Whilst astronomers are fairly certain that supermassive black holes, billions of times more massive than our Sun, dwell at the center of almost every galaxy in the Universe, they are still unsure how these cosmic monsters reach such tremendous sizes. The problem seems to be one of time, the Universe is 14 billion years old,
Read MoreThe planet isn’t just mountains, craters and plains. It also has a collection of bizarre pit-like formations that capture the eye and the imagination. Mars pits: Gaze into the abyss with these wild NASA images – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: There’s never been a telecom executive like Legere, and there likely never will be again. How T-Mobile's John Legere changed the mobile world for the better – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe main components are an Adafruit CLUE, Stemma GPS, and a lithium-polymer battery. No soldering required. [Jay Doscher] shares a quick GPS project he designed and completed over a weekend. The device is called the CLUE Tracker and has simple goals: it shows a user their current location, but also provides a compass heading and
Read MoreFrom the iPhone 12 to the Galaxy Fold 2. 13 phones we still expect to see this spring and summer. Every upcoming phone available this spring and summer of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet your far-flung colleagues reading the same book, we’ll supply the author chat. Start your own work-from-home book club with these great reads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India’s Unified Payments Interface eliminated most of the fees apps like Paytm charged for transactions, forcing them to search for other sources of income — After signing up hundreds of millions of users, startups switch to lending and lean on merchants in search of revenues India's Unified Payments Interface eliminated most
Read MoreShifting sick-leave policy and communication issues are causing employees to assert themselves after they stayed on the job. Gaps in Amazon’s Virus Response Fuel Warehouse Workers’ Demands Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt should be a feature of every device powered by a lithium-ion battery, that it has a protection chip on board that automatically disconnects it should it go out of its safe voltage range. A chip most often used for this purpose in single-cell applications is the Fortune Semiconductor DW01, and [Oliver] shares a tip
Read MoreSalvador Rodriguez / CNBC: How Silicon Valley food caterers, event planners, venue owners, models, DJs, and others who relied on tech parties and events are coping with the loss of income — – Performers, food caterers, event planners, venue owners, models, DJs and others that rely on the tech industry’s parties … How Silicon Valley
Read MoreDave Gershgorn / OneZero : Washington state’s facial recognition law, which is championed by Microsoft, was sponsored by State Sen. Joe Nguyen, who also is a program manager at Microsoft — Plus, live facial recognition updates and the week’s A.I. research — Welcome to General Intelligence, your weekly dive into the A.I. news and research that
Read MoreFor reasons that most rational consumers can’t fathom, a not inconsiderable segment of the population believes the key to their continued survival during a pandemic unprecedented in modern times is to stockpile toilet paper. This leaves those of us not compelled to act based on the whims of our bowels looking at bare racks in
Read MoreDespite the huge contributions of deep learning to the field of artificial intelligence, there’s something very wrong with it: It requires huge amounts of data. This is one thing that both the pioneers and critics of deep learning agree on. In fact, deep learning didn’t emerge as the leading AI technique until a few years ago because of the
Read MoreSidney Fussell / Wired: Uber Eats waived delivery fees in the name of supporting local restaurants, but some restaurants say Uber’s 25% commission for take-out orders is too high — Social distancing rules have reduced many eateries to delivery and take out. But apps like Uber Eats exact a 25 percent toll on their shrinking
Read MoreValerie Strauss / Washington Post: Zoom is being banned over security concerns by some US school districts, including NYC, which is directing teachers to switch to Microsoft Teams — Some school districts around the country have started to ban the use of Zoom for online learning from home during the coronavirus crisis … Zoom is
Read MoreIf you’re on a limited budget, here are three soundbars that sound great, look good and don’t cost an arm and a leg. Best soundbars of 2020 under 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJ.M. Porup / CSO: Critics say bug bounty programs buy researcher silence, may violate labor law, and are less effective when they are closed and have NDAs placed on them — When Jonathan Leitschuh found a catastrophic security vulnerability in Zoom, the popular videoconferencing platform … Critics say bug bounty programs buy researcher silence, may
Read MoreThe strangest WrestleMania ever — and it’s not even close. WWE WrestleMania 36: Results, insane ending, match ratings and full recap – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI strongly recommend getting a larger TV. But if you insist, here’s a couple choices. Best 32-inch TV for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe ESP-01 launched the ESP8266 revolution back in 2014, and while today you’re far more likely to see somebody use a later version of the chip in a Wemos or NodeMCU development board, there are still tasks the original chip is well suited for. Unfortunately, they can be tricky to use while prototyping because they
Read MoreNeed a durable child-friendly tablet that will keep your kid entertained and educated? Here are our picks. Best kids tablet for 2020: Amazon Fire, Apple iPad and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReady to go keyless in 2020? These smart locks are our best bets for bringing your front door online. The best smart lock for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: Apple’s deal with Amazon to allow the Prime Video app to process some in-app payments on its own shows how arbitrary, unfair, and outdated App Store rules are — Apple and Amazon very, very quietly unveiled a monumental app deal this week, without fanfare or, sadly, much in the way
Read MorePlus: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people in the states should wear nonmedical cloth face masks when venturing out. Coronavirus updates: Fauci says social distancing is helping, Europe sees shifts – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Do you sometimes feel that your custom mechanical keyboard is not quite loud enough to proclaim your superior hacking powers? Or do you need a more forceful way shout in all caps at someone who is wrong on the internet? For all this and more, [Jesse Li] has got you covered, with a set
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