Parts of viral glitter bomb video were faked, says engineer who made it – CNET
Some things are just too good to be true. Parts of viral glitter bomb video were faked, says engineer who made it – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome things are just too good to be true. Parts of viral glitter bomb video were faked, says engineer who made it – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill Oremus / Slate: Facebook has forfeited our trust to the point that we see nefarious motives in any misstep, as some overblown reactions to Spotify and Netflix integrations show — Facebook may or may not have lost its handle on our data. But it has definitely lost its handle on the public narrative—and the
Read MoreThe unauthorized appearance of the albums on Spotify and Apple Music raised questions about services that have long been seen as bulwarks against online piracy. Beyoncé Albums Leaked Online, Causing Concerns About Streaming Platforms Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: Sprint to pay $300M in a settlement with New York AG for failing to collect $100M+ in state and local taxes between 2005 and 2014 on some of its wireless plans — Carrier didn’t collect proper taxes on some wireless plans for nearly a decade, New York attorney general
Read MoreAs the parent of a toddler I try to walk the fine line between being a loving, nurturing father and slipping away into an abyss of insanity because I haven’t had a peaceful moment in years. Keeping me leaning towards the light has been my son’s fascination with things like the alphabet, math, and shapes.
Read MoreThe old-fashioned alarm clock was a staple of cartoons in years past, with loud clanging bells and slap-to-shutoff functionality. Despite being an excellent dramatic device, these classic timepieces began to lose favor to the digital clock radio, and, in more recent times, the smartphone alarm. However, [LenkaDesign] has come up with this excellent build that
Read MoreProsecutors in Minnesota said they did not find enough evidence to pursue a case against the Chinese billionaire, who was accused of rape this year by a University of Minnesota student. JD.com Chief Richard Liu Will Not Be Charged With Sexual Assault Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Avengers: Endgame trailer didn’t end the game. We want more. Star Wars 9, Stranger Things, Game of Thrones: When will we get trailers? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe only thing more stressful than last-minute Christmas shopping is last-minute gift guide writing. Alas, dear reader, we all have our own particular crosses to bear, but in this case, my stress can be your salvation. On the last Friday before Christmas, I’ve sat down to compile the greatest collection of eleventh-hour gifts anyone has
Read MoreNew York Times: JD.com founder and CEO Richard Liu will not be charged with sexual assault following rape allegation in August, prosecutors in Minneapolis say — Richard Liu, the Chinese billionaire accused of rape nearly four months ago by a young Chinese student at the University of Minnesota … JD.com founder and CEO Richard Liu
Read MoreThe price of the Back to the Future-style shoes is dropping by more than half. Nike cuts price of its self-lacing shoes, but they're still not cheap – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Google Payment receives an e-money license in Lithuania, enabling it to process payments, issue e-money, and handle electronic money wallets throughout the EU — Google Payment, a company owned by Alphabet Inc., obtained an e-money license in Lithuania, joining a growing number of fintech firms … Google Payment receives an e-money license in Lithuania,
Read MoreWhether or not you chose to believe our claim that we planned it this way, the holidays happen to fall right smack in the middle of our ongoing Circuit Sculpture Contest, which challenges hackers to build circuits that double as bona fide works of art. It’s become almost too easy to spin up your own
Read MoreDon’t worry, that money isn’t going toward a fish tank. Toyota and Mazda are spending million on some fish in Alabama – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More“5G E” isn’t actually 5G. AT&T will connect your 4G phone to its '5G E' network, but don't get too excited – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDC Universe’s first original drama series will play on Netflix around the globe. Titans season 1 is now on DC Universe, international Netflix release on Jan. 11 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou have died of influenza. CDC 1918 Pandemic Trail game is Oregon Trail with the flu – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSince 1989, people and businesses in the United States have relied on the FICO credit score as an indication of trustworthiness for any given person. Reported by each of three major credit bureaus, a person’s score can be calculated based on their payment history, their current debt burden, the length of their credit history, the
Read MoreJosh Smith / Reuters: Woowa Bros, South Korea’s largest food delivery startup, raises $320M at a valuation of $2.6B for international expansion and to develop autonomous robots — SEOUL (Reuters) – The operator of South Korea’s largest food delivery app has secured a $320 million investment from Hillhouse Capital … Woowa Bros, South Korea's largest
Read MoreThe AI-powered robot in my home just figured out how to bypass the barrier I built to stop it. It’s only a matter of seconds before it’s upon me. Luckily for me, the robot in question is a Vector unit from Anki. The only real threat it poses is to my deadlines. I turned Vector
Read MoreThere were plenty of great talks at this year’s Supercon, but we really liked the title of Dominic Spill’s talk: Ridiculous Radios. Let’s face it, it is one thing to make a radio or a computer or a drone the way you are supposed to. It is another thing altogether to make one out of
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Epic Games is facing lawsuits over Fortnite dance emotes, real-life dance moves used in the game, raising questions about whether dance moves are copyrightable — Epic Games’ Fortnite is the biggest game on the planet right now, but one of its biggest sources of revenue — the ubiquitous dance …
Read MoreAnalysts say the first 5G-capable smartphones won’t even arrive on the market until next year at the earliest. 2018 was the year of 5G hype. The 5G reality is yet to come. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJeffrey Dastin / Reuters: Sources describe how Amazon’s efforts to make Alexa a better communicator through its Alexa Prize competition led to a hack and chats about sex and murder — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Millions of users of Amazon’s Echo speakers have grown accustomed to the soothing strains of Alexa … Sources describe how
Read MoreDigitizing an object usually means firing up a CAD program and keeping the calipers handy, or using a 3D scanner to create a point cloud representing an object’s surfaces. [Dzl] took an entirely different approach with his DIY manual 3D digitizer, a laser-cut and 3D printed assembly that uses rotary encoders to create a turntable with
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