If you’ve ever been in an earthquake you’d assume it would be pretty easy to detect one. If things are shaking, there’s an earthquake. In reality, though, a lot of things can shake a sensitive instrument that is detecting shaking, so — for example — mechanical sensors will produce a lot of false positives. Now,
Read MoreThe sort of pumps used in the filtration systems of fountains and swimming pools don’t take kindly to running dry. So putting such a pump on a simple timer to run while you’re away comes with a certain level of risk: if the pump runs out of water while you’re gone, you might come home
Read MoreNellie Bowles / New York Times: A look at the growing demand for screen time consultants, parenting coaches getting paid up to $250/hour to help parents wean their kids off devices — Screen consultants are here to help you remember life before smartphones and tablets. (Spoiler: get a dog!) A look at the growing demand
Read MoreOn Thursday, 7-Eleven Japan suspended a recently-launched mobile payments feature on its 7Pay app after a flaw allowed a third party to make bogus charges on hundreds of customer accounts. The company released the feature on Monday, July 1st: it allowed customers to scan a barcode with the app and charge a linked credit or
Read MoreIt’s been five decades since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon. Here’s a look at that achievement — and what lies ahead. Moon landing 50th anniversary: How Apollo 11 fired up the space race – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKlaus Fiala / Forbes: Profile of Omio, formerly GoEuro, a Berlin-based website and app for booking travel across Europe that has raised nearly $300M in VC funding — This article is the first in a new series: World of Forbes, a collection of stories from our 35 licensed editions and global partners around the planet.
Read MoreIt appears that Google will soon add a play button to its Chrome browser, as spotted by ZDnet and Techdows. The button will live on Chrome’s toolbar, and will allow users to play or pause a video or music that’s playing in a tab. The feature is called Global Media Controls, and it’s currently being
Read MoreTwo-factor authentication is one of those things that’s a good idea to set up pretty much everywhere that will allow you to. Read more… How to Set Up Two-Step Authentication on Your Amazon Account Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNo one was injured in the latest Southern California quake reportedly, but the videos are unnerving. Earthquake videos: Watch SoCal shaking hit Dodger Stadium, Disneyland – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe actors behind Eleven, Mike and Will freak out a little while playing Stranger Things 3. Watch the Stranger Things cast play their own video game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBetween the big twist and that Fury reveal, the latest Spidey adventure left us scratching our heads at times. Spider-Man: Far From Home — Our biggest WTF questions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFormula E, the first global all-electric racing series, has unveiled the racecar that will run in its new upcoming off-road sister sport, “Extreme E.” Dubbed Odyssey 21, the all-electric SUV made its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this weekend. It has even been making runs up the famous Goodwood hill,
Read MoreWood. Specifically, certain types of tone woods; woods that impart a certain tone. That’s what guitars are made of. And occasionally, plastic, or metal, or fibreglass or, well, anything. [_forwardaudio_] built his out of noodles, because, why not? Well, not completely out of noodles. Epoxy is used to give some strength to the noodles, because,
Read MoreChris Hamby / New York Times: Experts worry that the upcoming US Census, the first to incorporate digital methods, could fall victim to disinformation campaigns, glitches, and hacking — The government plans to deploy new technology for next year’s head count, but risks abound. — In the run-up to the 2020 census … Experts worry
Read MoreLooking at old social media posts is an easy way to get a quick snapshot into what was going on in your life during a certain time period. Read more… How to Find Old Tweets By Time Period, Keyword, And More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLast week, the LightSail 2 officially made its first contact with Earth. The solar-powered spacecraft will be sailing around Earth’s orbit for the next year, all part of a mission to prove that solar sailing is a viable mode of space exploration. Read more… How to Track the LightSail 2 as It 'Sails' in Orbit
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Read MoreMany countries around the world have ageing populations and a growing prevalence of dementia. Japan, in particular, is a “super-ageing” society, with a population getting older faster than anywhere else in the world due to long life expectancy and low birth rates. In 2015, an article in The Lancet medical journal pointed out that “Japan
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Read MoreJuly Fourth brought along a bunch of good deals on tech, and fortunately, most of them are still happening. Below, we’ve rounded up the week’s biggest price drops on a few 4K TVs, gaming tech, and more. Looking into the very near future (just over a week from now), Amazon Prime Day 2019 will be
Read MoreVolkswagen’s electric ID R race car smashed a 20-year-old record at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Volkswagen's electric ID R race car set a new Goodwood Hill Climb record – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBenjamin Parkin / Financial Times: B2B ecommerce marketplace IndiaMART closed up 34% on its first day of trading in India on Thursday, after raising ~$70M at a valuation of ~$400M in its IPO — Shares of ecommerce company IndiaMART rose 25 per cent from their issue price on their Thursday debut in what marked the
Read MoreMicrosoft is discontinuing internal use rights for product licenses, as well as cutting previously included on-premises support incidents provided to its reseller partners. Microsoft is axing internal use rights for its products for its reseller partners Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreA University of California, Los Angeles professor faces a maximum sentence of 219 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of smuggling chips with military applications to China. Convicted on 18 counts Yi-Chi Shih, an electrical engineer and adjunct professor at UCLA, was found guilty last month by a Los Angeles jury, officials
Read MoreA Greenworks tool sale, smart home sale, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Libratone Speakers, and a juicer lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: Clif Bars, HyperX RAM, Kindle Books, and More Source: Life Hacker
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