The Depstech 4K webcam has noise reduction, auto-focus and a sliding privacy shutter, now just $48. …read more Source:: CNet

Plus $50bn pledge to boost chip R&D and fabbing in the Land of the Free A new national infrastructure plan outlined by US President Joe Biden on Wednesday equates fast internet access – broadband – with other utilities including water and power.… …read more Source:: TheRegister

Google’s Pixel and Apple’s iPhone both in privacy hot seat for siphoning mobile device data without consent. …read more Source:: Threatpost

We’ve rounded up the top-rated memory foam mattresses, from the best memory foam bed for side sleepers to the most affordable. …read more Source:: CNet

Hitachi said on Wednesday it will buy U.S. software company GlobalLogic for $9.6 billion, including repayment of debt, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate pivots from electronics hardware to digital services. From a report: The deal is the biggest Japanese outbound acquisition of a U.S. hi-tech company on record, according to Refinitiv data. The acquisition is…

The Stirling external combustion engine has fascinated gear heads since its inception, and while the technology has never enjoyed widespread commercialization, there’s a vibrant community of tinkerers who build and test their own takes on the idea. [Leo Fernekes] has been working on a small Stirling engine made from 3D printed parts and common hardware…

The Cart Crasher gang is testing stolen payment cards while cleaning ill-gotten funds. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Telecommuting social-media manager for the U.S. Strategic Command left the laptop open and unsecured while stepping away. …read more Source:: Threatpost

Apple is aiming to announce a mixed-reality headset at an in-person event sometime in the “next several months,” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. From a report: In a newsletter outlining the possible future of the company’s WWDC conference taking place in an in-person format, Gurman says that Apple aims to release a mixed-reality headset, the…

The latest iOS 14.5 developer beta prompts users to choose, for the first time, which voice they prefer for Siri. …read more Source:: CNet