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PaintBot Does The Art For You

Digital imagery is great, but there’s a certain charm to a real, handpainted piece. However, we live in an age of CNC, and the robots are always willing to try something new if they’re properly instructed how to do it. In this vein, [Alexander Leiser] developed PaintBot to paint beautiful pictures for him. The ‘bot

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Canalys: global PC shipments are expected to decline between 3.4% and 8.5% YoY in 2020, taking into account the impact of the coronavirus outbreak (Canalys)

Canalys: Canalys: global PC shipments are expected to decline between 3.4% and 8.5% YoY in 2020, taking into account the impact of the coronavirus outbreak  —  Canalys updates its client PC shipment forecast estimates in the seventh week of every quarter.  While the data is designed to help its clients … Canalys: global PC shipments

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Profile of computer scientist Xia Peisu, who is called the "Mother of Chinese Computing" for shaping some of China's first computer science institutions (Leila McNeill/BBC Future)

Leila McNeill / BBC Future: Profile of computer scientist Xia Peisu, who is called the “Mother of Chinese Computing” for shaping some of China’s first computer science institutions  —  Isolated from the rest of the world, one woman pushed computing from a geeky obsession into a transformative industry. Profile of computer scientist Xia Peisu, who

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Researchers detail "SweynTooth" bugs, which could allow hackers in radio range to crash Bluetooth Low Energy-based devices like pacemakers and fitness trackers (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

Lily Hay Newman / Wired: Researchers detail “SweynTooth” bugs, which could allow hackers in radio range to crash Bluetooth Low Energy-based devices like pacemakers and fitness trackers  —  Hundreds of smart devices—including pacemakers—are exposed thanks to a series of vulnerabilities in the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol. Researchers detail "SweynTooth" bugs, which could allow hackers in

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Restoring the Coolest Laptop Ever

Well-seasoned readers will no doubt remember GRiD laptops, the once and always tacti-cool computers that dominated the military market for decades. GRiDs were the first laptops to go to space, and they were coveted for their sleek (for the time) good looks and reputation as indestructible machines. The GRiDs went through many iterations, and even

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Ethos Capital, prospective buyer of .org TLD, proposes rules that would ban steep fee increases for nonprofits, establish an independent "stewardship council" (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Ethos Capital, prospective buyer of .org TLD, proposes rules that would ban steep fee increases for nonprofits, establish an independent “stewardship council”  —  It also promises an independent oversight committee  —  Ethos Capital, the company controversially buying the .org top-level domain … Ethos Capital, prospective buyer of .org TLD, proposes

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In the EU, Google is now showing alternate directory sources above the map in its search results page to comply with antitrust decision in shopping search (Greg Sterling/Search Engine Land)

Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: In the EU, Google is now showing alternate directory sources above the map in its search results page to comply with antitrust decision in shopping search  —  Branded directory buttons are being displayed above the map.  —  In April 2019, Google was experimenting with a new local SERP …

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Twitter is suspending 70 accounts linked to Michael Bloomberg's campaign for violating its policies, citing platform manipulation and duplicative content (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times: Twitter is suspending 70 accounts linked to Michael Bloomberg’s campaign for violating its policies, citing platform manipulation and duplicative content  —  Michael R. Bloomberg’s presidential campaign has been experimenting with novel tactics to cultivate an online following, or at least the appearance of one. Twitter is suspending 70 accounts linked to Michael

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