Fortnite season 11 black hole theories blow up on social media – CNET
Users can’t play the game, but they sure can make memes and jokes. Fortnite season 11 black hole theories blow up on social media – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUsers can’t play the game, but they sure can make memes and jokes. Fortnite season 11 black hole theories blow up on social media – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTrouble in the Golden State this week, as parts of California were subjected to planned blackouts. Intended to prevent a repeat of last year’s deadly wildfires, which were tied in part to defective electrical distribution equipment, the blackouts could plunge millions in the counties surrounding Sacramento into the dark for days. Schools have canceled classes,
Read MoreHorace He / The Gradient: ML frameworks in 2019: analysis of AI research papers shows TensorFlow is the platform of choice in industry, but most researchers are now using PyTorch — Since deep learning regained prominence in 2012, many machine learning frameworks have clamored to become the new favorite among researchers and industry practitioners. ML
Read MoreCan a foldable phone or tablet replace your laptop? It’s more likely than you think. PC versus folding phone is your next big device choice Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Google is set to announce the Pixel 4. Perhaps one of the most leaked phones in history, if you’re interested in the device chances are good you probably already know a good bit about it. Read more… How to Stream Google's Pixel 4 Event Tuesday Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWhat just happened? Don’t worry, season 11 will still happen. Fortnite season 11 event ends with a cosmic explosion and now the game is gone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of the biggest games in the world has been unplayable since this afternoon. Ahead of its next season — or possible a completely new chapter — Fortnite has gone down in just about every way imaginable. It’s widely believed that when the game is back up and running it will be a rebooted version
Read MoreWith microcontrollers growing ever more powerful each new generation, things that were mere pipedreams before are now readily possible. The Shapeshifter drum machine is a perfect example. Shapeshifter’s design is open-source, with everything available on Github for the curious musical tinkerers out there. The device is built around a PCB with only through-hole components, making
Read MoreTheir ties come up again in a detailed New York Times story published Saturday that says the two met many times. Gates says Epstein misrepresented the nature of those meetings. Bill Gates downplays relationship with Jeffrey Epstein – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMatthew Green / A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering: Apple, which only used Google Safe Browsing for malicious site warnings earlier, now says in fine print it may also use Tencent Safe Browsing, which can log IPs — This morning brings new and exciting news from the land of Apple. It appears that, at least
Read MoreAfter 2 weeks, Matt is loving the Galaxy Fold, but we’re gearing up for the Google hardware event this week. Thoughts on the Pixelbook Go, new Microsoft Surface products, and more. Couple weeks with Galaxy Fold, Google hardware preview, Surface products (MobileTechRoundup show #483) Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhat happens when the world’s most popular game shuts down? The entire Fortnite ecosystem has been sucked into a virtual black hole, and the game is down Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFreezer bags are great for storing all kinds of things. This week I discovered something new about them: You can zip two of them together. Read more… Zip Together Two Freezer Bags to Make One Large One Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThese turnt-up Halloween options will take your house from an everyday fright to ghoulishly spook-tacular. Halloween 2019: High-tech decorations we can't resist – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI can still remember the horror of discovering that everything I had worked on was wrong. I was a PhD candidate just starting my second year, and my supervisor and I had developed a test for rheumatoid arthritis which seemed a revelation. We wrote a paper for a prestigious journal but just before we sent
Read MorePlus, showrunner Kevin Smith adds friend Jason Mewes to the cast. Netflix's new Masters of the Universe series at least six months away – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreScreen grabs seem to confirm the updates we’re expecting for Google’s flagship phone, such as an iPhone 11-like square configuration. Best Buy Canada reportedly posts Pixel 4 product page, briefly – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSheraz Sadiq / KQED: SF proposes an Office of Emerging Technology to evaluate, issue permits for new devices and services that operate on the city’s streets and other infrastructure — San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Norman Yee unveiled this week a proposal to create an Office of Emerging Technology … SF proposes an Office
Read MoreElon Musk, founder of private space-faring company SpaceX, recently unveiled his new Starship craft. Amazingly, it is designed to carry up to 100 crew members on interplanetary journeys throughout the solar system, starting with Mars in 2024. The announcement is exciting, invoking deep emotions of hope and adventure. But I can’t help having a number
Read MoreWe’ve become sadly accustomed to consumer devices that seem to give up the ghost right after the warranty period expires. And even when we get “lucky” and the device fails while it’s still covered, chances are that there will be no attempt to repair it; the unit will be replaced with a new one, and
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The most noticeable new feature with iOS 13 has been its dark theme, which paints a darker hue across the interface and in many apps. It’s a stark difference from the bright white screens that have dominated iOS for years and it’s something that people have been
Read MoreNoam Scheiber / New York Times: A book based on labor ideas from the early 20th century has provided a blueprint for workers at Google, Uber, and Kickstarter to organize without a formal union — A book based on ideas associated with a labor group from the early 20th century has provided a blueprint for
Read MoreIt’s not easy being green in the very adult Sesame Street parody. SNL and David Harbour give Oscar the Grouch a Joker-style origin story – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAngela He It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend. Shorter games are often able to tackle themes and ideas
Read MoreFor the last couple of years, consumer desktop 3D printer choices in the under $1,000 USD range have fallen into two broad categories: everything bellow $500 USD, and the latest Prusa i3. There are plenty of respectable printers made by companies such as Monoprice and Creality to choose from on that lower end of the
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