It might be time to check your settings, if you have an Echo smart speaker or Ring camera. Amazon Sidewalk has automatically switched "on" in your Alexa app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCar batteries discharge over time when a car is in storage. Here are the best car battery maintainers to keep them in peak health and ready to hit the road. Best battery maintainers in 2020 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCan the value of your work be quantified every day? Or has Microsoft just got caught up in the burgeoning surveillance economy? Microsoft's latest management ideas may make you cringe a little Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSometimes when a piece of electronics lands on the bench, you find that its chips have their markings sanded off. The manufacturer is trying to make the task of the reverse engineer less easy, thus protecting their market. [Maurizio Butti] found an unexpected one in an electronic switch designed for remote control systems, it had
Read MoreInstant Pot Duo Nova 6 Qt Pressure Cooker | $60 | Amazon Read more… Cook Anything With 40% off an Instant Pot Duo Nova Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe latest software update brings Google Assistant support to Fitbit’s newest smartwatches along with text dictation and the ability to answer calls. Fitbit OS 5.1 update: All the new features coming to the Sense and Versa 3 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSteven Levy / Wired: Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s SVP of Retail + People, talks about the company’s response to COVID-19 and how its retail staff and stores evolved amid the pandemic — Plus: A patented pizza box, polarization on Parler, and a sad update. — And that it didn’t kill you. — The Plain View Deirdre
Read MoreWe went to extreme heights to test out the ceramic shield screen on the iPhone 12 Mini and it didn’t disappoint. iPhone 12 Mini drop test: Ceramic Shield rose to the challenge – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe campaign’s empathetic digital strategy held up surprisingly well against President Trump’s passionate digital following. How Joe Biden’s Digital Team Tamed the MAGA Internet Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreApple’s iPhone 12 put up a good fight after being submerged in the chilly waters of Lake Tahoe. Is the iPhone 12 waterproof? We took it for a swim to test its water resistance – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChain link fences are woven with a mechanism that is almost hypnotic to watch, so [Levsha] decided to build his own tiny hand-crank tabletop version to make tiny copper wire fences. Chain link consist of a series of wires bent and woven in a zigzag pattern. The zigzag bends are made by winding the wire
Read MoreZoom has enjoyed explosive growth during the pandemic, but not all users are fans of the video conferencing experience. Zoom anxiety has become an epidemic in itself – and it really sucks Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreThe Versa 3 is a cheaper alternative to the Fitbit Sense and has everything you need in a smartwatch, plus a few welcome surprises. Fitbit Versa 3 review: A happy medium of health features and fitness tracking – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKaren Hao / MIT Technology Review: A growing number of civil lawyers in the US are developing litigation strategies to push back against automated systems that deny the poor basic services — A growing group of lawyers are uncovering, navigating, and fighting the automated systems that deny the poor housing, jobs, and basic services. A
Read MoreNatasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Pave, which aims to help startups close the pay and equity gap by analyzing employee compensation with its software tools, raises $16M Series A led by a16z — Compensation within private venture-backed startups can be a confusing minefield that if unsuccessfully navigated can lead … Pave, which aims to help startups
Read MoreJoshua Franklin / Reuters: Stem, whose AI-driven energy storage system can automatically switch between battery and grid power, is going public via a SPAC merger at a $1.35B valuation — U.S. artificial intelligence-driven energy storage company Stem Inc said on Friday it has agreed to go public by merging … Stem, whose AI-driven energy storage
Read MoreControlling blinds using off the shelf solutions can be expensive – more so if you have multiple blinds you want to control. [HumanSkunk87] felt the cost was too high, so they designed a controller to automatically open and close the blinds. The main part of this build is a motor and a ball chain gear
Read MoreBrian Heater / TechCrunch: Versatile, which uses AI-based tech for capturing and analyzing data across construction sites, raises $20M Series A led by Insight Partners and Entrée Capital — San Francisco-based construction startup Versatile is announcing today that it has raised a $20 million Series A. The round … Versatile, which uses AI-based tech for
Read MoreChainalysis Blog: Only 37 darknet markets were active in Nov. 2020, down from a peak of 59 in Feb., as exit scams, DDoS attacks, and the pandemic accelerate market consolidation — This blog is an excerpt from the Chainalysis 2021 Crypto Crime Report. Click here to download the full document! Only 37 darknet markets were
Read MoreFor some reason, when slot machines went digital, they lost their best feature — the handle. Who wants to push a button on a slot machine, anyway? Might as well just play video poker. [John Bradnam] seems to agree, and has built an open-source three-color matrix slot machine complete with handle. In this case, you’ll
Read MoreWe tested many popular air fryer models from Dash, Ninja, Cosori, PowerXL and others to find out which is best. Best air fryer of 2020: Dash, Cosori, Ninja, Philips and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“This is not that hard to understand, everybody.” Nye reminds people on TikTok why wearing masks and taking COVID-19 seriously is so important. On TikTok, Bill Nye explains why wearing a mask is crucial – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: Sourcegraph, whose universal code search service is used by companies like Amazon and PayPal, raises $50M Series C, following a $23M Series B round in March — Sourcegraph, a code search startup for developers, has secured a $50 million Series C, the company announced Thursday. Sourcegraph, whose universal code search
Read MoreSpoiler: It isn’t Brita. The best water filter pitcher for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith the coronavirus raging worldwide, 2020 has seen major shortages of personal protective equipment impact healthcare workers and individuals alike. This has led many to improvise their own solutions. One of the more complete offerings we’ve seen is this hybrid respirator build from [Ben Howard]. [Ben’s] build goes above and beyond the usual craft project
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