Commentary: The 2019 Women’s World Cup is already living up to expectations. But life as a “pro” is far from smooth sailing. Women's World Cup 2019: A game-changing tournament for female footballers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRichard Lloyd / IAM: Intel puts around 8,500 patents related to the wireless modem business that it is exiting, up for auction — In what looks set to become one of the highest profile patent sales in years, Intel has put its IP relating to cellular wireless connectivity on the auction block. Intel puts around
Read MoreAndrew Dickson / OneZero: How tech like ground-penetrating radar, drones, lidar, hyper-accurate 3D mapping, and more is changing archaeology by enabling cheaper noninvasive site surveys — Lidar, drones, and more are helping field researchers uncover hidden worlds — eal Spencer likes to travel light. How tech like ground-penetrating radar, drones, lidar, hyper-accurate 3D mapping, and
Read MoreIn our continuing series of, ‘point and laugh at this guy’, I present a Kickstarter for the, “World’s First Patented Unhackable Computer Ever”. It’s also a real web site and there’s even a patent (US 10,061,923, not showing up on Google Patents for some reason), and a real product: you can get an unhackable laptop,
Read MoreFacebook: Facebook says it will treat 2020 US Census like an election and will have “people, policies and technology in place to protect against census interference” — Civil rights are the foundation of a free and just society — and something we care deeply about as a company. Facebook says it will treat 2020 US
Read MoreEugene Kim / CNBC: Profile of Jay Carney, formerly Obama’s press secretary, who is now a member of Jeff Bezos’ elite S-team, in charge of PR and policy at Amazon — KEY POINTS — Jay Carney is running public relations and policy at Amazon, which is the target of an increasing number of political attacks.
Read MoreCOO Sheryl Sandberg will chair the group. Facebook creates civil rights task force as review of policies continues – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: China-based robotic process automation startup Laiye, whose product UiBot gained 6,000 enterprise users after launching in January, raises $35M Series B — For many years, the boom and bust of China’s tech landscape have centered around consumer-facing products. China-based robotic process automation startup Laiye, whose product UiBot gained 6,000 enterprise users
Read MoreA few weeks ago a close friend of mine posted a job on Facebook that was available in her office that just happened to be a perfect match for a different friend of mine that’s looking for a new job. I passed the info along to friend number two and connected them together. Read more…
Read MoreNicky Woolf / Tortoise Media: Profile of 8chan founder Fredrick Brennan, who sold the site in 2015, and says he has soured not just on 8chan, but on the whole idea it represented — How a childhood of anger led the founder of 8chan to create one of the darkest corners of the internet —
Read MoreAfter detecting an unusual spike in energy consumption, Iranian authorities seized nearly a thousand computers being used to mine cryptocurrency, according to the country’s state media. Authorities discovered two bitcoin farms operating in abandoned factories in Yazd province, which caused a seven percent spike in the country’s power consumption this month. Iran’s central bank banned
Read MoreA “very small number” of Apple’s 2018 MacBook Air computers suffer from an issue with their logic boards, and the company will replace the components for free, according to documents seen by 9to5Mac. The site reveals that certain 13-inch Retina screen 2018 MacBook Air models have an issue with their logic boards. The documentation reportedly
Read MoreFor the last decade or so, we’ve been powering and charging our portable devices with USB. It’s a system that works; you charge batteries with DC, and you don’t want to have a wall wart for every device, so just grab a USB hub and charge your phone and you headphones or what have you.
Read MoreAlyssa Bereznak / The Ringer: How TikTok users are supplanting the traditional functions of record labels, like talent scouting and publicity, for new artists — Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ is both a chart-topping phenomenon and a turning point for the music business. Here’s what happens when a social media platform becomes a label.
Read MoreAmazon is making it easier for users to find live television on its Fire TV units. The company says that it will soon roll out a “Live” tab that collects all of the various live programming across apps that users might have installed. Amazon describes the tab as a “single destination” that “brings together your
Read MoreApple’s head of services and programming says that the company has adopted a quality-over-quantity mindset when it comes to its forthcoming Apple TV Plus service. This weekend, The Sunday Times released an interview with Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue, in which he talks about what to expect from the
Read MoreGolnaz Esfandiari / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Iran’s Energy Ministry says that power consumption jumped 7% in June, largely due to Bitcoin mining, making the power grid unstable, seizes 1,000 Bitcoin miners — Iran has blamed an “unusual” spike in electricity consumption in the country on cryptocurrency miners, while warning … Iran's Energy Ministry says
Read MoreKyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google launches Fuchsia OS developer website with official documentation about developing for its open source operating system — As was repeatedly made plain to see during this year’s Google I/O, developers are eager to learn more about Google’s Fuchsia OS. Google launches Fuchsia OS developer website with official documentation about developing
Read MoreFormer CIO sold all his shares in the company 10 days before the breach was publicly revealed. Former Equifax exec gets 4 months in prison for insider trading after breach – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis Independence Day, AAA expects a record-breaking 48.9 million people to hit the road, 4.1% more than last year. That means your chances for running into some epic traffic are better than they’ve been before. Read more… Avoid Traffic on July 4th By Leaving at The Right Time Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWe’ve all had that moment of seeing a product that’s an object of desire, only to realize that it’s a little beyond our means. Many of us in this community resolve to build our own, indeed these pages are full of projects that began in this way. But few of us have the audacity of
Read MoreIt was inspiring to read about the launch of Waitrose’s trial in Oxford offering consumers a range of products free of packaging. Their system isn’t revolutionary – smaller supermarkets have been doing the same thing for quite some time, as have many committed people. But it’s the first time that a major supermarket has made
Read MoreWe tests 5G speeds on all four major US carriers. Here’s what happened. 5G battle royale: Verizon vs. AT&T vs. T-Mobile vs. Sprint – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePrime Day hasn’t started, but there are already some notable sales on wearables. Amazon Prime Day 2019: Where to find the best deals on smartwatches and fitness trackers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are a ton of informative YouTube videos out there. When you’re watching one where you’re hoping to learn something; however, you have to take your own notes on the topic for later. Gnotes is an extension that can help with that. Read more… Create Written Notes From YouTube Videos Instantly With this Chrome Extension
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