Day: July 15, 2018

Best Amazon Prime Day 2018 deals: Storage, SSD and flash drives – CNET

Come back at noon PT, 3 p.m. ET for a list of top deals. …read more Source:: CNet


Best Amazon Prime Day 2018 deals: TVs and home video – CNET

Come back at noon PT, 3 p.m. ET for a list of top deals. …read more Source:: CNet


Containers or virtual machines: ​Which is more secure? The answer will surprise you

IBM Research has created a new way to measure software security, Horizontal Attack Profile, and it’s found a properly secured container can be almost as secure as a virtual machine. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Ant-Man and the Wasp post-credits scenes, explained – CNET

One’s a doozy. The other? Eh… Spoilers ahead! …read more Source:: CNet


Fortnite L dance excites fans during World Cup 2018 final – CNET

Epic Games’ battle royale game crosses over to the World Cup final between France and Croatia. …read more Source:: CNet


I picked the wrong day to try this NYC Hololens AR art installation – CNET

Mel Chin’s virtual flooding of Times Square is fascinating, but reveals the drawbacks of technology. …read more Source:: CNet


Unlike Most Millennials, Norway’s Are Rich

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Best known for its Viking history, snow sports and jaw-dropping fjords, Norway is making a new name for itself as the only major economy in Europe where young people are getting markedly richer. People in their early thirties in Norway have an average annual disposable household…


Harvesting Power From Microwave Popcorn

One of the challenges in this year’s Hackaday Prize is Power Harvesting where we’re asking everybody to create something that harvests energy from something. It could be solar, it could be harvesting energy from a falling weight. If you’d like to give a TED talk, it could be harvesting energy from sound waves. It could…


Facebook Makes Moves On Instagram’s Users

Facebook is trying to get Instagram users to visit its site more often by further entwining the two services. According to Instagram user Spencer Chen, the Instagram app prompted him to check out a friend’s new photo on Facebook. “Chen grabbed a screenshot and posted the notification on the internet, calling it a cry for…


Tesla Will Be First Automaker To Lose the Federal Tax Credit For Electric Cars

Tesla has confirmed to Jalopnik that its 200,000th vehicle has been delivered this month, meaning the full $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars will slowly be phased out. Tesla is the first automaker to reach this mark. “GM is close, too, while Nissan, Ford, and others still have a ways to go,” notes The…