As authorities work to understand the spate of vaping-related lung illnesses, a small-town drug bust offers a closer look at the vast black market for vaping supplies. Vaping Bad: Were 2 Wisconsin Brothers the Walter Whites of THC Oils? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreRenee Dudley / ProPublica: Ransomware hackers are targeting managed service providers, causing chaos for the city governments, medical clinics, and smaller businesses who use them for IT — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter … Ransomware hackers are targeting managed service providers, causing chaos
Read MoreFinSMEs: Sourced Group, which helps enterprises in regulated industries migrate their IT infrastructure to the cloud, raises CAD$20M — Sourced Group, a Canadian-owned IT consultancy specializing in large-scale cloud transformations for regulated industries, closed a CAD $20m financing. Sourced Group, which helps enterprises in regulated industries migrate their IT infrastructure to the cloud, raises CADM
Read MoreIt’s rare that makers get involved in out-and-out munition production. It’s dangerous, and usually frowned upon by local authorities. That said, it can be fun to experiment around, and [Ivan] does just that, attempting to launch a 3D-printed torpedo from a kayak. The build may have been done as a marketing exercise, but it raises
Read MoreJake Bright / TechCrunch: DHL expands its DHL Africa eShop to 13 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s e-commerce platform to 34 African countries — DHL has expanded its DHL Africa eShop business to 13 additional markets, upping the presence of the global shipping company’s e-commerce platform to 34 African countries.
Read MoreSrividya Kalyanaraman / AmericanInno: CIMCON Lighting, whose smart city platform simplifies the deployment of sensors, cameras, and other devices, such as Wi-Fi access points, raises $33M Series C — Burlington-based smart city solutions maker CIMCON raised $33 million in a Series C round led by Digital Alpha. CIMCON Lighting, whose smart city platform simplifies the
Read MoreTwenty or so shots purport to show a white “test model” of the XL version of Google’s upcoming flagship phone. Google Pixel 4 XL purportedly shows up again in leaked photos – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMargie Manning / St Pete Catalyst: ComplianceQuest, which develops cloud-based quality management software for life sciences and manufacturing sectors, raises $36M Series A — ComplianceQuest, a Tampa company with software for life science firms and manufacturers, raised a $36 million Series A round led by Insight Partners. ComplianceQuest, which develops cloud-based quality management software for
Read MoreShe often risked life and limb to collect thousands of specimens, some of which had never been seen before. Google Doodle celebrates tenacious Mexican-American botanist Ynes Mexía – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHigh-voltage experimenters are a unique breed. They’re particularly adept at scrounging for parts in all kinds of places, and identifying how to put all manner of components to use in the service of the almighty arc. [Jay] is one such inventor, and recently came across a useful device from Subaru. The device in question is
Read MoreAndy Greenberg / Wired: Researchers: execution errors prevented the Crash Override malware, which took down the Ukrainian power grid for an hour in 2016, from causing lasting damage — A fresh look at the 2016 blackout in Ukraine suggests that the cyberattack behind it was intended to cause far more damage. Researchers: execution errors prevented
Read MoreDavid Coats / VC by the Numbers: Analysis: ~51% of capital invested into US VC-funded companies exiting over the last decade lost money, while less than 4% generated a 10x or greater return — In fact, we are highly skewed. — Most of us know intuitively that venture investing is a hits driven business. Analysis:
Read MoreWhen you hear a song you like that you can’t quite place Shazam has become many people’s solution to the problem. All you have to do it open the app, let it listen to the tune for a few seconds, and more often than not you’ll be presented with the title and artist in just
Read MoreIt isn’t often that the world of Hackaday intersects with the world of crafting, which is perhaps a shame because many of the skills and techniques of the two have significant overlap. Crochet for instance has rarely featured here, but that is about to change with [Janelle Shane]’s HAT3000 neural network trained to produce crochet
Read MoreTwenty or so shots purport to show a white “test model” of the XL version of Google’s upcoming flagship phone. Google Pixel XL purportedly shows up again in leaked photos – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTime is one of those things that we can all probably use more of. Read more… Get More Time in Your Work Day By Setting 'Hard Stops' For Meetings Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWhether you want something that’s more tablet than laptop or more laptop than tablet, there’s one here to meet your needs and budget. Best 2-in-1 PCs in 2019 for when you need a laptop and tablet in one – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJeff Abramowitz / Wired: Launched 20 years ago, Wi-Fi nearly lost out to the rival HomeRF standard, which was being promoted by the group of Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft — Opinion: Launched 20 years ago this week, Wi-Fi nearly hit a dead spot. — We all love Wi-Fi, except when we can’t connect.
Read MoreIn the world of surfing, the equipment available is as diverse and varied as the enthusiasts themselves. Different boards are optimized for different conditions and styles, and the industry continues to innovate towards ever greater performance. [DARK-labs] aim to bring data analysis into the field to help create boards personalised to the individual. The goal
Read MoreMiles Kruppa / Financial Times: Research: tech start-ups spent $44B on advertising and cloud computing from Facebook, Google, and Amazon in 2018, making up ~10% of the revenue of tech giants — Technology start-ups spent $44bn on advertising and cloud computing from Facebook, Google and Amazon last year … Research: tech start-ups spent B on
Read MoreMIT joins a fascinating field that already includes Vantablack. MIT unveils new 'blackest black' material and makes a diamond disappear – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSam Machkovech / Ars Technica: Interview with Björk about her album Vulnicura VR, which is arguably the world’s first full “VR pop album”, now available on Windows PC via Steam — On VR’s doubters: “It’s a boring question. Can there be soul in technology? Yes!” — “I often feel like some sort of … Interview
Read MoreChances are good when you request a new passport or a passport renewal you’re doing it because you have a trip on the horizon. If you’re me, a trip that’s coming up pretty soon. Read more… How to Check on Your Passport Application Status Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWe don’t know where [Scott M. Baker] calls home, but it must be a pretty humid place indeed. After all, he has invested quite a bit in fancy vacuum storage containers to keep his 3D-printer filament dry, with the result being this sensor-laden filament drying farm. [Scott] wasn’t content to just use these PrintDry containers
Read MoreThe Pixel 4 XL hasn’t been able to stop leaking this week, and now we have yet another set of photos showing off the unannounced, unreleased phone. Several of the leaks we’ve seen this week have stemmed from a Vietnam-based shop that sells imported phones, called D Store Mobile. D Store declined to share how
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