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February 26, 2020

US DOD has adopted a series of ethical principles for the use of AI, says recommendations came after 15 months of consultation with "leading AI experts" (Matt Novak/Gizmodo)

Matt Novak / Gizmodo: US DOD has adopted a series of ethical principles for the use of AI, says recommendations came after 15 months of consultation with “leading AI experts” — The U.S. military has adopted new ethics guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in its futuristic robot tanks … US DOD has adopted

Gravity-Defying Water Droplet Fountain Gets An Upgrade

When we last saw [isaac879]’s levitating RGB time fountain, it was made of wood which meant that it would absorb water and didn’t really show off the effect very well. His new version solves this problem with an acrylic case, new PCB and an updated circuit. Like the original, this project drops water past strobing

February 26, 2020

Share what you’ve learned running a startup on Growth Quarters

If you’ve ever founded a startup, used your expertise to grow a company, or even just been part of a workplace, then you’ve got thousands of stories to tell and plenty of advice to share. And we’d love to have them on our site — only the good ones though! So what are we looking

February 26, 2020

ServiceMax, which offers cloud-based field service applications built on the Salesforce platform, raises $80M round led by Salesforce Ventures and Silver Lake (FinSMEs)

FinSMEs: ServiceMax, which offers cloud-based field service applications built on the Salesforce platform, raises $80M round led by Salesforce Ventures and Silver Lake — ServiceMax, a Pleasanton, Calif.-based provider of asset-centric field service management solutions, raised $80m in growth funding. ServiceMax, which offers cloud-based field service applications built on the Salesforce platform, raises M round

February 26, 2020

Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised $462M in its latest funding round led by Toyota at a valuation of more than $3B (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised $462M in its latest funding round led by Toyota at a valuation of more than $3B — Toyota Motor Corp. invested $400 million in Pony.ai to strengthen its ties with the Chinese provider of driverless-car systems. Autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised 2M in its latest funding round

February 26, 2020

Fujifilm X-T4 announced with in-body image stabilization and flip-out screen

IBIS could make the X-T4 a must-have upgrade for Fujifilm fans Continue reading… Fujifilm X-T4 announced with in-body image stabilization and flip-out screen Source: New feed

February 25, 2020

Pew: 74% of Americans have little or no confidence in tech companies like Facebook and Google preventing misuse of their platforms to influence 2020 election (Hannah Gilberstadt/Pew Research Center)

Hannah Gilberstadt / Pew Research Center: Pew: 74% of Americans have little or no confidence in tech companies like Facebook and Google preventing misuse of their platforms to influence 2020 election — Nearly three-quarters of Americans (74%) express little or no confidence in technology companies like Facebook … Pew: 74% of Americans have little or

February 25, 2020

Smithsonian Institute just released 2.8 million high-quality images for free

Smithsonian Institute has just released a massive trove of 2.8 million high-quality two-dimensional and three-dimensional images to the public domain. Which means you can download them free of charge. These images were sourced from all 19 Smithsonian museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. These images are a record of some famous artifacts

February 25, 2020

Bangalore-based Rupeek Fintech, an online lender that dispenses loans against gold jewelry and heirlooms, has raised $60M, source says at a valuation of $300M+ (Saritha Rai/Bloomberg)

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Bangalore-based Rupeek Fintech, an online lender that dispenses loans against gold jewelry and heirlooms, has raised $60M, source says at a valuation of $300M+ — – Indian startup raises $60 million from investors including GGV — India’s citizens hoard more gold than any other country Bangalore-based Rupeek Fintech, an online lender

The right music can soothe your savage beast, err cat – CNET

Cat compositions could make for a more relaxing visit to the veterinarian, scientists discover. The right music can soothe your savage beast, err cat – CNET Source: CNet

February 25, 2020

PayPal is investigating unauthorized transactions affecting numerous German users; a researcher says hackers could be exploiting PayPal's Google Pay integration (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: PayPal is investigating unauthorized transactions affecting numerous German users; a researcher says hackers could be exploiting PayPal’s Google Pay integration — All signs point to an attack exploiting PayPal’s Google Pay integration. … Hackers have found a bug in PayPal’s Google Pay integration … PayPal is investigating unauthorized transactions affecting numerous

Facebook to ban ads touting cures for coronavirus – CNET

The social network is trying to curb the misinformation and fearmongering surrounding the illness. Facebook to ban ads touting cures for coronavirus – CNET Source: CNet

February 25, 2020

Facebook says it will now ban ads that promise to cure or prevent COVID-19, or attempt to "create a sense of urgency" about it (Rob Price/Business Insider)

Rob Price / Business Insider: Facebook says it will now ban ads that promise to cure or prevent COVID-19, or attempt to “create a sense of urgency” about it — – It is banning ads that mentioned it if they attempt to “create a sense of urgency” around the virus or promise to cure it.

OpenAstroTracker Turns Your DSLR Into An Astronomy Instrument

If you want to take beautiful night sky pictures with your DSLR and you live between 15 degrees and 55 degrees north latitude you might want to check out OpenAstroTracker. If you have a 3D printer it will probably take about 60 hours of printing, but you’ll wind up with a pretty impressive setup for

February 25, 2020

Toyota steers $400 million to self-driving startup Pony.ai

Pony.ai, a self-driving startup based in Silicon Valley and Guangzhou, China, is deepening its ties to Toyota. The two companies announced a pilot program to test self-driving cars on public roads in two Chinese cities, Beijing and Shanghai. The Japanese auto giant plans to invest $400 million in Pony.ai, valuing the startup at $3 billion.

February 25, 2020

Sources: autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised around $500M in its latest funding round led by Toyota at a valuation of around $3B (Reuters)

Reuters: Sources: autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised around $500M in its latest funding round led by Toyota at a valuation of around $3B — HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Autonomous driving firm Pony.ai has raised around $500 million in its latest funding round, led by an investment … Sources: autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai has raised

February 25, 2020

Checkout, a digital payments processing startup, acquires ProcessOut, a startup which helps match e-commerce companies with payment providers (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch)

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: Checkout, a digital payments processing startup, acquires ProcessOut, a startup which helps match e-commerce companies with payment providers — Checkout.com, the quiet London-based payment platform, has acquired its first startup, ProcessOut. Checkout.com surprised everyone last year … Checkout, a digital payments processing startup, acquires ProcessOut, a startup which helps match e-commerce

Fujifilm's Instax Mini 11 instant camera is smarter and made for selfies – CNET

This camera has all the control. Fujifilm's Instax Mini 11 instant camera is smarter and made for selfies – CNET Source: CNet

February 25, 2020

Slickwraps apologizes to customers after comically bad data breach

Slickwraps, which makes vinyl skins for phones, tablets, and other electronics, announced last week that it suffered a data breach. The announcement came after many customers received an email from Slickwraps that appeared to be sent by a hacker claiming to have stolen customer data. What’s unusual about this case is how the hacker apparently

February 25, 2020

Music Fingers is the newest weird beat-making gadget

Image: Music Fingers The trend of gadgets that rethink the physical ways we make music is continuing with a little wearable device called Music Fingers. It literally puts music at your fingertips, and lets you tap out beats on any surface. It’s a clip-like device that’s goes on your finger, and sort of looks like

Apple-made Mac chips won't be ready until 2021, report says – CNET

The first Mac chip designed by Apple was previously rumored for 2020. Apple-made Mac chips won't be ready until 2021, report says – CNET Source: CNet

All the ways Bob Iger transformed Disney as CEO – CNET

Acquisitions like Pixar and Marvel, and revamping the Disney theme parks, are Iger’s legacy as he steps down. All the ways Bob Iger transformed Disney as CEO – CNET Source: CNet

February 25, 2020

Researchers found a cure for diabetes (in lab mice)

More than 34 million Americans have diabetes, approximately 10% of the population according to the American Diabetes Association. To date, the most common treatment has been to manage the disease with a carefully controlled diet and regular insulin shots, if needed. But a cure may be on the horizon. A research team led by Jeffrey

Scientists accidentally discover first 'animal' that doesn't breathe oxygen – CNET

Every breath you (don’t) take. Scientists accidentally discover first 'animal' that doesn't breathe oxygen – CNET Source: CNet

Self-Playing Kalimba V2 Thanks to Readers Like You

Would you like to know the great thing about this community we have here? All the spitballing that goes on every day in the comments, the IO chat rooms, and in the discussion threads of thousands of projects. One of our favorite things about the Hackaday universe is that we help each other out, and

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