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Furniture store uses crowdsourcing to find artisans
Springwise - 12 Jul 2018 09:10
A new furniture store uses crowdsourcing to help source artisans to feature in-store and online. The post Furniture store uses crowdsourcing to find artisans appeared first on Springwise.
'Bitcoin Maven' Jailed for Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin-for-Cash Money Laundering Operation
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 07:15
Bitcoin has lost most of its (likely inflated) value in the last few months, but it still has plenty of value for law enforcement agencies looking for financial crimes to punish. The latest cryptocurrency criminal to get...
Gboard adds Morse code keyboard on iOS, offers training game
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 03:12
Google has brought Morse code to its Gboard for iOS mobile keyboard, enabling iPhone users to access a vital communication tool. Google previously introduced the support on Gboard for Android, doing so in partnership wit...
Can ultrashort electron flashes help harvest nuclear energy?
Phys.org - 12 Jul 2018 15:18
The group led by Fabrizio Carbone at EPFL and international colleagues have used ultrafast transmission electron microscopy to take attosecond energy-momentum resolved snapshots (1 attosecond = 10-18 or quintillionths of...
Blizzard just fixed the worst thing about Hearthstone for anyone with an iPhone X
BGR - 12 Jul 2018 07:34
One of the apps that iOS 12 beta is telling me I spend too much time in is Blizzard's Hearthstone card game, and I plan to ignore those stats for a while, thank you very much. But ever since I switched phones, the worst ...
Analysts believe Augmented Reality apps could significantly boost Apple's bottom line
BGR - 12 Jul 2018 06:02
In the months preceding WWDC 2017, Tim Cook made a number of statements highlighting his enthusiasm for augmented reality. Cook's remarks were somewhat unusual given Apple's penchant to not say much of anything regarding...
There’s a Supermoon Solar Eclipse this Friday the 13th
USA Today - 12 Jul 2018 04:50
Have you ever heard of a Supermoon Solar Eclipse on Friday the 13th?
Stolen USAF drone documents appear for sale on the dark web
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 04:40
Hackers who stole a US Air Force drone manual were caught trying to sell it on the dark web, a security firm has reported. The discovery was made on June 1 by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, which was monitoring for �...
Here are the 12 tech trends that will dominate business in 2018
TechRepublic - 12 Jul 2018 22:01
A new report from Forrester outlined the emerging technologies that CIOs should be looking out for this year.
SpaceX and Boeing are racing to put a man in space, and they're both losing
BGR - 12 Jul 2018 19:13
NASA would love to stop having to rely on Russia to send its astronauts into space, but realizing that dream means that someone needs to step up to the plate with a safe, reliable crew transportation system. Right now, b...
Facebook paid $88 million this year to build out its Seattle area Oculus hub
TechCrunch - 12 Jul 2018 19:10
Facebook continues to expand its VR ambitions in the Pacific Northwest. The company has been quietly growing its footprint 16 miles East of Seattle, in Microsoft’s backyard. A new analysis by real estate resource Build...
Is JavaScript destined to be usurped by TypeScript?
TechRepublic - 12 Jul 2018 19:06
With TypeScript rapidly growing in popularity, can it co-exist with its parent language and web incumbent?
For the First Time, Astronomers Detected a 'Ghost Particle' and Tracked It To Its Source
Motherboard - 12 Jul 2018 19:03
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, along with over a dozen other institutions, shed light on the high-energy universe with multi-messenger astronomy.
Here's What -tzi the Iceman Ate Before He Was Murdered
Live Science - 12 Jul 2018 19:00What's a Blazar? A Galactic Bakery for Cosmic Rays
Wired - 12 Jul 2018 19:00
Astrophysicists have traced the origin of some of Earth's cosmic rays to a blazar 4 billion light years away.
ZuGoPet Rocketeer Pack Multifunctional Dog Harness
The Gadget Flow - 12 Jul 2018 17:00
Safely bring your dog in the car with the ZuGoPet Rocketeer Pack Multifunctional Dog Harness. Featuring a patented design, this pet accessory works as a dog seat belt to protect your dog if an accident occurs. In fact, t...
Tiger Global takes $1 billion stake in SoftBank, calling it undervalued: source
Reuters - 12 Jul 2018 07:12
U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global has built a stake worth over $1 billion in SoftBank Group Corp as it considers the Japanese firm to be undervalued, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said, driving SoftBank shares ...
Courts Halt Nevada's Disgusting Plan to Execute Convicted Killer With Untested Drug Cocktail
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2018 07:10
The execution of twice-convicted killer Scott Raymond Dozier in Nevada on Wednesday was postponed after pharmaceutical company Alvogen requested a federal judge prevent officials from botching an execution with their dru...
US to lift ZTE ban after it pays $400 million escrow
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 06:56
ZTE's nightmares may finally be coming to an end. Of course, it will still have to recoup its losses from both paying the US' penalties and months of stopping operations but at least it will have a chance to. That is, if...
Chipmaker Broadcom inks $19 billion deal to buy software company CA
Reuters - 12 Jul 2018 06:32
Broadcom Inc announced a $18.9 billion deal to buy U.S. business software company CA Inc on Wednesday, venturing far beyond its realm of semiconductors and testing investors' confidence in its Chief Executive Hock Tan's ...
Uber layoff impacts 100 workers involved with self-driving effort
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 05:52
Following a fatal accident earlier this year that involved one of its autonomous vehicles, Uber has laid off about 100 employees who were involved with its self-driving effort. The information comes form Pennsylvania new...
New Nintendo Switch batch reportedly patched against exploit
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2018 05:21
The Nintendo Switch is one of recent times' most interesting gaming consoles and it isn't only gamers that are loving it. Its tightly locked system has challenged hackers and modders to find exploits that will let them b...