Sleuthing Surface Book 2 owners figure out Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update is to blame for Blue Screen of Death woes. Windows 10 BSOD: Pricey Surface Book 2s bricked by latest 1803 update Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More[Frank Adams] liked the keyboard on his Lenovo ThinkPad T61 so much that he decided to design an adapter so he could use it over USB with the Teensy microcontroller. He got the Trackpoint working, and along the way managed to add support for a number of other laptop boards as well. Before you know
Read MoreIts Windows 10 replacement will apparently use the Chromium rendering engine. Microsoft reportedly working on Chrome-style browser to replace Edge – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThenmozhi Soundararajan / New York Times: After Jack Dorsey’s trip to India and encounter with the harassment Dalits face on Twitter, it’s time to include minorities in talks of platform accountability — Dalits and other Indian gender, religious, tribal and ethnic minorities are regularly harassed on Twitter by right-wing troll armies. After Jack Dorsey's trip
Read MoreThe digital wallet is one of two that are most commonly used in China. But the internet is unfazed. New ransomware demands payment over WeChat Pay in China – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect people against sexual assault and harassment, and how it can help and support survivors. **Trigger warning** The following article describes graphic sexual violence against women in video games. In Custer’s Revenge, Civil War commander General Custer needs to get from
Read MoreCoders are creating apps and databases to help tenants find information about buildings and landlords, and even navigate housing court. Bad Landlord? These Coders Are Here to Help Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBig time cryptocurrency traders in Japan could be getting a letter from the tax man next year. The Japanese government is developing a system to catch those who are not paying the appropriate taxes on the profits made from cryptocurrency trading, according to local news. According to sources close to the matter, the system would
Read MoreZac Bowden / Windows Central: Sources: Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge as the default browser on Windows 10 — Microsoft’s Edge web browser has seen little success since its debut on Windows 10 back in 2015. Built from the ground up with a new rendering engine known as EdgeHTML
Read MoreWe reported earlier about Xilinx offering free-to-use ARM Cortex M1 and M3 cores. [Adam Taylor] posted his experiences getting things working and there’s also a video done by [Geek Til It Hertz] based on the material that you can see in the second video, below. The post covers using the Arty A35T or Arty S50
Read MoreWindows Central reports that Microsoft is working on a replacement for its Edge web browser – which is the default option in Windows 10 – that will use Google’s Chromium base under the hood. If that’s legit, it’ll see Microsoft swap out the EdgeHTML engine it built from scratch for the one that’s part of
Read MoreWe’ve often wondered while playing games or experiencing virtual reality: how can this be closer to the real world? Nvidia might have an answer. The company has developed an AI which can turn video into a virtual landscape. Nvidia has set up a demo zone at NeurIPS AI conference in Montreal to show off this technology.
Read MoreJames Somers / New Yorker: Profile of Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat, the only Google Senior Fellows, who joined the company in 1999 and have pair-programmed some of its key infrastructure — Coding together at the same computer, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat changed the course of the company—and the Internet. Profile of Jeff Dean
Read MoreNvidia has made its PhysX GPU-accelerated physics simulation engine open source, which means anyone can integrate into their games, as well as projects involving AI, robotics, and autonomous vehicle systems. PhysX was previously available to use in commercial projects for free, but the new BSD-3 license also allows people to modify the engine to suit
Read MoreThe rapper tops 2018 global charts for most-streamed artist, tracks and album on the platform. Drake is our favourite artist of the year, says Spotify – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRetro hardware is getting harder and harder to come by, with accessories such as joysticks and mice dropping out of the market the fastest. So if your old machine needs a new joystick, you may find yourself whipping it up yourself. While you’re at it, you might as well have some fun as [Tom Tilley]
Read MoreSome users seemed less surprised by the security breach than by the fact that they had a Quora account in the first place. Quora, the Q. and A. Site, Says Data Breach Affected 100 Million Users Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThere’s a phone for everyone, no matter your budget. Best phones for holiday gifts 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle finally took action after eight Cheetah Mobile and Kika Tech apps were allegedly involved in ad fraud last week. The search giant removed CM File manager and Kika keyboard apps after an internal investigation. The company found that these two apps contained code which can be used to execute ad fraud through various techniques. “We
Read MoreBrie Larson takes Marvel fans back to the 1990s in this much-anticipated 2019 film. Captain Marvel trailer features Brie Larson battling in space – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“The Door” is available to take home, no HBO required. Westworld season 2 now on Blu-ray: Every way to watch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGrab your pager and get ready to head back to the 1990s for a solo film about a Marvel heroine who just might save the universe. Here’s what we know. Captain Marvel: Second trailer arrives, plus release date, cast, plot info and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreQuora announced today that its Q&A platform was breached by hackers on November 30, and that approximately 100 million users’ data was compromised. The attackers are believed to have accessed the following information: Account information, e.g. name, email address, encrypted (hashed) password, data imported from linked networks when authorized by users. Public content and actions,
Read MoreSapna Maheshwari / New York Times: AOL owner Oath to pay ~$5M over its online advertising business placing targeted ads on websites directed to kids, violating a federal children’s privacy law — Oath, the owner of AOL and Yahoo, has agreed to pay about $5 million to settle charges from the New York attorney general
Read MoreThe world of web renderers could be down a significant member should Microsoft can its EdgeHTML renderer. Microsoft reportedly looking to ditch Edge for Chromium Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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