These AI-generated Christmas songs are so freakin' festive – CNET
Jam out to some jingly new holiday tunes, including Cocoa Jollyfluff and Cinnamon Hollybells. These AI-generated Christmas songs are so freakin' festive – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJam out to some jingly new holiday tunes, including Cocoa Jollyfluff and Cinnamon Hollybells. These AI-generated Christmas songs are so freakin' festive – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“I’m tripping balls here.” Elon Musk Interstellar mashup stars SpaceX rocket, doobie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCharlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News: Report: apps using Facebook’s SDK, from Grindr to Bible+, send user info to Facebook including location, where users click, and how long they use it — Facebook provided developers with tools to build Facebook-compatible apps like Tinder, Grindr and Pregnancy+. Report: apps using Facebook's SDK, from Grindr to Bible+, send
Read MoreMicrosoft releases out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer zero-day discovered by Google threat analysts. Microsoft releases security update for new IE zero-day Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIt hasn’t mastered Chopin or Debussy, but it can eke out a decent “Jingle Bells.” Trilobites: Watch a Robotic Hand Play the Piano With a More Human Touch Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Sprout Social, a social media monitoring, marketing, and analytics service with 25,000 business customers, has raised $40.5M Series D at a valuation of ~$800M — Sprout Social, a social media monitoring, marketing and analytics service with 25,000 business customers that helps … Sprout Social, a social media monitoring, marketing, and analytics
Read MoreLast night, we got word of yet another Facebook privacy scandal. What is that, Number 427 for the year? In this case, a report from The New York Times revealed the social media company gave an extreme amount of access to certain partner companies, over and above what users might have expected. According to the NYT report, Facebook
Read MoreJim Rutenberg reflects on the convergence of technology with media, and how that has changed his consumption habits and coverage. (Warning: iPhone addiction ahead.) Tech We’re Using: ‘The Effects Cannot Be Overstated’: When Tech Invaded Media Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWindows Experience Blog: Microsoft debuts new test build of Windows 10 with a simplified Start layout, new Office launcher and hub for recent docs, kaomoji support, and more — Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18305 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Microsoft debuts new test build
Read MorePicking up new skills in the electronics field is often best served by the classic mantra – “learn by doing”. [Juan] and [Leo] did just that, deciding to build a handheld game console for a University project, and delivering the PGC-32. Built as a final project for the Digital Systems Design course at Cornell University, the
Read MoreWindows 10 19H1 Build 18305 adds support for a new sandbox feature for isolating potentially suspicious apps, plus several other new security, user interface and updates and fixes. Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build paves the way for new Sandbox feature Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More2018 is winding down, and we’ve witnessed a number of significant events this year as far as mobile tech is concerned: these include the US government signing an order laying out its 5G strategy, major telcos rolling out 5G, companies like Vivo and Huawei launching mobile phones with fingerprint sensors under the display, a rise
Read MoreThe Post’s Geoffrey A. Fowler shows you what it was like to ride in the Tesla CEO’s test tunnel under Los Angeles: bumpy, like a roller coaster. A ride through Elon Musk’s first Boring Company tunnel Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt was a first step by a state attorney general to punish Facebook for privacy violations. Facebook Sued by District of Columbia Over Cambridge Analytica Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt turns out there are more solar panels than originally thought. Researchers turn to AI for help in mapping every solar panel in the US – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen it comes to seeing in strange spectrums, David Prutchi is the guy you want to talk to. He’s taken pictures of rocks under long, medium and short UV light, he’s added thermal imaging to consumer cameras, and he’s made cameras see polarization. There’s a lot more to the world than what the rods and
Read MoreNew York Times: Researchers discover breach at EU’s diplomatic communications network, which yielded over 1,100 cables, and 100+ other orgs, likely occurring over several years — WASHINGTON — Hackers infiltrated the European Union’s diplomatic communications network for years, downloading thousands … Researchers discover breach at EU's diplomatic communications network, which yielded over 1,100 cables, and
Read MoreThe robot delivery revolution is underway, with autonomous vehicles delivering groceries in cities across the country. The latest example is in Arizona, where Kroger has begun delivering groceries via an unmanned vehicle. Tired of going to the grocery store? In Arizona, a robot-driven car will deliver groceries to your home. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe more modern screen technology should offer improved color and contrast. Samsung's fancy The Frame and Serif TVs graduate to QLED at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIan Hamilton / UploadVR: Facebook open sources its DeepFocus VR research, which aims to create ultra-realistic visuals for eye-tracking headsets — Facebook is releasing public code and formally open sourcing its DeepFocus research into ultra-realistic visuals for VR headsets. — The DeepFocus approach … Facebook open sources its DeepFocus VR research, which aims to create
Read MoreThe plan was reportedly teased with a Dr. Seuss-style rhyme in a holiday message to employees. NBC may launch Netflix-like streaming service in 2019, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRocco the parrot uses an Amazon Echo to boogie to Kings of Leon and order treats. Cussing rescue parrot forges sweet Amazon Alexa friendship – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWashington Post: AG for District of Columbia Karl Racine files lawsuit against Facebook over allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, access to users’ information — The attorney general for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Facebook for allowing Cambridge Analytica … AG for District of Columbia Karl Racine files lawsuit against
Read MoreThe attorney general for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Facebook for allowing Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy, to gain access to the names, “likes” and other personal data about tens of millions of the social site’s users without their permission. D.C. attorney general sues Facebook over alleged privacy violations from
Read MoreThe lawsuit, according to two people familiar with the matter, marks the first time that regulators in the United States have sought to penalize the tech giant for its entanglement with Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that at one point had worked for the Trump campaign. Cambridge Analytica gained access to personal data from tens
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