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Et Tu, Signal?

Software developer Stephen Diehl on Signal's move to introduce support for cryptocurrency: Many technologists viscerally felt yesterday's announcement as a punch to the gut when we heard that the Signal messaging app was bundling an embedded cryptocu.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotApr 7th, 2021

Why messaging app Signal is surging in popularity right now

Users have flocked to encrypted messaging app Signal by the millions in recent days — bringing it to the No. 1 spot on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store's top free apps lists this week......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsJan 13th, 2021

Signal’s Brian Acton talks about exploding growth, monetization and WhatsApp data-sharing outrage

Brian Acton is crossing paths again with Facebook. Over more than a decade of building and operating WhatsApp, the company’s co-founder first competed against and then sold his instant messaging app to the social juggernaut. Only a few years ag.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 13th, 2021

WhatsApp users flock to rival message platforms

Millions have signed up to Signal and Telegram after WhatsApp announced a change to its terms......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsJan 12th, 2021

OtterBox’s new Xbox mobile gaming accessories signal a cloud gaming revolution

OtterBox has a new line of mobile gaming products designed around Microsoft's cloud gaming service......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 11th, 2021

"Galaxy-sized" observatory sees potential hints of gravitational waves

Scientists have used a "galaxy-sized" space observatory to find possible hints of a unique signal from gravitational waves, or the powerful ripples that course through the universe and warp the fabric of space and time itself......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 11th, 2021

Elon Musk advises people to ditch Facebook and use Signal

Tech CEO Elon Musk has urged his almost 42 million Twitter followers to use secure messaging app Signal instead of Facebook......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJan 10th, 2021

Elon Musk Urges Followers to Drop Facebook for Signal

What's the world's richest man up to? Digital Trends reports: Tech CEO Elon Musk has urged his almost 42 million Twitter followers to use secure messaging app Signal instead of Facebook products. In a series of tweets, Musk shared a meme referencing.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 10th, 2021

Elon Musk recommended Signal, and now the app is struggling to keep up with the influx of new users

The influx of new users came shortly after Elon Musk suggested on Twitter that people use Signal, likely in response to WhatsApp’s updated terms of service. Under the new terms, WhatsApp would be permitted to share user data with parent company Fac.....»»

Category: topSource:  techspotRelated NewsJan 8th, 2021

WhatsApp Rival Signal Reports Growing Pains as New Users Surge

Signal, an encrypted messaging app that competes with other services including Facebook's WhatsApp, said Thursday that verification codes used to create new accounts were delayed because of a flood of new users. From a report: "We are working with ca.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 7th, 2021

Elon Musk dunks on Facebook and recommends Signal in wake of U.S. Capitol insurrection attempt

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire set to likely soon become the world’s richest man, and one of the most influential voices in the world of tech entrepreneurship, continued his recent trend of criticizing Facebook with a Twitter post late Wednesd.....»»

Category: topSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsJan 7th, 2021

Cell biologists decipher signal that ensures no chromosome is left behind

Starting as a single cell, organisms undergo millions of generations of divisions to ultimately generate the bones, heart, brain and other components that make up a living being. The mainspring within this intricate process is the transfer of DNA thr.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJan 6th, 2021

Researchers discover a novel mechanism of recruiting ARF family proteins

The small GTPases of the ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf) family are key initiators of various physiological processes including secretion, endocytosis, phagocytosis and signal transduction. Arf family proteins function to mediate recruitment of cytosol.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 6th, 2021

Newly observed monovalent calcium ion displays unexpected metallicity and ferromagnetism

Calcium ions are present in rocks, bones, shells, biominerals, geological deposits, ocean sediments, and many other important materials. Calcium ions also play major roles in the retention of carbon dioxide in natural waters, water hardness, signal t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 6th, 2021

Microsoft Planning "Sweeping Visual Rejuvenation of Windows"

Microsoft is planning a "sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows" that is designed to signal to users of the operating system that "Windows is BACK." From a report: That's according to a job listing posted by Microsoft recently, advertising for a sof.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsJan 4th, 2021

Trapping light without back reflections

Researchers demonstrate a new technique for suppressing back reflections of light—better signal quality for sensing and information technology......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 4th, 2021

Intel’s Stacked Nanosheet Transistors Could Be the Next Step in Moore’s Law

Process that builds two transistors—one directly atop the other—will boost chip density The logic circuits behind just about every digital device today rely on a pairing of two types of transistors—NMOS and PMOS. The same voltage signal t.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 29th, 2020

National Grid sees machine learning as the brains behind the utility business of the future

If the portfolio of a corporate venture capital firm can be taken as a signal for the strategic priorities of their parent companies, then National Grid has high hopes for automation as the future of the utility industry. The heavy emphasis on automa.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  techcrunchRelated NewsDec 24th, 2020

Signal: Cellebrite claimed to have "cracked" chat app"s encryption

The details explaining how Cellebrite had done so were quickly removed from its website......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsDec 24th, 2020

Signal Says Cellebrite Cannot Break Its Encryption

Signal, in a blog post: Yesterday, the BBC ran a story with the factually untrue headline, "Cellebrite claimed to have cracked chat app's encryption." This is false. Not only can Cellebrite not break Signal encryption, but Cellebrite never even claim.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsDec 24th, 2020

Signal: Cellebrite claimed to have cracked chat app"s encryption

The details explaining how Cellebrite had done so were quickly removed from its website......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcRelated NewsDec 22nd, 2020