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Porn Sites Need Age-Verification Systems in Texas, Court Rules

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Texas can enforce a law requiring age-verification systems on porn websites, the US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled Thursday. The appeals court vacated an injunction against the law’s age-verification requirement but said that Texas cannot enforce a provision requiring porn websites to “display health warnings about the effects of the consumption of … Read more

Ring’s Battery Doorbell Pro is one of the best security systems I’ve tested (but there’s a catch)

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Maria Diaz/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Amazon just launched a new Ring Battery Doorbell Pro for $230.The high-end video doorbell is battery powered, making it easy to install anywhere, and has the Pro features for which Ring is known, such as Bird’s Eye View and 3D Motion Detection.My biggest problem with Ring is that you need … Read more

Microsoft says Russian hacking group is still trying to crack its systems

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Microsoft on Friday said that Russian group Nobelium, which the company refers to as Midnight Blizzard, has been trying to access its internal systems and source code repositories. “In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that Midnight Blizzard is using information initially exfiltrated from our corporate email systems to gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorized … Read more

OnePlus Watch 2 runs on two chips and operating systems for longer battery life

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OnePlus’s new wearable, the OnePlus Watch 2, runs Google’s Wear OS, but it also runs a less-demanding OS in the background for longer battery life. The new watch, announced on the first day of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, tries to get the best of both worlds in a pretty novel way. It runs Google’s … Read more

Master AI with no tech skills? Why complex systems demand diverse learning

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gorodenkoff/Getty Images Some top universities are pitching professional development programs for artificial intelligence that seem to require very little of a programming or development background. The University of Pennsylvania, for example, offers a 24-week boot camp that states, “no previous programming experience required.” Not to be outdone, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a 12-week … Read more

Arnergy, which provides solar power systems to homes and businesses in Nigeria, raises $3M

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Arnergy, a Nigerian cleantech startup that deals in distributed renewable energy products and solutions, has raised $3 million in new financing. The bridge round was financed by All On, a Shell-backed off-grid energy impact investment company. The financing comes five years after Arnergy, a provider of solar power systems to homes and businesses, secured a … Read more

8 Best President’s Day Deals on Wi-Fi Routers and Mesh Systems

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Whether you’re working from home, gaming online with friends, or kicking back with a movie on Netflix, you need a decent internet connection. Who wants to deal with buffering or pixelated videos? The good news is that some of our favorite mesh systems and Wi-Fi routers are on sale ahead of President’s Day. Not sure … Read more

CEOs bemoan archaic systems in Europe that curb climate solutions

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Steam rises from the Niederaussem coal-fired power plant operated by German utility RWE, which stands near open-pit coal mines that feed it with coal, on November 13, 2017 near Bergheim, Germany. Lukas Schulze | Getty Images News | Getty Images In order to drive the progress and development of innovative solutions that tackle climate change … Read more