Tequila is a spirit that a lot of people equate with shots, and consequently morning hangovers. In actuality, aged tequilas can be delicious to sip on straight or on the rocks, just like you might enjoy a nice, aged whisky. Read more… How to Spot a High-Quality Tequila According to Casa Nobles Founder José “Pepe”
Read MoreAlpacas have gone from being a lesser-known version of a llama to a full-blown craze, and are becoming ever more popular thanks to their friendly nature, fluffy exterior, and cute faces. Running an alpaca farm, therefore, is miles away from running a high-tech company in a world full of technological innovation, digital transformation, and cut-throat
Read MoreAn initiative that will use digital technologies such as artificial intelligence has been launched to empower community health workers, promising to help save the lives of at least six million children and women in ten countries by 2030. The Rockefeller Foundation initiative will be piloted in Uganda and India for its first phase that runs from this year to 2022.
Read MoreGregory Zuckerman / Wall Street Journal: Profile of Jim Simons, a mathematician and founder of hedge fund firm Renaissance Technologies who pioneered computer-based approaches to quantitative trading — Jim Simons was a middle-aged mathematician in a strip mall who knew little about finance. He had to overcome his own doubts to turn Wall Street on
Read MoreThose aren’t clouds in the distance. Holy smokes this NASA Mars Curiosity rover image is haunting – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen I was in elementary school I was briefly obsessed with mechanical music boxes. You know, the kind you have to wind up to get them to play. They’re simple and nice to have, and now you can make a digital version of one for yourself. Read more… Create Your Own Sharable Mechanical Music Box
Read MoreHouse was reportedly rented as a one-night escape from nearby wildfire smoke. Airbnb bans 'house parties' after Halloween shooting leaves five dead – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Read more… Sunday's Best Deals: Coats and Jackets, KitchenAid Mixers, Switch Games, And More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreThe Dutch organisation eth0 has run a series of informal small camps over the years, never with an attendance too far into three figures, and without pre-planned events or entertainment. What happens is at the instigation of the attendees, and the result is a weekend of much closer socialising and working together on projects than
Read MoreDavid Nield / Gizmodo: A look at six apps that Google has released as part of its Digital Wellbeing initiative: Paper Phone, Post Box, Desert Island, Morph, We Flip, and Unlock Clock — We know that we’re all spending too much time glued to our phones, rather than looking at the person we’re talking to
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge An affordable, manageable way to give your Switch a unique look Continue reading… How to customize the look of your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers Source: New feed
Read MoreUnderstanding the Internet of Things is the core of creating both innovative and silly smart devices — and you can get to the core of that learning with The Mastering Internet of Things Bundle. It’s currently on sale at over 90 percent off the regular price, just $29, from TNW Deals. For , you can
Read MoreWelcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! What’s that? You have an iPhone? And you’re using wired headphones? With that dongle? Oh dear, oh dear. Quickly, come here. Yes, that’s right, sit on my knee. Ahh, let’s move closer to the fire. That’s better, isn’t it?
Read MoreAll of us have experience in trying to explain to a confused store assistant exactly what type of kitchen implement you’re looking for, and why it is a perfectly suitable part for your autonomous flying lawn mower. Or in the case of [MM0OPX] trying to find fly fishing reels that are suitable for his Adjustiwave
Read MoreChrysler offers the only hybrid-powered minivan in America. 2020 Chrysler Pacifica is the modern minivan benchmark – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreFinancial Times: Emotion recognition systems, which have been installed in Xinjiang, have started rolling out across China even as experts say the tech does not work very well — Emotion recognition was the crime prevention buzz-phrase on everyone’s lips this week at China’s largest surveillance tech expo, held in the southern tech hub of Shenzhen.
Read MoreTom Workman’s name doesn’t appear in our report on the tests underpinning a million drunken-driving cases a year. But he was crucial to it. An Unnamed Source Who Shouldn’t Be Anonymous Source: NY Times Tech
Read More14-year-old Alaina Gassler came up with the system after seeing her mother struggle with visibility in their car. This Pennsylvania teen homebrewed an invisible A-pillar for cars – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s dark and I’m parked in an alley near a lopsided compost bin. I have a notepad, binoculars and a lukewarm cup of coffee — everything needed for a successful stakeout. I am waiting for them. They appear approximately one hour before dawn, skittering from dumpster to dumpster along old paths they have worn down
Read MoreYou ever wonder exactly what’s inside that cheap stuff you get from China? Sometimes it is cheap parts you’ve never heard about. Case in point: if you are willing to import, you can score an FPGA board for about $5. The downside? You’ve probably never heard of the GOWIN Semi GW1N — one of the
Read MoreAnyone who has used an FDM 3D printer knows just how long the process can take, especially when you really start filling up the available print volume. Apparently [Ivan Miranda] has absolutely zero fear of insanely long print times, and is in the process of building a massive ridable tank (YouTube playlist of the whole
Read MoreErica Portnoy / Electronic Frontier Foundation: A technical critique on why even a well-intentioned effort to build a client-side scanning system for messaging will break key promises of end-to-end encryption — Recent attacks on encryption have diverged. On the one hand, we’ve seen Attorney General William Barr call for “lawful access” … A technical critique
Read MoreFinSMEs: Investment data management provider Confluence Technologies has acquired StatPro, a supplier of cloud-based portfolio analytics to asset managers, for $207M+ — Confluence Technologies, a Pittsburgh, PA-based provider of investment data management automation for regulatory … Investment data management provider Confluence Technologies has acquired StatPro, a supplier of cloud-based portfolio analytics to asset managers, for
Read MoreAlaric DeArment / MedCity News: St. Louis-based PierianDx, which provides a genomics SaaS platform for clinical labs to build personalized medicine programs, raises $27M Series B — The startup describes its software as providing clinical labs with more streamlined and accurate analysis, interpretation and reporting for accelerating personalized medicine programs. St. Louis-based PierianDx, which provides
Read MoreGaurav Shukla / NDTV Gadgets 360: Global smartphone shipments in Q3 grew 2% YoY according to Strategy Analytics, while Canalys estimates 1% increase, bucking a two-year downward trend — Samsung grabbed the top spot with over 78 million smartphone shipments in Q3 2019. — HIGHLIGHTS — Global smartphone shipments bucked … Global smartphone shipments in
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