Day: September 6, 2021

Netflix: 50 best TV shows to binge this week – CNET

New episodes of sci-fi Into the Night hit Netflix this week. …read more Source:: CNet


Google Collections tab update gives you quick access to your recent search activity – CNET

The redesign helps organize your search history into more manageable collections. …read more Source:: CNet


Scenes From a Marriage review: A raw, intimate portrait of love coming undone – CNET

Hagai Levi’s HBO adaptation of the Ingmar Bergman classic feels suffocating at times, but Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac are brilliant as a couple oscillating between love and hate. …read more Source:: CNet


iPhone 13 release date: When will we see Apple’s new iPhone? – CNET

There hasn’t been any official word yet, but we expect the iPhone 13 to arrive sometime this month. …read more Source:: CNet


Why we abandoned open source: LiveCode CEO on retreat despite successful kickstarter

Open source business model problems for modern-day HyperCard Interview An easy to use programming language that was made open source in 2014 after a successful crowdfunding campaign is going back to closed source after too many customers switched to using it for free.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


ProtonMail Logged IP Address of French Activist After Order By Swiss Authorities

ProtonMail, a hosted email service with a focus on end-to-end encrypted communications, has been facing criticism after a police report showed that French authorities managed to obtain the IP address of a French activist who was using the online service. From a report: The company has communicated widely about the incident, stating that it doesn’t…


Tiny ESP32 Strider Walks The Walk

Wheels might be the simplest method of locomotion for robots, but walkers are infinitely more satisfying to watch. This is certainly the case for [Chen Liang’s] tiny Strider walker controlled by a ESP32 camera board. The Strider mechanism might look similar to Strandbeest walkers, but it lifts its feet higher, allowing it to traverse rougher…


Automated Hiring Software is Mistakenly Rejecting Millions of Viable Job Candidates

Automated resume-scanning software is contributing to a “broken” hiring system in the US, says a new report from Harvard Business School. Such software is used by employers to filter job applicants, but is mistakenly rejecting millions of viable candidates, say the study’s authors. It’s contributing to the problem of “hidden workers” — individuals who are…


Dobler effect: Spinnaker Support snaps up rival database consultant

Sets sights on third party support and managed services for Oracle, SAP and Microsoft SAP and Oracle services firm Spinnaker Support has launched into database management with the purchase of Dobler Consulting.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Led by Tesla, EVs Drive Chip Industry’s Shift Beyond Silicon

Abundant, easily processed silicon has been the material of choice for decades in the semiconductor industry, but electric vehicles are helping chip away at its dominance in the pursuit of energy efficiency. From a report: Tesla has been a catalyst for this change. The U.S. automaker became the first of its peers to use silicon…