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December 13, 2018

Instacart says it will end its partnership with Whole Foods starting in February; source: move is expected to reduce Instacart's revenue by less than 5 percent (Jason Del Rey/Recode)

Jason Del Rey / Recode: Instacart says it will end its partnership with Whole Foods starting in February; source: move is expected to reduce Instacart’s revenue by less than 5 percent — Instacart will begin pulling the first group of workers out of Whole Foods locations in February. Instacart says it will end its partnership

Amazon's 2019 challenges include Donald Trump, HQ2 protesters – CNET

Sure, everyone shops there, especially at this time of year. But critics are finding plenty to complain about. Amazon's 2019 challenges include Donald Trump, HQ2 protesters – CNET Source: CNet

Jeremy Hong: Weaponizing the Radio Spectrum

Jeremy Hong knows a secret or two about things you shouldn’t do with radio frequency (RF), but he’s not sharing. That seems an odd foundation upon which to build one’s 2018 Hackaday Superconference talk, but it’s for good reason. Jeremy knows how to do things like build GPS and radar jammers, which are federal crimes.

Luminar lidar can tell what you're thinking – Roadshow

Volvo is using a new lidar and AI to guess your next move by scanning your arms and legs. Luminar lidar can tell what you're thinking – Roadshow Source: CNet

Virgin Galactic plane touches edge of space in historic test flight – CNET

NASA congratulates Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic for sending two humans nearly space-high on a commercial launch. Virgin Galactic plane touches edge of space in historic test flight – CNET Source: CNet

Amazon's Alexa Guard can alert you if an Echo detects smoke alarm, breaking glass – CNET

You’ll get a heads-up on your phone if an Echo device in your home detects a worrisome sound. Amazon's Alexa Guard can alert you if an Echo detects smoke alarm, breaking glass – CNET Source: CNet

What makes Microsoft tick?

Microsoft has morphed into an interesting blend of practicality and aspiration these days. Here’s what that meant for the company in 2018 and how it could shape Redmond in 2019. What makes Microsoft tick? Source: ZDNet Microsoft

December 13, 2018

Inside France's plan to teach children about the downsides of internet, including spotting trustworthy info on Twitter, with 30,000 teachers trained per year (New York Times)

New York Times: Inside France’s plan to teach children about the downsides of internet, including spotting trustworthy info on Twitter, with 30,000 teachers trained per year — VAULX-EN-VELIN, France — A group of teenagers recently swarmed into a room at Collège Henri Barbusse near Lyon, France … Inside France's plan to teach children about the

December 13, 2018

Sales processes need a tech upgrade, and these technologies will provide it in 2019

Sales robots will replace salespeople. Machines will sell machines to other machines. Efficiency will peak, and humans will no longer be necessary to the sales process. That’s what the technology evangelists would have people believe, at least. The truth is far more nuanced. As dramatic as the effects of better sales tools are, humans will

Hateful and violent videos are a sliver of the content YouTube removes

YouTube removed 7.8 million videos and 1.6 million channels in the third quarter of this year, mostly for spreading spam or posting or inappropriate adult content, the company said in a report Thursday. Hateful and violent videos are a sliver of the content YouTube removes Source: Washington Post Tech

December 13, 2018

YouTube's annual Rewind video received 10M dislikes in about eight days, overtaking Justin Bieber's Baby to be the most disliked video (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

Julia Alexander / The Verge: YouTube’s annual Rewind video received 10M dislikes in about eight days, overtaking Justin Bieber’s Baby to be the most disliked video — Creators help explain why — To say that this year’s YouTube Rewind didn’t go over well with the YouTube community would be quite an understatement. YouTube's annual Rewind

December 13, 2018

Redditor spots murderers on NBA trading card

A Redditor recently recognized what appears to be Lyle and Erik Menendez, brothers convicted of murdering their father and stepmother, in the background of an NBA trading card. News spread quickly in the collector’s community prompting a rush on eBay, where the company’s dubious take-down strategy has listers scratching their heads. The card, a 1990-1991

December 13, 2018

Payments and foreign exchange company UAE Exchange says it is partnering with Ripple to launch cross-border remittances to Asia via blockchain by Q1 2019 (Tom Arnold/Reuters)

Tom Arnold / Reuters: Payments and foreign exchange company UAE Exchange says it is partnering with Ripple to launch cross-border remittances to Asia via blockchain by Q1 2019 — DUBAI (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates-based UAE Exchange and U.S. startup Ripple plan to launch cross-border remittances … Payments and foreign exchange company UAE Exchange says

Dans les écoles françaises, la leçon du jour : à quel tweet se fier ?

Pour combattre la désinformation et la radicalisation, la France propose l’un des plus grands efforts au monde pour apprendre aux jeunes à identifier les « fake news ». Dans les écoles françaises, la leçon du jour : à quel tweet se fier ? Source: NY Times Tech

Tiny Art Etched into Silicon Wafers with Electron Beam Lithography

Looks like [Sam Zeloof] got bored on his Thanksgiving break, and things got a little weird in his garage. Of course when your garage contains a scanning electron microscope, the definition of weird can include experimenting with electron-beam lithography, resulting in tiny images etched into silicon. You’ll probably remember [Sam] from his 2018 Hackaday Superconference

December 13, 2018

Razer wants you to mine cryptocurrency for store credit – don’t

Yesterday, Razer announced the launch of its SoftMiner program which uses a computer’s redundant resources to mine cryptocurrency when the user is “away from keyboard” (AFK). Only the user doesn’t get any of the mined cryptocurrency, all they get is store credit at Razer, known as Razer Silver. When a person runs the SoftMiner program

In annual ranking of worst passwords, ‘donald’ makes its debut

“123456” and “password” were the most commonly used passwords for the fifth year in a row year, according to the review. In annual ranking of worst passwords, ‘donald’ makes its debut Source: Washington Post Tech

December 13, 2018

Hands-on with the ECG feature in Apple Watch Series 4: taking an ECG is easy, but the ECG trace can only be viewed on the iPhone, not the watch itself (John Timmer/Ars Technica)

John Timmer / Ars Technica: Hands-on with the ECG feature in Apple Watch Series 4: taking an ECG is easy, but the ECG trace can only be viewed on the iPhone, not the watch itself — When Apple introduced the fourth iteration of its smartwatch, the big new selling point wasn’t a feature we typically

RISC-V Will Stop Hackers Dead From Getting Into Your Computer

The greatest hardware hacks of all time were simply the result of finding software keys in memory. The AACS encryption debacle — the 09 F9 key that allowed us to decrypt HD DVDs — was the result of encryption keys just sitting in main memory, where it could be read by any other program. DeCSS, the

December 13, 2018

WhiteSmoke protects you from sending error-filled emails for $15

For a limited time, you can score access to WhiteSmoke Writing Assistance complete protection for a season-low $15.20 with promo code: GREENMONDAY20. That’s 80 percent off its regular price from TNW Deals. WhiteSmoke protects you from sending error-filled emails for Source: The Next Web

Toyota, Lexus recall 65,000 cars to replace Takata airbag parts permanently – Roadshow

Previously, these vehicles had faulty Takata parts replaced with working Takata parts. Toyota, Lexus recall 65,000 cars to replace Takata airbag parts permanently – Roadshow Source: CNet

MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux?

Yes, yes they could. And I would no longer bet they won’t. Here’s why. MS-Linux? Lindows? Could Microsoft release a desktop Linux? Source: ZDNet Microsoft

December 13, 2018

Police in Chandler, AZ have documented 20+ incidents in the past two years where people vandalized Waymo's autonomous vehicles and harassed their test drivers (Ryan Randazzo/Arizona Republic)

Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic: Police in Chandler, AZ have documented 20+ incidents in the past two years where people vandalized Waymo’s autonomous vehicles and harassed their test drivers — Police have responded to dozens of calls regarding people threatening and harassing Waymo vans. — CONNECT Police in Chandler, AZ have documented 20+ incidents in

Make your kids adorable while they listen to music with these $7 reindeer headphones – CNET

Must… resist… adorableness! Actually, at this price there’s no need to resist. Cutest kid-phones ever! Plus: Get an essential-oil diffuser for $13. Make your kids adorable while they listen to music with these reindeer headphones – CNET Source: CNet

Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station

NASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station. Astronauts Anne McClain and Serena Auñón-Chancellor Work Aboard the Station Source: NASA

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