Day: June 19, 2020

Elon Musk says Tesla, SpaceX will honor Juneteenth as a US holiday – Roadshow

Musk’s statement comes after Tesla workers planned a protest and demanded a statement from the CEO. …read more Source:: CNet


Mazda3 and CX-30 recalled due to possible loose brake calipers – Roadshow

The cars’ front brake calipers may loosen and fall off while driving. …read more Source:: CNet


Academics studied DDoS takedowns and said they’re ineffective, recommend patching vulnerable servers

The volume of DDoS traffic to victims remained the same. The number of DDoS-for-hire domains went up. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Huawei going to predict the future? Nope, say company leaders when asked about Joe Biden winning US election

‘We don’t know what he stands for’ Huawei is uncertain whether a change in leadership in Washington DC will resolve its ongoing woes with the US government, company representatives have told The Register.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Loading Coils, the Heaviside Condition, and Pupin Coils

When we draw schematics, we have the luxury of pretending that wire is free. There are only a few cases where you have to account for the electrical characteristics of wire: when the wire is very long or the frequency on the wire is relatively high. This became apparent after the first transatlantic cable went…


News Wrap: Malicious Chrome Extensions Removed, CIA ‘Woefully Lax’ Security Policies Bashed

Insider threats, the CIA’s bad security policies, and malicious Chrome extensions were the topics of discussion during this week’s news wrap podcast. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Can’t get your Pi fix online? The Cambridge shop’s back open for business, Brits

Doors remain closed at that other hub of nerdery, the Centre for Computing History Raspberry Pi fans rejoice! The foundation’s Cambridge outlet has tentatively opened its doors once more, although is sadly shorn of its trademark interactive displays.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Tesla factory workers plan Juneteenth protest, demand statement from Elon Musk – Roadshow

Tesla’s notoriously vociferous CEO has remained almost totally silent on the subject of systemic racism in America. …read more Source:: CNet


A Former Google Executive Takes Aim at His Old Company With a Start-Up

Sridhar Ramaswamy once ran Google’s $115 billion advertising arm. But he grew disillusioned and worried that growth was too much of a priority. From a report: Nearly two years after he left Google, he is testing his newfound conviction by mounting a challenge against his former employer. His new company, Neeva, is a search engine…


Hackaday Podcast 072: Robo Golf Clubs, Plastic Speedboats, No-Juice Flipdots, and Super Soakers

With Editor-in-Chief Mike Szczys on a well-earned vacation, Staff Writer Dan Maloney sits in with Managing Editor Elliot Williams to run us through the week’s most amazing hacks and answer your burning questions. What do you do when you can’t hit a golf ball to save your life? Build a better club, of course, preferably…