Taylor Swift ends 3-year streaming feud, but new music could still be off-limits to Spotify | VentureBeat | Media | by Paul Sawers

Taylor Swift ends 3-year streaming feud, but new music could still be off-limits to Spotify | VentureBeat | Media | by Paul Sawers

Taylor Swift ends 3-year streaming feud, but new music could still be off-limits to Spotify | VentureBeat | Media | by Paul Sawers

Taylor Swift ends 3-year streaming feud, but new music could still be off-limits to Spotify | VentureBeat | Media | by Paul Sawers

So Taylor Swift’s big music-streaming standoff has come to an abrupt end, with the pop star announcing late yesterday that her entire back catalog is to be made available on all streaming services, including Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited, as of midnight.It was way back in November, 2014 that the pop star made the decision to pull her music from Spotify, claiming that the service’s free tier devalued her music. “I think there should be an inherent value placed on art,” she told Time in an interview. “I didn’t see that happening, perception-wise, when I put my music on Spotify. Everybody’s complaining about how music sales are shrinking, but nobody’s changing the way they’re doing things. They keep running toward streaming, whoch is, for the most part, what has been shrinking the numbers of paid album sales.”

Källa: Taylor Swift ends 3-year streaming feud, but new music could still be off-limits to Spotify | VentureBeat | Media | by Paul Sawers

What’s new in watchOS 4? Hands-on with 50+ features and changes [Video] | 9to5Mac

What’s new in watchOS 4? Hands-on with 50+ features and changes [Video] | 9to5Mac

What’s new in watchOS 4? Hands-on with 50+ features and changes [Video] | 9to5Mac

What’s new in watchOS 4? Hands-on with 50+ features and changes [Video] | 9to5Mac

As we did with the beta release of iOS 11, we’ve taken some time to walk through many of the new features and changes found in watchOS 4. While the Apple Watch software isn’t busting at the seams with new features like iOS 11, there are still quite a few new goodies and changes to be found. In this hands-on video walkthrough, we step through many of the new additions in watchOS 4.

Källa: What’s new in watchOS 4? Hands-on with 50+ features and changes [Video] | 9to5Mac

Nya lagar och hårdare straff ska skydda barn mot övergrepp på nätet – DN.SE

Nya lagar och hårdare straff ska skydda barn mot övergrepp på nätet – DN.SE

Nya lagar och hårdare straff ska skydda barn mot övergrepp på nätet - DN.SE

Nya lagar och hårdare straff ska skydda barn mot övergrepp på nätet – DN.SE

Regeringen har klubbat ett paket med lagförslag för att stävja hot, hat och övergrepp på nätet. En ny brottsrubricering införs för spridning av kränkande bilder och straffen ska skärpas för grooming och barnporr.– Barn och unga ska vara trygga även på nätet, säger statsminister Stefan Löfven.

Stefan Löfven (S) tog upp nätets avigsidor och det hårda klimatet i sociala medier i sitt nationaldagstal på Skansen i tisdags. Nu vill regeringen gå från ord till handling. En rad lagförslag som på olika sätt rör kränkningar i den digitala miljön är klara för att lämnas på remiss till lagrådet.Statsministern ser särskilt allvarligt på vad de yngre kan råka ut för.

Källa: Nya lagar och hårdare straff ska skydda barn mot övergrepp på nätet – DN.SE

James Comey, a Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the Game

James Comey, a Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the Game

James Comey, a Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the Game

James Comey, a Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the Game

FORMER FBI DIRECTOR James Comey cut an impressive figure during his sworn testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday. His presentation was poised, low-key, and almost cold-blooded as he laid out what amounted to a meticulously constructed case against President Donald Trump. Two overflow rooms and multiple live network broadcasts suggested that Comey’s mastery of public relations and the theater of government rivaled that of his former boss. The image of a decent government man dutifully saying his piece stood in defiant contrast to the atmosphere of vulgarity and naked self-interest that Trump has brought to the Oval Office.

Källa: James Comey, a Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the Game

James Comey, a Washington Operator, Knows How to Play the Game

The Internet Is Where We share — and Steal — the Best Ideas – The New York Times

The Internet Is Where We share — and Steal — the Best Ideas - The New York Times

The Internet Is Where We share — and Steal — the Best Ideas – The New York Times

In April, a photograph of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o taken at a Miu Miu fashion show three years ago began recirculating online. Their friendly body language and chic clothes (Rihanna wore thigh-highs, fur and leather; Lupita a plum jacket with a jeweled collar) caught the imagination of the internet. A Twitter user named @1800SADGAL suggested that “Rihanna looks like she scams roch white men and Lupita is the computer-smart best friend that helps plan” the scams. People began talking about an “Ocean’s 11”-type film written by and starring black women. Issa Rae was nominated to write the script and Ava DuVernay to direct. All four women chimed in on Twitter, announcing their support, though what that meant seemed unclear. Like any other online frenzy, it disappeared after a few days.

Källa: The Internet Is Where We Share — and Steal — the Best Ideas – The New York Times

News and sports websites ’vulnerable to attack’ – BBC News

News and sports websites ’vulnerable to attack’ – BBC News

News and sports websites 'vulnerable to attack' - BBC News

News and sports websites ’vulnerable to attack’ – BBC News

News and sports websites have some of the lowest levels of security adoption, a study has suggested.A team of cyber-security experts looked at the security protocols used by the top 500 sites in various industries and online sectors.They found that fewer than 10% of news and sports websites used basic security protocols such as HTTPS and TLS.Even those that do are not always using the ”latest or strongest protocols”, one of the study’s authors said.”As time goes by, all encryption gets weaker because people find ways around it,” Prof Alan Woodward, a cyber-security expert at the University of Surrey, told the BBC.”We tested the University of Surrey’s website using a site called Security Headers a couple of weeks ago and it got an A,” he explained, ”but it’s only a C now.”Shopping and gaming

Källa: News and sports websites ’vulnerable to attack’ – BBC News