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November 29, 2018

Former colleagues of Ken Kutaragi, known as "Father of the PlayStation", share stories about his abrasive leadership style at Sony before stepping down in 2006 (Matt Leone/Polygon)

Matt Leone / Polygon: Former colleagues of Ken Kutaragi, known as “Father of the PlayStation”, share stories about his abrasive leadership style at Sony before stepping down in 2006 — Look back at the early days of PlayStation and its ambitious, innovative and complicated father Former colleagues of Ken Kutaragi, known as "Father of the

Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen?

Just a few years ago, Microsoft was seen as a lumbering has-been. Now it’s a contender for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Microsoft Is Worth as Much as Apple. How Did That Happen? Source: NY Times Tech

November 29, 2018

Amazon officially joins the blockchain party

Despite previous small forays into the blockchain space, Amazon is now officially part of the blockchain party after launching two new blockchain oriented services. The services called Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) and Quantum Ledger Database (QLDB) were announced yesterday at Amazon’s re:Invent conference, reports TechCrunch. According to the AMB website, the platform will deliver a

November 29, 2018

Indian police and Microsoft combine forces to shut down fake call centers

For years, India has been a major hub for tech support call centers that service companies around the world. Unfortunately, not all of them are legit. Earlier this week, police in the capital city of New Delhi raided 16 fraudulent call centers and arrested nearly three dozen people for running scams while pretending to offer

Fortnite season 6, week 10 challenges and how to complete them – CNET

This week’s leaked Battle Royale challenges will have you traversing the map to several locations. Fortnite season 6, week 10 challenges and how to complete them – CNET Source: CNet

SauceBot Uses G-Code to Apply Condiments with Precision

You just can’t please some people. Take a 3D-printer disguised as a condiment dispenser to a public event and next thing you know people actually expect you to build a 3D-condiment dispenser for the next time. How can you help but oblige? We have to admit to more than a little alarm when [ShaneR] sent

November 29, 2018

Facebook’s new local news section could be a boon to social activists and researchers

One of the biggest challenges faced by social activists is finding and connecting with people affected by issues they’re concerned about. Now, thanks to Facebook’s new local news section, they may find it easier to organize information on such cases, and unite people better to solve them. Facebook said in its blog post that it

November 29, 2018

This AI-powered scanner will sniff out your drugs in the mail

The Dutch are known for many things — windmills, tulips, washed up soccer players… and an amazing talent for producing tons of synthetic drugs. So much, in fact, that drug traffickers in the Netherlands accumulated an estimated €18,9 billion in revenue in 2017. In comparison, that’s more than Iceland’s gross national product. All those pills

The Avengers 4 trailer may never arrive, let's all just accept it – CNET

Then again, maybe just writing this post will summon it for today’s actual one-year anniversary of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer. The Avengers 4 trailer may never arrive, let's all just accept it – CNET Source: CNet

November 29, 2018

CeBIT, one of the world's largest IT trade shows with up to 850K visitors a year, has been canceled for 2019 facing declining visitor numbers and space rentals (DW.COM)

DW.COM: CeBIT, one of the world’s largest IT trade shows with up to 850K visitors a year, has been canceled for 2019 facing declining visitor numbers and space rentals — Despite turning the trade fair into a fun fair, organizers could not save the beloved but struggling trade fair. CeBIT, one of the world's largest

November 29, 2018

Law enforcement authorities, working with Microsoft, have arrested dozens of scammers in New Delhi behind fake PC virus pop-up alert ads over the past month (New York Times)

New York Times: Law enforcement authorities, working with Microsoft, have arrested dozens of scammers in New Delhi behind fake PC virus pop-up alert ads over the past month — MUMBAI, India — You know the messages. They pop up on your computer screen with ominous warnings like, “Your computer has been infected with a virus.

November 29, 2018

Mini Vectrex Prototype Restored By National Videogame Museum

The crash of the videogame market in 1983 struck down a slew of victims, and unique products such as the Vectrex were not immune to its destructive ways. The all-in-one console featured a monochromatic vector display and offered an arcade-like experience at home complete with an analog joystick controller. It sadly never made it to

November 29, 2018

Amazon’s Glacier archiving service now lets you store 1TB for just $1 per month

Amazon has introduced a cheaper tier for its Glacier long-term data archiving service, which is useful for businesses, developers, and folks like you and me. The new Glacier Deep Archive will let you store 1TB of data in the cloud for as little as $1 per month. That’s a lot less than Amazon S3 Glacier’s

November 29, 2018

Qualcomm Ventures says it will invest up to $100M in startups building on-device AI, investing between $1M and $10M per deal (Kate Clark/TechCrunch)

Kate Clark / TechCrunch: Qualcomm Ventures says it will invest up to $100M in startups building on-device AI, investing between $1M and $10M per deal — Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of the chipmaker, has plans to invest up to $100 million in artificial intelligence. Qualcomm Ventures says it will invest up to

Microsoft wins $480M contract to supply US Army with HoloLens – CNET

Augmented reality glasses may be used in combat missions. Microsoft wins 0M contract to supply US Army with HoloLens – CNET Source: CNet

November 29, 2018

Nubia’s new gaming phone gets shoulder buttons and 10GB RAM

Chinese hardware maker Nubia is pushing further into the gaming phone arena with its new Red Magic Mars handset, which has arguably the most powerful internal specs available on in the Android universe today. That includes a Snapdragon 845 processor, up to 256GB of onboard storage and 10GB RAM on the top-end variant, and an

Disney launching Star Wars YouTube channel for kids – CNET

And it’s kicking it off with a new show called Star Wars Galaxy of Adventures. Disney launching Star Wars YouTube channel for kids – CNET Source: CNet

Scientists develop a clock so accurate it could detect dark matter – CNET

The most accurate atomic clock ever produced will make your mind go tick, tick, boom. Scientists develop a clock so accurate it could detect dark matter – CNET Source: CNet

Ride-hailing firm Go-Jek goes head-to-head with Grab in Singapore – Roadshow

The Indonesian ride-hailer’s arrival has been expected for months. Ride-hailing firm Go-Jek goes head-to-head with Grab in Singapore – Roadshow Source: CNet

November 28, 2018

Amazon says its own services will run 97% of Amazon's "mission critical databases" by year's end and 88% of its databases previously on Oracle by January (Lauren Feiner/CNBC)

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: Amazon says its own services will run 97% of Amazon’s “mission critical databases” by year’s end and 88% of its databases previously on Oracle by January — – Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon will be off of Oracle databases by the end of 2019. Amazon says its own

November 28, 2018

AI-generated fingerprints could soon fool biometric systems

Research led by two top universities has shed doubt on whether biometric security systems, on their own, can protect our most sensitive data. Humans are notoriously bad at creating secure passwords. But that’s okay; we’ve fixed the problem, at least somewhat, by introducing a slew of new devices that rely on biometric authentication, whether in

November 28, 2018

Sennheiser's HeadSetup software makes PCs and Macs vulnerable to MITM attacks due to flawed self-signed TLS certificate, which users should now manually remove (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica)

Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: Sennheiser’s HeadSetup software makes PCs and Macs vulnerable to MITM attacks due to flawed self-signed TLS certificate, which users should now manually remove — Poorly secured certificate lets hackers impersonate any website on the Internet. — Audio device maker Sennheiser has issued … Sennheiser's HeadSetup software makes PCs and Macs

Watch NASA arrive at the asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth – CNET

NASA’s asteroid-chaser will reach its target, Bennu, on Dec. 3 and you don’t want to miss a thing. Watch NASA arrive at the asteroid on a potential collision course with Earth – CNET Source: CNet

November 28, 2018

Following 2012 IPO, Facebook considered, but rejected, charging devs $250K/year for API access, offering Tinder extended access to users' friends' data (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch: Following 2012 IPO, Facebook considered, but rejected, charging devs $250K/year for API access, offering Tinder extended access to users’ friends’ data — Following a flopped IPO in 2012, Facebook desperately brainstormed new ways to earn money. An employee of unknown rank sent … Following 2012 IPO, Facebook considered, but rejected, charging

9 Planes Combine To Make One Giant Flexible Flier

[Ran D. St. Clair] has created a unique flying machine in the Flex 9. It’s not every day that you see a completely new and unusual aircraft, but the Flex 9 definitely fits the bill. [Ran] took 9 radio controlled planes, connected them together, and made one giant plane — and with an 18-foot wingspan,

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