It’s now been a few months since Chinese scientist He Jiankui revealed that he had genetically edited human embryos and implanted them into mothers, resulting in at least two live births. The news rocked the genetics community as scientists the world over condemned the work and demanded that guidelines be put in place to prevent such experiments from continuing.

Now, as the fate of He is being decided by Chinese authorities, the Associated Press is reporting that a U.S. professor and Nobel Prize winner Craig Mello of the University of Massachusetts was receiving regular updates from He due to his position as an unpaid adviser for the Chinese scientist’s biotech firm.

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U.S. professor knew about Chinese scientist’s gene-edited babies months before the rest of us originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 20:08:22 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Already under fire for apparently tricking kids into spending their parents’ money to play games on the social networking platform, Facebook now finds itself confronting a new privacy wrinkle that’s emerged and reportedly involves the company paying teenagers and young adults for permission to track everything they do on their phones.

The report comes via TechCrunch, which notes that Facebook has been quietly paying users between the ages of 13 and 35 up to $20 a month — and a little more, in some cases — for permission to install a “Facebook Research” VPN on their phones. If this sounds suspiciously like Facebook’s Onavo Protect app the social network got in trouble for, with Apple actually banning it entirely, you’re not wrong.

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Report: Facebook has been paying some teens for permission to track everything they do originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 19:24:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This is now the third time we’ve heard that the Galaxy S10 will do something most Android phones can’t, including last year’s Samsung’s flagship — that’s support for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. A leak in December said the Galaxy S10 would feature both hot and cold crypto wallets, as well as transactions for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major digital currencies. Then, a few days ago, we saw real-life photos of the Galaxy S10 revealing the Samsung Blockchain KeyStore functionality of the phone, as seen below.

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Galaxy S10’s Samsung Pay app tipped to support Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 19:06:12 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Ahead of the FCC’s meeting on Wednesday focused on toughening up caller ID rules to make it harder for spam callers to hide their identity, a new report is out that shows the effect such calls are having on Americans’ overall smartphone usage. No surprise, one of the big takeaways is that we’re answering our phones less often.

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The spam call epidemic is stopping people from answering their phones originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 18:35:07 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Video game publishers gave us a few weeks off to catch our breath at the start of 2019, but the release schedule just picked up in a major way as Resident Evil 2 and Kingdom Hearts III both launched within days of each other. And it’s only going to get busier from here on out, as February is packed to the gills with anticipated titles, including Anthem, Far Cry New Dawn, Crackdown 3, Metro Exodus, and Wargroove.

But what about the free games? As always, Microsoft is giving away two free Xbox One games and two free Xbox 360 games (which are backward compatible with the Xbox One) to all Gold subscribers. The highlight of February is probably Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, though Assassin’s Creed Rogue is truly underrated.

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Xbox Games with Gold for February 2019: Star Wars, Bomberman, and more originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 17:55:56 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Razer has unveiled a lineup of gear that’s been given the company’s colorful Quartz Pink treatment, including the company’s first pink laptop. It’s part of a new Quartz Pink product set that more than doubles the number of products in the set’s lineup when it was first introduced last year.

“Our fans told us they could not get enough of our Quartz Pink editions,” said Razer Co-Founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan. “We listened, and we have given the stunning pink treatment to our latest gaming gear, giving you the unfair advantage in both performance and looks.”

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Razer’s new Blade Stealth is its first pink laptop, coming in time for Valentine’s Day originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 17:35:17 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When you’re vacationing in a place like Australia it’s normal to want to show folks back home all the neat things you come across. However, it’s still a good idea to keep from handling strange wildlife with your bare hands, especially if you have no idea how deadly it might be.

A somewhat mysterious video that has gotten a lot of attention over the past few days is a great reminder of that. In the clip, an unidentified tourist shows off his latest discovery, an adorable little octopus covered in bright blue stripes. It’s the kind of thing that vacation videos are made for, but unfortunately the tiny creature in question is incredibly toxic and carry enough venom to dispatch dozens of full grown adults.

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Tourist posts video holding octopus that could kill them in an instant originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 17:14:29 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Over the last few days, we saw a couple of reports detailing purported Android Q features. We already talked about the fact that Android Q is getting support for 3D facial recognition, which may be a sign that the Pixel 4 could have a Face ID-like front camera, but that’s just one of the new features that were leaked. In what follows, we’ll show you everything that was leaked several weeks ahead of the first Android Q beta.

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14 new Android Q feature that just leaked: Face ID, app downgrades, and privacy tricks originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 16:53:47 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Typically, Apple’s earnings report for the holiday quarter is a sight to behold. After all, Apple over the years has consistently and impressively delivered jaw-dropping revenue, monstrous iPhone sales, and of course, record-setting profits that simply put most every other company on the planet to shame.

The most recent holiday quarter, though, is a little bit different. Sure, Apple is still making money hand over fist, but Tim Cook a few weeks back wrote a letter to investors and informed them that Apple’s revenue for the holiday quarter would be a few billion dollars less than initially anticipated. No, the sky isn’t falling, but Apple’s bottom line was hit hard by poor performance across its entire product line in China.

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Apple posts fiscal Q1 earnings: Revenue reaches $84 billion as iPhone revenue drops by 15% originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 16:32:48 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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At long last, mobile Fortnite players will stand a chance against their console counterparts. On Tuesday, Epic Games shared the patch notes for the Fortnite v7.30 update, which includes support for Bluetooth controllers on Android and iOS devices. This has been a long time coming, as Epic first announced it was working on the feature last year, but this should help to level the playing field for those who prefer to play on a phone or tablet.

According to Epic’s patch notes, most Bluetooth controller adapters should work on Android, including Steelseries Stratus XL, Gamevice, XBox1, Razer Raiju, and Moto Gamepad. On iOS, all MFi controllers should be compatible, like Steelseries Nimbus and Gamevice. If you own a Bluetooth controller, you’re likely good to go.

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‘Fortnite’ finally supports Bluetooth controllers on iOS and Android originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 16:20:06 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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