An anonymous reader quotes the Guardian’s report on last year’s update to Australia’s automated system for welfare benefits: Welfare advocates say the consequences have been disastrous… In 12 months, welfare payments were stopped an extra 1 million times… [A] recipient’s money is cut off automatically until they satisfy their job agency consultant that they are…
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Can J.J. Abrams stick the landing? – CNET
Commentary: The final chapter of the epic nine-movie saga is coming soon, but I may be too old and cynical to enjoy it. …read more Source:: CNet
Qantas completes first-ever nonstop flight connecting New York and Sydney – CNET
The 19-hour survey flight on a Boeing 787 is part of the airline’s effort to launch the world’s longest flights connecting Australia’s east coast to both New York and London. …read more Source:: CNet
Why The ‘Not-Com’ Stock Bubble Is Popping
“In the dot-com bubble, public investors got hosed,” remembers The Atlantic. “Today, it’s public investors that are doing the hosing.” When the web browser Netscape went public on August 9, 1995 — the day many cite as the beginning of the dot-com bubble — its stock skyrocketed from $28 to $75 in a matter of…
Huawei Says US Firms Have Expressed Interest In Licensing Its 5G Technology
An anonymous reader quotes Reuters: Blacklisted Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei is in early-stage talks with some U.S. telecoms companies about licensing its 5G network technology to them, a Huawei executive told Reuters on Friday. Vincent Pang, senior vice president and board director at the company said some firms had expressed interest in both a…
Beam Me Up to the PCB Space Ship
This project would fit in perfectly with #BadgeLife if someone could figure out a way to hang it from their neck. Inspired by Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise, [bobricius] decided to design and assemble a miniature space ship PCB model, complete with 40 blinking LEDs controlled by an ATtiny85. While the design uses 0603, 0802, 3014,…
Forbes Raves Upcoming Linux Desktop Will ‘Embarass’ Windows 10 and macOS
Forbes senior contributor Jason Evangelho dedicated a whole article to a coming update for one Chinese-domestic Linux distribution: If you haven’t been paying attention to a little Linux desktop distribution called Deepin, it’s time to put it on your radar. Nevermind that Huawei chose Deepin to ship on their MateBook laptop lineup. Nevermind that Deepin…
Razer introduces Studio Edition mobile workstation version of its Blade 15 laptop
The new edition features Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 graphics, a 15.6-inch 4K OLED touchscreen display, and a $4,000 price tag. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Google Criticized After Voice From ‘Nest’ Camera Threatens to Steal Baby
Jack Newcombe, the Chief Operating Officer of a syndication company with 44 million daily readers, describes the strange voice he heard talking to his 18-month old son: She says we have a nice house and encourages the nanny to respond. She does not. The voice even jokes that she hopes we don’t change our password….
Mazda’s upcoming EV seems to have a coupelike roofline – Roadshow
Mazda released more information about its upcoming EV, which will be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. The vehicle in question appears to be quite swoopy, with a gently sloping roof. …read more Source:: CNet
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