Issie Lapowsky / Wired: Profile of David Carroll, whose two-year fight to reclaim his data from Cambridge Analytica has brought to light large questions around data privacy — David Carroll has been locked in a legal war to force the infamous company to turn over its files on him. He’s won a battle, but the
Read MoreJane Zhang / South China Morning Post: Didi says its global ride-hailing network had 550M users, over 31M drivers, and covered more than 1,000 cities around the world in 2018 — – Following scandals, Didi has focused on safety overhauls, including in-trip audio recordings by passengers and drivers and in-car panic buttons Didi says its
Read MoreWhile WiFi controlled lights are readily available, replacing your lighting fixtures or switches isn’t always an option. [Thomas] ran into this issue with his office lights. For the developers in the office, these lights always seemed to run a little too bright. The solution? A 3D printed, WiFi controlled finger to poke the dimmer switch.
Read MoreCate Cadell / Reuters: Inside Alibaba’s futuristic 290-room FlyZoo hotel where it showcases its prowess in AI and incubates tech it wants to sell to the hospitality industry — HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Gliding silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s futuristic “FlyZoo” hotel, black disc-shaped robots … Inside Alibaba's futuristic 290-room FlyZoo hotel where it
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: tZERO, Overstock.com’s security token trading platform which raised $134M in an ICO last August, went live on Thursday — Overstock.com’s much-anticipated security token trading platform, tZERO, officially began trading Thursday afternoon. — The company announced in a press release … tZERO, Overstock.com's security token trading platform which raised 4M in an
Read MoreThe next Pokemon adventure will be penned by 22 Jump Street screenwriter. Get ready for Pika-Two: Detective Pikachu movie sequel on the way – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCombining documentary footage with dramatic reconstructions, this entertaining film reminds us that migrants are real people with real families. The Infiltrators review: Docudrama breaks into migrant detention centres – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUsually, when we are talking about homebrew around here, we mean building your own equipment. However, most other people probably mean brewing beer, something that’s become increasingly popular as one goes from microbreweries to home kitchen breweries. People have been making beer for centuries so you can imagine it doesn’t take sophisticated equipment, but a
Read MoreRacing and drifting legend Steph Papadakis pulls one apart to show us how it works. How does a NASCAR stock car transmission work? – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: Pictures of what appear to be the two models of Samsung’s Galaxy S10 leak, showing “Infinity-O” display, very thin bezels, USB-C port, and a headphone jack — Well, the leaks start coming and they don’t stop coming — There’s less than a month to go before Samsung unveils … Pictures
Read MoreAmazon sealed a reported $13 million deal for Kaling’s film Late Night, the first big purchase of this year’s film fest and one of the biggest ever. Amazon writes Sundance's first big check, for Mindy Kaling movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWill Oremus / Slate: An overview of projects like NewsGuard, and how efforts to rank the credibility of news sites can be problematic, despite good intentions — In the era of fake news, a cottage industry of startups is competing to turn media credibility into a booming business. Do we really want that? An overview
Read MoreIf you collect trading cards of any kind, you know that storage quickly becomes an issue. Just ask [theguymasamato]. He used to be really into trading cards, and got back into it when his kids caught the bug. Now he’s sitting on 10,000+ cards that are largely unorganized except for a few that made it
Read MoreThe Under Presents is a new kind of VR experience that teleports you from your living room to a sprawling absurdist universe with live actors. Could it finally be VR’s killer app? Oculus' VR time-warping nightclub game with live actors is unlike anything I've tried before – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKurt Wagner / Recode: Zuckerberg’s WSJ op-ed and rumored push to unify messaging infrastructure across Facebook’s apps may be signs of company’s increased concern about regulation — It sure feels like regulation is coming for Facebook. — The threat of government regulation has been looming over Facebook … Zuckerberg's WSJ op-ed and rumored push to
Read MoreReview: Premiering at Sundance this week, Share is a raw and uncomfortable movie that tackles the modern era of sexual abuse revelations. In film Share, a video tears teens apart. It's a timely #metoo parable – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Watching Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes brought me back to high school, when I thought Bundy would escape jail to kill me next. Ted Bundy documentary on Netflix turned me into a terrified teen again – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt the end of last year, Google announced it was officially pulling the plug on Allo, its latest in a long list of failed messaging apps. That list includes Google Wave, Google Plus, Google Buzz and, most recently, Google Hangouts (which has evolved into the enterprise-focused Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet). But while its consumer
Read MoreRussell Brandom / The Verge: Illinois Supreme Court rules that companies can be sued for collecting biometric data without opt-in consent, even if no tangible injury was demonstrated — Privacy advocates won a crucial court victory on Friday, as the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a case that would have pared … Illinois Supreme Court rules
Read MoreHillary Swank stars in this tense, strikingly shot film from Sundance 2019 that evokes Alien as daughter and mechanoid mama face off over the future of the human race. I Am Mother review: Taut sci-fi chiller with a robot that's one bad mom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBrookings: Report: small US cities, rural communities, and Rust Belt states most at risk of automated job replacement; men, younger workers, and minorities most vulnerable — Senior Research Analyst – Metropolitan Policy Program — Senior Research Assistant – Metropolitan Policy Program Report: small US cities, rural communities, and Rust Belt states most at risk of
Read More3D printing isn’t something you would usually associate with a high precision device, but this one shows that it can be used to create rather intricate things when needed. The Openflexure is a microscope stage that offers a mechanical stage that can be maneuvered precisely. The optics can be swapped out so it uses anything
Read MoreUranus is arguably the most mysterious planet in the solar system – we know very little about it. So far, we have only visited the planet once, with the Voyager 2 spacecraft back in 1986. The most obvious odd thing about this ice giant is the fact that it is spinning on its side. Unlike
Read MoreAndrew Liptak / The Verge: Profile of Front Porch Forum, a thriving message board community of ~160K members covering towns in Vermont, which has helped create resilience during disasters — On August 29th, 2011, Tropical Storm Irene passed over Vermont, the first such storm to hit the state since 1938. Profile of Front Porch Forum,
Read More[Peter Lehnér] has designed a brilliant 7-segment flip-segment display that doesn’t really flip. In fact, it doesn’t use electromagnets at all. This one is 3D printed and hand cranked. It’s a clever use of a cam system to set the segments for each digit (0-9) makes it a perfect entry in the Hackaday 3D Printed Gears,
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