The Flexbar is a replacement for Apple’s Touch Bar that could give the Stream Deck a run for its money — assuming the software is fully hammered into shape at some point. Flexbar review: Designed to be near the keyboard and your fingers The Touch Bar was an element of the MacBook Pro keyboard that
Read MoreBusiness Insider reports: The lead researcher for Sam Altman’s basic-income study says guaranteed no-strings payments are not a silver bullet for issues facing lower-income Americans. Elizabeth Rhodes, the research director for the Basic Income Project at Open Research, told Business Insider that while basic-income payments are “beneficial in many ways,” the programs also have “clear
Read MoreA Linux Foundation project focused on understanding the health of the open source community just studied the outcomes for three projects that switched to “more restrictive” licenses and then faced community forks. The data science director for the project — known as Community Health Analytics in Open Source Software (or CHAOSS) — is also an
Read MoreA Linux Foundation project focused on understanding the health of the open source community just studied the outcomes for three projects that switched to “more restrictive” licenses and then faced community forks. The data science director for the project — known as Community Health Analytics in Open Source Software (or CHAOSS) — is also an
Read MoreSlashdot reader DevNull127 writes: This year the London Stock Exchange got a new listing for “Raspberry Pi Holdings plc.” It’s the computer-making commercial subsidiary of their larger educational charity, the Raspberry Pi Foundation. “Access to the public market will enable us to build more of the products you love, faster,” explained CEO Eben Upton in
Read MoreSlashdot reader DevNull127 writes: This year the London Stock Exchange got a new listing for “Raspberry Pi Holdings plc.” It’s the computer-making commercial subsidiary of their larger educational charity, the Raspberry Pi Foundation. “Access to the public market will enable us to build more of the products you love, faster,” explained CEO Eben Upton in
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Lyft is suing the city of San Francisco, claiming the city unfairly charged the ride-hailing company over $100 million in taxes, Bloomberg reports. The lawsuit alleges that, over the course of five years, San Francisco unfairly labeled money earned by Lyft drivers as company revenue. In the
Read MoreAmazon’s finally added a key feature to the Scribe, but it has a long way to go before it’s actually useful. Read the full story at The Verge.
Read MoreLightning’s days have come to an end in the EU. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is no longer selling its iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series in Europe — the last phone models with Apple’s proprietary Lightning charging port — as the EU shifts to a common charging solution built
Read MoreLightning’s days have come to an end in the EU. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is no longer selling its iPhone SE and iPhone 14 series in Europe — the last phone models with Apple’s proprietary Lightning charging port — as the EU shifts to a common charging solution built
Read MoreIn general, military gear is designed to be rugged and reliable. A side effect of this is that the equipment usually has a distinct visual look that many people find appealing. You might not need a laptop that can survive being in a war zone, but plenty of hackers have picked such machines up on
Read MoreMacworld While PDFs are the most universally used and shared document types, it’s surprising how difficult it is to edit their contents. You could invest in Adobe Acrobat to get the necessary tools to alter your PDFs, but you’d be paying yet another subscription for something you could own. With PDF Reader Pro, you’ll get lifetime
Read MoreAccidental missile attacks on commercial airliners have become the leading cause of aviation fatalities in recent years (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source), driven by rising global conflicts and the proliferation of advanced antiaircraft weaponry. Despite improvements in aviation safety overall, inconsistent risk assessments, political complexities, and rapid military escalations make protecting civilian flights in conflict
Read MoreSometimes, all it takes is looking at an existing piece of tech in a new way to come up with something unique. That’s the whole idea behind FallingWater, a gorgeous Art Deco inspired clock created by [Mark Wilson] — while the vertical LCD might look like some wild custom component, it’s simply a common DM8BA10
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Independent: The two professions associated with the lowest levels of death due to Alzheimer’s disease may be surprising. Taxi and ambulance drivers were found to have the lowest proportion of deaths of more than 440 occupations that were considered in a new observation-based study from Massachusetts physicians.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Independent: The two professions associated with the lowest levels of death due to Alzheimer’s disease may be surprising. Taxi and ambulance drivers were found to have the lowest proportion of deaths of more than 440 occupations that were considered in a new observation-based study from Massachusetts physicians.
Read MoreAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Independent: The two professions associated with the lowest levels of death due to Alzheimer’s disease may be surprising. Taxi and ambulance drivers were found to have the lowest proportion of deaths of more than 440 occupations that were considered in a new observation-based study from Massachusetts physicians.
Read MoreBrianFagioli shares a report from BetaNews: It might sound unbelievable, but the human brain processes information at just 10 bits per second! Yes, folks, that’s slower than the internet speeds many of us endured during the early days of dial-up. While our senses take in billions of bits of data every second, our brain intelligently
Read Morejjslash shares a report from TechSpot: A Valve employee recently provided PC Gamer with a rough calculation of the company’s per-employee income, revealing that Valve generates more money per person than several of the world’s largest companies. While the data is a few years old and doesn’t account for some significant recent trends in the
Read MoreThe implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act — a law aimed at getting shell companies to disclose their true ownership — was paused again just days before a reporting deadline was set to take effect, as a federal appeals court handed the case to a panel for further consideration. From a report: In a court
Read MoreApple has pulled the iPhone 14 and the third-gen iPhone SE from its online Apple Store in a number of EU countries, all to abide by inbound charger regulations. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus Earlier in December, it was rumored that Apple would discontinue sales of the iPhone 14 generation of devices, as well
Read MoreDonald Trump. | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Scott Olson, Getty Images President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to let him negotiate a deal to save TikTok from an imminent US ban. In an amicus brief filed to the court, Trump says he “seeks the ability to resolve the issues
Read MorePresident Biden on Monday signed the SHARE IT Act (H.R. 9566) into law, mandating federal agencies share custom-developed code with each other to prevent duplicative software development contracts and reduce the $12 billion annual government software expenditure. The law requires agencies to publicly list metadata about custom code, establish sharing policies, and align development with
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The holidays are over, and the year is closing soon. It’s been great, but the great deals are starting to slowly go away. There are a few great offers here and there, though. Among them is this Apple iPad 10th Generation sale, which saves you $70. This slashes the
Read MoreImage: Warner Bros. If you’ve been waiting patiently to see how Matt Reeves’ story for The Batman continues once the reboot’s sequel arrives, you’ll have to wait a little longer. It was once set to open October 2nd, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the Hollywood writers’ strike derailed Warner Bros. plans to release
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