Air Force Space Fence passes debris test – CNET
It’s another step in dealing with the problem of space junk. Air Force Space Fence passes debris test – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s another step in dealing with the problem of space junk. Air Force Space Fence passes debris test – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of the books that defined my childhood was Richard Preston’s The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story. National Geographic has adapted it for a dramatic series set to start next week, and to prepare, I flipped through a couple of the chapters to refresh my memory on it. The book is as it felt
Read MoreCR claims it could even present new safety risks for drivers. Consumer Reports blasts Tesla Navigate on Autopilot as 'less competent' than humans – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd it’s proposing the plan as a standard all browsers should embrace. Apple has a new way to crack down on ads tracking you in Safari – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhether it was home-built from scraps or one of the various commercial versions that have popped over up over the years, there’s an excellent chance that the average Hackaday reader spent at least a couple of their more formative summers flying water rockets. You might not have realized it at the time, but with shirt
Read MoreAfter several months of testing, the first stable, public build of a Tor browser for Android is finally available on the Google Play Store. Read more… Anonymize Your Android Browsing with Tor's New App Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Researcher: devices can be tracked across apps and sites with info from sensors like gyroscope; patched on iOS; a minor issue on Android, given poor calibration — SensorID technique can track users across apps and websites using sensor calibration data. — A new device fingerprinting technique … Researcher: devices can be
Read MoreEmily Stewart / Vox: Despite support from 7,500+ employees, Amazon shareholders voted down a proposal asking Jeff Bezos to produce a comprehensive climate change plan — Amazon is already doing a lot to reduce its carbon footprint — but employees say it’s not enough. — Amazon shareholders just voted … Despite support from 7,500+ employees,
Read MoreIn July 2018, Lyft announced that it was buying Motivate, the largest bike-share operator in the US, including Citi Bike in New York City. At the time, it was seen as a major move by the ride-hailing company to expand beyond cars. Now, bikes and cars are on equal footing as Lyft announces that Citi
Read MoreAlastair Marsh / Bloomberg: Source: Block.one, which raised ~$4B in its ICO, has made $174M in VC investments and bought back 10% of its stock, rewarding early investors like Peter Thiel — Billionaire moneymen Peter Thiel, Alan Howard and Louis Bacon have seen plenty of big paydays—but probably none as unusual as this one. Source:
Read MoreAmazon shareholders have voted down proposals meant to curb sales of the company’s controversial facial recognition tool and to limit its carbon output. The proposals, which were driven by shareholding activists and employees, were nonbinding, but represented a moment of defiance against Amazon. The company’s Rekognition tool, which is sold to law enforcement, has been
Read MoreA hearing on Wednesday suggested that opposition to facial recognition technology could be the rare issue progressives and conversatives in Congress. Several members voiced worries about the technology being used here as it is currently is in China, where it contributes to the surveillance state’s systems of public monitoring and social control. Blasting facial-recognition technology,
Read MoreAn extended pre-credits sequence in one episode of Amazon’s Good Omens displays the best part of the six-episode miniseries based on the book of the same name by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. The segment traces the 6,000-year relationship between prissy angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen of The Queen and Frost/Nixon) and swaggering demon Crowley (Doctor
Read MoreGoogle is the subject of its first GDPR probe from Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DCP), Reuters is reporting. It’s the first major standoff between the company and its lead privacy regulator in Europe, raising difficult questions about how the ad giant handles personal data across the internet. The probe will investigate how Google treats personal
Read MoreKeith Barry / Consumer Reports: Testing finds Tesla’s updated Autopilot software, designed to make changing lanes “more seamless”, does not work well and could create safety risks for drivers — CR finds that latest version of Tesla’s automatic lane-changing feature is far less competent than a human driver Testing finds Tesla's updated Autopilot software, designed
Read MoreSupplements, including vitamins, aren’t subject to the same testing requirements as drugs. The FDA takes a hands-off approach, allowing companies to do their own quality control. And as a result, many supplements contain contaminants that aren’t on the label, or they may be missing some of their ingredients. Read more… How to Find Vitamins That
Read MoreI just got off the phone with Adam Mikkelsen, founder and CEO of shared mobility startup Cangoroo, who insists that his company is totally real. Wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s back up. Cangoroo is a pogo stick-sharing startup that hails from Stockholm, Sweden. It operates on the same basis as Bird and Lime,
Read MoreOwen S. Good / Polygon: Razer says it will shut down its Ouya and Forge TV services on June 25, marking the official end of the crowdfunded Android game console, discontinued in 2015 — Turbulent six-year run comes to an end — Online services for Razer’s Ouya and Forge TV services will shut down at
Read MoreWhen I went to a hacker camp in the Netherlands in February I was expecting to spend a few days in a comfortable venue with a bunch of friends, drink some beer, see a chiptune gig, and say “Ooh!” a lot at the exciting projects people brought along. I did all of those things, but
Read More{$inline_image} When I went to a hacker camp in the Netherlands in February I was expecting to spend a few days in a comfortable venue with a bunch of friends, drink some beer, see a chiptune gig, and say “Ooh!” a lot at the exciting projects people brought along. I did all of those things,
Read MoreThere’s a new form of artificial intelligence that mimics Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin with alarming accuracy. Vitalik Boterin is a bot powered by machine learning (ML). It regularly tweets unique nuggets of wisdom that read eerily similar to the real deal, like this one. The idea that *all* problems can be solved by “maximalism” is to many
Read MoreThere are plenty of fun things you can’t really do when pregnant: waterslides, alcohol, trampolines, staying up past 10pm. You’d think that video games would be a totally unaffected pursuit, but as I’ve discovered, even cherished sofa-time is not safe. Read more… All The Video Games You Can't Play When You're Pregnant Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreJitterbit’s Harmony online application integration service has been updated with 250 features, including a new “connector builder” and an enhanced user interface. Jitterbit's Online Integration Service Gets 250 Updates Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreIf you’re ever sat at an undesirable table at a restaurant—like one right next to a bathroom or in between two others with barely enough room to squeeze by—it’s time you ask for the table you actually want. Read more… Ask for the Table You Actually Want at a Restaurant, Dammit Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreSome ideas do not get the praise they initially deserve. This was the case with Copernicus’ heliocentric solar system back in the 1500s, and it’s the case today with this brilliant burrito hack, brought to us by Reddit user shananies. Read more… Put Your Burrito in a Mug Instead of on a Plate Source: Life
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