Scientists discovered a new 'wallaby-sized' dinosaur in Australia – CNET
Apparently these small dinosaurs were “agile runners”. Scientists discovered a new 'wallaby-sized' dinosaur in Australia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApparently these small dinosaurs were “agile runners”. Scientists discovered a new 'wallaby-sized' dinosaur in Australia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you have a small logistics problem, we have the solution for you. [Leon] built a tiny little forklift with LED lighting, working forks, and remote control using a combination of 3D printing tech, some CNC work, and fine soldering skills. The electronics for this build are based around a few servos and a pair
Read MoreA fan-made film re-imagines the Fresh Prince for a new generation. I would watch this show. If The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air came out in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMary Loritz / EU-Startups: Berlin-based FRIDAY, which offers digital car insurance with kilometer accurate billing, monthly terminability, and paperless administration, raises €75M — Berlin-based insurtech startup FRIDAY has raised €114 million in a combination of media-for-equity and equity financing. Berlin-based FRIDAY, which offers digital car insurance with kilometer accurate billing, monthly terminability, and paperless administration,
Read MoreShark researcher Bradley Wetherbee named it Laila, after his 17-year-old daughter A strange deep-sea shark discovered almost 30 years ago, now has a name – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe first half of the season finale brings us to The Force Awakens’ darkest hour. Star Wars Resistance episode 19: The First Order's reign allows No Escape (Part 1) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo promote the series Good Omens based on Neil Gaiman’s novel, angels, demons and the rest of us kick back in The Garden of Earthly Delights to wait for the End Times. At SXSW 2019, Amazon's apocalypse is a party – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[DJ Legion] decided he wanted a reflow oven so he bought a toaster oven and an assortment of parts including a solid state relay, a Teensy, a display, and a thermocouple. What makes this a different project is the amount of video documentation. The four videos below encompass about 50 minutes of information and he’s
Read MoreDennis Schaal / Skift: Sources: Airbnb is paying a little more than $400M for HotelTonight, with about half in cash and half in stock — So how much is Airbnb shelling out to acquire HotelTonight? The deal price was a little more than $400 million, with about half in cash and half in stock …
Read MoreAnthony Ha / TechCrunch: Appen, a crowdsourced data annotation startup, is acquiring rival Figure Eight for $175M in cash upfront and up to $125M more based on this year’s performance — Appen just announced that it’s acquiring Figure Eight in an all-cash deal that sees Appen paying $175 million upfront … Appen, a crowdsourced data
Read MoreWWE Fastlane is on now! Here’s every confirmed match and participant. WWE Fastlane 2019: Start time, how to watch, full match card and WWE Network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDo you like hamburgers? Everyone likes hamburgers. Inspired by a phone you could buy at Spencers in 1991, [Love Hulten] built a Game Burger Advance. The guts are a Raspberry Pi Zero, a standard LCD display and what appears to be a USB control pad. The fabrication is where this one really goes crazy. It’s
Read MoreNBC News: Researchers who claim to have discovered the Citrix breach say Iran-linked hackers stole at least 6TB of data, may have first gained access 10 years ago — The hackers are believed to have penetrated the software giant Citrix years ago and have remained inside the company’s computer network ever since. Researchers who claim
Read MoreCrystal Tse / Bloomberg: China-based online broker Futu closes up 28% on its first day of trading after raising $90M in a US IPO and selling $70M worth of stock via a private placement — Futu Holdings Ltd., the online Chinese broker backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd., jumped as much as 46 percent after raising
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: France overhauls French Tech Visa program, which now has no diploma requirements, accepts employee’s immediate family, and is generally less onerous to acquire — The French government has unveiled a complete overhaul of the French Tech Visa for employees working for a tech company. France overhauls French Tech Visa program, which
Read MoreParagliding sounds like fun until you’re greeted by an irate roo. Watch a kangaroo attack a landing paraglider in Australia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDressed in a Captain Marvel tracksuit, Larson visits a New Jersey movie theater and serves fans popcorn. Brie Larson dressed as Captain Marvel surprises moviegoers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo quote Mario, “Wahoo!” Mario Day sale includes Nintendo Switch, Mario Kart 8, Odyssey deals starting March 10 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAdi Robertson / The Verge: Facebook sues two Ukrainian developers for enticing 60K+ users to install browser extensions that scraped personal info and injected ads into their News Feeds — Facebook has sued two Ukrainian men for allegedly using quiz apps to scrape Facebook users’ private data and inject advertisements into their News Feeds. Facebook
Read MoreAn essential tool of many sysadmins is a portable terminal ready to plug into an ailing rack-mounted server to administer first aid. At their simplest, they are simply a monitor and keyboard on a trolley, but more often they will be a laptop pre-loaded with tools for the purpose. Sysadmins will hang on tenaciously to
Read MoreThe writing is on the wall for a global economic slowdown, and tech entrepreneurs will be severely impacted. The dot-com crash of 2001 is still etched into my memory, as I had helped launch a game tech company that nearly died when the capital markets seized. We went from five people to 30 and back
Read MoreSupermarket chickens and cheetah colors help visual-effects supervisor Sven Martin and team animate Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion. Game of Thrones dragonmaster reveals the secrets of Daenerys' babies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSusan Fowler talks at SXSW about the power of a story to bring about change in Silicon Valley. Uber whistleblower: 'I wanted to speak up, share my story and get back to work' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSenator wants the company separated from its App Store. Apple joins list of Elizabeth Warren's tech breakup targets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChris Ip / Engadget: How Foursquare, which tracks the location of millions via their smartphones and has 100K+ clients including Snapchat and Uber, makes sure its data isn’t misused — It seems counter-intuitive that, in the thick of a backlash against Big Tech’s data privacy abuses, Dennis Crowley … How Foursquare, which tracks the location
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