There are some good savings to be had from Microsoft in the 11th hour before Christmas. …read more Source:: CNet

Need some ultra-cheap earbuds? These $17 buds are cheaper than a lot of wired models. …read more Source:: CNet

A phishing scam with unclear motive or payoff is targeting authors, agents and editors big and small, baffling the publishing industry. From a report: Earlier this month, the book industry website Publishers Marketplace announced that Little, Brown would be publishing “Re-Entry,” a novel by James Hannaham about a transgender woman paroled from a men’s prison….

While there are loads of impressive and complex projects here on Hackaday, sometimes it’s the simple ones that really speak to us. In this case we were presented with [Isabell Park]’s easy-to-follow instructable on how to build an anti-procrastination device. On the hardware side there are no surprises, it consists of a PIR sensor connected…

Warner Bros. ruffled some feathers when it announced it would release all of its new 2021 movies simultaneously on HBO Max, but the company seems to be betting that theaters won’t become an apocalyptic wasteland. From a report: Variety reports that the company plans to release Furiosa, the prequel to Max Max: Fury Road, and…

Thursday’s freebie is Inside, followed by Darkest Dungeon, My Time in Portia and Night in the Woods. …read more Source:: CNet

The PlayStation 5 is sold out but more inventory is on the way. Here are the latest restock updates to help you get your own next-generation console. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader shares a report (alternative source: “2020 has been a record year for GoDaddy, thanks to you!” the email read. Sent by [email protected], tucked underneath a glittering banner of a snowflake and stamped with the words “GoDaddy Holiday Party,” the Dec. 14 email to hundreds of GoDaddy employees promised some welcome financial relief…

An anonymous reader shares a report: Earlier this month, more than 1,000 educators and students at City University of New York institutions petitioned their board of trustees to not renew its contract with the anti-plagiarism software company Turnitin. The board ultimately voted unanimously, with the student senate representative abstaining, to renew Turnitin’s five-year contract for…

[Teaching Tech] has been interested in adding a tool changer to his 3D printer. E3D offers a system that allows you to switch print heads or even change out a hot end for a laser or a (probably) light-duty CNC head. The price of the entire device, though, is about $2,500, which put him off….