Day: December 17, 2019

Apple, Tesla among tech firms sued over child deaths in cobalt mines – CNET

Alphabet, Microsoft and Dell are also named in the lawsuit. …read more Source:: CNet


2020 Audi Q7 and its big updates will cost over $7,000 more – Roadshow

Big updates come at a price, clearly. …read more Source:: CNet


NASA’s X-59 aircraft is a first step to letting you fly supersonic – CNET

The space agency will begin final assembly on an experimental aircraft that could produce a quieter sonic boom. …read more Source:: CNet


Rooster Teeth Attack Showcases New Magecart Approach

The streaming video and podcast content company was hit by a payment-card attack. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Remember Unrollme, the biz that helped you automatically ditch unwanted emails? Yeah, it was selling your data

FTC gives out a wrist slap, lets it continue doing the exact same thing If you were one of the millions of people that signed up with Unrollme to cut down on the emails from outfits you once bought a product from, we have some bad news for you: it has been storing and selling…


Watch this slime-mold Santa beard grow into a ho-ho-horror – CNET

Meet Slime Santa. Not as cuddly as regular Santa. …read more Source:: CNet


Best last-minute gifts for 2019: Gift cards, Netflix, Disney Plus and more – CNET

Gift cards and online services are always easy to give and exciting to receive. Here’s the best choices for this holiday season. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Execs Debated Getting Out of Cloud Computing Last Year, But Instead Set a Goal of Being a Top-Two Player By 2023

In early 2018, top executives at Alphabet debated whether the company should leave the public cloud business, but eventually set a goal of becoming a top-two player by 2023, according to a report from The Information on Tuesday. From a report: If the company fails to achieve this goal, some staffers reportedly believe that Alphabet…


A Nixie Radio Clock Fit For a Victorian Mad Scientist

[Ioszelos] built a nixie clock with a dizzying array of features. Do you ever wish that you could log in to your clock from your phone and turn off your TV? We assume that [Ioszelos] did. The clock can also play MP3s and stream radio stations. It can record the indoor temperature, humidity, and barometric…


I don’t want to go on the cart! Windows 10 Mobile hauls itself from the grave one last time

‘I’m not dead!’ insists doomed OS. It will be soon Microsoft unloaded some festive cheer on the last remaining Windows Phone user by apparently extending the life of the doomed platform for another few weeks.… …read more Source:: TheRegister