If you owned a classic Commodore home computer you might not have known it at the time, but it would have contained a versatile integrated circuit called the MOS6526. This so-called CIA chip, for Complex Interface Adaptor, contained parallel and serial ports, timers, and a time-of-day counter. Like so many similar pieces of classic silicon
Read MoreJoaquin Phoenix rises but Batman is missed in this violent, visceral experience. Joker movie review: No one's laughing in this bleak Batman spin-off – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFinSMEs: UK-based digital wealth management company Moneyfarm raises £36M Series C, says its assets under management grew 80%+ YoY to £734M in 2018 — Moneyfarm, a Milan, Italy and London, UK-based digital wealth management company, raised £36M in Series C funding. UK-based digital wealth management company Moneyfarm raises £36M Series C, says its assets under
Read MoreWere you aware that there’s a market for backpack-housed live streaming video systems, and that they can cost as much as $1600? Apparently these things are popular with social media moguls who want to stream themselves living their fabulous lives to people sitting at home watching on YouTube or Twitch. But believing that even slack
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Audius, a SoundCloud alternative built on the blockchain, has launched its music streaming service with songs hosted on independent operators to avoid takedowns — Launching today — “It was SoundCloud’s opportunity to lose and now it’s ours,” says Audius CEO Roneil Rumburg. Audius, a SoundCloud alternative built on the blockchain, has
Read MoreDigital design is hard. But in the right environment, digital circuits are more forgiving than analog. That 3.3V signal coming out of the chip has to drop a lot along the way to not be a logic level at the destination. If you are trying to push the boundary then digital design has much of
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Ohio-based commercial insurance platform Bold Penguin raises $32M Series B, bringing its total raised to over $50M — Bold Penguin, a commercial insurance tech provider headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, today announced that it has secured $32 million in a series B funding round … Ohio-based commercial insurance platform Bold Penguin raises
Read MoreThe judge ordered Tesla to reimburse one pro-union worker for lost wages and rescind rules aimed at union activity. Tesla and CEO Elon Musk violated federal labor law, judge rules Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA nearly flawless film by masterful talent, it’s a mobster movie at its most mature. It’s epic, venerable — the best version of something I’m bored of seeing. Netflix's The Irishman is the masterpiece I'll probably forget next week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto: Netflix At the press conference following the New York Film Festival press screening of the Netflix-produced feature The Irishman, director Martin Scorsese discussed the project’s long gestation, noting that he and star Robert De Niro had wanted to work together again “since Casino.” It sounded odd to hear it put that way, because before
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. iOS 13 brought both major and minor changes to the iPhone interface, and a lot of the things we’re used to seeing have shifted places. So it can be hard
Read MoreAnother remake for 2019. Modern Warfare Spec Ops exclusive, campaign trailer and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social media giant is testing hiding the number of likes, reactions and views that posts get. Facebook will begin hiding likes on Friday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJordan Novet / CNBC: In an email to staff, Docker CEO Rob Bearden says the company is trying to raise cash amid “significant challenges”; Docker was valued at more than $1B in 2015 — – Docker CEO Rob Bearden sent an email to employees this week acknowledging challenges as the company tries to raise money.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge | Photo by Joshua Lott / Getty Images In 2017, Tesla violated the National Labor Relations Act several times, Bloomberg reports, by threatening employees and retaliating against them, an administrative judge ruled today in California. Also, a May 2018 Elon Musk tweet — where Musk said that joining
Read MoreJim Bridenstine appears to question SpaceX’s enthusiasm for NASA’s Commercial Crew program aimed at getting astronauts to the ISS. NASA chief throws shade at SpaceX ahead of Elon Musk's Starship update – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen [Nishanth]’s Subaru BRZ came to a sudden halt, he was saddened by the wait to get a new engine installed. Fortunately, he was able to cheer himself up by hacking it into a car simulator in the mean time. This would have the added benefit of not being limited to just driving on the
Read MoreFrom the giant 7.3-inch screen to photography, multitasking and that awful notch. 11 things I love and hate about the Galaxy Fold so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Platt star in Ryan Murphy’s dramedy that’s equal parts political commentary and high school melodrama. The Politician review: Uneven Netflix satire tackles politics, teen angst – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI tried to get ‘red pilled’ by r/The_Donald and I didn’t even get a T-shirt. What I did get though, was a deep enough understanding of the bigots, racists, ableists, homophobes, and other ‘forgotten’ people huddling in this safe space to develop some empathy for them. I’ve come to care about the men – as
Read MoreAri Levy / CNBC: SEC Filing: Oracle invested $40M in Ampere, the ARM-based server chip company founded and run by former Intel president Renee James — – Renee James, a former Intel president, launched Ampere in 2017 to develop data center processors. — President of Intel Corporation Renee James. SEC Filing: Oracle invested M in
Read MoreImages: Lucid Motors Lucid Motors spent the last few years waiting to break ground on a brand-new factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, and the EV startup was finally able put things in motion late last year after it locked down a $1 billion funding round from Saudi Arabia. Now, The Verge has obtained the first
Read MoreAgence France-Presse: Sources: hackers with suspected Chinese links have targeted Airbus, Rolls-Royce, and French tech firm Expleo over the past year in search of commercial secrets — European aerospace giant Airbus has been hit by a series of attacks by hackers targeting its suppliers in search of commercial secrets … Sources: hackers with suspected Chinese
Read MoreMario Kart Tour just beat out its fellow licensed gaming properties in terms of day-one downloads — and not by a small margin either. By any metric, the game is the biggest out-of-the-gate success on the app market thus far. Too bad it’s such a drag to play. Tour was announced last year, and according to Bloomberg, insiders
Read MoreThe chairman of the Senate’s education committee is blocking legislation to provide federal funding to HBCUs in order to get components of the Higher Education Act reauthorization passed in the short term. With HBCU Funds Hanging in the Balance, Alexander Pushes for Higher Ed Reform Package Source: Campus Technology
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