Microsoft to explore using Rust
Rust has been gaining in popularity and Microsoft intends to see if it can hold up to its demands. Microsoft to explore using Rust Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRust has been gaining in popularity and Microsoft intends to see if it can hold up to its demands. Microsoft to explore using Rust Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreImage: Redmi India Redmi India has announced a special edition of its upcoming K20 Pro that’s literally made out of gold. The Xiaomi sub-brand plans to produce just 20 of the handsets, and will sell them in India for ₹4,80,000 (around $7,000) each. This isn’t just a gold-plated version of the existing phone though, Redmi
Read MoreThe 2019 production model of the Byar Volta electric bike. | Photo: Byar Bicycles Test-riding Byar’s chainless electric bike with all-in-one hub motor and integrated lock Continue reading… Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging Source: New feed
Read MoreUse these techniques to inventory your network to determine which devices have BitLocker. How to manage Microsoft Windows BitLocker Source: Security
Read MoreReuters: Review of 33 high-profile blockchain projects within the financial sector and interviews with execs shows the limitations of blockchain and its weak adoption — NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two years ago Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ.O) and Citigroup Inc (C.N) announced a new blockchain system they said would make payments … Review of 33 high-profile blockchain
Read MoreApple (left) and Google’s (right) take on the falafel emoji. | Image: Apple and Google To celebrate World Emoji Day (which, yes, is apparently a thing now), Apple and Google have released a preview of the new emoji which will be arriving on their mobile operating systems later this year. The actual subjects of the
Read MoreA gallery of scenes from when the space age was young and extraterrestrial travel looked fun. One Small Step for Experimental Space Gear. Many Giant Leaps of Imagination. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePrivacy concerns caused the computerized eyewear to fail with the general public. But researchers believe it could help autistic children learn to recognize emotion and make eye contact. Google Glass May Have an Afterlife as a Device to Teach Autistic Children Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFaceApp appears to be having a viral moment, again. The two year old AI-driven photo editor from Russian company Wireless Lab, which rose in popularity for its realistic facial transformations in photos, is back in the spotlight. This time it’s for a new aging feature that allow you to edit a person’s face to make them
Read MoreWilliam J. Broad / New York Times: Unwarranted health fears about wireless tech can be traced to a scientist’s flawed report in 2000 that failed to account for the shielding effect of human skin — How one scientist and his inaccurate chart led to unwarranted fears of wireless technology. — In 2000, the Broward County
Read MoreWhile the world is looking at Facebook’s Libra and its recent senate hearing, France is knuckling down and is set to approve the first wave of cryptocurrency businesses under new legislation. Under the rules, cryptocurrency-related firms will voluntarily abide by a regulatory framework that requires them to pay tax, provide consumer protection, and meet capital
Read MoreMobile video is a big deal, but you don’t need me to tell you that. Big Tech has been fast-moving into the mobile video space for a few years now, and recently a slew of mobile-specific content has arrived. Instagram launched IGTV in 2018, and is pushing creators to explore what’s possible for mobile video.
Read More{$inline_image} [Ben Eater] is back with the second part of his video series on building a simple video card that can output 200×600 pixels to a display with nothing but a VGA connection, a handful of 74-logic chips and a 10 MHz crystal. In this installment we see how he uses nothing but an EEPROM
Read MoreThe first generation of Pokemon games made for the Nintendo Switch are already controversial. Pokemon Sword and Shield: Release date, gym leaders and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: Tencent-backed Chinese game focused live-streaming platform DouYu raises $775M at $3.73B valuation, after pricing its US IPO at the bottom of its marketed range — NEW YORK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – DouYu International Holdings Ltd DOYU.N, China’s largest live-streaming platform … Tencent-backed Chinese game focused live-streaming platform DouYu raises 5M at .73B valuation, after pricing
Read MoreYou’ve raided Amazon’s best deals, but don’t forget Walmart. It’s offering big savings on Xbox and Switch bundles, Google smart home products, Chromebooks, iPads, Apple Watches and Vizio TVs. Walmart deals to help you forget Prime Day: Xbox, Nintendo and many more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJohn Markoff / New York Times: Neuralink, which has received $158M in funding including $100M from Elon Musk, hopes to begin testing its brain-computer interface on humans by Q2 of 2020 — SAN FRANCISCO — Elon Musk aspires to make inserting a computer connection into your brain as safe and painless as Lasik eye surgery.
Read More“A monkey has been able to control a computer with his brain,” CEO Musk says. Elon Musk's Neuralink plans 2020 human test of brain-computer interface – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese best-ever prices on the second-gen Echo and current-gen Paperwhite expire in just a few hours. Amazon Prime Day 2019: Last chance for bargains on Fire TV, Kindles, and Amazon Echo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePatrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: Researchers shed light on how WeChat censors images in private chats automatically in real time by using a massive and growing index of MD5 cryptographic hashes — The super app instantly blocks even the images for over 1 billion users and growing. — WeChat is a window into
Read MoreBefore it’s too late, get amazing savings in the dying hours of Amazon Prime day! Amazon Prime Day 2019: Absolute last chance on these great tech deals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCurious to see what you might look like 50 years from now? The FaceApp #AgeChallenge is filling Twitter with pictures of old people – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt its presentation today at the California Academy of Sciences, Elon Musk‘s brain-computer interface company Neuralink revealed its plans to begin human trials of its neuron-reading technology next year. But what is it good for? The company has big plans to augment humans with AI (and who knows, maybe even upload our consciousness into a
Read MoreNathaniel Popper / New York Times: A look at privacy-focused DuckDuckGo, which has ~1% share of the search engine market but says it handles ~40M searches a day, up 3x over the past two years — PAOLI, Pa. — Gabriel Weinberg is taking aim at Google from a small building 20 miles west of Philadelphia
Read MoreElon Musk‘s ambitious brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, finally told us today what it’s been up to. It’s building a device that’ll let you control computers and phones with your brain. As per Bloomberg’s report, right now it can ‘read’ a rat’s mind with the help of tiny electrodes implanted into the animal’s neurons and synapses. The company
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