Drone fliers in the USA must soon display their registration markings on the exterior of their craft, rather than as was previously acceptable, in accessible interior compartments. This important but relatively minor regulation change has been announced by the FAA in response to concerns that malicious operators could booby-trap a craft to catch investigators as
Read MoreThe country, an ally of the United States, will work with the Chinese company on a high-speed wireless network in latest setback to American campaign. U.A.E. to Use Equipment From Huawei Despite American Pressure Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMeet the Google Cardboard of 3D: the Holoscreen. Turn an iPhone, Pixel or Galaxy phone 3D with this screen protector – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAll three feature AI CAM, a dedicated Google Assistant button and DTS:X 3D Surround Sound. LG shows off three new midrange phones at Mobile World Congress – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe reported goal was to stop misinformation from spreading as voters went to the polls. US reportedly took Russian trolls offline on Election Day in 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s no V12 TDI of yore, but it’s still righteous in its own way. VW Touareg V8 TDI contorts crust in Geneva with 664 pound-feet of torque – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe grand prize for this online giveaway is the new Galaxy S10 Plus, and a second winner gets the Galaxy S10. This sweepstakes ends March 20, 2019. Want a Galaxy S10 Plus? Great! We're giving one away! – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCongressional Democrats embarked Tuesday on a wide-ranging campaign to probe Facebook, Google and their peers in the tech industry, a new burst of oversight that could bring heightened attention to some of Silicon Valley’s controversial business practices. Democrats vow Congress will ‘assert itself’ against tech — starting with Silicon Valley’s privacy practices Source: Washington Post
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook policy doc shows it wants up to a 30% cut of Fan Subscriptions, vs Patreon’s 5%, and to reserve right to offer free trials with no creator compensation — Facebook will drive a hard bargain with influencers and artists judging by the terms of service for the social network’s Patreon
Read MoreNative Instruments recently updated its Maschine software to include full integration with Sounds.com accounts. I spent a few hours toying with it, and I’ve never been more inspired to start new music projects. Sounds.com is among the largest royalty-free curated sound and sample collections in the world. It’s a veritable cornucopia for producers, featuring over
Read MoreA metal detector used to be an entirely analogue instrument, an oscillator whose frequency changed with the inductance of its sense coil when a piece of metal approached. [Łukasz Podkalicki] shows us a more sophisticated machine, but with judicious use of an ATtiny 13 it is not a complex one. A pulsed induction metal detector
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Google says its AI-powered grammar checker, announced last July, will now be available on Google Docs for all G Suite users — The power of machine translation to help you improve your writing at work — Google today announced that its artificial intelligence-powered grammar checker … Google says its AI-powered
Read MoreKate Rooney / CNBC: SoFi says it will launch cryptocurrency trading in partnership with Coinbase in Q2 and also has plans for zero-fee SoFi-branded ETFs and a credit card in 2019 — – The online lending start-up will launch cryptocurrency trading in the second quarter of this year. SoFi says it will launch cryptocurrency trading
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Volkswagen is planning to invest around $1.7B in Ford’s Argo self-driving subsidiary, making it the nucleus of a joint venture — Volkswagen is planning to invest around $1.7 billion in a self-driving car venture with Ford’s subsidiary Argo as auto makers seek to share the huge costs of developing self-driving cars.
Read MoreWhen you go to a hacker conference, you always hope there’s going to be a hardware badge. This is an interactive piece of custom electronics that gets you in the door while also delighting and entertaining during the con (and hopefully far beyond it). Hot off the presses then is the Hacker Hotel badge, from
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: FTC announces a new task force to monitor competition in “technology-related sectors” and says that it will look into previous mergers — And they’re going to look at previous mergers — The Federal Trade Commission will be launching a task force to monitor competition … FTC announces a new task
Read MoreThe decision is a big defeat for the Justice Department’s top antitrust chief, Makan Delrahim. Federal appeals court upholds AT&T’s Time Warner merger, handing defeat to Justice Department Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBy 2200, Mars and Pluto could be on your travel bucket list. As NASA and Elon Musk make plans to visit the red planet, we’ve compiled our own list of future interplanetary and even interstellar adventures. A 23rd-century tourist guide to the galaxy (pictures) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Google launches Flutter v1.2, its cross-platform UI framework, with support for Android App Bundles, better tools for in-app payments, and web-based dev tools — Google today launched version 1.2 of its Flutter cross-platform UI framework at MWC Barcelona. Google launches Flutter v1.2, its cross-platform UI framework, with support for Android App
Read MoreAny delay between your controller and the game can kill you. Here’s the TVs that minimize it. Best TVs for gaming with low input lag – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA US Appeals Court rejected the DOJ’s argument that the megamerger would harm consumers. Justice Department loses appeal to bust up AT&T-Time Warner merger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere’s everything you need to know about the software giant’s next-generation augmented reality headsets. Microsoft's HoloLens 2 announced for ,500, available to preorder now, ships later this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEllen Nakashima / Washington Post: Sources: US Cyber Command disrupted internet access for Russia’s Internet Research Agency during the midterms, as the US becomes more assertive — The U.S. military blocked Internet access to an infamous Russian entity seeking to sow discord among Americans during the 2018 midterms … Sources: US Cyber Command disrupted internet
Read MoreA 202-mph convertible with 640 horsepower? Yes, please. Lamborghini Huracan Evo Spyder revealed ahead of Geneva Motor Show – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Vast Data emerges from stealth, raising $40M Series B, for “exabyte-scale” enterprise storage — Smartphones, tablets, laptops, PCs, and internet of things devices generate more data today than at any time in history — close to 2.5 quintillion bytes, some say. Vast Data emerges from stealth, raising M Series B, for
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