The carmaker says it’s good for 12.5 mph and a range of 12.5 miles. Hyundai is working on a rear-wheel drive electric scooter that docks in your car – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe D23 Disney fan-club site funneling the preorders couldn’t handle a spike in traffic, but it’s back up now. Disney Plus discount demand crashes its preorder website – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis afternoon, a prototype of SpaceX’s next generation rocket took to the skies for a second time in south Texas, reaching a height of a small skyscraper before landing back on Earth. The flight demonstrated the vehicle’s ability to take off and land in a controlled manner, and it paves the way for more aggressive
Read MoreA group of prominent academics have signed a letter in support of MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito, as MIT reckons with the revelation that it accepted around $800,000 in funds from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The letter seeks to gather support for Ito, who has apologized for accepting funds from the now-deceased financier.
Read MoreAfter months-long negotiations between Netflix and major theater chains, Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, will get a November 1st theatrical debut before coming to Netflix on November 27th. The film is just one of the latest to highlight the ongoing struggle between Netflix and the traditional film industry, as
Read MoreAlaska Airlines is having a flash sale Tuesday that brings the cost of a flight down to as low as $29 for a one-way ticket and $57 for a roundtrip ticket. Read more… Get One-Way and Roundtrip Tickets During Alaska's Flash Sale Today Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAnthony Levandowski, a former employee at Google sister company Waymo, today was charged with 33 counts of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets after he allegedly stole more than 14,000 sensitive documents that eventually ended up in Uber‘s clutches. You might recognize the case from a year-long civil battle over the same theft that
Read MorePhoto credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images Hundreds of Uber and Lyft drivers rallied in San Francisco on Tuesday in support of a state bill that would make it more difficult for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. The rally, which convened outside Uber’s headquarters on Market Street, was organized by a group called
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: The Web Services Dynamic Discovery protocol, popular with IoT devices like printers and DVRs, is now being regularly abused in large DDoS attacks — Security researchers warn that the WS-Discovery protocol is currently being abused for massive DDoS attacks. The Web Services Dynamic Discovery protocol, popular with IoT devices like printers
Read MoreIT monitoring company LabStats has introduced LabFind, a mobile app that allows students to search for and navigate to campus IT resources, such as computers, printers, projectors, whiteboards, study spaces and more. App Guides Students to Campus IT Resources Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreWhile we’re still waiting on a specific release date for Facebook’s upcoming cryptocurrency, Libra, the company is aiming for an early 2020 release. That gives you plenty of time to find bugs in the currency’s infrastructure—a project that could reward you handsomely. Read more… Earn Thousands of Dollars for Finding Bugs in Facebook's Libra Cryptocurrency
Read MoreBen Thompson / Stratechery: Privacy fundamentalism, which does not consider the inherent nature of the internet and the unavoidable trade-offs, is a surefire way to get policy wrong — Farhad Manjoo, in the New York Times, ran an experiment on himself: … Here is a shrunk-down version of the graphic that resulted … Privacy fundamentalism,
Read MoreWe find out if the cheaper Mi Band 4 can keep up with the fancy Fitbit. Best budget fitness tracker: Fitbit Inspire HR or Mi Band 4? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVolvo’s all-in-one, flat-rate subscription plan adds XC60, XC90 and V60 Cross Country models amidst other improvements. Care By Volvo subscription program revs up, adds models – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTalking to a friend that’s struggling with their mental health is tricky. You might be concerned about saying the wrong thing or pestering them with too many phone calls and texts. On Reddit, u/burnie57 asked users how to help a friend struggling with depression—and while everyone is different and communication is… Read more… How to
Read MoreNew additions! An all-time low on AirPods with wireless charging case, a $99 TV with free Echo Dot and big savings on MacBooks, eyeglasses, appliances and more. The best Labor Day 2019 deals so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: CBP searched 30,000 devices last year without a warrant, up ~4x from three years prior, and increasingly denies entry to people over content sent by others — Travelers are increasingly being denied entry to the United States as border officials hold them accountable for messages … CBP searched 30,000 devices last
Read MoreWe’ve done the work for you. Samsung has 9 Galaxy phones you can buy. Here's how to tell them apart – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are few applications a city dweller will use as much as Google Maps, but for all its utility, the app doesn’t often account for the multitudinous possibilities of city transit. Sure, Google can tell me how long it would take me to travel via subway, cab, or bike, but any New Yorker knows getting
Read MoreIn the last year or so we’ve been seeing an array of portable game system builds based around “trimmed” Wii motherboards which have literally been cut down to a fraction of their original size. It turns out that most of the board is dedicated to non-essential functions, with the core Wii system contained within one
Read MoreGetting distracted at the grocery store is inevitable. There are temptations around every turn: brightly colored sale signs! Sample tables! New flavors of seltzer! You might think that keeping your nose in your phone—scrolling through podcast episodes, calling your mom—would prevent you from getting sucked in by the… Read more… Spend Less at the Grocery Store by
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge We’re just two weeks away from September 10th, the day Apple is likely to announce the iPhone 11 to the world — which means there isn’t much time to finish its iOS 13 operating system before launch. But what if Apple wasn’t actually planning to finish it by
Read MoreOlga Kharif / Bloomberg: As Ethereum’s network is increasingly used for Tether transactions, the cost of running smart contracts has spiked, and Ether’s network utilization has hit ~90% — – Vitalik Buterin expressed concerns over scaling last week — Tether’s use of Ethereum has grown as its utilization exploded As Ethereum's network is increasingly used
Read MoreImage: Ninja Fresh off of a well-publicized split from Twitch, streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins today announced a partnership with Adidas. There aren’t any shoes or apparel for sale right now, but on his Mixer stream, Blevins said, “I can’t say specifically what is in the works with Adidas, but use your imagination.” Apparel companies signing
Read MoreDisney Plus is set to officially launch in the US, Canada, and the Netherlands on November 12th; however, the company is currently allowing members of its D23 fan club, which anyone can join as a general member for free, to preorder the service at a pretty significant discount. Read more… How to Preorder Disney Plus
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