Davey G. Johnson, automotive writer and friend of Roadshow, dead at 43 – Roadshow
To many of us, Davey was more than just a colleague. Davey G. Johnson, automotive writer and friend of Roadshow, dead at 43 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTo many of us, Davey was more than just a colleague. Davey G. Johnson, automotive writer and friend of Roadshow, dead at 43 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAmazon’s delivery drones are not yet dropping off packages, but the company is already envisioning how else that might be used — including by offering “surveillance as a service.” Amazon was recently granted a patent that outlines how its UAVs could keep an eye on customers’ property between deliveries while supposedly maintaining their privacy. The
Read MoreThe Blue Oval is hinting at a new addition to the GT’s legend, but it isn’t yet clear we’re looking at. Ford GT mystery model teased ahead of Goodwood Festival of Speed – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWe all have what feels like a million passwords to remember, and the constantly changing authentication process sometimes makes it difficult to know what your password is for any given site. In addition, many passwords are easily hackable, putting your personal information — or even worse, confidential details your customers entrusted you with — at
Read MoreOn July 4th, Netflix’s Stranger Things will make a return for its third season, and the final trailer for that eight-episode adventure has just been released. In classic Hollywood hype fashion, the trailer ups the stakes and makes everything feel even more apocalyptic than usual. It extends the show’s evolution in tone: from a relatively
Read MoreLove ’em or hate ’em, you’ve got to hand it to Apple: they really know how to push people’s buttons with design. Their industrial designers can make a product so irresistible – and their marketing team can cannonball the hype train sufficiently – that people will stand in line for days to buy a new
Read MoreApple’s original Mac Pro was affectionately referred to as a cheese grater until the company decided to go for more of a trash can aesthetic in 2013. When the company introduced the 2019 Mac Pro – a clear callback to the original design – it also reintroduced the image of rubbing some parmesan against the
Read MoreMany of us rely on Google Maps to find electricians, hair salon, and other services in our area. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google Maps hosts an estimated ’11 million falsely listed businesses on any given day.’ The majority of the bogus listings are found in categories that Google calls ‘duress verticals’ –
Read MoreTerry Gou, who on Friday stepped back from his electronics empire, must strike a balance between the Washington and Beijing as the trade war simmers. Taiwan’s iPhone Tycoon Walks a Fraught U.S.-China Line in Presidential Run Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreComputing giant Dell released a security advisory on Thursday urging consumers to update their laptops and PCs to patch a security vulnerability the company says could have enabled hackers to access sensitive information. The vulnerability, CVE-2019-12280, was identified in Dell’s SupportAssist application for business (version 2.0) and home PCs (version 3.2.1 and prior). The issue in
Read MoreWe’re all used to our console controllers vibrating during intense gaming sequences. Some movie theaters incorporate vibration motors into their chairs for a more immersive experience. Now, a new Netflix experiment considers combining the two ideas, essentially adding haptic feedback to movies and TV shows you watch on your phone. The idea isn’t a feature
Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill that would remove CDA 230 protections for online platforms with 30M+ US MAUs, which FTC could return after paid audit — Senate newbie Josh Hawley has made it clear that he’s no fan of big internet companies and has joined with others in suggesting … Sen.
Read MoreTo this day it is the most financially successful movie ever made. So why the hell has everyone decided to collectively forget about its existence? Remembering Avatar, and the collective fever dream of its insane success – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFake security cameras are advertised as a cheap way to deter anyone who might be up to no good. This isn’t a crime and punishment blog, so we’re not really in a position to say how accurate that claim actually is, but we see enough of these things for sale that somebody out there must
Read MoreThe Microsoft Traineeship Program, already launched in New South Wales, will expand to South Australia in September. Microsoft extends IT skills development program to South Australia Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYes, we know Adam Sandler is in it. Netflix's Murder Mystery isn't too bad – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s a reminder that the Netflix hit is full of horror and sci-fi scares, because this is one eerie video. Stranger Things 3 new trailer is long-awaited and super-creepy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGlobe and Mail: Researchers find Airbnb likely removed 31K homes from Canada’s rental market in 2018, or 1.5% of residences built for the rental market — Short-term rental sites are ‘having rather large impacts on our housing markets,’ McGill researchers say in groundbreaking paper Researchers find Airbnb likely removed 31K homes from Canada's rental market
Read MoreThis crunchy, saucy mess is just what your junior high taste buds have always craved. KFC has a Cheetos sandwich now and it is extremely orange – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTimothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: IIHS: car makers including Tesla cause confusion by choosing names like Autopilot for automated systems, resulting in drivers overestimating cars’ capabilities — Does the name “Autopilot” cause people to overestimate the abilities of Tesla’s driver-assistance technology? IIHS: car makers including Tesla cause confusion by choosing names like Autopilot for
Read MoreOne problem with building things using state-of-the-art techniques is that sometimes those that look like they will be “the next big thing” turn out to be dead ends. Next thing you know, that hot new part or piece of software is hard to get or unmaintained. This is especially true if you are building something
Read MoreThe furniture is dark-side themed, and starts at $655. You can now buy Star Wars furniture, but it'll cost ya – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMikael Thalen / The Daily Dot: Report: Facebook plans to make employees of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus transition to @fb.com email addresses, further integrating its family of apps — Facebook is attempting to unify its brand by making employees of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus adopt new emails using the Facebook domain, Business Insider reports. Report:
Read MoreNiantic‘s latest AR-based walking-encouragement app, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, launched unexpectedly today. It was supposed to roll out Friday, but hey, we’re not complaining. Here’s what we thought after the first few hours using the app. I discovered the app was live during a routine trip to get my car inspected — sitting in the Toyota
Read MoreDeploying Office 365 state-wide to 45,000 staff across 500 sites. WA Health hybrid cloud shift picks up pace with Microsoft Office 365 transition Source: ZDNet Microsoft
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