If you happen to live near Phoenix, Arizona, have a spare US$10,000 or so kicking around, and have always fancied your own true-to-life commercial flight simulator, today is your lucky day. With just over a week to go on the auction, you can bid on a used flight simulator for a Bombardier CRJ200 regional jet
Read More“Planet Nine” is a long-theorized super-Earth at the edges of the solar system. New research suggests it’s not a planet but a gigantic disk of small bodies. Mysterious Planet Nine hiding beyond Neptune might not be a planet at all – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDonie O’Sullivan / CNN: Twitter, citing rules violation, suspends account that helped amplify the video of an encounter between a Native American elder and students wearing MAGA hats — New York (CNN Business) — Twitter suspended an account on Monday afternoon that helped spread a controversial encounter between … Twitter, citing rules violation, suspends account
Read MoreThe moon turned red during a rare eclipse and photographers pro and amateur around the world snapped its portrait. Super blood wolf moon lunar eclipse dazzles in striking photos – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePrinting customized Christmas cards is a trivial matter today: choose a photo, apply a stock background or border, add the desired text, and click a few buttons. Your colorful cards arrive in a few days. It may be the easiest way, but it’s definitely no where near as cool as the process [linotype] used this
Read MoreCarolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: In email to customers, Munchery says it will end operations effective immediately and will refund any outstanding orders — San Francisco startup Munchery, which delivers microwavable dinners and meal kits in its hometown and other Western cities, has gone out of business, according to an email the company sent
Read MoreResearchers teach their robot canine to “roll over”, which is both terrifying and adorable. Scientists teach a robot dog to get back up after they kick it down – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThanks to social media and a phone call to Chris Hemsworth, the man may receive his dying wish. Marvel to show Avengers: Endgame early to man with terminal illness – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLaura He / South China Morning Post: Chinese online ticketing app Maoyan postpones Hong Kong IPO to Feb. 4 after naming Xiaomi as one of three new cornerstone investors, seeks to raise up to $350M — Maoyan Entertainment, China’s largest movie ticketing app backed by Tencent and Meituan, has delayed its Hong Kong IPO and
Read MoreAt the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, a team of about a half-dozen technicians analyzes pictures down to their pixels, trying to determine if the faces, hands, clothes or cars of suspects match images collected by investigators from cameras at crime scenes. The unit specializes in visual evidence and facial identification, and its examiners can
Read MoreBenjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: Apple says its Giving program has raised $365M+ for nonprofits since it began eight years ago, with $125M+ in donations and 250M+ hours volunteered in 2018 — As part of its Martin Luther King Day celebrations, Apple has shared a newsroom article highlighting the charitable giving and volunteering efforts of its
Read MoreNeed a new particle accelerator tunnel? Musk might be your guy. Elon Musk says he could build new particle accelerator tunnel for cheap – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLate last year, artist [Steve Messam]’s project “Whistle” involved 16 steam engine whistles around Newcastle that would fire at different parts of the day over three months. The goal of the project was bring back the distinctive sound of the train whistles which used to be fixture of daily life, and to do so as
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Trojan.Cartbat!g2 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Trojan.Cartbat Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAs Americans increasingly buy and install smart devices in their homes, all those cheap interconnected devices create new security problems for individuals and society as a whole. The problem is compounded by businesses radically expanding the number of sensors and remote monitors it uses to manage overhead lights in corporate offices and detailed manufacturing processes
Read MoreThe show drew virtually no audience when it premiered on Lifetime in September. Now that it’s streaming, it’s a different story. What Made the TV Show ‘You’ a Hit? Netflix Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSamsung’s next flagship can take a tip from the iPhone XS and Pixel 3, too. Galaxy S10: 7 things it needs to stay ahead of top rival Huawei – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Gartner survey of more than 3,000 CIOs in 89 countries finds that deployment of AI in enterprise grew 270% in the past four years and 37% in the last year — Companies are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) like it’s going out of style, according to a new report by Gartner. Gartner
Read MoreInvestigations into He Jiankui’s gene-editing experiments reveal he breached ethical and regulatory principles seeking “personal fame and gain”. Gene-edited babies are unethical and unlawful, says Chinese investigation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Researcher says AIESEC, a non-profit claiming to be the “world’s largest youth-run organization” left 4M+ intern applications with sensitive info exposed online — AIESEC, a non-profit that bills itself as the “world’s largest youth-run organization,” exposed … Researcher says AIESEC, a non-profit claiming to be the "world's largest youth-run organization" left
Read MoreShao Chunyou rose from the assembly line to the boss’s office. Now the old recipes for success don’t work, and he must reinvent himself again. The New New World: China Transforms, and a Factory Owner Struggles to Follow Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBack when one of the best paths to desktop 3D printer ownership was building the thing yourself from laser cut wood with some string thrown in for good measure, just saying you had one at home would instantly boost your hacker street cred. It didn’t even need to work particularly well (which is good, since
Read MoreAnn M. Simmons / Wall Street Journal: Russia says it’s taking “administrative action” against Facebook and Twitter, alleging it hasn’t received details of their compliance with data-localization law — Social-media giants’ servers for storing Russian’s personal data must be located in Russia, says watchdog Russia says it's taking "administrative action" against Facebook and Twitter, alleging
Read MoreDaniel Boffey / The Guardian: A Dutch surgeon formally disciplined for medical negligence wins legal action to remove Google results about her case in landmark “right to be forgotten” ruling — Ruling will ensure doctors will no longer be judged by Google on fitness to practise, lawyer says A Dutch surgeon formally disciplined for medical
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