Vending machines used to be a pretty simple affair: you put some coins in, and food or drink that in all likelihood isn’t fit for human consumption comes out. But like everything else today, they are becoming increasingly complex Internet connected devices. Forget fishing around for pocket change; the Coke machine at the mall more…

The company is preparing to go public in 2019. …read more Source:: CNet

The New York attorney general subpoenaed more than a dozen telecommunications trade groups, lobbying contractors and Washington advocacy organizations on Tuesday, seeking to determine whether the groups sought to sway a critical federal decision on internet regulation last year by submitting millions of fraudulent public comments, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation….

Pierce Brosnan will host the ceremony. …read more Source:: CNet

Samsung-screened not easily repaired, just like a Samsung Teardown demon iFixit has pulled Google’s shiny new flagship Pixel 3 phone to pieces, revealing more glue and glass than strictly necessary.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

NBN complaints to the TIO are trending down despite more premises being activated, the TIO has revealed. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Icahn hardly believe it Dell Technologies will ask shareholders to vote in calendar Q4 on the proposed complex reverse merger with VMware, CEO Michael Dell’s preferred vehicle to return his organisation to public ownership.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

An anonymous reader shares a report: “Helsinki VTS, thank you for permission to depart,” the captain says over the radio. He checks with the Vessel Traffic Service to see if there’s anything to be looking out for. Just one other big ship, but also lots of small boats, enjoying the calm water, which could be…

Maybe the moon landing WAS filmed in a TV studio, with 2018 graphics processing tech… …read more Source:: CNet

Painstakingly restored large format 70mm films give an astonishingly clear glimpse into the earliest days of cinema. …read more Source:: CNet