The online retail giant is pulling dozens of items from its online marketplace after a Muslim advocacy group flagged the merchandise. Amazon removes bath mats and items imprinted with verses from the Koran following complaints Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA month ago General Motors announced plans to wind down production of several under-performers. At the forefront of news coverage on this are the consequences facing factories making those cars, and the people who work there. The human factor associated with the closing of these plans is real. But there is also another milestone marked
Read MoreThe next-gen wireless tech is expected to speed up network communications and reduce latency at a Chicago medical center. AT&T is creating a 5G hospital – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSet an early morning alarm with the Google Assistant? Now your Philips Hue smart lights can slowly fade on before it goes off to help ease you out of bed. OK Google, cue the sun: Philips Hue debuts voice fades at CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Alibaba acquires Berlin-based Data Artisans, which provides distributed systems and large-scale data streaming services for enterprises, for €90M — Alibaba has paid €90 million ($103 million) to acquire Data Artisans, a Berlin-based startup that provides distributed systems … Alibaba acquires Berlin-based Data Artisans, which provides distributed systems and large-scale data streaming
Read MoreMicrosoft continues testing a seven-day delay feature for Windows Update in the Windows 10 Home edition. Windows 10: Home users will soon be able to pause updates but only for 7 days Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWith the Graphic Design Certification School training ($39, over 90 percent off from TNW Deals), you’ll be ready to wield three of Adobe’s most used, best loved, industry-leading digital design apps to their utmost potential. Learn top Adobe programs for less than and launch a graphic design career Source: The Next Web
Read MoreKate Rooney / CNBC: Plaid, which links US bank accounts to popular fintech apps like Venmo and Robinhood, is buying competitor Quovo, source says for ~$200M — – Plaid, which links one quarter of U.S. bank accounts to popular fintech apps, is buying a similar data company called Quovo. Plaid, which links US bank accounts
Read MoreWelcome to Hard Fork Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice to keep you up to date in the cryptocurrency and blockchain world. If you’ve been in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency game for any longer than a month, you’ve probably come across someone who has described themselves as a “Bitcoin maximalist.” But what
Read MoreThe ‘reserved storage’ coming with the next Windows 10 version is another reason to avoid PCs with little storage. Microsoft: Windows 10 to grab 7GB of your storage so big updates don't fail Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreCommentary: When I first laid eyes on the Oculus Rift in 2013, it felt like the future. Five years on, VR is a promise unfulfilled. What’s taking so long? Virtual reality feels like a dream gathering dust – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith a car platform and much better fuel economy, the fifth-gen Ford Explorer returns to success. Ford Explorer's fifth generation is just what the doctor ordered – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIt taps the people closest to you to stop you from checking your phone while driving. LifeGift app uses familial shame to stop you from texting and driving – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith each successive generation, the Explorer became more car-like, but this iteration proved it needed to be car-based in order to provide fuel economy to make it succeed. Fourth-gen Ford Explorer improves but doesn't meet customer needs – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWe look back at the body styles throughout the Explorer’s 29 model years, ahead of the new one’s reveal at the Detroit Auto Show. 6 generations of Ford Explorers: A history of the groundbreaking SUV – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePicture the scene. You’re in the office. Keys click, paper rustles, and there’s a murmur of idle chatter. Then, your nose wrinkles. “What’s that smell?” you think, grimacing. “If only there was some easy way of manipulating the environment around me to produce a more preferable fragrance.” Aaaand you’re back in the room. If you’re
Read MoreThe 20-year-old suspect said he had acted alone in publishing private information of hundreds of lawmakers and others, the authorities said. German Man Confesses to Hacking of Public Figures’ Data, Officials Say Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt isn’t always easy to support a large number of internet users over a single wireless connection? If that sounds like your company’s conference room, you might want to check out French firm Oledcomm’s new LiFiMax solution, based on light-based Li-Fi tech. According to the company, LiFiMax transmitters can be installed on the ceiling like
Read MoreInterfacing with the outside world is a fairly common microcontroller task. Outside of certain use cases microcontrollers are arguably primarily useful because of how easily they can interface with other devices. If we just wanted to read and write some data we wouldn’t have gotten that Arduino! But some tasks are more common than others; for
Read MoreBen Thompson / Stratechery: Apple made errors relating to China and “S” cycles, XR, and growth strategies, but reasons for optimism remain as headwinds, like cheap battery swaps, will fade — As rare as last week’s Apple revenue warning from CEO Tim Cook may have been — the company last issued a revenue warning …
Read MoreAustralian authorities have frozen the assets of BitConnect promoter John Bigatton, as international investigations into the world’s biggest cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme continue. As per request by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the federal court also issued Bigatton with a travel ban, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Bigatton is named as a director and shareholder
Read MoreEthereum Classic, one of the most popular forks of the second most valuable cryptocurrencies by marketcap has suffered a 51-percent attack. After Chinese blockchain security firm SlowMist raised the alarm, an analyst at CoinNess dug a little deeper. The analyst found that a private mining pool had managed to increase its hash power to 3,263
Read More“Now that we realize our brains can be hacked, we need an antivirus for the brain.” Those were the words of Yuval Noah Harari, famous historian and outspoken critic of Silicon Valley. The sentence, which was part of a recent interview by Wired’s Nick Thompson with Harari and former Google design ethicist Tristan Harris, was a reference
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Autonomous checkout startup Standard Cognition buys mapping technology company Explorer.ai for an undisclosed sum — Standard Cognition helps retail stores stand up to Jeff Bezos’ juggernaut. The $50 million-funded autonomous checkout startup is racing to equip bigger shops … Autonomous checkout startup Standard Cognition buys mapping technology company Explorer.ai for an
Read MoreWe don’t think we’d want to trust our fire safety to a robot carrying a few ounces of water, but as a demonstration or science project, [Tinker Guru’s] firefighting robot was an entertaining answer to the question: “What do I do with that flame sensor that came in the big box of Arduino sensors I
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