Day: September 24, 2018

Yuge: Trump’s new 20,000-pound Cadillac limousine enters service – Roadshow

“The Beast” is perhaps the most appropriate nickname for this half-truck, half-limousine creation. …read more Source:: CNet


Over 1,100 New Arcade Games Added To the Internet Archive

Jason Scott, writing for Internet Archive blog: The Internet Arcade, our collection of working arcade machines that run in the browser, has gotten a new upgrade in its 4th year. Advancements by both the MAME emulator team and the Emscripten conversion process allowed our team to go through many more potential arcade machines and add…


Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back producer Gary Kurtz dead at 78 – CNET

The Star Wars producer also worked on American Graffiti and The Dark Crystal over his career. …read more Source:: CNet


Box Forts For Adults: Best Practices and Design Strategies

Many a grown up can reminisce about building various architectural wonders in their youth. Forts, whether based on boxes or blankets, were the order of the day, and an excellent way to spend a rainy Sunday afternoon. It just so happens that there is no law against scaling up such activities once one has reached…


Microsoft Launches Office 2019 For Windows and Mac

Microsoft is releasing Office 2019 for Windows and Mac today. The update is designed for businesses and consumers that haven’t opted into Microsoft’s Office 365 service with monthly feature updates. The Verge: Office 2019 is essentially a subset of features that have been added to Office 365 over the past three years, and it includes…


Open-source alt-droid wants to know if it’s still leaking data to Google

Challenge accepted? You can download /e/ now /e/, a Google-free fork of Android, reached a milestone this month with its initial ROM release. It’s available for download, so you can kick the tires, with nightly builds delivered via OTA (over the air) updates.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Google Clips: An exclusive look at the smart camera’s latest improvements

Google has continued to quietly update its smart camera, with the latest update set for release this week. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Google’s Forced Sign-in to Chrome Raises Privacy Red Flags

Chrome users are now automatically signed into the browser if they’re signed into any other Google service, such as Gmail. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Germany Launches World’s First Autonomous Tram

An anonymous reader shares a report: The world’s first autonomous tram was launched in unspectacular style in the city of Potsdam, west of Berlin, on Friday. The Guardian was the first English-language newspaper to be offered a ride on the vehicle developed by a team of 50 computer scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and physicists at the…


This 2-pack of Tylt mobile chargers solves a big hassle for $15 – CNET

These power banks sit in a charging dock so you can grab them on your way out the door. Plus: three bonus deals! …read more Source:: CNet