Day: January 12, 2019

Huawei Employee Arrested Over Alleged Spying

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Hacker Sentenced To Prison For Operating Mirai DDoS Botnet

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Car Manufacturers Want To Monitor Drivers Inside Their Cars

Startups are demonstrating “sensor technology that watches and analyzes drivers, passengers and objects in cars” reports Reuters — a technology that “will mean enhanced safety in the short-term, and revenue opportunities in the future.” SonicSpike shares their report: Whether by generating alerts about drowsiness, unfastened seat belts or wallets left in the backseat, the emerging…


SpaceX to Lay Off 10% of Its Workers

An anonymous reader quotes CNN: SpaceX is laying off 10% of its 6,000-person workforce as it tackles two hugely expensive projects. Elon Musk’s rocket company said its finances are healthy, but that it needs to make cuts so its most ambitious plans can succeed. “To continue delivering for our customers and to succeed in developing…


PSB’s iconic affordable Alpha Series speakers come in for a makeover – CNET

PSB Speakers’ popular Alpha Series remained unchanged for 19 years, so with fingers crossed we checked out the all new Alpha P5 bookshelf speaker. …read more Source:: CNet


Radio Control Buggy Gets V10 Power

Amongst the more difficult machining tasks in the world are those involved in the production of internal combustion engines. Thanks to the Internet, it’s now possible to watch detailed videos of master craftsmen assembling tiny desktop V8 and V12 engines in home workshops with barely a CNC in sight. However, up until now, most of…


Monoprice’s two spectacular desktop headphone amps – CNET

Monoprice’s Monolith Liquid Spark makes budget headphones sound better than ever, while the Monolith Liquid Platinum takes high-end headphones to the next level. …read more Source:: CNet


9 great reads from CNET this week – CNET

We meet our new robot overlords at CES, choose the show’s 10 best products, and let Google Assistant do the talking (in 27 languages). …read more Source:: CNet


Deboss Garage teaches us how a 16-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine works – Roadshow

And you thought your RX-8 had a weird engine. …read more Source:: CNet


Fitbit’s Sleep Score beta looks promising

Fitbit is working on a means to provide users with more information about their quality of sleep — this is what it currently looks like. …read more Source:: ZDNet