Microcontrollers are cool, but sometimes the user interface options they can deliver are disappointing. The platform in question may not have the horsepower required to drive a decent screen, and often a web interface is undesirable for security or complexity reasons. Sometimes you just need a good software interface between chip and computer. Firmata is
Read MoreCanon sprinkles some feature fairy dust on its smallest DSLR. Canon EOS Rebel SL3 compact DSLR brings 4K video to its entry line – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThis week we’ll see a direct image of one of the most powerful objects in existence, and it might shift our understanding of how the universe works. First black hole image could change everything we know about the universe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLast year, the company said it would remove about 200 listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Now, it’s changing course. Airbnb Reverses Policy Banning Listings in Israeli Settlements in West Bank Source: NY Times Tech
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Read MoreYoolim Lee / Bloomberg: ShopBack, a Singapore-based rewards app that works with Alibaba and other major online brands, has closed a $45M round led by Rakuten Capital and EV Growth — An Asian rewards app that works with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and major online brands has snagged $45 million from Japan’s Rakuten Capital and
Read MoreBehold the Great Old One, over there next to the seaweed. Scientists discover Cthulhu sea cucumber that terrorised oceans 430 million years ago – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThat’s one seriously busted lightsaber. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order teases a broken world for heroes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCameron Faulkner / The Verge: LG G8 ThinQ review: has bigger battery, more RAM, and feels nice to hold, but it might not receive timely OS updates and some features like Hand ID are gimmicky — It checks a lot of boxes, except the ones that really matter — If you’re looking for a new
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: ahead of its expected IPO in June or July, shares of Slack on private markets are selling for prices valuing it at ~$16B, 2X+ its last funding round — In the next few months, anyone will be able to buy stock in Slack Technologies Inc. In the meantime, wealthy investors … Sources: ahead
Read MoreIt wasn’t long ago that graphene seemed to take the science and engineering communities by storm. You can make bits of it with a pencil and some sticky tape, yet it had all sorts of wonderful properties. The key, of course, is that it is a single layer of atoms. Now scientists have done the
Read MoreReuters: Sources: Uber to sell ~$10B worth of stock at $90B-$100B valuation in IPO, will make S-1 public Thursday, begin roadshow late April, and start trading early May — (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc has decided it will seek to sell around $10 billion worth of stock in its initial public offering … Sources: Uber
Read MorePregnancy-tracking apps such as Ovia have climbed in popularity as fun, friendly companions for the daunting uncertainties of childbirth. But they have also become powerful monitoring tools for employers and health insurers. Tracking your pregnancy on an app may be more public than you think Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreGoogle Drive and Dropbox might be competitors, but that doesn’t mean the two companies can’t get along. Case in point: they are announcing tighter integration between their respective services, allowing to Dropbox Business users to create Google Docs, Sheets, Slides documents right within Dropbox. It’s a blessing for teams that rely on both Dropbox and Google
Read MoreBernd Körber is a longtime vet of Mini and the BMW group, having done stints at both BMW and Mini in marketing, product planning and more. Mini's got a new boss, and it's barreling towards a more electric future – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Udacity lays of 20% of its staff, or 75 employees, and restructures its operations to help bring costs in line with revenue — Udacity, the $1 billion online education startup, has laid off about 20 percent of its workforce and is restructuring its operations as the company’s co-founder Sebastian Thrun seeks
Read MoreTom Krazit / GeekWire: Interview with Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on open source, AWS, working with the military, expanding Google Cloud’s sales teams, and more — Coverage of Google’s sold-out annual cloud conference in San Francisco, as the search giant looks to extend its reach and build its momentum in the cloud. Interview with
Read MoreCompanies like Intuit and H&R Block have lobbied for years to prevent the agency from creating its own free electronic system, ProPublica reports. Congress wants to prevent IRS from expanding its free online tax filing – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNick Heath / TechRepublic: Stack Overflow’s annual survey, taken by 90K+ developers this year, finds Python to be the fastest-growing major programming language, with Rust the most-loved — The annual Stack Overflow survey is one of the most comprehensive snapshots of how programmers work. Stack Overflow's annual survey, taken by 90K+ developers this year, finds
Read MoreVisitors to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios are able to cast “spells” by waving special interactive wands in the air. Hackers like us understand that there must be some unknown machinations happening behind the scenes to detect how the wands are moving, but for the kids wielding them, it might as
Read MoreBecky Peterson / Business Insider: App performance monitoring startup PagerDuty raises its IPO price range to $21-$23/share, could raise $240M at a $1.69B valuation at the high end of the range — – On Tuesday, IT unicorn PagerDuty raised the price range for its upcoming IPO to $21 to $23 per share, up $2 from
Read MoreThe decision comes after the carmaker got a letter from the Truth In Advertising consumer advocacy group stating that most Sprinters are built overseas. Mercedes pulls the plug on its 'Built in the USA' Sprinter ad campaign – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt all has to do with a lawsuit filed by US Rep. Devin Nunes against The Fresno Bee in California for a story about a party on a boat. Here's why #YachtCocaineProstitutes is trending on Twitter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRob Price / Business Insider: Pirates are using Facebook’s Watch Party group video-streaming feature to host movie marathons and TV watch parties, sometimes for thousands of viewers — – Facebook’s new group-video-watching feature, Watch Party, is proving wildly popular with pirates. It’s designed to let Facebook users watch … Pirates are using Facebook's Watch Party
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