Maybe you’re a full-time student trying to come up with next month’s ramen budget. Perhaps you’ve just lost your job and you’re trying to earn a few bucks in between interviews. Or it could be you’re just happy to find a career doing something you’re really good at. For whatever reason, thousands of men donate sperm
Read MoreJapan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft is finally ready to collect a sample of the asteroid Ryugu. Asteroid set to eat a bullet from a JAXA spacecraft this week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDocumentaries and fictionalised drama expose hard truths from the Oscars to Sundance. From the Oscars to Sundance, we're obsessed with true stories – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a well-known fact amongst the older set that games used to be harder. Back in the 1980s, most home computers had awful keyboards, barely adequate joysticks, and the games had to be difficult to have any longevity, because there’s only so much you can fit into a single sided disk. Some of these games
Read MoreWhere and when to look for the best view as the moon comes a little closer on Feb. 19 and is at its brightest for all of 2019. See a 'super snow moon,' the year's biggest supermoon, light up Tuesday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVirgin Hyperloop One is testing a system that would put passengers in pods hurtling through vacuum tubes. Other companies are moving ahead with similar plans. A Real Tube Carrying Dreams of 600-M.P.H. Transit Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreReuters: Sources: the Chinese Communist Party propaganda app Xuexi Qiangguo, which became the most popular app in Apple’s App Store in China, was developed by Alibaba — BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese government propaganda app that recently became a huge hit was developed by Alibaba … Sources: the Chinese Communist Party propaganda app Xuexi Qiangguo,
Read MoreElectron microscopes were once the turf of research laboratories that could foot the hefty bill of procuring and maintaining such equipment. But old models have been finding their way into the hands of eager individuals who are giving us an inside look at the rare equipment. Before you start scouring Craigslist, go on a crash
Read MoreMarvel Head of Television Jeph Loeb writes a letter thanking fans for enjoying the Netflix shows. Netflix cancels The Punisher and Jessica Jones, ending its Marvel shows – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: London-based GoCardless, which processes recurring direct debit payments, raises $75M Series E co-led by GV and PE firm Adams Street Partners — – CEO Hiroki Takeuchi voiced his frustrations with Brexit, labeling the current situation as a “joke.” — British online payments start … London-based GoCardless, which processes recurring direct debit
Read MoreIt was like navigating traffic in an electric-powered egg on wheels. The canton of Schaffhausen is just 30 minutes away from the Swiss capital of Zurich, but the municipality of 81,000 residents is home to less than one percent of the country’s population. It’s a beautiful and historic place to visit, home to big businesses
Read MoreHack comes just months before a scheduled national election. Australia blames 'sophisticated state actor' for massive government hack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJoin us on Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the X-rays and high-voltage Hack Chat! Fran Piernas likes to push the envelope a bit with projects that others might shy away from. A quick glance at his Hackday.io profile reveals a few of the exciting projects he’s been working on recently, including a DIY X-ray machine and the high-voltage driver needed
Read MoreThe audio recordings of 2.7 millions calls made to 1177 Vårdguiden — Sweden’s healthcare hotline — were left exposed to anyone online, according to Swedish tech publication Computer Sweden. The 170,000 hours of incredibly sensitive calls were stored on an open web server without any encryption or authentication, leaving personal information completely exposed for anyone
Read MoreThe Wyld Stallyns have a special Twitter message for fans. Bill & Ted 3 teaser reminds us to 'be excellent to each other' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMitchel Broussard / MacRumors: Report details Huawei’s efforts to steal Apple’s IP, including pressing suppliers for Apple Watch details, copying a MacBook Pro component, debriefing new hires — Last month, the United States Justice Department announced a series of criminal charges against Chinese smartphone maker Huawei … Report details Huawei's efforts to steal Apple's IP,
Read MoreFused-deposition modeling (FDM) printers have the lion’s share of the 3D-printing market, with cheap, easy-to-use printers slurping up thousands of kilos of filament every year. So where’s the challenge with 3D-printing anymore? Is there any room left to tinker? [Physics Anonymous] thinks so, and has started working on what might be the next big challenge in
Read MoreTripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal: Sources: recent leadership changes at Apple have rattled rank-and-file employees and led several projects to be put on hold as new managers reassess priorities — Apple is shaking up leadership across its services, artificial intelligence, hardware and retail divisions as it repositions for slowing iPhone sales. Sources: recent leadership
Read MoreWe test a lot of phones here at TNW, which is no surprise considering just how many handsets are released every month. Because we’re lovely, we’ve gone and rounded up four of the models we’ve reviewed in the last three months and ranked them. By how unconventional (read: weird or different) they are. Why? Because
Read MoreMicrosoft is staffing up an internal Inner Source initiative to bring open-source principles, methodologies and tools for use by development teams inside the company. Microsoft is going all-in on 'Inner Source' Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFollow this train of thought: cars have sensors, cars are in frequent use over large areas, cars are the ultimate distributed sensor network for weather conditions. Many years ago, as I wasted yet another chunk of my life sitting in the linear parking lot that was my morning commute, I mused that there had to
Read MoreSydney Morning Herald: Australia’s PM says the country’s parliament and three largest political parties have been hacked by a “sophisticated state actor” ahead of a federal election — Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed Australia’s political parties suffered cyber attacks alongside … Australia's PM says the country's parliament and three largest political parties have been
Read MoreYour photos of the gorgeous world around you are only going to be as gorgeous as your photographic editing capabilities. You might as well brush up now with the training in the Complete Photoshop Mastery Bundle, now just $29 from TNW Deals. Master the Adobe Photoshop essentials with this complete bundle Source: The Next Web
Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: Study: in 2017, ~17M US content creators, up 16.6% YoY, earned ~$6.8B, up 17% YoY, on nine leading platforms including Instagram, Twitch, Tumblr, and YouTube — A year ago, we wrote about a wonderful study that showed how the internet and its various platforms were (contrary to the stories … Study:
Read More{$inline_image}Half-way through 2018, Uganda introduced a Social Media (OTT) tax which required Ugandans to pay a tax if they wanted to access services such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and many others. It turns out, based on released data by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the tax has had a significant impact on the number of internet users in the
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