[John Whittington] failed to win a bid for an old VT-220 serial terminal on eBay, so he decided to make his own version and improve it along the way. The result is the Whitterm-220 (or WT-220) which has at its core a Raspberry Pi and is therefore capable of more than just acting as a ‘dumb’
Read MoreCNET covered hundreds of products in 2018. These were the best of the best. CNET's best of 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe stakes could not be higher for the company’s forthcoming flagship phone. Samsung Galaxy S10 rumors: Everything we know about a Feb. 20 launch, March 8 release, specs, features and price – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: FBI has seized the domains of 15 high-profile DDoS-for-hire websites, including downtime.org and deacon.pro, and charged 3 men in US with operating the sites — The FBI has seized the domains of 15 several high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) websites, after a co-ordinated effort … FBI has seized the domains of 15
Read MoreMy first NPC kill in the Red Dead Online beta was an impulse. I rode past the NPC on my horse, whom I’d named Vanessa, and this guy felt the need to insult her. So I grabbed my revolver and put two rounds in his head, then got off to frisk his body. The net yield of first
Read MorePlease is over, people! Work Friend: Oh Please Stop Saying Please Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIf there’s one place where the old ways of doing things live a longer life than you’d otherwise expect, it’s the woodshop. Woodworkers have a way of stubbornly sticking to tradition, and that usually works out fine. But what does it take to change a woodworker’s mind about a tool that seems to have little
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Investigation finds Chinese censors are now allowing criticism of Trump and the US on WeChat, as the US-China trade war heats up — Negative articles and comments about Trump were censored on the Chinese internet as recently as this summer. But now the floodgates appear to be open. Investigation finds Chinese censors are
Read MoreWhen we hear the word ‘interface,’ many of us think about graphical user interface (or GUI). The vast majority of digital products available on the market today have this type of interface. Since GUI is the most familiar type of interfaces to us, we used to think of it as the natural way of interaction
Read MoreA couple was alarmed to hear a man’s voice claiming that he was about to kidnap their 4-month-old son. ‘I’m in your baby’s room’: A hacker took over a baby monitor and broadcast threats, parents say Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: French data science startup Dataiku raises $101M Series C led by Iconiq Capital — Dataiku wants to turn buzzwords into an actual service. The company has been focused on data tools for many years, before everybody started talking about big data, data science and machine learning. French data science startup Dataiku
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Amazon says it is rolling out an Alexa integration with Wolfram Alpha to users in US — Alexa’s getting a bit smarter, courtesy of Wolfram Alpha. Amazon today announced that its cross-platform assistant will integrate with Wolfram Research’s computational knowledge engine to answer math- and science-related questions. Amazon says it is
Read MoreRomain Dillet / TechCrunch: Uber fined €400,000 by the French data protection watchdog CNIL for a 2016 data breach and coverup that exposed the personal details of 1.4M users in France — One by one, European countries are slapping Uber with a penalty for the way it handled its 2016 data breach. Uber fined €400,000
Read MoreVirginia Hughes / BuzzFeed News: In a 99-page letter to the FTC, 22 child advocacy groups call for an investigation into Google’s alleged misrepresentation of some kids apps as safe — Google is marketing apps to kids that share personal data with third parties, show manipulative ads, and are rife with creepy images … In
Read MoreDespite the fact I haven’t announced it on Twitter yet (thus making it an official government document), I’d like to inform everyone that I wholeheartedly support the GoFundMe effort purported to be setup to fund President Trump’s border wall. In fact, I’d like to take my support a step further by saying it’s my opinion
Read MoreIf there is a field which has promise verging on a true breakout, it is that of wearable electronics. We regularly see 3D printing, retrocomputing, robotics, lasers, and electric vehicle projects whose advances are immediately obvious. These are all exciting fields in which the Hackaday community continually push the boundaries, and from which come the astounding
Read MoreKate Clark / TechCrunch: Earnin, which develops a money management platform for workers, raises $125M Series C from DST Global, a16z, and others and says it has 1M+ downloads — Before Ram Palaniappan founded Earnin, he developed a system for employees at a payments company called UniRush, where he spent eight years as president. Earnin,
Read MoreJohn D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: Congress approves bill aimed at speeding quantum computer development by establishing a National Quantum Initiative Program; Trump is expected to sign it — The emerging technology has potentially revolutionary uses in cybersecurity and other areas — WASHINGTON—Congress on Wednesday approved … Congress approves bill aimed at speeding quantum
Read MoreThe hacking campaign underscores a continuing threat from China, US officials say. US charges Chinese hackers with 'massive theft' from NASA, Navy and tech sector – CNET Source: CNet
Read More200,000 miles per year sounds like a real bear. This 2013 Hyundai Elantra has 1 million miles on the original engine – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIn December 2019, J.J. Abrams will close out the Star Wars trilogy he kicked off with The Force Awakens. Star Wars Episode 9: Release date, cast, director and theories – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePush the red button. Men in Black International trailer reunites Thor stars Thompson, Hemsworth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRussell Brandom / The Verge: Slack is deactivating accounts it says are linked to Iran to comply with US sanctions without warning the users — ‘They are either incompetent at OFAC interpretation or racist’ — This morning, many Slack users with ties to Iran discovered their accounts had been abruptly deactivated. Slack is deactivating accounts
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Spotify settles the $1.6B copyright lawsuit by music publisher Wixen, which represents artists like Tom Petty, Missy Elliot, Stevie Nicks, and Neil Young — Spotify has settled the $1.6 billion lawsuit filed by music publisher Wixen Music Publishing in December 2017. Spotify settles the .6B copyright lawsuit by music publisher Wixen,
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again, and the Christmas hacks are flooding in thick and fast. To get into the Christmas spirit, the FoxGuard team wanted a custom ornament to hang from the tree. They may have gotten more than they bargained for. It’s a simple build that demonstrates the basic techniques of working with
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