Joel Khalili / Wired: A look at some NFT utility cases like gaming, as NFT trading volume fell from $17B in January 2022 to $400M in November 2022, amid the crypto market slump — The market for non-fungible tokens took a nosedive this year. Now, die-hard evangelists think the key to success is finding different
Read MoreDevin Coldewey / TechCrunch: Congress passes a bill to let the FCC regulate rates for prison calling services, tackling the issue of inmates having to pay extortionate rates for calls — A brand-new law (awaiting only the president’s signature) will let the Federal Communications Commission directly regulate rates …
Read MoreChe Pan / South China Morning Post: Tencent confirms it joined the open-source chip group RISC-V International as a premier member; 13 out of 25 members are from China, including ZTE and Huawei — Tencent Holdings is the latest Chinese tech firm to join RISC-V International, the world’s largest open-source processor architecture group …
Read MoreWe’re all familiar with how regular bikes work, with the pedals connected to the rear wheel via a simple chain drive. This setup is lightweight, cheap, and highly efficient. It’s not the only way to drive a bike though, and there’s plenty of buzz around the concept of “digital drive” bikes. Look, ma – no
Read MoreBloomberg: The FTC orders Mastercard to provide customer data to its competitors for debit card payments, alleging Mastercard used tokenization to block competing networks — The Federal Trade Commission ordered Mastercard Inc. to start providing its competitors with customer account information …
Read MoreGoogle Calendar thinks you don’t have enough to do today. | Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Numerous users have reported experiencing an odd glitch in the Google Calendar mobile app over the past few days. The app appears to be creating random, nonexistent all-day events based on the content of users’
Read MoreWhat’s better? Harmonic or cycloidal drive? We aren’t sure, but we know who to ask. [How To Mechatronics] 3D printed both kinds of gearboxes and ran them through several tests. You can see the video of the testing below. The two gearboxes are the same size, and both have a 25:1 reduction ratio. The design uses
Read MoreReuters: Sources: Twitter removed a feature that promoted safety resources related to suicide, child sexual exploitation, and more, after an order by Elon Musk — Twitter Inc removed a feature in the past few days that promoted suicide prevention hotlines and other safety resources to users looking …
Read MoreReuters: Court transcript from plea hearing: Caroline Ellison said she and Sam Bankman-Fried knowingly misled lenders about how much Alameda was borrowing from FTX — Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives received billions of dollars in secret loans from the crypto mogul’s Alameda Research …
Read MoreThe original Ghostbusters movie is a classic that’s still delivering nearly 40 years after its release — just let that sink in for a minute. Almost every aspect of the film, from hand props to quotes, is instantly recognizable, even to people who haven’t based their lives on the teachings of [Venkman], [Stantz], and [Spengler].
Read MoreNaomi Jagoda / Bloomberg: After pushback, the IRS delays a requirement for e-commerce platforms, including Venmo and PayPal, to send tax forms to small businesses with $600+ transactions — The Internal Revenue Service is delaying a requirement for e-commerce platforms, including Venmo, PayPal, Cash App and Etsy …
Read MoreThat’s a lot of coils. | Image: Tesla Tesla has opened preorders for a wireless charging mat that can accommodate up to three devices placed however you want, and that comes in a form factor “inspired by the angular design and metallic styling of Cybertruck.” The gadget is called the Wireless Charging Platform, and it
Read MoreWill Feuer / Wall Street Journal: AT&T will launch broadband service in states it doesn’t currently serve via a joint venture with BlackRock, initially reaching 1.5M customer locations in the US — Telecom company forms joint venture with BlackRock to fund project — AT&T Inc. said it would launch broadband services …
Read MoreLaser scanning microscopes are useful for all kinds of tiny investigations. As it turns out, you can build one using parts salvaged from a Blu-ray player, as demonstrated by [Doctor Volt]. The trick is repurposing the optical pickup unit that is typically used to read optical discs. In particular, the build relies on the photodiodes
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: An interview with Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko on scaling the network, plans for a Mozilla-like split revenue model, shunning ads, talking to investors, and more — Is federated really the future? — Twitter is in crisis these days. Under new owner Elon Musk, the service has lost …
Read MoreLauren Feiner / CNBC: Congress passes a $1.7T spending package including a bill banning TikTok on federal government devices, but fails to pass many aggressive bills targeting tech — – Congress passed a large spending package that includes a bill banning TikTok from being used on government devices.
Read MoreJack Sweeney has created a new time-delayed version of the ElonJet tracker account after the original was banned for violating Twitter policy restrictions. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The college student who ran the now-banned @ElonJet Twitter account that used public information to track Elon Musk’s private jet has resumed his activities
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The internet is, in many ways, built on fraudulent measurement. Measuring article and video views keep the wheels of online advertising spinning, while counting likes, faves, etc, constitute an insidious drip of “engagement” that has us all opening apps when we should know better. But some metrics are
Read MoreI, for one, welcome our “let’s just do one of every layout” overlords. Continue reading…
Read MoreA nice, peaceful fire. | Photo by Sebastian Gollnow / picture alliance via Getty Images People who make Yule Log videos — are you okay? I’m worried about you. The standard flame-filled videos of holiday cheer seem a lot darker lately, and while I would love to know why, I’m also just generally concerned for
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority I bought the 50-inch Sony Bravia W950D Android TV five years ago. To say it was an excellent TV for its time is an understatement. Sony’s Triluminos LCD display was one of the best in the market back then. The set even included an attached soundbar, and being an
Read MoreRobot delivery has long been touted as a game-changing technology of the future. However, it still hasn’t cracked the big time. Drones still aren’t airdropping packages into our gutters by accident, nor are our pizzas brought to us via self-driving cars. That’s not to say that able minds aren’t working on the problem. In one
Read MoreElon Musk’s changes have been most destabilizing to the very people who made the platform’s unique culture.
Read MoreAs we slide into the Christmas break, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Staff Writer Dan Maloney look at the best and brightest of this week’s hacks. It wasn’t an easy task — so much good stuff to choose from! But they figured it out, and talked about everything from impossible (and semi-fractal) 3D printing overhangs and
Read MoreBloomberg: Ireland’s Data Protection Commission says it looking into reports that details of approximately 5.4M Twitter users were leaked online in 2021 — Elon Musk’s Twitter Inc. risks massive fines after its top privacy regulator in the European Union opened a probe into reports of a suspected data breach …
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