Native Instruments recently updated its Maschine software to include full integration with Sounds.com accounts. I spent a few hours toying with it, and I’ve never been more inspired to start new music projects. Sounds.com is among the largest royalty-free curated sound and sample collections in the world. It’s a veritable cornucopia for producers, featuring over
Read MoreA metal detector used to be an entirely analogue instrument, an oscillator whose frequency changed with the inductance of its sense coil when a piece of metal approached. [Łukasz Podkalicki] shows us a more sophisticated machine, but with judicious use of an ATtiny 13 it is not a complex one. A pulsed induction metal detector
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Google says its AI-powered grammar checker, announced last July, will now be available on Google Docs for all G Suite users — The power of machine translation to help you improve your writing at work — Google today announced that its artificial intelligence-powered grammar checker … Google says its AI-powered
Read MoreKate Rooney / CNBC: SoFi says it will launch cryptocurrency trading in partnership with Coinbase in Q2 and also has plans for zero-fee SoFi-branded ETFs and a credit card in 2019 — – The online lending start-up will launch cryptocurrency trading in the second quarter of this year. SoFi says it will launch cryptocurrency trading
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Volkswagen is planning to invest around $1.7B in Ford’s Argo self-driving subsidiary, making it the nucleus of a joint venture — Volkswagen is planning to invest around $1.7 billion in a self-driving car venture with Ford’s subsidiary Argo as auto makers seek to share the huge costs of developing self-driving cars.
Read MoreWhen you go to a hacker conference, you always hope there’s going to be a hardware badge. This is an interactive piece of custom electronics that gets you in the door while also delighting and entertaining during the con (and hopefully far beyond it). Hot off the presses then is the Hacker Hotel badge, from
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: FTC announces a new task force to monitor competition in “technology-related sectors” and says that it will look into previous mergers — And they’re going to look at previous mergers — The Federal Trade Commission will be launching a task force to monitor competition … FTC announces a new task
Read MoreThe decision is a big defeat for the Justice Department’s top antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim. Federal appeals court upholds AT&T’s Time Warner merger, handing defeat to Justice Department Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBy 2200, Mars and Pluto could be on your travel bucket list. As NASA and Elon Musk make plans to visit the red planet, we’ve compiled our own list of future interplanetary and even interstellar adventures. A 23rd-century tourist guide to the galaxy (pictures) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google launches Flutter v1.2, its cross-platform UI framework, with support for Android App Bundles, better tools for in-app payments, and web-based dev tools — Google today launched version 1.2 of its Flutter cross-platform UI framework at MWC Barcelona. Google launches Flutter v1.2, its cross-platform UI framework, with support for Android App
Read MoreAny delay between your controller and the game can kill you. Here’s the TVs that minimize it. Best TVs for gaming with low input lag – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA US Appeals Court rejected the DOJ’s argument that the megamerger would harm consumers. Justice Department loses appeal to bust up AT&T-Time Warner merger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s everything you need to know about the software giant’s next-generation augmented reality headsets. Microsoft's HoloLens 2 announced for ,500, available to preorder now, ships later this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEllen Nakashima / Washington Post: Sources: US Cyber Command disrupted internet access for Russia’s Internet Research Agency during the midterms, as the US becomes more assertive — The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms … Sources: US Cyber Command disrupted internet
Read MoreA 202-mph convertible with 640 horsepower? Yes, please. Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder revealed ahead of Geneva Motor Show – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Vast Data emerges from stealth, raising $40M Series B, for “exabyte-scale” enterprise storage — Smartphones, tablets, laptops, PCs, and internet of things devices generate more data today than at any time in history — close to 2.5 quintillion bytes, some say. Vast Data emerges from stealth, raising M Series B, for
Read MoreThe federal government lost its second bid to halt the blockbuster transaction, which has already begun to reshape much of the media industry. U.S. Loses Appeal Seeking to Block AT&T-Time Warner Merger Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrocontrollers come in a broad swathe of capabilities these days. There are the venerable 8-bit micros that have been around forever and valiantly crunch away, all the way up to modern 32-bit powerhouses with advanced peripherals and huge amounts of RAM and ROM. If you’re blinking a few LEDs or opening a garage door, the
Read MoreAs the gaming world continues to rise in prominence and cultural visibility, abusive behavior by players has been hard to root out and, to some, threatens to curb the rapid growth of gaming and esports. Racism, misogyny, death threats: Why can’t the booming video-game industry curb toxicity? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRobinson repeatedly violated the social network’s rules against posting dehumanizing material, Facebook said. Facebook bans far-right activist Tommy Robinson Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt’s been over half a year since Fujifilm unveiled the third iteration of its mirrorless interchangeable-lens X-T series, the X-T3. Fujifilm was kind enough to lend me an X-T3 unit for a month in November, and I was selfish enough to ignore their emails to return it for the past two months. Yes, the X-T3
Read MoreThe company is working to make the wireless charging experience faster. OnePlus 7 won't bring you wireless charging – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAdobe’s latest report shows consumer sentiment about Alexa, Siri and others is much more positive. Consumers no longer think voice assistants are mediocre – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the middle of the East Coast’s slow broil in the summer of 2018, a curious phenomenon surfaced. As a tropical air mass settled in and smothered the metropolitan New York area, a certain breed of stock speculator began feeling the financial heat as the microwave signals linking together various data centers and exchanges began
Read MoreThe existential threat of harmful AI recently reached ‘Cuban Missile Crisis’ proportions after a major research institute (checks notes…) modified the model size of a text generator. Apparently we’ve finally run out of real things to be scared of. What happened If you follow AI news you’ve already heard about it: OpenAI, a non-profit co-founded
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