People will do anything to get their hands on that sweet cryptocurrency including, perhaps one of the most audacious yet, using secret areas in a nuclear power plant to hide and power mining machines. According to a court case, a person with high level access to parts of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant placed
Read MoreThe Apple Card is such a delicate piece of technological wonder it apparently needs its own cleaning instructions. Just kidding: it’s a fucking titanium credit card with fancy coating, which also happens to require a laborious cleaning process. It also turns out it shouldn’t come into contact with denim or leather – or so says Apple.
Read MoreOn August 1 2019, Lyft was hit with seven sexual assault lawsuits from women who were allegedly raped or assaulted by their drivers — and still charged for their ride, even when reporting the incident to the ridesharing company. Four of the women suing Lyft said they were raped by their drivers in their own homes,
Read MoreElectric vehicles are everywhere now. It’s more than just Leafs, Teslas, and a wide variety of electric bikes. It’s also trains, busses, and in this case, gigantic dump trucks. This truck in particular is being put to work at a mine in Switzerland, and as a consequence of having an electric drivetrain is actually able
Read MoreDriven by Facebook, The Western Journal has had one of the biggest audiences in the news media, but little is known about the publication. Here’s what we found out. A Business Built on Disinformation: Highlights From Our Investigation Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreRani Molla / Vox: A snapshot of Amazon’s financial history and why free cash flow, which Bezos called Amazon’s “ultimate financial measure”, is always higher than its profits — It’s all about investing in the future. — Amazon skeptics have long repeated a narrative about the e-commerce behemoth … A snapshot of Amazon's financial history
Read MoreAn investigation by the Chicago Tribune suggests iPhones and Galaxy models may exceed radio frequency radiation safety limits. Smartphones may be leaking more radiation than we think – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTune in to Disney’s biggest fan expo! How to livestream D23 expo: Disney, Marvel announcements – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHackers often have broad interests across the sciences, of which nuclear topics are no exception. The Geiger counter remains a popular build, and could be a handy tool to have in a time of rising tensions between nuclear powers. [Leonora Tindall] had tinkered with basic units, but wanted a better idea of actual radiation levels
Read MoreThe company intends to stick with Android unless it’s forced off the platform by US sanctions. But a Harmony OS smartwatch is on its way. Huawei has no plans to launch a Harmony OS-powered phone this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis is fine. Russia just sent a creepy, humanoid robot to the space station – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAna Wolsztajn / Tech.eu: Berlin-based Mister Spex, an online store selling various brands of prescription glasses and contact lenses, raises €65M for store and international expansion — Mister Spex, Europe’s online optician has closed a €65 million financing round led by The Büll Family Office … Berlin-based Mister Spex, an online store selling various brands
Read MoreWant to ensure a steady stream of sweet, strong cold-brew coffee? Start here. The best cold-brew coffee makers of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“We storm Sony Pictures in solidarity dressed in Spider-Man costumes and bring our boy home” Spider-Man fans want to 'storm' Sony and 'bring our boy home' to the MCU – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChristina Farr / CNBC: Fitbit wins a Singapore government contract to provide fitness trackers for free for up to a million citizens who subscribe to the $10/month premium service — KEY POINTS — Fitbit is providing devices for potentially hundreds of thousands of people in Singapore who commit to a monthly subscription. Fitbit wins a
Read MoreApple offers tips on dos and don’ts for storing and cleaning its new titanium credit card. Apple Card isn't into leather – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn investigation by the Chicago Tribune suggests iPhones and Galaxy models may exceed radio frequency radiation safety limits. Older iPhones, Samsung phones might not be as safe as we think – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTakahiko Hyuga / Bloomberg: Wireless giant SoftBank Corp’s brokerage unit, One Tap BUY, will allow individuals in Japan to participate in IPOs for as little as $10, starting next year — – Japanese companies are working to entice younger investors — New investment offering to start in first half of next year Wireless giant SoftBank
Read MoreWe get it, press releases are full of hyperbole. Cerebras recently announced they’ve built the largest chip ever. The chip has 400,000 cores and contains 1.2 trillion transistors on a die over 46,000 square mm in area. That’s roughly the same as a square about 8.5 inches on each side. But honestly, the WSE —
Read MoreIn a bid to make it easier for companies to adopt a hybrid approach to their workloads. Oracle wants to remove barriers to the cloud with Microsoft partnership Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreEight Mile Style is also challenging the constitutionality of a landmark music licensing law. Eminem publisher sues Spotify for copyright violations – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following a call to arms on the popular message board. In the original post, the unknown user urged readers to “create a massive movement of fake Jewish profiles on Facebook, Twitter” and other social media platforms. “Since Jews shapeshift
Read MoreThe catch is that it only works on the newest S and X models, due to changes in air suspension design. Tesla can tune your Model S or X's suspension via software update – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Packed.Generic.549 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreOpenAI, a nonprofit focused on creating human-level artificial intelligence, just released an update to its GPT-2 text generator. I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that, after trying it, I’m legitimately terrified for the future of humanity if we don’t figure out a way to detect AI-generated content – and soon. GPT-2 isn’t a killer
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