'Robots for everyone' in 5 years, says Japan's most valuable tech startup – CNET
A robot that picks up your dirty underpants. Sign me up. 'Robots for everyone' in 5 years, says Japan's most valuable tech startup – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA robot that picks up your dirty underpants. Sign me up. 'Robots for everyone' in 5 years, says Japan's most valuable tech startup – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReader [poipoi] recently wrote into our tip line to tell us about an “amazingly fast” Raspberry Pi display driver with a README file that “is an actual joy to read”. Of course, we had to see for ourselves. The fbcp-ili9341 repo, by [juj], seems to live up to the hype! The software itself appears impressive, and
Read MoreThese people aren’t human. Watching the world's best Tetris players will make your brain melt – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRita Katz / Wired: Research shows ISIS and al-Qaeda have shifted away from YouTube for disseminating propaganda following the platform’s 2017 crackdown against extremist content — BEFORE MOST PEOPLE even knew that terrorist outreach was happening online, YouTube was a top recruitment venue for jihadi terrorist groups. Research shows ISIS and al-Qaeda have shifted away
Read MoreNathaniel Popper / New York Times: How projects like Ocean Protocol, Oasis, Enigma, and SingularityNET use blockchain for AI research hoping to curb the dominance of big tech in the field — SAN FRANCISCO — Pairing artificial intelligence and the blockchain might be what you would expect from a scammer looking to make a quick
Read MoreDavid Pierini / Cult of Mac: Profile of YouTuber Scotty Allen, who rose to fame last year after he built an iPhone from scratch by using parts he bought from public markets in Shenzhen — Millions have watched Scotty Allen build an iPhone from parts mined from the electronics markets of Shenzhen, China. Profile of
Read MoreThere are also new constellations named after the Tardis and Thor’s Hammer, Mjolnir! NASA named new constellations after The Incredible Hulk and Godzilla – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne character’s rebel past is revealed and Kaz makes some questionable friends. Star Wars Resistance episode 4: Fuel for the Fire shows dangers of the Colossus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Boring Company is almost ready to show off its first tunnel under LA, designed to be the ultimate hack for commuters. Elon Musk's superfast LA underground 'loop' is coming sooner than you think – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAustralian scientists spotted the extremely rare creature in the Southern Ocean, putting on its best face for the camera. 'Headless chicken monster' filmed near Antarctica for the first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBrian Barrett / Wired: Google says it will open source the firmware for Titan M, the secure chip in Pixel 3 phones that handles Verified Boot and has its own isolated storage and RAM — THE GOOGLE PIXEL 3 has all the betterments you would expect from a flashy flagship smartphone: great camera, zippy processor,
Read MoreWe don’t see that many PSP hacks around these parts, perhaps because the system never attained the same sort of generational following that Nintendo’s Game Boy line obtained during its heyday. Which is a shame, as it’s really a rather nice system with plenty of hacking potential. Its big size makes it a bit easier
Read MoreEdmund Lee / New York Times: Netflix says it will spend $18.6B on content, and forecasts $3B negative cash flow for 2018 and 2019, judging that aggressive spending leads to more subscribers — The streaming service surprised Wall Street with huge gains in subscribers in the third quarter. Netflix says it will spend .6B on
Read MoreHaaretz: An in-depth look at how Israel became a leading exporter of tools for oppressive regimes to spy on activists’ and dissidents’ communications — Haaretz investigation spanning 100 sources in 15 countries reveals Israel has become a leading exporter of tools for spying on civilians. An in-depth look at how Israel became a leading exporter
Read MoreLindsay Fortado / Financial Times: Tiger Global raises $3.75B for its latest VC fund, which surpassed its initial target of $3B; focus to include consumer internet and industry-specific software — Tiger Global has raised $3.75bn for its latest venture capital fund, surpassing its initial target of $3bn and making … Tiger Global raises .75B for
Read MoreIt’s only got one lens, while the iPhone XS has two. But what else is different? iPhone XR camera: Just how good will it be? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA few weeks ago, we got word [Fran] was being kicked out of her workshop. You might remember [Fran] from her exploits in reverse engineering the launch computer for the Saturn V, her work on replicating the DSKY from an AGC, her visit to the Air & Space Museum annex (so jealous), and her other
Read MoreBloomberg: Source: Plaid, which makes tools to let clients like Venmo and Coinbase authenticate accounts and check balances, is raising $200M at a valuation of up to $3B — Plaid Technologies Inc. is in talks to raise $200 million and the valuation of the deal is rising as venture investors vie to bankroll the startup.
Read MoreAcquisition would aim to shore up security following the largest hack in the company’s history. Facebook reportedly shopping for a cybersecurity company – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: SoftBank Group COO Marcelo Claure and Arm CEO Simon Segers talk about the present and future of Arm, IoT growth, while trying to dodge Saudi-related questions — SoftBank, one of the world’s biggest tech companies and startup investors, believes we’ll have a trillion connected devices by 2025. SoftBank Group COO Marcelo
Read MoreFred Wilson / AVC: Recent news serves as a reminder that operators in startups and venture capital should work to ensure their investors are not bad actors — I got an email from the CEO of one of our portfolio companies last week. — It asked a very basic question, but one that I don’t
Read MoreBy some estimates, only 1,000 or so researchers can claim to understand the technology. Finding more could become a national security issue. The Next Tech Talent Shortage: Quantum Computing Researchers Source: NY Times Tech
Read More[Matt Bradshaw]’s entry in the Hackaday Prize is Polymod, a modular digital synthesizer which combines the modularity of an analog synth with the power of a digital synth. Each module (LFO, Envelope Generator, Amplifier, etc.) are connected with audio cables to others and the result is processed digitally to create music. The synth is built with
Read MoreIt’ll definitely have an in-display fingerprint scanner — and we know lots more. OnePlus 6T: Every detail and rumor so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: Facebook is stepping up efforts to buy a major cybersecurity firm and has approached several companies about an acquisition — In an effort to repair its tattered reputation around data protection, Facebook is stepping up efforts to acquire a major cybersecurity firm, according to four people familiar with the matter. Sources: Facebook
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