Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A new initiative has been launched to preserve tweets from deceased loved ones after the social network announced it will begin removing inactive accounts this December. The Twittering Dead project was announced by Internet Archive software curator and digital preservationist Jason Scott, and asks users to provide the
Read MoreBloomberg: A look at SoftBank’s controversial process of participating in multiple rounds to pump up a startup’s valuation and how the WeWork debacle is changing that — In early 2018, the founders of Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group Ltd. flew to Tokyo to see billionaire investor Masayoshi Son. A look at SoftBank's controversial process
Read MoreLove ’em or hate ’em, Nixies and the retro clocks they adorn are here to stay. At least until the world’s stock of surplus Soviet tubes is finally depleted, that is. The glow discharge tubes were last mass manufactured in the 1980s, and while they’re not too hard to get a hold of yet, they
Read MoreAcer is swooping in right before Black Friday with one of the best PC gaming laptop deals we’ve seen so far: its 2017 Predator Triton 700 is $2,000 off for a final price of $999.99. It’s not the newest of machines, so you won’t find an Nvidia RTX graphics chip or a 9th Gen Intel
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Kasada, which has developed tech to fight bot-powered attacks, says it has closed $7M Series A, which includes funding from its newest investor In-Q-Tel — Kasada, an anti-bot startup we profiled earlier this year, has raised $7 million in its Series A with In-Q-Tel, the non-profit venture arm … Kasada, which
Read More{$inline_image} Jay Peters / The Verge: Amazon announces new Alexa emotions for developers to let Alexa respond to questions from US users with a “happy/excited” or a “disappointed/empathetic” tone — Alexa is also getting a radio DJ-like voice — You might hear a little more emotion from Alexa’s vaguely-robotic voice … Amazon announces new Alexa
Read MoreLess than a month before release, time to prepare for The Rise of Skywalker Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Everything you need to know before it hits theaters – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith the release of TensorFlow Lite at Google I/O 2019, the accessible machine learning library is no longer limited to applications with access to GPUs. You can now run machine learning algorithms on microcontrollers much more easily, improving on-board inference and computation. [Brandon Satrom] published a demo on how to run TFLite on Particle devices
Read MoreKilling Eve is back for a second round, and the hit UK dating show Flirty Dancing arrives on US shores. Everything new coming to Hulu in December – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThat’s $1,400 more than a top-spec MacBook Pro. Floppy disk with Steve Jobs' signature valued at ,500 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou don’t have to wait until Black Friday to save a ton on laptops from the biggest brands including Apple, Dell, LG, HP and more Early Black Friday laptop deals on Macbook Pro, Samsung and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLet’s face it, the world is full of huge problems, and big challenges require matching interwoven ambitious solutions. Cooperation is the cornerstone upon which great achievements are built, and that starts with people who can identify and build bridges between stakeholders, enabling collaboration across disparate organizations. The 5G Open Innovation Lab, for example, is a
Read MoreHere’s our updated list of deals on headphones, game consoles and more from Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Amazon and Kohl’s, all available now. Black Friday 2019 deals under 0: Apple iPad, Beats headphones, PlayStation 4, Ring Doorbell (just updated) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe full Amazon sale starts Thursday at 12:01am PT, but you don’t need to wait until then to get in on advance discounts, with more coming tomorrow and Turkey day! Black Friday Amazon deals come early on Ring, Blink, Echo and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Williams Sonoma Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is coming out in less than a month, and the tsunami of Star Wars-themed merchandise is finally starting to hit. The latest Star Wars-branded gear you can buy? An Instant Pot, courtesy of an exclusive partnership with Williams Sonoma. This product should be made for me.
Read MoreSo far, not so good. Baby Yoda deserves so much better than the merch you can buy now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Patreon banned the controversial YouTuber Onision, after he allegedly doxxed a woman who says he harassed her and manipulated her into a sexual relationship. Onision, who is also known as Gregory Jackson and James Jackson, has been a popular creator for nearly a decade on YouTube, often including a rotating cast of fans,
Read MoreTwitter is going to start getting rid of derelict accounts. The company sent warning emails to users who haven’t been using their accounts; if they want to keep their handle, they’ll have to login by December 11 and follow the on-screen steps – including accepting the company’s latest terms and policies. Twitter told The Verge that
Read MoreSextech startup Lora DiCarlo today announced it was accepting preorders for its innovative “Osé” product, a “blended orgasms” device that made headlines earlier this year after a controversial appearance at the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The device won an innovation award in the robotics category at CES this year, but the organization
Read MoreThe app faced renewed questions about whether it censors material after it removed an American’s video about Muslims in China. TikTok Blocks Teen Who Posted About China’s Detention Camps Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA ton of movies and TV episodes, from the Marvel universe to the Simpsons to Doctor Who, are set between 2020 and 2030. All the awesome sci-fi events that actually take place in the 2020s – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere at Hackaday, we see all kinds of mechanical construction methods. Some are impressively solid and permanent, while others are obviously temporary in nature. The latter group is dominated by adhesives – sticky stuff like cyanoacrylate glue, Kapton tape, and the ever-popular hot glue. They’ve all got their uses in assembling enclosures or fixing components
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. ISB.Downloader!gen303 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreEven secret agents have to think about their carbon footprint these days. Audi's RSQ E-Tron returns in the Spies in Disguise short, Lunch Break – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Chris Welch / The Verge You might hear a little more emotion from Alexa’s vaguely-robotic voice some time soon, as Amazon announced today that developers can now have Alexa respond to questions from US users with a “happy/excited” or a “disappointed/empathetic” tone. Amazon suggests the happy/excited tone could be used when you answer
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