A complete Surface Pro bundle for $800. Apple’s latest iPad for $250. And some deals start Nov. 6. Costco Black Friday 2018 deals arrive: 0 iPad, 0 Dyson and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can tell a lot about a country, its history and its politics, by taking a look at its banknotes. Who features on them, or in the case of studiously engineered international compromises such as the Euro, who doesn’t feature on them. Residents of the UK have over the years been treated to a succession
Read MoreFor most people, satellites probably bring to mind things like weather forecasts, GPS, or satellite TV broadcasting. Other common satellite applications, such as extending cellular coverage, connecting ATM machines, and restoring communications infrastructure quickly, among others, often go unnoticed since they’re not visible to users. But with the FCC recently granting SpaceX, and OneWeb before
Read MoreJonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times: Blockchain-powered network Civil’s token sale failed because people buy into blockchain to make money and don’t necessarily want to use it to “fix” journalism — Hype around the technology has led to incomprehensible applications of it. — Civil Media Company was introduced earlier … Blockchain-powered network Civil's token
Read MoreFor one reason or another, electronic synthesizing musical instruments are mostly based around the keyboard. Sure, you’ve got the theremin and other oddities, but VCAs and VCFs are mostly the domain of keyboard-style instruments, and have been for decades. That’s a shame, because the user interface of an instrument has a great deal to do
Read MoreKaren Hao / MIT Technology Review: How US-based Truepic and UK-based Serelay discern true images from fakes by using proprietary algorithms to automatically verify photos the moment they’re made — Falsifying photos and videos used to take a lot of work. Either you used CGI to generate photorealistic images from scratch … How US-based Truepic
Read MoreTom Simonite / Wired: A look at how deepfakes, with recent software advances that easily create AI-generated fake audio and video, could be misused to undermine elections — PLENTY OF PEOPLE are following the final days of the midterm election campaigns. Yale law researcher Rebecca Crootof has a special interest—a small wager. A look at
Read MoreA lot of projects require linear motion, but not all of them require high-accuracy linear slides and expensive ball screws. When just a little shove for a door or the ability to pop something up out of an enclosure is all you need, finding just the right actuator can be a chore. Unless someone has
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Freedom House moves the US down a spot in its global internet freedom rankings citing net neutrality repeal, surveillance law renewal, disinformation, and more — If you need a safe haven on the internet, where the pipes are open and the freedoms are plentiful — you might want to move to
Read MoreAndrew Allemann / Domain Name Wire: US Department of Commerce to lift price freeze on .com domains from December 2020 after extending contract with Verisign to run the internet registry until 2024 — Verisign is the big winner as consumers face higher bills for .com domain names. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National …
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Sensor Tower: ByteDance’s short video app TikTok’s monthly US App Store installs in October were higher than those of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube — Beijing-based ByteDance’s 2017 acquisition of tween and teen-focused social app Musical.ly is paying off. Sensor Tower: ByteDance's short video app TikTok's monthly US App Store installs
Read MoreTaylor Soper / GeekWire: TraceMe, NFL star Russell Wilson’s celebrity app, has laid off staff, closed LA office, pivoted to a sports prediction game; TraceMe to shutter in coming weeks — One year after attempting to take on social media giants with its own content platform focused on celebrities, TraceMe is pivoting. TraceMe, NFL star
Read More[James Bruton], from the XRobots YouTube channel is known for his multipart robot and cosplay builds. Occasionally, though, he creates a one-off build. Recently, he created a video showing how to build a LED ball that changes color depending on its movement. The project is built around a series of 3D printed “arms” around a hollow
Read More{$inline_image} Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: View, a startup that makes smart windows with internet-connected frames that can regulate the tinting of the glass, raises $1.1B from SoftBank’s Vision Fund — Despite the recent assassination of a journalist by Saudi Arabian agents and an ensuing global controversy, Masayoshi Son … View, a startup that makes smart
Read MoreThe US Missile Defense Agency recently destroyed a fake nuclear warhead launched into space. Released last week, a video from defense contractor Raytheon, shows a ballistic missile launch from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kuai, Hawaii. Also in that video is footage of its interceptor technology, Standard Missile-3 Block IIA, successfully destroying it shortly
Read MoreGoogle Walkout For Real Change: Google walkout organizers say 20,000+ participated and that Sundar Pichai will meet with his leadership team on Monday to review a plan to address their demands — For Immediate Release: — Google employees and contractors participate in global “walkout for real change” Google walkout organizers say 20,000+ participated and that
Read MoreThe president lifts the HBO hit’s style and slogan for use in a tweet about Iran sanctions, leading to calls of trademark misuse. HBO unleashes Game of Thrones dragons on Donald Trump tweet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGreg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: Uber details new safety measures for its autonomous vehicle program in report, says it’s applying to resume testing of vehicles in autonomous mode in Pittsburgh — Ride-hailing giant said it would improve its software and training and keep two test drivers in every vehicle Uber details new safety measures
Read MoreMr. Segale rented a warehouse near Seattle to Nintendo in the company’s early days, and once berated its president about unpaid rent. Mario Segale, Developer Who Inspired Nintendo to Name Super Mario, Dies at 84 Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe 9-foot tall model of character D.Va took 731 hours to construct. Giant Lego Overwatch statue for BlizzCon has 145,000 pieces – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Toronto-based Setter, whose platform lets homeowners chat with home maintenance experts and get a quote, raises $10M Series A co-led by Sequoia and NFX — You probably don’t know how much it should cost to get your home’s windows washed, yard landscaped, or countertops replaced. But Setter does. Toronto-based Setter, whose
Read MoreYou should probably hope you haven’t seen [Techmoan’s] cassette recorder before. That’s because it is a Neal interview recorder that was mainly used by police to tape interrogations. This one was apparently used by the Royal Navy and was sold for parts. Turns out, the repair was simple, but the teardown and the analysis of
Read MoreThe Pittsburgh synagogue shooting shined a harsh spotlight on the fringe social network. Gab expected to be back online this weekend – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter being teased, Lego’s Overwatch sets are now ready to fight for glory. Lego Overwatch sets officially debut at BlizzCon – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChristopher Bing / Reuters: Twitter has removed 10,000 bot accounts in late September – early October that posed as Democrats to post tweets discouraging people from voting in the midterms — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twitter deleted more than 10,000 automated accounts posting messages that discouraged people from voting … Twitter has removed 10,000 bot accounts
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