It’s one of four separate recalls the automaker announced on Friday. Ford recalls 2018 Expedition, 2018 Lincoln Navigator for seat problems – Roadshow Source: CNet
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. Listen, the holiday season as the end of the year is great and everything. But sometimes,
Read MoreIf you understand how machine learning works, then you can get working too — at a pay rate a fair cry above what you’re making now, we’re guessing. The Machine Learning Masterclass Bundle ($49, an 89 percent savings, from TNW Deals) takes you inside this exploding tech sector. Tech companies are using machines to fight
Read MoreThe internet retailer took 14 months to decide on a second headquarters. Surprise! There will be two of them, and skeptics have plenty to chew on. Bits: The Week in Tech: Amazon Finally Makes an HQ2 Decision Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Facebook publishes 13 NSLs between 2014 and 2017 for several Facebook and Instagram accounts, says number of worldwide government requests for data rose 26% YoY — Facebook has published the details of 13 historical national security letters it’s received for user data. Facebook publishes 13 NSLs between 2014 and 2017 for
Read MoreThe adverts have started, the songs are blaring, and dust is being blown off the decorations. Truly, the holiday season is upon us. And you know what this means? Gifts. Lots of gifts. Whether you’re putting together your own list, or trying to find the perfect thing to get someone else, we’re here to help.
Read MoreDevelopers can now recompile Win32 apps to run natively on Windows 10 on Arm devices. Windows 10 on Arm: You can expect to see better apps soon, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhile India is home to the world’s largest film industry and one of the planet’s largest audiences for cinema, it’s also constantly struggling with the challenge of censoring movies. Things have gotten more complicated in the past few years with the rise of international streaming video platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Streaming content
Read MoreIs there no occupation safe from the scourge of robotic replacement? First it was the automobile assemblers, then fast food workers, and now it’s the — mandolin players? Probably not, unless [Clayton Darwin]’s mandolin playing pluck-bot has anything to say about it. The pick-wielding delta-ish robot can be seen in action in the video below,
Read MoreA Brooklyn-based businessman turned cryptocurrency huckster faces up to five years in prison for orchestrating two monstrously phony initial coin offerings (ICOs) last year. Maksim Zaslavskiy, a former institutional developer and “businessman,” plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit securities fraud before a New York district court yesterday, reports FinanceFeeds. Zaslavskiy confessed to
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: BlackBerry to acquire cybersecurity firm Cylance, which provides an AI-based advanced threat detection platform, for $1.4B in cash — The rumors, it seems, were true — BlackBerry is acquiring cybersecurity startup Cylance in an all-cash deal worth $1.4 billion. BlackBerry to acquire cybersecurity firm Cylance, which provides an AI-based advanced threat
Read MoreHeather Somerville / Reuters: Airspace Technologies, an online platform for time-critical shipping like getting blood samples delivered to a lab or organs to a hospital, raises $20M Series B — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The latest startup aiming to bring new technology to the business of moving around cargo … Airspace Technologies, an online platform
Read MoreStackable apartments. Robotic valets. Infrared spas. The future has arrived, haltingly, and this time will be different. Maybe. Real Estate Technology: Try, Try Again Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBuilding an electric motor isn’t hard or technically challenging, but these motors have very little in the way of control. A stepper motor is usually employed in applications that need precision, but adding this feature to a motor adds complexity and therefore cost. There is a small $3 stepper motor available, but the downside to
Read MoreNew York Times: How Definers provided reporters with ammunition to suggest senators grilling Sheryl Sandberg were hypocritical for criticizing Facebook — SAN FRANCISCO — A small firm called Definers Public Affairs brought the dark arts of Washington’s back-room politics to Silicon Valley when … How Definers provided reporters with ammunition to suggest senators grilling Sheryl
Read MoreIt wasn’t long ago that a gyro — or gyroscope — was an exotic piece of electronics gear. Most of us only saw them as children’s toys that would balance on your finger. That’s changed, though, thanks to microelectronics. Now your game controller, your phone, and your drone all probably use little ICs that are
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Voxox left database unsecured exposing a near real-time stream of millions of SMS texts including password reset links and 2FA codes from Google, Yahoo, others — A security lapse has exposed a massive database containing tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links … Voxox left database unsecured exposing
Read MoreThe new Corolla sedan, now in its 12th generation, will go on sale in the US in spring 2019. The 2020 Toyota Corolla wears a striking new face – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreLike the Corolla Hatch, the sedan moves to the TNGA modular platform. 2020 Toyota Corolla sedan gets a bold new look in its 12th generation – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Apple MagSafe power connector is long gone from their product line, but that doesn’t mean that magnetic connectors aren’t without their charms. It just takes the right application, and finding one might be easier with these homebrew magnetic connectors. We’ll admit that the application that [Wesley Lee] found for his magnetic connectors is perhaps a
Read MoreTom Krazit / GeekWire: Salesforce makes undisclosed “strategic investment” in Docker, companies will cross-sell MuleSoft and Docker Enterprise … Salesforce Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount of money in container pioneer Docker as part of an extension of a previous funding round, and the two companies plan … Salesforce makes undisclosed "strategic investment" in Docker,
Read MoreThe video is less than a minute and three-quarters is just macro shots of a guy’s face. But the truck looks kinda cool once you see it. Rivian releases weird electric R1T truck teaser video and we can't even – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: Oracle to acquire San Jose-based SD-WAN company Talari Networks, which was founded in 2009 and has so far received $53.5M in VC funding — Oracle Corp. said today it’s acquiring a software-defined wide area network company called Talari Networks Inc. in order to build out its cloud and networking businesses. Oracle
Read MoreThe Freedom from Facebook group wants the FTC to seek maximum penalties over Facebook’s breach of nearly 30 million users. That would be about $1.2 trillion. Investigate Facebook over massive breach, critic urges FTC – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe opposition research firm had focused on the internet company’s competition. But ahead of a Senate hearing it had a new target: Senators. A Look Inside the Tactics of Definers, Facebook’s Attack Dog Source: NY Times Tech
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