Change upsets and confuses some long-time developers, despite having a year’s notice. Key open source project makes critical change; locks out community developers Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreAhh, the wild world of earbuds. Just when you think we’re all on the same page and agree the headphones should go in your ears, Bose comes along and makes a pair that… sits above them? This really is too much for this time of year. Anyway, they’re called the Sport Open Earbuds and are a pair
Read MoreThe new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of WhatsApp makes sharing information with Facebook mandatory for its users. WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy: Your choice is to accept it or delete app Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreNoam Cohen / Wired: 2021 is shaping up to be a challenging year for the Wikimedia Foundation, which is finalizing a code of conduct that aims to diversify its community of editors — Changes proposed by the Wikimedia Foundation to diversify its community of editors raise existential questions for the online encyclopedia. 2021 is shaping
Read MoreSpoiler: We’re looking at another year of internet services dominating many aspects of our lives. The Tech That Will Invade Our Lives in 2021 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAccording to figures from Schmidt Automotive Research, Western Europe saw a new record number of registrations of battery electric vehicles in December 2020. Over 100,000 new electrically powered passenger vehicles were registered across the 18-country market-region which includes nations like Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany. Speaking of which, even though Norway is seen as Europe’s
Read MoreThe charging stand can also store its accessories. | Image: LG LG’s new vacuum cleaner, the ridiculously named LG CordZeroThinQ A9 Kompressor Plus, should be a little easier to empty than most cordless vacuums. Its charging station is equipped with a “fully-automated dust removal system,” which sucks the contents of the vac’s dustbin into a
Read MoreEugene Kim / Business Insider: Sources: Amazon is working on a contactless Alexa-enabled device that can track and monitor sleep apnea, primarily using millimeter-wave radar — – Amazon is working on a new Alexa-enabled device that can track and monitor sleep apnea, Business Insider has learned. Sources: Amazon is working on a contactless Alexa-enabled device
Read MoreTrying to decide between one of Apple’s older iPhone models? Let’s compare the iPhone X and iPhone 11. iPhone 11 vs. iPhone X: Cameras, battery and all the specs compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[Mark Aren] purchased a pair of Turbomolecular pumps (TMP) sans controllers, and then built an FPGA based BLDC controller for the Turbomolecular pumps. A TMP is similar to a jet turbine, consisting of several stages of alternating moving turbine blades and stationary stator blades, and having turbine rotation speeds ranging from 10,000 rpm to 90,000
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The Nest Cam IQ Outdoor is no longer available to buy, Google has confirmed to 9to5Google, after the site noticed that the camera was out of stock in most countries around the world. The company says, however, that “Nest will keep investing in new innovations” including a “new
Read MoreBranded content is crucial for many reasons: communicating the value of your product/service, helping people make buying decisions, providing pertinent information to your primary audience, and more. But if your marketing goals include earning high-quality backlinks, building your brand awareness, and increasing your organic traffic, tangential content needs to be in your content strategy. So
Read MoreWorld Health Organization investigators have been denied entry into China, despite Beijing agreeing to the probe in December. China blocks WHO team investigating coronavirus origins – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreArjun Kharpal / CNBC: Enflame Technology, which makes chips designed to process huge amount of data to train AI systems, raises $278.5M Series C from Tencent and others — – Tencent along with a number of investors including CITIC, CICC Capital and Primavera invested 1.8 billion yuan ($278.5 million) in Shanghai-headquartered Enflame Technology. Enflame Technology,
Read MoreIn a win for developers in Iran, code collaboration platform GitHub said today that it’s opening up its services for the country again after several months. In July 2019, the Microsoft-owned service blocked access for users in the country due to trade restrictions imposed by the US government. GitHub‘s CEO, Nat Friedman, said the firm has finally
Read MoreMany a gamer has found that after a few years of racing around the track or sending demons back from whence they came, the analog sticks on their trusty controller can start to drift around. Many times it’s a fairly minor problem, something you might only notice if you were really keeping an eye out
Read MoreTurns out a stick in the arm is a great way to ring in the New Year. I got my COVID-19 vaccine earlier than expected. What the shot is like – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company had its busiest year ever in 2020 and is gearing up for even more launches in 2021. First SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of 2021 set for Thursday night – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are lots of great detailing products, including pressure washers and dryers, that would make swell gifts for car lovers, too. Best car detailing products for 2021: Bissell cleaners, Dewalt polishers and more – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Indian startup boAt, which makes hardware accessories for phones, raises $100M Series B from Warburg Pincus, to shift more of its production from China to India — Boat, an electronics and lifestyle startup in India, has raised $100 million in a new financing round that many independent investors termed … Indian
Read More“I will be out of the hospital and back home soon,” the 55-year-old Beats co-founder posted on Instagram. Rapper Dr. Dre hospitalized after brain aneurysm – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGot a pair of glasses with outdated RX lenses? Or maybe your lenses got scratched or damaged? Or Bose Frames? Here are some of the best eyeglass replacement options that can save you some money on a lens replacement. Best places to buy replacement prescription lenses online in 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: Open source developer David Recordon named Biden’s director of technology, returning to the White House after serving as its first director of IT under Obama — With a background in open source, open standards, and security, Recordon may be ideal for President Joe Biden’s White House. Open source developer David
Read MoreA couple of announcements caught our attention last week regarding AI-controlled cars. South Korea’s Kakao Mobility and local startup Autonomous A2G launched a limited self-driving taxi service in Sejong City this month, made possible by enabling legislation passed in May. For now, the service is restricted to government employees, and the AI driver will be backed-up
Read MoreLooking for a more compact full-size headphone that sits on your ears rather around them? Here are our current top picks. Best on-ear headphones for 2021: Beats, Jabra, Skullcandy and more – CNET Source: CNet
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