It’s holiday time again! And that means it’s time to break out the soldering iron and the RGB LEDs! If you’re going to make a custom PCB to put those LEDs on, you’ll notice that you get few copies of your PCB in your order, so, might as well design it such that you can
Read MoreIn 12 hours, the first ever subsurface sample from an asteroid is expected to land in Australia. Hayabusa2 slings asteroid sample at Earth, maneuvers toward new target – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreResearchers at DeepMind have proudly announced a major break-through in predicting static folded protein structures with a new program known as AlphaFold 2. Protein folding has been an ongoing problem for researchers since 1972. Christian Anfinsen speculated in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in that year that the three-dimensional structure of a given protein should
Read MoreA drone was filming above the site in Puerto Rico when the final disaster struck. Watch unreal drone footage of Arecibo Observatory's catastrophic collapse – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“He was not surrounded by friends and family,” reads the powerful death notice for Kansas veterinarian Dr. Marvin J. Farr. Man dies from COVID-19, and his obituary calls out anti-maskers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe White House did not extend a Dec. 4 deadline for the Chinese internet company ByteDance to sell TikTok. As Deadline Lapses, Trump Administration Continues TikTok Talks Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt would be hard to squeeze this ongoing story into a 60-second TikTok. TikTok sale deadline set to elapse as negotiations with US continue – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Treasury Department has no immediate plans to compel the Chinese owner of the popular video app to sell its U.S. business. TikTok sale deadline will pass, though regulators will hold off on enforcing divestiture Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Trump administration won’t enforce its own deadline for ByteDance to sell or spin out video-sharing platform TikTok’s business in the US, according to Bloomberg. The latest deadline for that move, given by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on November 28th, was today,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google Fi will stop activating non-VoLTE phones in January, and encourage customers with older phones to upgrade with a $100 credit provided they purchase a new phone from the Fi store and activate it before December 31st, 9to5Google reports. Google’s hand is forced in the matter. Customers subscribe
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board reportedly files a complaint against the online retail giant. Amazon facing charges for firing activist employee, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: the US will not extend the December 4 deadline for TikTok’s forced sale but will not enforce the order either, allowing the negotiations to continue — – No new deadline is expected while deal discussions progress — Administration wants to finalize deal before Trump’s term ends Sources: the US will not extend the
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It may be time to pour one out for the streaming service trial. CNET reports that HBO Max is no longer offering users a free week of watching its content, following both Disney Plus and Netflix’s examples earlier in the year. This change, probably not coincidentally, comes just
Read MoreAnthony Ha / TechCrunch: Zephr, a London startup that offers a no-code tool publishers can use to increase subscription revenue, raises $8M Series A led by Bertelsmann Digital Media — Zephr has raised $8 million in a new funding round led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (owned by media giant Bertelsmann). Zephr, a London startup
Read MoreJulia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: 1,200+ Google employees and 1,500+ academic, industry, and civil supporters have signed a petition condemning the termination of AI scientist Timnit Gebru — More than 1,500 researchers also sign letter after Black expert on ethics says Google tried to suppress her research on bias 1,200+ Google employees and 1,500+
Read MoreAccording to a patent filed by Apple, the company may be working on a new super-matte black finish for its lineup of gadgets. The patent, spotted by Patently Apple and titled “Anodized Part Having a Matte Black Appearance,” suggests the colorway would not just be your typical matte black finish. These can still show smudges
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If your iPhone 11 isn’t responding to touches, it might be eligible for a free fix from Apple. The company has launched a replacement program for iPhone 11 displays that stop responding to touches “due to an issue with the display module.” Apple says that “a small
Read MoreThe Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War single-player campaign is pretty average CoD fare. But it has one level that really stands out for being as un-Call of Duty-like as possible — and it’s my favorite level of the campaign, and maybe any CoD campaign. Telling the stories that never happened. Find out how #BlackOpsColdWar story consultant David
Read MoreBuilding radio receivers from scratch is still a popular project since it can be done largely with off-the-shelf discrete components and a wire long enough for the bands that the radio will receive. That’s good enough for AM radio, anyway, but you’ll need to try this DIY FM receiver if you want to listen to
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge If you’ve ever wished you could share an in-app purchase with your family, you may be in luck. Today, Apple announced that subscriptions and one-time in-app purchases can now be shared among families. If you buy a consumable item, like coins in a game, you’ll still be the
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: Apple launches a display module replacement program for iPhone 11 devices manufactured between November 2019 and May 2020 experiencing touch issues — Apple today launched a new display replacement program for iPhone 11 devices to address a problem that cases a “small percentage” of iPhone 11 displays to stop responding to
Read MoreMary Ann Azevedo / FinLedger: Moov Financial, which developed an open source platform for adding banking and payment functionality into apps, raises $27M Series A led by a16z — Startup’s goal is to empower developers with developer-first code that’s “modular, portable, and bank agnostic” Moov Financial, which developed an open source platform for adding banking
Read MoreWalmart can’t stop having sales. The latest batch of deals rolls back prices across the site — here are the highlights. Walmart's weekend sale: Get a 4K 50-inch TV for 0, soundbar for 9, Canon DSLR for under 0 and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEileen Yu / ZDNet: Singapore issues digital bank licenses to Ant Group, Sea, and joint bidders Singtel and Grab, with operations likely to start in early 2022 — Alibaba’s Ant Group and joint bidders Grab and Singtel are amongst bidders that have snagged licences to offer digital banking services in the country … Singapore issues
Read MoreThe two nations will “develop a virtual cyber training range together.” US signs cyberdefense agreement with Australia – CNET Source: CNet
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