U.S. consumers spent more online this holiday season than they ever have before, according to a new report from Mastercard. From a report: Digging into the report, Reuters found e-commerce sales contributed 14.6 percent of total retail and were up 18.8 percent from 2018. This is despite a later Thanksgiving, which cut six days from…

The Federal Aviation Administration put forward a rule Thursday that would empower the government to track most drones in the U.S. From a report: The rule will require drones to implement a remote ID system, which will make it possible for third parties to track them. The measure will help law enforcement identify unauthorized drones…

Never mind that red-nosed Rudolf guy, yule be impressed with how rapid this 1,000-hp SUV can deliver the Christmas spirit. …read more Source:: CNet

Your mom always warned you that those fireworks could put an eye out. However, the hottest new thing in fireworks displays is not pyrotechnic at all. Instead, a swarm of coordinated drones take to the sky with different lighting effects. This makes some pretty amazing shows possible, granting full control of direction, color, and luminosity…

At least two tech review sites are discussing whether to rescind their positive recommendations of Ring’s home surveillance cameras, a leading digital-rights organization announced this week. From a report: In the wake of reporting by Gizmodo and other outlets this year concerning Ring’s troubled security and privacy practices, Fight for the Future has launched a…

Chinese tech giant has lashed out at a US media report that claims its success was fuelled by billions of dollars in financial support from China’s government, arguing that its ties are no different from any other private company that operates in the country. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Sony is working around the clock to manufacture its in-demand image sensors, but even a 24-hour operation hasn’t been enough. From a report: For the second straight year, the Japanese company will run its chip factories constantly through the holidays to try and keep up with demand for sensors used in mobile phone cameras, according…

As the open-source movement has brought its influence to more and more fields, we’ve seen an astonishing variety of things once only available at significant expense become accessible to anyone with access to the tools required to create them. One such arena is that of scientific instrumentation, and though we have seen many interesting developments…

It’s a refurb, but it originally sold for $238 and features built-in Chromecast. Plus: Save $100 on Home Chef meal delivery! …read more Source:: CNet

The Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR) has reported that the tax identification numbers of registrants may have been exposed during March due to a website vulnerability that existed in its online National Registration System. …read more Source:: SecurityMagazine