Facebook has set up Libra Networks in Europe to work on its own payments and blockchain systems, reports say. Facebook Coin reportedly under development in Switzerland – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApps that store sensitive health data aren’t rare anymore. Besides the apps from my actual health providers (which have to comply with HIPAA laws), I’ve used apps that track my weight, my fitness habits, my mental health, my periods, and more. In many cases, the apps are sharing or selling your data, and it’s linked…
Read MoreApple has also unleashed the latest versions of iOS, MacOS, WatchOS and TVOS ahead of its annual developer conference in June. New iPhone 11R leaks show fresh colors and larger camera bump – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou’re not the only one who’s upset. Warning, spoilers ahead. Game of Thrones cast tried to warn us about season 8 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’ve been wanting to upgrade your dog or cat’s diet but were waiting for the perfect opportunity, this weekend might be your chance. Petco will take your artificial-ingredient-ridden food off your hands in exchange for a free bag of artificial-free food. Read more… Get Free Artificial-Free Pet Food at Petco This Weekend Source: Life
Read MoreIf you’re flying American Airlines now it might pay to check in to your flight early—literally. Read more… Volunteer Your Seat (and Get Paid For It) Using American Airlines App Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA team of scientists from the University of Maryland recently came up with a take on the hyperdimensional computing theory that could give robots memories and reflexes. This could break the stalemate we seem to be at with autonomous vehicles and other real-world robots, and lead to more human-like AI models. The solution The Maryland
Read More[David Johnson-Davies] always wanted an illuminated button matrix for projects, but cost was never very friendly. That all changed when he discovered a cheap source of illuminated pushbuttons on Aliexpress, leading to this DIY 4×4 illuminated button matrix design which communicates over I2C. The button states can be read independently of setting the light pattern,
Read More“People are just as allowed to dislike things as they are permitted to enjoy them,” writes cultural critic Kate Wagner in the Baffler essay “Don’t Let People Enjoy Things.” Wagner (creator of the architectural critique blog McMansion Hell) shuts down one of the dumber memes going around right now, where fans bravely… Read more… How
Read MoreHewlett Packard Enterprise, not to be confused with the personal computing brand from which it split in 2015, said today that it acquired Cray, an iconic maker of supercomputers with a rich history in the computing industry. The deal is said to be valued at $1.3 billion. Cray, which was founded in 1972 by “the
Read MoreThe University of Connecticut’s School of Engineering is starting its first coding boot camp geared toward adult learners and working professionals. UConn Launches Coding Boot Camp Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreAT&T defended the sale of user location data in a letter made public today, saying that the practice was technically legal because it did not involve the type of data the Federal Communications Commission prohibits carriers from selling without user consent. Despite that defense, the company claims it has, in the past few months, accelerated
Read MoreIn celebration of Minecraft‘s tenth anniversary, Microsoft played its Pokemon GO card and released an augmented reality phone app that shows the game pasted over the real world, called Minecraft Earth. This is perhaps the most novel way of incorporating AR into a game since the original Pokemon GO, but it just makes sense, doesn’t it? Minecraft is an exaggerated version of our
Read MoreHave you ever seen a product in the store and been shocked at what the manufacturer was trying to charge for it? Since you’re reading Hackaday, we can safely assume the answer to that question; building a homebrew version of some commercial product for a fraction of its retail price is practically a rite of
Read MoreHBO’s Game of Thrones is coming to an end this weekend, and once it’s over, the network will have to figure out what its next big hit will be. One possibility is its forthcoming adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. You can get a glimpse of that today: HBO just released the first
Read MoreGame of Thrones has never been about giving readers or viewers what they most want. Its author and screenwriters prefer to build fan expectations, then overturn them for narrative impact and, sometimes, pure shock value. Yet, fans maintain hope that at least a few of the characters will reach satisfying, well-deserved endings. So it’s time
Read MoreThere is a lot of 5G hype — too much, actually — and it’s much more complicated than the transition to 4G was. On top of complicated technological questions about millimeter waves and modems, there’s also geopolitics, trade wars, gigantic lawsuits between tech titans, and empty buildings in Wisconsin. We’re tracking all of those stories
Read MoreWarning: spoilers ahead for Game of Thrones season 8, especially episode 5, “The Bells.” Game of Thrones has become increasingly divisive over the course of eight seasons, but Daenerys Targaryen’s descent into becoming the “mad queen” may be its most controversial turn yet. Some viewers are arguing that Daenerys has always been a mad queen.
Read MoreNobody likes vacuuming. Nobody. Thankfully, it’s 2019, and for the price of a cheap netbook, you can get yourself a robot servant to do it for you. The Ecovacs Deebot 601 is a great example of this, and is currently on sale on Amazon for $189.99 – that’s a full 50 percent off the usual
Read MoreIf the recent wave of six-week abortion bans has you utterly terrified and spitting mad, you’re not alone. But it’s important to remember that, as of yet, no laws have changed; despite increasingly severe restrictions in many states, abortion is still a constitutional right. Read more… Abortion Is Still Legal in All 50 States Source:
Read MoreOn May 7th, 2016, a 40-year-old man named Joshua Brown was killed when his Tesla Model S sedan collided with a tractor-trailer that was crossing his path on US Highway 27A, near Williston, Florida. Nearly three years later, another Tesla owner, 50-year-old Jeremy Beren Banner, was also killed on a Florida highway under eerily similar
Read MoreWant to be the most popular person at your next family gathering? Be the person who can explain the difference between “second cousins, once removed” and “third cousins, twice removed” and your relatives will look on you like you’re a genius, an oracle, an armchair genealogist to whom they’re proud to be bound by… Read
Read MoreThe all-new 15.6-inch laptop runs an RTX 2060 graphics chip and hexa-core Intel CPU. Samsung Notebook Odyssey gaming laptop available May 24 for ,000 – CNET Source: CNet
Read More‘Oh fuck, this is what a work of art can do’ Continue reading… How street artist Swoon creates life-size dreamlike worlds Source: New feed
Read MoreA new White House campaign to collect stories about alleged instances of political bias on social media has drawn wide-ranging objections from free-speech advocates, privacy hawks and open-government experts. White House campaign to collect data on social media bias raises free speech, privacy alarms, experts say Source: Washington Post Tech
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