It’s legal now to fix your smartphone on your own or jailbreak voice assistants. ‘Right to repair’ advocates claim major victory in new smartphone copyright exemption Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt’s a camera showdown between two of the hottest phones of 2018. Pixel 3 vs. iPhone XS: Which phone has the best camera and portrait mode? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’ve got a number of new outdoor smart lighting options from Philips. Which ones are worth it? Philips Hue's new outdoor smart lights, ranked – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreConnie Loizos / TechCrunch: Metrc, whose tracing software helps federal regulators and 11 states track cannabis from seed to sale, raises $50M from Tiger Global and Casa Verde Capital — A growing number of states has legalized retail marijuana sales, but ensuring that everything works as advertised is no easy task. Metrc, whose tracing software
Read MoreIt’s autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, which means many people living in mountainous areas are awakening to fog-filled valleys. It’s Valley Fog Season Source: NASA
Read MoreFacebook announced Friday that it had suspended 82 pages, groups and accounts that originated in Iran for engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” and sharing divisive political messages, including opposition to President Trump. Facebook suspends ‘inauthentic’ Iranian accounts that criticized Trump and spread divisive political messages Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe app is available on iOS and Android now to help you explore Red Dead’s vast world. Red Dead Redemption 2 has a companion app, here's what it does – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThese days, budget CNC builds are mainstream. Homebrew 3D printers and even laser cutters are old hats. Now I find myself constantly asking: “where’s it all going?” In the book, Designing Reality, Prof Neil Gershenfeld and his two brothers, Alan and Joel, team up to answer that question. In 250 pages, they forecast a future where digital
Read MoreFacebook: Facebook says it has removed 82 Pages, groups, and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior that originated in Iran and targeted people in the US and UK — Today we removed multiple Pages, groups and accounts that originated in Iran for engaging in coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook says it has removed
Read MoreAccording to Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), one of the biggest problems faced by people recovering from drug addiction is in forming supportive relationships that keep them away from triggers causing relapse. Hey,Charlie, a new smartphone app for behavioral modification developed by Emily Lindemer, a PhD graduate from MIT, helps those recovering
Read MoreMicrosoft has been taking a slow and steady approach to integrating its 2016 LinkedIn acquisition, down to the software and services they 14,000 LinkedIn employees are using. How Microsoft is moving LinkedIn's 14,000 employees from Google services to Office 365 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreJoseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News: Amazon cancelled some ads on Bloomberg’s properties, sources say due to China spy chips story; sources: Apple did not invite Bloomberg to fall product event — Amazon pulled its fourth quarter advertisements on Bloomberg’s website, a move some within the media giant think is retribution … Amazon cancelled some ads
Read MorePeople tend to talk about doctors in respectful, often referential terms. I can think of few other professions besides Medicine which command immediate, universal respect. Except for the past couple of days, when the hashtag #DoctorsAreDickheads trended across Twitter. You read that right. Doctors. Are. Dickheads. As hashtags go, it’s an extremely uncomfortable one to
Read MoreTodd Spangler / Variety: AT&T to shut down WarnerMedia’s FilmStruck, its two-year-old streaming video service for indie, arthouse, and classic films, on November 29 — In AT&T’s latest move to streamline WarnerMedia, Turner and Warner Bros. Digital Networks announced Friday that the FilmStruck indie … AT&T to shut down WarnerMedia's FilmStruck, its two-year-old streaming video
Read MoreAre your employees proud to work for your company? You should be making sure they are. A study at Facebook found that pride in the workplace was the single most important driver of engagement. And at a time when Gallup’s gauge of employee engagement finds less than 35 percent of Americans are engaged at work
Read MoreWho will show the best soldering skills at the Hackaday Superconference next week? We have a little — in fact, a very little — challenge for you: solder surface mount components down to a tiny 0201 package. This is the SMD Soldering Challenge and successfully finishing the board at all shows off the best of hand soldering skills,
Read MoreBut a review by The Washington Post found that President Trump’s follower count has generally increased throughout the year and into October. Trump claims that Twitter has ‘removed many people from my account’ Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, raises $1.25B from KKR, Iconiq Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Vulcan Capital, and others — Jonathan Shieber , Jordan Crook 7 hours — It pays to have the most popular game in the world. — Epic Games, the creators … Epic Games, the creator
Read MoreSam Kim / Bloomberg: Source: Samsung is working with Google on developing a special version of Android OS for a foldable-screen device codenamed “Winner” — – Company in talks with Verizon for 5G network-ready phone — New flagship to include fingerprint scanner under screen Source: Samsung is working with Google on developing a special version
Read MoreMost of the DIY smartwatch projects we feature here on Hackaday aren’t exactly what most people would consider practical daily-use devices. Clunky designs, short battery life, limited functions: they’re more a wearable display of geek cred than they are functional timepieces. Oddly enough, the same could be said of many of the “real” smartwatches on
Read MoreTo say 2018 has been a difficult year for Facebook is an understatement. The Cambridge Analytica scandal, US senate hearings, and a massive data breach last month have all contributed to making life incredibly difficult for Zuckerberg and friends — and now the EU Parliament wants to add to their troubles. Yesterday, members of the
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: Chinese media giant Bytedance, owner of Toutiao and Tik Tok, has raised $3B from SoftBank and others, at a $75B valuation — – A deal will crown the Chinese startup the world’s largest — Funding from SoftBank and others will fuel global expansion Sources: Chinese media giant Bytedance, owner of Toutiao and Tik
Read MoreYou can also get a headsup about future businesses opening their doors. Google Maps lets you follow businesses to monitor events, offers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis new series has a much harder edge than other teenage witch shows you’ve seen before The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina has landed on Netflix – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmerica’s public schools are still touting devices with screens — even offering digital-only preschools. The rich are banning screens from class altogether. The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected Source: NY Times Tech
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