Signify, the company formerly known as Philips Lighting that produces Hue-branded smart lights, has announced a new range of internet-transmitting Li-Fi lights called Truelifi. They’re capable of transmitting data to devices like laptops at speeds of up to 150 Mbps using light waves, rather than the radio signals used by 4G or Wi-Fi. The product
Read MoreNew Feedback Hub feature could mean less noise about Windows flaws and possibly more action. Windows 10 problems? Feedback Hub now shows you similar bugs others have found Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe battle for supremacy in the world of hand hygiene is a dirty one, and nothing demonstrates this better than the depressing sight of a paper towel dispenser with a EULA. That’s right: even dumb plastic boxes whose only use in this world is to hold paper towels apparently need an end-user license agreement now.
Read MoreOn NYCs subway you’ll probably spot a few ads promoting medication for erectile dysfunction and low male libidos from companies like Hims and Roman. But you won’t see ads for Dame’s sex toys since the Metropolitan Transit Authority banned its campaign late last year — after initially approving it. Because of these double standards in advertisements,
Read MoreIf you are thinking about buying a used Nest cam, you may want to hold off on that purchase. According to a new report by the Wirecutter, some users who sold their Nest cam devices are able to access images from their old cameras even after performing a factory reset — only the images are those
Read MoreFor decades, antitrust has focused on the welfare of the consumer. Now a backlash over Big Tech’s power has regulators and scholars trying to reverse years of established doctrine. To Take Down Big Tech, They First Need to Reinvent the Law Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA Swedish citizen has been charged with securities, wire fraud, and money laundering in a scheme that saw him encourage victims to invest using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin In a complaint submitted on March 4, 2019, and unsealed yesterday, Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and his company, Eastern Metal Securities (EMS), were charged with engaging in a scheme
Read MoreThe Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX appears to have been playing with fire long before it collapsed – and took $134 million with it – earlier this year. According to the latest report from administrators, EY, QuadrigaCX had been operating a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange. It failed to follow basic business processes, maintain financial accounts, and manage
Read MoreReuters: Sources: the US has told India it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally — NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The United States has told India it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally …
Read MorePlenty of people aren’t happy about the idea of Facebook getting into financial services, but startup bank Current has a slightly different gripe — the logo used by Facebook’s Calibra subsidiary, consisting of a simple tilde mark within a circle, bears a remarkable similarity to its own. The bank has posted a comparison of the
Read MoreMaybe you’ve heard of a TV show called The Simpsons. Steamed Hams make a one-gag appearance in an unforgettable luncheon where Principal Skinner poker-faces his way out of a disaster with Superintendent Chalmers. Meanwhile, over on imgur, [Agumander] has put a black and white screencap from Steamed Hams in a printed circuit board. The memory
Read MoreThe naked mole-rat is perhaps one of the most bizarre beasts on the planet. At first glance, it looks like little more than a cocktail sausage with legs and teeth. But beneath its wrinkly pink skin, this creature’s strange and beautiful biology has me fascinated – so much so that I set up a whole
Read MorePoorly secured databases are a top privacy and security concern — and Google now wants to plug that leak. The internet giant has said it’s open sourcing Private Join and Compute, a new secure multi-party computation (MPC) tool designed to help organizations work together with confidential data sets. The tool is conceived with privacy in
Read MoreA new entrant joined the ultra-fast-charging Chinese phone wars today as Vivo announced its Super FlashCharge 120W technology. There aren’t any details yet on how it works, but the claim is that it’s capable of fully charging a 4,000mAh phone battery in just 13 minutes, which would make it the fastest solution on the market
Read MoreWe’ve teamed up with Last.fm to give away a Sonos speaker to two lucky winners. This giveaway ends June 30, 2019. Enter to win* a streaming music speaker with fantastic sound quality – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreScotland’s RHA is one of those charming boutique companies that operates on the strength of word-of-mouth recommendations and the occasional placement on Apple store shelves. Specializing in earphones, its best model to date has been the T20, which I gave a glowing review back in 2015, and which today gets an overdue wireless upgrade. The
Read MoreAnyone that’s ever dabbled in smart home tech knows that part of the experience involves an eventual reset. Having trouble with your C by GE bulbs? No worries, just follow these simple instructions as spotted by Josh Jordan: Turn on for 8 seconds Turn off for 2 seconds Turn on for 8 seconds Turn off
Read MoreSome of us are guilty of picking up questionable hardware from garage sales, fleamarkets, and well-meaning relatives. There is a balance between turning down a good investment and hoarding, and if we figure out how to tell the difference you will be the first to know. [Clem Mayer] may start on the side of unwise
Read MoreYouTube has historically had a seemingly insurmountable problem with the toxicity in its videos’ comments sections. Now, in what seems like an effort to prevent viewers from being exposed to this filth, the streaming service is testing out a feature to hide comments by default on its Android app. As XDA Developers reported, the feature is
Read MoreWirecutter: People who buy and set up a used Nest Cam Indoor that was paired with a Wink hub may be allowing previous owners unfettered access to images from the camera — We’ve explained before that when you’re selling or giving away your old smart-home devices, it’s critical to do a factory reset … People
Read MoreSocial media reactions are out, and your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is already scoring big with this summer release. Spider-Man: Far From Home early reactions — 'Perfect Endgame epilogue' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTerry Spencer / Associated Press: A Florida city council votes to pay $600K ransom to hackers who, over three weeks ago, encrypted city records, disabled its email system, and more — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system … A
Read MorePoppy Northcutt shares lessons from being first woman in NASA’s Mission Control Center. NASA engineer tells women in STEM: Don't be hidden figures – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreShiny! Sign this petition to honor the Firefly actor with his own landmark in Edmonton, Alberta. Fans start petition for Nathan Fillion to get a building named after him – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJim Salter / Ars Technica: Oracle publishes out-of-band update to patch a zero-day code-execution vulnerability in WebLogic Server that is being actively exploited, per researchers — Oracle’s WebLogic Java appserver hit with the third in a series of exploited RCEs. — Oracle on Tuesday published an out-of-band update patching … Oracle publishes out-of-band update to
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