The top smart thermostats of 2020 – CNET
In search of a smart thermostat? Here are our favorites. The top smart thermostats of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn search of a smart thermostat? Here are our favorites. The top smart thermostats of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNormally when we give you a New Part Day piece, it concerns a component that you will have never seen before. The subject of this find by [Robert Fitzsimons] then is a slight departure from that norm, given that the SK6812 Mini-E is a WS2812 or Neopixel compatible multi-colour LED of a type that has
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: French startup ManoMano, which operates an e-commerce site for DIY, home improvement, and gardening products, raises $139M led by Temasek — French startup ManoMano is raising another mega round of funding. The company operates an e-commerce website for DIY, home improvement and gardening products. French startup ManoMano, which operates an e-commerce
Read MoreActor Jo Martin portrays plays British tour guide Ruth Clayton who just so happens to have a time-bending secret. Doctor Who makes history with its first black Doctor – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRing, the Amazon-owned security camera company, has been caught in another privacy mishap. A report published by Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) earlier today, suggests Ring’s Android app sends a ton of personally identifiable information (PII) to third-party trackers without explicit user consent. The report suggests the app (version 3.21.1) sends data to four trackers including Facebook’s graph
Read MoreOver the last couple of years, we’ve seen more and more hackers building their own custom computers. We’re not just talking casemods here; enabled by advancements in desktop 3D printing and increasingly powerful boards such as the Raspberry Pi 4, these are machines designed and built from the ground up to meet the creator’s particular
Read MoreJohn Gruber / Daring Fireball: Ten years after the iPad’s launch, it has not come close to being revolutionary or living up to its potential because of its inconsistent multitasking software — It surprised everyone, in several ways. Some expected a touchscreen Mac with a stylus. Some expected a product … Ten years after the
Read MoreHere are the five best burns delivered by social-media hotdoggers. Wienermobile gets pulled over, and fans relish the jokes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt looks like one of our very favorite infotainment systems is poised to get even better. FCA's UConnect 5 packs OTA updates, wireless CarPlay and is 5G ready – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWireless connections are cool and all, but sometimes you just need a bit of copper. This interesting article on SV Seeker discusses the various ways of making a tether for a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). They experimented with a number of different cables, including gel-filled Cat 5 designed for burial and wrapping the cable in
Read MorePhoto by Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images Facebook and gaming hardware maker Razer are among the first US technology companies to begin restricting travel to China amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Facebook is halting all non-essential employee travel to the country, and the company is also telling employees who recently returned from China to
Read MoreLauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: Experts say tech has made US labor laws obsolete and in need of a massive overhaul to benefit organizing workers, such as requiring safe digital meeting spaces — In the 1930s, at the time of the writing of the Wagner Act—the law which grants workers the right to form unions
Read MoreMajor social-media sites already are rushing to prevent pervasive conspiracy theories about the illness, including a hoax that wrongly claims U.S. government officials secretly created the disease in a lab. Facebook, Google and Twitter scramble to stop misinformation about coronavirus Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Reuters: Sources: Turkey-backed hackers have used DNS hijacking to obtain login credentials, targeting ~30 EU and Middle East governments and organizations since 2018 — LONDON (Reuters) – Sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and other organizations in Europe and the Middle East are believed … Sources: Turkey-backed hackers have used DNS hijacking to obtain login credentials,
Read MoreThe new coronavirus emerged in China and has since sickened thousands and been identified in the US and Europe. Coronavirus death toll passes 100, a grim milestone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe agency’s investigation reportedly focuses on Facebook. Facebook's rivals reportedly contacted by DOJ as part of antitrust probe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew Kid, about an inner-city youth who dreams of going to art school, is the first comic to win the famous children’s literature prize. Graphic novel makes history winning prestigious Newbery Medal for first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf this is the result of bringing artificial intelligence to the electric SUV of the future, count me out. Nio's AI-powered digital assistant Nomi will impersonate your dead pet, among other problematic behaviors – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission and New York’s attorney general says his company blocked generic rivals after sharply raising the cost of Daraprim. Martin Shkreli Faces New Accusations Over High-Priced Drug Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. As some of you probably know, Google Drive and its accompanying suite of apps, like Docs and Sheets, went down for a while earlier today. Considering Google Drive has over
Read MoreChina quarantines entire cities as it tries to contain the deadly virus. Coronavirus: This is the sheer scale of China's efforts to combat its spread – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDanny Palmer / ZDNet: UK government proposes new IoT rules: firms must tell consumers how long security updates will be provided, ship individual devices with unique passwords, more — Proposed laws from the UK for Internet of Things security and suggests vendors will need to follow new rules to be considered secure. UK government proposes
Read MoreOn the face of it, you’d think a small router would be pretty simple. After all, what is it other than a spinning motor? However, that motor has to handle some pretty serious torque depending on what you are routing. [Baki1] had his Carbide3D router die in the middle of a project, so he did
Read MoreA space telescope and an experimental US payload are getting dangerously close. Two old satellites could collide over US, space debris tracker warns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreArtificial intelligence is, undeniably, one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind. It belongs on a fantasy ‘Mt. Rushmore of technologies’ alongside electricity, steam engines, and the internet. But, in it’s current incarnation, AI isn’t very smart. In fact, even now in 2020, AI is still dumber than a baby. Most AI
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