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June 20, 2019

Walmart says it is now using AI-powered cameras in more than 1,000 stores to prevent theft at checkouts, in a program internally called Missed Scan Detection (Hayley Peterson/Business Insider)

Hayley Peterson / Business Insider: Walmart says it is now using AI-powered cameras in more than 1,000 stores to prevent theft at checkouts, in a program internally called Missed Scan Detection — – Walmart is using computer vision technology to monitor checkouts and deter potential theft and other causes of shrink in more than 1,000

June 20, 2019

How to Get a Break From Your Kids While On Vacation

As meteorologist Paul Goodloe mused to us about family travel: “If you include the kids, it’s no longer a vacation—we just call that a trip.” Don’t get us wrong: Traversing the world with your children can be a formative experience in which lifelong memories are made. It can also be rather suffocating (flashback to… Read

The Taco Bell hotel is real and for $169 you can reserve a room – CNET

Beginning Thursday, June 27, you can book your stay at the tastiest hotel of the summer. The Taco Bell hotel is real and for 9 you can reserve a room – CNET Source: CNet

The Feather “FAUXBERRY” Is Now A Real Thing

Last month we featured an interesting project from Hackaday.io that was essentially trying to recreate the iconic Blackberry form factor for use with Adafruit’s line of Feather development boards. This would let you drop in modules for everything from LTE to packet radio, opening up a nearly limitless possibilities for handheld hacking. The only problem

June 20, 2019

Add You (or Your Friends) to GIFs with Morphin

iOS, Android: You have a few options if you’re looking to superimpose your face (or your friends’ faces) on the next big meme. You can go the South Park treatment, where you slap an oversized cutout of your own head over the head of whoever is in the GIF you’re trying to mess with. That’s easy,

Survey: Majority of Faculty Acknowledge that Textbook Affordability Is an Issue on Their Campus

In a recent survey, 90 percent of faculty reported that textbook affordability is a concern for their institution. Survey: Majority of Faculty Acknowledge that Textbook Affordability Is an Issue on Their Campus Source: Campus Technology

June 20, 2019

YouTuber proves Apple’s new Mac Pro would not actually grate cheese that great

Ever since Apple first announced its new, cheese grater-shaped take on the Mac Pro, one question has been on everyone’s mind: how well would the Mac Pro actually work as a $6,000-plus cheese grater? Fortunately, we no longer have to wait, thanks to YouTube Winston Moy, who went and machined a replica of Apple’s new

June 20, 2019

EA rep calls loot boxes ‘surprise mechanics’ — no, just no

Electronic Arts, when called upon to defend its practice of including loot boxes in its games, chose to defend its money-maker in the most cringeworthy way possible, by comparing them to Kinder eggs. The UK Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport Committee yesterday heard evidence from EA and Epic Games representatives about various game-related issues, the

June 20, 2019

Always Check Your Automatic Bill Payments

Automating your finances fixes everything, right? Well, only if you’re still monitoring your money on a regular basis, it turns out. The Wall Street Journal interviewed a handful of money experts about the biggest ways people waste money. And we won’t talk about what they said about that, because this Lifehacker… Read more… Always Check

June 20, 2019

Google says it’s done making tablets and cancels two unreleased products

Google will not be launching a sequel to last year’s Pixel Slate tablet, according to Business Insider and Computer World, and will instead focus its Chrome OS hardware efforts on traditional laptop devices like the Pixelbook. “For Google’s first-party hardware efforts, we’ll be focusing on Chrome OS laptops and will continue to support Pixel Slate,”

June 20, 2019

Walmart is using AI-powered cameras to prevent theft at checkout lanes

Walmart has been surveilling its checkout registers using a computer vision technology called Missed Scan Detection to identify when items move past the scanner without having been scanned. As reported by Business Insider, the technology has been implemented in more than 1,000 stores across the US over the past two years, and it monitors both

June 20, 2019

Good Omens protesters demand show be removed from completely wrong company

It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that an angry fan online must be in search of a website to launch a mostly useless petition. A recent protest from a Christian group asking Netflix to remove Good Omens from its library is a perfect example — except that Good Omens isn’t part of Netflix’s library, because it’s

Driverless Cars May Be Coming, but Let’s Not Get Carried Away

“We’ve tried to turn down the hype and make people understand how hard this is,” says Gill Pratt, an expert in robotics and head of the Toyota Research Institute. Driverless Cars May Be Coming, but Let’s Not Get Carried Away Source: NY Times Tech

Milestone Achieved as X-57 Mod II Takes Shape

{$inline_image}The electric motors for X-57’s Mod II vehicle and their propellers were powered up and spun together for the first time as part of an integrated spin test. Milestone Achieved as X-57 Mod II Takes Shape Source: NASA

June 20, 2019

Apple says incoming China tariffs would be disastrous for business

Apple says the Trump administration’s tariffs could lower the company’s economic output and put it at a disadvantage compared to its international competitors, particularly its Chinese counterparts. In Apple’s letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, the company argues that the proposed tariffs, which would impact nearly every Apple device including the iPhone, MacBook, AirPods,

Finally, An Open Source Multimeter

For his Hackaday Prize entry, [Martin] is building an Open Source Multimeter that can measure voltage, current, and power. It’s an amazing build, and you too can build one yourself. The features for this multimeter consist of voltage mode with a range of +/-6V and +/-60V. There’s a current mode, basically the same as voltage,

Think you know how a lightbulb works? Wait until you see this GE how-to video.

A how-to video from GE Lighting has gone viral, showing users how to reset C by GE lightbulbs. Think you know how a lightbulb works? Wait until you see this GE how-to video. Source: Washington Post Tech

Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company’s Public Value at $23.1 Billion

The workplace messaging company’s shares rose in early trading on the stock market on Thursday, and by the afternoon its value was more than triple its valuation as a private firm. Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company’s Public Value at .1 Billion Source: NY Times Tech

June 20, 2019

Facebook’s Libra won’t be as power-hungry as Bitcoin

Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, is expected to have a smaller environmental footprint compared to some of its more notorious blockchain brethren, including bitcoin, according to experts. Its energy demands are projected to be more like those of existing data centers — which, while still demanding, aren’t quite as energy-hungry as mining bitcoins. The currency hasn’t

Living smarter with tech: How to be a better you

How can we use technology without it taking over our lives? See expert advice on how to be a smarter you with technology. Living smarter with tech: How to be a better you Source: Washington Post Tech

June 20, 2019

Buying a Fixer-Upper Home Probably Won't Save You Money

If you’ve been thinking about buying a fixer-upper because you want to “save money,” be careful. Read more… Buying a Fixer-Upper Home Probably Won't Save You Money Source: Life Hacker

June 20, 2019

Bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduce Stopping Bad Robocalls Act to outlaw a wide array of robocall practices and increase government penalties (Tony Romm/Washington Post)

Tony Romm / Washington Post: Bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduce Stopping Bad Robocalls Act to outlaw a wide array of robocall practices and increase government penalties — House lawmakers on Thursday announced a new bipartisan compromise on a bill to combat robocalls, a proposal that Democrats and Republicans hope … Bipartisan group of House

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Walmart says it is now using AI-powered cameras in more than 1,000 stores to prevent theft at checkouts, in a program internally called Missed Scan Detection (Hayley Peterson/Business Insider)

How to Get a Break From Your Kids While On Vacation

The Taco Bell hotel is real and for $169 you can reserve a room – CNET

The Feather “FAUXBERRY” Is Now A Real Thing

Add You (or Your Friends) to GIFs with Morphin

Survey: Majority of Faculty Acknowledge that Textbook Affordability Is an Issue on Their Campus

YouTuber proves Apple’s new Mac Pro would not actually grate cheese that great

EA rep calls loot boxes ‘surprise mechanics’ — no, just no

Always Check Your Automatic Bill Payments

Google says it’s done making tablets and cancels two unreleased products

Walmart is using AI-powered cameras to prevent theft at checkout lanes

Good Omens protesters demand show be removed from completely wrong company

Driverless Cars May Be Coming, but Let’s Not Get Carried Away

Milestone Achieved as X-57 Mod II Takes Shape

Apple says incoming China tariffs would be disastrous for business

Finally, An Open Source Multimeter

Think you know how a lightbulb works? Wait until you see this GE how-to video.

Slack Stock Soars, Putting Company’s Public Value at $23.1 Billion

Facebook’s Libra won’t be as power-hungry as Bitcoin

Living smarter with tech: How to be a better you

Buying a Fixer-Upper Home Probably Won't Save You Money

Bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduce Stopping Bad Robocalls Act to outlaw a wide array of robocall practices and increase government penalties (Tony Romm/Washington Post)

Get these great Kindle ebooks for $4 or less – CNET

SpaceX and Boeing continue to struggle with spacecraft designs, as watchdog raises safety concerns

No aliens yet? We'll just have to try harder, space watchers say – CNET