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What happened when a venture capitalist told the truth about a Mark Zuckerberg-backed start-up. Want to Do Business in Silicon Valley? Better Act Nice Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhat happened when a venture capitalist told the truth about a Mark Zuckerberg-backed start-up. Want to Do Business in Silicon Valley? Better Act Nice Source: NY Times Tech
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 Nietzsche used to say: To infinity, and beyond! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 09 2019, at a
Read MoreFinally, Honda has dished out the details on its cutesy electric hatchback. Here's the Honda E in all its production glory – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIn this instance, a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain has been shoehorned into a modern X5. BMW i Hydrogen Next looks at alternate methods of electrification – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’ve heard of core rope memory, it will probably be in the context of vintage computing equipment such as Apollo-era NASA hardware. A string of magnetic cores and sense wires form a simple ROM arrangement, which though long-ago-superceded by semiconductor memory remains possible to recreate by the experimenter. It’s a path [Nicola Cimmino] has
Read MoreMercedes-Benz is just one car into its “EQ” family of all-electric vehicles, but the company is already redefining what the future of that lineup will look like with an all-new concept car released today at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. The new concept, called the Vision EQS, is supposed to help sketch out the “thrilling,
Read MoreAndroid just can’t seem to shake off its malware issues. A new malware campaign targeting Android has been found to engage in ad fraud at least since early June 2019. The findings, disclosed by cybersecurity firm CSIS Security Group, reveal that the malware — called Joker — is designed to surreptitiously sign users up for premium
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Edge browser is shaping up to be a strong and worthy opponent to Google Chrome. Tired of Chrome eating all your Mac's RAM? Microsoft might be able to help you Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAnna Escher / TechCrunch: Brazil-based QuintoAndar, an online marketplace that lets users search, book, and advertise rental properties, raises $250M Series D led by SoftBank — QuintoAndar, the Brazilian real estate technology developer, has secured a massive $250 million Series D led by SoftBank … Brazil-based QuintoAndar, an online marketplace that lets users search, book,
Read MoreIn a gruesome turn of events, a 21-year-old Indian man killed his father as the latter repeatedly urged him to stop playing the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). A report by The News Minute noted the man, a college student and a resident of the southern state of Karnataka, was said to be addicted
Read MoreLG is adding G-Sync variable refresh rate support to its 2019 C9 and E9 OLED TVs. Though the models don’t contain G-Sync hardware, LG has worked with Nvidia to get each set certified through Nvidia’s G-Sync Compatible testing. When hooked up to a PC with an Nvidia GPU, the TVs should be able to display
Read MoreNew iPhones will be announced today. Prepare yourselves. iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11R and 11 Max: Price, specs and features we expect later today – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAt risk of getting any ASMR buffs who might be reading cranky because there’s no audio, [Chris], or [@no1089] on Twitter, has gifted us with this visually stunning scan of his Maxim MAX86160 in-ear heart monitor mounted on a rigidflex PCB. You can take a look, in the video below the break. If you’re wondering
Read MoreImage: Amazon Since opening the first cashier-less Amazon Go convenience store in Seattle almost three years ago, Amazon has continued to open new Go stores in a few additional cities. But if you’re wondering why there aren’t any such stores near you, it might be that Amazon isn’t sticking to its original plan to spread
Read MoreEvocative soundscapes for YouTube and major music streaming channels are designed to transport international students back to their home countries. Alexa, I'm homesick. Play sounds of India – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf Terry Bogard’s imminent arrival in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has you curious about Neo Geo fighting game history, SNK’s latest hardware product may be of interest. The Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro is an arcade stick that works as a controller itself but also has 20 SNK fighting games pre-installed. In its controller mode,
Read MoreThe event could be a “disaster,” he said. 'Storm Area 51' event creator pulls out of 'Storm Area 51' event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you want to see how many words you’ve typed in a Google Docs document right now, you currently gotta select that from a drop-down menu first: Tools > Word Count. (There’s a keyboard shortcut, sure.) But starting this week, G Suite (read: Google Docs for business) customers can activate a live word counter that
Read MoreThe punk-rock girl comic book character could be the perfect role for Robbie, whose production company has optioned the rights. Margot Robbie gears up for a new Tank Girl movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd don’t expect support for bilateral charging, the respected Apple analyst reports. iPhone 11 models won't have support for Apple Pencil, Kuo says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWendy Lee / Los Angeles Times: Profile of Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content officer, as the company invests heavily in podcasts to gain an edge over rivals — When Dawn Ostroff began working the graveyard shift at a Miami radio station, her parents assumed her career in radio would be short-lived. Profile of Dawn Ostroff,
Read More[Voltlog] has had a 952 hot air rework station for a long time. You’ll recognize it when you see it — they are the ubiquitous soldering iron and hot air gun combination from China sold under numerous brand names. He didn’t think the old station was as good as some of the newer devices available,
Read MoreResearchers help confirm what has always been hypothesized by examining an impact crater off the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists discover more evidence that dinosaurs were killed by a gigantic asteroid – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Ahead of iOS 13, which will warn users of apps that collect location data in the background, Facebook publishes a blog post explaining how it uses location data — KEY POINTS — Facebook has published an informational blog post about how its app collects and uses background location data from smartphones.
Read MoreThe social network has faced criticism for what content it leaves up or pulls down. Facebook's Zuckerberg and Sandberg very involved in content decisions, report says – CNET Source: CNet
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