LED matrixes were once a total headache, requiring careful consideration to make the most of limited I/O pins and available microcontroller resources. These days, addressable LED strings have made it all a cinch. Thus, going a little out of the box isn’t so daunting. [w.r.simpson] did just that with this hex-matrix clock. Relying on hexes
Read MoreIf you’ve found it hard to keep track of whose turn it is to get the COVID vaccine, there’s good news and bad news. The White House is recommending that everyone over 65 and adults with high-risk conditions be able to get the vaccine starting two weeks from now, which means a lot of people
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Read MoreGené Teare / Crunchbase News: Global VC report 2020: overall funding rose 4% YoY to ~$300B, despite a slow Q1, with ~$13.6B seed, $88.4B early-stage, and $198.4B late-stage and growth — Startups closed out 2020 in a much stronger position than the one they started the year in, with global venture funding up 4 percent
Read MoreOn CNET’s I’m So Obsessed podcast, director Alex Winter and Frank Zappa’s son Ahmet discuss making the documentary Zappa. Frank Zappa is the perfect figure for the internet generation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow long do we have to wait for PlayStation 5 inventory to drop at retailers? Here is the latest news on when Sony will restock the console. PS5 restock updates for Best Buy, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, Target and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUranus is usually faint, but the moon and Mars will help guide your eyes on Jan. 20. NASA: You're about to get a rare chance to spot elusive planet Uranus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDoug McMillon says companies should turn tools for growing their business inward to create opportunity for employees. Walmart CEO urges companies at CES 2021 to use data to reduce racial inequality – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA popular period and fertility tracking app has settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it lied to users about sharing private health information with third-party firms, including Facebook and Google. Flo, a period and ovulation tracking app, has more than 100 million users. In the complaint, the FTC alleges Flo told users
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Valve is doing its part to illustrate gaming’s growth last year with its Steam 2020 Year in Review report. It includes some rather impressive numbers, like the fact that PC gamers increased their playtime by over 50 percent last year, and that each month, 2.6 million people bought
Read MoreManaging your own health is hard enough, so the demands of keeping up with a pet’s can certainly add to the stress of life. And while you’d hardly think what you’re feeding your beloved dog could be toxic, a new pet food recall brings that reality to life: The Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced
Read MoreFacebook’s Sandberg deflects blame for Capitol riot even as new evidence shows platform played pivotal role Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRobert Swan, who has held the job for two years, is leaving the Silicon Valley chip giant after an activist investor pressed for change. Intel, Under Pressure to Rethink Its Business, Ousts Its Chief Executive Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLast week, Twitch deleted the face of its extremely popular PogChamp emote, Ryan “Gootecks” Gutierrez, after he called for further violence at the Capitol just after a mob sacked the building. In the aftermath, Twitch responded to a suggestion from the community for the emote — why not have a different face represent hype on
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: Some moderators say Nextdoor’s policies don’t adequately address QAnon and aren’t well communicated to users; Nextdoor says it classifies QAnon as a hate group — Mods have been asking for a QAnon ban for months — For months, Nextdoor moderators have struggled with the challenge … Some moderators say Nextdoor's
Read MoreCOVID-19-Lockdown-Stay home-Physical distancing-Online shopping-Demand for delivery. The above set of words sum up most of 2020. With the physical world of retail becoming less accessible, the convenience of online shopping has made the former even less attractive and has driven consumers to expect on-demand delivery for almost everything (if not all) they need. As per
Read MoreThe suspension of Parler over incitements to violence illustrate the far-reaching power the e-commerce giant wields over the Web. Seldom-seen Amazon unit made the call that brought down pro-Trump Parler Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreI love CES time—short for the Consumer Electronics Show—because we get exposed to all kinds of outlandish devices that are fun to get excited about, but nothing you should add to your shopping list right now. And that’s especially true in the wide world of wireless networking. Linksys unveiled the AXE8400 tri-band… Read more… You
Read MoreFortune: Crypto startup Anchorage says it has received a federal bank charter, making it easier for big banks to use Anchorage to offer cryptocurrencies to customers — A startup called Anchorage announced on Wednesday that it has become the first cryptocurrency company to receive a federal charter … Crypto startup Anchorage says it has received
Read MoreImage: Belkin Belkin is voluntarily recalling its Portable Wireless Charger + Stand Special Edition that was sold in Apple retail stores and online on Apple and Belkin’s sites because of fire and shock safety hazards. No incidents or injuries have been connected to the charger, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the malfunction
Read MoreEveryone’s always talking about traveling through time, but if you ask me the ultimate temporal vacation would be just to pause the clock for a bit. Who among us couldn’t use a five or six month break after 2020 before we commit to an entire new calendar year? It’s not you 2021; it’s us. Unfortunately,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google says it’s working to investigate issues with Android apps that use the Android Exposure Notifications System to track the spread of COVID-19. An issue began causing delays for apps using the system, resulting in longer load times and delays in notifications for regular exposure checks. The NHS
Read MoreWhen it comes to embedded engineering, toolchains are the worst. Getting a new toolchain up and running correctly is often hard, and often prone to breaking when the IDE or other software is upgraded. A plethora of different toolchains for different hardware makes things even more murky, and if you want to get into time-saving
Read MoreNvidia and AMD’s high-end graphics cards were already expensive in 2020 (if you could find them), but their prices are only going up. And we’re finally starting to see just how dramatic these price hikes are going to be. Read more… Why Graphics Cards Are Even More Expensive in 2021
Read MoreRest of World: Profile of Russian online retail giant Wildberries, owned by Russia’s richest woman, which grew by catering to low-income shoppers via offline collection points — Wildberries, the country’s answer to Amazon, is a genuine success. But its corporate backstory involves a lot of mythmaking. Profile of Russian online retail giant Wildberries, owned by
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