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Read MoreThe AI icon Andrew Ng is quoted as saying, “Artificial intelligence is the new electricity.” For anyone reading this, that’s a powerful analogy. Electricity empowers our surge in science and globalization over the past 100+ years, but the analogy falters in one overlooked regard. Few of us know how the electric revolution began, and
Read MoreYour phone’s looks should be the last thing you care about. But it simply isn’t true. The phone trend you least expect makes you crave your phone more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe probably don’t need to tell this to the average Hackaday reader, but we’re living in a largely disposable society. Far too many things are built as cheaply as possible, either because manufacturers know you won’t keep it for long, or because they don’t want you to. Of course, the choice if yours if you
Read MoreShoshanna Solomon / The Times of Israel: Insiders at Israeli hacking tools company NSO Group say they bought back the 70% stake they sold to US PE firm Francisco Partners; source: at a $1B valuation — Market source says the deal values the Israel-founded company, which helps governments spy on phones, at about $1 billion;
Read MoreThe two possible dates for Apple’s next big launch and why we may have to wait even longer to see those AirPods 2. AirPods, iPads and streaming: What we could see from a March Apple event – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: The gaping hole in Apple’s phone lineup has never been clearer. Apple needs the iPhone SE 2 right now. Here's why – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThe results of a consumer genetic test identified the mother of the man whose donated sperm was used to conceive Danielle Teuscher’s daughter. Legal warnings soon followed. A Mother Learns the Identity of Her Child’s Grandmother. A Sperm Bank Threatens to Sue. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreKids – they’re such a treasure. One minute you’re having a nice chat, the next minutes they’re testing your knowledge of the natural world with a question like, “Why can we see the Moon during the day?” And before you know it, you’re building a CNC Earth-Moon orbital model. We’ve got to applaud [sniderj]’s commitment to
Read MoreIn 2018, face recognition technology (“FRT”) stumbled from childhood into adolescence in commercial applications. It evolved from being used primarily as a gimmick to unlock your phone or retrieve pictures of specific persons within your 60K pictures, to being used in an almost infinite number of commercial applications on a local scale (mostly in China,
Read MorePatrick Clark / Bloomberg: Profile of real estate ad giant Zillow, as it joins the new breed of “iBuyers” who flip homes at a massive scale using algorithms for granular price predictions — With its tan stucco exterior and red tile roof, the Rittenhouse home on South Star Canyon Drive looks a lot … Profile
Read More[Maurin Donneaud] has clearly put a lot of work into making a large flexible touch sensitive cloth, providing a clean and intuitive interface, and putting it out there for anyone to integrate into their own project.. This pressure sensing fabric is touted as an electronic musical interface, but if you only think about controlling music,
Read MoreA bioreactor is a useful thing to have in any biology lab. Fundamentally, it’s a tank in which biological activity can be nurtured and controlled. [The Thought Emporium] needed a visual aid for an upcoming video on bioluminescent bacteria, but figured a single test tube full of the little critters just wasn’t visually striking enough.
Read MoreThe news comes a day after Amazon said it was canceling plans for a New York hub. Google reportedly scored tax breaks using secret shell companies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter said the tweet violated its rules against making threats of violence or wishing for the death of a person. Twitter hides tweet that appears to be from Iran's supreme leader – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRyan Mac / BuzzFeed: Twitter hides a tweet, reportedly from Iran’s head of state, for pointing out that a previous leader’s verdict to murder novelist Salman Rushdie is still valid — Twitter has previously used a newsworthiness standard to defend its refusal to apply abuse and harassment rules to President Donald Trump’s account. Twitter hides
Read MoreIt’s the same technology that helps power apps on Alexa and Google Home Assistant Apple to buy AI voice startup PullString, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFar Cry New Dawn looks like it should be a big shakeup to the series, but once you peel back the outer layer of neon-pink paint, it’s the same old Far Cry underneath. If you like the series’ trademark open-world busywork, then it’ll scratch your itch. But, while it does show flashes of potential, the
Read MoreJason Del Rey / Recode: Amazon launched its HQ2 contest before some politicians made it a corporate villain and it overreached in NYC by extracting huge tax breaks behind closed doors — The HQ2 contest was very Amazonian. So was its refusal to back down. — No one looks good in the wake of Amazon’s
Read MoreTechCrunch: Security researcher says Twitter retains direct messages for years, including messages users have deleted, which may be illegal under the EU’s new GDPR laws — When does “delete” really mean delete? Not always or even at all if you’re Twitter . — Twitter retains direct messages for years … Security researcher says Twitter retains
Read MoreOne lucky Instagram follower will take home a Roku Express and a bunch of swag exclusive to DC Universe members. Enter to win* a streamer and DC Universe merch! – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s just in time for Samsung’s Galaxy X folding phone reveal next week. Foldable iPhone suggested in new Apple patent – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re cutting metal in the workshop, you’re likely using a table-mounted cutoff saw, or perhaps a bandsaw for finer work. The power hacksaw is an unwieldy contraption that looks and feels very old fashioned in its operation. Despite the drawbacks inherent in the design, [Emiel] decided to build one that operates under drill power,
Read MoreHere are all the best toys we saw. Toy Fair 2019: Nerf Fortnite, Barbie turns 60 and more – CNET Source: CNet
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