Microsoft wants to make its Windows software stand out from the tech crowd. And it’s doing that by targeting the iPhone. …read more Source:: CNet

“An Israeli startup wants to replace chicken coops, barns and slaughterhouses with bioreactors to churn out cell-based meat for American diners,” reports Bloomberg: Future Meat Technologies Ltd. is in talks with U.S. regulators to start offering its products in restaurants by the end of next year. The company has just opened what it calls the…

If you’ve taken a physics class, you’ve doubtless heard tales of mythical beasts like the massless string, the frictionless bearing, and the perfect sphere. And if you’re designing something new, it’s not always wrong to start by thinking in terms of these abstractions, just to get the basic framework laid and a first-order handle on…

Celebrate the long weekend with big discounts on appliances, dash cameras and PC parts. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Apple Insider: Responding to comments made by Apple CEO Tim Cook in June, European Union competition chief Margrethe Vestager said that Apple shouldn’t use privacy and security concerns to stifle competition on the App Store. Vestager, the European Commission’s executive vice president, has proposed regulations that could force…

A fair question with no short answer however, because it’ll depend on your individual wants and needs. …read more Source:: CNet

It isn’t just movies like Fast and Furious 9 that are showing signs of life for the entertainment world. …read more Source:: CNet

Microsoft’s Windows 11 public beta will be here any day now, with the full release happening at some point later this year. …read more Source:: CNet

Since the first Raspberry Pi came to market back in 2012 there have been a variety of models released. Some of them are rarer than others, and unusual boards can even be rather sought-after. This one spotted at a Thai junk vendor won’t be in the hands of many collectors though, and investigating it sheds…

What do you imagine motivates a CEO to choose one technological solution rather than another? In the case of United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby, it’s not what you might think. …read more Source:: ZDNet