That first year, you think it’s such a great idea. You’ll have so much fun hiding this little stuffed animal (little stuffed human? stuffed creature?) around the house. The kids will get so much glee out of discovering what new mischief their elf has gotten into overnight. Read more… How to Say Goodbye to Your
Read MorePhoto by Alex Wong/Getty Images Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg is leaving the company a little more than one year after the first of two fatal crashes involving the company’s 737 Max aircraft, the company announced Monday. Boeing says Muilenburg resigned in its press release, though it also says that the board of directors “decided that
Read MoreHackers ransacked accounts belonging to the development team of an obscure blockchain earlier today, stealing $480,000 worth of an obscure token known as NULS. The NULS team confirmed the attack in a tweet posted this morning. In total, two million NULS ($480,000) were taken. Of that stash, the team reported that more than half a million
Read MoreIf ever there was a need for travel hacks, it was in 2019—the year of Boeing 737 MAX groundings, mysterious illnesses afflicting tourists, and airlines offering even less legroom by way of basic economy seating. And since this holiday week is likely to become the busiest travel week in 2019, it’s about time someone… Read
Read MoreTyler Golden/Netflix Perhaps the most deliciously satisfying thing about You is that it began as a Lifetime show. It seemed to fit right in, too — based on the novel of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the show followed bookseller Joe Goldberg as he began to stalk a woman named Beck, gradually inserting himself
Read MoreCome January, a landmark law is set to go into effect and possibly turn ride-hail drivers into employees. This could upend the gig economy as we know it. Uber and Lyft drivers could become employees with this law: 10 things to know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSexy stalker-murderer Joe Goldberg is back in the second season of You, which debuts Thursday, the day after Christmas. You’re sprawled on your couch, hungover from interactions with the very real psychopaths with whom you’ve been forced to contend this holiday season, and who better to spend the final days of the… Read more… What's
Read MoreWe sprayed them, dunked them and even put them through the wash to find out which of these three wireless earphones can handle the most water exposure. AirPods, Powerbeats Pro & Galaxy Buds: How water-resistant are these wireless headphones? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: My world’s on fire, how ’bout yours? Climate change is here and things are not fine – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs part of our Decade in Review series, we found that truth is really stranger than fiction. From Facebook fails to 5G, here are the biggest stories of the decade – CNET Source: CNet
Read More$100 iTunes Gift Card | $85 | eBay Read more… Need a Stocking Stuffer? Get Off a 0 iTunes Gift Card Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSamsung’s next flagship phone is shaping up to be a powerhouse, if all these features and specs come to be. Galaxy S11 rumors and leaks: Feb. release date, massive battery, 108 megapixels – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCritics say Uber’s survivor-centric policies shield it from responsibility when it comes to rape and sexual assault on the platform. Uber knows more about its rape problem than anyone else. What should it do with that data? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreWhen the Skynet baseball bot swarms attack, we’ll be throwing [Carl Bugeja] some dirty looks for getting them started. He’s been working on 4B, a little quadruped robot that can transform itself into a sphere almost perfectly. Before [Carl] was distracted by the wonders of PCB actuators more than a year ago, he started working
Read MoreVerizon CEO Hans Vestberg | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge One of the biggest barriers for 5G adoption is simply getting customers access to the new network. Carriers are racing to roll out 5G, and Verizon announced today that it’s reached its goal of launching the service in more than 30 US cities
Read MoreBiswarup Gooptu / The Economic Times: Applied AI and big data startup Quantiphi raises $20M from private equity firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management — Renuka Ramnath-led private equity firm says scouting for more deep-technology bets — Multiples Alternate Asset Management has invested $20 million (about Rs 142 crore) … Applied AI and big data startup
Read MoreIt’s almost New Year’s, but there’s still room for one more Moonday Mornings — Hard Fork’s roundup of weekend cryptocurrency news that you might’ve missed. While I’ve got you here, props for sticking it out this year, faithful cryptocurrency fan. It hasn’t been easy: Bitcoin sure has copped it this year, and so has pretty much every
Read MoreSupporters of Snopes’ campaign will get swag like tote bags and T-shirts. | Image: Snopes Fact-checking operation Snopes has launched a crowdfunding campaign ahead of 2020, likely to be a bumper year for online misinformation due to the US presidential election. Snopes launched in 1994 and has funded its work through advertising and the occasional
Read MoreRumored Galaxy S10 Lite. | @Onleaks Specs for Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Lite have coalesced ahead of its imminent European launch. WinFuture.de posted details based upon a data sheet they’ve seen that match up nicely with previous rumors and FCC filings. Specs include a 6.7-inch Infinity-O hole-punch display with 2400 x 1080 pixels and 20:9 aspect
Read MoreShared responsibility model transparency boosts cloud security Source: Search Compliance
Read MoreDemocratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. | Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images As far as crimes of vanity go, editing your own Wikipedia page is an extremely relatable one. After all, who doesn’t want some control over their public image? But if you’re hoping to be president of the USA, what
Read MoreAs far as cryptocurrency scams go, OneCoin is probably the one that rules them all. US prosecutors have alleged that the Ponzi scheme raked in approximately $4 billion, defrauding investors from all over the globe. In China alone, law enforcement agents recovered 1.7 billion yuan (US$267.5 million) and prosecuted 98 people. Dr Ruja Ignatova, the
Read MoreIgnition interlock devices are becoming ubiquitous. They can distract drivers and cause crashes. The Unforeseen Dangers of a Device That Curbs Drunken Driving Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Ana Kova for The Verge A report from The New York Times has revealed that messaging app ToTok, popular in the United Arab Emirates, is in fact a government spy tool, created for the benefit of UAE intelligence officials and used to track citizens’ conversations and movements. ToTok launched earlier this year and
Read MoreWe’ve all seen plenty of impressive free-form soldering in these pages, maybe some of us have even had a go ourselves. Using nothing but bare conductors, electronic components, and solder, complex and beautiful electronic sculptures can be created. But the latest free-form project from [Jiří Praus] takes the medium to a new level, as he’s
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