Day: November 20, 2020

E-scooters Are Getting Computer Vision To Curb Pedestrian Collisions

An anonymous reader shares a report: Last year, electric scooters were booming in big cities across the United States and other countries as urbanites embraced a relatively novel way of getting around town. The rentable, battery-boosted rides also brought a rising number of pedestrian-involved crashes as some riders illegally zipped down sidewalks and darted around…


New Grelos Skimmer Variants Siphon Credit Card Data

Domains related to the new variant of the Grelos web skimmer have compromised dozens of websites so far. …read more Source:: Threatpost


US takes first step toward future self-driving car regulations – Roadshow

NHTSA wants the public to comment on the development of future principles. …read more Source:: CNet


Stimulus checks and the Child Tax Credit: Everything you need to know for tax season 2020 – CNET

Your family could get a bigger tax refund check — if another COVID-19 relief package is passed. …read more Source:: CNet


One does not simply shove elephants on a ballet shoe point and call it an acceptable measure of pressure

Thou shalt not devise thine own cursed metrics, we decree Reg Standards Bureau A bizarre American website has come up with a new way of measuring pressure by referring to the weight of elephants delivered through the area of a ballet shoe. Frankly we’re baffled.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


T-Mobile adds 988 suicide prevention hotline to its network – CNET

The carrier the first major wireless provider to add the three-digit number to its service. …read more Source:: CNet


Get a 1-year Sam’s Club membership for $23, plus free food – CNET

This Cheapskate exclusive includes a rotisserie chicken and cupcakes. And here are some Sam’s Club deals you won’t want to miss. …read more Source:: CNet


New Part Day: Bouffalo Labs BL602 RISC-V Wi-Fi/Bluetooth SoC

We should all by now be used to microcontrollers with wireless hardware on board, with Espressif or Nordic Labs dominating the hacker scene. There have been several other contenders in this arena over the years that haven’t really caught the attention of our community, usually because of the opacity of their available information. A new…


Black Friday TV deals: 32-inch Fire TV for $100, Samsung 58-inch 4K TV for $398, LG and Sony OLED on sale too – CNET

It’s the best time of the year to save on a new TV. …read more Source:: CNet


Time may be right for professionalizing artificial intelligence practices

“It’s unlikely that you’d trust a ‘citizen architect’ to build your home in the same way that you wouldn’t visit a ‘citizen doctor’ when you get sick.” …read more Source:: ZDNet