The probe will race closer to the sun than we’ve ever been before to learn more about the solar flares that disrupt our technology. …read more Source:: CNet

U.S.-based PC case manufacturer, CaseLabs, announced on social media that it is “closing permanently” and will not be able to fill all current orders. “We have been forced into bankruptcy and liquidation,” CaseLabs said in a statement. “The tariffs have played a major role raising prices by almost 80 percent (partly due to associated shortages),…

Mere weeks after tariffs were put into place raising the cost of many Chinese-sourced electronics components by 25%, a second round of tariffs is scheduled to begin that will deal yet another blow to hackers. And this time it hits right at the heart of our community: 3D-printing. A quick scan down the final tariff…

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is in talks that could see it becoming a significant investor in Tesla as part of Elon Musk’s plan to take the electric car maker private, Bloomberg reported Sunday, citing a person with direct knowledge of the fund’s plans. From the report: The Public Investment Fund, which has built up…

Commentary: Photos Memories is a solid step in the right direction, but Apple should go further to help sort and locate my photographic gems. …read more Source:: CNet

For four centuries, the Dockyard at Chatham built ships for the Royal Navy and her allies. Today it’s a massive museum, with ships from the age of steam, WWII and the Cold War. Here’s the full tour. …read more Source:: CNet

Here’s this week’s iPhone news. …read more Source:: CNet

And he’s now our personal hero. …read more Source:: CNet

We’ve reached a milestone in gene-edited food, according to the Washington Post. “Calyxt’s ‘healthier’ soybean oil, the industry’s first true gene-edited food, could make its way into products such as chips, salad dressings and baked goods as soon as the end of this year.” Calyxt’s soybean is the first of 23 gene-edited crops the Agriculture…

You just pass a law, apparently The Australian government has scheduled its “not-a-backdoor” crypto-busting bill to land in parliament in the spring session, but we still don’t know what will be in it.… …read more Source:: TheRegister