Grass is a lovely thing to have, but unfortunately it tends to grow excessively long if left unattended. Obviously, one can use a regular lawn mower, but [Daniel] of [rctestflight] decided to build something remote-control instead. (Video, embedded below.) To get started, [Daniel] fitted X-acto blades to a brushless outrunner motor, and tested their ability
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Read MoreThe car will make its debut in Gran Turismo in 2021. Jaguar Vision GT SV is an all-electric and all-digital endurance racer – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe concept is an all-electric endurance racer with huge power and epic style. Jaguar Vision GT SV is an impossibly long, fast and electric Gran Turismo racer – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKathryn Dill / Wall Street Journal: Many students say they found virtual campus career fairs this year technically challenging, but less intimidating and more efficient than those held in-person — Screen-based meetings demand patience and new break-the-ice protocols, but you can wear gym shorts Many students say they found virtual campus career fairs this year
Read MoreA couple of years ago, I was at a holiday party. One of the hosts told me about another guest at that party who was starting a company and mentioned that I should talk to him. I love startups. I love anyone willing to go on that journey. So from the gate, I already want
Read MoreInstagram is introducing its lite app in India today in test mode on Android. The app is sized under 2MB to cater to phones that have memory and size constraints. Vishal Shah, VP of Instagram made this announcement at the Facebook Fuel for India virtual event. Earlier in May, Facebook killed the earlier version of
Read MoreFacebook has been trying to get a foothold in the news space for many years. Last year, the company launched a dedicated section on its site called Facebook News for users in the US. It also wants to expand this program to other countries such as Brazil, Germany, and India. But that’s not the only project
Read MoreLilah Burke / Inside Higher Ed: UT Austin has stopped using a ML-based system called GRADE to evaluate applicants for its Ph.D. in CS following backlash, seven years after first introducing it — U of Texas at Austin has stopped using a machine-learning system to evaluate applicants for its Ph.D. in computer science. UT Austin
Read MoreThe BBC has a long history of supporting technology education in schools. The BBC Micro introduced a whole generation of students to computers, and more recently the Micro:bit is teaching today’s children about embedded systems. [Michael Klements] happens to be a grown adult, but has whipped up a project using the little board to build
Read MoreDeck the halls with Baby Yoda! The Child is a popular addition to this year’s holiday tree decor. The Mandalorian's Baby Yoda is replacing angels and stars atop Christmas trees – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStartup Astra sends its Rocket 3.2 on a short trip to space from Alaska. SpaceX and NASA alumni just took another company to space for the first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChristine Hall / Crunchbase News: Modern Health, whose app helps employers provide digital mental health care to their employees, raises $51M Series C, bringing its total raised to over $95M — Modern Health is providing a “fourth pillar” of health care, what Alyson Watson, founder and CEO, likes to call … Modern Health, whose app
Read MoreLaura Lovett / MobiHealthNews: nference, whose search tool makes it easy for researchers and doctors to find biomedical information in the public domain, raises $60M Series C — The tool was designed to make it easier for scientists, researchers and doctors to look up biomedical information. nference, whose search tool makes it easy for researchers
Read MoreWandavision hits Disney Plus next month! Disney Plus: All the movies and TV shows coming in January 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNormally we like hearing about old military gear going on the surplus market. But if you encounter some late-model Russian radio and crypto equipment for sale you might want to make sure it isn’t hot (English translation). If you prefer not picking through the machine translation to English, the BBC also has a good write-up.
Read MoreRyan Mac / BuzzFeed News: Facebook is working on an AI tool called TLDR, which would summarize articles in bullet points and which was announced in an end-of-year, company-wide meeting — Facebook told employees on Tuesday that it’s developing a tool to summarize news articles so users won’t have to read them … Facebook is
Read MoreJoe Rossignol / MacRumors: Mozilla releases Firefox 84 with native support for Apple M1 Macs, saying the browser launches over 2.5 times faster and web apps are now twice as responsive — Mozilla today released Firefox version 84 with native support for Apple Silicon Macs with the M1 chip, touting … Mozilla releases Firefox 84
Read MoreMichael Waters / Modern Retail: A look at Walmart’s Spotlight program which recruits employees to showcase the positive sides of Walmart on the individuals’ social media accounts — When Lauren Castle started interning at Walmart in 2011, she didn’t think she’d last more than a few months. A look at Walmart's Spotlight program which recruits
Read More“If I see you doing it again, you’re f***ing gone.” Tom Cruise yells at people not following COVID guidelines on Mission: Impossible set – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNintendo announced in today’s Indie World Showcase that sleeper hit multiplayer phenomenon Among Us is coming to the Switch… today. Prep the airlock and join your crewmates in a multiplayer game of teamwork and betrayal!!#AmongUsGame by @InnerslothDevs is available today on #NintendoSwitch! #IndieWorld pic.twitter.com/RTrsLS02tV — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 15, 2020 Up to now, Among Us
Read MoreWashington Post: SolarWinds’ top investors Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo sold a combined $286M worth of stock in the company on Dec. 7, six days before the hack was made public — The timing of the trades raises questions about whether major shareholders used inside information to avoid stark losses after the attack. SolarWinds' top
Read MoreTo find out which fire pits are the best, we tried out a whole gaggle of popular models from Solo Stove, BioLite, Tiki and others. Best fire pits for 2020: BioLite, Solo Stove, Tiki and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Amazon’s cloud gaming service Luna is now available on Android for US users, with initial support on some Pixel, Samsung, and OnePlus devices running Chrome 86+ — It works on some Pixel, Samsung, and OnePlus devices — Amazon’s cloud gaming service, Luna, is now available on Android, Amazon announced on
Read MoreThe hack of the federal agencies appears to have originated from a backdoor planted in an IT firm. Major hack of US agencies may have started with software company SolarWinds – CNET Source: CNet
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