Popular sleep-tracking apps and devices can flood you with data about your night. But doctors warn there is no such thing as “perfect” sleep. Tracking Your Sleep? Beware Orthosomnia and Other Risks Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFrom “CyberPunk 2077” to “Luigi’s Mansion 3,” there were plenty of titles to get excited about. The 10 most promising games at E3 2019 Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThis Sunday is Father’s Day—in case it slipped your mind—and instead of buying him a tie this year, maybe it’s time you get him something he’ll actually use. Here are a few of the best deals and discounts we’ve discovered on the internet (and maybe an item or two you might want to buy for
Read MoreThroughout the six years of the Hackaday Prize we have seen a stream of projects tackling all manner of applications and challenges. Many of them have a goal of addressing issues faced by people in developing countries, and this was the topic upon which Rob Ryan Silva spoke at the Hackaday Superconference. Rob’s perspective is
Read MoreI’m very glad to live in a time where I can just hop on the internet whenever, instead of having to dial up a number and wait for the modem to do its little connection concerto that took so long you could start dialing, go do something else, and walk back over when it was
Read MoreYouTube’s removal of thousands of videos and channels featuring Holocaust denial and Nazi ideologies offended a wide array of would-be supporters of its new hate speech policy. How YouTube erased history in its battle against white supremacy Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDo you find your Switch’s Joy-Con controllers too small? Well, Hori may have the answer with its new Grip Controller, which takes advantage of the Switch’s modular design to replace Nintendo’s smaller options with controllers that hew much closer to a traditional gamepad (albeit, one that’s been split in two). Like a traditional gamepad that
Read MoreThe Shining’s Danny Torrance is all grown up in the first trailer for Doctor Sleep. A sequel to Stephen King’s beloved 1977 novel, Doctor Sleep follows an adult Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) whose attempt to live a peaceful life is shattered when he encounters a teenager named Abra. Abra, like Danny, has a powerful extrasensory
Read MoreIf you have a disability, you may be missing out on a way to save money. ABLE savings accounts allow someone with a disability to save for their financial needs—without having that savings disqualify them for government benefits like Medicaid. Read more… If You Have a Disability, Consider an ABLE Savings Account Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe University of California system and Carnegie Mellon University are both piloting the use of a platform called protocols.io in an effort to bring down a major barrier to reproducible research: the creation and sharing of detailed methods in published articles. UC System, Carnegie Mellon Pilot Tool for Sharing Research Methods Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreEpson has unveiled two new ultra-short-throw models in its BrightLink line of projectors, both using a “virtually maintenance-free” laser light source. Epson Debuts Interactive Laser Projectors for Classrooms Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreThis week Uber announced plans to begin testing the first-ever commercial application of drone food delivery in high-density urban areas, joining companies like Amazon and Google that are seeking to make make unmanned commercial deliveries using the same technology. Uber plans to start delivering McDonald’s hamburgers by drone this summer Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIf you’re looking to add some realism to your flight setup without converting the guest bedroom into a full-scale cockpit simulator, you might be interested in the compromise [MelkorsGreatestHits] came up with. He bolted a genuine military keypad to his PC joystick and instantly added 100% more Top Gun to his desktop. The Rockwell Collins
Read MoreSo now that automatic synchronization between Google Photos and Google Drive is going away, how can you be sure that your photos and videos are being backed up safely? It’s actually pretty simple. Your photos can be backed up to Google Photos either via its mobile app or using Google’s Backup and Sync application for
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: UK-based digital bank Monzo launches in the US, says it doesn’t have its own US banking license and won’t be lending US customers money — Monzo’s mobile-only bank has helped revolutionize British spending — British mobile-only bank Monzo is making its way across the pond to the US today. UK-based
Read MoreThe automaker has been working with Aurora since early 2018. Hyundai and Kia join in Aurora's 0 million Series B funding round – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDeadspin St. Louis Blues Win Stanley Cup In Game 7 By Humiliating Some Losers Who Can’t Handle Jordan Binnington | Jezebel Women Get Quietly Photoshopped Into Photo of Exclusively Male Tech Executives | Splinter President to America: Look at Big Boy Plane Mommy! | The Root Man Arrested in Killing of Black Trans Woman… Read more… Deadspin St. Source: Life
Read MoreTravel, non-slip, long lasting: The best yoga mats you can buy right now. 7 of the best yoga mats for 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBritish mobile-only bank Monzo is making its way across the pond to the US today. Valued at more than $1 billion, Monzo has gradually been growing its customer base in the UK and recently hit 2.2 million customers. Unlike traditional banks, Monzo operates solely on iOS and Android via an app, and has no brick-and-mortar
Read MoreKickstarter is asking creators to stop claiming that their projects are “the world’s best,” and instead use realistic language to describe their campaigns. It isn’t banning the phrase altogether, but Kickstarter is today launching a new tool, alongside new recommendations and rules for projects, that discourages creators from using “superlatives,” or exaggerated claims about a
Read MoreFor every large purchase you have to pay for, there’s a trick to try to make it less painful. Some work better than others. Read more… Twice-Monthly Mortgage Payments Won’t Save You That Much Money Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAnthony Ha / TechCrunch: VidMob, which makes video advertising tools, raises $25M Series B led by Austin-based BuildGroup, bringing its total raised to $45M+ — Video advertising company VidMob is announcing that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. — When I wrote about VidMob’s seed funding back in 2015 … VidMob, which
Read MoreThe big sale starts in July. But the deep discounting has already begun. Why wait for Prime Day? Amazon has deals now on Echo speakers, Ring doorbells and Eero Wi-Fi systems – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you need a microSD card for your Nintendo Switch, phone, tablet, or action camera, PNY’s 512GB microSD card is $80.99 at Amazon, a whole $20 cheaper than the best price we’ve seen on a card of this capacity. The $80.99 microSD card claims to deliver 90Mb/s transfer speeds, which is just fine for most
Read MoreRussell Brandom / The Verge: Interview with Google’s Mark Risher, a project manager focused on security and privacy, about new single sign-on options, including Apple’s, and more — Apple shook up the world of logins last week, offering a new single sign-on (or SSO) tool aimed at collecting and sharing as little data as possible.
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