52 weeks, 52 Tech 911 columns—minus one or two weeks when I was on vacation and simply couldn’t answer your wild and crazy technology questions from afar. Though Lifehacker is all about service and productivity, I find a special joy in our weekly Tech 911 tech-advice column. That’s not because I write it. Well, not
Read MoreThese recipes are so good you won’t even notice they’re low-carb. 17 low-carb keto Instant Pot recipes you'll love – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales Setting up a new phone is a flurry of entering passwords, transferring contact data, downloading must-have social media apps, and entering even more passwords. Once that’s all done, it’s time to fill your phone with everything else you might need day to day: a smarter weather app, a good email
Read MoreStreaming in 2019 is massively different to what it was a few years ago. This year alone, multiple new services have either launched or been revealed, disrupting what was, until recently, a one-horse race. So do we, the viewers, win or lose in this big race for our attention? Netflix and shill There was a
Read MoreHow African American pioneer Oscar Micheaux built an alternative to Hollywood, starting in the year race riots burned across America. A century before Spike Lee, this black maverick outmaneuvered Hollywood segregation – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} The Guardian: A reflection on learnings about tech activism in the 2010s: a sharp rise since 2018, led by precarious workers, with Amazon and Google as the main targets — Our database of collective actions challenges the mainstream media narrative. Here are our eight key insights — Nataliya Nedzhvetskaya and JS Tan A reflection
Read MoreEvery tech monopoly has their own proprietary smart home standard; how better to lock in your customers than to literally build a particular solution into their homes? Among the these players Apple is traditionally regarded as the most secretive, a title it has earned with decades of closed standards and proprietary solutions. This reputation is
Read MoreThe rumor mill is churning, the buzz is building, and the renders are surfacing to form a hazy picture of how the Galaxy S11 could be. Galaxy S11 leaks and rumors: Camera, battery, price, release date for Samsung's upcoming phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA reversal in the fortunes of a string of startup darlings this year has hammered home that massive growth alone does not make a business successful and sustainable. Throughout 2019, we’ve seen a number of ‘success stories’ slashed in value, cutting jobs, and facing an uphill struggle to restructure and turn themselves around, most notably at
Read MoreDo you happen to remember a browser-based game “You Can’t JavaScript Under Pressure”? It presented coding tasks of ever-increasing difficulty and challenged the player to complete them as quickly as possible. Inspired by that game, [Ben Cox] re-implemented it as You Can’t cURL Under Pressure! In it, the user is challenged in their knowledge of
Read MoreThe introduction of GDPR saw programmatic ad spending sharply decline, but with Digiday reporting that this had begun to recover as little as a month after the new legislation was enforced, the usefulness of data protection hasn’t gone unnoticed by brands. In fact, it’s set to benefit companies ever more so in 2020 with better
Read MoreThe Chinese tech giant is spending millions of dollars on a charm offensive in Brussels, hoping for a leading role in building 5G networks. It seems to be working. Blocked in U.S., Huawei Touts ‘Shared Values’ to Compete in Europe Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLG’s vegetable cultivator alongside a full-sized fridge. | Image: LG There’s no surer sign that CES is near than the announcement of a massive home appliance of dubious merit. Joining the tradition of giant laundry folders and wardrobe sanitizers is this new indoor vegetable cultivator from LG. It controls light, temperature, and water to grow
Read MoreAmanda Keton / Wikimedia Foundation: Wikimedia says India’s proposed intermediary liability rules will impact Wikipedia and limit access to information online, urges government to redraft rules — The Wikimedia Foundation is deeply concerned about new proposed changes to India’s intermediary liability rules … Wikimedia says India's proposed intermediary liability rules will impact Wikipedia and limit
Read MoreAs far as telling the time, word clocks go out of their way to spell it out for you. As long as you know the language, they’re a stylish and effective way to get the message across. [Simon] built an elegant, stripped-back word clock of his own, with a laser cutter helping to get the
Read MoreKalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News: Content creators including Jake Paul, iJustine, Dolan Dark, and Nerd City reflect on the last decade of internet culture — As the decade comes to a close, NBC News asked the content creators who’ve shaped internet culture to reflect on the 2010s. — Flashback to 2010 … Content creators including
Read MoreA proposal would require most drones flying in American airspace to include technology that would allow the government to keep tabs on them. The F.A.A. Wants to Start Tracking Drones’ Locations Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThere are only a few truly ancient engineered materials, and among the oldest is paper. Traditionally, paper is flat and can be bent into shapes. However, paper can be molded into for example packing material or egg cartons. [XYZAidan] has a process that can recycle paper into 3D cardboard-like objects. You need a 3D printer,
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Italy has passed a new law, effective Jan. 1, imposing a 3% tax on some digital revenues of companies with €750M+ in global revenue and at least €5.5M in Italy — New tax threatens to deepen dispute with U.S. on how to tax big tech companies — Italy soon will join France
Read MoreFifty years ago, a UCLA computer science professor and his student sent the first message over the predecessor to the internet, a network called ARPANET. On Oct. 29, 1969, Leonard Kleinrock and Charley Kline sent Stanford University researcher Bill Duval a two-letter message: “lo.” The intended message, the full word “login,” was truncated by a
Read MoreSean O’Kane / The Verge: NY governor has vetoed a bill that would have legalized e-bikes/scooters citing safety concerns; bill was overwhelmingly passed in June by the NY legislature — He just vetoed a bill that was overwhelmingly passed in June — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a bill … NY governor has
Read MoreThe day after Christmas brought an annular eclipse to part of the eastern hemisphere, and you better believe the cameras came out to catch it. Rare 'ring of fire' solar eclipse dazzles in pictures from around the world – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMost 3D printers don’t take up a lot of space, but they can be pretty bulky and awkward to travel with. [Jón Schone] needed a compact folding 3D printer for a secret project on his YouTube channel ProperPrinting, so he decided to modify a Creality Ender 3 Pro to achieve this. Starting with a brand
Read MoreThe cutting-edge method of growing clusters of cells that organize themselves into mini versions of human brains in the lab is gathering more and more attention. These “brain organoids,” made from stem cells, offer unparalleled insights into the human brain, which is notoriously difficult to study. But some researchers are worried that a form of
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Facebook Messenger now requires a Facebook account to sign up, removing the option to use a phone number, says a vast majority of users log in through Facebook — Facebook has quietly removed the ability to sign up for Messenger without a Facebook account, the company confirmed to VentureBeat this afternoon.
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