Day: February 5, 2019

3D Printing With Tomography in Reverse

The 3D printers we’re most familiar with use the fused deposition process, in which hot plastic is squirted out of a nozzle, to build up parts on a layer by layer basis. We’ve also seen stereolithography printers, such as the Form 2, which use a projector and a special resin to produce parts, again in…


What matters most to open-source chat plat Mattermost? To shove this fresh $20m into security, privacy

Slack: Cute Series A. Check out our proposed public listing… Slack-for-engineers Mattermost has said it plans to plough its $20m Series-A funding into privacy and security.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Polestar 2 EV will be unveiled Feb. 27 via livestream – Roadshow

Specs are still light, but we have some idea of what to expect. …read more Source:: CNet


Amazon Super Bowl discounts are still available: $42 Alexa Microwave, $70 Echo and more – CNET

As the company rolled out its prime-time ad, it slashed prices on a bunch of its devices. …read more Source:: CNet


Firefox will now mute the sound of autoplaying video automatically – CNET

It won’t stop videos from autoplaying, but your now ears catch a break by default. …read more Source:: CNet


Spy Campaign Spams Pro-Tibet Group With ExileRAT

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Apple’s Siri Shortcuts Feature Vulnerable To Abuse

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Software Executive Exploits ATM Loophole To Steal $1 Million

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


Outlaw Shellbot Infects Linux Servers To Mine For Monero

…read more Source:: PacketStorm


What Happened to the 100,000-Hour LED Bulbs?

Early adopters of LED lighting will remember 50,000 hour or even 100,000 hour lifetime ratings printed on the box. But during a recent trip to the hardware store the longest advertised lifetime I found was 25,000 hours. Others claimed only 7,500 or 15,000 hours. And yes, these are brand-name bulbs from Cree and GE. So,…