All the cool kids are doing it these days, or more like for many years now: you can get a laser cutter for a song if you don’t mind doing your own repairs and upgrades — you know, being a hacker. The downside is that some failures can really ruin your day. This is what
Read MoreIf you agree to live and work remotely from this south central U.S. city, you can get several cash and other benefits. This city is offering you ,000 to move there Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBlack Friday is a huge deal in Europe. So Amazon workers there are walking off the job in protest. This Black Friday, Amazon employees across Europe are protesting ‘inhuman’ working conditions Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review: A look at the future of WikiTribune, which was designed to let anyone contribute and edit news stories but has used up its initial crowdfunding funds and grants — Jimmy Wales in 2008, uploaded to Flickr by Joi Ito — It’s been almost a year since the launch of
Read More“This is a financial catastrophe for our company,” the company says as it sells an authentic 17th Century Halbred for $20 Cards Against Humanity is selling diamonds, TVs, actual money and more for 99% off – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNext week, BlockShow is returning to Singapore for the second time after successful events in Berlin and Las Vegas. But BlockShow Asia 2018—which will take place Nov. 28 and 29—already stands out. The 3,000 expected attendees can buy tickets via ethereum-based smart contracts thanks to a partnership with Trustee, the secure and easy-to-use blockchain service
Read MoreHoliday pet peeve No. 1,043: wrapping presents. Those people in the mall make it look so simple, but cutting paper just so, folding around awkwardly-shaped objects, endlessly scraping to find the edge of the masking tape — it’s a hellish process. This year, save yourself the embarrassment of delivering a gift that looks like it
Read MoreBlack Friday sales are online and in motion at Best Buy. Black Friday 2018 Best Buy deals:: Apple HomePod, Nintendo Switch discounts in stock, Google Home Mini, iPhone XS deals and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuying stuff using your smart speaker could be the future. For now, it’s hard. Holiday shopping with your Amazon Echo? You're a trendsetter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMore and more web-browsers in the contemporary age are beginning to rely on virtual private networks (VPNs) for a myriad of reasons, which has led to a boom in their proliferation. Many people still don’t know anything about VPNs, however, and certainly don’t know where to start when it comes to learning about them and
Read MoreLiam Tung / ZDNet: Waycare platform, using predictive analytics, data from connected cars, road cameras, and apps like Waze, helped to reduce crashes by 17% along a Nevada highway — Predictive analytics allow Las Vegas traffic authorities to take preventative action that reduces the risk of collisions. Waycare platform, using predictive analytics, data from connected
Read MoreFledging web browser Brave, which doubles as an ecosystem for rewarding content creators with its native cryptocurrency, has drawn heavy criticism for the way it intends to combat fraudsters looking to exploit its platform for profit. Riccardo Spagni, spiritual leader of privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero, says those in charge of Brave may have inadvertently afforded themselves power to
Read MoreWe’re inviting blockchain and cryptocurrency startups, projects, and organizations to battle it out. Our blockchain and cryptocurrency event, Hard Fork Decentralized, is taking place in London on December 12-14. Together with our lineup of speakers (including Thomas Power, Kavita Gupta, and Mustafa Al-Bassam) we’ll be answering the unanswered questions about the industry – from scalability
Read MoreTony Romm / Washington Post: Facebook says Mark Zuckerberg won’t appear before the UK-led grand committee of eight countries on Tuesday, sending the VP of public policy to testify instead — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has declined to testify at a rare joint hearing with lawmakers from seven countries … Facebook says Mark Zuckerberg
Read MoreAssociated Press: Amazon workers at warehouses in UK, Germany and Spain, including ~90% at a Madrid depot, stage walkouts on Black Friday to protest unfair working conditions — MADRID (AP) — Some of Amazon’s workers in Europe are protesting against what they call unfair work conditions, in a move meant to disrupt operations on Black
Read MoreHTC, the maker of the first ever commercially available Android phone, is still keen on making new devices, even after a disappointing year that saw it lose $330 million in the fourth quarter. A report from DigiTimes suggests that the company has waved off any suggestions of quitting the smartphone business. Indeed, a cursory glance
Read MoreBlack Friday sales are in full swing online. Here are the best offers. Black Friday 2018 Walmart deals: Bose headphones, Google Home Hub, Xbox One X deals and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the news has been yet another router botnet. [Hui Wang] and [RootKiter] of 360Netlab announced their discovery of what they call the “BCMUPnP_Hunter” rootkit. They estimate this botnet to be running on over 100,000 routers worldwide. There are two elements of this story that I found particularly baffling. First, this botnet infects routers using
Read MoreHere’s where you can get that Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Switch now. Also — Labo is cheap! Black Friday 2018: Nintendo Switch Mario Kart bundles in stock now — plus 2DS and Labo deals – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUgh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, y’all. This November-ish roundup lands on the beautiful Beaver Moon! Since my last post, the US patent
Read MoreChina’s surveillance picked up a celebrity’s face by accident. Facial recognition system mistakes bus ad for jaywalker – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Adobe: Thanksgiving day US e-commerce sales hit a record $3.7B, up ~28% YoY, with smartphones driving 54.4% of traffic to sites and 36.7% of all online sales — Thanksgiving, a day when brick-and-mortar stores tend to be closed, has become a big one for online spending, and this year did not
Read MoreIt’s not often trades unions and employers are equally worried about an issue threatening workers’ rights. But recently, the UK’s Trades Union Congress and the main body that represents British businesses, the CBI, have both voiced concerns about the budding practice of implanting employees with microchips. Initially, the chips are being used in place of
Read MoreWelcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your Android device. Whether you’re into casual time wasters or hardcore shooters, you’ll find something in here to exercise your thumbs with. From Aunt Mary to your best friend Michael, everyone is Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Read MoreChew on this: the entire cryptocurrency market now has a smaller market cap than fast food titan McDonald’s. The total worth of the cryptocurrency market has fallen to $139.7 million – a staggering 80-percent-plus downswing compared to a $819 billion market cap in January 2018. By comparison, McDonald’s market cap currently stands at $140 billion.
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