The best format for a summer book is a paperback: readable in bright sunlight, light enough to throw in a bag, cheap enough to destroy with grass and sand and water. But whatever format you read in, here are the books the Lifehacker staff recommends this summer. Read more… What Books to Read This Summer
Read MoreNearly five years after all-electric racing series Formula E made a thrilling debut, the book is about to close on its fifth season. Crucially, this was also the first season with Formula E’s game-changing second-generation electric racecar, which is faster, lasts longer, and could help propel the series into more legitimate motorsport territory. In April,
Read MoreThis luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. Located in the 2,000-strong Virgo cluster of galaxies within the constellation of Virgo (the Virgin), Messier 59 lies approximately 50 million light-years away from us. Hubble Sees a Galaxy Bucking the Trend Source: NASA
Read MoreChris Pratt (Star-Lord) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man) came out unscathed in Avengers: Endgame, and now they’re reuniting as elf brothers on a journey to discover if magic is still real in Pixar’s Onward. Onward stars Pratt as Barley Lightfoot and Holland as his younger, meeker brother Ian. They’re stuck in a suburban world where fantastical
Read MoreDanny Palmer / ZDNet: Report: ~2.3B files, including sensitive info like credit card and medical data, are exposed via publicly accessible online file storage servers, up 50% YoY — Digital Shadows research finds that the number of exposed files — including sensitive information — has risen by 50 percent compared with last year. Report: ~2.3B
Read MoreI’m a huge fan of Anker’s robot vacuums, primarily because they get the fundamentals right and are amazing value for money. In the past, I’ve used the Eufy RoboVac 11C, which was sufficiently powerful to grab dust and stray dog food kibbles from the floor, while having a small enough profile to maneuver around my
Read MoreAlmost everybody wants something done about disinformation. So why does it seem that nothing is changing? The Week in Tech: Disinformation’s Huge Inaction Problem Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreYou can find out if you’ve got what it takes to launch successful campaigns with the skills learned in the SEO Affiliate Domination course. It’s available now at 90 percent off the regular price, just $19 from TNW Deals. This affiliate marketing super-course could change your career Source: The Next Web
Read MoreLiquidators of now defunct cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia have revealed that it owes investors, creditors, and staff a total of over $3 million. Grant Thornton New Zealand published its first liquidators report earlier today which outlined that creditors are owed a total of $2.78 million. Staff are also owed $384,000 for unpaid salaries, holiday pay, and
Read More{$inline_image}Ever since the rise of femtech, period tracking apps have vowed to make women’s health easier to control and understand. But lately we’ve seen data and privacy breaches, worrying stats about “success” rates, and questionable marketing strategies. This week is no different.A report from the Guardian found that fertility app Femm has been funded by
Read MoreIt’s hard to lose yourself in the game for any length of time because of issues that can keep you overly mindful of the controllers in your hands. Like many VR games right now, ‘Blood & Truth’ coasts on its novelty Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMaster Chief is suiting up for his next big battle. Halo Infinite: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's next Xbox sci-fi epic – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt hasn’t always been easy for Navid Negahban, but Amazon, YouTube and Netflix are changing Hollywood for the better, the Sultan says. 'First 10 years were very tough': Aladdin star on being an Iranian actor in Hollywood – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSome users want the map back. Facebook quietly killed a map for discovering live videos – CNET Source: CNet
Read More”Can’t innovate anymore, my ass,” proclaimed Apple exec Phil Schiller when he introduced the redesigned Mac Pro back in 2013. It was meant to be “the future of the pro desktop,” but it certainly wasn’t. Four years later, Apple was forced to admit that the Mac Pro was a mess after some of Apple’s most
Read MoreWithout disclosing details, officials say they plan to retaliate against those who blockade Chinese companies, in an apparent response to Huawei’s problems. China Plans a List of U.S. Firms to Block, in Answer to Trump Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTime’s running out on patching older systems against the BlueKeep vulnerability. Microsoft issues second warning about patching BlueKeep as PoC code goes public Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreKara Swisher / Vox: Q&A with Mark Cuban and Steve Case on investing in tech startups outside of Silicon Valley, how AI is changing the tech landscape, tech regulation, and more — In the short term, learning to code is good for your job prospects. But on the latest Recode Decode, Cuban explained … Q&A
Read MoreThe trade tension between the United States and China looks set to intensify soon, as the latter country is taking steps to respond to the American ban on doing business with Huawei. Bloomberg reports that China has put preparations in place to restrict exports of rare earth minerals to the US, while also setting up
Read MoreThese are two of the best small premium convertible laptops you can buy at the moment. Here’s how they match up. HP Spectre x360 13 vs. Lenovo Yoga C930: Which is the best laptop and tablet in one – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’ve ever cast your eyes towards experimenting with microwave frequencies it’s likely that one of your first ports of call was a cheaply-available Doppler radar module. These devices usually operate in the 10 GHz band, and the older ones used a pair of die-cast waveguide cavities while the newer ones use a dielectric resonator
Read MoreBitcoin is having a very good week – both in terms of price and the stability of its blockchain. Shortly after surging past $9,000 to hit its highest price for 2019, the cryptocurrency‘s mining difficulty increased by 11.26 percent to 7.46 trillion, setting an all-time high for the network. The previous record came in October,
Read MoreTarget has issued a recall for 90,000 of its Heyday Lightning cables after it received over a dozen reports of the cables smoking, sparking, or igniting, MacRumors reports. According to a recall notice issued by the United State Consumer Product Safety Commission, there have been two reports of people suffering finger burns from the cables,
Read MoreNew store will showcase hardware and offer help to users. Microsoft prepares to open its latest flagship store, just a few doors down from Apple Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThis week sees two more universities get into the blockchain game by offering courses in cryptocurrency, fintech, and distributed ledger technology. Earlier this week, Ireland‘s Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation Heather Humphreys launched the country’s first Master’s in blockchain technology. While on the other side of the Atlantic, the Wharton School of the University
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