Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: What to expect from Apple on Sep. 10: 3 new iPhones, Apple Watch Series 5, new Apple TV, release info for OSes, pricing and launch date for Apple Arcade, more — iPhone 11, Apple Watch Series 5, software updates, and more — It’s almost iPhone time (or, as other people
Read MoreSean O’Neill / Skift: Denver-based Hotel Engine, an online hotel booking and management service for business travel, raises $16M Series A at a $150M+ valuation — The funding of business travel management startup Hotel Engine underscores how there’s a lot of money and energy pouring into the sector. Denver-based Hotel Engine, an online hotel booking
Read MoreIt’s brilliant enough when composers make use of the “2SID” technique to double the channels in a Commodore 64 with two sound chips, but even then some people like to kick things up a notch. Say, five times more. [David Youd], [David Knapp] and [Joeri van Haren] worked together to bring us just that, ten
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Exim servers running v4.92.1 and before are vulnerable to a security bug, patched in v4.92.2, which could allow attackers to run malicious code with root access — The internet’s most popular email server impacted by second major bug this summer. — Millions of Exim servers are vulnerable … Exim servers running
Read MoreIts “Evil Empire” moniker, once a label favored by the company’s critics, has fallen by the wayside. How Top-Valued Microsoft Has Avoided the Big Tech Backlash Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBrad Smith critiques the tech industry for allowing thieves, terrorists and scoundrels to use technology for ill. Microsoft’s president chides Facebook, urges new approaches to combat weaponization of tech Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJoker wins the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. Could this mean more big awards are on the way? Joker movie with Joaquin Phoenix: Reviews, trailers, cast, early reviews – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWithout warning on an early August evening a significant proportion of the electricity grid in the UK went dark. It was still daylight so the disruption caused was not as large as it might have been, but it does highlight how we take a stable power grid for granted. The story is a fascinating one
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Twitch launches a public beta of its app for Apple TV through Apple’s TestFlight app testing program — Popular live game streaming service Twitch has launched a public beta of its upcoming Apple TV app through TestFlight. This marks the first time Twitch itself has launched an Apple TV application …
Read MoreLet the music play. Groovy! Vinyl records will soon outsell CDs for first time since 1986 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt takes a lot of energy to push a car-sized object a few hundred miles. Either a few gallons of gasoline or several thousand lithium batteries will get the job done. That’s certainly a lot of batteries, and a lot more potential to be unlocked for their use than hurling chunks of metal around on
Read MoreThe latest Arcade1Up machine is a sit-down model available for preorder at Best Buy. The home version of the Pac-Man cocktail table arcade game can be yours for 9 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRoger Barnett / Flickr On Saturday, Joi Ito resigned from his position as director of the MIT Media Lab, according to an email sent to The New York Times. “After giving the matter a great deal of thought over the past several days and weeks,” Ito wrote in the email, “I think that it is
Read MoreThe move follows a New Yorker report that the lab had a deeper funding relationship with the convicted sex offender than previously acknowledged and that it worked to disguise contacts with Epstein. MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito resigns amid Jeffrey Epstein scandal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are a lot of ways that metals can be formed into various shapes. Forging, casting, and cutting are some methods of getting the metal in the correct shape. An oft-overlooked aspect of smithing (at least by non-smiths) is the effect of temperature on the final characteristics of the metal, such as strength, brittleness, and
Read MoreNew York Times: MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito resigns after a report showed he hid the extent of the fundraising role of Jeffrey Epstein, whom MIT “disqualified” as a donor — The director of M.I.T.’s prestigious Media Lab stepped down on Saturday after an outcry over his financial ties with the disgraced financier Jeffrey
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a case for your Galaxy S10, whatever flavor it is, here’s an assortment of our top picks. Best Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E cases – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe get a quick spin in a Byton M-Byte prototype. The Byton M-Byte is almost ready for its debut – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Roku expands its licensing program, which includes TV reference designs and Roku OS for smart TVs, to Europe — Roku TV today represents more than 1 in 3 smart TVs sold in the U.S. Now, the company is bringing its TV licensing program to European markets. At the consumer tech show
Read MoreFrom Flashforge to Monoprice, these printers will get you started making all kinds of stuff. The best 3D printers in 2019 for beginners and budget creators – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple to livestream the September 10 iPhone event on YouTube, marking the first time that Apple will live stream one of its keynotes on Google’s platform — Over the last several years, Apple has gradually been expanding the ways people can tune into its various keynotes. Apple to livestream the September
Read MoreSolar panels are revolutionizing the electric power industry, but not everyone is a good candidate for rooftop solar. Obviously people in extreme northern or sothern latitudes aren’t going to be making a ton of energy during the winter compared to people living closer to the equator, for example, but there are other factors at play
Read MoreWhether you’re just shooting for fun or you’re a semiprofessional YouTuber, this is the gear you need to make your videos shine. Best vlogging cameras and accessories for YouTube – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung’s latest smart home tech puts a steamer in your closet to effortlessly straighten your clothes. Samsung AirDresser is a closet for rich people and we're obsessed – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJustin Sherman / Wired: When Cold War analogies are misapplied to emerging technologies like AI, the debate about how such technologies should be regulated gets distorted — Opinion: Politicians and pundits’ fixation with flawed Cold War metaphors have produced overly combative policies on emerging tech. When Cold War analogies are misapplied to emerging technologies like
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