Endings and Easter eggs in Netflix's Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – CNET
It’s like a how-to guide for spoiling the very, very dark interactive movie. Endings and Easter eggs in Netflix's Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s like a how-to guide for spoiling the very, very dark interactive movie. Endings and Easter eggs in Netflix's Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom Marvel’s Wakandan adventure and a Mister Rogers documentary to a Janelle Monáe tune, the former president lists the art that topped his list this year. Barack Obama lists 2018 favorites: Black Panther, Annihilation, Cardi B – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Zuckerberg’s tone-deaf year-end note reads like 1,000 words of patting himself on the back and shows little contrition or empathy for the harm Facebook caused — After the year Mark Zuckerberg’s had, you’d think he’d struggle to appear so chipper. — “I’m proud of the progress we’ve made … Zuckerberg's tone-deaf
Read MorePeter Rubin / Wired: Netflix debuts its first choose-your-own-storyline movie, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, developed over 18 months using Twine, a game writing tool — BY NEARLY ANY measure, Netflix has had a ridiculous year. When all is said and done, the company will have spent upwards of $10 billion … Netflix debuts its first choose-your-own-storyline
Read MoreThere’s something mesmerizing about delta robots. Whether they are used at a stately pace for a 3D-printer or going so fast you can barely see them move in a pick and place machine, the way that three rotary actuators can work together to produce motion in three axes is always a treat to watch. Especially
Read MoreBlack Mirror makes an interactive Netflix movie before interactive movies become real-life Black Mirror episodes. Interactive Black Mirror: Bandersnatch movie mind-warps a twisted 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom Marvel’s Wakandan adventure and a Mister Rogers documentary to Janelle Monáe and Cardi B tunes, the former president lists his favorites offerings of the year. Black Panther, Annihilation top Barack Obama's top movies of 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / VentureBeat: Netflix no longer allows new or returning users to pay for subscription via its iOS app, requires them to sign up and pay via its website — Netflix is further distancing itself from Apple’s iTunes tax bracket. Earlier this year, the streaming giant enabled iOS users in more than two dozen
Read MoreIt’s generally understood that most vehicles that humans interact with on a daily basis are used with some kind of hand controlled interface. However, this build from [Avisha Kumar] and [Leul Tesfaye] showcases a rather different take. A single motion input provides both steer and foward/reverse throttle control. The hand controller lives on a protoboard
Read MoreCheddar: Samsara, maker of sensors and GPS units for fleet vehicle management, raises $100M at $3.6B valuation from existing investors a16z and General Catalyst — Samsara, one of the hottest tech start-ups in the freight and logistics space, is raising $100 million in fresh funding, Cheddar has learned. Samsara, maker of sensors and GPS units
Read MoreIn the days after Facebook‘s September announcement about a bug that may have compromised 90 million users – yes, that was three months and several earth-shattering Facebook headlines ago – someone asked me what consumers could have done to avoid being caught up in yet another data breach. “They could not use Facebook,” I said.
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg: Mark Zuckerberg posts year-end reflections on the issues that Facebook encountered in 2018 and its efforts to deal with them — For 2018, my personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the most important issues facing our community — whether that’s preventing election interference … Mark Zuckerberg posts year-end reflections
Read MoreThe Facebook CEO sums up the year in a post about all the things his company’s done, often responding to an endless string of scandals. Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's 2018: We've changed, we promise – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBlack Mirror makes an interactive movie before interactive movies become real-life Black Mirror episodes. Black Mirror's interactive Netflix movie is here, in case 2018 wasn't twisted enough – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere are a range of integrated circuits that most of us would regard as definitive examples of their type, devices which became the go-to for a particular function and which have entered our collective consciousness as electronics enthusiasts. They have been in production since the early days of consumer integrated circuits, remaining in use because
Read MoreAs Facebook struggles with intense scrutiny and drama, there’s been speculation about Zuckerberg’s role at the company. Mark Zuckerberg is still Facebook's chairman and CEO, FYI – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe appointment of two independent directors was required by a settlement the company reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission in September. Tesla Names Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to Its Board Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreProblems started early Thursday and continued into Friday, as the FCC launches an investigation into the outage and its effect on 911 calls. FCC to investigate CenturyLink as nationwide outage continues, 911 calls disrupted – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOnline hate presaged some of the year’s most disturbing and deadly attacks. But the broader impact was more subtle and widespread, etching hidden scars into people’s psyches. 2018 was the year of online hate. Meet the people whose lives it changed. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAparajita Saxena / Reuters: Dell shares open at $46, giving the company a valuation of $16B in its return to public market, after Dell bought back shares tied to its interest in VMware — (Reuters) – Dell Technologies Inc shares opened at $46 on Friday, giving the computer maker a valuation of $16 billion in
Read MoreTowards the end of the Second World War, as the United States considered their options for a possible invasion of Japan, there was demand for a new fighter that could escort long range bombers on missions which could see them travel more than 3,200 kilometers (2,000 miles) without refueling. In response, North American Aviation created
Read MoreFCC Chairman Ajit Pai has called the service issue “unacceptable.” A nationwide CenturyLink outage is disrupting 911, and the FCC is investigating Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe New York Times uncovers 1,400 documents demonstrating Facebook’s growing political influence and troubles with moderation Facebook's leaked rulebooks highlight struggle with content moderation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReady to cash in some gift cards? The best after-Christmas deals and sales: Amazon Digital Day, 40 percent off PS Classic, off JBL Clip 3 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe agency’s shutdown plan calls for suspending virtually all investigations and litigation. The shutdown is about to force the FTC to suspend its Facebook investigation, former officials say Source: Washington Post Tech
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