Bloomberg’s Tyler Cowen writes about “the erosion of personal ownership and what that will mean for our loyalties to traditional American concepts of capitalism and private property.” An anonymous Slashdot reader shares the report: The main culprits for the change are software and the internet. For instance, Amazon’s Kindle and other methods of online reading…
EU reportedly ready to act against tech companies over terror content – CNET
European Union plans to impose fines over terrorist propaganda. …read more Source:: CNet
Netflix Deletes All User Reviews
Netflix has removed all user reviews from its site, just like they said they would in early July. Here’s what Netflix now has to say about posting reviews on its site: “Netflix customers were able to leave reviews on Netflix.com until mid-2018, when reviews were removed due to declining use. To learn how Netflix suggests…
Wiring The ESP-32 To Ethernet
Since its introduction years ago, the ESP-8266 has taken over the world. It’s the chip inside thousands of different projects, and the basis for dozens of different IoT thingamadoos. The follow-up to the 8266, the ESP-32, is even more capable. It has a ton of peripherals inside, including an Ethernet MAC. What’s that? Yes, it’s…
Rolls-Royce Launches New Battery System To Electrify Ships
Rolls-Royce, a British power system company (not to be confused with the luxury automobile maker), is launching a new battery system to electrify ships. “Rolls-Royce now offers SAVe Energy, a cost competitive, highly efficient and liquid cooled battery system with a modular design that enables the product to scale according to energy and power requirements,”…
Stolen Android Anti-Piracy Software Dumped On Github
Dexguard, a tool used to protect Android software from piracy, tampering and cloning attacks, has been removed after being illegally posted on Github. A version of the tool exposed on the code repository was stolen from a customer of Guardsquare, the software’s creator. TorrentFreak reports: “We develop premium software for the protection of mobile applications…
Volkswagen’s CEO Was Told About Emissions Software Months Before Scandal, Says Report
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess was told about the existence of cheating software in cars two months before regulators blew the whistle on a multi-billion exhaust emissions scandal, German magazine Der Spiegel said. Der Spiegel’s story, based on recently unsealed documents from the Braunschweig prosecutor’s office, raises…
Twitter doesn’t proactively police its service, CEO Dorsey says – CNET
Speaking to CNN, Dorsey says Twitter didn’t take action against Alex Jones until others pointed out bad behavior. …read more Source:: CNet
Getting Resourceful to Build A Home CNC
CNC really is a game changer when it comes to machining. If your motor skills or ability to focus aren’t all there, you don’t need to worry – the computer will handle the manual task of machining for you! These builds are popular for DIYers to undertake, as they enable the production of all manner…
Does Gmail’s ‘Confidential Mode’ Go Far Enough?
Last month, Gmail’s big redesign became default for everyone, changing up the aesthetic appearance of the email service and introducing several new features. One of the key features, Confidential Mode, lets you add an “expiration date” and passcode to emails either in the web interface or via SMS, but not everyone is so trusting of…
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