We walk through Elon Musk’s big ideas; visit Facebook’s sincere, if confusing, privacy pop-up; and check out a robot lab. …read more Source:: CNet

shanen writes about Vitaminwater’s latest “publicity stunt,” where they will pay $100,000 to one select contestant who can live without their smartphone for a year: All you have to do is come up with the most amusing entry [about how you will spend 365 days without the device] and have sufficient willpower to give up…

Cooley picks out his favorite affordable, high-tech toys for the car. …read more Source:: CNet

Blockchain may still be an emerging frontier for business, but that’s not holding back a surge in skills. …read more Source:: ZDNet

PC gamers have the benefit of the mouse and keyboard, which are highly flexible when it comes to input devices for gaming. What’s more, the freedom of the platform means that it’s easy to whip up whatever mad controller you can dream of to best suit the games you’re playing. Enter [Tom Tilley] with the…

Plus, Talos critical of flawed message apps It was pretty hectic security week, between the Sharpshooter malware attack, a massive Patch Tuesday, and yet another Facebook privacy fail.… …read more Source:: Register

140Mandak262Jamuna writes: CleanTechnica is reporting that someone hacked the infotainment system of a Tesla Model 3 and got root access and installed Linux distribution Ubuntu. Redditor trsohmers is able to show an Ubuntu command shell running alongside the Tesla OS. Since Tesla supports a browser that allows you to visit any site, could this be…

Almost all US shoppers plan to shop during the holiday season but many are worried about their data being compromised according to a new survey …read more Source:: ZDNet

Being a top athlete in this modern age is a full-time job. No longer do athletes simply practice at their nominated sport of choice. They undergo strength training, full nutritional programs, cardio, and even reflex training. Reflex training involves a series of nodes that an athlete must identify when lit up, and touch them to…

Researchers at the University of Geneva Switzerland have used NASA’s Hubble telescope to find an exoplanet that’s evaporating. The exoplanet, GJ 3470b, shows signs of losing hydrogen in its atmosphere, causing it to shrink. USA Today reports: The study is part of exploration into “hot Neptunes,” planets that are the size of Neptune, sit very…