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February 17, 2019

Sources: the UK government has concluded that it can mitigate the risk from using Huawei equipment in 5G networks, a setback for the US-led anti-Huawei campaign (Financial Times)

Financial Times: Sources: the UK government has concluded that it can mitigate the risk from using Huawei equipment in 5G networks, a setback for the US-led anti-Huawei campaign — The British government has concluded that it can mitigate the risk from using Huawei equipment in 5G networks … Sources: the UK government has concluded that

A Lightweight AVR IDE

It’s entirely possible to do your coding in vim or emacs, hammering out hotkeys to drive the interface and bring your code to life. While working in such a way has its charms, it can be confronting to new coders, and that’s before even considering trying to understand command line compiler settings. The greenhorn coder

February 17, 2019

Report by a UK parliamentary committee into fake news and disinformation, due Monday, is expected to be very critical of Facebook and its "duplicitous" CEO (Carole Cadwalladr/The Guardian)

Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian: Report by a UK parliamentary committee into fake news and disinformation, due Monday, is expected to be very critical of Facebook and its “duplicitous” CEO — Westminster will also urge investigation into foreign meddling in UK elections — Facebook cannot be trusted … Report by a UK parliamentary committee into

Bruno Ganz, actor whose Hitler scene became a YouTube meme, has died – CNET

Bunker meltdown scene from 2004’s Downfall has been reworked to focus on everything from pizza to Game of Thrones. Bruno Ganz, actor whose Hitler scene became a YouTube meme, has died – CNET Source: CNet

February 17, 2019

A look at how the Enron Corpus, a public database of 600K+ emails that helped bring down Enron, has enabled AI researchers to train natural language models (Corinne Purtill/Quartz)

Corinne Purtill / Quartz: A look at how the Enron Corpus, a public database of 600K+ emails that helped bring down Enron, has enabled AI researchers to train natural language models — During its 2002 investigation of the bankruptcy of Enron, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) checked the energy company’s emails … A

Infinity Icosahedron Is Difficult To Contemplate Even Looking Right At It

Cubes and pyramids are wonderful primitive three-dimensional objects, but everyone knows that the real mystical power is in icosahedrons. Yes, the twenty-sided polyhedron does more than just ruin your saving throws in tabletop RPGs – it can also glow and look shiny in your loungeroom at home. [janth]’s build relies on semitransparent acrylic mirrors for

February 17, 2019

Learn how to make your own games like Fortnite for a price you pick

You can earn a solid knowledge of all things Unity with the training found in this meticulously curated Unity Game Development Bundle. Best of all, you can score this awesome knowledge for any price you want to pay. Learn how to make your own games like Fortnite for a price you pick Source: The Next

February 17, 2019

Virginia-based real estate data and analytics company Remine has closed $30M Series A led by Stripes Group, bringing its total raised to $48M (Katishi Maake/Washington Business Journal)

Katishi Maake / Washington Business Journal: Virginia-based real estate data and analytics company Remine has closed $30M Series A led by Stripes Group, bringing its total raised to $48M — Fairfax-based real estate data and analytics company Remine has closed a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing its total amount raised to $48 million.

February 17, 2019

Luckily, AI still needs humans to succeed

Humans look at AI in both awe and fear. When I tell folks that I work for a company that builds AI-powered virtual assistants, they frequently ask me if AI is close to becoming sentient. Is it close to becoming human? Are we fast approaching a future where Skynet from the Terminator is real? Will

With Galaxy S10, 5G and foldable devices, Samsung hopes to get its mojo back – CNET

Designs haven’t changed much in years, but Samsung is making game-changing moves. With Galaxy S10, 5G and foldable devices, Samsung hopes to get its mojo back – CNET Source: CNet

Hyundai delivers the first Kona Electric in the US – Roadshow

Do doctors normally accept their new cars while wearing white coats? Hyundai delivers the first Kona Electric in the US – Roadshow Source: CNet

February 17, 2019

Xuexi Qiangguo, a propaganda app with Snapchat-like messaging features developed by China's Communist Party, becomes top free app on Apple's App Store in China (Zheping Huang/South China Morning Post)

Zheping Huang / South China Morning Post: Xuexi Qiangguo, a propaganda app with Snapchat-like messaging features developed by China’s Communist Party, becomes top free app on Apple’s App Store in China — – Released by China’s Communist Party, the app is helping cadres learn more about its political doctrine Xuexi Qiangguo, a propaganda app with

Best laptops, desktops and tablets for creatives in 2019 – CNET

A place to start when you’re overwhelmed by choices. Best laptops, desktops and tablets for creatives in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet

The original Samsung Galaxy S was a confusing mess – CNET

As we await the Samsung Galaxy S10, it’s worth remembering that the first Galaxy S wasn’t just one phone. It was four. The original Samsung Galaxy S was a confusing mess – CNET Source: CNet

Command Line Utilities… in the Cloud?

Although many people think of Linux-based operating systems as graphical, really that GUI is just another application running over the bare operating system. Power users, remote administrators, and people running underpowered computers like a Raspberry Pi have a tendency to do more with command line tools. [Igor] did a FOSDEM19 presentation you can see below

February 17, 2019

DJI unveils a new 3D geofencing system that will prevent the company's drones from flying too close to major airports in the UK and 32 European countries (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: DJI unveils a new 3D geofencing system that will prevent the company’s drones from flying too close to major airports in the UK and 32 European countries — The new restrictions form a no-fly zone in the shape of a 3D bow tie — A three-dimensional “bow tie” geofence will

Here's why we need an iPhone SE 2 right now – CNET

Commentary: The gaping hole in Apple’s phone lineup has never been clearer. Here's why we need an iPhone SE 2 right now – CNET Source: CNet

February 17, 2019

Dynamic Map Platform, a Japanese map platform developer for self-driving cars, to buy Detroit-based Ushr, which provides 3D mapping data to GM, for up to $200M (Reuters)

Reuters: Dynamic Map Platform, a Japanese map platform developer for self-driving cars, to buy Detroit-based Ushr, which provides 3D mapping data to GM, for up to $200M — (Reuters) – Japanese map platform developer Dynamic Map Platform announced on Wednesday it plans to acquire Detroit-based map startup Ushr … Dynamic Map Platform, a Japanese map

February 17, 2019

How realistic are China’s plans to colonize the moon?

The world is still celebrating the historic landing of China’s Chang’e-4 on the far side of the moon on January 3. Last month, China announced its plans to follow up with three more lunar missions, laying the groundwork for a lunar base. Colonizing the Moon, and beyond, has always being a human aspiration. Technological advancements,

Identifying a 3D Printer From a 3D Print

A TV crime show I saw recently centered on the ability of forensic scientists to identify a plastic bag as coming from a particular roll: it’s all down to the striations, apparently. This development isn’t fiction, though: researchers at the University of Buffalo have figured out how to identify the individual 3D printer that produced

February 17, 2019

Google, Facebook, and Amazon’s not-so-secret weapon for success: M&A

Whether you’re an entrepreneur or an established CEO, growing your business is always job number one. It’s how you’ll conquer an industry, make a name for yourself, and truly change the world. You may have staked your money on one big idea that paid off, but the next crucial step always lies in what’s next.

February 17, 2019

A look at the debate surrounding the economics of popular open source software like OpenSSL, as an ever-increasing workload on maintainers risks causing burnout (Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard)

Daniel Oberhaus / Motherboard: A look at the debate surrounding the economics of popular open source software like OpenSSL, as an ever-increasing workload on maintainers risks causing burnout — A look at the complicated business of funding open source software development. — It was just before midnight on New Years Eve … A look at

February 17, 2019

Elroy Air, a maker of delivery drones that can carry up to 500 lbs, raises $9.2M in seed funding from new and existing investors Catapult, Precursor, and others (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Elroy Air, a maker of delivery drones that can carry up to 500 lbs, raises $9.2M in seed funding from new and existing investors Catapult, Precursor, and others — The dozens of companies vying for a foothold in the $11.2 billion drone industry — and by extension the $400 million same

February 17, 2019

Vicarious Surgical, which is building minimally invasive surgical tech that combines VR with miniature robots, has closed $10M round led by Gates Frontiers Fund (Jonathan Shieber/TechCrunch)

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: Vicarious Surgical, which is building minimally invasive surgical tech that combines VR with miniature robots, has closed $10M round led by Gates Frontiers Fund — In an operating room in rural Idaho, doctors prep a patient for surgery. They make a tiny, thumb-sized incision into the patient … Vicarious Surgical, which

Calling World Cup Goals Before They Happen, By Polling a Betting Site

[Ben] made an interesting discovery during the FIFA World Cup in 2018, and used it to grant himself the power to call goals before they happened. Well, before they happened on live TV or live streaming, anyway. It was possible because of the broadcast delay on “live” broadcasts, combined with the sports betting industry’s need

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