The prevalence of drones has made airborne photography much more widespread, especially among hobby photographers and videographers. However, drone photos aren’t without their problems. You have to deal with making the drone follow the shot which can be difficult unless you have a very expensive one. Worse, you can’t really fly a drone through heavily
Read MoreShould you buy the standard AirPods or the AirPods Pro? Here’s how Apple’s truly wireless earbuds stack up. AirPods vs. AirPods Pro: Should you spend the extra 0? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOlivia Solon / NBC News: Profile of Child Rescue Coalition, whose tech is used in 96 countries including the US to help police triage child porn cases, as experts raise privacy concerns — BOCA RATON, Fla. — In December 2016, law enforcement agents seized computers and hard drives from the home of Tay Christopher Cooper
Read MoreReports are coming in of PCs saying they are offline, when in actual fact the computer’s internet is working fine. Windows 10 May 2020 Update breaks internet connectivity for some (and causes déjà vu) Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIn June, many owners of Samsung Blu Ray players found that their devices were no longer usable. Stuck in a boot loop, speculation was rife as to the cause of the issue. Now it seems that the issue has become clear – a badly formatted XML file may be responsible for the problems (via The
Read MoreJennifer Miller / New York Times: A look at startups that provide end-of-life services, from estate planning to online forums for grieving virtually, amid a surge in interest during the pandemic — The coronavirus pandemic has drawn new business to start-ups that provide end-of-life services, from estate planning to a final tweet. A look at
Read MoreNiall Firth / MIT Technology Review: Critics contend that predictive policing algorithms need to be dismantled due to biased training data, even as advocates say that algorithms can be made fair — Lack of transparency and biased training data mean these tools are not fit for purpose. If we can’t fix them, we should ditch
Read MoreChristine Hall / Crunchbase News: CampusLogic, whose SaaS tech is helping simplify student financial aid processes at 750+ colleges and universities, receives $120M investment from Dragoneer — CampusLogic’s new $120 million growth investment will help the education technology company expand its student financial success platform. CampusLogic, whose SaaS tech is helping simplify student financial aid
Read MoreSouth China Morning Post: CloudMinds CEO, a Chinese engineer who started the cloud-based robotics company in SV, says he will not consider US listing after sanctions hurt the business — CloudMinds lost almost 75 per cent of orders in the US and cut 80 per cent of its US workforce after Washington imposed sanctions …
Read MoreAnyone old enough to fondly recall the “bleep-burp-rattle” sequence of sounds of a modem negotiating a connection over a phone line probably also remembers the simple “tin-can telephone” experiment, where a taut string transmits sound vibrations from the bottom of one tin can to another. This tin can modem experiment puts both of those experiences
Read MoreNikhil Basu Trivedi / next big thing: A look at the bifurcation of the VC industry between agglomerators, who invest at every stage and across every sector, and specialists, who focus on one — Welcome to issue #10 of next big thing. — On one side of the venture capital industry are the agglomerator firms.
Read More{$inline_image} Nikhil Basu Trivedi / next big thing: A look at the bifurcation of the VC industry between agglomerators, who invest at every stage and across every sector, and specialists, who focus on one — Welcome to issue #10 of next big thing. — On one side of the venture capital industry are the agglomerator
Read MoreDigital video has proceeded to the point at which we have near-broadcast-quality HD production capabilities in the palm of our hand, and often for a surprisingly affordable price. One area in which the benefits haven’t quite made it to our wallets though is in the field of small HD monitors of the type you might
Read MoreCecilia Kang / New York Times: Sources: FTC’s antitrust probe of Facebook will probably roll into next year when there may be a new president as FTC looks into its acquisition of Giphy — The agency’s handling of the case stands in stark contrast to the antitrust investigation into Google by the Justice Department. Sources:
Read MoreRadars are simply cool, and their portrayal in movies and TV has a lot to do with that. You get a sweet glowing screen that shows you where the bad guys are, and a visual representation of your missiles on their way to blow them up. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, day to day life for most
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney has significantly reduced its spending on Facebook and Instagram ads amid concerns about the social media platform’s enforcement of its content policies, The Wall Street Journal reported. It joins a list of large companies that have cut back on Facebook ads as part of an effort to
Read MoreDisney, one of the social network’s largest advertisers, put the brakes on Facebook ads for its streaming service, says The Wall Street Journal. Facebook loses Disney Plus ad dollars amid boycott, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge According to its just-released sustainability report, GM is planning a full-size electric Chevrolet pickup truck with 400 miles of range. The report describes the “Chevrolet BET Truck, which will be the brand’s first electric full-size pickup, offering 400+ miles of range on a single charge.” GM CEO Mary
Read MoreReview: The R-rated show starring Katherine Langford squanders its promising spin on the Lady of the Lake. Netflix fantasy series Cursed tries to imitate Game of Thrones, but fails – CNET Source: CNet
Read More[PMercier] clearly loves his old Tektronix TDS3014 scope, which did however lack essentially modern connectivity such as an Ethernet port for control and a USB port for a convenient way to capture screenshots. So he decided to do some in-depth reverse engineering and design his own expansion card for it. The scope already has an
Read MoreThese convenient meal kit services deliver weekly menus and preportioned ingredients to enthusiastic but time-poor home cooks. And with shelter-in-place lockdowns, they’re more useful than ever. Best meal delivery kits for 2020: Home Chef, Sun Basket, Blue Apron and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe took Amazon and Google out of the running (just this once) to see what other great smart home products are out there. Best smart home devices that aren't made by Amazon or Google – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis AC2200 router can be configured and controlled from a mobile app and stays current with automatic firmware updates. Step up to a Linksys Wi-Fi router that expands into a mesh network for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImagine being confined to a metal cell with a couple of other people and few amenities for months or even years. Maybe after that, you’ll be moved to a new compound, but you still have no privacy and extremely limited communication with your family and anyone else in the outside world. You feel both crowded
Read MoreClose-up on the magnetic coupling One of the Holy Grails of desktop 3D printing is the ability to print in multiple materials, for prints that mix colours or textures. There are printers with multi-way hot ends, add-ons that change your filament, or printers with tool changers, that swap hot ends as needed. [Amy] has taken
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