A 3D Printing Renaissance Is Coming for Tabletop Games
The technology could draw more players into the pricey hobby by allowing people to design their own pieces and even develop their own games.
Read MoreThe technology could draw more players into the pricey hobby by allowing people to design their own pieces and even develop their own games.
Read MoreToday, everything from your computer to your dryer has wireless communications built in, but devices weren’t always so unencumbered by wires. What to do when you have a legacy serial device, but no serial port on the computer you want to connect? [vahidyou] designed a wireless serial dongle to solve this conundrum. Faced with a
Read MoreWelcome to the Weekly Authority, the Android Authority newsletter that breaks down the top Android and tech news from the week. The 226th edition here, with everything from CES 2023, a hands-on look at the Pixel 7a, the OnePlus 11 launch, some of the biggest video game releases this month, and more. It’s the first Weekly
Read MoreWith Microsoft Graph Developer Proxy, the software giant is providing a command line tool intended to provide a better way to test applications that use Microsoft Graph. Graph Developer Proxy, currently in a developer preview, allows developers to mock Graph API responses and simulate Graph API errors on their local machines. Issues can be identified
Read MoreAndy Greenberg / Wired: Mandiant: Russian cyberespionage group Turla piggybacked on other hackers’ decade-old malware that spread via USB drives to stealthily access victim networks — The infamous, FSB-connected Turla group took over other hackers’ servers, exploiting their USB drive malware for targeted espionage.
Read MoreAt CES 2023, we had the pleasure of talking to Chris LaPré, who is the Head of Technology at CSA (Connectivity Standards Alliance), the organization behind the newly-launched Matter networking protocol. Mr. LaPré shared insight into the Matter protocol, explaining in detail what it is, what we can expect from it in the future, and
Read MoreAt CES 2023, we had the pleasure of talking to Willy Pell, the Vice President of Autonomy and New Ventures over at Blue River Technology. The company is focused on developing an autonomous driving system for tractors as well as other autonomous farming solutions. Mr. Pell shared a lot of interesting things with us including
Read More[PjotrStrog]’s rugged Pinecil / TS100 storage case is the perfect printable accessory to go with a hacker’s choice of either the Pine64 Pinecil, or the Miniware TS100 soldering irons. There are some thoughtful features beyond just storing the iron, too! A standard 608 bearing makes for a handy heat-resistant stand. Some of you may have
Read MoreDarío Gil / Fortune: IBM SVP and Director of Research says the company will no longer pursue numeric patent leadership and will instead focus on open innovation and collaboration — For 29 years straight, IBM has led the United States in minting patents, at its peak filing over 10,000 US patent applications …
Read MoreWidespread use of refrigerators is a hallmark of modern society, allowing people to store food and enjoy ice and cold beverages. However, a typical refrigerator uses gasses that are not always good for the environment. Now the Berkeley National Lab says they can change that using ioncaloric cooling, a new technique that uses salt as
Read MoreBrody Ford / Bloomberg: IBM’s US patent count fell 44% YoY in 2022 to 4,743, behind Samsung’s 8,513, losing its top spot after decades as the company refocuses on its core businesses — International Business Machines Corp. dropped from the top spot for US patents in 2022, the first time in decades Big Blue …
Read MoreSam Sutton / Politico: The SEC is working on a rule, which could be finalized this quarter, to make it easier for investors to sue VCs for bad behavior, negligence, and recklessness — Editor’s note: Morning Money is a free version of POLITICO Pro Financial Services morning newsletter, which is delivered …
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: the SEC and EDNY are scrutinizing transfers between DCG and the lending arm of its subsidiary Genesis; the probes have not accused DCG of wrongdoing — US authorities are digging into the internal financial dealings of Barry Silbert’s expansive crypto empire, according to people familiar with the matter.
Read More[Ben Kuper] is a developer with a history of working on art installations, and had hit upon a common problem often cited by artists. When creating installations involving light, sound, and motion, they often spend too much time on the nuts and bolts of electronics, programming, and so on. Such matters are a huge time
Read MoreReuters: China’s Ant Group says founder Jack Ma no longer controls the fintech giant after a series of shareholding adjustments that saw him give up most voting rights — China’s Ant Group said on Saturday that its founder Jack Ma no longer controls the Chinese fintech giant after a series …
Read MoreDaniel Frankel / Next TV: Amazon Prime Video averaged 9.6M viewers for its first season as the exclusive rights holder of the NFL’s Thursday Night Football, down 41% from 2021’s average — The better news? Amazon Prime Video’s median viewer age was seven years younger than any other NFL TV rights package
Read MoreWhere’s the touchpad? For the past few years, I’ve been a big fan of the LG Gram 17. It’s got great battery life, a massive screen, and it feels like it weighs basically nothing. But if there’s one hesitation I sometimes have about the line, it’s the aesthetic. The Grams of the past have just
Read MoreSim Wong Hoo, the Singaporean entrepreneur, who founded and ran Creative Technologies. | Image: Creative Creative Technologies founder, CEO and chairman Sim Wong Hoo has died, his company has confirmed. He “passed away peacefully on 4 January 2023,” according to a press release. He was 67 years old. It might seem hard for younger readers
Read MoreJennifer Maas / Variety: Roku reports ending 2022 with more than 70M accounts globally, up 16.5% from the end of 2021, and says streaming hours grew 19% YoY to 87.4B in 2022 — The customer total was up 16.5% from the end of 2021, when Roku totaled 60.1 million global accounts. — Per Roku, streaming
Read MoreIf you are a certain age, you probably remember the Mattel Football game. No LCD screen or fancy cartridges. Just some LEDs and a way to play football when you should be in class. While these might seem primitive to today’s kids, they were marvels of technology in the 1970s when they came out. [Sean
Read MoreCheyenne Ligon / CoinDesk: An Ohio man pleads guilty to stealing 712+ bitcoins seized by the IRS in a case against his brother, who was convicted of running money laundering service Helix — Gary Harmon, brother of Helix CEO Larry Harmon, stole his brother’s forfeited crypto right out from under the IRS’s nose, and spent
Read MorePhoto: Games Done Quick Mike Uyama, who launched the first GDQ in his mother’s basement in 2009, is stepping away due to health reasons. Continue reading…
Read MoreA file was discovered on the software engineer’s work computer titled “OfficeSpace Project,” with the accused admitting to naming the scheme after the 1999 comedy. | Illustration by Beatrice Sala A former Zulily employee has been charged with stealing over $300,000 from the e-commerce site after allegedly being inspired by the 1999 film Office Space.
Read MoreIt’s running the ad in partnership with the CWA. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft has been going out of its way to encourage regulators to approve its proposed $68.7 billion deal for Activision Blizzard, and in its latest move, the company is running an ad in The Washington Post spelling out
Read MoreWired: Some Twitter staff in the US and other countries laid off by Elon Musk in November say they had not received information about the severance they were promised — Staff laid off by Elon Musk were assured they would be compensated following mass cuts. As the deadline passes, the silence has been deafening.
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