Day: November 4, 2019

Axiom, A 100+kW Motor Controller for Making Big Motors Move

We’ve seen a lot of motor driver boards for robots and the odd electric skateboard. What we haven’t see a lot of is one big enough to drop into an electric vehicle. The Axiom motor controller was a winner of the bootstrap contest and is a Finalist in the 2019 Hackaday Prize. The driver aims…


Ford Bronco revealed in Baja 1000 race truck form – Roadshow

This Bronco R race truck strongly hints at the production SUV we’ll see next year. …read more Source:: CNet


In a world of infosec rockstars, shutting down sexual harassment is hard work for victims

How a close-knit hero-worshiping culture can make reporting abusers difficult – and how help is at hand Cassie was studying for the computer security industry qualification CISSP when the harassment started.… …read more Source:: Register


L.A. Suspends Uber’s Permit To Rent Out Electric Scooters and Bikes

Following months of conflict over a controversial data-sharing policy, Los Angeles has temporarily suspended Uber’s permit to rent electric scooters and bicycles on city streets and sidewalks. From a report: The company’s subsidiary, Jump, must appeal the decision by Friday or leave the city, the Transportation Department told the company in a letter last week….


Microsoft Launches Public Previews of Visual Studio Online and Power Virtual Agents

An anonymous reader writes: At Ignite 2019 today, Microsoft launched Visual Studio Online public preview. Visual Studio Online meshes Visual Studio, cloud-hosted developer environments, and a web-based editor. AI, big data, and cloud computing are shifting development beyond the “standard issue development laptop,” and Visual Studio Online is clearly a reflection of this trend. “Visual…


2020 Honda CR-V packs more power, better fuel economy and a minor price bump – Roadshow

The base model will cost $600 more than last year, but it has a lot of updates packed in. …read more Source:: CNet


Adobe Photoshop Finally Arrives on the iPad

Adobe Photoshop is now available for iPads. From a report: The release follows an official announcement at Adobe’s MAX event last year. The app is free to download and use for 30 days, but you’ll need a Creative Cloud subscription to continue using it after that. If you already have a subscription for Adobe’s desktop…


Gigantic FPGA in a Game Boy Form Factor, 2019 Supercon Badge is a Hardware Siren Song

Look upon this conference badge and kiss your free time goodbye. The 2019 Hackaday Superconference badge is an ECP5 FPGA running a RISC-V core in a Game Boy form factor complete with cartridge slot that is more open than anything we’ve ever seen before: multiple open-source CPU designs were embedded in an open system, developed…


Sumo Logic Buys JASK Labs to Tackle SOC Challenges

Sumo Logic plans to integrate JASK’s autonomous security operations center software into a new intelligence tool. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Microsoft Office is merging Word, Excel and PowerPoint together on iOS, Android – CNET

Microsoft’s Office app is combining its three main products into one. …read more Source:: CNet