Month: April 2022

Versatile Reflow Oven Controller Uses ESP32-S2

[Maker.Moekoe] wanted a single controller board that was usable with different reflow ovens or hotplates. The result is a versatile board based on the ESP32-S2. You can see a video of the board’s assembly in the video below. The board sports several inputs and outputs including: 2x MAX6675 thermocouple sensor input 2x Fan output with

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Tencent says it will shut down a service, which allowed Chinese gamers access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, starting May 31 (Josh Ye/Reuters)

Josh Ye / Reuters: Tencent says it will shut down a service, which allowed Chinese gamers access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, starting May 31  —  Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games …

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Since the Ukraine invasion, thousands of Russian tech workers have left the country, an exodus that will fundamentally change the Russian tech industry (New York Times)

New York Times: Since the Ukraine invasion, thousands of Russian tech workers have left the country, an exodus that will fundamentally change the Russian tech industry  —  Since their country invaded Ukraine, Russian tech workers have left by the thousands.  They appear intent on rebuilding their lives and businesses in other countries.

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TikTok’s music distribution service SoundOn is receiving mixed reviews from Brazilian and Indonesian artists for delays in releases and issues in audience reach (Rest of World)

Rest of World: TikTok’s music distribution service SoundOn is receiving mixed reviews from Brazilian and Indonesian artists for delays in releases and issues in audience reach  —  SoundOn represents ByteDance’s latest foray into the music industry.  —  In the fall of 2021, Rebecca Nora heard …

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Ukraine, its allies, and hactivists have made public hundreds of gigabytes of files and millions of emails on the Russian state, including doxing Russian troops (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Matt Burgess / Wired: Ukraine, its allies, and hactivists have made public hundreds of gigabytes of files and millions of emails on the Russian state, including doxing Russian troops  —  Ukraine claims to have doxed Russian troops and spies, while’ hacktivists are regularly leaking private information from Russian organizations.

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IMMO, whose tech lets institutional investors sell, rent, and invest in single family homes, raises a $75M Series B led by Oak HC/FT to expand across Europe (Tony Zerucha/Crowdfund Insider)

Tony Zerucha / Crowdfund Insider: IMMO, whose tech lets institutional investors sell, rent, and invest in single family homes, raises a $75M Series B led by Oak HC/FT to expand across Europe  —  IMMO, a tech-driven residential investment platform that helps people sell, rent and invest in single-family rental (SFR) housing …

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Reducing Warping in Metal 3D Prints

We are used to dealing with warping when printing with thermoplastics like ABS, but metal printers suffer from this problem, too. The University of Michigan has a new technology, SmartScan, that promises to reduce this problem. You can see a video about the technique, below. The idea is to develop a thermal model of the

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Stockholm-based Material Exchange, a marketplace connecting footwear and apparel brands with material suppliers, raises a €25M Series A led by Molten Ventures (Dan Taylor/Tech.eu)

Dan Taylor / Tech.eu: Stockholm-based Material Exchange, a marketplace connecting footwear and apparel brands with material suppliers, raises a €25M Series A led by Molten Ventures  —  Helping an oft-cast ‘dirty’ industry clean up its act through digitising the materials sourcing process …

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Sources: the US Department of Commerce is investigating Synopsys, the biggest supplier of chip design software, for possibly passing key tech to Huawei and SMIC (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: the US Department of Commerce is investigating Synopsys, the biggest supplier of chip design software, for possibly passing key tech to Huawei and SMIC  —  Synopsys Inc., the biggest supplier of software used to design semiconductors, is under investigation by the U.S. Department …

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US government agencies warn of new custom tools, created by several APT actors, that are capable of compromising IT equipment used in critical infrastructure (Jonathan Greig/The Record)

Jonathan Greig / The Record: US government agencies warn of new custom tools, created by several APT actors, that are capable of compromising IT equipment used in critical infrastructure  —  Several advanced persistent threat (APT) actors have created custom-made tools designed to breach IT equipment used …

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How to make a poll on Discord

Growing a server on Discord requires a significant amount of user activity. People can spread around invites and promote the server all they want, but if nothing is happening in it, people are bound to leave. If you’re running a server, one of the best ways to promote interactivity and engagement is to hold polls.

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India’s ban on Chinese apps, including TikTok, has allowed homegrown short-video apps like Josh to thrive; Josh has 150M+ MAUs and a $5B valuation as of April (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: India’s ban on Chinese apps, including TikTok, has allowed homegrown short-video apps like Josh to thrive; Josh has 150M+ MAUs and a $5B valuation as of April  —  Jiya Kiran Valambhia’s success story as a social media influencer is a familiar one in the age of TikTok.

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How to check PS5 downloads on the PS app

Wondering how long you have to wait before you can play your newest game? With the PlayStation app, you can monitor the download progress of your PS5 and PS4 games and be notified when they’re ready to play. No more waiting anxiously by the TV, plus your games will download faster with your console in

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After the pandemic forced employees to work from home, some neurodivergent people are thriving at remote cybersecurity jobs (Nicolle Liu/Wall Street Journal)

Nicolle Liu / Wall Street Journal: After the pandemic forced employees to work from home, some neurodivergent people are thriving at remote cybersecurity jobs  —  The Covid-19 pandemic forced many employees to work from home, leveling the playing field for people with conditions such as autism, who might not fare as well in office settings

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