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Jared Kushner conducted White House business with personal e-mail

Kushner lawyer says it was “fewer than a hundred e-mails.”

Don't expect President Donald Trump to be tweeting "Crooked Jared" anytime soon. Trump called his presidential rival, Hillary Clinton, "Crooked Hillary" during the presidential campaign and afterward because she used private e-mail to conduct government affairs when she was secretary of state. The Justice Department did not press charges against Clinton, although Trump vowed to if he was elected.

But now there are revelations that Jared Kushner, a senior Trump advisor married to the president's daughter, Ivanka Trump, has been using private e-mail to conduct White House affairs.

Politico first broke the news Sunday, and Kushner's attorney has verified the story.

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Fitbit’s first smartwatch available Oct 1st for $300

Fitbit unveiled its first smartwatch in August, and now the company has announced that the Fitbit Ionic will be available for purchase starting October 1st for $300. It’s up for pre-order now if feel like parting with you cash a bit early. The Fitbit Ionic is a smartwatch with a 1.4 inch, 348 x 250 […]

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Werksreset: Unitymedia stellt Senderbelegung heute in Hessen um

Heute Nacht ist Hessen dran: Nach der Analogabschaltung im TV-Kabelnetz werden die Sendeplätze neu geordnet. Marode Kabel in den Häusern brachten zuvor in Nordrhein-Westfalen große Probleme für Unitymedia. (Unitymedia, RTL)

Aero 15 X: Mehr Frames mit der GTX 1070 im neuen Gigabyte-Laptop

Gigabytes flaches Gaming-Notebook bekommt ein Update. Die GTX 1070 soll Spiele noch schneller darstellen können. Ansonsten bleibt das Gerät zum Vorgänger weitgehend unverändert. Das heißt: zwei SSDs, ein dicker Akku, aber noch immer ein Kaby-Lake-Chip. (Gigabyte, Speichermedien)

Review Bombing: Valve verbessert Transparenz bei Nutzerbewertungen auf Steam

Da kann ein Computerspiel noch so gut sein: Wenn sich ein Teil der Community über den Entwickler ärgert, führt das auf Verkaufsplattformen schnell zu vielen negativen Nutzerbewertungen. Mit einem neuen System will Valve dieses Review Bombing auf Steam künftig zumindest erschweren. (Steam, Amazon)

Big Four: Kundendaten von Deloitte offenbar gehackt

Eine der größten Unternehmens- und Buchhaltungsfirmen weltweit ist einem Bericht zufolge gehackt worden. Ein unzureichend gesicherter Admin-Account soll Zugriff auf mehrere Millionen E-Mails mit privaten Kundendaten ermöglicht haben. (Security, E-Mail)

Levi’s smart jacket with Google Project Jacquard tech launches Sept 27th

The Levi’s Commuter Trucker Jacket with Jacquard is a denim jacket that pairs with your smartphone and lets you do things like play and pause music or get directions by swiping or tapping on the sleeve. That’s because the jacket, first revealed in mid-2016, uses technology developed by Google as part of its Jacquard project to weave […]

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Landmark ‘Pirate’ Kodi Box Trial Canceled After Man Changes Plea to Guilty

A landmark trial over the sale of Kodi devices augmented with ‘pirate’ addons has been canceled after the defendant changed his plea. UK-based Brian Thompson would’ve been the first person to fight charges of “circumvention of effective technological measures” in such a case but a late guilty plea means he’ll be sentenced next month.

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Over the past year, there have been a lot of discussions about UK-based Brian ‘Tomo’ Thompson. The Middlesbrough-based shopkeeper was raided by police and Trading Standards in 2016 after selling “fully loaded” Android boxes from his small shop.

The case against Thompson is being prosecuted by his local council but right from the very beginning, he insisted he’d done nothing wrong.

“All I want to know is whether I am doing anything illegal. I know it’s a gray area but I want it in black and white,” he said last September.

‘Tomo’ in his store

In January this year, Thompson appeared before Teeside Crown Court for a plea hearing. He pleaded not guilty to two offenses under section 296ZB of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. This section deals with devices and services designed to circumvent technological measures.

“A person commits an offense if he — in the course of a business — sells or lets for hire, any device, product or component which is primarily designed, produced, or adapted for the purpose of enabling or facilitating the circumvention of effective technological measures,” the law reads.

This section of the law has never been tested against infringing Kodi/IPTV boxes so a full trial would have been an extremely interesting proposition. However, everyone was denied that opportunity this morning when Thompson appeared before Teesside Crown Court with a change of heart.

Before Judge Peter Armstrong, the 54-year-old businessman changed his previous not guilty plea to guilty on both counts.

According to GazetteLive, defense barrister Paul Fleming told the Court there had been “an exchange of correspondence” in the case.

“There is a proposal in relation to pleas which are acceptable to the prosecution,” Fleming said.

Judge Armstrong told Thompson that the case will now be adjourned until October 20 to allow time for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

“Your bail is renewed until that date. I have to warn you that the renewal of your bail at this stage mustn’t be taken by you as any indication of the type of sentence that’ll be passed,” the Judge said.

“I don’t know what the sentence will be but all options will be open to the court when you’re dealt with. Free to go on those terms.”

Thompson will be sentenced on the same day as Julian Allen, who was arrested following raids at his Geeky Kit businesses in 2015.

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Intel Core i9-7960X review: It beats Threadripper, but for a price

80% more cash than a 1950X for less than 20% more performance? Tough sell.

Whether the Core i9-7960X was always part of Intel's plans for the high end desktop (HEDT), or whether it was haphazardly rushed to market to combat AMD's bullish Threadripper platform, one thing is clear: Intel once again has the fastest slice of silicon on the market. With 16 cores and 32 threads, matching AMD's flagship Threadripper 1950X, the i9-7960X is an unashamedly over-the-top processor that breaks benchmarking records, and powers through heavy production tasks.

But a processor is more than its raw number crunching prowess. Threadripper raised the bar for HEDT with the rich, consumer-friendly X399 platform, which offers a full set of features without spurious lockouts. More importantly, AMD doesn't charge through the nose for it. The Threadripper 1950X features 16C/32T and costs £950/$1000. Intel's Core i9-7900X offers just 10C/20T for the same price. With the exception of gaming, the 1950X is a much more powerful processor.

Unfortunately, despite the strong competition, Intel isn't yet willing to compete on price. The i9-7960X costs a whopping $1700/£1700—and while it might be faster, it certainly isn't £700 faster. That's not to mention that Intel continues to use a weak thermal material to mount its CPU heat spreaders, instead of the superior solder that AMD uses. It makes the i9-7960X a bear of a chip to overclock and noisy at stock without suffering serious thermal issues.

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U2F: Yubico bringt winzigen Yubikey für USB-C

Nach der Schlüsselbundversion des Yubikey für USB-C folgt die Nano-Version. Sie ist nur ein Gramm schwer und kann dauerhaft im Gerät verbleiben. (Yubikey, Internet)