“By 2030, technology will have advanced to the point that even the idea of owning objects might be obsolete,” argues a thought-provoking new piece by Gizmodo’s consumer tech reporter: Back in 2016, the World Economic Forum released a Facebook video with eight predictions it had for the world in 2030. “You’ll own nothing. And you’ll…

The next phase for cloud is coalescing public and private data centers across the globe into a ‘single infinitely powerful computer’ that is easy to access and use. IBM has a roadmap. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Bloomberg identifies a variety of cryptocurrency scams, including a “rug pull,” where the creators of a new cryptocurrency suddenly cut and run. “Old-fashioned Ponzi schemes, newly cryptodenominated, have swindled people out of billions too,” Bloomberg adds. And a 35-year-old crypto trader living with his parents (“trading meme coins as a full-time job”) also tells them…

[Mikst] has been working on wearable electronics and sensors for a long time, and shared the results of a different kind of bend sensor that fits directly onto the skin. It’s true that this kind of sensor design isn’t re-usable, but it is also very simple and inexpensive. It’s just a proof of concept right…

Earlier this year in April Apple started mandating “App Tracking Transparency,” which gives users a choice about whether they can be tracked across app. Now tlhIngan (Slashdot reader #30,335) writes: The numbers are in and a number of ad companies are reporting lowered iOS spending, but 10% or more increases in Android ad spending. The…

Well-known leaker Evan Blass gives an all-around look at purported new gadgets from Samsung. …read more Source:: CNet

“First SolarWinds, now Kaseya. SaaS software heavily used by managed service providers (MSPs) has now been the target of two successful cyberattacks,” writes Slashdot reader storagedude. He shares a ChannelInsider article reporting the Kaseya ransomware attack compromised roughly 1,500 “downstream” businesses — and that now managed service providers “are reassessing their approaches to managing IT”…

Natasha Romanoff’s Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure finishes up with a bang, and leaves a few dangling plot threads. …read more Source:: CNet

“New data from Statcounter shows that Edge has now overtaken established rival Firefox in the rankings,” reports TechRadar: In recent months, the pair have been neck-and-neck, but Microsoft’s browser has now put daylight between itself and Firefox. Figures for June suggest Microsoft Edge now holds 3.4% of the browser market, while Firefox has slipped to…

Sometimes you’ve gotta haul big heavy loads around a wide area. Regular wheelbarrows are fine, but it can quickly grow tiring when one has to make multiple trips. [Workshop from Scratch] instead elected to build a powered wheelbarrow, with plenty of grunt to shift loads about. The build is absolutely from the ground up, welded…