Image: Ninja This afternoon, streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins posted a video to Twitter to address an issue concerning his former Twitch profile page: the streaming platform had begun to promote other streamers in his place, including a channel streaming pornography earlier this morning. Earlier this month, Ninja announced that he was leaving Twitch for another
Read MoreJon Fingas / Engadget: Tyler “Ninja” Blevins calls out Twitch for using his dormant channel to promote other streamers, including a bootleg porn broadcast for more than two hours — Ninja (aka Tyler Blevins) has largely avoided any bad blood between him and Twitch following his jump to Mixer, but that apparently didn’t last long.
Read MoreCharlie Warzel / New York Times: The dueling hashtags on Twitter, blaming the Clintons and Trump for Jeffrey Epstein’s death, are a grim testament to our deeply poisoned information ecosystem — With each news cycle, the system grows more efficient. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. The dueling hashtags on Twitter, blaming
Read MoreAsk anyone their opinion on companies using their data and the response will almost always be negative. It’s not surprising; revelation after revelation has revealed that the likes of Google and Facebook not only profit off of user data, but are often reckless or intrusive in the way that they do so. The level of
Read MoreRemember the TiVo? The set-top DVR that was once so popular of a hacking target that Hackaday had a dedicated subdomain for it has today largely faded into obscurity as time-shifted viewing has given way to Internet streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. But make no mistake, while the TiVo may no longer be the
Read MoreThe mutant cat-humans in the preview are hiss-terical, but there’s more to the upcoming movie than Twitter jokes. Cats movie: Everything we know, from the weird trailer and beyond – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Little, Brown & Company J.D. Salinger’s classic novel Catcher in the Rye will be published as an ebook for the first time this week, according to The New York Times. The profile details the late author and his estate’s reluctance to follow the rest of the publishing industry online. The Times reports that Little,
Read MoreThe voting machine was supposed to be available for hackers to find security flaws. An unexpected bug stopped the experiment from starting until Defcon’s day. DARPA's million voting machine couldn't be hacked at Defcon (for the wrong reasons) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReclusive author’s estate was seen as one of the major literary e-book holdouts. J.D. Salinger's books to finally get digital release – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Check Point Software Technologies Ransomware has become a major threat to computer systems in recent years, as high-profile attacks have locked users out of personal computers, hospitals, city governments, and even The Weather Channel. Now, security researchers have discovered that another device that might be at risk: a DSLR camera. Check Point Software Technologies
Read MoreThe Perseid meteor shower peaks Monday and Tuesday evening. Regarded as one of the best meteor showers of the year, its something space buffs won’t want to miss. Read more… How to Livestream the Perseid Meteor Shower on Monday Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreRebecca Keegan / Hollywood Reporter: Inside Netflix’s government lobbying efforts, which have shifted in recent months to align more with Hollywood studios and less with Silicon Valley — Rather than align itself with the tech giants under increasing Washington pressure, the streamer has joined forces with the studios … Inside Netflix's government lobbying efforts, which
Read MoreThere was a time when oscilloscopes were big and expensive. Now you can get scopes of various sizes and capabilities on nearly any budget. Vector network analyzers — VNAs — haven’t had quite the same proliferation, but NanoVNA may change that. [IMSAI Guy] bought one for about $50 and made a series of videos about
Read MoreMegan Eckstein / USNI News: US Navy to replace touchscreen throttle and helm controls on destroyers with mechanical ones, after finding that touchscreens contributed to a deadly collision — SAN DIEGO – The Navy will begin reverting destroyers back to a physical throttle and traditional helm control system in the next 18 to 24 months
Read MoreFlight deals and sales have started to pop up pretty frequently these days. Just because a flight is on “sale,” however, doesn’t mean that sale price is actually a deal. Read more… Use Google to See If That Discounted Flight is Really a Deal Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreAlan Turing was recently announced as the face of the new £50 note for his code breaking contributions in World War II and laying the foundations of computer science. However, Turing’s work still challenges and inspires many people working today, especially those in robotics and artificial intelligence. In 1950 he asked, “Can machines think?”, and
Read MoreThe engineering deck in System Shock 2, the classic Looking Glass game released 20 years ago today, is one of the most brilliantly nerve-wracking virtual spaces ever created. System Shock 2 wasn’t a huge success at launch. It was sandwiched between Half-Life and Deus Ex, two games that redefined the sci-fi first-person shooter. And for
Read MoreWaking up in the morning is hard. Sometimes very hard. Read more… This SMS Service Gives You an Extra Incentive to Skip The Snooze Button Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGas Turbine System Technician (Electrical) Fireman Matt R. Richardson, left, receives training at the helm aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103). | Image: U.S. Navy The US Navy will replace the touchscreen throttle and helm controls currently installed in its destroyers with mechanical ones starting in 2020, says USNI News. The move comes
Read MoreReuters: In the face of the US ban, Huawei’s smartphone sales are surging in China, boosted by rising grassroots patriotism and heavy promotions by the company — SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – When 23-year-old Chinese student Aaron Huang started his hunt for an Android replacement for his Apple … In the face of the US ban,
Read More[Hesam Moshiri] has built a variable switch-mode power supply over on hackaday.io. When prototyping a new circuit, often the goal is to get a proof-of-concept working as soon as possible to iron out all of the bugs it might have. The power supply can easily be an afterthought, and for smaller projects we might just
Read MoreWayfair’s 48-Hour Clearout, an Instant Pot accessories deal, and discounted Oakley sunglasses lead off Sunday’s best deals from around the web. Read more… Sunday's Best Deals: Instant Pot Accessories, Wayfair, Sony Headphones, and More Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCommentary: Don’t worry. There’s always Bluetooth and dongles. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 removes the headphone jack signaling the end of an era – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwo changes to how basketball is presented promise to make for a thrilling Olympics next year. Your guide to basketball at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are many excellent fitness tracking apps, but the best ones tend to focus on a particular type of exercise, such as running, cycling, or yoga. If you’re the kind of person who likes to workout in a variety of ways, but you want all your fitness data in one place, Google Fit is a
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