It’s doubtful that the early pioneers of CNC would have been able to imagine the range of the applications the technology would be used for. Once limited to cutting metal, CNC machines can now lance through materials using lasers and high-pressure jets of water, squirt molten plastic to build up 3D objects, and apparently even
Read MoreTony Peng / Synced: Jia Li, R&D head of Google Cloud AI who also co-led Google’s China AI Center in Beijing, has left the company to work full-time at Stanford University’s AIMI — Head of R&D of Google Cloud AI Jia Li has left her position with the company. Li informed Synced in a text
Read MoreThe rise of the digital era has brought with it many wondrous changes to our daily lives, not least of which the fact that we now carry digital assistants with us everywhere we go in the form of smartphones, tablets, and laptop computers. The rapid proliferation of everyday digital devices and the rise of new
Read MoreThe Apollo Guidance Computer is a remarkably important piece of computing history. It’s the computer that guided the Apollo lander to land on the moon. We’ve seen a few replica builds over the years, but [CuriousMarc] got a closer look at one of the real things. In this video, [Marc] gets a look inside as
Read MoreErica X Eisen / Slate: How a website, Civil War Photo Sleuth, is helping historians and enthusiasts use facial recognition software to identify people in Civil War photographs — Historians are using facial recognition software to identify people in Civil War photographs. — When Kurt Luther walked … How a website, Civil War Photo Sleuth,
Read MoreWant the unedited, full deal posts from the biggest retailers? Here they are — along with when each sale starts. Black Friday ads 2018: The full ads from Best Buy, Walmart, Target and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFacebook’s co-founder and other executives, including Sheryl Sandberg, answered employees’ questions after a New York Times investigation of the company. Zuckerberg Defends Company in Friday Meeting With Employees Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe catch? You’ll have to open up a new line and trade in an eligible device. T-Mobile Black Friday deals are live: Free iPhones, LG and Samsung Galaxy phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA is famously risk-averse, taking cautious approaches because billions of taxpayer dollars are at stake and each failure receives far more political attention than their many successes. So while moving the final frontier outward requires adopting new ideas, those ideas must first prove themselves through a lengthy process of risk-reduction. Autodesk’s research into generative design
Read MoreUS spy agencies “failed to provide actionable intelligence” on Russian trolls, and “grandstanding” lawmakers also dropped the ball, Stamos says in a Washington Post op-ed. Facebook ex-security boss Alex Stamos: Firm blew it, but so did others – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom motherboards to scarves for your mother, Newegg brings it for 2018. Newegg Black Friday 2018 deals: Acer Aspire 5 for 0, Nvidia Shield for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis HP laptop (with a Core i7 CPU and 1TB hard drive) is one of the best computer deals we’ve seen. Black Friday 2018 Office Depot deals: HP laptop for 0, Chromebook for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Times: Silicon Valley’s alliance with Democrats, already strained by issues like fake news and Cambridge Analytica, is at a breaking point after NYT’s Facebook exposé — The alliance between Democrats and Silicon Valley has buckled and bent this year amid revelations that platforms like Facebook … Silicon Valley's alliance with Democrats, already strained
Read MoreAlex Stamos / Washington Post: Ex-CSO Alex Stamos says no one at Facebook ever told him not to examine Russian interference, but company’s comms strategy of minimization and denial was wrong — Alex Stamos is a Hoover fellow and adjunct professor at Stanford University. He previously served as the chief security officer at Facebook until
Read MoreMike Fleming / Deadline: Mythical Games has raised $16M Series A to build out its blockchain-based player-owned economies starting on a EOS blockchain — Next generation game technology studio Mythical Games has secured $16 Million in its Series-A round. The company builds IPs and a digital ecosystem around player-owned economies … Mythical Games has raised
Read More[Patrick McDavid] and his wife had a legitimate work-related reason for writing some Python code that would pull the exact latitude and longitude of the individual locations within a national retain chain from Google’s Geocoding API. But don’t worry about that part of the story. What’s important now is that this simple concept was then
Read MoreTrustnodes: Crypto startup Amun says it has been given the green-light to list the first crypto Exchange Traded Product on Switzerland’s SIX Swiss Exchange — The world’s first crypto Exchange Traded Product (ETP) is to start trading next week on Europe’s fourth biggest exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, with a market capitalization of $1.6 trillion. Crypto
Read MoreSinging Wookiees wearing Snuggies? Harvey Korman cooking in drag? Jefferson Starship hologram jam band? Why this infamous TV special is so bad it’s great. In defense of The Star Wars Holiday Special as it turns 40 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s a list of the top storage deals as they are revealed for the biggest shopping day of the year. Best Black Friday 2018 deals: Storage, SSD, flash drive discounts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s never been cheaper to get Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, ESPN, DirecTV Now and more to your TV. Here are the best discounts (so far) on our favorite streamers. Black Friday 2018 streamer deals start Sunday: Roku, Fire TV and Chromecast discounts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe lowest TV prices of the year start now. Here are our favorite deals so far. Black Friday TV deals 2018: The best values and cheap sales – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePaul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: Microsoft is now selling Amazon’s Echo smart speakers from its retail and online stores — In yet another not-so-subtle indication that it is pushing Cortana aside for Amazon’s digital personal assistant, Microsoft is now selling Echo smart speakers from its retail and online stores. Microsoft is now selling Amazon's Echo smart
Read MoreIt’s not the apps – they’ve got better. It’s not even the devices – they’re faster, slicker, with shortcuts and enhancements that make it easier, but not good. The problem is the medium itself – mobile communication has aspired to take over the entirety of our business communication, but the awkward way in which we
Read MoreLike many of us, [Zoltan Toth-Czifra] has completely embraced 21st century living. His home is awash in smart gadgets and dodads, from color changing light bulbs to Internet-connected cameras. But he’s also got a soft spot for the look and feel of vintage hardware, like the rotary phone he keeps kicking around to remind him
Read MoreTech giants have found key allies among Democrats for years, a bond strengthened through mutual interests and campaign donations. But a year of scandals has forced a reckoning in Washington. Facebook Fallout Ruptures Democrats’ Longtime Alliance With Silicon Valley Source: NY Times Tech
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