at 10 a.m. PTWatch the event on https://t.co/yLa2e4Xr2R.RT for a reminder on event day. #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/e9MHNkLeoi — Apple (@Apple) September 2, 2016 You'll get a reminder ‘shortly before' the September 7 event. You know, in case you forgot that…

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Hackers found an exploit to bring banned Twitter accounts back from the grave  

When Twitter bans an account, nobody expects it to come back from the dead. Yet, that's exactly what happened recently when a group called ‘Spain Squad' managed to resurrect several accounts Twitter had recently taken offline. Accounts like @DarkNet, @1337, @Hell and @LizardSquad are a handful of the accounts Spain Squad took control over. Each of these accounts could fetch thousands of dollars from users looking for memorable, or notorious, account names. Of course, Twitter could just as easily re-suspend them, as it seems to have done with the aforementioned names. Spain Squad claims it has more tricks up its…

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Allstate Insurance embraces drone technology to process claims faster  

Allstate — an American insurance company — used drones to inspect over 20 home roofs in an area outside of San Antonio Tuesday. Each of the homes had varying levels of damage caused by (in some cases) softball-sized hail that left holes in roofs “you could see through” Glenn Shapiro, Allstate's executive vice president of claims told Fortune. The storms were months ago — April through June of this year — but the sheer number of claims and the lack of available contractors to fix them means some are still waiting with holes in their roofs while Allstate inspects the home.…

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Report: Nintendo is bringing the cartridge back for its new console  

Nintendo plans to release its new system with a format many of us thought was dead — the cartridge. Ultimately abandoned after the Nintendo 64, the cartridge was long feared dead until chip-based cartridges started garnering new attention. Flash memory can pack a ton of data onto a single cartridge, and with fierce competition among semiconductor makers like Samsung and Toshiba, the price is hoped to reach parity with the disc at some point in the near future. When this happens, the cartridge may become relevant again — or we could be playing on consoles that require us to download new titles…

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Video emerges of SpaceX's Falcon 9 going up in smoke on the launch pad  

After SpaceX's Falcon 9 exploded on the launch pad this morning, we now have video detailing its final moments. The video, shot by US Launch Report — a non-profit that brings military veterans to witness space launches — shows the rocket being fueled before being engulfed in flames. The rocket, and its $95 million-plus payload — a Facebook-owned Amos-6 satellite — were both destroyed. The satellite was meant to provide free internet access to millions in Sub-Saharan Africa as part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Internet.org initiative. Zuckerberg provided this statement via Facebook: I'm deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX's launch failure…

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Apple CEO calls Irish tax ruling ‘total political crap'  

After news broke recently that Apple would have to pay Ireland some €13 billion ($14.5 billion USD) in back taxes, Apple's CEO today fired back that the ruling was “total political crap.” “No one did anything wrong here,” Cook said. “Ireland is being picked on, and this is unacceptable.” The European Commission ruled Tuesday that Ireland gave Apple illegal tax benefits by not collecting the €13 billion owed over a 10-year period. The ruling put a close on a two year investigation that found Apple's effective tax rate on reported profit in Ireland to be just €500 per million euros in…

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Wall Street is getting into bed with hackers in a lucrative new arrangement  

Cybersecurity researchers have always had an unspoken truce with companies. When hackers find a problem, they typically report it to the company and give them a chance to fix it before going public with it. This often leads to ‘bounties' the company pays out for spotting the vulnerability, although not always. A cybersecurity firm called MedSec just found a new way to monetize its research — Wall Street. MedSec is foregoing the traditional approach by selling information directly to a short-seller called Muddy Waters Research. The investment firm then places bets in the form of a short-sale — a wager that…

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‘Brave' is a new browser that offers both ad-blocking and publisher payments  

‘Brave‘ a new browser with a unique take on the ad-blocking problem launched in public beta today. Co-Founded by former Mozilla CEO, Brendan Eich, the browser encourages users to reward their favorite sites by making small deposits and anonymously sending Bitcoin-based tips to publishers, a solution that could provide middle ground on both sides of the ad-blocking debate. The debate hinges on two key points — revenue and user experience. Publishers rely on ad impressions in order to pay server costs, employees and to fund good journalism. Web users want fast-loading sites, uninterrupted viewing experiences and advertising that's less over-the-top than what a…

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