The Bitcoin bear market has battered and bruised a multitude of blockchain startups. It’s also rendered terms like “streamlining,” “restructuring,” and “run out of money, shutting down” all too common. But somehow, a Matrix-themed cryptocurrency, NEO, is hiring. The second iteration of NEO DevCon took place in Seattle over the weekend. The most notable announcement
Read MoreAt this point it’s something of a given that a member of the ESP8266 family is likely your best bet if you want to cobble together a small Internet-connected gadget. Costing as little as $3 USD, this well documented all-in-one solution really can’t be beat. But of course, the hardware is only one half of
Read MoreUgh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about the best patents of the last synodic month, picked by the PatentYogi team. Get ready when that moon gets gibbous, y’all. This February-ish roundup lands on the beautiful Snow Moon! Since my last post, the US patent
Read MoreMeet the Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, “cheap” Galaxy S10E and Galaxy S10 5G. Galaxy S10 phones: 4 rear cameras, 1TB of storage, in-screen fingerprint scanner and 5G – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSteve Irwin might be remembered for his wild antics and fearless love of crocodiles, but Google also remembers him as a family man. Google Doodle celebrates Steve Irwin, the original Crocodile Hunter – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIra Boudway / Bloomberg: Driverless cars won’t become widespread until automakers and police determine how to pull over autonomous cars, how to program the AI to recognize authorities — It was still dark on a Friday morning in November when a California Highway Patrol officer started following a Tesla Model S … Driverless cars won't
Read MoreHow does Samsung’s latest Galaxy S10 stack up against its Apple and Android rivals spec-by-spec? Galaxy S10 vs. iPhone XS, Pixel 3: Every spec compared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBy Marta Dawydzik and Andrea Hak In recent months when you heard about the UK there’s a 99 percent chance it was about Brexit (and a 1 percent chance it was about Theresa May’s painfully awkward dance moves). However, the shaky negotiations and a very uncertain future (both economically and politically) have not stopped the
Read MoreMicrosoft is readying new Dynamics 365 AI- and mixed-reality-centric services and applications for remote-assistance, customized bots and more. Microsoft touts coming Dynamics 365 services and apps for iOS, Android, HoloLens Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhy do men send dick pics? Some research and popular commentary suggests it’s for reasons of narcissism and over-confidence. Some men no doubt send them in the hopes of receiving a nude photo in kind, or because they genuinely believe that’s what women desire. Dick pics are widely considered a form of technology-facilitated sexual violence,
Read MoreModular synthesizers have been around since the early 1960s, delivering huge tonal possibilities from their impressive and imposing patchbays. In 1996, the Eurorack standard was launched, and has become the go-to choice for enthusiasts new to the world of modular synthesis. [Rich Heslip] is just one such enthusiast, and has brought Bluetooth MIDI to Eurorack
Read MoreIt’s been eight years since Samsung first debuted a prototype of a foldable smartphone, and the company finally revealed its finished product, the Galaxy Fold, at its Unpacked event last night. It looks beautiful, packs top-shelf hardware components, and some clever ideas to create a compelling dual-display experience – but you won’t be able to
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / The Atlantic: Kids googling themselves for the first time face shock, frustration, and sometimes excitement at content parents had been posting about them since their birth — Googling yourself has become a rite of passage. — For several months, Cara has been working up the courage to approach her mom about what
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and connected services. Facebook is notorious for capturing user data to create profiles that advertisers can target – and that includes the location data from your phone. If that makes you uncomfortable,
Read MoreBritain is famously known as a land of manners and hospitality. Few situations could make an Englishman’s stiff upper lip quiver, short of running out of tea bags while entertaining house guests. Thankfully, [The Gentleman Maker] is here and living up to his name – with a helpful tea monitor to ensure you’re never caught
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Clutter, an on-demand physical storage company that manages the pickup, storage, and retrieval of your belongings, raises $200M Series D led by the Vision Fund — There’s plenty of speculation right now around apparently disgruntled investors in SoftBank’s Vision Fund … Clutter, an on-demand physical storage company that manages the pickup,
Read More2019 is creeping up, and it’s looking like a spectacular year for video games. Here are the games we’re most excited to play next year. The 22 most anticipated video games of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA just dropped some enticing new details about the much anticipated and much delayed test flight. NASA, SpaceX look ready to finally launch Crew Dragon capsule to ISS – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft releases updates to fix bug that froze systems when IIS handled malformed HTTP/2 requests. Microsoft publishes security alert on IIS bug that causes 100% CPU usage spikes Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDavid McCabe / Axios: Source: Google is reorganizing its global lobbying operations, including adding resources to emerging markets, in response to global regulatory challenges — Google’s top policy executive is reorganizing the company’s worldwide influence operation, according to an internal email obtained by Axios. Source: Google is reorganizing its global lobbying operations, including adding resources
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy Fold is a phone that opens up like a book into a tablet. The Washington Post’s Geoffrey A. Fowler has the details. Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold is a phone and tablet — and is ,000 Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNASA’s latest Mars lander has a very precise weather package, and you can check the daily conditions on Elysium Planitia online. The data however has apparently led to a bit of a mystery. According to Ars Technica, every day at 7AM and 7PM local time, there’s an unexplained atmospheric pressure spike. The TWINS (Temperature and
Read MoreCommentary: Forget genuine emotion and thanking your peers — the perfect Oscars speech is about easily tweetable GIFs. Oscars 2019: No one cares about your speech, you just need to go viral – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung’s thrilling, dizzying Galaxy Fold debut makes one thing clear: phones will never be the same. Galaxy Fold: Samsung's phone-tablet hybrid is the most exciting phone we've seen in years – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Lalamove, a Hong Kong-based on-demand delivery startup, has closed a $300M funding round split into two tranches, says it has been valued over $1B for some time — Lalamove, a Hong Kong-based on-demand logistics startup, has closed a $300 million Series D round as it seeks expansion across Asia. Lalamove, a
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