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RoboKiller Launches Free TextKiller App… for a Limited Time

Annoyed By those Corona Virus related Spam text messages? RoboKiller has launched a new iPhone app which will eliminate the spam. The app offers a powerful text filtering system which will block annoying and malicious text messages from unknown phone numbers and even offers the ability to filter unwanted messages by keyword.

There has been a recent influx in spam text messages related to COVID-19, offering promotions for masks, testing and such. As a matter of fact, according to the FTC, nearly 54,000 American filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission over fraud related to COVID-19, with reported losses totalling over $38.6 million.

This limited Free launch of RoboKiller’s TextKiller app gives consumers free access top premium scam text protection in attempts to reduce and prevent further financial losses to COVID-19 fraud.

How does TextKiller Work?

It provides this powerful blocking feature via the use of machine learning algorithms powered by RoboKillers vast collection of SPAM text messages in its Database. It uses the text messages anonymous metadata in order to filter the message, this allows its to respect the users privacy.

You can add a filter for either a specific phone number or keyword such as “Buy Now” or “Masks” to s blacklist.

Worried about Sensitive relevant info ending up getting blocked? Simply whitelist other keywords, like “Emergency,” which means the message you deem valuable/wanted get pushed through, and others get stored in a separate Junk SMS tab.


“We are so excited to launch TextKiller, After seeing such a threat to Americans from spam text messages, with minimal available protection, we created the solution. We build products like TextKiller to protect our customers from dangerous scams and provide them with end-to-end solutions to a growing problem.”

said Patrick Falzon, General Manager at TelTech Systems (ROBOKILLER CREATORS)

So in a nutshell, The app protects its users from annoying, unwanted and spammy text messages and is now free on the App Store for a limited time.

Limited Time? I couldn’t personally find when this limited free offer will expire anywhere.

Availability? whether there will be an Android version of this app given there is a RoboKiller app listed on the Android Store which pretty much does the same sort of blocking for phone calls but not text messages.

Textkiller - Spam Text Blocker
Textkiller - Spam Text Blocker

Acer Consolidated Revenue For May Up 21%+ Year-on-year

The Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation, Acer has announced that its consolidated revenues for the Month of May are at NT$20.18 billion or US$678.9 Million, a 21.1% year-on-year (YoY) improvement and 2.2% month-on-month.

The year-to-May has consolidated revenues of NT$88.78 billion, growing by 4.0% YoY, the most notable area of growth being Acer’s notebook PCs. Notably, the May revenue from gaming notebooks grew by 69.9% YoY and commercial notebooks grew by 53.4% YoY.

Acer’s Growth for the EMEA and North American which is due in large part to the strong demand for work-from-home and online learning tools. The pandemic lockdown also had great impact on the Asia Pacific, which has an effect on demand and supply chain. These effects are however are on the decline given the gradually easing restrictions and opening up of various Economies.

Acer however notes it still sees a higher business demand than supply, and is working hard to fulfill the demand.

Acer will be announcing numerous new products at its Upcoming acer@next global press conference – online. This Press conference takes on June 23 at 21:00 (UTC+8) Taipei / 15:00 (UTC+2) Berlin / 09:00 (UTC-4) New York.

Press Release

TAIPEI, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353) announced its consolidated revenues for May at NT$20.18 billion, up 21.1% year-on-year (YoY) and by 2.2% month-on-month. For year-to-May, consolidated revenues were NT$88.78 billion, growing by 4.0% YoY. Growth was seen mainly from Acer’s notebook PCs. Notably, the May revenue from gaming notebooks grew by 69.9% YoY and commercial notebooks grew by 53.4% YoY.

Geographically, both the EMEA and North American regions showed strong business growth due to work-from-home and online learning needs. The Asia Pacific was impacted by the pandemic lockdown relatively more seriously but is gradually easing restrictions and opening up. Overall, Acer is still seeing a higher business demand than supply, and is working hard to fulfill the demand.

Acer will be hosting its next@acer global press conference – online – where it will announce numerous exciting new products. Stayed tuned on June 23 at 21:00 (UTC+8) Taipei / 15:00 (UTC+2) Berlin / 09:00 (UTC-4) New York.

Overcooked! now Free on the Epic Games store

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Overcooked, the popular series of cooking simulation game developed by Ghost Town Games and publishers Team17 is now Free on the Epic Games Store. Previously sold at a value of $16.99, Overcooked is the first entry in the Overcooked Series of Cooking simulations games.

Though previous leaks suggested that this week’s free Epic Games Store title would be Ark: Survival Evolved.

Initially released on August 2, 2016, for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows consoles, Overcooked has received very favourable reviews and popular awards such as the BAFTA Games Award for British Game and BAFTA Games Award for Best Family and Social Game.

The Games was then followed up by Overcooked 2 released for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in August 2018.

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff. Sharpen your knives and dust off your chef’s whites, there isn’t mushroom for error and the steaks are high in these crazy kitchens!

The games are available for download to Epic Games Store users until June 11, 2020, at 11:00 AM when its will return to its $16.99 price.

User game simple head to the listing and click the “Get” button to proceed to checkout. Overcooked will now be within your Epic Games Store Launcher to be installed now or in the future on any PC of your choosing.

This giveaway follows previous weekly giveaways such as Civilizations 6, GTV 5 and The Borderlands: Handsome Collection. These are all apart of epic games steady strategy aimed at having more users of their store.

Play Plutopoly – A simulator business dice game

In search of a way to play a board game like Monopoly with your friends via your mobile device and/or the web? Look no further than Plutopoly, a simulator business dice game with multiplayer support. Like Monopoly, you can trade and rent properties, invest in the stock market, build houses and even experience random events.

The new Android based game is the Work of Filorux, creators of the Treat Tracker Android app which allows you to users to earn various types of points for carryout out their daily tasks.

So what does Plutopoly offer?

Plutopoly is a free Monopoly business board game with both local and multiplayer support. Players can build houses, trade and rent properties, invest in the stock market and experience random events.

You can play locally, with or without board, or online against friends. You can change settings to your heart’s content. It is very flexible and many new things are coming!

Play store listing description

Modes: The game offers three modes: Local multiplayer, Online Multiplayer and Playing with Bots(NPC).

Settings: The game is extreme customization, allowing you the player to change things such as maps, map rents and various defaults to your liking.

Extensions: Players can make the game even more interesting via extensions which gives cool support for new features such as:

  • Banking: get loans and interests
  • Stocks: buy world stock
  • Transportation: use train stations to move around the map
  • Drain the lake: add a street to the map

Plutopoly Online – You can even play the game via any web browser, Plutopoly has a glorified Progressive Web App (PWA) which allows you to not only install the app on your mobile device like any pother application but even on the desktop via any PWA enabled Chrome Browser(Chrome or Edge). All the apps data is also stored locally on your device(mobile/desktop).

The web app however has the disadvantage of being slow given its is designed purely to be mobile friendly.

The development of the app does not end there, Filorux plans on adding other cool feature to the game such as map editor, levels/mods/worlds, game presets, following and other cool features which even you can suggest.

One suggestion i would personally put forward is improving the overall UI, the current UX is boring.

So if you have cool idea for a new Plutopoly feature or extension, feel free to reach out to Filorux via email or the games community. And why stop there with the suggestion, Filorux even allows your to submit names for lands/cities and in game jokes.

So what are you waiting for? If you love Monopoly, Business simulation game or just wanna enjoy playing games remotely with your friends, Plutopoly is just the game for you.

Plutopoly: customizable✨ Board
Plutopoly: customizable✨ Board
Developer: Filorux
Price: Free

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection now free on the Epic Games Store until June 4

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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, A collection of the popular first person shooter games is now free on the Epic Games Store. The collection has a whopping $59.99 value and includes Borderlands 2, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a compilation of first-person shooter video games developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K Games.

If your read our previous story on Epic Games giving away Civilization 6 then you would know that Epic Games is giving away a free game every week.

Borderlands 2 was developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K and released way back on September of 2012 with releases for PC and Nintendo Switch, PS4 Pro and Xbox One.

Note that both games are rated for a mature audience hence your gonna have to be 17 years old or older in order to download and play. The “sale” of this set of games (from $59.99 down to free) started last week and will last until the 4th of this month at 10AM.

Requirements for this game are, at minimum, Windows XP SP3 – and it’s recommended that you’re rolling with at least Windows 7, or XP, or Vista. You also at least need an NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GPU or ATI Radeon HD 2600 GPU. You’ll need at least 13GB storage to download and run the game – and it’s recommended you have at least 20GB for all the content.

How to get it? Simply head over the the collections Epic game store page and click “Get” and log into your account if you haven’t already. Afterwhich you will then go through checkout and the game we be listed in your Epic Games Store library for future installation.

Promotion like these go a far way in helping Epic Games reel in customers in the long term which will go on to make future purchases. It is a tough world when it comes with existing online games store such as Steam and Origin.

So what are you waiting for? head over to the Epic Games Store from now Until June 4 to get your free Collection of the Borderlands game series within your Epic Games Store library.

Homecare Automation Startup, Element5 Closes of $2.5M Seed Funding

Element5, A San Jose based homecare automation startup aimed at “building Homecare’s first Automation Hub” has announced the closure of $2.5 million in a seed funding round.

Element5 was founded in late 2019, it is aimed at rethinking the way work gets done by bringing automation-as-a-service to homecare and hospice providers. Its technology is built on the foundations of Artificial Intelligence(AI) and robot process automation (RPA) and delivers end-to-end automation for key workflow. This automation then helps clients with a powerful analytics solution which provides valuable insights into their business.

“We’re very fortunate to have the support of our investors to help us bring high-impact technology to a space that deserves it,”

“Homecare is filled with great technology companies that offer robust, powerful applications. However, there is still a substantial amount of manual processes required to run Homecare operations. This is where we found the capabilities of RPA such a great fit, since it leverages existing systems and can perform actions just like a human. Once clients see automation working in conjunction with their existing software, they quickly realize the ROI and often ask what else is possible.”

says Joe Randesi, CEO and co-founder of Element5.

Element5’s co-founders, Randesi and Eric Gordon, who services as the companies Chief Revenue Officer have served Homecare and Hospice market for 12+. Gordon says, “We empower our clients to perform at the top of their competency, enabling them to focus on the highest value tasks. With ever-changing industry rules and regulations, the time and energy spent just to stay compliant is enormous and often creates operational bottlenecks. Automating compliance-related workflows will provide our clients with the freedom they need to rethink how work gets done.”

Element5 co-founders also include CTO Murali Vivenankandan and COO Bhavani Raman. “I am excited about helping providers adopt cutting-edge technology in a simple, meaningful way,” says Vivekanandan. “Combining AI, RPA, and other complementary tools will create powerful solutions that will truly change the way our clients get work done.”

Apart from its main office in San Jose, Califorinia,Element5 also has an office in Chennai, India.

Tickeron Unveils Cryptocurrency Market Forecasting And Pattern Analysis Tools

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Tickeron’s Logo

Tickeron, The California based artificial and human intelligence platform has announced the introduction of its Intraday Pattern Feed for cryptocurrency trading. This new feed paired with its Trend Prediction Engine uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to scan hundreds of cryptocurrencies in search of patterns which indicate buy or sell signals.

Tickeron’s has already garnered an established record in the cryptocurrency market for making accurate predictions such as its prediction of the 2018 bitcoin crash, predicted within 2% of the actual decline. Three weeks in advance of the crash, Tickeron projected with 88.78 per cent confidence that bitcoin, which was trading at $11,000 would experience a 40.53 per cent decline to prices below $6,000.

Tickeron’s prediction for the 2018 crash was pretty remarkably on target, prices were at $6,914 resulting in a 39 per cent decline. The AI was able to predict the crash via its “Broadening Bottom Pattern” which signalled the substantial drop in the price that took place.

And Tickeron’s track record doesn’t end there, there have been other cases where its platform have made sound predictions.

“Our artificial intelligence has precisely predicted several major events in the cryptocurrency market, Crypto traders can now have the same artificial intelligence at their disposal to make informed trading decisions by discovering these patterns within the context of our exclusive, sophisticated algorithms and data analysis.”

said Sergey Savastoiuk

Founded by Sergey Savastoiuk who currently serves as its CEO, Tickeron is a fundamental tool for cryptocurrency trading analysis for investors and traders. Its a subscription-based market intelligence platform which provides industry news and AI generate predictions.

Signing for Tickeron is totally free but the purchase of various Tickeron subscriptions will be required depending on the subscription. Some subscriptions will start at your $15 per month… you gonna rack up a large subscription value if you need more than one component of the platform, a total value of $85 per month.

All plans regardless come with a subscription to Morningstar’s aggregation service and varying benefits depending on your plan level.

If you would love to test the service before buying, luckily all subscriptions offer a 7-day free trial where your card will not be charged until the end of the trial period.

Press Release

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Tickeron, an artificial and human intelligence platform delivering unparalleled trading insights and analysis, introduces its Intraday Pattern Feed for cryptocurrency trading. Paired with Tickeron’s Trend Prediction Engine, the Intraday Pattern Feed uses artificial intelligence to scan hundreds of cryptocurrencies in search of patterns which indicate buy or sell signals.

Tickeron’s technology has an established track record in the cryptocurrency market, which includes accurately predicting the 2018 Bitcoin crash within two percent of the actual decline. Three weeks in advance of the crash, Tickeron projected with 88.78 percent confidence that Bitcoin, which had been trading at over $11,000, would experience a 40.53 percent decline to prices below $6,000. The actual crash was remarkably close to their target, with prices at $6,914 resulting in a 39 percent decline. In this instance, the artificial intelligence was able to predict the crash by accurately identifying a “Broadening Bottom Pattern” that signaled the substantial drop in price that took place. All of Tickeron’s Bitcoin predictions, past and present, are available here.

The same valuable technology is making cryptocurrency trading analysis much more accessible to investors. Once the user selects patterns and choses their minimum confidence level, the work is done for them. Tickeron’s artificial intelligence then predicts breakout and target prices, backtests the pattern and provides other valuable cryptocurrency trading information. Founded by Sergey Savastiouk, who serves as the company’s CEO, Tickeron is a subscription-based market intelligence platform providing industry news and artificial intelligence-generated predictions.

“Our artificial intelligence has precisely predicted several major events in the cryptocurrency market,” said Savastiouk. “Crypto traders can now have the same artificial intelligence at their disposal to make informed trading decisions by discovering these patterns within the context of our exclusive, sophisticated algorithms and data analysis.”

Razer Introduces Blade 15 Studio Edition for Creators With New 8-Core CPU and Quadro RTX Graphics

The all new Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition sports an 8-Core 10th Gen Intel® processor and an NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 5000 GPU accented with supportive features such as a custom calibrated 4K OLED touch display, a UHS-III SD card reader and USB-C charging.

This device in its svelte mercury white package is a mobile-workstation design and dedicated to creators such as audio engineer and VFX artist.

Inside the Blade 15 Studio Edition is the new 8-Core 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H processor capable of up to 5.1 GHz clock speeds when utilizing Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost technology. The eight cores paired with the improved boost clock speeds, results in significant performance gains in CPU intensive applications.

For creators and technical professionals working with dense 3D models or complex VFX designs, the Blade 15 Studio is equipped with the NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 GPU. The Quadro RTX 5000 boasts 16GB of GDDR6 memory for multi-app creative workflows and 48 RT Cores for improved real-time ray tracing performance, allowing creators to interact with their work in new and unique ways.

“If I was to ask myself a few years ago, if I could pull off a high concept CG animated project like Battlesuit on a laptop remotely – I would probably think I was insane,” said Hasraf ‘HaZ’ Dulull, Director and Producer of Battlesuit. “Today, tools like Unreal Engine powered by NVIDIA GPU rendering on a Blade laptop are empowering filmmakers like myself to push the boundaries of sci-fi storytelling without restrictions, thus enabling me to realize my vision regardless of how wild my imagination is”.

Specifications

  • OS— Windows 10 Pro
  • Display—15.6-inch OLED (4K, 100 percent DCI-P3, 60Hz)
  • CPU—Core i7-10875H
  • GPU—Quadro RTX 5000
  • Memory—32GB DDR4-2933
  • Storage: 1TB SSD (M.2 NVMe)
  • Wireless—Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.1
  • Ports: 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C)
  • Webcam: 1MP/720p (Windows Hello support)
  • Battery— Built in 80Wh rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery
  • Dimensions: 0.70 x 9.25 x 13.98 inches
  • Weight: 4.85 pounds

Priced a a whopping $4,300 (£4,300, about AU$6,470), Razers Blade 15 Studio Edition laptop is a pricey treasure. It’s now available for purchase in the US and Canada, and will be made available worldwide later this year.

BitcoinIRA’S Bitcoin Halving Infographic

Bitcoin IRA, one the worlds first and largest secure digital asset IRA technology platform that allows clients to purchase cryptocurrencies and other digital assets for their retirement accounts, has published a new infographic detailing Bitcoin’s third halving event—and in the aftermath what it could mean for investors.

The bitcoin halving event occurs every four years, this event is huge as  the rate of supply of Bitcoin is cut in half. This years event is the thi8rd such event and the rate of production went from 12.5 bitcoins every ten minutes to 6.25.

This leads to a combination of decreased supply and increased demand for Bitcoin, creating upward price pressures. Additionally, the halving event in 2020 has now lowered Bitcoin’s inflation rate to 1.8%, which is lower than the target rate of the U.S. dollar and other global currencies.

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Bitcoin Halving

It is fare too early to to tell the exact effect this year’s halving will have on the price of Bitcoin, historic data suggests that dramatic price increases could follow. Shortly after the halving in 2012, Bitcoin’s price increased 8,189%, and after 2016, another bull run followed with a price increase of 2,237%. With the third halving just happening in early May 2020, Bitcoin’s price could soon rise to exceed $280,000.

“Our internal data at Bitcoin IRA shows signs of increased demand for Bitcoin inside IRA & 401(k) accounts,” explains Chris Kline, COO and Co-Founder at Bitcoin IRA, citing record transaction volume in April and May of 2020. “As more investors look for retirement alternatives to the traditional stock market and awareness of cryptocurrency continues to build, a promising trend will continue for Bitcoin.”

ZebPay Expands Chainalysis Relationship in India

Blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis expanding its partnership with popular Indian based cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider, ZebPay.

This expansion will mean ZebPay will expand its usage of Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction), which allows ZePay to monitor transactions and compliance processes. This also means usage of chainalysis Reactor for enhanced due diligence and investigations.

The relationship follows recent cryptocurrency regulatory developments India. ZebPay was previously used a Chainalysis software from Singapore.

“While there are still steps that need to be taken to strengthen cryptocurrency regulation in India, exchanges like ZebPay that implement robust compliance and investigative software will be well-equipped for future developments,”

“We believe India is poised to make advancements for the cryptocurrency industry, and look forward to growing our business there. We are excited to partner with ZebPay during such a historic time.”

said Jason Bonds, Chief Revenue Officer, Chainalysis.

Chainalysis KYT allows cryptocurrency businesses like ZebPay to monitor large volumes of cryptocurrency activity and identify high-risk transactions on a continuous basis. 

The product, Chainalysis KYT even has Real-time alerts on the highest-risk activity which will allow compliance teams to focus on the most urgent activity and fulfill their regulatory obligations to report suspicious activity.

Chainalysis Reactor assists cryptocurrency businesses to further investigate suspicious transactions and provide more detailed reporting on criminal activity such as fraud, extortion, and money laundering on the blockchain.

“We wanted to build a best-in-class compliance program in India from the start,”

“We already knew the power of Chainalysis KYT’s automated compliance features and Chainalysis Reactor’s advanced investigative capabilities from our work with them in other markets, and we know Chainalysis will set us up for successful expansion in India.”

said Avinash Shekhar, President, ZebPay.

Chainalysis is a blockchain analysis company which provides government agencies, exchanges, and financial institutions across 40 countries the data and analysis tools. Both the company’s investigatory and Compliance tools, education and support have helped to create transparency across blockchains, allowing more confident engagements with cryptocurrency. The firm is backed by leading venture capital firms such as Accel and Benchmark.

Headquartered in Singapore and Founded in 2014, ZebPay is India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange with the largest BTC-INR and BAT-INR markets in the world. The platforms offers its cryptocurrency trading facilities to the markets of India, Singapore, and Australia.

Press Release

NEW YORK, May 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, today announced the expansion of its partnership with ZebPay, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider in India. Under the terms of the agreement, ZebPay will expand its use of Chainalysis KYT (Know Your Transaction) for transaction monitoring and compliance processes and Chainalysis Reactor for enhanced due diligence and investigations in India.

The expanded relationship follows the recent regulatory developments regarding cryptocurrency in the country. ZebPay already uses Chainalysis software in Singapore.

“While there are still steps that need to be taken to strengthen cryptocurrency regulation in India, exchanges like ZebPay that implement robust compliance and investigative software will be well-equipped for future developments,” said Jason Bonds, Chief Revenue Officer, Chainalysis. “We believe India is poised to make advancements for the cryptocurrency industry, and look forward to growing our business there. We are excited to partner with ZebPay during such a historic time.”

“We wanted to build a best-in-class compliance program in India from the start,” said Avinash Shekhar, President, ZebPay. “We already knew the power of Chainalysis KYT’s automated compliance features and Chainalysis Reactor’s advanced investigative capabilities from our work with them in other markets, and we know Chainalysis will set us up for successful expansion in India.”

By leveraging Chainalysis KYT, cryptocurrency businesses like ZebPay can monitor large volumes of cryptocurrency activity and identify high-risk transactions on a continuous basis. Real-time alerts on the highest-risk activity allow compliance teams to focus on the most urgent activity and fulfill their regulatory obligations to report suspicious activity. Chainalysis Reactor assists cryptocurrency businesses to further investigate suspicious transactions and provide more detailed reporting on criminal activity such as fraud, extortion, and money laundering on the blockchain.

About Chainalysis
Chainalysis is the blockchain analysis company providing data and analysis to government agencies, exchanges, and financial institutions across 40 countries. Our investigation and compliance tools, education, and support create transparency across blockchains so our customers can engage confidently with cryptocurrency. Backed by Accel, Benchmark, and other leading names in venture capital, Chainalysis builds trust in blockchains. For more information, visit www.chainalysis.com.

About ZebPay
ZebPay is India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange since 2014, offering the largest BTC-INR and BAT-INR markets in the world. ZebPay is headquartered in Singapore, with exchanges in India, Singapore, and Australia offering cryptocurrency trading facilities.

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