One grand prize winner will take home a TCL 6-series Roku TV. This giveaway is open to the US only. …read more Source:: CNet
CNC Hot-Wire Cutter Gives Form to Foam
Rapid prototyping tools are sometimes the difference between a project getting off the ground and one that stays strictly on paper. A lightweight, easy-to-form material is often all that’s needed to visualize a design and make a quick judgment on how to proceed. Polymeric foams excel in such applications, and a CNC hot-wire foam cutter…
Spitzer Space Telescope Turns Out the Lights
Long-time Slashdot reader Kreuzfeld writes: Thursday marks the final mission of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. Conceived of as an infrared-optimized “Great Observatory,” Spitzer has spent the last 6002 days providing Earthlings with an unprecedented view into other galaxies, our own solar system, and (unexpected to its designers!) planets around other stars. But in its Earth-trailing…
Roku and Fox make last minute deal for Super Bowl broadcast
After a short, sharp fight over Roku’s right to distribute Fox channels, the two companies have forged an agreement and you will be able to watch the Super Bowl in 4K HDR on Fox’s Roku channels. …read more Source:: ZDNet
Artificial intelligence requires trusted data, and a healthy DataOps ecosystem
5 steps to building a healthy DataOps ecosystem that paves the way to a data-driven enterprise …read more Source:: ZDNet
Should Huawei Just Abandon Android?
Due to a U.S. government ban on sales to Huawei, Google revoked its license for popular apps last spring (including Gmail and the Play Store). But this week Huawei executive Fred Wangfei suggested that even if that ban is lifted, Huawei would continue developing its own app ecosystem instead to avoid the possibility of future…
Roku and Fox reach agreement in time to stream Super Bowl 2020 – CNET
Relax Roku owners: Fox apps will remain on your devices after all. …read more Source:: CNet
Amazon Has 150 Million Prime Members
Amazon’s latest earnings release reveals the company now has 150 million Prime members around the world, a substantial increase from the 100 million it announced back in 2018. It’s also quite impressive considering the Prime membership fee increased from $99 to $119 a couple of years ago. Engadget reports: “We’ve made Prime delivery faster —…
9 pricked fingers, 15 muffins and a poop sample: What it’s like to be in a nutrition study – CNET
I volunteered my body to science for two weeks and now I know how my body responds to different foods. …read more Source:: CNet
What Everyone Else Did With Eight Bits, The Germans Did With Only One
In the 1980s there was an impetus for the first time for young people to be equipped with computer literacy. A variety of different educational programmes were launched, typically involving a collaboration between a computer manufacturer and a broadcaster, and featuring BASIC programming on one of the 8-bit home computers of the day. One such…
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