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A VFD Wall Thermometer

Want to build something using VFD tubes, but don’t need yet another clock project? In that case, this wall mounted temperature and humidity display created by [commanderkull] might be exactly what you’re looking for. With six IV-11 tubes, this display is a practical way to add some of that gorgeous blue-green glow to your home

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Tencent debuts Tencent Meeting, a Zoom-like cloud-based video conferencing service, as it continues its push into enterprise services (Emma Lee/TechNode)

Emma Lee / TechNode: Tencent debuts Tencent Meeting, a Zoom-like cloud-based video conferencing service, as it continues its push into enterprise services  —  Tencent rolled out on Wednesday a Zoom-like video conferencing app dubbed Tencent Meeting amid its push to enterprise-facing services. Tencent debuts Tencent Meeting, a Zoom-like cloud-based video conferencing service, as it continues

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A retrospective on Facebook's past decade, during which it grew to 2.45B users to become a major facet of life worldwide and wound up in regulatory crosshairs (Kate Cox/Ars Technica)

Kate Cox / Ars Technica: A retrospective on Facebook’s past decade, during which it grew to 2.45B users to become a major facet of life worldwide and wound up in regulatory crosshairs  —  Facebook grew 600% in 10 years, worming its way into basically everything.  How?  —  By the end of 2009, Facebook … A

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Profile of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, including the development of Fortnite, why he chose North Carolina as a base, and his ambitious land conservation efforts (Zachery Eanes/Raleigh News & Observer)

Zachery Eanes / Raleigh News & Observer: Profile of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, including the development of Fortnite, why he chose North Carolina as a base, and his ambitious land conservation efforts  —  The News & Observer’s Tar Heel of the Year  —  The News & Observer recognizes North Carolina residents who have made

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