Day: April 21, 2020

Frippin’ heck: Watch out, chin-stroking prog rock fans. King Crimson distributor Burning Shed says it’s been hacked

Crims slope off with a slice of dabatase including emails and encrypted passwords but no credit card deets Independent record label Burning Shed has informed musos of a digital burglary involving the partial theft of its customer database, though no payment records were accessed.… …read more Source:: Register


A $70 Keurig coffee maker to help give your quarantine a little pep – CNET

The pod-sibilities are endless. …read more Source:: CNet


Travis Scott event in Fortnite: How to watch and find the Giant Astro Heads – CNET

The rapper is about to drop his newest track, Astronomical. …read more Source:: CNet


Maker Therapy Joins the Fight Against COVID-19

We love talking about makerspaces here at Hackaday. We love hearing about the camaraderie, the hacks, the outreach, the innovation, everything. Even more, we love seeing all the varying forms that makerspaces take, either in the hacks they create, the communities they reach out to, and especially their unique environments. Recently, we came across Maker…


Do not adjust your set: Here are three stories about the IT industry doing some good during COVID-19 pandemic

Let’s stow the snark a mo and acknowledge this helpful tech Roundup In a departure from our usual snark, The Register presents a trio of tales of tech companies doing some good in the current pandemic.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Terahash Buys L0phtCrack in Password Merger

The acquisition brings password cracking and password auditing capabilities together in a single company. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Google To Make Shopping Listings Free

Google won’t charge businesses to sell goods in its Shopping section, beginning later this month in the U.S. and globally over the course of the year, the company said on Tuesday. From a report: Google is trying to eliminate fees for its services to ease the burden on small businesses and publishers, two categories that…


Go greener with these cool eco-friendly products in 2020 – CNET

Reduce your impact with reusable sandwich bags, solar-powered gadgets and shoes made from water bottles. …read more Source:: CNet


2020 Hyundai Veloster N drops with DCT for all the fun but without all 3 pedals – CNET

The dual-clutch transmission will keep the Veloster N sharp as ever, and even features a “Grin Shift” mode. …read more Source:: CNet


Searching for Alien Life with the Sun as Gravitational Telescope

Astronomy is undoubtedly one of the most exciting subjects in physics. Especially the search for exoplanets has been a thriving field in the last decades. While the first exoplanet was only discovered in 1992, there are now 4,144 confirmed exoplanets (as of 2nd April 2020). Naturally, we Sci-Fi lovers are most interested in the 55…