We are somewhat spoiled because electronics today are very reliable compared to even a few decades ago. Most modern electronics obey the bathtub curve. If they don’t fail right away, they won’t fail for a very long time, in all likelihood. However, there are a few cases where that’s not a good enough answer. One
Read MoreAlexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: How resellers are making money from Amazon returns via liquidation sites, like Liquidity Services, which has 3M+ users and generated $626.4M in sales last year — Welcome to the abyss of the “reverse supply chain,” where hope springs eternal. — With a couple hundred dollars and a few minutes
Read MoreAn updated iPad Mini 5 and two 10-inch models may be on the horizon. New Apple iPads surface in EEC certification database – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSling TV, DirecTV Now, YouTube TV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, Philo, AT&T Watch TV and Fubo TV are all vying for your cord-cutting dollar. Here’s how the top 100 channels stack up. DirecTV Now, Sling TV, YouTube TV, Hulu and more: Live TV channels compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company want to make it possible to send messages among the services while keeping the brands separate, according to The New York Times Facebook reportedly to merge WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram messaging – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSean O’Neill / Skift: Airbnb has acquired Denmark-based startup Gaest that helps businesses book off-site spaces for meetings and events — Airbnb’s move to offer more meetings spaces represents an example of one of Skift’s 2019 Megatrends, as many giant online booking companies are looking for their next phases of growth by expanding into new
Read MoreAgence France-Presse: European Commission says that more than 95K complaints have been filed with data regulators since adoption of GDPR in May — More than 95,000 complaints have been filed with EU countries since the bloc’s flagship data protection laws took effect eight months ago, the executive European Commission said Friday. European Commission says that
Read MoreIt’s cold outside! So grab a copy of the Hackaday Podcast, and catch up on what you missed this week. Highlights include a dip into audio processing with sox and FFMPEG, scripting for Gmail, weaving your own carbon fiber tubes, staring into the sharpest color CRT ever, and unlocking the secrets of cheap 433 MHz
Read MoreMichelle Castillo / Cheddar: Source: T-Mobile to launch a free, ad-supported mobile video streaming service through the Layer3 division it acquired last year and using licensed Xumo tech — T-Mobile will join the streaming wars in the next few weeks with a free, ad-supported mobile video service, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Read MoreVenture capitalists (VCs) are a key part of the technology ecosystem. They’re the ones with the money that helps a small company to grow into a larger one. This is why it’s such a massive problem that the industry is so overwhelmingly male and white. When this demographic makeup exists, you generally get individuals at
Read MoreBrexit is infinitely complicated, but it starts to make sense when you think about it as someone reinstalling a computer’s operating system from scratch. All the existing programs and files (or in the case of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, trade deals and international agreements) are gone. In 2016, 52 percent of British voters
Read MoreChiptune is a musical genre built upon the creation of music through the use of chip-based sound synthesizers, found in early game consoles. The Commodore 64’s venerable SID chip and the Game Boy Sound System are the by far the most popular on the scene. However, the Sega Genesis took a different path at the
Read MoreThe new research is raising concerns about how biased results could tarnish the artificial-intelligence technology’s exploding use by police and in public venues, including airports and schools. Amazon facial-identification software used by police falls short on tests for accuracy and bias, new research finds Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA new software development kit (SDK) for Unity has been released, allowing indie developers to monetize their mobile games from top-to-bottom with KIN cryptocurrency. As of today, mobile games made with the Unity engine can support earning, spending, and tipping KIN in-game, and even reward users with cryptocurrency for interacting with each other. Players can
Read MoreYouTube is retooling a core feature that recommends videos to users in an effort to curb the company’s role in promoting misleading content. YouTube is changing its algorithms to stop recommending conspiracies Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThankfully, Porsche didn’t have to go to extreme lengths to boost future output. Porsche to double Taycan production thanks to overwhelming demand – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreRecently, I was lucky enough to receive a big haul of retro computer gear from a friend who was emptying out his garage. Even better, the haul was almost entirely old Amiga gear — my favorite computing platform of all time. Upon returning home, I gleefully sorted through the boxes, powering things up one by
Read MoreA brief sampling of productions that use augmented reality, smartphone mapping and motion capture, blurring the line between the live and the virtual. Extending the Stage With Technology Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreStarship Technologies released 25 semi-autonomous robots on the George Mason University campus this week and students quickly reacted. With a growing number of students using delivery services like Uber Eats and DoorDash, the robots are the spearhead of an ambitious plan to keep some of that business on campus. How one university changed overnight when
Read MoreUnsealed documents from a class action lawsuit reportedly raise red flags over Facebook’s business practices. Facebook tricked kids in order to rake in money from online games, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOther app developers will be able to tap into the tech in the second half of 2019. Brave's privacy-focused ads to spread beyond startup's own browser – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella says he would welcome regulation on facial recognition technology to prevent a ‘race to the bottom’. Microsoft CEO wants regulation on facial recognition Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMike Isaac / New York Times: Sources: Zuckerberg plans to add end-to-end encryption to Instagram and Messenger and integrate their messaging infrastructure and WhatsApp’s by end of the year — SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, plans to integrate the social network’s messaging services … Sources: Zuckerberg plans to add end-to-end encryption to
Read MoreThe online service has long been criticized for promoting videos that are full of misinformation but don’t necessarily conflict with its rules. YouTube Moves to Make Conspiracy Videos Harder to Find Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFacebook’s chief executive has asserted control over its sprawling divisions and mandated the social network’s messaging services be knitted together. Zuckerberg Plans to Integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger Source: NY Times Tech
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