Proctor & Gamble debuted its newest tool in the fight against aging. At CES this week, the company introduced the world to “Opté,” a handheld device that prints anti-aging product on top of your skin, acting as a real-world Photoshop, essentially. Opté covers up hyperpigmentation, or age spots, by gliding a device the size of
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Variety: Discussing the decline of TV, Viacom CEO Bob Bakish says driverless, 5G-connected cars would add viewing minutes in the same way the bedroom TV did — Viacom CEO Bob Bakish isn’t ready to celebrate victory just yet. “I wouldn’t ever say mission accomplished, and certainly not in the changing world …
Read MoreLindsey O’Donnell / Threatpost: Dozens of government websites rendered insecure or inaccessible due to 80+ expired TLS certificates that haven’t been renewed due to the US government shutdown — As the U.S. federal shutdown continues, dozens of U.S. government websites have been rendered either insecure or inaccessible due … Dozens of government websites rendered insecure
Read MoreDeep in the corners of CES lurk mind-bending products that sharply stand out from a sea of TVs. These are the weirdest products of CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWay back when, before diesel-electric locomotives were a thing, trains weren’t really able to go backwards too well. Also it’s sometimes necessary to turn carriages around in a small space. For that, the railway turntable was invented. If you want to implement one on a model layout, this project from DIY & Digital Railworld is
Read MoreChris Welch / The Verge: Leaked docs: Verizon is alpha testing a game streaming service called Verizon Gaming, currently running on the Nvidia Shield TV, eventually expanding to Android — Verizon Gaming is already running on the Nvidia Shield — and soon Android — Verizon is currently conducting alpha testing … Leaked docs: Verizon is
Read MoreA team of researchers from Tel-Aviv University developed a neural network capable of reading a recipe and generating an image of what the finished, cooked product would look like. As if DeepFakes weren’t bad enough, now we can’t be sure the delicious food we see online is real. The Tel-Aviv team, consisting of researchers Ori
Read MoreGoogle just discontinued one of its best and most underrated products, the Chromecast Audio. On the plus side, the company is offering a great deal as it gets rid of inventory: you can now buy the $35 dongle for just $15 on Google’s website. Launched in 2015, Chromecast Audio was an easy way to add
Read MoreIt’s not often in the video game industry that we get to see a public face-off between two companies, but we got one this week between Unity and Epic, creators of two of the most popular game engines among developers. The conflict began between Unity and Improbable, the developers of a cloud platform called SpatialOS. Improbable
Read MoreThe House Energy and Commerce committee doesn’t want to wait until after the government shutdown for answers. Congress asks FCC for emergency briefing on ending location data sales – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter Alex Jones was effectively banned from the internet — or at least his major distribution channels — last August, it appeared that we’d be rid of his half-baked conspiracy theories once and for all. Or, that’s what we thought, anyway. Following multiple “strikes” for content that violated its terms of service, YouTube permanently removed
Read MoreDoing business with the chipmaker means there was “no longer a level playing field,” Apple exec testifies in an FTC trial against Qualcomm. Apple: Qualcomm's hardball tactics squeezed Intel chips out of iPad Mini 2 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: British man sentenced to 2+ years in prison for DDoS attack that took down internet connectivity in Liberia in 2016, after an ISP hired him to attack a rival — Hacker knocked an entire country’s internet connection offline. — A UK court sentenced today a 30-year-old man to two years …
Read MoreThe Chinese automaker is also giving the US its first look at its GM6 minivan and GS5 SUV. China's GAC is bringing its Entranze concept to the Detroit Auto Show – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKit Walsh / Electronic Frontier Foundation: Bird sends dubious DMCA takedown notice to Boing Boing over a post explaining how to legally buy an abandoned Bird scooter and convert it to a personal scooter — Every now and then we have to remind someone that it’s not illegal for people to report facts that they
Read MoreCES 2019 came and went, now it’s time to weigh in on your favorites of the show. CNET Asks: What wowed you at CES 2019? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGiant recording studios with millions of dollars worth of gear and gold records lining the walls incite a certain nostalgia in those of us who grew up in a time when Berry Gordy and Rick Rubin were as well known as the stars they produced. But those days are long gone, and those big studios
Read MoreStephen Nellis / Reuters: During FTC vs Qualcomm trial, Apple supply chain exec Tony Blevins details “Project Antique”, the company’s search for a second modem supplier, starting in 2013 — (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) considered tapping Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) and MediaTek Inc (2454.TW) … During FTC vs Qualcomm trial, Apple supply chain
Read MorePeople often get the impression that home built hardware is destined to have a certain amateurish look or feel to it. It’s as though just because you didn’t buy it in a store, it will look cheap or thrown together. While it’s true a hacked together device could look like it was built from the parts
Read MoreAdario Strange / Next Reality: In a court filing, Meta, maker of the Meta 2 AR headset, says its assets have been sold off by a lender and it is insolvent; Meta had raised $73M in VC funding — The last time we heard from Meta, the makers of the Meta 2 augmented reality headset,
Read MoreNetflix has dropped Spanish subtitles from “Roma” after the director Alfonso Cuarón called them “parochial, ignorant and offensive to Spaniards themselves.” Mamá to Madre? ‘Roma’ Subtitles in Spain Anger Alfonso Cuarón Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCadillac’s three-row crossover will officially debut this weekend. Cadillac XT6 teased ahead of Detroit Auto Show debut – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: ThreeKit, a startup that helps ecommerce clients turn static images into interactive 3D presentations, raises $10M seed round — A picture’s worth a thousand words, but what about a three-dimensional rendering? Ask ThreeKit — it’s in the business of creating 3D renderings for clients such as Crate and Barrel, Steelcase, and
Read MoreAfter more than 4 million inflators replaced, FCA is starting to see a light at the end of the airbag-recall tunnel. FCA announces its final round of Takata recalls, 1.4 million vehicles affected – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe tough truck will face off against the new Chevy Silverado HD. 2019 Ram Heavy Duty teased on video ahead of Detroit Auto Show debut – Roadshow Source: CNet
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