Fortnite's Epic spectacular at E3 2019 – CNET
Join Cuddle Team Leader and Fishstick for some Slurp Juice at E3. Fortnite's Epic spectacular at E3 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoin Cuddle Team Leader and Fishstick for some Slurp Juice at E3. Fortnite's Epic spectacular at E3 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDigitizing vinyl is a lot harder than ripping a CD. An external CD drive costs $26 on Amazon; a record player with a digital output costs $250 or more. Plus you have to use special software, specify the beginning and end of each track, write out all the metadata, and make sure the record plays
Read MoreTwo very different electric scooter companies have united. Scooter tie-up: Bird acquires Scoot with aims to grow bigger, faster together – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlien-full and spoiler-free: Even Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth can’t elevate this average sci-fi spinoff. Men in Black: International review — A film that will be forgotten in a flash – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: SignalFX, which provides real-time cloud monitoring for infrastructure and apps, raises $75M Series E led by Tiger Global, following $45M Series D in May 2018 — Cloud computing’s growth shows no sign of plateauing, and that’s particularly true of segments like ecommerce, retail, transportation … SignalFX, which provides real-time cloud monitoring
Read MoreThe Fortnite developer continues to get bigger. Epic Games acquires video chat app Houseparty – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Israel Electric Corporation, which provides the nation’s electricity and is responsible for much of the requisite infrastructure, is unhappy with Fortnite’s depiction of player characters freely climbing up electric poles. In an open letter by senior VP Oren Helman, the IEC notes that it has invested “enormous resources in educating the public about the
Read MoreIn an internal email shared with The Verge, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that YouTube is taking a “hard look” at its harassment policies and will consult “many groups, including people who have themselves experienced harassment,” as well as Google employee resource groups. During a meeting on Tuesday, Pichai, YouTube product and design SVP Neal
Read MoreLast August, San Francisco welcomed some electric scooters back into its midst, but it gave Bird (and Lime and Spin) the finger — making the city an afterthought in the scooter wars. But now, Bird has bought its way back into the city by purchasing Scoot, one of the two scooter companies that did get
Read MoreGoogle has long offered syncing between Google Photos and Google Drive, but it’s putting an end to that in the name of simplicity. “We’ve heard feedback that the connection between these services is confusing, so next month, we’re making some changes to simplify the experience across Drive and Photos,” Dan Schlosser and Jason Gupta, product
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Bird confirms it is acquiring electric scooter and moped startup Scoot, which was valued at ~$71M, meaning Bird can now operate shared scooters in San Francisco — Bird is acquiring electric scooter and moped startup Scoot, confirming TechCrunch’s previous report that the two companies were in acquisition talks. Bird confirms
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Helium debuts $495 cryptocurrency-mining Helium Hotspots that offer free p2p networking, promising greater coverage than WiFi, as 100 could cover an entire city — Cellphone plans are expensive. The average person spends about $80 per month on their phone plan, according to price comparison engine Flipsy … Helium debuts 5 cryptocurrency-mining
Read More{$inline_image} For the past few months we’ve been running this series of Blacksmithing For The Uninitiated posts, exploring the art of forge work for a novice. It’s based upon my experience growing up around a working blacksmith’s business and becoming an enthusiastic if somewhat inexpert smith, and so far we’ve spent our time looking at the
Read MoreFor the past few months we’ve been running this series of Blacksmithing For The Uninitiated posts, exploring the art of forge work for a novice. It’s based upon my experience growing up around a working blacksmith’s business and becoming an enthusiastic if somewhat inexpert smith, and so far we’ve spent our time looking at the equipment
Read MoreI type all day. I swipe and tap on my phone. I scribble notes to myself on paper. I’m happy with my mostly-digital life. But every now and then I’ll get a handwritten note—from an old lady, usually—and I find myself wishing I practiced cursive more often. Those old ladies can write. Read more… How
Read MorePhone apps are funny things. You install ‘em with a couple of quick clicks from the Play Store, but you never actually see the associated files or have direct access to what’s downloaded. In the name of simplicity, our modern mobile operating systems have covered up the ugly inner workings of app installation and taken
Read MoreSean Gallagher / Ars Technica: Researchers discover “Fishwrap” disinformation campaign recycling images and reports from past terrorist attacks and presenting them as breaking news — Over 215 social media accounts tied to effort to get followers through disinformation. — Researchers at Recorded Future … Researchers discover "Fishwrap" disinformation campaign recycling images and reports from past
Read MoreA D.C. Department of Transportation employee removes a paper cover from the “Hidden Figures Way” street sign in front of NASA Headquarters at the corner of 3rd and E Street SW. Unveiling Hidden Figures Way Source: NASA
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Vade Secure, which develops an email filtering stack to protect against phishing, malware, and spam, raises $79M led by General Catalyst — Vade Secure, a France- and Boston-based company developing an email filtering stack to protect against phishing, malware, and spam … Vade Secure, which develops an email filtering stack to
Read MoreDropbox announced a new unified version of its desktop app Tuesday that the company is calling “the new Dropbox.” Read more… How to Access Dropbox's New Redesigned Desktop App Now Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGIR: Get It Right Premium Silicone 9×9 Lid | $14 | Amazon Read more… Looking for Discounts on GiR's Self-Seal Lids? We've Got You Covered Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAmazon Web Services is releasing three new badges focused on robotics, augmented reality and machine learning. AWS Educate Adds New Badges Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreI am always suspicious of single-use slicers and dicers, but I am truly in aw of this watermelon wedger. It’s particularly helpful during BBQ season, when serving lots of fresh melon wedges is of the utmost importance. Read more… This Watermelon Wedger Cuts Perfect Slices in Seconds Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAndy Greenberg / Wired: Critics question Alphabet’s Jigsaw subsidiary’s decision to hire a disinformation vendor to run a campaign during research into state-sponsored disinformation — FOR MORE THAN two years, the notion of social media disinformation campaigns has conjured up images of Russia’s Internet Research Agency … Critics question Alphabet's Jigsaw subsidiary's decision to hire
Read MoreA GDPR case against Facebook, launched by Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems, has been deemed legal under EU law after the Austrian Supreme Court’s ruling, ComputerWeekly reports. Why is this a big deal? Because Facebook has been trying to block this case for five years, and winning a ruling against one of the richest companies
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