Whether or not you chose to believe our claim that we planned it this way, the holidays happen to fall right smack in the middle of our ongoing Circuit Sculpture Contest, which challenges hackers to build circuits that double as bona fide works of art. It’s become almost too easy to spin up your own…

Don’t worry, that money isn’t going toward a fish tank. …read more Source:: CNet

This year’s round-up of predictions from industry figures yields wisdom in: AI, data regulation, data governance, the state of the Hadoop market, open source and “the edge.” …read more Source:: ZDNet

No phones for the sans-culottes? It’s an interesting strategy Comment People participating in the so-called gilets jaunes* populist protests in France looted an Apple Store in Bordeaux earlier this month – taking care to snaffle the high-tech bling before trashing the place.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

DC Universe’s first original drama series will play on Netflix around the globe. …read more Source:: CNet

“5G E” isn’t actually 5G. …read more Source:: CNet

The creator of the year’s biggest game is facing a slew of lawsuits over its alleged use of famous dance moves. But will courts tap to the same tune? From a report: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro alleges that Fornite used his Carlton Dance, devised for a memorable episode of the hit US…

Plus, Apple’s iPhone XR sales show strength. …read more Source:: CNet

There were plenty of great talks at this year’s Supercon, but we really liked the title of Dominic Spill’s talk: Ridiculous Radios. Let’s face it, it is one thing to make a radio or a computer or a drone the way you are supposed to. It is another thing altogether to make one out of…

More Amazon Prime customers means more people who expect free two-day shipping. …read more Source:: CNet