PlayStation 4 owners recently began reporting a strange messaging exploit, one which has already been allegedly weaponized to brick their consoles. Sony is working to fix the problem, but in the meantime, everyone just set your messages to private. Several users congregated on a Reddit thread, sharing a very similar story: A user would receive
Read MoreFuboTV is still much smaller than its rivals, which are all backed by giants. Live-TV streaming service FuboTV has almost 250,000 subscribers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe space agency gets some good news about one of its stricken space telescopes, though Hubble remains in safe mode. NASA Chandra telescope resurrected after glitch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will be dedicated to research in computer science, AI, data science and related fields. MIT to push the rise of AI with new college, B funding – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOver its last two iterations, the Google Pixel’s camera was practically celebrated as a star quarterback, set to outperform the rest of the pack by a mile. Naturally, there were monumental expectations for what the Pixel 3’s camera would be capable of. I’ve had the pleasure of testing not only the Pixel 3’s shooter, but
Read MoreBoulders and navigation challenges are forcing JAXA to reschedule the spacecraft’s asteroid contact. Hayabusa 2 delays asteroid touchdown because it's so rocky – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlexander Reben trained artificial intelligence to create restaurant-style fortune-cookie fortunes. The roboticist didn’t expect that the AI would start producing strange and ominous messages, many of them tinged with absurdist humor. The bizarre thing that happens when artificial intelligence tells people their fortunes Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL were arguably the best phones you could buy last year. Impressive performance, a clean software experience, and the best camera in the business added up to to a phone that was easy to recommend. The Pixel 3 improves on its predecessors in every aspect except one: price. Starting
Read MoreEveryone’s heard of the “black box”. Officially known as the Flight Data Recorder (FDR), it’s a mandatory piece of equipment on commercial aircraft. The FDR is instrumental in investigating incidents or crashes, and is specifically designed to survive should the aircraft be destroyed. The search for the so-called “black box” often dominates the news cycle
Read MoreGoogle says the update is coming to previous Pixel generations too. Pixel 3 to finally let you use external mic when recording video – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHuawei will try to tackle Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9. Huawei Mate 20 Pro launch: Live stream, start time, what to expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChina has successfully launched another two satellites that will be part of its native BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) – the country’s competitor to the American GPS system. The satellites will bolster China’s ambitious Space Silk Road project – the country’s programme to boost its global revenue from positioning and navigation systems. Some footage of
Read MoreAugust is adding a shiny, new satin nickel finish to its starter smart lock. August adds new color, connect bridge bundle to smart lock options – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTLS 1.0 and 1.1 deprecation in Edge and IE scheduled for the first half of 2020. Microsoft to disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 support in Edge and Internet Explorer Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreUPDATE: The big four –Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla– announce end of support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 standards. Chrome, Edge, IE, Firefox, and Safari to disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 in 2020 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More{$inline_image} We’ve been seeing an influx of repurposed 3D printers recently. Thrifty hackers have been leveraging cheap 3D printers as a way to bootstrap their builds, on everything from laser engravers to pick and place machines. There’s nothing wrong with that, and honestly when you can get a cheap 3D printer for less than the
Read MoreDuring National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating the achievements of astronaut Ellen Ochoa and other Hispanic astronauts and professionals at NASA. Floating upside down and reading a checklist may not be how most of us perform the day’s work, but it was for Ochoa on Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-96 mission. Ellen Ochoa at Work on
Read MoreWhen it comes to growing your startup, research has found that hiring is one of the biggest struggles for first-time founders. Not only do most founders have little to no experience growing a team, but the time-consuming process and talent shortage don’t make the process all that desirable. However, like it or not, solid hiring practices
Read MoreAs you would’ve gathered from the video, Infento creates a kit that lets children build fully-functional vehicles. In other words, it’s like a souped-up version of LEGO or Meccano. Being the mature, respectable, and well-adjusted adult you see before you, I had to give it a go. This meant not only building a vehicle, but also
Read MoreWhen engineers are designing buildings, bridges, or other large construction projects, a lot of thought is given to the environment. Some of these considerations might seem obvious, like designing a skyscraper in San Francisco to tolerate earthquakes, building a stadium in New York City to hold up not only its own weight but the weight
Read MoreAfter a registration process lasting some four months, Binance will finally offer fiat-to-cryptocurrency trading pairs through its new Uganda exchange come Wednesday. Announced via press release, Ugandans are now able to fully submit identity documents and begin depositing fiat ahead of live trade, something expected to start in two weeks. Binance Uganda will initially allow
Read MoreIntel accidentally pushed an incompatible audio driver to Windows 10 devices through Windows Update. Windows 10 audio problems? Intel issued buggy driver but we fixed it, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhen it comes to logic technologies, we like to think we’ve seen them all here at Hackaday. But our community never ceases to surprise us with its variety and ingenuity, so it should be a surprise that [Dr Cockroach] has delivered one we’ve not seen before. Light logic doesn’t use the conventional active devices you’d
Read MoreResearch from financial market advisory firm Greenwich Associates has found corporations are struggling to deliver on their blockchain promises. Greenwich Associates interviewed 213 companies – that claim to be working on integrating blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) into their business – to establish the challenges they face and why development has been slower than
Read MoreThe minimum Instant Transfer fee will be $0.25. Venmo's quick transfers will soon add 1 percent charge – CNET Source: CNet
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