I’m a reluctant morning exerciser. I hate waking up at 6, but my day goes better when I get my workout in early. This week is a special week, then, for folks like me (and commenter Sailor Jupiter, who thinks like I do). The time change has gifted us with an extra morning hour. Waking
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge As a friend, I should tell you that you should think twice before spending big bucks on tech only a few weeks before Black Friday. But I also want to tell you that the 11-inch iPad Pro (64GB, Wi-Fi), which currently costs $799 through Apple, is $649.99
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge All the highlights from the show Continue reading… Microsoft Ignite 2019: all the news from Microsoft’s enterprise IT event Source: New feed
Read MoreGoogle collects lots of data, which is used to curate content recommendations on services like Google Play and YouTube, as well as market ads to you based on your activity. Read more… How to Automatically Delete Your Google Data, and Why You Should Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreJust last week, I bought a refurbished 256GB iPad Pro 12.9” from Apple for $950, so it stands to reason that Amazon would match that price today for a brand new version of the same tablet. That’s $200 off list, and an all-time low price. I want to die a little. Read more… I Just
Read MoreIf you are in the market for a Surface Laptop or Macbook Air, the choice really comes down to two things: Size, and political loyalty. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15-inch: A Microsoft-endorsed AMD experience Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More{$inline_image} Mike Murphy / Quartz: Q&A with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on internal resistance to winning the JEDI contract, bias in AI, shifting culture in a huge company, working with rivals — Since rising to CEO in early 2014, Satya Nadella has helped steward Microsoft through a renaissance. Q&A with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on
Read MoreWelcome to the first article in TNW’s guide to the AI apocalypse. In this series we’ll examine some of the most popular doomsday scenarios prognosticated by modern AI experts. You can’t have a discussion about killer robots without invoking the Terminator movies. The franchise’s iconic T-800 robot has become the symbol for our existential fears
Read MoreA bench power supply is one of those things that every hacker needs, and as the name implies, it’s intended to occupy a place of honor on your workbench. But with the addition of USB-C support to his DPH5005 bench supply, [Dennis Schneider] is ready to take his on the road should the need ever
Read MoreI’ll hand it to malware creators; they’re certainly creative. Unfortunately, if you were one of the 10+ million downloads or 40+ million users of the Android app ai.type (which is also available on Apple’s App Store), you just dropped some pretty unpleasant malware on your device—malware that wants to go on an… Read more… Remove
Read MoreNetflix is implementing a button that lets you skip Trump jokes, if only as a joke itself. The button is a one-off to be used in Seth Meyers‘ upcoming stand-up special, Lobby Baby. That makes the button a joke itself – it’s not something the company plans to roll out to every show or film. According to
Read MoreIt is officially time to start preparing for Thanksgiving, and besides picking your turkey recipe, one thing you can work on immediately (and then freeze) is your stock. This may seem boring, but stock is the backbone of many Thanksgiving dishes, most notably stuffing and gravy. Read more… Add Non-Turkey Bones to Your Turkey Stock
Read MoreOpen enrollment season is here, the time of year when just about everyone can make changes to their health care coverage without the restrictions you’d face the rest of the year. And while you may feel confident about the process for making changes to your own healthcare, do you know who is particularly at risk
Read MoreDell is getting a jump on Black Friday with discounts all month on laptops, desktops, monitors and more. Why wait? Save now with Dell's Black Friday Sneak Peek sale – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAll the rumors and leaks for one of the most exciting phones this year. Motorola Razr rumors: Everything known about the foldable phone so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMing-Na Wen plays sharpshooter assassin Fennec Shand in the upcoming Disney Plus series. Ming-Na Wen's new Star Wars The Mandalorian character revealed – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe software giant said it built the new technology for its corporate customers, but it could also someday end up in Skype and on your phone. Microsoft can nearly eliminate background noise in video chats now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe anonymous message board went back online over the weekend as 8kun, three months after being booted off the internet. It’s Back: 8chan Returns Online Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHackers are using BlueKeep to break into Windows computers and install a cryptocurrency miner. The vulnerability only impacts systems that are running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2008. Read more… If You're Still Using Windows 7, You Need This Security Update Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto: Matt Shouse / YouTube Twitch is losing another major streamer: Jack “CouRage” Dunlop — one of the most popular Fortnite streamers on the site with over 2 million followers — has announced he’ll now exclusively stream on YouTube Live. Dunlop’s first YouTube stream will start tomorrow on November 5th. As has become the tradition
Read MoreSome escape rooms are Disney-World slick; others are basically a dirty studio apartment with everything glued down. And some are a lot more fun to solve than others. What are the best escape rooms in your area—and what are the worst? Read more… What Are the Best and Worst Escape Rooms in Your City? Source:
Read MorePhoto by Ollie Millington/Getty Images Google workers are again calling on the company to cut all of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. In a letter sent to chief financial officer Ruth Porat today, the employees also ask Google to end contracts with fossil fuel companies and eliminate funding for think tanks, politicians, or lobbyists
Read MoreResearchers in Japan and at the University of Michigan said they have found a way to take over the voice-controlled digital assistants. With a Laser, Researchers Say They Can Hack Alexa, Google Home or Siri Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Adobe, Twitter, and The New York Times Company have announced a new system for adding attribution to photos and other content. A tool will record who created a piece of content and whether it’s been modified by someone else, then let other people and platforms check that
Read MoreWe’ve seen a lot of motor driver boards for robots and the odd electric skateboard. What we haven’t see a lot of is one big enough to drop into an electric vehicle. The Axiom motor controller was a winner of the bootstrap contest and is a Finalist in the 2019 Hackaday Prize. The driver aims
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