Breakout board for the MAX30101, which [Zach] used as the basis of his roast gauge. The sensor is at the top edge of the board. Parts designed and marketed for a specific application can nevertheless still be useful in other ways, and whenever that happens, it’s probably the start of a pretty good hack. Using
Read MoreDating can be tricky for anyone, but for those living with mental illness things can get a little more complicated. Putting aside how having an anxiety disorder makes the whole process much harder—you’re deliberately introducing new potential sources of anxiety into your life—there’s also the issue of how and when to… Read more… How to
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Quibi co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg admitted he was wrong for comments he made in May blaming the entirely of the company’s failing on the coronavirus pandemic. He’s ready to accept the blame for Quibi’s collapse. “It [wasn’t] fair,” Katzenberg told CNBC earlier today. That chat with CNBC was the
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge This week, Tesla began pushing its “Full Self-Driving” (FSD) update to a select group of customers, and the first reactions are now beginning to roll in. The software, which enables drivers to use many of Autopilot’s advanced driver-assist features on local, non-highway streets, is still in beta. As
Read MoreThe suit filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court takes aim at what the plaintiffs called a “constant barrage” of pro-Proposition 22 messages that Uber drivers face on the job. Uber drivers sue app over ‘constant barrage’ pushing California anti-employment initiative Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePresident Trump is behind in many swing-state polls, but his social media accounts are attracting as much attention as ever. Trump Still Miles Ahead of Biden in Social Media Engagement Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is expanding its new “Express” retail format to more locations, according to Reuters. The Express stores have a wall of plexiglass-protected sales counters and some shelves with accessories right at the front of the store. The new format should allow customers to pick up orders (such as
Read MoreEven the greatest writers sometimes struggle to come up with new ideas. At least, that’s what I’ve heard. Luckily for them, a new AI Blog Idea Generator could sprinkle some inspiration onto their empty pages. Just enter some keywords into the search bar and the system will analyze Google‘s top-performing content on the subject. It then runs
Read MoreJoseph Cox / VICE: How Phantom Secure, which started as a privacy-focused phone company in Canada, became a network for the Sinaloa Cartel before being shut down by the FBI — Vince Ramos wanted Phantom Secure to be the Uber of privacy-focused, luxury-branded phones—flood the market with devices, and sort out the law later. How
Read MoreWhile we may not be traveling much right now, someday (hopefully) we’ll be able to safely hop on planes and visit other states and countries with some regularity. In pre-pandemic times, you may never have thought twice about using sites like Kayak or Expedia, or simply googling to make your own travel arrangements or… Read
Read MorePhoto by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images A security researcher claims he hacked President Donald Trump’s Twitter account earlier this month, guessing that his password was “maga2020!” and possibly posting a tweet where Trump appeared to take a satirical article seriously. Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant and magazine Vrij Nederland reported the news earlier
Read MoreHas this ever happened to you: You unlock your phone and just wish that you could change the app icons and fonts into a matching, cutesy theme? Well there’s good news for you in iOS 14! Read more… How to Customize Your iPhone Home Screen in iOS 14 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSave on ThinkPads, a Yoga convertible and an affordable Legion gaming laptop. The 7 best laptop deals at Lenovo's early Black Friday sale – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou don’t need cable to watch Thursday’s action. NFL 2020: How to watch Giants vs. Eagles on Fox Thursday Night Football without cable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHackers could tamper with ballots returned online. Security experts are tracking the systems in use by small groups today. Online voting, called a major risk by security experts, opens up to more voters – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: EU imposes sanctions against GRU and two of its officers for their involvement in the 2015 German Parliament hack — Germany had been asking and pushing EU officials for an official statement and sanctions against Russia since earlier this year. — The European Union has imposed sanctions today … EU imposes
Read MoreHello, friends, and welcome to the first installment of the Skillet Chili Cook-Off. Let me start out by saying that this thing is probably going to go on longer than I initially intended. I know I said I would be picking eight (8) chili recipes to make, eat and ponder, but you simply sent me
Read MoreExpensive? Yes. Totally worth it? Yes. Save 0 on the amazing Vava 4K HDR ultra-short-throw projector – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe actor gives us our first look at his version of the video game hero. See Tom Holland as hero Nathan Drake in Uncharted movie first look – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSt. Mary’s University in Texas has partnered with Spectrum Enterprise to establish the institution’s new Spectrum Esports Arena and power it with a dedicated Fiber Internet Access circuit. St Marys University Amps Up Network for Esports Arena Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreImage: Sony If you are planning to use your PlayStation 5 for more than just gaming — whether that’s to stream movies and TV shows on Netflix or play music on Spotify — you’ll be happy to know that Sony’s next-gen console will support some of the more popular entertainment apps at launch. Sony confirmed
Read MoreA few months ago, I fell down the internet rabbit hole known as Ted Munk’s typewriter site. I don’t remember if I just saw this Brother EP43 typewriter for sale and searched for information about them, or went looking for one after reading about them. Either way, the result is the same — I gained
Read MoreSelling 5G capability is a huge opportunity for phone companies. Be careful. Why the 5G Pushiness? Because $$$. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDaniel Cooper / Engadget: Hands-on with Huawei’s new Mate 40 Pro: incredible cameras and powerful processors, but the app selection is atrocious and makes the handset hard to recommend — You know the score by now. Huawei currently makes Android phones that can’t run Android apps, or at least the ones that I, and most
Read MoreStephen Nellis / Reuters: Apple says it is expanding its COVID-safe “Express” retail stores, with a counter protected by plexiglass at the front of a store, ahead of the holiday season — (Reuters) – Apple Inc AAPL.O is expanding a new physical store format as it tries to get iPhone 12 models into customers’ hands
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