I’ve previously talked about how the Internet Archive is a great place to play your favorite abandonware from decades ago within your browser, and it’s even better now. The archive has added 2,500 new MS-DOS titles for you to try out, and they are all free of charge. Read more… The Best Free MS-DOS Games
Read MoreThe outfits, which would look at home on the bridge of the starship Enterprise, come with a ticket to space that costs as much as $250,000. Virgin Galactic Unveils Jumpsuit for Space Tourists Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAmy Ross, a spacesuit engineer at Johnson Space Center, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, watch as Kristine Davis and Dustin Gohmert wear prototype spacesuits. Artemis Generation Spacesuit Event Source: NASA
Read MoreCampus IT leaders are not immune to the IT skills hiring gap that many other industries are facing, but 78 percent of college and university officials believe that the problem stems from non-competitive salaries and benefits compared to the private sector. Survey: More IT Education Needed for Campus Leadership Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreSome don’t think tech issues will sway voters. The Technology 202: Tech issues divide Democrats, including Twitter’s handling of Trump’s tweets Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRaymond Zhong / New York Times: Huawei says sales were $86B, up ~25% YoY with 185M+ smartphone shipments, up 26% YoY, between January and September 2019 — A recovery in quarterly revenue suggests that the Chinese tech giant is weathering the Trump administration’s efforts to hobble it. — BEIJING — Huawei said on Wednesday …
Read MoreWith more than 4,000 exoplanets – planets orbiting stars other than our sun – discovered so far, it may seem like we are on the cusp of finding out whether we are alone in the universe. Sadly though, we don’t know much about these planets – in most cases just their mass and their radius.
Read MorePhoto by Tom Warren / The Verge Microsoft is teaming up with Taco Bell once again to launch a limited edition Xbox One X console. The software giant unveiled a similar console last year with Taco Bell’s signature “ring” when it’s powered on — and this console has the same ring — but this year
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge After Apple’s iPhone 11 event, I noted that while the company was catching up on features like ultrawide and night mode, it was unclear whether it’d be able to get on the Pixel’s level in terms of basic image quality. Over the course of our review process, it
Read MoreWindows Phone 8.1 devices will soon have no where to install or reinstall apps. On Windows Phone 8.1? No more app store for you after December 16, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Cambridge, UK-based Healx, which aims to use AI to help discover new treatments for rare diseases, raises $56M Series B led by Atomico — Healx, a Cambridge, U.K.-based startup using AI to help discover new treatments for rare diseases, has raised $56 million in Series B funding. Cambridge, UK-based Healx, which
Read MoreTrump’s ban hasn’t stopped the Chinese company from shipping 185 million phones in 2019. Huawei's managed to sell a whole bunch of phones in spite of US ban – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere are our top-rated picks in ultraportables, two-in-ones and laptops for creatives and gamers and even our favorite budget-friendly options. Best laptops of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: Interview with Google execs about Project Soli, the tech behind Pixel 4’s Motion Sense radar, and why they think gesture-sensing is more than just a gimmick — Why does a phone need radar? — By now, you’ve heard: the new Google Pixel 4 has a tiny radar chip inside it,
Read MoreMicrosoft rolls out non-security updates for all versions of Windows 10, except version 1903. Windows 10 1809 update fixes one Start Menu bug – but there's no update for 1903 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYour smartphone takes amazing selfies. Those selfies could tell stalkers where you live. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreUber and Lyft chose not to send representatives to a congressional inquiry aimed at examining their safety and labor practices. Congress wants to grill Uber and Lyft on safety. The companies are blowing them off. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by Mario Tama/Getty Images Our first-ever live event takes place in San Francisco on Tuesday, October 22nd: I’ll be talking with the brilliant disinformation researcher Renee DiResta. Grab a ticket and come say hi! Over the past week or so, it has felt like the entire public conversation around tech has turned a now
Read MoreMicrosoft has issued guidance and offered resources to help election officials and candidate campaigns to better protect their Windows and Office 365 systems. Microsoft’s Windows, Office 365 advice for secure elections Source: Security
Read MoreKravitz will play Selina Kyle opposite Robert Pattinson, and got the thumbs up from former Catwoman Anne Hathaway. Zoe Kravitz has been cast as Catwoman in The Batman – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd Roadshow’s own Emme Hall is behind the wheel. The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is killing it in the Rebelle Rally – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreUber is adding electric mopeds to its app in Paris. Starting next month, 4,000 mopeds operated by French startup Cityscoot will be available to book and pay for directly in the Uber app. The addition of e-mopeds comes as Uber is trying to become the de facto mobility app for cities while also reining in
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: LinkedIn launches Events, a new free tool to plan, announce, and invite people to meetups in the physical world, starting Oct. 17 in English-speaking countries — LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social network for the working world with around 650 million users, is known best as a place … LinkedIn launches Events, a
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Locke used to say: Time to learn some stuff about Bitcoin! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, October 15
Read MoreBrushless motors and lithium batteries were a revolution for remote control aircraft. No longer would nitro engines rule the roost, as flying became far cheaper and more accessible almost overnight. The same technology has also found its way into power tools, leading to [Peter Sripol] deciding to build a powerdrill into a flying aircraft in
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