Even though it has 334,544 bricks, it weighs less than the real truck. Chevy's full-scale Lego Silverado opens Detroit Auto Show public days – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: The connected kitchen is getting complicated. And this is just the beginning. Whirlpool, GE and the dozens of cooking apps crowding the smart kitchen – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis article is part of Demystifying AI, a series of posts that (try to) disambiguate the jargon and myths surrounding AI. History shows that cybersecurity threats evolve along with new technological advances. Relational databases brought SQL injection attacks, web scripting programming languages spurred cross-site scripting attacks, IoT devices ushered in new ways to create botnets, and the internet in
Read MoreTo be honest, I hate the word “identity.” There’s a lot of talk about this now, but if anyone is telling you they’re building “identity” on a public network, you should run immediately. Why? Because it’s probably the worst thing to do. The irony of this all, is that the more we advance into the
Read MoreNicole Perlroth / New York Times: DNC says in court filing that it was a target of a failed spearphishing campaign after the midterms; researchers: the campaign resembled Russia-linked attacks — SAN FRANCISCO — The Democratic National Committee believes it was targeted in a hacking attempt by a Russian group in the weeks … DNC
Read MoreIn 1991, Apple released the Quadra line of computers, named after their utilization of the new Motorola 68040 CPU. The Quadra line initially consisted of two models, the Quadra 700 and the Quadra 900. These two models, and the Quadra 950, released as a slight upgrade to the 900, were the peak of performance. You
Read MoreToday people fall in love via their phones. But would your phone be just as satisfying? Could You Fall in Love With a Robot? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf you have experienced software defined radio (SDR) using the ubiquitous RTL SDR dongles, you are missing out on half of it. While those SDRs are inexpensive, they only receive. The next step is to transmit. [Corrosive] shows how he uses DATV Express along with a Lime SDR or a Pluto (the evaluation device from
Read MoreThis year, I served on the judging panel for The Royal Statistical Society’s International Statistic of the Year. On Dec. 18, we announced the winner: 90.5 percent, the amount of plastic that has never been recycled. Okay – but why is that such a big deal? Much like Oxford English Dictionary’s “Word of the Year”
Read MoreThe belief that AI will displace jobs has been well countered with arguments that AI actually empowers workers to focus on higher-level thinking and creating. It’s an advantage in the workplace, not an obstruction. But there’s another, less discussed advantage of adopting AI at work. One with the potential to level the playing field for
Read MoreBiz Carson / Forbes: Profile of an angel investor and Code.org co-founder Ali Partovi, who now manages Neo, a fund that matches talented young engineers with tech industry veterans — s venture capitalists mingled with members of the Golden State Warriors at a fall 2016 cocktail party, tech investor Ali Partovi scrambled to find something
Read MoreDavid Gelles / New York Times: Q&A with Hadi Partovi on starting Code.org, working on IE at Microsoft, what he is looking for in startup founders, and teaching computer science in schools — The founder and chief executive of Code.org, who was born in Iran, says computer science is a “foundational skill,” … Q&A with
Read MoreThere’s a lot of debate over which of several contenders was the first modern computer. One of those first operating computers was the University of Cambridge’s EDSAC — the brainchild of Dr. Maurice Wilkes. The EDSAC scored a lot of firsts and used a serial data path along with mercury delay line memories. Over on
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Researcher: vulnerability in Marvell’s Wi-Fi SoC used in the PS4, Xbox One, Surface tablets, and more lets attacker hijack devices without any user interaction — List of impacted devices includes PS4, Xbox One, Samsung Chromebooks, and Microsoft Surface devices. Researcher: vulnerability in Marvell's Wi-Fi SoC used in the PS4, Xbox One,
Read MoreDespite the title, this isn’t a tale of conversing with Michael Jackson’s chimp. Rather, it is about [KyungYun]’s machine that transforms speech into whimsical bubbles. While the speech control is novel, we were more fascinated with how the mechanism uses a system of strings to blow bubbles, along with the workmanship to make the device
Read MoreManish Singh / VentureBeat: The owner of Reliance Retail, India’s biggest retailer, and Jio, a disruptive telecom, announces an online retail platform to compete with Flipkart and Amazon — As Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart scramble for ways to work around the impending new strict ecommerce policy in India … The owner of Reliance Retail, India's
Read MoreThe agency’s investigation, which began in late March, is continuing, and the commissioners and staff have not reached a final conclusion. F.T.C. Is Said to Be Considering Large Facebook Fines Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFacebook hasn’t given up on attracting teens. After numerous failed products aimed at teens — including LOL, Facebook Watch, and IGTV — the company is now hard at work on LOL, a meme hub of sorts meant to win the hearts and minds of teens fleeing for greener pastures at TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. First
Read MoreJordan Crook / TechCrunch: HyperScience, which uses AI to extract structured data from hand-filled and other business forms, raises $30M Series B, bringing its total raised to $50M — HyperScience, the machine learning company that turns human readable data into machine readable data, has today announced the close … HyperScience, which uses AI to extract
Read MoreFind out how you can live stream Super Bowl LIII for free. Super Bowl 2019: How to watch online, start time and much more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd the company never stopped supplying chips to companies during disputes, Qualcomm’s Fabian Gonell says. Qualcomm didn't have all the license negotiating power, exec testifies – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[Quasse] bought a 1978 Honda NC50 Express moped with the intention of fixing it up and riding it, only to find that the engine was beyond repair. So, they did what any self-respecting hacker would do: tear out the motor and replace it with an electric one. It’s still a work in progress, but they
Read MoreAlex Heath / Cheddar: Sources: Snap fires security chief over secret relationship with a consultant and pushes out his boss, the head of HR, amid multiple departures in recent months — Snap’s global security chief has been fired after an internal investigation found that he had an undisclosed relationship … Sources: Snap fires security chief
Read MorePlus: Three cheap T-shirts I love and a sweet deal on a huge library of documentaries. Insignia Fire TV for 0: All-in-one 39-inch streaming TV is a scorching deal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social network says the concept is still in the early stages. Facebook is building a meme hub called LOL to attract teens – CNET Source: CNet
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