Many of us will have broken a laptop at one point or another, destroying the screen or smashing the case. It can be frustrating, as there’s a perfectly usable computer in there, trapped inside a broken husk of a body. [Matthew] saw this not as a problem, but an opportunity – and built a beautiful
Read MorePlenty of hardware options exist for streaming Netflix, YouTube, Amazon and the rest. Here are our picks for the best. Best streaming device of 2020: Roku, Apple TV, Fire Stick, Nvidia Shield and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKatherine Johnson, who has died at the age of 101, was an amazing woman. But up until a few years ago, hardly anyone had heard of her or her achievements. She was a mathematician and she worked for NASA. But on paper, neither of those facts would make her stand out from the crowd. Add
Read MoreAny delay between your controller and the game can kill you. These are the TVs that minimize it. Best TVs in 2020 for gaming with low input lag – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter years of traveling all over the world, these are the gadgets I never leave home without. 7 things I never travel without in 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYi-Ling Liu / New York Times: Profile of China-based Blued, one of the largest gay dating apps in the world, which has succeeded by navigating complex rules while staying clear of activism — Blued, one of the biggest gay dating apps in the world, has succeeded because it plays by the ever-shifting rules for L.G.B.T.Q.
Read MoreThese tiny rugged cameras are made for shooting and sharing your adventures — even if they only happen in your backyard. Best action cameras of 2020: GoPro, DJI and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFinSMEs: AutoRABIT, which provides cloud-based DevOps, backup, and recovery services specifically designed for the Salesforce platform, raises $12.5M Series A — AutoRABIT, a San Ramon, Calif.-based provider of enterprise-grade cloud DevOps solutions for the Salesforce ecosystem, raised $12.5M in Series A funding. AutoRABIT, which provides cloud-based DevOps, backup, and recovery services specifically designed for the
Read MoreThere have been plenty of Z80 computer builds here on Hackaday, but what sets them apart is what you do with them. [Andrew] writes in with his Z80 single-board computer made from scratch, using the Arduino standard headers for its I/O. In turn, since he needed an easy way to program the flash memory which
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Health Data Analytics Institute, which provides an AI-powered service to predict health care outcomes, announces $16M round, which it will use to launch an API — Making sense of disparate data is a task at which AI excels. Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) is a case in point … Health Data
Read MoreJessica Saunders / Atlanta Business Journal: Atlanta-based supply chain tech company Dematic acquires UK-based logistics automation software company DAI for ~$133.5M, as Dematic parent KION completes deal — Supply chain technology company Dematic is expanding its software offerings with the acquisition of a UK-based company that specializes in logistics automation software. Atlanta-based supply chain tech
Read MoreTravel, non-slip, long lasting: The best yoga mats you can buy right now. 7 of the best yoga mats for 2020: Manduka, Yoga Direct and more compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTerje Solsvik / Reuters: Online classifieds company OLX Brazil, a leading player in Brazil’s digital real estate ads, has agreed to buy rival Grupo ZAP for $642M in an all-cash deal — OSLO (Reuters) – Online marketplace OLX Brazil has agreed to buy competitor Grupo ZAP for 2.9 billion reais ($642 million) … Online classifieds
Read MoreThe multilayered 3D mandala spotlights different eras in the women’s rights movement. Google Doodle highlights history of International Women's Day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHaving a shared coffee maker in the workplace is both a blessing and a curse. It’s nice to have constant access to coffee, but it can be frustrating to find the coffee pot emptied right as you walk in to the break room. To solve this problem in their office, [Vitort] and co. built an
Read MoreAlex Sherman / CNBC: Interview with Vision Fund chief Rajeev Misra, who admits the fund made many investment mistakes and denies he smeared other high-ranking SoftBank executives — – Rajeev Misra, who leads SoftBank’s Vision Fund, has largely been quiet as criticism has mounted. Interview with Vision Fund chief Rajeev Misra, who admits the fund
Read MoreMike Orcutt / MIT Technology Review: How North Korean hackers laundered $100M in stolen Bitcoin by using hundreds of automated transactions to “peel” small amounts off the original — Hackers working for Kim Jong-un have become experts at covering their tracks on the Bitcoin blockchain. How North Korean hackers laundered 0M in stolen Bitcoin by
Read MoreOur picks for devices that record and stream free, live over-the-air television from an antenna. Best DVRs for cord cutters: Amazon Fire TV Recast, TiVo, AirTV and Tablo – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’re lucky to live in an age of rapid technological advancement, lucky in more ways than one because as well as receiving a constant supply of new things, we have the benefit of the older tech that once we lusted over, at knock-down prices. [Luke Baker] spent his youth as a skateboarder, and the cameras
Read MoreHere’s the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak. Coronavirus updates: New York declares emergency, Italy ponders lockdown – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company temporarily halts ads and commerce listings for the masks. eBay and Amazon have also taken steps against certain COVID-19 listings. Facebook bans face mask ads to curb coronavirus exploitation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: A look at the growing TikTok trend of “sleep-streams”, where users live-stream their sleep to earn digital coins and gain new followers — Some TikTok users are going viral, gaining followers and even making cash by live-streaming themselves overnight. A look at the growing TikTok trend of "sleep-streams", where
Read MoreReady to go keyless in 2020? These smart locks are our best bets for bringing your front door online. The best smart locks of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A Florida man who used a fitness app to track his bike rides found himself a suspect in a burglary when police used a geofence warrant to collect data from nearby devices, an NBC News investigation finds. Zachary McCoy had never been in the home where the burglary
Read MoreA woman wearing a respiratory mask exits the Palace of Justice in Milan. | Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI/AFP via Getty Images Italy’s government is considering a lockdown of the northern Lombardy region and 11 neighboring provinces to stem the spread of the new coronavirus in the area, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 10 million
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