It could be said that there are two types of people: those for whom the actor LeVar Burton is the host of Reading Rainbow, and those for whom he is Geordi LaForge, Chief Engineer of Star Trek TNG‘s Enterprise NCC1701-D. For those of us engineers who lie in the second camp, we can at least
Read MoreSee how Apple’s newest iPhone SE stacks up against other budget phones you can buy in 2020. iPhone SE vs. Galaxy S10E (and other affordable rivals): All the specs compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn April 2019, fans of the makeup influencer Jaclyn Hill noticed her new eyeshadow palette, normally $38, on Walmart.com for the unbelievably low price of $16.39. Many rushed to buy; others were skeptical: Hill had announced that the palette would be available only through certain retailers, and Walmart wasn’t one of them. Soon, Hill confirmed
Read MoreThe demo code for [XTronical]’s ESP32-based SD card music player is not even 40 lines long, though it will also require a few economical parts before it all works. Nevertheless, making a microcontroller play MP3s (and other formats) from an SD card is considerably simpler today than it was years ago. Part of what makes
Read MoreStephen Harrison / Slate: “Neutral point of view” is a core principle of Wikipedia but racial justice protests are sparking debates among contributors on what neutrality actually means — Contributors are rethinking what Wikipedia’s commitment to neutrality actually means. "Neutral point of view" is a core principle of Wikipedia but racial justice protests are sparking
Read MoreWhen it comes to computers, it seems like the only thing that matters is speed. The more the better, in general, and the same applies to peripherals. We want the fastest network adapters, the fastest video card, and the fastest printer. So why in the world would anyone intentionally build a really slow inkjet printer?
Read MoreFinSMEs: Squire Technologies, an NYC-based provider of barbershop management software, raises $34M Series B led by CRV, bringing its total raised to $46.2M — Squire Technologies, a NYC-based barbershop management and point of sale system software platform, raised $34m in Series B funding. Squire Technologies, an NYC-based provider of barbershop management software, raises M Series
Read MoreOrbiting over our heads right now are two human beings who flew to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon vehicle on top of a Falcon 9. The majority of coverage focused on the years since human spaceflight last launched from Florida, but [Eric Berger] at Ars Technica reminds us it also makes
Read MoreFor its third launch in two weeks, Elon Musk’s rocket company sends more Starlink satellites and three Planet Labs satellites to orbit. SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites in Saturday ride-share mission – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExplore your options for high-quality beef, pork, chicken and seafood delivered to your door. Best meat delivery for 2020: Omaha Steaks, Porter Road, Crowd Cow and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese convenient dog food delivery services will save you a trip to the store. Best dog food delivery for 2020: Pet Plate, Chewy, BarkBox, Ollie and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRobert P. Baird / New Yorker: How a philanthropic COVID-19 testing initiative by Utah companies like Nomi Health and Domo became a commercial enterprise, despite questions about performance — At a White House briefing, on April 23rd, Mike Pence offered what he described as “encouraging news” about covid-19 testing. How a philanthropic COVID-19 testing initiative
Read MoreWe are used to flipdots, single mechanical pixels that are brightly colored on one side and black on the other, flipped over by a magnetic field. Driving the little electromagnets that make them work is a regular challenge in our community. [Johan] however has a new take on the flipdot, and it’s one we’ve never
Read More“It’s hard to be a person of color at this company,” a staff member said. In response to an uprising, Anna Wintour and the chief executive, Roger Lynch, offered apologies. A Reckoning at Condé Nast Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHand-picked by CNET editors, these are the best phones available from T-Mobile. Best T-Mobile phones of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Tesla has started adding a wireless phone charger and USB-C ports to Model 3 vehicles built at its Fremont, Calif. factory, Elektrek reported. As first reported by Drive Tesla Canada, the features were already available in Tesla’s Model Y, and the carmaker began adding them last month to
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been to a hamfest in the United States, you probably have at least seen an ARC 5 Command set. These were very rugged receivers and there were a ton of them made. Hams have been reworking them for years. In a recent video [Tom N3LLL] shared some of his tips for restoring
Read MoreThere’s a new STEM option in town. The Robot Inventor kit can be turned into five robots, which can play basketball, walk, and shoot darts at intruders. Lego has a new programmable robot kit after 7-year Mindstorms hiatus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFollowing coronavirus-related delays, Ford’s long-awaited Bronco officially has a reveal date. 2021 Ford Bronco will finally debut on July 9 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It might not necessarily make that early Monday morning video call more fun, but Microsoft Teams will now let users upload their own photos for custom backgrounds, the company announced in a blog post. Custom images and other background effects are only available for scheduled Teams meetings, Microsoft
Read MoreMargaret Harding McGill / Axios: In leaked letters, House Judiciary asks Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook to say by Sunday whether their CEOs will testify in antitrust hearings in July — House antitrust investigators are pressing Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook to say by Sunday whether their CEOs will testify … In leaked letters, House
Read MoreOur picks of the best gaming laptop for when it’s time to play. Best gaming laptop for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePersona 4 Golden, the enhanced version of Persona 4 for PlayStation Vita, is launching for PC via Steam. The game is available as a standard version for $19.99 or a deluxe edition — which includes the digital soundtrack and art book — for $24.99. The game’s launch on PC is a first for the mainline
Read MoreFor its third launch in two weeks, Elon Musk’s rocket company sends more Starlink satellites and three Planet Labs satellites to orbit. SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites in early Saturday ride-share – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Filing: Tencent took a 1.6% stake in Warner Music Group for $200M in Warner’s IPO in separate transactions by two Tencent subsidiaries; shares now worth ~$250M — Chinese internet giant already had interests in Universal Music Group, Spotify — Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY 1.56% took … Filing: Tencent took
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