The holidays bring us many things. Family and friends are a given, as is the grand meal in which we invariably overindulge. It’s a chance for decades old songs and movies to somehow manage to bubble back up to the surface, and occasionally a little goodwill even slips in here or there. But perhaps above
Read MoreGlobal bank HSBC has processed more than 3 million foreign exchange (fx) transactions using blockchain technology. According to a report, the transactions, completed over the past year, were worth $250bn. If previous statements are anything to go by, HSBC likely used a permissioned (aka private) blockchain to carry out the transaction. Private blockchains are typically preferred by regulated
Read MoreBBC: Scooter rental company Bird backs down and apologizes to Cory Doctorow after issuing him legal threats over a blogpost about modifying Bird scooters — A scooter firm has apologised after issuing a journalist with legal threats over a blogpost about its scooters. Scooter rental company Bird backs down and apologizes to Cory Doctorow after
Read MoreIt looks different, but it’s nearly the same underneath. 2020 Volkswagen Passat refresh focuses on style – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA smash-up in the asteroid belt may have turned a previously calm and quiet space rock into a splashier kind of celestial object. Asteroid suddenly shows off a comet-like tail – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe N Line trim is about more than just looking good. Hyundai debuts N Line enhancements on 2019 Elantra GT in Detroit – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’ll do battle against racing variants of the Audi RS3, Honda Civic Type R and VW GTI. Hyundai Veloster N TCR race car blazes into Detroit – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTim Ingham / Music Business Worldwide: Report: Norway launches a criminal investigation over potential data fraud after claims that big stars’ streaming numbers were inflated on Tidal — In an explosive story last year, TIDAL was placed at the center of a major alleged ‘fake streams’ scandal. — Norwegian financial newspaper … Report: Norway launches
Read MoreMark Armstrong / The WordPress.com Blog: WordPress has launched Newspack, a publishing platform aimed at small and medium-sized news outlets and backed by Google, ConsenSys, Lenfest, Knight, and others — Over the past 15 years, WordPress has grown to become the world’s most popular publishing platform for the open web — and it’s especially true
Read MoreThe three most prevalent threats plaguing the internet have been found to be cryptocurrency miners. In its latest analysis of the internet‘s most pressing malware hazards, cybersecurity group Check Point ranked the supposedly neutral Monero-mining script CoinHive in first place – for the thirteenth month in a row, reports ZDNet. Open-source Monero-mining software XMRig was named the
Read MoreThe modern overhead-cam internal combustion engine is a mechanical masterpiece of hundreds of parts in perfect synchronisation. In many cases it depends for that synchronisation upon a flexible toothed belt, and those of you who have replaced one of these belts will know the exacting requirements for keeping the various pulleys in perfect alignment during
Read MoreLaura Cooper / Wall Street Journal: Vista Equity Partners takes majority stake in Quick Base, which helps people with no coding experience build business apps, source says for more than $1B — The more than $1 billion deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by Vista Equity Partners — Quick Base Inc. …
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Facebook says it will test a Stories feature for event sharing on iOS and Android for users in US, Brazil, and Mexico — Finally, a truly smart way to use Stories outside of Instagram — Facebook continues to undergo the most contentious period in its history, as it struggles with
Read MorePlanet 13 bills itself as the globe’s biggest purveyor of recreational cannabis. And like other Las Vegas businesses, it’s big and showy. The buzz at CES 2019 came from the 'world's largest pot dispensary' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSuper Metroid and Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past? Yes please. SNES games could be coming to Nintendo Switch Online – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUPnP — in a perfect world it would have been the answer to many connectivity headaches as we add more devices to our home networks. But in practice it the cause of a lot of headaches when it comes to keeping those networks secure. It’s likely that many Hackaday readers provide some form of technical
Read MoreToyota’s legendary Supra sports car returns with German bones. 2020 Toyota Supra officially revealed at Detroit Auto Show – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreToyota has announced pricing on what is probably the world’s most anticipated sports car, and it definitely holds with tradition. 2020 Toyota Supra pricing is here, but is it the bargain we were hoping for? – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNitasha Tiku / Wired: Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration, an activist group inside Google, to launch a public awareness campaign about mandatory arbitration agreements on Tuesday — TECH WORKERS MAY be new to labor organizing, but they’re learning quickly. When a November walkout by 20,000 Google employees protesting … Googlers for Ending Forced Arbitration, an
Read MoreAn American businesses man is still missing even though his family have paid kidnappers a ransom of nearly $950,000 in Bitcoin. William Sean Creighton Kopko, the owner of an online gambling platform, was snatched whilst in Costa Rica during September last year, TVNZ reports. Police in Spain and Costa Rica have arrested a total of
Read MoreThe energy company could be held liable for more than $30 billion. PG&E to file for bankruptcy following devastating California wildfires Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThere are plenty of skills you can learn in 2019, but few will have as much of an impact on your professional development like mastering Excel. For over 30 years, the venerable Office anchor and its spreadsheet goodness has led the way in data collection and presentation, and its value is only going to increase
Read MoreLily Katz / Android Authority: USB-C headphones were virtually absent at CES 2019, failing to catch on because of continuing compatibility issues and a lack of quality hardware — 6.3K — In a sea of 3D audio products and true-wireless earbuds, USB Type-C headphones were nowhere in sight at CES 2019. USB-C headphones were virtually
Read MoreMicrosoft will no longer provide security updates for Windows 7 as of January 14, 2020, which is one year away. There are two ways to get around this date, but they’ll cost you. Microsoft's Windows 7 has one year of free support left Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreI’ve been using mind maps more often lately, to plan feature stories, as well as for household maintenance and hobby projects. While pen and paper work great, software tools are more flexible and can accommodate detailed information better. I tested a bunch of web apps like Mindmeister and Bubbl over the past few weeks, and
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