The 18650 cell has become a ubiquitous standard in the lithium battery world. From power drills to early Tesla vehicles, these compact cells power all manner of portable devices. A particularly common use is in laptop batteries, where they’re often built into a pack using the Smart Battery System. This creates a smart battery that
Read MoreAlexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is trying a new approach to limit the distribution of deepfakes, argues that the definition is too broad and needs to be scoped — In an interview, the Facebook CEO hinted that the company is trying a new approach to misleading videos created through artificial
Read MoreDaisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: Google, UChicago, and its medical center sued in a lawsuit accusing the hospital of sharing hundreds of thousands of identifiable patient records with Google — SAN FRANCISCO — When the University of Chicago Medical Center announced a partnership to share patient data with Google in 2017 … Google, UChicago,
Read MoreNintendo, Sony, and Microsoft collaborated on an open letter protesting the Trump administrations’s controversial proposition on Chinese tariffs. They warn that the worst case scenario would be that game consoles, are on the proposed product list, would get even more expensive. The letter, addressed to Joseph Barloon, General Counsel to the US Trade Representative, was written in response to the request
Read MoreZoe Schiffer / INSIDER: Report: ecommerce startup Brandless has hired John Rittenhouse as CEO after Tina Sharkey resigned in March amid tensions with SoftBank, which has a 40% stake — – In March, Tina Sharkey stepped down as CEO of Brandless, the direct-to-consumer retailer of “unbranded” household items. Report: ecommerce startup Brandless has hired John
Read MoreSalvador Rodriguez / CNBC: Mark Zuckerberg says weak US response to 2016 Russian election interference sent a signal to the world, and similar activity has increased from Iran and others — KEY POINTS — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the U.S.’s weak response to 2016 Russian election interference has inspired … Mark Zuckerberg says weak
Read MoreThough WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, plenty of the app’s users are happy to ignore the fact the big blue parent network exists. Somewhat surprisingly, Facebook has been content to let WhatsApp do its own thing since its $19 billion purchase back in 2014. But there are signs this might be slowly changing Case in
Read MoreThe fast-food restaurant chain isn’t lying when it says “we have the meats.” Arby's is making vegetables out of meat – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZuckerberg acknowledges, though, that Facebook could have acted quicker to stop the video from spreading. Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook's decision to keep up doctored Pelosi video – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMany of us don’t even have 4K displays yet, but that isn’t stopping technology from moving on. Today the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced DisplayPort 2.0, heralding the arrival of 16K displays in the years to come. While the idea of a 16K monitor is almost laughable, the increased bandwidth – 80 Gbps, up
Read MoreThe lawsuit demonstrates the tension between building A.I. systems and protecting the privacy of patients. Google and the University of Chicago Are Sued Over Data Sharing Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreVillage Roadshow has bought the rights to the 1993 video game. Myst adventure game is getting a film and TV universe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Brodkin / Ars Technica: FCC gives Verizon permission to lock cell phones to its network for 60 days after activation, despite open-access rules applying to Verizon’s 700MHz spectrum — Verizon, seeking to deter theft, gets FCC waiver to lock phones for 60 days. — Verizon yesterday received the government’s permission … FCC gives Verizon
Read MoreMove over, eBay and Target, there’s another Prime Day challenger entering the ring. Walmart joins the Amazon Prime Day sale fray – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom Winter is Coming to The Iron Throne, the $250 Game of Thrones Complete Collection has every episode and tons of extras. Game of Thrones Blu-ray box set lets you hate-watch season 8 all over again – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve heard of beer pong, but we’re not sure we’ve heard of wine pong. And certainly never wine pong automated with a ping pong ball throwing robot like this one. There’s not a huge amount of detail available in the video below, and no build log per se. But [Electron Dust] has a few shots
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: Twitch launches beta of Subscriber Streams, which will let Twitch streamers who are Twitch Affiliates or Twitch Partners offer subscriber-only streams — A potentially useful tool for big events — Twitch is giving its well-behaved streamers a chance to offer a new … Twitch launches beta of Subscriber Streams, which
Read MoreA team of researchers recently pioneered the world’s first AI universe simulator. It’s fast; it’s accurate; and its creators are baffled by its ability to understand things about the cosmos that it shouldn’t. Scientists have used computer simulations to try and digitally reverse-engineer the origin and evolution of our universe for decades. The best traditional
Read MoreApple has poached a top engineer from ARM as it seeks to put custom processors inside Macs in the coming years. As spotted by Bloomberg, Apple has hired Mike Filippo, the lead architect on a number of ARM CPU designs, including the Cortex-A76, which was recently featured inside Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 855 chip. Bloomberg speculates
Read MoreResearchers have found a way to detect “covert consciousness” that could aid the recovery of people with severe brain injuries. ‘It’s Gigantic’: A New Way to Gauge the Chances for Unresponsive Patients Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe subreddit The_Donald was “quarantined” after users posted threats of violence against police officers and politicians in Oregon, administrators said. Reddit Restricts Pro-Trump Forum Because of Threats Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAmazon Prime Day 2019 is still a few weeks away — it starts on July 15th, in case you hadn’t heard. But right now, Prime members can save $30 on a year-long membership to Audible, the company’s audiobook platform. Not just that, but Amazon will also toss in an Echo Dot (third-generation) to go with
Read MoreIf you haven’t kept up with the news or your aunt’s Facebook statuses, here’s a reminder: Tonight, the first half of the Democratic Debates will take place at 9pm EDT. Read more… What to Know Before Day One of the Democratic Debates Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreJudging by the flood of notifications I get on a daily basis from Google Maps, it really likes me — maybe a little too much. If you use Google Maps on Android, you might be in the same boat. Google Maps has a lot of notification options (between 40 and 54 nestled into 10 categories
Read MoreI know you come to this site for deep, contemplative thought on the technological issues of the day, but sod it: the Microsoft Pro Intellimouse is really bloody lovely, and if you need a new mouse, you should buy this one. Job done. Time to go to the pub? Not quite. I suppose I should
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