In the grand scheme of things, a single human lifetime is a drop in the bucket. Even if we don’t like to acknowledge it, we all know the meter is running so to speak. Yet you’re still squandering your precious time on this Earth by reading Hackaday instead of doing something constructive. Of course nobody
Read MoreReuters: Sources: Apple is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that may include internally developed lidar sensors and breakthrough battery tech — (Reuters) – Apple Inc is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include … Sources: Apple is targeting 2024 to produce a
Read MorePhoto by Tasos Katopodis / Getty Images On Monday, congressional leaders unveiled their massive spending and coronavirus relief measure, including a handful of controversial copyright measures civil liberties activists fear could penalize internet users for everyday online behavior. Congress is expected to vote on the package as early as Monday. Congress’ $2.3 trillion spending and
Read MoreThe first dose of the Pfizer vaccine was given to Biden and Dr. Biden Monday afternoon. President-elect Joe Biden gets the COVID-19 vaccine live on TV – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreToday’s freebie is Alien: Isolation, a $40 action-horror title that takes place in my nightmares. Epic is giving away a free game every day for the rest of December – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFish are seen after being unloaded from a boat at the port in Songkhla on February 2, 2016. Around 100 people have been arrested by authorities in a recent crackdown on abuses involving Thailand’s multi-billion dollar seafood industry. The deep-rooted problem caused the huge global brand, Nestle in 2015 to admit that it had discovered
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile has been asked to stop advertising its 5G network as more reliable than the competition by the National Advertising Review Board (NARB), which investigated T-Mobile’s claims made primarily in an ad featuring celebrity scientist Bill Nye after complaints from Verizon earlier this year. But the NARB also
Read MoreThe measure comes after a new coronavirus strain was detected in the United Kingdom. COVID-19 tests are now required for flights from UK to NY on Delta, British Airways – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe open enrollment period has ended, but it’s not too late to sign up for Obamacare coverage in 2021—or at least, not if you live in one of 12 states or Washington, DC. While the regular enrollment period for Affordable Care Act coverage most states expired on Dec. 15, the deadline has been extended for
Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: The omnibus funding bill Congress is set to vote on contains the controversial CASE Act, which may ratchet up copyright trolling, and the Felony Streaming Bill — from the but-why? dept — As we warned about earlier this month, it appears that Congress has in fact put … The omnibus funding
Read MoreRevered by runners, these bone-conduction ‘phones are a steal at this price. The AfterShokz Titanium open-ear headphones are on sale for an all-time-low – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMatt Burgess / Wired: UK grocery franchise Southern Co-op is using London-based Facewatch’s facial recognition tech in 18+ stores to prevent shoplifting, raising privacy concerns — Branches of the British grocer Southern Co-op are using surveillance technology to look for potential shoplifters. UK grocery franchise Southern Co-op is using London-based Facewatch's facial recognition tech in
Read MoreSamsung has not even announced the Galaxy S21—its not-so-secret future flagship device—yet the smartphone’s wallpapers have already been leaked and are available for download right now. Read more… Download Wallpapers From the Not-Yet-Announced Samsung Galaxy S21 Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: Personal info including emails, home addresses, and phone numbers of 272K+ users of hardware cryptocurrency wallet Ledger are freely available on hacker forums — A threat actor has leaked the stolen email and mailing addresses for Ledger cryptocurrency wallet users on a hacker forum for free. Personal info including emails, home
Read MoreHacking is about pushing the envelope to discover new and clever ways to use things in ways their original designers never envisioned. [Charlyn Gonda]’s Hackaday Remoticon workshop “Making Glowly Origami” was exactly that; a combination of the art of origami with the one of LEDs. Check out the full course embedded below, and read on
Read MoreGiven how relatively common it is for presidents and shady political activist groups to secretly record phone conversations, it makes it seem possibly acceptable. But is it? Turns out the answer is kinda complicated. If you’re thinking of secretly recording a conversation with someone, you should probably read this… Read more… What You Need to
Read MoreNew capabilities in Microsoft Information Protection make it easier for organizations to protect their data and prevent data loss. Windows 10 is now able to better protect your business data on Microsoft 365 Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Security research firms: a second hacking group targeted SolarWinds systems with different malware, likely unrelated to “Sunburst” code targeting the Orion app — Some SolarWinds systems were found compromised with malware named Supernova and CosmicGale, unrelated to the recent supply chain attack. Security research firms: a second hacking group targeted SolarWinds
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A coalition of civil rights groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union have filed an objection to the proposed expansion of Customs and Border Protections facial recognition at land and sea ports. The National Immigration Law Center, Fight for the Future, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are
Read MoreChristmas is coming soon, very soon, and some of us—I won’t say who—are still scrambling to find gifts for people in our respective bubbles. Food is a good gift, because people like to eat, and cookies, candies, and sweet treats are always welcome. But confectionary and baking can get rather involved and, as I… Read
Read MoreState-backed attackers reportedly used spyware from NSO Group to hack iPhones belonging to Al Jazeera journalists. Powerful iPhone hack targets dozens of journalists, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSolar power is a great source of renewable energy, but has always had its limitations. At best, there’s only 1,000 Watts/m2 available at the Earth’s surface on a sunny day, and the limited efficiency of solar panels cuts this down further. It’s such a low amount that solar panels on passenger cars have been limited
Read MoreSam Biddle / The Intercept: Despite complaints from pro-democracy activists and celebrities in Vietnam, Facebook allows groups focused on harassing dissidents and getting them arrested — For the past two years, Do Nguyen Mai Khoi has been trying painfully, futilely, to get Facebook to care about Vietnam. Despite complaints from pro-democracy activists and celebrities in
Read MoreFor most people, the winter solstice marks one of the most predictable non-events in the calendar year. It’s usually associated with the onset of a long winter and all the emotional drudgery that comes with it. But the event remains a fixture of our year-end activities because of its millennia-spanning cultural… Read more… What Is
Read MoreImage: Staples The worst part of most Zoom meetings is the end. Not because it’s the moment when we have to lose human connection after being isolated for months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The end of a Zoom meeting is the worst because it’s so dang hard to quickly and gracefully end a call. With
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