Before LEDs became cheap enough to be ubiquitous, flip-card displays were about the only way to get a digital clock. These entirely electromechanical devices had their own charm, and they have a certain retro cachet these days. Apart from yard sales and thrift stores, though, they’re a bit hard to source — unless you roll…

“The expiration of a key digital encryption service on Thursday sent major tech companies nationwide scrambling to deal with internet outages that affected millions of online users,” reports the Washington Examiner. The expiring certificate was issued by Let’s Encrypt — though ZDNet notes there’s been lots of warnings about its pending expiration: Digital Shadows senior…

Review: The Many Saints of Newark is as much a tribute to Goodfellas as it is to Tony Soprano’s youthful backstory. …read more Source:: CNet

Daniel Craig goes out with a bang in his Bond finale. Let’s dive into the classic 007 Easter eggs and explosive moments of No Time to Die. …read more Source:: CNet

Venom’s origin story is complete, just in time for things to get interesting in the post-credits scene. …read more Source:: CNet

The pandemic and gardening startups have turned hydroponic growing into the latest high-tech hobby. But does it have staying power? …read more Source:: CNet

Over the last couple few decades there has been a great shift in electric lighting, first towards more compact and efficient fluorescent lights, and then towards LED bulbs. The old incandescent bulbs, while giving a pleasant light, were not by any means efficient. Digging into the history books the incandescent bulb as we know it…

Miami is a city “that unblushingly loves rule-breaking and money,” according to a new article in New York magazine, wondering whether Miami could ever really replace Silicon Valley as “a more natural home — and maybe even an accelerant — for the next generation of disruption fiends.” On December 4, Delian Asparouhov, a venture capitalist…