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Stephen Colbert breaks down WTF happened at the White H... 7:20 AM	Mashable!
Stephen Colbert breaks down WTF happened at the White House on Wednesday What a morning. On Wednesday, all eyes were on the White House, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Donald Trump of throwing a "temper tantrum" and leaving a meeting with Democrats meant to discuss potential infrastructure legislation. Then, the president called a press conference in the Rose Garden, firing back at Pelosi for saying he's currently "engaged in a cover-up." In the briefing, Trump said he won't work with the Democrats while they're investigating him. It's a lot. So on The Late ... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Millie Bobby Brown is pretty much a human iPod in Jimmy... 7:19 AM	Mashable!
Millie Bobby Brown is pretty much a human iPod in Jimmy Fallon's 'Beat Battle' Millie Bobby Brown, who you might know as a good rapper, is pretty good at pulling random song lyrics out of her head too. The Stranger Things star dropped into The Tonight Show on Wednesday, where she sung alongside Jimmy Fallon in a segment called "Beat Battle." You shouldn't be so surprised, but Brown is utterly effortless at switching from songs like Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" to Lizzo's "Juice." She is just that good. Read more... More about Entertainment, The Tonight Show Starring ... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Serverless Computing London: Blind bird ticket offer en... 7:18 AM	The Register
Serverless Computing London: Blind bird ticket offer ending soon When the agenda goes up, so do the tickets... Event If terms like FaaS, serverless and event-based computing are creeping onto your todo list, here’s something else to add: grabbing a blind bird ticket for our Serverless Computing Conference while you still can.… Read the full article on The Register »
Sony sees its smartphones as critical to its entertainm... 7:12 AM	SlashGear
Sony sees its smartphones as critical to its entertainment business HTC, LG, and Sony are three companies from three different countries that have two things in common. All three’s mobile businesses have been bleeding for years and none of them are ready to give up the fight just yet. But while HTC and LG seem to just be going through the motions of launching smartphones, Sony has a more specific … Continue reading Read the full article on SlashGear »
Scientists studied baby shark vomit and realized they e... 7:06 AM	Boy Genius Report
Scientists studied baby shark vomit and realized they eat a ton of birds When you think of the diet of a shark you probably don't imagine the top-tier ocean predators feasting on birds — and not sea birds, but the kinds of birds you might find in your own back yard. That bizarre finding is the result of a new study published in the journal Ecology, and it reveals something very interesting about the species of shark known for eating just about everything. The study focused on the feeding habits of tiger sharks, which have a reputation for taste-testing whatever th... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Tim Peake's Soyuz returns to London after jaunt around ... 7:00 AM	The Register
Tim Peake's Soyuz returns to London after jaunt around the UK No word if a trip through Manchester was scarier than atmospheric reentry Having spent the last 20 months being lugged around the UK, the Soyuz capsule used to ferry British Astronaut, Tim Peake, safely back to Earth is returning to London’s Science Museum.… Read the full article on The Register »
Lenovo fourth-quarter profit surges more than three-fol... 6:53 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Lenovo fourth-quarter profit surges more than three-fold on strong PC sales China's Lenovo Group reported a more than three-fold increase in its quarterly profit as strong computer sales helped the world's largest personal computer (PC) maker to beat market expectations. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
The Art of Command Line 6:42 AM	Hacker News
The Art of Command Line Read the full article on Hacker News »
Acer Updates Nitro 5 And Swift 3 Laptops With 2nd Gen A... 6:40 AM	AnandTech
Acer Updates Nitro 5 And Swift 3 Laptops With 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen Mobile Today Acer is announcing some updates to some of their AMD lineup, with the Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop and Acer Swift 3 both being refreshed with the latest AMD Ryzen Mobile processors. We’ve taken a look at both the Nitro 5 and Swift 3 previous with the Ryzen 2500U and 2700U processors respectively. The Nitro 5 is a gaming system, and as such comes with a Polaris based GPU as well, but both laptops showcased that AMD has made tremendous strides in performance compared to their previous of... Read the full article on AnandTech »
Panasonic says on its China website it is supplying Hua... 6:34 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Panasonic says on its China website it is supplying Huawei normally Japan's Panasonic Corp said on its China website on Thursday it continues to supply Huawei Technologies Co Ltd normally. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Lenovo Group fourth-quarter profit surges more than thr... 6:32 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Lenovo Group fourth-quarter profit surges more than three-fold Lenovo Group reported a more than three-fold increase in its quarterly profit thanks to strong computer sales. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
China panel makers making headway 6:28 AM	Digitimes
China panel makers making headway China-based flat panel makers appear to have outraced their rivals in Korea, Taiwan and Japan, judging from the sales performances of individual players in the first quarter of 2019. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Chinese travel site Mafengwo raises $250 million in Ten... 6:18 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Chinese travel site Mafengwo raises $250 million in Tencent-led funding round Chinese travel site Mafengwo said it has raised $250 million in a funding round led by Tencent Holdings Ltd as it expands in the booming online travel market. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Walmart Onn Android tablets try to beat Amazon at its o... 6:09 AM	SlashGear
Walmart Onn Android tablets try to beat Amazon at its own game There are only a few Android tablets left in the market and even fewer companies making them. Aside from Samsung, Amazon is probably the next biggest maker of Android tablets and it isn’t even making premium ones. Its Fire tablets have a completely different purpose and Walmart is taking a few pages from Amazon’s book to make its self-branded Onn … Continue reading Read the full article on SlashGear »
Fugitive promises to surrender because his wanted poste... 6:04 AM	Boy Genius Report
Fugitive promises to surrender because his wanted poster got 15,000 Facebook ‘likes’ A Connecticut police lieutenant made headlines today after successfully negotiating the terms under which a fugitive has agreed to surrender himself into custody. Twenty-nine-year-old Jose Simms, who is believed to be in New York currently and who has several outstanding warrants, promised to turn himself in under one condition: If the Facebook post written by the Connecticut PD that includes Simms' 'Wanted' poster gets 15,000 'likes' on the social network, Simms will surrender. That's aft... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Acer launches two laptops with AMD’s 2nd Gen Ryzen Mobi... 6:00 AM	VentureBeat
Acer launches two laptops with AMD’s 2nd Gen Ryzen Mobile processors Acer announced two laptops that use Advanced Micro Devices second-generation Ryzen Mobile processors with Radeon Vega graphics. Read the full article on VentureBeat »
Acer updates two notebook lines with Ryzen processors ... 6:00 AM	CNET News
Acer updates two notebook lines with Ryzen processors - CNET AMD's mobile processor is landing in Acer's Nitro 5 and Swift 3. Read the full article on CNET News »
Acer's Nitro 5 and Swift 3 laptops pack the latest AMD ... 6:00 AM	Engadget
Acer's Nitro 5 and Swift 3 laptops pack the latest AMD Ryzen processors Acer isn't just sticking to Intel for chips in its latest laptops. The company has rolled out versions of its Nitro 5 gaming laptop and Swift 3 thin-and-light that pack second-generation Ryzen Mobile processors. The 15.6-inch Nitro 5 (above) carries... Read the full article on Engadget »
Codeguppy.com for P5.js Connoisseurs 5:46 AM	Hacker News
Codeguppy.com for P5.js Connoisseurs Read the full article on Hacker News »
'Fortnite' player Tfue presses his esports team to #Rel... 5:40 AM	Engadget
'Fortnite' player Tfue presses his esports team to #ReleaseTheContract Just a couple of days after pro Fortnite player Turner "Tfue" Tenney filed a lawsuit against his esports team FaZe Clan, the gamer himself is speaking out in a new video. As we explained yesterday, Tenney's lawsuit seeks to sever ties with FaZe Clan,... Read the full article on Engadget »
Globalfoundries says it remains focused on core foundry... 5:34 AM	Digitimes
Globalfoundries says it remains focused on core foundry biz Globalfoundries has reiterated its focus on providing differentiated foundry services on a contract basis, and intends to keep all its existing manufacturing facilities worldwide to support its core operations, according to the company. Read the full article on Digitimes »
New Paper Confirms Near-Room-Temperature Superconductiv... 5:30 AM	Slashdot
New Paper Confirms Near-Room-Temperature Superconductivity In Wild, Hydrogen-Rich Material An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: A team of physicists has published peer-reviewed results documenting near-room-temperature superconductivity in the hydrogen-rich compound lanthanum hydride. The team, led by physicist Mikhail Eremets from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, kicked off the most recent race for a high-temperature superconducting hydride in 2015, when they published a paper announcing the discovery of superconductivity at -70 Celsius (-94 Fahrenheit). In this m... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Business transformation via stake investment: Q&A with ... 5:25 AM	Digitimes
Business transformation via stake investment: Q&A with Qisda chairman Peter Chen EMS provider Qisda has achieved growth by investing in firms whose businesses complement its own, with its 2018 consolidated revenues reaching a record at NT$4.576 billion (US$149 million), according to company chairman and CEO Peter Chen. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan's TSMC says chip shipments to Huawei not affecte... 5:21 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Taiwan's TSMC says chip shipments to Huawei not affected by U.S. ban TSMC, the world's biggest contract chipmaker, said on Thursday its shipments to China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd are not affected by U.S. action aimed at curbing the telecom equipment maker's access to American technology. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Playdate handheld is an indie-powered Game Boy for the ... 5:18 AM	Techradar - All the la...
Playdate handheld is an indie-powered Game Boy for the 21st century The makers of Firewatch have revealed the Playdate, a cute indie-gaming handheld with a high-end black and white screen. Read the full article on Techradar - All the latest technology news »
Amazon Shareholders Rejected Employees' Call to Respond... 5:17 AM	Hacker News
Amazon Shareholders Rejected Employees' Call to Respond to Climate Change Read the full article on Hacker News »
Consumer Reports blasts Tesla’s ‘Navigate on Autopilot’... 5:09 AM	Boy Genius Report
Consumer Reports blasts Tesla’s ‘Navigate on Autopilot’ feature Over the years, Tesla's relationship with Consumer Reports has been shaky at best. Complicating matters is that some of Consumer Reports' own findings and reports have presented seemingly conflicting information at times. Earlier this year, for instance, the publication revealed that Tesla's Model 3 is the "most satisfying car" to own, only to strip the car of its "buy" recommendation a few weeks later due to "reliability issues." The most recent saga involves Consumer Reports testing out Tesla... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
A millennial entrepreneur who built a marketing and tec... 5:07 AM	Business Insider
A millennial entrepreneur who built a marketing and tech empire now wants to change the way you discover and buy original art Everette Taylor is a man of many strengths. The 29-year-old entrepreneur has established himself as a marketing oracle. A millennial with his finger on the pulse of a generation of young adults carving out their own paths, in careers and in life. As owner of ET Enterprises, Taylor has started and developed several companies, including the marketing and software firms MilliSense and GrowthHackers, the data-driven social-media platform PopSocial, the drug-addiction recovery app Hayver, and the cha... Read the full article on Business Insider »
Focals smart glasses put Google Fit data on your face 5:01 AM	Engadget
Focals smart glasses put Google Fit data on your face North's Focals smart glasses can put important data in your eyeline from the gym to the board room. The glasses can sync with Google Fit and Google Slides as a part of recent software updates announced by the company. Read the full article on Engadget »
iPhones, Armed Robbery, and Hacking (2018) 4:59 AM	Hacker News
iPhones, Armed Robbery, and Hacking (2018) Read the full article on Hacker News »
Neato Botvac D6 robot vacuum gets a big $330 price cut ... 4:53 AM	Digital Trends
Neato Botvac D6 robot vacuum gets a big $330 price cut through Memorial Day Neato is one of our favorite robot vacuum manufacturers besides iRobot, which has all but become the industry's standard for quality. We've just been alerted to a special sale on last years Botvac D6 Connected model at Best Buy, saving you $330 off the retail price through 10pm Pacific Time Monday. The post Neato Botvac D6 robot vacuum gets a big $330 price cut through Memorial Day appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Atari VCS Classic Joystick blends the old with the new 4:51 AM	SlashGear
Atari VCS Classic Joystick blends the old with the new It’s full steam ahead for the PC-based retro revival that is the Atari VCS, presuming there will no longer be any delays that push it back further than its new late 2019 target. But while Atari has talked a lot about what the console itself will be like, it has been curiously silent on the controllers it revealed in its … Continue reading Read the full article on SlashGear »
Excellence Optoelectronics lands long-term orders until... 4:48 AM	Digitimes
Excellence Optoelectronics lands long-term orders until 2023 LED automotive lighting module maker Excellence Optoelectronics has obtained long-term orders with shipments scheduled through 2023, according to the company. Read the full article on Digitimes »
The best cheap smart home devices and gadget deals in M... 4:44 AM	Techradar - All the la...
The best cheap smart home devices and gadget deals in May 2019 The best cheap smart home devices that include speakers, light bulbs, security cameras and more. Read the full article on Techradar - All the latest technology news »
U.S. urges South Korea to reject Huawei goods, citing s... 4:41 AM	Reuters: Technology News
U.S. urges South Korea to reject Huawei goods, citing security risks: Chosun Ilbo The U.S. government is lobbying South Korea not to use Huawei Technologies Co Ltd products, a South Korean newspaper reported on Thursday, amid a wider push by Washington to get its allies to reject the Chinese tech firm's goods. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Gaming Platform War Update: Epic Games Store Suspends A... 4:36 AM	Techdirt
Gaming Platform War Update: Epic Games Store Suspends Accounts...For Buying Too Many Games As we've talked about before, it seems an era of gaming platform wars is upon us. While Valve's Steam platform mostly only had to contend with less-used storefronts like GOG and Origin, a recent front was opened up by the Epic Games Store, which has promised better cuts to publishers to get exclusive games and has attempted to wage a PR battle to make people mad at Steam. It's all quite involved, with opinions varying across the internet as to who the good and bad guys in this story are.Less ... Read the full article on Techdirt »
CIP signs with CSBC-DEME for installation of offshore w... 4:34 AM	Digitimes
CIP signs with CSBC-DEME for installation of offshore wind turbines Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed an EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contract with Taiwan-based CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering for the latter to install wind turbines at two offshore wind farms to be developed by the former, according to CIP Taiwan. Read the full article on Digitimes »
The Common Lisp Cookbook 4:31 AM	Hacker News
The Common Lisp Cookbook Read the full article on Hacker News »
Huawei’s phones get dropped from carriers worldwide 4:30 AM	MSPoweruser
Huawei’s phones get dropped from carriers worldwide Huawei’s mobile phone business has been torpedoed by the US government’s decision to ban Google from doing any business with it. Even as the firm has been granted a 90-day reprieve to dot their i’s and cross their t’s carriers worldwide are taking action. Huawei’s foldable phone, the Mate X, was initially slated to launch […] Read More: Huawei’s phones get dropped from carriers worldwide Read the full article on MSPoweruser »
Instagram website source code exposed private informati... 4:28 AM	AppleInsider
Instagram website source code exposed private information of thousands A security researcher discovered a flaw in Instagram's website that left user contact information exposed for months, potentially allowing nefarious actors to create databases containing the phone numbers and email addresses of thousands. Read the full article on AppleInsider »
OP-Z Synthesizer 4:23 AM	Hacker News
OP-Z Synthesizer Read the full article on Hacker News »
Game of Thrones book by summer 2020, author vows, or 'i... 4:22 AM	CNET News
Game of Thrones book by summer 2020, author vows, or 'imprison me' - CNET This is as close to a real deadline as George R.R. Martin has had for a while, and he gave it to himself. Read the full article on CNET News »
Playdate is one very adorable handheld gaming system 4:21 AM	Mashable!
Playdate is one very adorable handheld gaming system The publishers of indie favourite Firewatch have unveiled quite the surprise: a handheld gaming system. Playdate is an adorable, pocket-sized unit from app developer Panic, who said they worked on the project over the last four years "just for fun."  Panic explains that Playdate is not meant to replace any existing consoles or platforms that are out there, rather that it's "designed to be complementary." "It's designed to deliver a jolt of fun in between the times you spend with your phone ... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Himax develops AI-based visual sensor for notebooks 4:18 AM	Digitimes
Himax develops AI-based visual sensor for notebooks Himax Technologies has introduced its ultra-low power, AI-based visual sensor for notebooks, with the solution already certified by Quanta Computer. Read the full article on Digitimes »
LG AI ThinQ TVs get Amazon Alexa support on 2019 models 4:17 AM	SlashGear
LG AI ThinQ TVs get Amazon Alexa support on 2019 models TVs are no longer what they were just a few years ago. Never mind how some have become so thin that they almost disappear into walls, they’ve also become so intelligent they could become the hub of modern smart homes. Many of them, however, can’t do it alone and require the help of some AI assistant. That’s why LG is … Continue reading Read the full article on SlashGear »
Machvision to have two startups launch IPOs 4:15 AM	Digitimes
Machvision to have two startups launch IPOs Taiwan AOI (automated optical inspection) specialist Machvision has seen efforts of its Bethel Unicorn Incubator Center gradually pay off, with two out of four startups incubated planning IPO launches, according to company chairman Collin Wang. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Measles spreads to another state, with half of the U.S.... 4:07 AM	Boy Genius Report
Measles spreads to another state, with half of the U.S. now reporting new cases With new reports of measles popping up on a daily basis it was all but inevitable that this day would come, and here we are: Half of all U.S. states have now reported new cases of measles since the outbreak began several months back. The state that pushed us to the 50 percent threshold is Maine, which just became the 25th state to report a confirmed measles diagnosis. The individual was a child, as is so often the case, and while the youngster has reportedly recovered from his illness since ori... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Samsung uses AI to transform photos into talking head v... 4:05 AM	Resources | ZDNet
Samsung uses AI to transform photos into talking head videos Only one facial image is required to create a talking head video. Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet »
What Apple's WWDC 2019 invite teases about the next iOS... 4:03 AM	CNET News
What Apple's WWDC 2019 invite teases about the next iOS and MacOS - CNET I'm not Miss Cleo, but did my best to try to solve the visual riddles and spot the Easter eggs in Apple's artwork. Read the full article on CNET News »
Uber to open third Latin America support center in Bogota 4:02 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Uber to open third Latin America support center in Bogota Ride-hailing app Uber will spend $40 million over five years to open its third support center in Latin America in September in the Colombian capital Bogota, the company said on Wednesday. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac now available for download 4:01 AM	MSPoweruser
Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac now available for download Back in March, Microsoft first announced that it will release Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac. Following internal testing and private preview, Microsoft yesterday announced the public preview of Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac. Based on the feedback from customers during the private preview period, Microsoft has made the following improvements to the product. Enhanced accessibility […] Read More: Microsoft Defender ATP for Mac now available for download Read the full article on MSPoweruser »
U.S. lawmakers want to help rural telecoms replace Huaw... 3:59 AM	Reuters: Technology News
U.S. lawmakers want to help rural telecoms replace Huawei, ZTE equipment A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Wednesday to provide about $700 million in grants to help U.S. telecommunications providers with the cost of removing Huawei equipment from their networks. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Women actually have a point when complaining about cold... 3:58 AM	Mashable!
Women actually have a point when complaining about cold offices, study says Women are more productive when they're warm, a study concludes, confirming the complaints of chilly female employees everywhere.  While women's gripes about frigid workspaces have long been dismissed as a sign of oversensitivity, a study published in PLOS ONE argues differently. The University of Southern California and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center had 543 students in Berlin perform tasks and steadily raised the temperature of the environment. Temperatures in each session varied in ... Read the full article on Mashable! »
No Huawei out: Prez Trump's game of chicken with China ... 3:52 AM	The Register
No Huawei out: Prez Trump's game of chicken with China has serious consequences No cybersecurity rules means networks are destined to be balkanized Analysis Chinese telecom giant Huawei – the most prominent target of the Trump administration's decision to declare a national emergency to protect American IT infrastructure by banning technology provided by foreign adversaries – on Monday received a reprieve that allows it to do business with US suppliers.… Read the full article on The Register »
Boeing 737 Max won't be rushed back to flight, FAA chie... 3:50 AM	CNET News
Boeing 737 Max won't be rushed back to flight, FAA chief says - CNET Federal regulators are reviewing the aircraft maker's proposed remedy to issue linked to two fatal crashes. Read the full article on CNET News »
Huawei Executive Accused of Helping Steal Trade Secrets 3:50 AM	Slashdot
Huawei Executive Accused of Helping Steal Trade Secrets CNEX Labs, a Silicon Valley startup backed by Microsoft and Dell, is accusing high-level Huawei executive Eric Xu of participating in a conspiracy to steal its trade secrets (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source), reports The Wall Street Journal. From a report: The Journal quotes a newly released hearing transcript that offers some details in a largely locked-down trial. According to its write-up, CNEX claims that Xu -- one of Huawei's rotating chairmen -- "directed a Huawei engineer to... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Beatport's streaming service for DJs sends music direct... 3:49 AM	Engadget
Beatport's streaming service for DJs sends music directly to decks DJs are used to lugging their music around on vinyl and less back-breaking external drives, but they soon might not need to bring much of anything for their next gig. Beatport recently introduced its $15 per month Link service that streams tracks dir... Read the full article on Engadget »
Google redesigns its search page for more transparency 3:45 AM	MSPoweruser
Google redesigns its search page for more transparency Google debuted a new design for Google Search this week. This new search page refresh will bring a splash more colour to your search results. As you can see from the results page Google provided, these mild changes show off more transparency in terms of UI. For instance, when it comes to ads, they are […] Read More: Google redesigns its search page for more transparency Read the full article on MSPoweruser »
Mario Kart Tour Android beta gets rolling with lotsa IAPs 3:41 AM	SlashGear
Mario Kart Tour Android beta gets rolling with lotsa IAPs Nintendo has a bit of a dilemma when it comes to its mobile games. After years of denying its profitability, it has finally accepted reality, especially when Fire Emblem Heroes net it half a billion in revenue. That was, however, thanks to microtransactions that it loathed to use initially, as evidenced Super Mario Run. It has also taken a rather … Continue reading Read the full article on SlashGear »
Download: AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19... 3:40 AM	Guru3d Latest Headlines
Download: AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.2 You can now download Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.5.2. This release adds support for the launch of Total War: Three Kingdoms. This release also improves on stability with fixes for end u... Read the full article on Guru3d Latest Headlines »
Dell drops big savings on Alienware monitors, headsets,... 3:35 AM	Digital Trends
Dell drops big savings on Alienware monitors, headsets, and gaming keyboards Although known for its beefy PCs, Alienware also makes some great gaming accessories. A handful of them are on sale right now, too, so if you're upgrading to an ultrawide monitor or you just need a new mouse and keyboard, check these out. The post Dell drops big savings on Alienware monitors, headsets, and gaming keyboards appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Game Boy nostalgia: New handheld gaming system from Por... 3:31 AM	GeekWire
Game Boy nostalgia: New handheld gaming system from Portland company to debut in 2020 Game Boy nostalgia, anyone? Portland, Ore.-based software company Panic just announced, to the surprise of many, the imminent release of a new handheld video game console. The Playdate is a small device with a 2.7-inch, black-and-white LCD screen planned to ship at an initial price of $149. It’s made in conjunction with the Swedish firm Teenage Engineering, and will be sold directly via Panic itself in 2020, with pre-orders beginning in 2019. Surprise is a key element of the Playdate, with... Read the full article on GeekWire »
Google Drive's grandfathered 20GB plan price drops from... 3:28 AM	Android Police - Andro...
Google Drive's grandfathered 20GB plan price drops from $5 a year to free Google Drive has stopped offering a $5 annual subscription for 20GB of cloud storage. As a result, Google has told plan holders that the cache will be grandfathered to their accounts, free of charge. Web designer Hieu Do posted the message they received from the company on the Google Drive subreddit: A few other Redditors confirmed that Google had also made their 20GB blocks free. Japanese users who paid 580 yen for the storage were also covered with the move. Read MoreGoogle Drive's grandfathe... Read the full article on Android Police - Android News, Apps, Games, Phones, Tablets »
Japan Begins Experiment of Opening to Immigration 3:25 AM	Hacker News
Japan Begins Experiment of Opening to Immigration Read the full article on Hacker News »
CISA's Krebs: Request for border volunteers won’t have ... 3:19 AM	Cyberscoop
CISA's Krebs: Request for border volunteers won’t have operational impact on agency A call for volunteers to help at the U.S.-Mexico border will not have an impact on the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency’s (CISA) operational activities, the agency’s director said Wednesday. “We will ensure that we don’t have operational impact,” particularly on top priority items like election security, CISA Director Chris Krebs said after remarks at a conference hosted by the Georgetown University Law Center. Ten CISA employees who voluntee... Read the full article on Cyberscoop »
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly made a fake, racist social m... 3:16 AM	Mashable!
Mark Zuckerberg reportedly made a fake, racist social media profile in Cameron Winklevoss' name If you believe Ben Mezrich's reporting, young Mark Zuckerberg was a huge asshole. Like, the make a fake and racist social media profile for someone you don't like kind of asshole.  The author of The Accidental Billionaires, the 2009 basis for Aaron Sorkin's The Social Network, is back at it again with some wild claims about the Facebook CEO's early days. Specifically, while promoting his latest book on The Jim Rome Show, Mezrich alleged that Zuckerberg once made a fake online profile for Ca... Read the full article on Mashable! »
Atari’s VCS throwback console is getting a joystick upg... 3:11 AM	The Next Web
Atari’s VCS throwback console is getting a joystick upgrade The Atari joystick is one of the most recognizable controllers in gaming history, and now the company is not only bringing it forward into the modern age, it’s making it better with new bells and whistles. You younglings might remember much about the Atari CX40 joystick (The author of this piece was born over a decade after the release of said controller. –Management), but it was extremely ubiquitous in the 80s and was one of the first cross-platform controllers. The introduction of the Atar... Read the full article on The Next Web »
Apple Agrees To Notify iPhone Users If iOS Updates Will... 3:10 AM	Slashdot
Apple Agrees To Notify iPhone Users If iOS Updates Will Affect Performance, UK Watchdog Says A UK watchdog group said on Wednesday that Apple has agreed to clearly notify consumers if future iOS software updates slow down or change the performance of an iPhone. CNBC reports: The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority investigated the issue after Apple said in early 2018 that it had deliberately slowed down processor speeds through a software update on some iPhones to extend battery life. Public pressure stemming from the revelation forced Apple to provide discounted $29 battery replacem... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Google has been storing G Suite user passwords in plain... 3:08 AM	Hacker News
Google has been storing G Suite user passwords in plain text for 14 years Read the full article on Hacker News »
Elon Musk’s Boring Company lands $48.7M contract for un... 3:07 AM	TechCrunch
Elon Musk’s Boring Company lands $48.7M contract for underground “people mover” in Las Vegas The Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling and transportation startup, has landed a $48.7 million project to shuttle people in an underground Loop system around the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is the company’s first commercial contract. The initial design for the project, dubbed Campus Wide People Mover or CWPM, will focus on the Las Vegas […] Read the full article on TechCrunch »
Ford’s demo of a robot working in unison with a self-dr... 3:05 AM	Boy Genius Report
Ford’s demo of a robot working in unison with a self-driving car is a wild glimpse into the future If you're skeptical of or put off by the idea of self-driving cars, then there's a good chance you won't be a fan of Ford's intriguing research project designed to have robots get out of self-driving cars and deliver packages right to your door. Over the past few months, Ford and Agility Robotics have been working on a new initiative designed to assess how intelligent robots and self-driving cars can work in unison to more efficiently deliver items like groceries, packages, and even pizza, stra... Read the full article on Boy Genius Report »
Instagram website leaked phone numbers and emails for m... 3:03 AM	CNET News
Instagram website leaked phone numbers and emails for months, researcher says - CNET The flaw made the information easy to scrape and turn into a database. Read the full article on CNET News »
How Hippies Turned A College Town Into 'The Dope Capita... 3:02 AM	Digg Top Stories
How Hippies Turned A College Town Into 'The Dope Capital Of The Midwest' In the early '70s, far-left activists got the chance to govern Ann Arbor. The first thing they did was make weed essentially legal. Read the full article on Digg Top Stories »
The Unknowable Kamala Harris 3:02 AM	Digg Top Stories
The Unknowable Kamala Harris The complicated career of a self-proclaimed progressive prosecutor. Read the full article on Digg Top Stories »
Yet another Linux distribution shuts down, and the Open... 3:00 AM	BetaNews
Yet another Linux distribution shuts down, and the Open Source community should be worried More and more people are trying Linux-based operating systems these days, and with Windows 10 being so hated, that should not be a surprise. Sadly, while the Linux community should be thriving from Microsoft's missteps with Windows, it feels like the opposite is happening. The Linux Mint development team is experiencing turmoil, for instance, while Scientific Linux has shut down entirely. Unfortunately, things are getting even more dire, as yet another Linux distribution has shut down. This time... Read the full article on BetaNews »
ACCC hauls Kogan to court for alleged price hiking befo... 2:57 AM	Resources | ZDNet
ACCC hauls Kogan to court for alleged price hiking before discounting, again The ACCC has instituted proceedings against Kogan, alleging it made false or misleading representations about a 10% discount promotion. Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet »
OnePlus 7 Pro owners are divided on camera quality 2:55 AM	SlashGear
OnePlus 7 Pro owners are divided on camera quality Benchmarks are great for starting a discussion as those usually have set rules and guidelines that can make comparisons a bit more consistent and standardized. They aren’t, however, great for gauging real-world performance, which can vary wildly depending on unpredictable factors and, sometimes, personal preference. That seems to be the case with the OnePlus 7 Pro which has been given … Continue reading Read the full article on SlashGear »
Samsung asks court to mask details of Qualcomm settleme... 2:50 AM	CNET News
Samsung asks court to mask details of Qualcomm settlement - CNET Electronics giant says disclosure of previously confidential details could "irreparably harm" its business. Read the full article on CNET News »
Dell Memorial Day sale demolishes prices on XPS laptops... 2:50 AM	Digital Trends
Dell Memorial Day sale demolishes prices on XPS laptops, 4K TVs, and monitors The 2019 Memorial Day sales have already begun, and Dell has hit the ground running: The Dell Memorial Day Sale is destroying prices on laptops, TVs, and monitors, with discounts that can save you thousands. Read on to see the best deals. The post Dell Memorial Day sale demolishes prices on XPS laptops, 4K TVs, and monitors appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
NASA's moon mission hits a roadblock as additional fund... 2:48 AM	CNET News
NASA's moon mission hits a roadblock as additional funding rejected - CNET Will NASA return to the moon by 2024? With a cash top up to accelerate development denied, it feels less and less likely. Read the full article on CNET News »
Japanese firms prefer to use 5G networks of domestic ca... 2:47 AM	Reuters: Technology News
Japanese firms prefer to use 5G networks of domestic carriers An overwhelming majority of Japanese firms have no plans to use 5G mobile networks by China's Huawei or other foreign firms, preferring instead to rely on domestic telecom carriers due to security concerns, a Reuters poll showed. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
U.S. urges South Korea to reject Huawei products, citin... 2:44 AM	Reuters: Technology News
U.S. urges South Korea to reject Huawei products, citing security risks: Chosun Ilbo The U.S. government is lobbying South Korea not to use Huawei Technologies Co Ltd products, a South Korean newspaper reported on Thursday, amid a wider push by Washington to get its allies to reject the Chinese tech firm's goods. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Airport Made Fence Holes for Planespotting Photographers 2:42 AM	Hacker News
Airport Made Fence Holes for Planespotting Photographers Read the full article on Hacker News »
Serial publisher of Windows 0-days drops exploits for 3... 2:41 AM	Ars Technica
Serial publisher of Windows 0-days drops exploits for 3 more unfixed flaws SandboxEscaper has published 7 such exploits to date, 3 in the past 24 hours. Read the full article on Ars Technica »
Study Pinpoints Source of Banned Gas That Saps Ozone La... 2:36 AM	Hacker News
Study Pinpoints Source of Banned Gas That Saps Ozone Layer: Eastern China Read the full article on Hacker News »
China, Leverage, and Values 2:36 AM	Hacker News
China, Leverage, and Values Read the full article on Hacker News »
(PR) Cooler Master Launches the new V Gold Series Power... 2:32 AM	TechPowerUp
(PR) Cooler Master Launches the new V Gold Series Power Supply Units Cooler Master, a global leader in PC component manufacturing, today, announced the availability of the new V Gold power supply unit (PSU), providing a new and improved series of PSUs for the next generation of high-end PC builders. After five years, the V Gold succeeds Cooler Master's previously launched V Series PSU and will offer users an 80 Plus Gold efficiency rating. Available in the US and Canada in two wattage levels, 650W and 750W, the new V Gold PSU features a semi-fanless mode that e... Read the full article on TechPowerUp »
Phones Can Now Tell Who Is Carrying Them From Their Use... 2:30 AM	Slashdot
Phones Can Now Tell Who Is Carrying Them From Their Users' Gaits PolygamousRanchKid shares an excerpt from a report via The Economist: Most online fraud involves identity theft, which is why businesses that operate on the web have a keen interest in distinguishing impersonators from genuine customers. Passwords help. But many can be guessed or are jotted down imprudently. Newer phones, tablets, and laptop and desktop computers often have beefed-up security with fingerprint and facial recognition. But these can be spoofed. To overcome these shortcomings the ne... Read the full article on Slashdot »
Preorders are open in Europe for the Honda E city car, ... 2:29 AM	CNET News
Preorders are open in Europe for the Honda E city car, not that we're jealous or anything - Roadshow That's a total lie, we're very jealous and we want it to come to the US. Read the full article on CNET News »
Jeff Bezos blew off Amazon employees' proposal at the s... 2:29 AM	Business Insider
Jeff Bezos blew off Amazon employees' proposal at the shareholder's meeting and they were miffed: 'This is not the kind of leadership we need' (AMZN) Nearly 8,000 employees have signed an open letter asking Amazon to commit to become a climate-change leader instead of a climate change contributor. They expected to present their ideas directly to their boss, CEO Jeff Bezos, at the company's annual shareholder's conference where he was scheduled to appear. But when they initially made their presentation and asked for Bezos he was not available Although 50 of them were in the room, the company also did not allow any of them to ask a question of ... Read the full article on Business Insider »
NSW government looks to grow digital skills in those no... 2:29 AM	Resources | ZDNet
NSW government looks to grow digital skills in those not going to university There's a skills shortage, but there isn't enough of a focus on the 50% of students who don't want to go to university, according to NSW Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education. Read the full article on  Resources | ZDNet »
Las Vegas Orders Up a Boring Company Loop 2:26 AM	Wired Top Stories
Las Vegas Orders Up a Boring Company Loop Which means Elon Musk’s “mass transit” tunneling company has its first official customer. Read the full article on Wired Top Stories »
Many Google Duplex calls are from real people instead o... 2:26 AM	Engadget
Many Google Duplex calls are from real people instead of AI Google's Duplex reservations might be more widely available, but that doesn't mean the AI is ready to handle every call. The company has confirmed to the New York Times that about 25 percent of the Assistant-based calls start with a human in a call... Read the full article on Engadget »
China's Hikvision says takes cybersecurity seriously: C... 2:25 AM	Reuters: Technology News
China's Hikvision says takes cybersecurity seriously: China Daily China's Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co Ltd takes cybersecurity seriously and abides by applicable laws and rules wherever it operates, the China Daily newspaper quoted the company on Thursday as saying. Read the full article on Reuters: Technology News »
Fortnite Polar Peak activity hints at anticipated drago... 2:23 AM	SlashGear
Fortnite Polar Peak activity hints at anticipated dragon uprising Questions remain over Epic’s dragon plans for battle royale hit Fortnite. The company heavily teased the presence of these large, mythical beasts during Season 8, including the presence of dragon eggs in the volcano and a final Battle Pass skin with dragon themes. The end of Season 8 arrived without any dragon activity, but it looks like things are about … Continue reading Read the full article on SlashGear »
John Mulaney Dishes On The Time Mick Jagger Said He Was... 2:18 AM	Digg Top Stories
John Mulaney Dishes On The Time Mick Jagger Said He Wasn't Funny To His Face In this clip from Mulaney's Netflix "Kid Gorgeous" special, Mulaney reveals what we've always suspected: famous people are weird. Read the full article on Digg Top Stories »
The Surprising Truth About Caesar Salad 2:18 AM	Digg Top Stories
The Surprising Truth About Caesar Salad It was once called "the greatest recipe to originate in the Americas in 50 years," but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Read the full article on Digg Top Stories »
Apple Watches get steep smartwatch discounts for Memori... 2:15 AM	Digital Trends
Apple Watches get steep smartwatch discounts for Memorial Day If you've been thinking about picking up a new wearable, an Apple Watch is one of the best smartwatches you can buy. With Memorial Day sales from Walmart and Amazon springing up all over the place, now is a great time to save. The post Apple Watches get steep smartwatch discounts for Memorial Day appeared first on Digital Trends. Read the full article on Digital Trends »
Bandai Namco partners with Iskn for a family-friendly e... 2:08 AM	VentureBeat
Bandai Namco partners with Iskn for a family-friendly entertainment device The unnamed device will be unveiled later this summer in a press event. It'll focus on creativity and immersion for the whole family. Read the full article on VentureBeat »
Nominations are open for EFF's Barlow/Pioneer Awards 2:04 AM	Boing Boing
Nominations are open for EFF's Barlow/Pioneer Awards Every year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation presents its Pioneer Awards (previously); now renamed the Barlow Award in honor of EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow, who died last year. Nominations for this year's Barlow are open until June 5: if you know someone who has "contributed substantially to the health, growth, accessibility, or freedom of computer-based communications" then you can put them up for this year's award. The nomination form is here. I'm a previous Pioneer honoree and I con... Read the full article on Boing Boing »

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