If you’ve used a desktop 3D printer in the past, you’re almost certainly done battle with “strings”. These are the wispy bits of filament that harden in the air, usually as the printer’s nozzle moves quickly between points in open air. Depending on the severity and the material you’re printing with, these stringy interlopers can
Read MoreUday Sampath Kumar / Reuters: Source: Instacart raised an additional $271M in November, on top of its $600M round in October, from Tiger Global Management and others — (Reuters) – Grocery delivery startup Instacart raised an extra $271 million in November from investors including U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global Management … Source: Instacart raised an
Read MoreThe trippy space flick was the first virtual-reality experience to sell to a distributor for more than a million dollars. Peak outer-space VR is here: Oculus Rift releases Spheres – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe standards for cross-vehicle communication aren’t necessarily at odds, but different companies have different ideas about how to move forward. BMW's plea to EU highlights 5G vs. Wi-Fi rift in future connected cars – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt wasn’t so long ago that many a PC user was clamoring for a Dark mode on Windows 10. Now that they have it, things are swinging in the opposite direction: Microsoft is bringing a ‘Light Mode’ to Windows 10, helping bring balance to the Force. You might be thinking “isn’t that just Windows 10
Read MoreFinal-season shows may not be movie-length, but they’ll be worth the wait, director says on Reddit. Game of Thrones final episodes will be an hour-plus and 'spectacular' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNat Levy / GeekWire: Microsoft releases 2018 diversity figures: 28% of its workforce is female, up 1% YoY; 19.9% of technical roles are held by women and 19.7% of leadership roles — Like much of the tech industry, Microsoft says it is focused on making its workplace more diverse and inclusive … Microsoft releases 2018
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Mozilla publishes gift guide for 70 smart devices, from drones to wearables, ranked by creepiness and security; many fail to meet Mozilla’s security standards — If you’re planning on picking up some cool new smart device for a loved one this holiday season, it might be worth … Mozilla publishes gift
Read MoreGoogle’s smartphones now have a special camera feature known as Night Sight, which allows the phone to take photos in very dark situations. The Post’s Geoffrey A. Fowler explains how this works, and why this new feature may be the future of photography. Night Sight: How Google’s Pixel phone can take pictures in the dark
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources detail Palantir’s frustration with Morgan Stanley’s mutual funds, which have repeatedly lowered the valuation of their ~$3M stake, ahead of expected IPO — – Bank’s mutual funds have repeatedly cut value of small holding — So Palantir sought to buy it back at lower price, people say Sources detail Palantir's frustration with Morgan
Read MoreAs you may have noticed in our coverage, we’re big fans of OpenSCAD around these parts. The fact that several of the Hackaday writers organically found and started using the parametric CAD package on their own is not only a testament to our carefully cultivated hive mind but also to the type of people it
Read MoreReuters: Tencent-backed online Chinese travel company Tongcheng-eLong launches smaller-than-expected IPO that aims to raise around $233M, down from earlier $1B estimates — HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings-backed online Chinese travel firm Tongcheng-Elong launched a far smaller-than-expected Hong Kong IPO … Tencent-backed online Chinese travel company Tongcheng-eLong launches smaller-than-expected IPO that aims to raise around
Read MoreBest Buy could very well have the best buys of the Black Friday season. Here are the top deals from the tech specialist. Black Friday 2018 deals at Best Buy: TVs, Nintendo Switch, Apple HomePod and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Coen brothers go for their guns in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Buster Scruggs review: Netflix saddles up frothy, frustrating western – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlus, a look at Amazon’s Fire TV Recast and complaints about Facebook removing posts. Yeah, Amazon even makes an Alexa-powered microwave now (The 3:59, Ep. 490) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe original big box tech retailer busts out the bargains for the biggest sale day of the season. Black Friday 2018 deals at Best Buy: Roku, OLED TVs, Sonos, HomePod and Google – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s all there, including weather, horoscopes, search, email and sports. Feeling nostalgic for the Yahoo homepage? There's an app for that – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: US GAO dismisses Oracle’s argument that the Pentagon’s $10B cloud contract violated federal standards and unfairly favored Amazon — – GAO decision deals setback to Oracle’s federal contracts push — Rejection frees Pentagon to pursue single-source solution US GAO dismisses Oracle's argument that the Pentagon's B cloud contract violated federal standards and unfairly favored
Read MoreRobert Hackett / Fortune: Maryland-based Dragos, which helps secure industrial control systems, raises $37M Series B led by Canaan Partners — Two years ago when Rob Lee first sought funding for his cybersecurity startup Dragos, most venture capitalists didn’t deem the business “investible,” he says. Maryland-based Dragos, which helps secure industrial control systems, raises M
Read MoreMicrosoft’s latest Windows 10 test build, No. 18282, adds a new fully light theme, more updating, printing and snipping options and more tweaks. Microsoft's new Windows 10 19H1 test build adds new light theme, more updating and printing options Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreRose Behar / Android Police: Google Assistant adds Routines integration into clock app, ability to reply to intercom-style Broadcasts, and a command to put devices into Do Not Disturb mode — In the voice assistant market, the most meaningful features often don’t sound that impressive: more often than not … Google Assistant adds Routines integration
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google begins rolling out an updated Google My Business app on iOS and Android, letting companies create content for their profile and view customer info — Google is giving its business customers a new way to reach their customers. The company is today starting the rollout of a revamped Google …
Read More3D models drawn in Blender work great in a computer animated virtual world but don’t always when brought into a slicer for 3D printing. Slicers require something which makes sense in the real world. And the real world is far less forgiving, as I’ve found out with my own projects which use 3D printed parts.
Read MoreThe Bay Area in California remains the nation’s high-tech epicenter. But New York’s tech work force has been growing impressively. New York Is a Genuine Tech Hub (and That Was Before Amazon) Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDan Primack / Axios: Amazon has spawned very few successful startups in Seattle, for a variety of reasons, suggesting it is unlikely to do so in New York or Virginia — Greetings from New York City, where the local tabloids are aghast at the more than $1.8 billion in incentives used to lure Amazon to
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