For those of us who remember LED calculators, the HP 5082-7400 series red “bubble” displays hold a special charm. Available in 3, 4, or 5-digit varieties, these multiplexed 7-segment displays provided countless hours of entertainment to those who would spell upside-down words on their pocket calculators. In case you happen to be lucky enough to
Read MoreLast month, the social media company would not remove a doctored video of Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Facebook said the video of Mr. Zuckerberg will get the same treatment. A Fake Zuckerberg Video Challenges Facebook’s Rules Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWindows security update will block pairing of certain weak BLE security keys at the OS level. Microsoft blocks BLE security keys with known pairing vulnerability Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAaron Tilley / The Information: Sources: Apple is in talks to buy a key part of Intel’s smartphone modem business, its German operations — Apple is in talks to buy a key part of Intel’s smartphone modem business—its German operations—in a deal that could boost the iPhone maker’s plans to internally develop a modem for
Read MoreA deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg was uploaded to Instagram earlier this week, as first reported by Motherboard, leading to heated speculation as to how the company would react to apparent defamation against its founder and CEO. But according to a spokesperson, Facebook will not be removing the video, following the same policy applied to
Read MoreChristopher Palmeri / Bloomberg: Profile of Tucker Roberts, son of Comcast’s CEO, who oversees the cable giant’s expansion into esports, including Overwatch League’s team Philadelphia Fusion — When the Philadelphia Fusion plays, the team president, Tucker Roberts, likes to stay in the dugout, alongside the coaches and bench players. Profile of Tucker Roberts, son of
Read MoreThe long-awaited Atari VCS retro console is up for preorder starting today from GameStop, Walmart, and the company directly. It’s still months away from shipping, mind you: Indiegogo backers are scheduled to get it first beginning in December. Retailers won’t be shipping out their units until March 2020 — assuming this timing actually sticks, that
Read MoreThey warned us that it was coming, and now it’s here: Mozilla took the wraps off its new logo for the storied Firefox web browser today. But before you say “What did they do to that poor fox!” know that the logo you see above actually isn’t the browser logo — that’s the brand-new overarching
Read MoreA new survey from learning platform edX has identified two major skill areas where respondents reported feeling a lack of proficiency in their jobs: data sciences, and business and soft skills. Data Sciences, Business and Soft Skills Are Top Needs for Workforce Reskilling Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreFor years, I trudged my way to the gym at 5am, before the sun even rose or the garbage trucks of New York City began their daily commute. Eventually, and out of necessity for sleep, I changed my routine to nightly workouts—and suddenly felt stronger and faster. Read more… Does It Matter When I Work
Read MoreSome sites were reverted to default themes. WordPress outage floods premium blogs with images of succulents – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA spooky Luigi’s Mansion (complete with GOOIGI) was a highlight. Inside Nintendo's E3 2019 booth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere were no huge surprises, and no new update for the Nintendo Switch either — but we did get Banjo Kazooie for Smash! And new footage of some incredible looking games. E3 Nintendo Direct Recap: Breath of the Wild sequel, Banjo-Kazooie, Animal Crossing, Link's Awakening, and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe digital assistant has been around for a bit, but it’s finding its way into Chinese-market cars from an increasing list of manufacturers. Alibaba is bringing its Alexa-like Tmall Genie Auto tech to Audi, Honda and Renault – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe latest update for Apple’s iMovie for iOS gives the video-editing app a green screen feature, 80 new soundtracks, ClassKit support, and more. Plenty of other video-editing apps offer green screen functionality, but it’s nice to have the option available within iMovie. The feature lets you remove anything in the background that’s green or blue,
Read MoreTodd Bishop / GeekWire: Seattle-based Glow launches, in beta, its mobile-first podcast monetization platform that lets podcasters turn listeners into subscribers — It’s a common problem for podcasters: you’ve got a passionate, loyal audience, but at a time when it seems everyone is producing an audio show … Seattle-based Glow launches, in beta, its mobile-first
Read MoreKraft has a new product for kids: Salad “frosting.” It’s ranch dressing in a squeeze pouch. The plug (if it isn’t obvious): Kids don’t like salad but they do enjoy sugar, so trick ‘em into eating more greens with this special label, you sneaky parent, you. Read more… Should You Give Your Kid 'Salad Frosting'?
Read MoreToday at about 10:00 AM Pacific time, Hackaday’s site host had an outage. All websites on the WordPress VIP Go platform were down, and that includes Hackaday. For about 45 minutes you couldn’t load any content, and for a bit more than two hours after that all we could display was a default WordPress theme
Read MoreAmazon Restaurants, which was available in nearly 200 American cities, will officially close on June 24. The company says it will focus on grocery delivery. Amazon to End Its Restaurant Delivery Service Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYouTube creators have long bemoaned the company’s irregular and untrustworthy notification delivery system, but new product changes are looking to address those frustrations. Notifications are now automatically set to personalized, according to a new blog post from the product team. That means that not everyone who subscribes is going to get the same videos delivered
Read MoreNintendo showed off a sneak peek this year of an upcoming game — and not just its usual in the glut of “latest installments” in the Pokemon, Animal Crossing, and Mario franchises. No, we’re getting a sequel — an actual sequel — to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The reveal came at the end of
Read MoreInjection molding is an industrial process used the world over for the quick and economical production of plastic parts. [Nikodem Bartnik] wanted to experiment with this at home, so whipped up some molds and got to work (Youtube link, embedded below). [Nikodem] produced aluminium molds, using a Dremel-based CNC platform. This allowed for the design
Read MoreGoogle’s presence at the video game industry’s largest annual convention can be felt everywhere. The company doesn’t have a physical presence at E3 here in Los Angeles, not in the way large game publishers like Microsoft, EA, and Nintendo do. But its all-new cloud gaming platform Stadia is top of mind for attendees and companies
Read MoreMicrosoft patches four of five zero-days published by SandboxEscaper. Microsoft's June 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes many of SandboxEscaper's zero-days Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe concept of FIRE—Financial Independence, Retire Early— is pretty straightforward. If you can save up enough money when you’re young(er), you can have a ton more flexibility later in life. You might choose to quit your job and start a business, or unload your house to travel the world. If you can save, you can…
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