Have you ever wondered how switchable magnets work? Not electromagnets, but those permanent magnet fixtures like the ones that hold dial indicators to machine tools, or the big, powerful chucks for surface grinders that can be mysteriously demagnetized at the flick of a lever. It seems like magic. Thanks to [Andrew Klein] and this video on
Read MoreMoto didn’t share its plans, but I bet this is the last 5G Mod we see. Motorola says Moto Z3's Mod is the 'best' 5G platform. I disagree – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreForeign Policy: How Huawei, once an upstart using licensed and sometimes stolen tech to undercut rivals, became a telecom infrastructure juggernaut during the 4G upgrade cycle — The same year, Huawei landed an even bigger and more unexpected contract to completely rebuild and replace Norway’s mobile phone network … How Huawei, once an upstart using
Read MoreThey say that necessity is the “Mother of Invention”, but over the years we’ve started to suspect that her cousin might be an underutilized microcontroller. How else can you explain projects like the latest from [MN Maker], which takes the relatively simple concept of a contact lens holder and manages to turn it into an
Read MoreThe demand for data scientists is at an all time high. In fact, a recent LinkedIn study found that US-based business need more than 150,000 data scientist jobs filled. And they need them right now. The reason for this demand lies in the massive amounts of data that businesses in every industry are now able
Read MoreKevin Carey / The Huffington Post: A look at “OPMs”, companies which manage online courses for universities like Harvard and Yale, and take a 60% cut typically from tuition fees — The price of college is breaking America. At a moment when Hollywood celebrities and private equity titans have allegedly … A look at "OPMs",
Read MoreMike Orcutt / MIT Technology Review: VCs invested $334M in blockchain startups in Q1 2019, well below the 2018 levels when $5.5B was raised, but in line with 2017 levels according to PitchBook data — Was cryptocurrency a flash in the pan? Less than two years ago, Bitcoin’s skyrocketing price was making people crypto-millionaires overnight.
Read MoreEngineers create something out of nothing, and no where is this more apparent than in the creation of customized computer hardware. To make a simple MIDI controller, you need knowledge of firmware design and computer architecture, you need knowledge of mechanical design, and you need to know electronic design. And then you need the actual
Read MoreYogita Khatri / CoinDesk: Cryptocurrency payments startup Celo says a16z crypto and Polychain Capital have purchased $15M and $10M respectively in the project’s Celo Gold tokens — Andreessen Horowitz’s cryptocurrency fund A16z Crypto and venture capital firm Polychain Capital have invested $25 million in cryptocurrency payments startup Celo. Cryptocurrency payments startup Celo says a16z crypto
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Read MoreIf you want to play around with high altitudes, weather balloons are the way to go. With a bit of latex and some helium, it’s possible to scrape up against the edge of space without having to start your own rocketry program. [Blake] was interested in doing just this, and decided to build a near
Read MoreCharlie Warzel / New York Times: Profile of CarpeDonktum, a stay-at-home dad posting highly popular pro-Trump memes and blurring the lines between viral trolling and the business of politics — A stay-at-home dad in Kansas reveals how the lines have blurred between viral trolling and the business of politics. Profile of CarpeDonktum, a stay-at-home dad
Read MoreThat April 18 preorder day for Samsung’s 5G phone is looking much more likely. Galaxy S10 5G and Verizon's 5G launch get up in your face with next-gen speeds – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA breadboard is a great prototyping tool for verifying the sanity of a circuit design before taking the painstaking effort of soldering it all together permanently. After all, a mistake in this stage can cost a lot of time and possibly material, so it’s important to get it right. [daverowntree] wasn’t fully satisfied with the
Read MoreIt’s another sign that the rumored phone could be with us soon. Google Pixel 3a gets name-checked in apparent Google Store slipup – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVerizon is hungry to win you over to its 5G model, whatever it takes. Verizon gets sassy over 5G data speeds, then smack-talks AT&T and T-Mobile – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: As Google disbands its external AI ethics board, a look at its internal AI ethics council comprising of senior execs and led by its chief legal officer — A board filled with internal executives raises questions about accountability — Two weeks ago, Google established an external panel … As Google disbands its external AI
Read MoreTwo college students in Oregon are accused of tricking Apple into replacing nearly 1,500 counterfeit iPhones with genuine ones that were later sold. Scheme to Swap Fake iPhones Adds Up to 0,000 Loss for Apple, Prosecutors Say Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTodd Haselton / CNBC: Testing US Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System, a version of HoloLens 2 modified for military use, which felt like a real-life game of “Call of Duty” — – Microsoft is building the military’s IVAS headset, which is based on HoloLens 2. Testing US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System, a version of
Read MoreFrom the title, you might think this post is going to be some lame story about someone plugging in some RAM and maybe updating a BIOS. That’s where you’d be wrong. [Downtown Doug Brown] has a much more interesting and instructive story. [Doug] found his motherboard was rated for 8 GB maximum and decided he’d
Read MoreA family has accused the company of failing to take seriously their alleged privacy violation during a stay in an Ireland Airbnb. They were settling into their Airbnb. Then they found a hidden camera. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreOpen source is all over the media, IBM announced its acquisition of Red Hat, one of the largest in tech history, for $34 billion. Microsoft announced its agreement to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion. It seems the world’s largest companies are either releasing or acquiring their own open-source software — but opinions on this trend
Read MoreSean Hollister / The Verge: Netflix says it pulled AirPlay support because it is technically unable to ensure a good enough user experience on 3rd party devices now getting AirPlay 2 — A “technical limitation” — With no warning and little explanation, Netflix has removed the easiest way to sling its shows from one Apple
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