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Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! I love headphones. I also love noise-canceling headphones. And, in particular, I love Sennheiser noise-canceling headphones. But, most of all, I love a big fat discount on a pair of the Sennheiser PXC 550 noise-canceling headphones. You read that right, currently you can get 34 percent (specifically, $119.98) off a pair of the cans. That means you can get your very own set of Sennheiser PXC 550 for only $229.97. Victory! So, what sweet features do the Sennheiser PXC 550 headphones have? First off, they’re wireless. Using… This story continues at The Next Web from The Next Web http://bit.ly/2I7Igi9

Elon Musk makes it easy to dismiss his grandiose — unhinged, even — descriptions of his product plans. But if we look past the hyperbole, we see a serious threat for legacy automakers who don’t know and love software. “I feel very confident predicting 1 million autonomous robo-taxis for Tesla next year,” When Elon Musk utters these words at Tesla’s Autonomy Day late April, a song plays inside my head: They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!. I imagine two burly men in white coats coming on stage, wrapping Elon in a tight jacket, and whisking him to a padded cell. (I last heard the song in the late… This story continues at The Next Web Or just read more coverage about: Tesla from The Next Web http://bit.ly/2Xcudy9

If you’re living in Germany, you should be careful about what you’re texting. Because according to Spiegel Online, the country’s Federal Interior Minister, Horst Seehofer, wants encrypted messaging services like WhatsApp and Telegram to provide chat logs in plain text to the authorities.  Since these services come with end-to-end encryption, the companies will have to break the encryption and provide a backdoor to give access to the texts. This can lead to the government encroaching people private messages. Plus, there’s a risk of hackers accessing personal information through the backdoor as well. Berlin-based messaging service Wire told Spiegel that this step… This story continues at The Next Web Or just read more coverage about: WhatsApp from The Next Web http://bit.ly/2KbKOhY

Cryptocurrency trading platform CoinBene has been put under the microscope again following an announcement from one of Germany‘s top financial regulators. The Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) has issued a warning against the cryptocurrency exchange stating that it is operating without a license. What’s more, the BaFin claims CoinBene has been recruiting freelance cryptocurrency traders to perform trades on behalf of the exchange. CoinBene LTD Germany is not registered on the commercial register in the country, the announcement reads. In Germany, cryptocurrencies are typically classed as “financial instruments.” As such, trading the digital assets on behalf of clients should be conducted… This story continues at The Next Web from The Next Web http://bit.ly/2K8b8K1

Popular news aggregation platform Flipboard has disclosed a glaring security breach, which gave hackers unauthorized access to its database systems for more than nine months. As a precautionary step, it has reset all users’ passwords. While you can continue using Flipboard from devices you’re already logged in, you’ll be prompted to create a new password if you try signing in afresh. Flipboard has more than 145 million monthly active users. The company didn’t disclose the exact number of accounts that had been breached, but said only a “subset of user data” had been compromised. It also said it is in the process of notifying all… This story continues at The Next Web from The Next Web http://bit.ly/2EDFaBO

If you’d bought a Samsung NC10 the day it was released, the laptop would have set you back about $499. That was 11 years ago. Today, that same laptop, loaded with malware, fetched a cool $1.3 million at auction. I clearly should have paid more attention in my art appreciation class. Artist Guo O Dong listed the laptop, an art installation he called “The Persistence of Chaos.” To earn the moniker, he air gapped the machine — ensured it wouldn’t connect to the internet — and loaded it with six of the most dangerous types of malware to have ever… This story continues at The Next Web from The Next Web http://bit.ly/2Quu86s

Dell today announced a slew of refreshes for its Inspiron, XPS, and Alienware laptop lineups at Computex 2019 in Singapore. It also unveiled new gaming headsets, a delivery and installation service, and a new EyeSafe display. The latest refreshes to some of the world’s most popular laptops are nothing to sniff at. Leading off with the excellent XPS 13, this summer’s version goes 2-in-1 and will be the first of Dell‘s offerings to feature a 10th generation Intel Core processsor. Overall, Dell says it’ll be 8% thinner but, thanks to a shift to 16:10 screen ratio, it’ll have 7% more… This story continues at The Next Web Or just read more coverage about: Dell from The Next Web http://bit.ly/2WsXKqs