If you’ve ever been to a hamfest in the United States, you probably have at least seen an ARC 5 Command set. These were very rugged receivers and there were a ton of them made. Hams have been reworking them for years. In a recent video [Tom N3LLL] shared some of his tips for restoring
Read MoreThere’s a new STEM option in town. The Robot Inventor kit can be turned into five robots, which can play basketball, walk, and shoot darts at intruders. Lego has a new programmable robot kit after 7-year Mindstorms hiatus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFollowing coronavirus-related delays, Ford’s long-awaited Bronco officially has a reveal date. 2021 Ford Bronco will finally debut on July 9 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It might not necessarily make that early Monday morning video call more fun, but Microsoft Teams will now let users upload their own photos for custom backgrounds, the company announced in a blog post. Custom images and other background effects are only available for scheduled Teams meetings, Microsoft
Read MoreMargaret Harding McGill / Axios: In leaked letters, House Judiciary asks Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook to say by Sunday whether their CEOs will testify in antitrust hearings in July — House antitrust investigators are pressing Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook to say by Sunday whether their CEOs will testify … In leaked letters, House
Read MoreOur picks of the best gaming laptop for when it’s time to play. Best gaming laptop for 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePersona 4 Golden, the enhanced version of Persona 4 for PlayStation Vita, is launching for PC via Steam. The game is available as a standard version for $19.99 or a deluxe edition — which includes the digital soundtrack and art book — for $24.99. The game’s launch on PC is a first for the mainline
Read MoreFor its third launch in two weeks, Elon Musk’s rocket company sends more Starlink satellites and three Planet Labs satellites to orbit. SpaceX launches 58 more Starlink satellites in early Saturday ride-share – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Filing: Tencent took a 1.6% stake in Warner Music Group for $200M in Warner’s IPO in separate transactions by two Tencent subsidiaries; shares now worth ~$250M — Chinese internet giant already had interests in Universal Music Group, Spotify — Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY 1.56% took … Filing: Tencent took
Read MorePart of adulting is being able to take your own temperature. Stock up on digital thermometers with this 2-pack for – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDespite its tiny footprint, the Scan-tini has a 20-sheet ADF and does full-duplex scanning. Get Canon's portable P-215II scanner for 5 just in time to do your taxes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLast week, [Danal Estes] passed away. This comes as a shock to many of us who had the pleasure of interacting with him online. Not only was [Danal] an active contributor to the 3D printing community, he was simply a warm-hearted character who was just fun to get along with. I met [Danal] online less
Read MoreThis article was originally published by Steve Schaefer on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. The 2020 Mini Cooper SE is the brand’s first production all-electric vehicle (EV).
Read MoreEverything in the world might be pretty terrible right now, but if nothing else, we’ll be treated to seeing Jupiter, Mars and Saturn rise every day in June 2020. Even though Jupiter and Saturn are the largest in the solar system, they’re not the brightest. But this month, both gas giants will be more visible
Read MoreImage: Summer Game Fest Even if the world’s biggest video game expos have been canceled this year, we’re being treated to an unprecedented array of virtual events in their place — and today, what’s been dubbed the Summer Game Fest will continue with the PC Gaming Show and the Future Games Show, starting at 11AM
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: PE firm TPG to invest $600M in Reliance Jio Platforms for a 0.93% stake in the company and L Catterton to invest $250M for a 0.39% stake — American private equity firm TPG will invest $600 million in Jio Platforms, joining a roster of high-profile investors including Facebook and Silver Lake
Read MoreTwo sisters in Missouri were among the first to have an unproven coronavirus vaccine injected in their bodies. If it makes it to market, it would also be the first DNA vaccine for any disease. Guaranteed Ingredient in Any Coronavirus Vaccine? Thousands of Volunteers Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Twitter has reinstated the account for markets blogging site Zero Hedge, and says its decision to suspend the account for “platform manipulation” earlier this year was a mistake, Bloomberg reported. The January suspension of its Twitter account followed a report from Zero Hedge suggesting that a Chinese scientist
Read MoreNASA recently launched US astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in a decade, in a rocket designed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Under President Donald Trump, the US mission to reassert itself as the dominant power in space has rapidly gathered pace. In the process, the US has also begun to reshape
Read More{$inline_image} Still riding the wave of their unbelievably popular chicken sandwich released last year, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen has managed to hold onto our attention. They’ve recently rebranded, and started offering free delivery through their app at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, including making a donation to No Kid… Read more… How to Get Free
Read MoreLaura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: At launch, Facebook News had very few stories on politics, many New York Times links, and coverage overlapped little with the most popular articles on Facebook — On June 10, the most popular stories across Facebook were all NASCAR banning Confederate flags and Blue Lives Matter (with a sprinkling
Read More{$inline_image} Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: At launch, Facebook News had very few stories on politics, many New York Times links, and coverage overlapped little with the most popular articles on Facebook — On June 10, the most popular stories across Facebook were all NASCAR banning Confederate flags and Blue Lives Matter (with a
Read MoreA $90 foot massager, a deal on Horizon: Zero Dawn Complete Edition, some sturdy hiking boots, garage shelving, and more are at the top of Saturday’s best deals. Read more… Saturday's Best Deals: Guardians of the Galaxy Comics, Shiatsu Foot Massager, Garage Shelving, Hiking Boots, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreHBO Max has more programming than the regular channel, a $15 monthly price tag — and confusion about what happens now that HBO Go and HBO Now are going away. HBO Max: Everything to know about HBO's streaming upgrade – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFalcon 9 launched 58 Starlink satellites and three Planet Skysats to orbit, then returned to Earth. | SpaceX SpaceX launched 58 new Starlink satellites on its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday morning, and three satellites from Planet tagged along for the ride. The SpaceX satellites are part of its growing Starlink constellation, which it’s building
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