When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems look like nails. And if your goal is to emulate the behavior of an FPGA but your only tools are FPGAs, then your nail-and-hammer issue starts getting a little bit interesting. That’s at least what a group of students at Cornell recently found when
Read MoreMicrosoft testing a Firefox-like tracking protection feature for Edge. Microsoft Edge gets 'Tracking Prevention' feature Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: Inside Amazon’s first-ever public re:Mars conference, focused on both the future of the company and technology, both of which increasingly look similar — There’s a certain oversized quality to a Las Vegas conference center that makes you feel like a child monarch: simultaneously powerful and helpless. Inside Amazon's first-ever public
Read MoreMozilla has announced the first preview of a completely redesigned version of Firefox browser for Android, and you can test it right away. Firefox Preview has been built from the ground up using Mozilla’s own GeckoView rendering engine and will ultimately replace the current Firefox for Android mobile app “this fall.” The pilot version promises to
Read MoreMark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: since the Apple Watch launched in 2015, Jony Ive began to shed responsibilities, with day-to-day oversight reduced to coming to HQ twice a week — – Company’s close-knit design team withered in recent years — Future breakthrough products need new tech, not just design Sources: since the Apple Watch launched
Read MoreIn the past, you might very well have started programming in Basic. It wasn’t very powerful language and it was difficult to build big projects with, but it was simple to learn, easy to use, and the interpreter made it easy to try things out without a big investment of time. Today you are more
Read MoreCaroline Haskins / VICE: Somerville, MA becomes the second US city after San Francisco, to ban the use of facial recognition software by local police and city government agencies — Somerville, which neighbors Cambridge, Massachusetts, just joined San Francisco in banning the use of facial recognition. Somerville, MA becomes the second US city after San
Read MoreDuring Thursday night’s Democratic debates, former Vice President Joe Biden pitched his “smart gun” policy on the national stage when asked how he would work to combat gun violence. “We should have smart guns,” Biden said. “No gun should be able to be sold unless your biometric measure could pull that trigger. It’s within our
Read MoreKamala Harris and Joe Biden throw down, and Marianne Williamson wants to defeat Donald Trump with love. Democratic debate memes round 2: Grab that torch, and call New Zealand – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA reminder of how polygon rich we’ve become. See Death Stranding reimagined as a PlayStation 1 game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat is love? Spider-Man: Far From Home actors pay homage to Saturday Night Live’s annoying characters played by Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan. Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal dress as Roxbury Guys at Spider-Man premiere – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYeo Jun-suk / The Korea Herald: Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X launches its blockchain platform Klaytn, with support from companies including LG, and nine initial decentralized apps — Kakao’s blockchain subsidiary Ground X on Thursday launched a public network platform for companies and developers … Kakao's blockchain subsidiary Ground X launches its blockchain platform Klaytn,
Read MoreNASA’s next mission: Fly a large drone across the surface of the mysterious ocean world to search for the building blocks of life. NASA's Dragonfly drone will search for signs of life on Titan, Saturn's ice moon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe celebrated tech designer, who worked with co-founder Steve Jobs on the iMac, iPod and iPhone, is starting his own firm. Apple will be a primary client. iPhone designer Jony Ive is leaving Apple – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLeigh Cuen / CoinDesk: Israeli crypto startup Orbs says it’s working with the Trump administration on blockchain tech to manage economic aid and investments for the Palestinian people — The Trump administration has tapped Israeli crypto startup Orbs to develop blockchain solutions for the region’s longstanding political conflicts. Israeli crypto startup Orbs says it's working
Read MoreWe’ve seen countless different robot kits promoted for STEM education, every one of which can perform the robotic “Hello World” task of line following. Many were in attendance at Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 toiling in their endless loops. Walking past one such display by Microduino, Inc. our attention was caught by a demonstration of
Read MoreKatharine Schwab / Fast Company: Researchers: Google’s reCAPTCHA v3 raises privacy concerns with its cookie-based data collection and Google’s suggestion to embed reCAPTCHA everywhere on a site — The latest version of the bot detector reCaptcha is invisible to users and has spread to more than 650,000 websites. Researchers: Google's reCAPTCHA v3 raises privacy concerns
Read MorePage administrators of Grief the Unspoken say a hacker repeatedly posted disturbing images on the page, which has 500,000 followers. Facebook Did Not Address Hacking Attack on Popular Grief Support Page for Weeks, Moderators Say Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePublic transportation is the circulatory system of any urban area, and it’s a better choice for the planet than driving your own vehicle. But let’s face it: no one wants to deal with late buses and crowded subways. Now Google wants to warn you about these hassles. An update to Google Maps rolling out today
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: Researchers detail a vulnerability in Excel’s Power Query that can be abused to link to a webpage that contains malware; the exploit is in all versions of Excel — YOU PROBABLY THINK of Microsoft’s classic spreadsheet program Excel as mostly boring. Sure, it can wrangle data, but it’s not exactly
Read MoreFaced with a potential crisis, the magnitude of which the world has never seen, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants us all to slow down. Crises, however, wait for no one. And Facebook’s latest problem, that of altered or faked video, brings with it the democracy destroying power of an atom bomb. “There is a question
Read MoreEric Geller / Politico: Sources: senior Trump officials have discussed whether to seek legislation prohibiting tech companies from using encryption that law enforcement can’t break — Senior Trump administration officials met on Wednesday to discuss whether to seek legislation prohibiting tech companies from using forms … Sources: senior Trump officials have discussed whether to seek
Read MoreSamantha Cole / VICE: After backlash, the creator of DeepNude, which uses AI to remove clothing from images of women, takes it offline, citing server overload and potential harms — An app that algorithmically “undressed” images of women was taken down by its creator, citing server overload and potential harms. After backlash, the creator of
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. OSX.Netwire Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreJony Ive, Apple’s Chief Design Officer and arguably the biggest influence on the look and feel of the company’s products for nearly three decades, is leaving. The news, abruptly announced earlier this afternoon, shocked the tech industry, despite years-long rumors that he was headed for the door soon. Ive claims he will continue to work
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