Day: December 24, 2019

Best and worst of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — Our global review – CNET

The latest Star Wars movie is being dissected and debated around the world. From San Francisco to Sydney, what did CNET’s editors think? (Warning: spoilers.) …read more Source:: CNet


Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the perfect end to the Jedi legend – CNET

Commentary: Shockingly, I found all three trilogies quite successful at telling the story of the Jedi religion. …read more Source:: CNet


Travis Kalanick Severs All Ties With Uber, Departing Board and Selling All His Shares

An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will step down from the board, effective Dec. 31, and a spokesperson said Tuesday he has sold all of his stock in the ride-hailing company he co-founded 10 years ago. It’s unclear how much Kalanick’s total stake is worth, but the latest…


Now Even Your Business Card Can Run Linux

It takes a lot of work to get a functional PCB business card that’s thin, cheap, and robust enough to be practical. If you can even blink a few LEDs on the thing and still hand them out with a straight face, you’ve done pretty well for yourself. So you can imagine our surprise when…


Scientists Store Data in Synthetic DNA Embedded in a Plastic Bunny

A new method for preserving genetically encoded data into common manufacturing materials is reported. From a report: The future of digital memory may be inside a small plastic bunny that contains 3-D printing instructions for replicating itself stored in artificial DNA, said scientists Monday, who announced a method for mixing genetically encoded data into common…


Nissan exec in charge of turnaround departs after two weeks on the job – Roadshow

Jun Seki is a 30-year veteran of Nissan, but he’s bailing on the vice-COO position after just a fortnight. …read more Source:: CNet


Kevin Spacey releases another creepy holiday video – CNET

The former House of Cards actor is back to remind everyone how disturbing he can be. …read more Source:: CNet


Don’t believe everything you read on social media and 7 other tough lessons of the decade – CNET

It’s not too late to learn these rules of life as we head into 2020. …read more Source:: CNet


Chinese Criminal Gangs Spreading African Swine Fever To Force Farmers To Sell Pigs Cheaply So They Can Profit

Chinese criminals have been exploiting the country’s African swine fever crisis by intentionally spreading the disease to force farmers to sell their pigs for a low price before smuggling the meat and selling it on as healthy stock, state media has reported. From a report: Sometimes the gangs spread rumours about the virus, which is…


Tiny Tree is a Thermometer for Christmas Fever

Tired of the usual methods for animating all those RGB LEDS for your holiday display? How about using trendiness in a non-trendy way? [8BitsAndAByte] caved in to increasing holiday madness and bought the cutest little Christmas tree. A special tree deserves special decorations, so they packed it with NeoPixels that turn from red to green…