Laura Hautala / CNET: Report: 17K Android apps, some with 100M+ installs, collect info that can be used to create a permanent record of user’s activity on the device for ad targeting — Some apps may track your activity over time, even when you tell them to forget the past. And there’s nothing you can
Read MoreControlled electrical stimulation of nerves can do amazing things. It has been shown to encourage healing and growth in damaged cells of the peripheral nervous system which means regaining motor control and sensation in a shorter period with better results. This type of treatment is referred to as an electroceutical, and the etymology is easy
Read MoreHail to the cheap! Score great deals on fitness gear, laptops, meal delivery and more. The best President's Day sales and deals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExclusive: The Mighty Morphin villain is among several Power Rangers icons coming to Hasbro’s Lightning Collection. Toy Fair 2019: Power Rangers Lightning Collection adds Lord Zedd and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChief auditor cites Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica data scandal as an example of why a privacy law is necessary. US needs an internet data privacy law, GAO tells Congress – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: Records obtained via FOIA requests and interviews with local officials reveal the unusual lengths Google goes to keep its data center construction plans secret — Last May, officials in Midlothian, Tex., a city near Dallas, approved more than $10 million in tax breaks for a huge … Records obtained via
Read MoreBack in high school, my favorite teacher said to me: ”Jonathan. Remember to die a little every day.” Back then, I thought it was a strange thing to say. Both him and I were and are generally optimistic people, so why even bother thinking about such a sad thing as death? And why did he
Read MoreAttachment that will make the Moto Z3 the first phone upgradable to 5G speeds. 5G Moto Mod gets FCC certification – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: US Government Accountability Office issues a report that calls on Congress to consider developing comprehensive legislation on internet privacy — Government officials, academia, and advocacy groups say it’s time for the US to get its own GDPR-type law. — An independent report authored … US Government Accountability Office issues a report
Read MoreThe bing-bongs, screeches, and whiirings of a diai-up modem are long forgotten now. For good reason. Dial up was slow, and if you’re one of those unlucky people reading this and waiting for the animated gif above this paragraph to load, you have our condolences. But still, nostalgia. It bit [Doge Microsystems] hard, and now
Read MoreThe humble honeybee can use symbols to perform basic maths including addition and subtraction, shows new research published today in the journal Science Advances. Despite having a brain containing less than one million neurons, the honeybee has recently shown it can manage complex problems – like understanding the concept of zero. Honeybees are a high
Read MoreGhost-hunting through a phone in AR, in tiny brick kits. Toy Fair 2019: Lego Hidden Side is like a tiny AR Ghostbusters escape room – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMark Sullivan / Fast Company: Facebook engineers on how they developed intelligent video framing for Portal devices by combining computer vision tech with expertise of Hollywood filmmakers — Facebook’s Portal home camera has its drawbacks-privacy concerns not least among them-but it does have one undeniably cool feature … Facebook engineers on how they developed intelligent
Read MoreIf you had to guess the age of a person hailing from a country in which Lego is commonly available, you might very well do it by asking them about the Lego trains available in their youth. Blue rails or grey rails, 4.5, 9, or 12 volt power, and even somewhat unexpectedly, one rail or
Read MoreIt’s one of a family of foldable devices in development with the Chinese company, best known for budget televisions. TCL is working on a foldable phone that bends into a smartwatch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Woo WA11 Topaz is an amazingly compact, yet truly high-end headphone amplifier. High-end sound gets truly portable with the Woo WA11 headphone amp – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThe AI icon Andrew Ng is quoted as saying, “Artificial intelligence is the new electricity.” For anyone reading this, that’s a powerful analogy. Electricity empowers our surge in science and globalization over the past 100+ years, but the analogy falters in one overlooked regard. Few of us know how the electric revolution began, and
Read MoreYour phone’s looks should be the last thing you care about. But it simply isn’t true. The phone trend you least expect makes you crave your phone more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe probably don’t need to tell this to the average Hackaday reader, but we’re living in a largely disposable society. Far too many things are built as cheaply as possible, either because manufacturers know you won’t keep it for long, or because they don’t want you to. Of course, the choice if yours if you
Read MoreShoshanna Solomon / The Times of Israel: Insiders at Israeli hacking tools company NSO Group say they bought back the 70% stake they sold to US PE firm Francisco Partners; source: at a $1B valuation — Market source says the deal values the Israel-founded company, which helps governments spy on phones, at about $1 billion;
Read MoreThe two possible dates for Apple’s next big launch and why we may have to wait even longer to see those AirPods 2. AirPods, iPads and streaming: What we could see from a March Apple event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: The gaping hole in Apple’s phone lineup has never been clearer. Apple needs the iPhone SE 2 right now. Here's why – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThe results of a consumer genetic test identified the mother of the man whose donated sperm was used to conceive Danielle Teuscher’s daughter. Legal warnings soon followed. A Mother Learns the Identity of Her Child’s Grandmother. A Sperm Bank Threatens to Sue. Source: NY Times Tech
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