Project director Mac Walters and character and environment director Kevin Meek talk about the trilogy conclusion that broke the internet back in 2012 and the possibility of multiplayer making a return. …read more Source:: CNet

The latest attempt to offer a fully upgradeable notebook computer edges closer to the market, with a fully DIY version available from $749. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Lambda School — incubated at Y Combinator — raised $130 million in venture funding from several investors including Google Ventures. Its original business model involved six-month virtual computer science courses for $30,000, remembers TechCrunch, “with the option of paying for the courses in installments based on a sliding scale that only kicks in after you…

It’s the best time of year for hockey fans. …read more Source:: CNet

Prime Day is coming, so maybe don’t buy any of these things just yet. …read more Source:: CNet

Also on tap: The ultimate Belgian waffle-maker for $50 (save $20). …read more Source:: CNet

This rugged RC buggy can reach 37 mph and is exactly the toy you wanted when you were a kid. …read more Source:: CNet

The New York Times reports on misinformation that’s further inflaming the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: In a 28-second video, which was posted to Twitter this week by a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip appeared to launch rocket attacks at Israelis from densely populated civilian areas. At least that…

The short answer to the question posed in the headline: yes. For the long answer, you have to do a little math. How much total time you will save by automating, over some reasonable horizon? It’s a simple product of how much time per occurrence, times how many times per day it happens, times the…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Cloudflare is testing out the possibility of security keys replacing one of the most irritating aspects of web browsing: the CAPTCHA. CAPTCHAs are used to catch out bots that are trawling websites and are often implemented to prevent online services from being abused. “CAPTCHAs are effectively businesses…