Day: July 25, 2018

Waymo strikes self-driving deal with Walmart, Avis, AutoNation and more – Roadshow

Phoenix-area customers of numerous businesses will be able to hail self-driving Waymo test vehicles. …read more Source:: CNet


Instant Pot sale last chance: $49 Walmart deal now at Amazon, too – CNET

This super-popular pressure cooker is rarely priced this low. Plus: Sweet deals on a global SIM card and an outdoor-friendly wireless speaker. …read more Source:: CNet


Monoprice Mini Converted to Pick and Place (Kinda)

Would you believe that you can take a cheap 3D printer and easily convert it into a full function pick and place machine to help assemble your PCBs? No? Well good, because you can’t. A real pick and place needs all kinds of sensors and logic to identify parts, rotate them, make sure everything is…


Facebook is losing its top lawyer who lead its Russia investigation – CNET

HELP WANTED: Facebook General Counsel, inquire within. …read more Source:: CNet


Large, liquid lake discovered on Mars, hidden under ice cap – CNET

Microbes on Earth have been known to survive in similar conditions. …read more Source:: CNet


Securing Our Interconnected Infrastructure

A little over a year ago, the world witnessed NotPetya, the most destructive cyberattack to date. What have we learned? …read more Source:: DarkReading


Evidence Detected of Lake Beneath the Surface of Mars

For decades Mars has teased scientists with whispers of water’s presence. Now they have some solid evidence. From a report: The Italian Space Agency announced Wednesday that researchers have detected signs of a large, stable body of liquid water locked away beneath a mile of ice near Mars’ south pole. The observations were recorded by…


Sorry, the new LCD iPhone may not ship until October – CNET

Rumor has it you’ll have to wait a bit for the rumored budget-friendly iPhone. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Has Made YouTube Slower on Edge and Firefox, Mozilla Alleges

Usama Jawad, writing for Neowin: Early last year, YouTube received a design refresh with Google’s own Polymer library which enabled “quicker feature development” for the platform. Now, a Mozilla executive is claiming that Google has made YouTube slower on Edge and Firefox by using this framework. In a thread on Twitter, Mozilla’s Technical Program Manager…


These video games are telling stories of immigration and anxiety – CNET

Developed by first-generation immigrants, these games are commissioned to creatively tell cultural stories. …read more Source:: CNet