Imagine having a surface mount kit that you’d like to stencil with solder paste and reflow solder, but which doesn’t come with a solder stencil. That was what faced [Honghong Lu], and she rose to the challenge by taking a piece of PET sheet cut from discarded packaging and hand-cutting her own stencil. It’s not
Read MoreEvery once in awhile an idea comes along that’s so good it makes you wonder why it took so long for someone to think of it. IBM’s AI Fact Sheets is one of those ideas. AI Fact Sheets are a lot like packaged food nutrition labels. They contain information about an AI model’s development, capabilities, benchmark
Read MoreUntil yesterday, I had cooked exactly one (1) gigantic brisket in my life. It was for a Hanukkah dinner party my then-husband and I threw, and it was, if I remember correctly, pretty excellent. Unfortunately, aside from a very big cut of cow, I don’t remember any of the ingredients I used (and the blog
Read MoreNicole Lee / Engadget: Amazon begins rolling out a new Fire TV UI with user profiles, a simpler design, and more — Back when Amazon announced its latest Fire TV products — namely, the third-generation Fire TV Stick ($40) and the Fire TV Stick Lite ($30) — it also said it was going to roll
Read MoreWhen it comes to travelling long distances, Americans tend to rely on planes, while the Chinese and Europeans love their high speed rail. However, a new technology promises greater speed with lower fares, with fancy pods travelling in large tubes held at near-vacuum pressures. It goes by the name of Hyperloop. Virgin Hyperloop recently ran
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. From Bogota to Bologna, the introduction of expanded
Read MorePhoto by Andrej Sokolow / picture alliance via Getty Images Cruise, the self-driving car company affiliated with General Motors and Honda, is testing fully driverless cars, without a human safety driver behind the steering wheel, in San Francisco. The company is among the first to test its driverless vehicles in a dense, complex urban environment.
Read MoreThe 2020/2021 NBA season is slated to begin later this month, just 71 days after the last season ended. That’s not only the shortest offseason in NBA history, it is also the shortest offseason ever across much of pro sports, including the NFL, NHL and MLB, as ESPN reported in November. The 2019/2020 NBA season was
Read MoreGiphy’s top GIFs of the year focus on peace, love and gratitude. And garbage. Surprisingly, 2020's most viewed GIFs only include one dumpster fire – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe delivery company’s shares started trading at $182 each, 78 percent above its initial public offering price of $102, in a sign of investor appetite. DoorDash Stock Soars After Initial Public Offering Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe policy changes clarify what behaviors the platform considers sexual harassment and hate speech. Twitch updates harassment policy to curb online abuse – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTim Bradshaw / Financial Times: Just Eat says it will offer 1,000+ new UK workers an hourly wage, plus other benefits like sick pay, in a challenge to gig economy rivals Deliveroo and Uber — Meal delivery service will give benefits including sick pay and pension contributions to 1,000 new couriers Just Eat says it
Read MoreThe Bentley Blower returns as the British marque completes the first prototype car ahead of actual production. This Bentley is brand-new even though it's from 1930 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreJessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: DoorDash opens at $182, a 75%+ rise over its IPO price — – Shares of DoorDash, a leading food delivery app, started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday. — The stock began trading at $182 per share. — The company trades under the symbol “DASH.” DoorDash opens at
Read MoreHow to watch the closest observable conjunction of the two since the year 1226. Jupiter and Saturn haven't been this close visibly since the Middle Ages – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn electric car that runs exclusively on solar power? That… poses some big hurdles. Aptera's 'never-charge' solar car has us feeling all sorts of skepticism – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePanelists called by Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, deployed inaccurate information in disputing the need for mask wearing and social distancing. A Senate hearing promoted unproven drugs and dubious claims about the coronavirus Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreImage: Amazon The software that runs on Amazon’s Fire TV streaming devices is set to undergo a significant overhaul in the coming weeks, and the rollout of the “new Fire TV experience” begins today on some devices. After the update is installed, you’ll have access to new features like multiuser support (with personalized recommendations and
Read MoreAt launch, Spider-Man: Miles Morales on PlayStation 5 was able to run at 60fps in Performance mode or at 30fps but with ray tracing in Fidelity mode, meaning that you’d have to pick between buttery-smooth frame rates or higher graphical fidelity while playing through the game. Thanks to a new mode added in an update,
Read MoreEmil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Google says it will compel Chrome extensions to display privacy practices and limit data that developers can collect from January 18, 2021, ahead of Chrome 88 — At Chrome Dev Summit 2020 today, Google announced it will change how extensions access data and how extension permissions work in 2021. Google says
Read MoreWith the holidays coming and the pandemic raging, we’re shopping online a ton. It’s chaos. Our Delivery System Is Breaking Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKellen Browning / New York Times: Twitch unveils new guidelines to crack down on hateful conduct and sexual harassment, following a yearlong review, which take effect in January — The livestreaming site announced new guidelines after contending with claims that its streamers were too easily abused. Twitch unveils new guidelines to crack down on hateful
Read More{$inline_image}Airbnb will list its stock on the NASDAQ this Thursday, and analysts reckon the company will price its shares between $56 and $60 a piece. If that’s true, Airbnb would boast a market value of $42 billion — a little less than active wear darling Lululemon but $6 billion more than eBay. The Wall Street Journal
Read MoreThe livestreaming site announced new guidelines after contending with claims that its streamers were too easily abused. Twitch Cracks Down on Hate Speech and Harassment Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDoomscrolling is real and it has consumed us this year. According to analytics firm App Annie’s year-end report, Android users spent 3.3 trillion hours stuck to their screens — up 25% from last year. However, the report suggests that mindlessly scrolling your Twitter or Instagram feed wasn’t the biggest contributor to this stat. On the
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