We see more computers built from logic gates than you might expect. However, most of them are really more demonstration computers and can’t do much of what you’d consider essential today. No so with [Alastair Hewitt’s] Novasaur. Although built using 34 TLL chips (and a few memory and analog chips, too, along with one PAL),
Read MoreKaye Wiggins / Financial Times: Amsterdam-based Catawiki, an online auction site that specializes in selling high-value collectors’ items like classic cars, raises €150M from PE firm Permira — Private equity firm invests €150m in online marketplace for classic cars and artworks Amsterdam-based Catawiki, an online auction site that specializes in selling high-value collectors' items like
Read MoreBloomberg: Innoviz, a lidar company backed by auto suppliers Magna and Aptiv, is going public via a SPAC merger expected to close in Q1 2021 at a valuation of $1.4B — – Startup supplies laser sensors for BMW’s iX model due in 2021 — Innoviz is fourth lidar company in 2020 to go public via
Read MorePhoto: iFixit iFixit has released its teardown of the PlayStation 5 and its DualSense controller — and it goes into even more detail than the one Sony did earlier this year. The gadget repair company discovered that the console has a ton of screws holding it together, and that there’s a weird catch to replacing
Read MorePeople forget things. It happens. While I can’t say I’ve ever forgotten the password or PIN for my phone, I totally get how it’s possible. Maybe you set the phone up and placed it down to process any and all updates it has to go through, or charge up to full capacity, and came back
Read MoreAmazon offered convenience with its breadth of products delivered to your door. That also meant it reaped huge profits of its dominant position too. In a COVID-19 world, Amazon made our lives a little less terrible – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVaccinations could start as soon as next week. FDA authorizes Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Bionic, which helps businesses manage applications via automated app analytics, has come out of stealth with $17M in Series A and seed funding — App analytics startup Bionic today emerged from stealth with $17 million, a combination of series A and seed funding. Bionic, which helps businesses manage applications via automated
Read MoreIf you were to plumb the depth of the oceans, you could only get so far with a snorkel or a SCUBA tank. We don’t know the price, but if you have enough money, you might consider the Triton 3300/6 — a six-person submersible that can go down to 3,300 feet (hence the name–get it–3300/6).
Read MoreA nurse in Belfast prepares a dose of the vaccine. | Photo by Liam McBurney / PA Images via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, a landmark moment in the fight to suppress a virus that has killed nearly 300,000 people
Read MoreFinSMEs: Graphiant, a stealth startup working on next generation computer networking tech, raises $33.5M Series A co-led by Sequoia Capital and Two Bear Capital — Graphiant Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based computer networking company, raised $33.5m in Series A funding. Graphiant, a stealth startup working on next generation computer networking tech, raises .5M Series A
Read MoreKlobuchar wants the federal government to provide more consumer privacy protection in response to a new wearable health device from tech giant Amazon. Sen. Klobuchar, spooked by Amazon Halo, asks for new health-tracker privacy protections Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreImage: CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red’s latest game, has been in development for nearly a decade. It was first announced in May 2012, and it’s had a rocky development cycle, with numerous delays and, in the final stretch of development, a required six-day workweek. But despite the long development, the game didn’t
Read MoreSteve Lohr / New York Times: Norman Abramson, the wireless network pioneer known for leading the development of Hawaii’s ALOHAnet, died last week at 88 — His ALOHAnet, designed a half-century ago in Hawaii, was a precursor to the technology used in today’s smartphones and home WiFi networks. Norman Abramson, the wireless network pioneer known
Read MoreImage: CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red (CDPR) is rolling out an update to the game that could reduce the potential for some sequences to induce epileptic symptoms. The risks of seizure were brought to light by Game Informer editor Liana Ruppert earlier this week. The 1.04 hotfix is now live on
Read MoreGeoffrey Fowler / Washington Post: Senator Klobuchar, alarmed by the “intrusive” nature of Amazon’s Halo health tracker, writes letter to HHS asking it to safeguard users’ private health data — The $65 wearable contains an always-on microphone and asks users to strip down for 3-D body scans Senator Klobuchar, alarmed by the "intrusive" nature of
Read MoreHere are the best places to buy tires near you. You can choose from the best selection, online ordering and even retailers that will install your tires at your home. Best places to buy tires in 2020 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA spread of gift ideas for those serious about eating. The best gifts to give a foodie this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOver the last 2 years [Carl Bujega] has made a name for himself with his PCB motor designs. His latest adventure is to turn it into a stepper motor by adding position control with microstepping. The NEMA stepper motors most of us know are synchronous stepper motors, while [Carl]’s design is a permanent magnet design.
Read MoreThe social network is under pressure to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp. Facebook should be broken up, FTC and states allege in pair of lawsuits – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis is also the first documentation of honeybees wielding tools. Honeybees use poop as weapon against deadly murder hornets – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFamiliars.io is a minimalist monster-catching game that went online last year, and right now, you can play it inside Twitter. As developer Nigel Nelson tweeted this afternoon, he ported (or in his words, “smuggled”) the entire game to an embedded Twitter card. That means that you can play it directly through Twitter’s web interface or
Read MoreAfter so many years of waiting, Cyberpunk 2077 has finally graced us with its presence. While its story and world are real delights, it’s hard to look past this games many technical problems — or to not wonder how many of them there were before if this is the finished version they chose to give to us.
Read MoreEdward Ongweso Jr / VICE: Some restaurants listed as Black-owned on Uber Eats appear to not be owned by Black people, as Uber lets restaurants self-identify through a form — Several restaurants listed as being Black-owned on Uber Eats appear to not be owned by Black people. — Uber and other delivery apps … Some
Read MoreImage: University of Hawaii at Manoa Norman Abramson, one of the pioneers behind wireless networks, has died at 88, The New York Times reports. Abramson and the team of graduate students and faculty he led were responsible for creating ALOHAnet, an early wireless network whose innovative techniques are still being used today in modern satellite,
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