It’s a camera showdown between two of the hottest phones of 2018. …read more Source:: CNet

You’ve got a number of new outdoor smart lighting options from Philips. Which ones are worth it? …read more Source:: CNet

The accounts Facebook removed posted about US politics …read more Source:: CNet

These days, budget CNC builds are mainstream. Homebrew 3D printers and even laser cutters are old hats. Now I find myself constantly asking: “where’s it all going?” In the book, Designing Reality, Prof Neil Gershenfeld and his two brothers, Alan and Joel, team up to answer that question. In 250 pages, they forecast a future…

The Carfection team discuss McLaren’s latest hypercar, the Paris Motor Show and more. …read more Source:: CNet

Octopuses gotta eat. …read more Source:: CNet

tedlistens writes: As law enforcement investigates possible mail bombs sent to prominent Democratic Party figures and liberal activists, the tools available at their disposal include digital images and delivery metadata commonly associated with mail sent in the United States. The U.S. Postal Service regularly photographs the front and back of every piece of U.S. mail,…

Who will show the best soldering skills at the Hackaday Superconference next week? We have a little — in fact, a very little — challenge for you: solder surface mount components down to a tiny 0201 package. This is the SMD Soldering Challenge and successfully finishing the board at all shows off the best of…

The news comes on the heels of a breach at Cathay Pacific exposing 9.4 million people. …read more Source:: Threatpost

An unsophisticated but effective botnet is targeting exposed cloud servers and racking up millions of infections. …read more Source:: Threatpost