Mentors are great in theory, but don’t always play out the way you want them to in real life. Perhaps your chosen mentor isn’t as helpful as you had hoped, or you can’t find a mentor to begin with. If that’s the case, journalist-turned-blogger Joanna Goddard has a suggestion: Make a list of your dream
Read MoreIt’s not a crazy rumor after all. Microsoft seems to be the key player in ByteDance’s plan to try to divest its U.S. TikTok unit. But the White House still could scuttle the plan. Has the clock stopped on Microsoft's possible TikTok takeover? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBrian Krebs / Krebs on Security: Researchers describe how attackers can sidestep security features of chip-based credit and debit cards from certain banks to create counterfeit cards — Chip-based credit and debit cards are designed to make it infeasible for skimming devices or malware to clone your card when you pay … Researchers describe how
Read MoreTLDR: The SEO and Social Media Ads Certification Bundle explains how to market, grow audiences, and convert sales in the online world. If you don’t feel 100 percent comfortable that you’ve got a full command over how to reach and market to potential customers online, don’t be discouraged. Between constantly changing avenues and best practices
Read MoreMicrosoft has shown old-fashioned aggression in trying to get Windows 10 users to adopt its new browser. Now, even Windows 7 users are finding it a little much. Microsoft Edge is malware, says angry Windows 7 user Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe volcanoes of Venus are still active today, with at least 37 areas showing recent activity, a new 3D model reveals. This simulation from the University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics at ETH Zurich shows the surface of Venus as being geologically alive. These Venusian volcanoes form in clusters, potentially revealing details of
Read More{$inline_image}The volcanoes of Venus are still active today, with at least 37 areas showing recent activity, a new 3D model reveals. This simulation from the University of Maryland and the Institute of Geophysics at ETH Zurich shows the surface of Venus as being geologically alive. These Venusian volcanoes form in clusters, potentially revealing details of
Read MoreWhen I was young, I always hated being named Dale. This is mostly because my primary image of what Dales looked like was shaped by Dale Gribble from King of the Hill, and also Dale Earnhardt Jr., the NASCAR driver. Neither of these Dales fit my aspirational self-image. On the contrary, I wanted to be
Read MoreGil Kazimirov / OneZero : A look back at the rise of the custom ringtone industry, which had sales of $1.1B at its peak in 2007 before sales shrunk by 97% in the following decade — Before the iPhone, Venmo, or Spotify, there were ringtones. You might remember them fondly as those lo-fidelity sounds we used
Read MoreCommentary: The $1,380 Z Flip isn’t the perfect phone or even the most powerful. But Samsung’s foldable fun has won me over. Galaxy Z Flip: Even I'm surprised by how much I still love this phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA good instrument stays with its owner for a lifetime, becoming part of their essential trusted toolkit to be consulted as a matter of habit. If you use a caliper to measure dimensions you’ll know this, and a quick glance at its scale or digital display will be second nature. But if you aren’t fortunate
Read MoreBob Behnken and Doug Hurley made history getting to the space station aboard a Crew Dragon capsule. They’ve undocked from the ISS and are coming home. SpaceX splashdown: How to watch NASA astronauts return to Earth Sunday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRenee DiResta / Wired: AI-generated “textfakes”, masked as regular chatter on Twitter and Facebook, can be potentially far more subtle and sinister than deepfake videos or audiofakes — Synthetic video and audio seemed pretty bad. Synthetic writing—ubiquitous and undetectable—will be far worse. AI-generated "textfakes", masked as regular chatter on Twitter and Facebook, can be potentially
Read MoreParmy Olson / Wall Street Journal: Several pro sports teams, including Mets and the LAFC, are testing facial-recognition to make entry into stadiums as touchless as possible during the pandemic — Los Angeles Football Club wants to ‘move everything to face,’ while the New York Mets are testing system on players and staff Several pro
Read MoreHackers being as a rule practical people, we sometimes get a little guff when we run a story on an art installation, on the grounds of not being sufficiently hacky. We understand that, but sometimes the way an artist weaves technology into their pieces is just too cool to pass us, as with this thread-printing
Read MoreCharlie Osborne / ZDNet: IBM report: in 2020, the average data breach costs companies $3.86M to remedy, up 1.5% YoY; “mega” breaches involving 50M+ consumer records can cost up to $392M — When consumer PII is involved, the cost increases. — The average cost of a “mega” data breach has risen astronomically … IBM report:
Read MoreNew York Times: Ad analytics platform Pathmatics: Facebook’s top 100 advertisers spent $221.4M from July 1 through July 29, down 12% YoY from the $251.4M they spent in 2019 — Major advertisers on Facebook reduced their spending by millions of dollars in July, but not enough to significantly damage the platform’s revenue. Ad analytics platform
Read MoreSpencer Hsu / Washington Post: Officials say the Trump admin is withholding $20M approved by Congress for the Open Technology Fund, forcing the fund to halt 49 of 60 internet freedom projects — The Trump administration is withholding $20 million in funding approved by Congress for a U.S. Internet freedom organization … Officials say the
Read MoreBBC: Facebook complies with an order by the Brazil’s Supreme Court to block the accounts of a dozen top allies of President Bolsonaro, says it will appeal the order — Facebook has complied with an order by Brazil’s Supreme Court to block the accounts of a dozen top allies of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. Facebook
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Berlin-based Everphone, which sells a “mobile as a service” device rental package to businesses, raises ~$40M Series B led by Signals Venture Capital — The latest startup to see an uplift in inbound interest flowing from the remote work boom triggered by the coronavirus pandemic … Berlin-based Everphone, which sells a
Read MoreIt started with an old TV sound chip, and some curiosity. The TDA1701 that [Philip Bragg] found in a box of junk is a complete FM IF strip and audio power amplifier from the golden age of analogue PAL televisions, and while it was designed for the 5.5 MHz or 6 MHz FM subcarrier of
Read MoreElaine Low / Variety: Profile of Netflix’s Bela Bajaria, who is leading the company’s content growth outside of the US as its VP of local language originals — She relished the development process and reading the latest drafts of scripts, which she calls the most formative part of her early Hollywood education. Profile of Netflix's
Read More[Donald Bell’s] robotic bartender entry into the 2020 Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge is one of those things that sounds easy until you start getting into the details. After all, how hard is it to dispense some liquids into a glass? Harder than you might think. Sure there are pumps — [Donald] uses peristaltic pumps —
Read MoreImage: Google With a rumored $349 price, OLED screen, Google’s great camera, and a good-enough processor, the upcoming Pixel 4A sounds like it’ll be a tough deal to beat for those who don’t need a premium phone. And it looks like the phone will finally be launching on August 3rd. Google has officially confirmed that
Read MoreThis afternoon, NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are scheduled to start their journey back to Earth inside SpaceX’s new Crew Dragon, bringing an end to their historic flight to the International Space Station. If all goes to plan, the two will splash down in the Crew Dragon off the western coast of Florida
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