Skip Barber Racing School instructors help me make the most of Abarth’s pint-sized sports cars at Willow Springs International Raceway. Takin' it to the streets (of Willow) in the 2019 Fiat 124 and 500 Abarth – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTop-of-the-line models add up fast. iPad Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Mini: You'll spend ,900, ,600, ,200 if you max out Apple's specs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCommentary: Who wants incompatible cables, chargers and earbuds? USB-C fixes that and gives the iPad laptop power. The iPad Pro's USB-C port is great — and should be on my iPhone, too – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew voting systems are coming, but not as soon as you’d like them. Electronic voting was going to be the future. Now paper's making a comeback – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft rolls out a preview fix to address the Windows 10 October 2018 Update ZIP copy fail. Windows 10 1809 ZIP bug now fixed: So will Microsoft rerelease October update today? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreParmy Olson / Forbes: A look at how Facebook failed to develop its own voice recognition technology for Portal, source says due to chaotic rotation of staff and confused priorities — Facebook’s Portal looked like a slick alternative to the Amazon Echo speaker when it launched earlier this month, but problems abounded behind the scenes.
Read MoreGoogle released its newest Pixel phones – the Pixel 3 and the Pixel 3 XL – on October 4. While the headset has yet to start shipping worldwide, consumers from select countries (where the phone is already available) have found a string of issues with the Pixel 3. Here is a list of known issues
Read MoreSometimes hacking isn’t as much about building something, it’s about getting to the root of a particularly difficult problem. [Erik Wooldrige] was facing a problem like that. He’s a system specialist at a hospital near Chicago. Suddenly a bunch of iPhones and Apple watches were failing or glitching. The only thing anyone could think of
Read MoreHard Fork Decentralized is just around the corner, and we’re looking forward to welcoming some great speakers to the stage. At The Exchange, our very own meeting place in the heart of London, we’ll host in-depth panel discussions and roundtable sessions. Let’s take a look at some of our headliners: Yoni Assia, CEO of eToro
Read MoreThis Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. The aim? To enrich ourselves financially, and you spiritually. Ever looked at something and thought “I wish this was more expensive?” No? Then you need to get down on your
Read MoreIn a press release published yesterday, Microsoft announced it would be bringing its Azure blockchain technology to Nasdaq’s Financial Framework (NFF) system. Nasdaq’s Financial Framework will integrate with Microsoft’s Azure blockchain to build a platform that does not rely on one particular distributed ledger. The NFF was designed to provide a platform that allows institutions
Read MoreVirginia Hughes / BuzzFeed News: Researchers examining 135 popular kids apps on Android and iOS find 88% of paid and 100% of free apps often have manipulative and distracting ads — Popular apps for young kids, especially those available in Google’s app store, are teeming with advertisements that distract them from play … Researchers examining
Read MoreThe classics can take you back in time — and are probably easier to recapture than you think. Tech Tip: Miss Those Video Games of Your Youth? Here’s How to Find Them Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreImagine a world in which your employer knew everything about you. Whether you like your job, whether you are planning to quit, everything you do on your computer, and even what you do and where you go when you are not at work. That world is here. We live in a world where we increasingly
Read MoreTimothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal: PwC report says that top US tech companies, led by Amazon and Google, spend more than $5 in R&D for every $1 spent by Chinese companies — Led by Amazon and Google, U.S. firms spend $5 for every $1 by Chinese companies, PwC says — SEOUL—As the U.S.
Read MoreApple’s new security chip T2 is probably the most understated feature of new MacBooks released this year. A new security guide released by the company reveals that it disconnects the microphone when the lid is closed to ensure no one can eavesdrop on users. The guide suggests that because this is strictly a hardware function,
Read MoreBack in 2013, Justine Sacco was getting ready to visit her family in South Africa, and before she boarded her flight, she made an insensitive joke on Twitter: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” By the time her flight was over, she had become the world’s leading trending topic,
Read MoreSometimes a simple idea can yield fantastic results. A few runs of LED strips fastened to a black hoody and sweatpants and just like that…a LED stick person costume for Halloween. The creator of the “Glowy Zoey” [Royce] originally put together some glow in the dark stick person suits to stand out when hitting the
Read MoreThe addition of Gary Ginsberg, a former adviser to Rupert Murdoch with ties to Washington, could help the company wade through a thicket of challenges. SoftBank Hires a Veteran Corporate Image-Maker Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Audit finds a US Geological Survey network in South Dakota was infected with malware after an unnamed employee visited thousands of porn pages on his laptop — A U.S. government network was infected with malware thanks to one employee’s “extensive history” of watching porn on his work computer, investigators have found.
Read MoreJuli Clover / MacRumors: The processor used in the 2018 MacBook Air is an Intel Core i5-8210Y 7W Amber Lake Y processor — Apple’s newly upgraded MacBook Air is equipped with a 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Processor with Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz, a chip configuration that does not match any of the 8th-generation
Read MorePeter Cao / 9to5Mac: Apple has pulled watchOS 5.1 update after reports that it had bricked some Apple Watches — [Update: Apple has now pulled watchOS 5.1. Users who haven’t updated should refrain from doing so if it was downloaded, but not yet installed.] — While many users are disappointed with the lack … Apple
Read MoreWhen programming a microcontroller, there are some physical limitations that you’ll come across much earlier than programming a modern computer, whether that’s program size or even processor speed. To make the most use of a small chip, we can easily dig into the assembly language to optimize our code. On the other hand, modern processors
Read MoreLike many young entrepreneurs drawn to California’s technological gold rush, Andrew Torba brought a familiar mix of smarts, ambition and big ideas when he arrived nearly four years ago. What few saw… From Silicon Valley elite to social media hate: The radicalization that led to Gab Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreTweets with hashtags like #BuildTheWall, #JobsNotMobs and #BlueWave are being surfaced. Twitter debuts #Midterms2018, but trolls already discovered it – CNET Source: CNet
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