For the price of a mid-range Android phone, [Kenneth Finnegan] turned a 50 caliber ammo can into a 50 amp-hour portable power supply. The battery pack uses four 3.5 V LiFePO4 cells wired in series to achieve a nominal 12 V supply that stands in for a traditional lead-acid battery. The angel of second-hand purchases
Read MoreFinSMEs: Forager, which lets users book, track, and manage shipments between the US, Mexico, and Canada, raises $10M Series A led by US Venture Partners — Forager, a Chicago, IL-based technology company providing cross-border solutions to the logistics industry, raised $10m in Series A financing round. Forager, which lets users book, track, and manage shipments
Read MoreHQ Trivia, the once-popular live quiz app, is making an unexpected comeback. This announcement comes just after a month of the company announcing that it’s shutting down the app. Earlier today, Rus Yusupov, co-founder of the company tweeted that there will be a new show at 9 PM ET tonight; the show’s host, Matt Richards, confirmed
Read MoreWe don’t know about you, but we’re pretty tired of singing two rounds of “Happy Birthday” or counting Mississippi to 20 each time we wash our hands. It’s difficult to do it without thinking about the reason why, and that’s not good for positivity. If you’d rather have your spirits lifted every time you hit
Read MoreDieter Bohn/The Verge Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Chromebook finally has an official release date. You’ll be able to buy it at Samsung and Best Buy next Monday, April 6th, starting at $999. The device comes in Mercury Gray, or the bolder Fiesta Red that looks bright orange in some settings. It’s the first Chromebook to sport
Read MoreAaron Paul, Tessa Thompson and Evan Rachel Wood elevate a very expository episode. Westworld season 3 episode 3 recap: Dolores, Caleb and who is Charlotte Hale – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: A look at the 3D animals and other objects viewable in Google Search using AR on a variety of smartphones and tablets, added since Google’s 2019 I/O Conference — At its I/O conference in 2019, Google announced that it would be adding augmented reality objects to Search. A look at the
Read MoreGenesis’ new midsize luxury sedan is chocked full of tech, too. 2021 Genesis G80 revealed with sleek style, turbo power – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Helm.ai, which develops autonomous car software that it claims can sidestep the need for on-road testing, emerges from stealth with $13M in seed funding — Four years ago, mathematician Vlad Voroninski saw an opportunity to remove some of the bottlenecks in the development … Helm.ai, which develops autonomous car software that
Read MoreWith customers locked in their homes, bars, cafes and restaurants around the world are coming up with clever ways to stay afloat. Zoom cooking classes and online tastings: How restaurants are fighting coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith huge swathes of people either out of work or working from home, many are now attempting all manner of exciting or silly projects in their downtime. [Emily Velasco] is no exception. She decided to explore the feasability of printing with highlighter ink. It’s a messy business. Wear gloves. The hack starts with a rather
Read MoreNew York Times: Sources: Facebook’s security team had disinfo concerns about The Daily Wire’s sites in 2019, clashing with the policy team, which prevented action being taken — After spending billions to avoid a repeat of 2016, the tech giants are careening from crisis to crisis as their foes change tactics. Sources: Facebook's security team
Read MoreStephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian: Data from a whistleblower appears to show Saudi Arabia tracking the location of its citizens in the US by exploiting flaws in the SS7 phone network protocol — Exclusive: Whistleblower’s data suggests millions of tracking requests sent over four-month period Data from a whistleblower appears to show Saudi Arabia tracking
Read MoreHQ Trivia is being resurrected just a little over one month after co-founder Rus Yusupov announced that the app was shutting down. A push notification went out to HQ Trivia players letting them know a new game will go live tonight at 9PM ET. The notification was followed by a tweet by co-founder Rus Yusupov
Read MoreDan Primack / Axios: HQ Trivia, which laid off its entire staff and shut down in February, has been acquired by an undisclosed investor and is returning tonight with a new show — HQ Trivia, the live game-show app that shut down in February and laid off its entire staff, is unexpectedly returning tonight with
Read MoreAnd you can watch it for free. Rick and Morty gets a surprise mini episode – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt turns out that whacking busted things to fix them works as well on Mars as it does on Earth, as NASA managed to fix its wonky “mole” with a little help from the InSight lander’s robotic arm. Calling it “percussive maintenance” is perhaps a touch overwrought; as we explained last week, NASA prepped carefully
Read More{$inline_image} It turns out that whacking busted things to fix them works as well on Mars as it does on Earth, as NASA managed to fix its wonky “mole” with a little help from the InSight lander’s robotic arm. Calling it “percussive maintenance” is perhaps a touch overwrought; as we explained last week, NASA prepped
Read MoreReuters: Sources: production ramp-up for 5G iPhones at some of Apple’s suppliers has been postponed; one key display supplier mulls lowering production targets by 17%+ — (Reuters) – As China reopens its economy after months of lockdown, Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) iPhone factories are largely up and running. Sources: production ramp-up for 5G iPhones at some
Read MorePlus: No ‘quarantine’ for NY area, but CDC issues travel advisory Coronavirus updates: Federal social distancing guidelines extended to April 30 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Jon Evans / TechCrunch: Apple and Google should add contact tracing functionality, similar to Singapore’s TraceTogether app, in a privacy-respecting way to iOS and Android — After the shutdown, the testing and tracing. “Trace, test and treat is the mantra … no lockdowns, no roadblocks and no restriction on movement” in South Korea. Apple
Read MoreWeeks or months of social distancing and amped-up hygiene might change our behavior for a long time to come, social scientists say. Coronavirus could make us wary of hugs, shape our social habits for years – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images On the eve of a planned work stoppage by its shoppers, Instacart said today it would distribute independently-developed hand sanitizer to its shoppers. Instacart shoppers are planning to refuse new orders Monday because they say the grocery delivery company has not done enough to protect them during the coronavirus outbreak.
Read MoreIf you’re watching the third season on HBO and struggling to follow along, this recap will fill you in on everything you need to know. Westworld season 3: What to remember from seasons 1 and 2 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGetting a perfect workshop together, with all the right tools, is a dream for many. A lot of us cobble together what we can with a dremel tool, a soldering iron, and whatever work surface happens to be available in the kitchen or spare bedroom. But even when we finally get a permanent garage or
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