Amazon will reportedly fall under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commission following an agreement between the FTC and the Department of Justice, reports The Washington Post. The move could bring increased scrutiny for the retail giant, just after the DOJ is reportedly preparing its own case against Google. The Post says that it’s not
Read MoreBenjamin Herold / Education Week: US schools are hastily adopting programs for monitoring students’ social media activity to improve safety, often with little regard for effectiveness or privacy — Last December, early on a Sunday morning, Amanda Lafrenais tweeted about her cats. — “I would die for you,” the 31-year old comic book artist from
Read MoreI used to love the fingerprint sensor on the back of my Google Pixel 3. It felt simple. I just placed a finger on it, waited a moment, and after my phone vibrated the tiniest amount to confirm everything’s okay, I was let into my device. Now, though, after spending a week with the side-mounted
Read MoreA massive Sunday of great deals includes Anker speakers, Ring’s Father’s Day deals, the best noise canceling headphones, and a lot more. Read more… Sunday's Best Deals: Ring Father's Day Sales, The Best Headphones, Mrs. Meyer's, Fitbit, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMarvel Entertainment has partnered with audiobook and digital content producer Dreamscape Media to adapt a number of Marvel’s comic stories as “read-to-me style audiobooks,” reports Variety. The titles will be available starting in September. Variety says that Dreamscape will adapt “around two dozen” iconic stories, includingsuch titles as The Ultimate Spider-Man, The Ultimate X-Men, X-Men:
Read MoreWe’ve seen backyard casting, and for the most part, we know what’s going on. You make a frame out of plywood or two by fours, get some sand, pack it down, and very carefully make a mold around a pattern. This is something else entirely. [FarmCraft101] is casting a bronze cannon. Sure, it’s scaled down
Read MorePapa, can you beer me? Father’s Day gifts for dads who love beer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn her debut novel Trail of Lightning, Rebecca Roanhorse introduced readers to a compelling future in which climate change and wars have wrecked North America, resulting in some fantastical transformations to the country. Native American gods walk alongside mortal humans, some of whom have developed fantastical clan powers, and magical walls have grown around the
Read MoreAt its I/O developer’s conference in May, Google announced that it was bringing a neat feature to its search results: augmented reality models, which allows users to take a look as a 3D image of a search result. The company just rolled out the feature to users with an ARCore or ARKit-ready Android phone or
Read MoreGM dabbled in really alternative fuels in the 1980s but its turbine car wasn’t the first or the last on American roads. Remember when GM made a coal-powered turbine engine car? We didn't either – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreLyft updated its app to allow both drivers and passengers to select from a list of pronouns they want during the ride. The company framed the decision as part of a broader push for inclusivity, particularly for the LGBTQ+ community. Previously Lyft only offered two choices of pronouns, male and female. With the update, riders
Read MoreExcel continues to find new ways to make it irreplaceable among number crunchers and data hoarders, which means it’s a good time to expand or brush up on your Excel skills with The Epic Excel 2019 Mastery Bundle of training. All seven courses in the package are yours for the right price — because you
Read MoreSean Hollister / The Verge: With no branding yet from Intel to differentiate laptops under Project Athena, PC makers have little incentive to adhere to the project’s target specifications — Ultrabook was a powerful word, but Intel has forgotten why — Roughly eight years ago, Intel flexed its enormous power … With no branding yet
Read MoreRing Father’s Day Sales | Amazon Read more… Pretty Much Everything Ring Is On Sale For Father's Day Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIt’s good if the TV setup in your living room has a great sound system to support it, but it’s even better if your bedroom matches that experience. Look no further, we’ve got the perfect thing for you. The Bose SoundTouch 10 wireless speaker system is available for $149, down from its original price of $199. The
Read MoreThe Las Vegas program uses BMW sedans modified with self-driving sensors and a human safety driver. Lyft and Aptiv have completed 50,000 self-driving car rides in Las Vegas – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBut USB is good enough for most of us — and getting better. Intel's Ice Lake chips are the newest attempt to make Thunderbolt relevant – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: iRobot’s new Roomba s9+ vacuum and Braava Jet m6 mop cost tons of money. Can they possibly be worth it? Why are iRobot's new Roombas so damn expensive? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom skin care to travel pillows, purchase these things instead of letting your FSA money expire 14 unexpected things you can buy with your FSA – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe recently heard it said of a hacker who pulled off a particularly nice VGA hack on an 8-bit microcontroller: “He knows all the bits, personally.” High praise, indeed. If you want to get on a first-name basis with a ton of transistors, then have a look at [Heinz D]’s Vacation Course in ATtiny13 Assembler
Read MoreAdam Engst / TidBITS: Apple’s Dark Mode, despite marketing claims, is at odds with the science of human visual perception and affects productivity by making it harder to read text — Dark Mode is the marquee feature of macOS 10.14 Mojave. Apple even gives it the top spot on the macOS product page, saying: Apple's
Read MoreLucas Shaw / Bloomberg: Many of the top shows and movies on Netflix, produced by upcoming streaming competitors like AT&T and Disney, have licensing rights locked in for years to come — Streaming service has many programs locked up for years to come — Hollywood studios say they’re breaking up with Netflix. Many of the
Read MoreA sharp knife is a joy to use, but many of us are guilty of buying the cheapest kitchen tools available and rarely maintaining them. Keeping knives sharp is key to working with them both safely and effectively, but to sharpen by hand requires patience and skill. [CNC Kitchen] instead decided to use technology to
Read MoreWe’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and physical well-being. Perhaps ironically, software developers themselves have been on the forefront of efforts to solve this problem by creating apps that aim to help users disconnect from their devices. Some apps reward you for
Read MoreNew York Times: The Boeing 737 Max’s MCAS anti-stall software was designed to rely on data from two types of sensors, one of which was later removed undisclosed to regulators — SEATTLE — The fatal flaws with Boeing’s 737 Max can be traced to a breakdown late in the plane’s development, when test pilots …
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