In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. You can read the rest of the articles in this series here. One day very soon, iTunes will be murdered. And I mean murdered. Tim Cook is gonna get in his
Read MoreHow quickly could you make an entire computer from 74 series logic, from scratch? [Richard Grafton had only 30 days until the UK’s Retro Computer Festival and set out to design and build his Cambridge-1 computer in that time. The result is a machine spread across several breadboards, with neatly placed wiring and unexpectedly an
Read MoreWe take a look at a few features you may have missed. The iPhone 11 has a few more features than we first thought – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s what the Pixel 4 needs to have to compete with Apple and Samsung. Pixel 4: 6 things Google needs to do to beat the iPhone 11 and Galaxy S10 – CNET Source: CNet
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 Habermass used to say: There’s only one way to go from here! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September
Read MoreSharanya Pillai / The Business Times: Singapore-based AI startup Advance.ai, which helps banks and other clients with fraud detection and credit scoring, raises $80M Series C to fuel Asia expansion — SHARANYA PILLAI hspillai@sph.com.sg @SharanyaBT — LOCAL artificial intelligence startup ADVANCE.AI has raised US$80 million … Singapore-based AI startup Advance.ai, which helps banks and other
Read MoreAs an academic scientist who researches human evolution, I was surprised to receive an email one day from Patrice Désilets, a top computer game designer responsible for the first two Assassin’s Creed games. He was working on a new game based on our early evolution in Africa, he said, and was using my book The
Read MoreFormer researchers for a “food computer” initiative at the lab say the project’s leader misled outsiders about how it was going. M.I.T. Media Lab, Already Rattled by the Epstein Scandal, Has a New Worry Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOver the summer [ElectroSmash] put the finishing touches on the Arduino Audio Meter, a shield for the Arduino Uno that visualizes various aspects of an incoming audio signal on a set of four 8×8 LED dot matrices. Obsentisibly it’s for use on a guitar pedalboard, but thanks to the incredible documentation and collection of example
Read MoreWilliam Davies / The Guardian: Contrary to hype around big data, the explosion of available information amid eroding trust in media makes it harder, not easier, to achieve consensus on truth — It’s not about foreign trolls, filter bubbles or fake news. Technology encourages us to believe we can all have first-hand access … Contrary
Read MorePhones are pretty great. Used as telephones, they can save us from bad situations and let us communicate while roaming freely, for the most part. Used as computers, they often become time-sucking black holes that can twist our sense of self and reality. Assuming they pick up when you call, phones are arguably a good
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Facebook acquires Servicefriend, a startup that builds customer service AI chatbots for messaging apps; founders now work for Facebook’s Calibra, per LinkedIn — As Facebook prepares to launch its new cryptocurrency Libra in 2020, it’s putting the pieces in place to help it run. Facebook acquires Servicefriend, a startup that builds
Read MoreIf you own a caravan or a boat, you’ll know that keeping it warm can present something of a struggle. Open-flame gas heaters carry a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, while solid fuel stoves are heavy and require safe flues. The prospect of a diesel heater then is enticing, bringing as they use a safer
Read MoreDespite overcoming societal hurdles and an avalanche to achieve the feat, she was never comfortable with the distinction. Google Doodle celebrates Junko Tabei, first woman to conquer Mount Everest – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube Music rolling out “Discover Mix”, a personalized playlist mostly focused on evergreen tunes and artists that the user might not have heard before — From the beginning, YouTube Music has relied on playlists from the service’s curators to automated creations based on your listening history. YouTube Music rolling out "Discover
Read MoreIt’s hard to beat the warm memories of Hasbro’s Operation, a game that boils down the fine art of surgery to removing farcically named plastic bones and organs. Just in case you can’t conjure up the memory, the game board looks just like this huge version of it, but normally sits flat on the table and
Read MoreDr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: AMD says it is delaying release of its Ryzen 9 3950X until November due to high demand and the time needed to ensure sufficient stock availability — In a shock email late on Friday, AMD has released a statement to clarify the situation it is in with the manufacturing of
Read MorePatrick Flanary / Quartz: How Neil Young’s reluctance to embrace streaming doomed his company PonoMusic, even as the company helped the industry to adapt high-resolution music — Toward the end of music legend Neil Young’s recent memoir, he makes an admission: “I was wrong.” — The book, To Feel the Music … How Neil Young's
Read MoreIf you’re like the average clock user, you’ve probably gotten annoyed at reading analog clocks before. Typically, the solution is just to use a digital timepiece, but [sjm4306] has opted to make a small word clock that you can carry with you wherever you go to remind you of the time in the English language.
Read MoreExplore the miniature Gotham City and grab the Catwoman outfit. Batman invades Fortnite for Batman Day crossover event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe island needs to know that Batman is here. Fortnite season 10 challenges and where to find Bat Signals, telescopes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re planning on flying somewhere in the next few months there may be no better time to buy a plane ticket than this weekend. Read more… Get Round-Trip Flights on United Starting at Today Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreEmily Stewart / Vox: Polling of US adults shows that most, across party lines, support breaking up Big Tech, such as reversing Facebook’s Instagram purchase, to improve competition — One hundred cardboard cutouts of Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stand outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC … Polling of US adults shows that
Read MoreWill Game of Thrones be crowned the best TV show? Will Netflix beat HBO? We take a look at the prospects of the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards this Sunday. Emmys 2019: Winner predictions, start time, how to watch Sunday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle removed two apps from the Google Play Store this week after it discovered they were serving adware to users. The apps, Sun Pro Beauty Camera and Funny Sweet Beauty Selfie Camera, had been downloaded over 1.5 million times, ZDNet reports. Read more… Make Sure You Don't Have These Android Apps Installed on Your Phone
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