Sidney Fussell / The Atlantic: How a new class of online lending apps, which promise to “advance” users’ wages, are much the same as traditional payday lenders — Apps promising to “advance” a user’s wages say they aren’t payday lenders. So what are they? — Jonathan Raines needed money. An app promised to help. How
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. I had long thought about it, but I could never justify investing in a desktop PC. I feared it would mostly end up sitting idle at my desk, as its
Read MoreWhether she’s a daughter, a sister, a cousin or a friend, finding a gift for the tween girl in your life can be difficult, but with our list of best gifts for 10-year-old girls you’re sure to find something perfect. Best gifts for 10-year-old girls in 2019: 10-, 11- and 12-year-old gifts for Christmas –
Read MoreWe’re all used to the humble LED as a ubiquitous source of light, but how many of us are aware that these components can also be used as photodiodes? It’s something [Giovanni Blu Mitolo] takes us through as he demonstrates a simple data link using just a pair of LEDs and a couple of Arduinos.
Read MoreHolidays are coming up, so you might be looking for gifts to your loved ones or get the benefit of some great offers to buy something for yourself. Now, there are plenty of great gift guides around on the internet. However, we thought it might be helpful and interesting for you to read about our
Read MoreThe Verge: The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the 2010s, from the Fire phone and Google Glass to the undoing of net neutrality in the US — A decade of failures — The world never changes quite the way you expect. But at The Verge, we’ve had a front-row seat while technology
Read MoreThere are fewer than ever, but here are your top options. Best tablets for the holidays: Surface Pro, iPad, Galaxy or Fire – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you want to explore underwater, you have a few options. You can hold your breath. You can try to recycle your air. You can carry your breathing air with you as in SCUBA. You can stick a tube up like a snorkel, or you can have air sent down to you from the surface.
Read MoreKit Chellel / Bloomberg: Profile of Daniel Kaye, also known as Spdrman, once one of world’s most wanted hackers who took down Liberia’s internet; he will be out of a London prison soon — Daniel Kaye, also known as Spdrman, found regular jobs tough but corporate espionage easy. He’s about to get out of prison.
Read MoreWhether he’s a son, a brother, a cousin or a friend, finding a gift for the tweenager in your life can be difficult. Let us help you find the perfect gift. Best gifts for tween boys in 2019: 10-, 11- and 12-year-old gifts for Christmas – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new ride to orbit built for NASA is returning to Earth early after problems during its first trip to space on Friday. Boeing Starliner Landing: What You Need to Know Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLooking for a pocket-size power bank for charging your iPhone on the go? Here are some top picks. Best portable chargers and power banks for iPhone: Mophie, MyCharge and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe perfect Star Wars gift can be hard to find, but we’ve done some of the hard work with our line up of best gifts for Star Wars fans these holidays. Best Star Wars gifts for new or old-school fans in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s a diverse range of stuff for the gearheads in your life, and each gift costs less than $100. Best affordable gifts for gearheads and car lovers in 2019 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreElias Groll / Wired: Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, head of the Joint AI Center for the DOD, talks integrating AI into its weapons systems, building predictive maintenance tools, and more — Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan doesn’t want killer robots—but he does want artificial intelligence to occupy a central role in warfighting. Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan,
Read MoreHelp your favorite shutterbug step up their photography game with this selection of best camera gear and cameras for the holiday season. Best camera gear and cameras in 2019: Canon, Nikon and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMessing about in boats has always held a curious appeal for the hardware hacker. Perhaps that’s because it remains an approachable way to make something that moves under its own power with a bit of speed, and barring calamities, the worst that can happen to the unwary boater is a soaking. [NASAT Channel] is a
Read MoreIn this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. You can read the rest of the articles in this series here. I truly don’t want to be able to go online during flights — no matter how long
Read MoreWant something unique and useful? We’ve got Mom covered. Last minute gifts for Mom: Christmas gift ideas for current, first time and expecting moms – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt was the summer of 1959, and the United States needed a Cold War to win. In 1957, the Soviet bloc scored a major technological victory with Sputnik 1. The next year, China’s Communist leadership launched the sweeping, and ultimately devastating, Great Leap Forward. In the spring of 1959 in Cuba, Fidel Castro’s guerrillas forced
Read MoreLisa Kaplan / Lawfare: TheSoul, a Russian web publisher with YouTube channels like 5-Minute Crafts, has the most reach among entertainment groups on YouTube, after Disney, WarnerMedia — What the heck is TheSoul Publishing? I’m still honestly not sure. — Here’s what I do know: Measured in terms of views and subscribers … TheSoul, a
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been using a website and wished it had a voice input, now you can add one yourself. Read more… Add Speech-to-Text to Any Website With This Extension Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreMatt Brown / Jalopnik: California DMV to start approving permits for self-driving delivery vehicles, with and without backup drivers, from Jan. 17, both for testing and commercial use — Are you ready to be stuck in traffic behind armies of autonomous delivery robots? No? Well good news: if you live in California … California DMV
Read MoreIn December 1964, over a single evening session in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, John Coltrane, and his quartet recorded the entirety of A Love Supreme. This jazz album is considered Coltrane’s masterpiece – the culmination of his spiritual awakening – and sold a million copies. What it represents is all too human: a climb out of
Read MoreWhether you’re new to electronics and programming, or you were bit-banging bare metal long before hair metal, CircuitPython is a great tool for getting a project up and working without all the fuss. The boards show up as mass storage devices, and programming consists of editing the Python file and saving it back to the
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