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EU antitrust regulators are conducting a preliminary investigation into Google's data collection practices (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: EU antitrust regulators are conducting a preliminary investigation into Google’s data collection practices  —  BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google’s collection of data, the European Commission told Reuters on Saturday, suggesting the world’s … EU antitrust regulators are conducting a preliminary investigation into Google's data collection practices

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Let A CPR Robot Save The Day

Four highschool students in Lyon France are building a CPR robot, with the aim of removing the endurance problem faced by those delivering this form of essential first aid. By every after action report, CPR is an emotionally and physically exhausting way to save a life. When someone’s heart stops beating their breathing stops too.

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How angel investing for social status is a core part of Bay Area tech ecosystem, and is critically missing from other cities trying to grow their tech scenes (Alex Danco)

Alex Danco: How angel investing for social status is a core part of Bay Area tech ecosystem, and is critically missing from other cities trying to grow their tech scenes  —  Michael Seibel of YC posted a short video the other day about a topic that’s near and dear to my heart: Why Fundraising is

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Facebook complies with Singapore's fake news law and adds a label that is visible to local users, under the users' post, saying the post contains false info (Fathin Ungku/Reuters)

Fathin Ungku / Reuters: Facebook complies with Singapore’s fake news law and adds a label that is visible to local users, under the users’ post, saying the post contains false info  —  SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Facebook (FB.O) said on Saturday it had issued a correction notice on a user’s post at the request … Facebook

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Circuit Simulation in Python

Using SPICE to simulate an electrical circuit is a common enough practice in engineering that “SPICEing a circuit” is a perfectly valid phrase in the lexicon. SPICE as a software tool has been around since the 70s, and its open source nature means there are more SPICE tools around now to count. It also means

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