Day: February 15, 2019

Audi E-Tron already has over 20,000 reservations worldwide – Roadshow

It’s a promising start for the new electric vehicle. …read more Source:: CNet


Amateur meteorologists can track extreme weather with WeatherCAN app – CNET

The app for Canadian weather adds more accurate radar to better predict incoming weather. …read more Source:: CNet


Hackaday Podcast Ep6 – Reversing iPod Screens, Hot Isotopes, We <3 Parts, and Biometric Toiletseats

What’s the buzz in the hackersphere this week? Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys recap their favorite hacks and articles from the past seven days. In Episode Six we cover an incredible reverse engineering effort Mike Harrison put in with iPod nano replacement screens. We dip our toes in the radioactive world of deep-space…


NASA’s Dawn Mission receives nod in memory of Apollo 13 ‘naut for asteroid belt derring-do

Dead probe swinging around Ceres wins Jack Swigert Award Less than a year after NASA’s Dawn mission sent its last squawk back to Earth, the probe is to receive the Space Foundation’s 2019 John L “Jack” Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Venezuela’s Government Appears To be Trying To Hack Activists With Phishing Pages

Hackers allegedly working for the embattled Venezuelan government tried to trick activists into giving away their passwords to popular services such as Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, and others, according to security researchers. From a report: Last week, the Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called for citizens to volunteer with the goal of helping international humanitarian organizations…


Apple Beats ‘NBA Collection’ headphones court Lakers, Celtics, 76ers fans – CNET

Brandish your team loyalty with Beats Studio 3 Wireless in Lakers purple, Celtics black and more. …read more Source:: CNet


Walmart President’s Day sale: Discounts on big TVs, gaming laptops, older iPhones and more – CNET

The deals continue on jumbo TVs, two older iPhones, Google Wi-Fi and a gaming laptop. …read more Source:: CNet


Building a Semiautomatic Swag Launcher

Regular readers of Hackaday have certainly seen the work of [Jeremy Cook] at this point. Whether you remember him from his time as a writer for this fine online publication, or recognize the name from one of his impressive builds over the last few years, he’s a bona fide celebrity around these parts. In fact,…


Billionaire Buffet’s Berkshire liquidates $2.1bn stake in Oracle – just months after buying the shares

Bill Gates’ bridge chum’s firm buys Red Hat stock, trims Apple Oracle’s share prices took a buffeting last night after it was revealed billionaire Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway had ditched its $2.1bn stake in Big Red.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


White-Hat Bug Bounty Programs Draw Inspiration from the Old West

These programs are now an essential strategy in keeping the digital desperados at bay. …read more Source:: DarkReading