Day: June 9, 2021

2020 Mercedes GLB250 faces trio of safety recalls – Roadshow

Electrical problems due to water intrusion and a pair of airbag issues could spell trouble for nearly 6,000 examples of the small SUV. …read more Source:: CNet


Overwatch gets cross-play between PC and console players – CNET

Get ready to form a party no matter what hardware you play on. …read more Source:: CNet


Facebook Says It Will Expand Remote Work To All Employees, But May Reduce Pay If They Move To Less-Expensive Area

Facebook said it will let all employees work remotely even after the pandemic if their jobs can be done out of an office, but may reduce their pay if they move to a less-expensive area. From a report: Starting June 15, any Facebook employee can request to work from home, the Menlo Park, California-based company…


The Newton lives, kinda: Boffin turns Apple eMate 300 into Raspberry Pi laptop

Impressive working computer from the corpse of a rarity Video Faced with dwindling sales to education customers in the late 1990s, Apple introduced the eMate 300.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Improved Technique for Resistive Divider Keypads

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Garmin announces 4 new dash cams with cloud-connected storage – Roadshow

The Dash Cam Mini 2, 47, 57 and 67W all feature remote monitoring of parked vehicles and free online video storage for up to 24 hours after an incident. …read more Source:: CNet


Best savings account for June 2021 – CNET

Safe, secure and convenient accounts — with some of the highest interest rates available. …read more Source:: CNet


President of El Salvador Says He is Working To Offer Bitcoin Mining Facilities With Cheap, 100% Clean and Renewable Energy From Volcanos

Hours after El Salvador became the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, the nation’s president — Nayib Bukele — has announced that he has instructed the state-owned geothermal electric company “to put up a plan to offer facilities for Bitcoin mining with very cheap, 100% clean, 100% renewable, 0 emissions energy from our…


PrivacyMic looks to keep your home smart without Google, Alexa, Siri and pals listening in

Raspberry Pi-powered prototype proves 95% accurate, 100% private, claim boffins Researchers at the University of Michigan have proposed a way to have your privacy cake and eat your home automation too. They’ve found a means of using a voice-activated smart speaker system without it having to listen to everything you say – and no, it’s…


Biden Administration To Buy 500 Million Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine Doses To Donate To the World

The Biden administration is buying 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to donate to the world, as the United States dramatically increases its efforts to help vaccinate the global population, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing three people familiar with the plans. From the report: President Biden is slated to announce the plan at…