The common automotive scrap yard is a land of plenty for the enterprising hacker., where many items that would be prohibitively expensive elsewhere can often be had for a song. This isn’t just limited to strictly automotive parts either, as the modern vehicle is full of all kinds of hardware. [Nikita] managed to salvage a
Read MoreThat’s probably a lot of Galleons. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite game rakes in 0,000 on day one – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKia Kokalitcheva / Axios: Medallia, which offers a customer experience management platform, files for IPO; it reported a $82.2M net loss and $313.6M in revenue for its last fiscal year — Medallia, a Silicon Valley subscription-based software company that competes with the likes of SurveyMonkey and Qualtrics … Medallia, which offers a customer experience management
Read MorePossessing one for recreational activities would be a felony, according to a CNBC report. Boring Company's flamethrowers could be banned if New York bill passes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGlobal recording industry organization IFPI has confirmed in a statement that popular audio ripping site Convert2MP3 is shutting down as part of a settlement from a 2017 lawsuit. Convert2MP3 allows people to download audio files from YouTube links and other sources, and according to the IFPI, had 684 million visits from around the world over
Read MoreDC will shut down three major imprints in January 2020, including Vertigo, Zoom, and Ink amidst a reorganization. They will be replaced by a new branding scheme that sorts comics into age groups for younger and older readers called DC Kids, DC, and DC Black Label. DC created its Vertigo imprint as a way for
Read MoreChantal Polsonetti / ARC Advisory: PsiKick, a maker of self-powered industrial IoT sensors, rebrands to Everactive and raises $30M, bringing its total raised to $63M — Batteryless wireless sensing provider PsiKick announced it has changed its name to Everactive and closed a $30 million funding round, led by Future Fund … PsiKick, a maker of
Read MoreApple may use high-end OLED screens in more of its devices, not necessarily just because it wants to, but also because it may satisfy a penalty it supposedly owes to its OLED supplier, Samsung Display — after reportedly failing to buy enough iPhone screens to make good on its contract. According to a report from
Read MoreThough it won’t make you rethink your assumptions about video games, you’re likely to be entertained by the game’s hypnotic game play loops. Nothing but old-fashioned arcade fun in ‘My Friend Pedro’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you were planning to ship a Huawei phone to America, you might be in for a surprise. This week, writers at PC Magazine tried to ship a Huawei P30 from a UK office to a US one, and were surprised to find it sent back a few days later. Since the sender had identified
Read MoreBecause we are not above lazy parent hacks (may we present to you how to entertain your kid while lying down?), we are sharing this one. Attach a baseball (or any similar-sized ball) to a fishing rod, hold it steady, have your kid take a swing, reel the ball in, and then repeat this all
Read MoreIn recent years, small drones have made their way onto battlefields where they’ve been used to surveil US forces or drop bombs on them, prompting the US military to develop new ways to take them down. This week, the US Air Force unveiled a new tool that can be stationed at bases around the world:
Read MoreThe move comes a month after Huawei was banned and put on the United States’ “entity list.” US blacklists five more Chinese tech companies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChris Hughes has spoken out against Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, calling it “frightening.” Facebook co-founder says Libra will give corporations too much power – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe next time you go to order pizza, or call someone to repair an appliance, make sure you aren’t getting scammed by a representative of a business that doesn’t actually exist. Read more… How to Find and Report Fake Businesses on Google Maps Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNashville is banishing the scooters after its first scooter-related death. The city’s mayor David Briley notified seven scooter companies operating in Nashville he was ending the pilot project and banning electric scooters from the streets, according to a letter he posted to Twitter Friday. “We have seen the public safety and accessibility costs that these
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Inside Apple’s app review unit, where 300+ staffers check every app and update, escalate controversial cases to an executive review board led by Phil Schiller — KEY POINTS — Every single app and update on Apple’s App Store platforms is approved by an Apple employee working in a division called App
Read MoreTwenty-four years after the release of Toy Story, Pixar’s animators are pushing the limits of what’s possible. Toy Story 4 shows how far Pixar's animation has come – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTen cities ask the European Union to do more to help them regulate the short-term rental company and stop the “touristification” of neighborhoods. Airbnb faces outcry from Europe's top tourist cities – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSingle board computers are great, but what we really need are cheap single board computers. Running Linux on anything isn’t as good as running Linux on everything, and all that. To that end, here is the Rock Pi S, a $10 single board computer with Ethernet, WiFi, and it costs $10. This one comes from the
Read MoreHappy summer solstice, cats and kittens! Today is not only the longest day of the year, but the official beginning of summer or, as we like to call it, “patio pounder season.” What’s a patio pounder, you ask? It’s very simple: a summer sipper that goes down a little too easily, best consumed out of
Read MoreKate O’Keeffe / Wall Street Journal: US adds five major Chinese supercomputer developers to the export restrictions list, citing national security concerns — Commerce Department puts five Chinese developers on entity list, citing national-security concerns — WASHINGTON—The Commerce Department is taking aim … US adds five major Chinese supercomputer developers to the export restrictions list,
Read MoreYour kid doesn’t want to do it. Clean his room. Finish her book report. Practice violin. Whatever the impossibly hard thing of the moment may be. As a parent, you might be tempted to resort to nagging, but that will just make everyone more frustrated. A better way to motivate kids, according to research from
Read MoreAs Facebook deals with global criticism for its platform’s role in promoting violence, the company says it’s taking new steps to slow the spread of hate. In a blog post published yesterday, the company noted action it’s recently taken in two countries: Sri Lanka and Myanmar, both of which have been hit by social media-fueled
Read MoreMicrosoft seems to be on the cusp of making its Windows Terminal app available in preview form in the Microsoft Store. Microsoft's new Windows Terminal is close to release in the Store Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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