Although the Federal Communications Commission has nixed its rules governing the conduct of Internet providers, states, Internet activists and other supporters of the Obama-era regulations are challenging that move in the courts, statehouses and among the public. These are the 2019 court fights that will decide the future of net neutrality Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreYou don’t have to be an avid bookworm to find use for an e-book reader. Take your local wedding band for example: with a big repertoire of songs to cover, you don’t really want to drag huge folders full of chords and lyrics around, tediously browsing through them to find the correct one for every
Read MoreOne could be forgiven for thinking that machines are creative. Numerous artificial intelligence projects appear to demonstrate that machines are capable of creating intricate works of art that rival those created by their inferior human creators. Just recently, IBM Watson created a movie trailer for the horror film Morgan (IBM). Google’s DeepDream AI fascinated the
Read MoreDave Briggs / CNN: Popular Fortnite streamer Tyler Blevins, aka Ninja, says he has earned nearly $10M in 2018, with 70% of the revenue coming from Twitch and YouTube — New York (CNN Business)Any year in which a young man earns a living playing video games is a pretty darn good one. Popular Fortnite streamer
Read MoreIt all started when I bought a late-1990s synthesizer that needed a firmware upgrade. One could simply pull the ROM chip, ship it off to Yamaha for a free replacement, and swap in the new one — in 2003. Lacking a time machine, a sensible option is to buy a pre-programmed aftermarket EPROM on eBay
Read MoreDavid Shepardson / Reuters: FCC grants permission for Google to deploy its Soli radar-based sensors that enable touchless control of devices with hand gestures — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google unit won approval from U.S. regulators to deploy a radar-based motion sensing device known as Project Soli. FCC grants permission for Google to deploy
Read MoreWhen news of natural disasters or man-made ones break in the U.S., Julie Bloom taps a variety of tools to communicate with reporters, edit stories and get them published. Tech We’re Using: Hurricanes. Shootings. Fires. Time for an Editor’s Emergency Kit. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe automaker said production of the Model 3 sedan increased 15 percent over the previous quarter, but the price cut could signal softening demand. Tesla Reports Record Output, but Cuts Prices, and Its Shares Plunge Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThese lights will go hand-in-hand with Ring’s security cameras. FCC filings leak two new Ring security lights – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe first three, on YouTube from the Disney Channel, offer some cute character moments. Star Wars Resistance shorts tide fans over during midseason break – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome locals don’t want Waymo’s vans in their town, and they’re displaying that distaste in equally distasteful ways. Arizonans waging guerrilla warfare against self-driving Waymo vans – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreYou don’t have to adjust your screens, just your security settings. Hackers are forcing smart TVs, Chromecasts to promote PewDiePie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company’s upcoming flagship looks like it will throw five cameras at the perpetual low-light photography problem. Nokia 9 PureView promo video leak purports to show off 5-camera phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSara Salinas / CNBC: Netflix confirms it has hired Spencer Neumann as new CFO; source says Activision Blizzard fired Neumann because he was pursuing another job — – Netflix has hired Spencer Neumann as chief financial officer. He was the former CFO at Activision Blizzard. — Activision Blizzard fired Neuman … Netflix confirms it has
Read MoreMicrosoft is adding new Microsoft 365 packages to its subscription-service roster, as well as expanding availability of its MyAnalytics ‘fitness tracker for work’ service. Microsoft to add two new Microsoft 365 security, compliance bundles to its line-up Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreTimothy Williams / New York Times: As Kansas City and others rush to remake themselves as “smart cities”, competing for attention from tech companies, experts worry about privacy and security — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An algorithm predicts where potholes will emerge so road crews can resurface streets before cracks appear. As Kansas City and
Read MoreShould you ever pick up [Steve Wozniak]’s autobiography, you will learn that in the early 1970s when his friend [Steve Jobs] was working for Atari, [Woz] was designing calculators for Hewlett Packard. It seems scarcely believable today, but he describes his excitement at the prospects for the calculator business, admitting that he almost missed out on
Read MoreDan Primack / Axios: After closing on around half of its $250M Fund VIII, August Capital abruptly ended the fundraising and will return the limited partner commitments — Silicon Valley venture firm August Capital held its annual holiday dinner on Dec. 6. The mood was festive, not only because of the season … After closing
Read MoreStu Woo / Wall Street Journal: Some of Huawei’s clients complain Nokia and Ericsson are slow to release telecom gear as advanced as Huawei’s, creating challenges if carriers have to switch — Nokia and Ericsson have been slow to release telecom equipment as advanced as Huawei’s, major wireless providers say Some of Huawei's clients complain
Read MoreThe second episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj criticizes the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Netflix reportedly pulls episode of comedy show to satisfy Saudi Arabia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe last months before a major tax credit expired should have boosted purchases in 2018. Tesla shares tumble after missed delivery estimates Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMany Chinese cities, among them Ningbo, are investing heavily in AI and facial recognition technology. Uses range from border control — at Shanghai’s international airport and the border crossing with Macau — to the trivial: shaming jaywalkers. In Ningbo, cameras oversee the intersections, and use facial-recognition to shame offenders by putting their faces up on
Read MoreWe were all cryptocurrency and blockchain novices once. We tried to overcome our shortcomings by reading endless mind boggling Telegram chats. But there is a simpler way! Books! Of course, there will always be things for us to learn, but here’s a list of Hard Fork’s favorite educational books about cryptocurrency and blockchain that you
Read MoreFrom the lovable to the practical, robots will be hard to escape at the Las Vegas tech show this year. At CES 2019, robots will be smarter, cuter and cooler than ever – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA pioneer of computer science for work combining statistics and linguistics, and an advocate for women in the field. Overlooked No More: Karen Sparck Jones, Who Established the Basis for Search Engines Source: NY Times Tech
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