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March 19, 2019

Chairman of House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law explains why the FTC, undergoing a "credibility crisis", should probe Facebook (David N. Cicilline/New York Times)

David N. Cicilline / New York Times: Chairman of House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law explains why the FTC, undergoing a “credibility crisis”, should probe Facebook — Why I am calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Facebook for violating antitrust laws. Chairman of House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law

DIY Six Channel Arduino RC Transmitter

It’s wasn’t so long ago that RC transmitters, at least ones worth owning, were expensive pieces of gear. Even more recently than that, the idea of an RC transmitter running an open source firmware would have been considered a pipe dream. Yet today buying cheap imported transmitters and flashing a community developed firmware (if it

March 19, 2019

Google announces Stadia, its cross-platform game streaming service

At the 2019 Game Developers Conference (FDC) in San Francisco today, Google unveiled Stadia, its all-you-can-play game streaming service. It’s launching sometime this year, first in the US, Canada, UK, and most of Europe. The service will let you play all manner of computer games streamed from Google‘s data centers to your devices running the

March 19, 2019

Facebook settles with ACLU over allegedly discriminatory ads for employment, housing, and credit, paying ~$5M and making changes to prevent discrimination (Sara Fischer/Axios)

Sara Fischer / Axios: Facebook settles with ACLU over allegedly discriminatory ads for employment, housing, and credit, paying ~$5M and making changes to prevent discrimination — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), has reached a historic settlement with Facebook over advertising practices that allegedly discriminated against minorities. Facebook settles with ACLU over allegedly discriminatory ads

March 19, 2019

Google has created its own game studio, led by former EA and Ubisoft executive Jade Raymond, to develop titles for its new Stadia game streaming service (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

Andrew Webster / The Verge: Google has created its own game studio, led by former EA and Ubisoft executive Jade Raymond, to develop titles for its new Stadia game streaming service — Google isn’t just launching a new gaming platform with its just-announced streaming service Stadia: it’s also becoming a game developer. Google has created

March 19, 2019

Kickstarter staff announce their intention to unionize, potentially becoming the first major US tech company with union representation (Bijan Stephen/The Verge)

Bijan Stephen / The Verge: Kickstarter staff announce their intention to unionize, potentially becoming the first major US tech company with union representation — The company’s staff plans to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union — The staff of Kickstarter announced plans to unionize today. Kickstarter staff announce their intention to unionize,

March 19, 2019

Mojo Vision, an under-the-radar AR startup that hasn't publicly revealed what it's building, raises $58M Series B from Google's Gradient Ventures and others (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: Mojo Vision, an under-the-radar AR startup that hasn’t publicly revealed what it’s building, raises $58M Series B from Google’s Gradient Ventures and others — Mojo Vision, an under-the-radar augmented reality (AR) startup that has yet to reveal exactly what it’s building … Mojo Vision, an under-the-radar AR startup that hasn't publicly

March 19, 2019

Google has partnered with AMD to power Stadia, using a custom GPU for its data centers that delivers 10.7 teraflops, far more than the Xbox One X's 6 teraflops (Tom Warren/The Verge)

Tom Warren / The Verge: Google has partnered with AMD to power Stadia, using a custom GPU for its data centers that delivers 10.7 teraflops, far more than the Xbox One X’s 6 teraflops — Stream games to your PC, tablet, TV, or phone — Google is launching its Stadia cloud gaming service at the

Some Windows 7, 8.1 users reporting Security Essentials and Windows Defender problems

Some Windows 7 and 8.1 users are noticing that their automatic anti-malware protection has been turned off and are seeing out-of-date virus definitions. A definition update fix may be coming shortly. Some Windows 7, 8.1 users reporting Security Essentials and Windows Defender problems Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Google's Stadia GDC 2019 game streaming and controller announcement: Watch here live – CNET

Google announced its Stadia streaming service as the “future of gaming.” Google's Stadia GDC 2019 game streaming and controller announcement: Watch here live – CNET Source: CNet

Visit to nearby asteroid Bennu reveals rubble trouble and the seeds of life – CNET

NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft and Japanese counterpart Hayabusa2 reveal interesting findings from two near-Earth asteroids. Visit to nearby asteroid Bennu reveals rubble trouble and the seeds of life – CNET Source: CNet

March 19, 2019

Google unveils its controller for Stadia, which connects directly to the data center and looks like Sony's Dual Shock, but says you can use your own controllers (Andrew Webster/The Verge)

Andrew Webster / The Verge: Google unveils its controller for Stadia, which connects directly to the data center and looks like Sony’s Dual Shock, but says you can use your own controllers — Earlier this month, a patent surfaced that revealed a possible design for a forthcoming Google game controller. Google unveils its controller for

Alamo Drafthouse movie subscription to launch nationwide this year, report says – CNET

The theater chain wants to offer a movie a day for a “low monthly price.” Alamo Drafthouse movie subscription to launch nationwide this year, report says – CNET Source: CNet

March 19, 2019

Google unveils Stadia, its game streaming service for Chrome, Android, and TVs that will support cross platform play and 4K at 60FPS with HDR, launching in 2019 (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: Google unveils Stadia, its game streaming service for Chrome, Android, and TVs that will support cross platform play and 4K at 60FPS with HDR, launching in 2019 — With Project Stream in October, Google’s rumored work on a game streaming service was all but confirmed. Google unveils Stadia, its game streaming

March 19, 2019

Review: The Huawei Matebook X Pro (2019) is the best laptop I’ve ever used… ever

Comparing gadgets to their Apple equivalent is the oldest (and arguably laziest) trope in the tech journalism handbook. Android phones are inevitably compared to iPhones. Windows laptops are contrasted against MacBooks. In this piece, I’m going to try and refrain from doing that, because it’d be unfair on the Huawei Matebook X Pro. Simply put,

MoviePass brings the $10 unlimited plan back with new twists – CNET

New subscribers to the movie theater subscription service will pay for a year in advance using their bank account. MoviePass brings the unlimited plan back with new twists – CNET Source: CNet

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Draw Schematics?

The lingua franca of electronic design is the schematic. I can pick up a datasheet written in Chinese (a language I do not read or speak) and usually get a half-decent idea of what the part is all about from the drawings. Unfortunately, even as my design experience has grown over the years, I haven’t

What the huge loss of old Myspace music means for Internet culture

The loss of digital artifacts highlights the impermanence of the Web, and the ease with which files and posts that helped define Internet culture and history can be so readily discarded. What the huge loss of old Myspace music means for Internet culture Source: Washington Post Tech

We finally get a glimpse of System Shock 3 — and it was worth the wait

{$inline_image}The Game Developers Conference began yesterday, and it got off to an unexpectedly good start by finally revealing footage of a game long-rumored to be in development, System Shock 3. Previously glimpsed only in bits, it’s good to finally see the return of one of the old masters of gaming in full glory. The teaser trailer

March 19, 2019

Binance will let you buy Bitcoin with cash from 1,300 stores in Australia

Binance says cryptocurrency fans in Australia will soon be able to purchase Bitcoin from over 1,300 supported Newsagents across the country. The new service, “Binance Lite,” marks the first time the Malta-based exchange has managed to open a fiat gateway in Australia. While it will only support buying Bitcoin at launch, press materials say more digital

March 19, 2019

This Bluetooth speaker may look like an AI-monster from The Matrix but it sounds great

The GravaStar from Zoeao is the weirdest Bluetooth speaker I’ve reviewed, but that’s a good thing. It reminds me of a simpler time – the 1980s – when the characters on TV were often based on popular toys, and not the other way around. Plus, thanks to its Harmon Kardon guts, it sounds great. I

This Weekend: Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest

The most iconic parts of computer history come alive next weekend in Seattle during the Vintage Computer Festival Pacific Northwest. It’s all happening March 23rd and 24th at the Living Computers Museum+Labs. VCF celebrates the great hardware that has sprung up during the technological march of the last fifty years. The VCF series has been

Skies Aren’t Clogged With Drones, but Don’t Rule Them Out Yet

A host of regulatory issues have slowed the progress of drone-delivery companies but they are making some progress and lots of tests are underway. Skies Aren’t Clogged With Drones, but Don’t Rule Them Out Yet Source: NY Times Tech

March 19, 2019

Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest producers of aluminum, has shut down several metal extrusion plants as it deals with a ransomware attack (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest producers of aluminum, has shut down several metal extrusion plants as it deals with a ransomware attack — Norway’s Norsk Hydro said a cyber-attack on late Monday night crippled its IT systems. — Norsk Hydro, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers … Norsk

March 19, 2019

Firefox 66 arrives with autoplaying blocked by default, the ability to search through open tabs, and smoother scrolling, even when there are slowly-loading ads (Emil Protalinski/VentureBeat)

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Firefox 66 arrives with autoplaying blocked by default, the ability to search through open tabs, and smoother scrolling, even when there are slowly-loading ads — Mozilla today launched Firefox 66 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The release includes autoplaying content (audio and video) … Firefox 66 arrives with autoplaying blocked

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