I can never sit comfortably on a flight; I’ve struggled with lower back pain for years. After emerging from a long flight spent in a middle seat, I have been known to collapse on the floor of the airport like an infant that’s learning to walk. Read more… How to Survive Sitting on a Long
Read MoreGood Omens is now online for your streaming amusement. David Tennant stars in Amazon Prime's new show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBaltimore. The city was breached, crippled and held for ransom. The ransomware attack was discovered on May 7th, shutting down a major portion of the city’s infrastructure. The latest news is that an NSA-written tool, EternalBlue, is responsible for the attack. Except maybe it isn’t? First off, digging back through the history of an attack
Read MoreApple, the world’s biggest seller of expensive, droppable objects, reached their peak with AirPods: $169 a pair, cordless, and intended for pulling in and out of your ears five times a day. You will eventually drop one into a tight space, behind furniture or even into a sidewalk grate. And that is when you’ll need a…
Read MoreOver the past year, trade relations between the United States and China have continued to strain under increased tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Now, President Trump is shifting his focus toward Mexico, another of the US’s top trade partners, and consumer tech groups are worried. On Thursday, Trump announced that he plans to impose
Read MoreThe Trump administration implemented a new policy today that will require most visa applicants to provide information about their social media accounts the ACLU called plan “ineffective and deeply problematic” The Hill first reported the news. A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Verge that the new forms requiring accounts were put into use today.
Read MoreMy home is interesting (special?) in that we have central air conditioning on the first floor and window AC units in the upstairs bedrooms. What this means, practically speaking, is that we lose a lot of our cool first floor air up the stairs, where it is immediately swallowed up by a hallway that becomes
Read MoreIMS Global Learning Consortium is partnering with Credential Engine to work on new standards for credentials and institutional data systems. The nonprofit organizations aim to improve interoperability and transparency for credentials and facilitate the exchange of information among institutions, learners and employers. Nonprofits Partner to Boost Interoperability and Transparency of Credentials Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreAll of the news, first looks, and more Continue reading… WWDC 2019: the latest news from Apple’s big developer conference Source: New feed
Read MoreMike Szczys is on a well-deserved vacation this week, so staff writer Dan Maloney joins managing editor Elliot Williams for a look at all the great hacks of the week. On this episode we’re talking about licensing fees for MIDI 2.0, a two-way fail while snooping on employees, and the potential for diagnosing Alzheimer’s with
Read MoreWhen it comes time to open a birthday gift, kids care about the card as much as they care about the nutritional values on the side of their box of Cap’n Crunch. It usually gets tossed aside, the message lost in a mountain of discarded wrapping paper. Read more… Use a Book in Place of
Read MoreTimothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: A deep dive into the 233-page antitrust ruling against Qualcomm, which said the company’s aggressive licensing tactics had strangled competition for modem chips — We did a deep-dive into the 233-page ruling declaring Qualcomm a monopolist. — In 2005, Apple contacted Qualcomm … A deep dive into the 233-page
Read MoreThose of you who are still running Windows 7 or earlier need to install critical patches that fix a recently-discovered security bug on older versions of Windows. Read more… Update PCs Running Older Version of Windows Immediately Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreWith a coupon code, you can pick up Google’s Nest Hub Smart Home Controller with Google Assistant for $82 off at Mass Genie. Plus: Target has a nice price cut on a Nintendo 2DS XL bundle. Get the Google Nest Hub for just – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t try this at home, not that you have a 777 lying around. Watch Mini's new EV tow a Boeing 777 freighter – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThat’ll need to be some mighty-fast heating and cooling. Jaguar Land Rover's 'sensory steering wheel' uses temperature to send messages – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe software giant aims to gather and provide unique insights to the competitive video gaming franchise to improve player performance, and learn what makes a good esports gaming title. Microsoft aiming to apply sports analytics to esports with Cloud9 partnership Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDuring a recent discussion about credit card rewards, Lifehacker Managing Editor Virginia K. Smith and I found ourselves with a shared lament: We get swipe happy when we know we’re earning credit card rewards. Read more… Take the No Credit Card Challenge With Us in June Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreOn the App Store, Apple is legislator, judge, jury, and executioner. Apple makes the rules. It has the final say about which apps you can officially purchase, download, and use on your iPhone or iPad. And importantly, Apple can change its mind at any time and make an app disappear — even to promote Apple’s
Read MoreDeadspin Drake Tries Very Hard To Pretend He Doesn’t Have Steph Curry And Kevin Durant’s Jersey Numbers Tattooed On His Body | Jezebel Witness the Decline of LaCroix, a Terrible Beverage That No One Liked | Splinter Again With the Tariffs | The Root Greedy Developers Try to Bully 94-Year-Old Black Woman Out of Her… Read more… Deadspin Drake Tries
Read MoreThere are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services and recommending a
Read MoreFinSMEs: BabbleLabs, which wants to use AI to improve speech quality, accuracy, and personalization in voice apps, raises $14M Series A — BabbleLabs, a San Jose, Calif.-based speech technology startup, raised $14m in Series A financing. — The round was co-led by Dell Technologies Capital and Intel Capital … BabbleLabs, which wants to use AI
Read MoreAn early passion for science fiction and board games led to an influential career in technology. Reid Hoffman: ‘You Can’t Just Sit on the Sidelines’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMy favorite phone of all time is the BlackBerry Bold 9000. Unlike the iPhone 3G, which touted a revolutionary design when it was announced just a month later in 2008, the BlackBerry Bold wasn’t super flashy. But it had one thing the iPhone 3G didn’t: BlackBerry Messenger. It became a defining characteristic on BlackBerry devices
Read MoreCarolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: Kiwibots, the “parallel autonomy” food delivery bots popular with students at UC Berkeley, are remotely piloted by workers in Colombia who are paid $2/hour — Karis Tang, age 2½, squealed with excitement when she saw a Kiwibot rolling through Sproul Plaza at UC Berkeley. Kiwibots, the "parallel autonomy" food
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