Interactive filmmaking, where the viewers take control, has always been a technology in search of an audience. Netflix thinks the time is right. ‘Black Mirror’ Gives Power to the People Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe tend to think of electric vehicles as a recent innovation, however many successful products are not the first ones to appear on the market. We have a habit of forgetting the progenitors such as mechanical scanned TVs or the $10,000 Honeywell kitchen computer. A case in point is [Clive Sinclair]’s C5 electric vehicle from
Read MoreSome time ago, [Trammell Hudson] took a shot at creating a tool that unfolds 3D models in STL format and outputs a color-coded 2D pattern that can be cut out using a laser cutter. With a little bending and gluing, the 3D model can be re-created out of paper or cardboard. There are of course other and
Read MoreThe new feature-length movie debuts Friday on Netflix. In Black Mirror: Bandersnatch trailer, a video game warps reality – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs 2019 nears, the New Horizons spacecraft is zooming toward mysterious space rock Ultima Thule on a historic flyby. NASA to photograph most distant world explored yet on New Year's Day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHisashi Iwato / Nikkei: Japanese electronics maker NEC says it will acquire Denmark’s largest IT business KMD for ~$1.22B, in deal expected to close end of February 2019 — Japanese company taps KMD’s experience in servicing European public sector — TOKYO — Electronics maker NEC will acquire KMD Holding … Japanese electronics maker NEC says
Read MoreEvery year, the time comes again when many of us switch our clocks from summer or daylight-saving time back to winter time. And the usual confusion sets in, is it an hour forwards or back? Why do we need to change the time at all? Indeed, EU member states have been asked if they would
Read MoreFor a Western, Netflix’s Ballad of Buster Scruggs sure has a lot of cutting-edge digital effects. Check out the pictures to see how they came to be. Behind the CGI of the Coen Brothers' Ballad of Buster Scruggs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKhamila Mulia / KrASIA: Indonesia lifts ban on Tumblr, which was blocked in March for failing to comply with the country’s anti-pornography rules — We reported last week Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) was considering to unblocking Tumblr which has been banned since March … Indonesia lifts ban on Tumblr, which was
Read MoreBefore we had Raspberry Pis and Beaglebones, the art of putting a Linux system in a small, portable project was limited to router hacking. The venerable WRT54G controlled Internet-connected robots with a careful application of a Unix-ey firmware. Now, things are different but there’s still a need for a cheap, portable Linux system that’s just good
Read MoreMax Fisher / New York Times: Over 1,400 pages of leaked Facebook content rules for moderators reveal gaps, biases, and errors as Facebook tries to distill complex issues into yes/no rules — Under fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions
Read MoreThe New York Times obtained more than a thousand pages of internal guidelines. They shed light on how Facebook decides what should be kept off the platform. 5 Takeaways From Facebook’s Leaked Moderation Documents Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreUnder fire for stirring up distrust and violence, the social network has vowed to police its users. But leaked documents raise serious questions about its approach. Inside Facebook’s Secret Rulebook for Global Political Speech Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThroughout history, innovators have strived to create automata, or robots as we now know them, to augment labor intensive and dangerous human jobs. As far back as 322 BC, Aristotle predicted that fleets of mechanical automata could finally rid the world of the scourge of slavery by taking over backbreaking manual roles forced upon human
Read MoreAn amusing Sesame Street sound bite posted to Reddit could be the internet’s new “Yanny or Laurel.” Sesame Street muppet Grover might have dropped the F bomb in this clip – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlso on the second anniversary of Fisher’s death, co-star Mark Hamill says he “will never stop missing” her. Billie Lourd, Star Wars fans honor Carrie Fisher two years after she died – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe problem’s been going on since 4 a.m. ET, according to DownDetector. CenturyLink customers get belated coal in their stockings with nationwide outage – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe latest set of challenges comes at a perfect time when most people are off work and out of school until the end of the year. Fortnite season 7, week 4 challenges and tips for getting through them quickly – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Air Force and the Navy are rolling out new hardware and software for their trainer aircraft to stop the oxygen-deprivation problems that have plagued pilots for several years. At War: Pilots Kept Losing Oxygen and the Military Had No Idea Why. Now There’s a Possible Fix. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYogita Khatri / CoinDesk: Japan’s GMO Internet says it will stop making and selling cryptocurrency miners, but will continue its in-house cryptocurrency mining operations for now — Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has said it will quit making and selling crypto miners following a year of bear market losses Japan's GMO Internet says it will
Read MoreCamera sliders are a fantastic tool for those who wish to shoot beautiful and smooth panning video, or take expressive time-lapse shots. They can also be remarkably expensive, which creates an incentive for the DIYer to innovate at home. [Richard] wanted a motorized slider and didn’t want to break the bank, and thus, a build
Read MoreDo you hear Grover dropping a swear word? Sesame Street sound bite could be internet's new 'Yanny or Laurel' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new feature-length special makes its debut Friday on Netflix. In Black Mirror: Bandersnatch trailer, a retro video game warps reality – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you think about an asylum, there are two kinds of people in it: staff and patients. We aren’t sure which one [Nick Lucid] is in the latest The Science Asylum video that tries to answer the question: does electricity really flow like water? If you think about it, that isn’t such a strange question. We
Read MoreChina’s internet celebrity economy has expanded exponentially in recent years. According to a report released by iResearch, the number of online celebrities in China with more than 100,000 followers has increased by 57.3 percent since 2016. With a single embedded ad in a WeChat post worth up to $145,000 USD for influencers with dedicated followings,
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