During National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating the achievements of astronaut Ellen Ochoa and other Hispanic astronauts and professionals at NASA. Floating upside down and reading a checklist may not be how most of us perform the day’s work, but it was for Ochoa on Space Shuttle Discovery’s STS-96 mission. Ellen Ochoa at Work on
Read MoreWhen it comes to growing your startup, research has found that hiring is one of the biggest struggles for first-time founders. Not only do most founders have little to no experience growing a team, but the time-consuming process and talent shortage don’t make the process all that desirable. However, like it or not, solid hiring practices
Read MoreAs you would’ve gathered from the video, Infento creates a kit that lets children build fully-functional vehicles. In other words, it’s like a souped-up version of LEGO or Meccano. Being the mature, respectable, and well-adjusted adult you see before you, I had to give it a go. This meant not only building a vehicle, but also
Read MoreWhen engineers are designing buildings, bridges, or other large construction projects, a lot of thought is given to the environment. Some of these considerations might seem obvious, like designing a skyscraper in San Francisco to tolerate earthquakes, building a stadium in New York City to hold up not only its own weight but the weight
Read MoreAfter a registration process lasting some four months, Binance will finally offer fiat-to-cryptocurrency trading pairs through its new Uganda exchange come Wednesday. Announced via press release, Ugandans are now able to fully submit identity documents and begin depositing fiat ahead of live trade, something expected to start in two weeks. Binance Uganda will initially allow
Read MoreIntel accidentally pushed an incompatible audio driver to Windows 10 devices through Windows Update. Windows 10 audio problems? Intel issued buggy driver but we fixed it, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhen it comes to logic technologies, we like to think we’ve seen them all here at Hackaday. But our community never ceases to surprise us with its variety and ingenuity, so it should be a surprise that [Dr Cockroach] has delivered one we’ve not seen before. Light logic doesn’t use the conventional active devices you’d
Read MoreResearch from financial market advisory firm Greenwich Associates has found corporations are struggling to deliver on their blockchain promises. Greenwich Associates interviewed 213 companies – that claim to be working on integrating blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) into their business – to establish the challenges they face and why development has been slower than
Read MoreThe minimum Instant Transfer fee will be $0.25. Venmo's quick transfers will soon add 1 percent charge – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBefore Black Friday arrives, take a look at some of the most hilarious memes. The funniest Black Friday memes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreInternational banking giant Barclays has reportedly shelved plans to create its own cryptocurrency trading platform, which would have seen it actively trade digital assets for its clients. Earlier this year, Barclays put together a senior team of four to lead a “digital assets project,” investigating the long-term investment viability of cryptocurrencies, and the IT infrastructure
Read MoreWelcome to another Monday and with that, another Moonday Morning – where we take a look at the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain news. Here’s Hard Fork’s selection of last weekend’s top stories: 1. According to Polish academics the cryptocurrency market has reached a point of maturity akin to that of the dollar and oil.
Read MoreThe Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull made worldwide headlines in 2010 when it erupted ash that was blown towards Europe, so that air traffic was grounded across the continent. More recently, the volcano’s bigger sister and neighbor, Katla, has also been in the news. First the papers said the “giant volcano” was ready to blow, yet within
Read MoreYou’ve probably heard this a thousand times. If you aren’t investing yet, you should start soon. The truth is, you should have already started. When all you want to do is save up for six months, quit your job, and blow all your money backpacking around South America Motorcycle Diaries style, consider these six reasons
Read MoreIncluding modular charge stations and inductive charging among Porsche’s EV power-up plans. Porsche previews Taycan charging options – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe German sports car maker will use a new manufacturing process to make its first EV a reality. Porsche lifts curtain on Taycan production preparation – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreYou may think that cathode ray tube (CRT) TVs and monitors have gone the way of the dinosaur, but you’d be wrong. Many still have them for playing video games at home or in arcades, for vintage computing, and yes, even for watching television programs. [Nesmaniac] uses his TV for playing Super Mario Bros but
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Exp.CVE-2018-8453 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreIt’s been a while since we’ve shown a DIY wire bending machine, and [How To Mechatronics] has come up with an elegant design with easy construction through the use of 3D-printed parts which handle most of the inherent complexity. This one also has a Z-axis so that you can produce 3D wire shapes. And as with
Read MoreSnakes and ladders used to be a board game, now it’s an integral part of our shared robot dystopian future. Can’t wait! Scientists built a terrifying robot snake that can climb ladders – CNET Source: CNet
Read More“It would be wrong to weaken security for millions of law-abiding customers in order to investigate the very few who pose a threat,” the tech giant said. Apple says 'dangerous' Australian encryption laws put 'everyone at risk' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHe is something else. New Glass trailer reveals James McAvoy's terrifying The Beast – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe get a hint of the First Order’s plan as Kaz’s spying mission gets into gear. Star Wars Resistance episode 3: The Triple Dark turns up the threat level – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you don’t have hearing loss, it is easy to forget just how much you depend on your ears. Hearing aids are great if you can afford them, but they aren’t like glasses where they immediately improve your sense in almost every way. In addition to having to get used to a hearing aid you’ll
Read MoreIf you squint, you can almost see… nope, I’ve got nothing. Avengers 4 wraps and the Russo Bros. celebrate with a cryptic tweet – CNET Source: CNet
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