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January 12, 2019

Over half of the top 20 YouTube search results for "RBG" this week pointed to conspiracy-theory videos about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's health (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Over half of the top 20 YouTube search results for “RBG” this week pointed to conspiracy-theory videos about Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health — Conspiracy theories about the health of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have dominated YouTube this week, illustrating how the world’s … Over half of the top 20 YouTube search

Addressable 7-Segment Displays May Make Multiplexing a Thing of the Past

[Sean Hodgins] has a knack for coming up with simple solutions that can make a big difference, but this is one of those “Why didn’t I think of that?” things: addressable seven-segment LED displays. [Sean]’s design is basically a merging of everyone’s favorite Neopixel RGB LED driver with the ubiquitous seven-segment display. The WS2811 addressable

January 12, 2019

How MicroLED display technology, demoed by Samsung at CES, may let customers assemble their own TVs to the exact size and shape they want, like Lego bricks (David Pierce/Wall Street Journal)

David Pierce / Wall Street Journal: How MicroLED display technology, demoed by Samsung at CES, may let customers assemble their own TVs to the exact size and shape they want, like Lego bricks — MicroLED is better looking, more efficient and more versatile than any previous display tech. Now all Samsung, Sony … How MicroLED

January 12, 2019

The only way to stop fake news is for you to take responsibility

Trump has made a lot of things buzzworthy, but perhaps none more than “fake news.” Everyone has strong opinions about who is at fault for spreading lies in the press. It’s “the media’s” fault. It’s Trump’s fault. Before Trump, it was the National Enquirer’s fault. It’s Facebook’s fault. You name a source, and they’ve probably

Electromagnetic 7-Segment Display Easy on the Eyes AND the Ears

We love electromagnetic displays: take the modern look of a digital readout, combine with the low-tech coil mechanism that you theoretically could create yourself, add a dash of random clacking sounds, and what’s not to like? Evidently, [Nicolas Kruse] shares our affection for these displays, because he’s taken it beyond theory and created a 7-segment magnetically-actuated display

Shutdown: Government sites with lapsed security certificates pose risk – CNET

The federal closure seems to have led to expired certificates, and without them, hackers can get between you and the website you’re visiting. Shutdown: Government sites with lapsed security certificates pose risk – CNET Source: CNet

January 12, 2019

An overview of internal WikiLeaks data the US government collected from 2009 through at least 2017, including chats with identifying details on some sources (Emma Best/Gizmodo)

Emma Best / Gizmodo: An overview of internal WikiLeaks data the US government collected from 2009 through at least 2017, including chats with identifying details on some sources — Late last year, the U.S. government accidentally revealed that a sealed complaint had been filed against Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. An overview of internal

Monoprice's two desktop headphone amps are spectacular – CNET

Monoprice’s Monolith Liquid Spark makes budget headphones sound better than ever, while the Monolith Liquid Platinum takes high-end headphones to the next level. Monoprice's two desktop headphone amps are spectacular – CNET Source: CNet

Huawei Fires Employee Arrested in Poland on Spying Charges

The Chinese telecommunications giant said that the alleged actions of the employee, Wang Weijing, had nothing to do with the company. Huawei Fires Employee Arrested in Poland on Spying Charges Source: NY Times Tech

PSB’s iconic affordable Alpha Series speakers come in for a makeover – CNET

PSB Speakers’ popular Alpha Series remained unchanged for 19 years, so with fingers crossed we checked out the all new Alpha P5 bookshelf speaker. PSB’s iconic affordable Alpha Series speakers come in for a makeover – CNET Source: CNet

January 12, 2019

Lime suspends its scooter service in Switzerland after reports of some of its e-scooters halting mid-ride, throwing off and injuring passengers (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Lime suspends its scooter service in Switzerland after reports of some of its e-scooters halting mid-ride, throwing off and injuring passengers — Just as on-demand electric scooters are trying to pick up speed in Europe, one of the scooter market’s most ambitious startups has halted operations … Lime suspends its scooter

Radio Control Buggy Gets V10 Power

Amongst the more difficult machining tasks in the world are those involved in the production of internal combustion engines. Thanks to the Internet, it’s now possible to watch detailed videos of master craftsmen assembling tiny desktop V8 and V12 engines in home workshops with barely a CNC in sight. However, up until now, most of

January 12, 2019

Uber’s 3 grand ambitions and what they mean for us regular folks

Uber has plans to eliminate car ownership, take over the public transportation systems, and even fly you across cities. Say bye to being stuck in traffic? Uber says this dream can become reality in just few years’ time, as it rolls out plans to become “Amazon of transportation.” While last few years have been tough

January 12, 2019

How to build and host your own WordPress website for just $50

WordPress is at the web’s foundation, powering 30 percent of websites in existence. So you’d assume correctly that creating a site with WordPress is about as turnkey a process as you can find. Right now, TNW Deals can save you hundreds of dollars on creating and hosting a website of your own for life with

January 12, 2019

Sources: social media platforms are preparing to fight sweeping new rules to remove "unlawful" content within 24 hrs, proposed by the Indian govt late last year (Aditya Kalra/Reuters)

Aditya Kalra / Reuters: Sources: social media platforms are preparing to fight sweeping new rules to remove “unlawful” content within 24 hrs, proposed by the Indian govt late last year — NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Global social media and technology giants are gearing up to fight sweeping new rules proposed … Sources: social media platforms

Cyberpunk Jacket Is The Garment of Choice For The Streets of 2019

Fans of science fiction and related genres have always been disappointed by real life. The future holds so much promise on paper, yet millions were disappointed upon reaching 2015 to find that hoverboard technology still eluded us. It’s not all bad, though – [abetusk] has developed a cyberpunk jacket so you can live out your

Cambridge Audio reveals a high-end Bluetooth turntable, the Alva TT – CNET

The Cambridge Audio Alva TT is bound to upset audiophiles and traditionalists who don’t believe Bluetooth belongs in a turntable. Cambridge Audio reveals a high-end Bluetooth turntable, the Alva TT – CNET Source: CNet

Who Is MacKenzie Bezos?

Her divorce from the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has made this novelist, and her private life, a public fascination. Who Is MacKenzie Bezos? Source: NY Times Tech

How We Apologize Now

The iPhone app Notes has become the medium of choice for celebrity mea culpas. How We Apologize Now Source: NY Times Tech

January 12, 2019

Personalized marketing will be huge in 2019

Personalization has come a long way since Amazon started leveraging personalized book recommendations in 1999. Half of companies worldwide have identified it as a priority investment, and globally 92 percent of marketers believe there’s value in 1-to-1 marketing technology. If you’re part of this majority but haven’t figured out how to advance your personalization efforts,

2019 Detroit Auto Show preview: Explorer, GT500, Supra and more – Roadshow

From electrified concepts to the long-awaited return of the Toyota Supra, here’s what to expect at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. 2019 Detroit Auto Show preview: Explorer, GT500, Supra and more – Roadshow Source: CNet

January 12, 2019

Keep your digital life secure with these 6 simple tricks

Data breaches, widespread malware attacks, and microtargeted personalized advertising were lowlights of digital life in 2018. As technologies change, so does the advice security experts give for how to best stay safe. As 2019 begins, I’ve pulled together a short list of suggestions for keeping your digital life secure and free of manipulative disinformation. 1.

Robot’s Actions and Our Reactions

If you walk into a dog owner’s home that dog is probably going to make a beeline to see if you are a threat. If you walk into a cat owner’s home, you may see the cat wandering around, if it even chooses to grace you with its presence. For some people, a dog’s direct

January 12, 2019

A look back at the evolution of RSS and why it lost out to centralized information silos on the web controlled by corporations, despite being an open format (Sinclair Target/Motherboard)

Sinclair Target / Motherboard: A look back at the evolution of RSS and why it lost out to centralized information silos on the web controlled by corporations, despite being an open format — Before the internet was consolidated into centralized information silos, RSS imagined a better way to let users control their online personas. A

Visual Airplane Tracker Runs On Pi

As no doubt is the case with many readers, there is a Raspberry Pi running in the yard near where this is being written that tracks airplanes, listening into the ADS-B radio broadcasts that they send and uploading the data to a sharing service. This device lacks the blinky LEDs that hacking custom states it

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