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'Busted e-scooter' was the best Halloween costume of 2019
The Verge - 1 Nov 2019 22:59
Courtesy of @emdubbbb Every year, people scramble to find that one Halloween costume that best captures the zeitgeist of the previous 12 months. This year, we got a lot of people who dressed like the cat in the "woman ye...
Tesla will roll out a software update that will make the Model S even faster
BGR - 1 Nov 2019 00:04
For years, Tesla CEO Elon Musk lamented the fact that Tesla had no real competition in the EV space. Sure, there is no shortage of EVs on the market today, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a vehicle that comes anywhere ...
TRMNL Travel Pack Carry-On Backpack durably supports your on-the-go life
The Gadget Flow - 1 Nov 2019 16:00
Designed for your busy life, the TRMNL Travel Pack Carry-On Backpack fits essentials and is ideal for airplane travel. From work to jaunts abroad, this nylon travel pack can handle some bumps and bruises along the way. M...
Arista Networks has one cloud customer hiccup and Q4 outlook trips
ZDNet - 1 Nov 2019 11:00
Arista Network cuts its fourth quarter outlook dramatically due to one large hyperscale cloud customer. Cloud vendors are starting to optimize the way they scale.
Instagram shutting down third-party app that tried to mimic the removed 'Following' tab
9 to 5 Mac - 1 Nov 2019 01:10
Earlier this month, Instagram removed its controversial 'Following' tab. Once the feature was removed, a third-party app aiming to duplicate the functionality quickly rose to popularity. Instagram is now shutting down th...
Blizzard's Blizzcon 2019: Watch the announcements, protests and more - CNET
CNET - 1 Nov 2019 19:18
The developer behind Overwatch, Diablo and Hearthstone is under fire for its handling of the Hong Kong protests. Friday, it'll hold its annual fan event.
The Rising Threat of Digital Nationalism
Wall Street Journal - 1 Nov 2019 17:02
As the internet turns 50, the global vision that animated it is under attack. What can be done?
Low blood oxygen strongly increases sick children's risk of death
Science Daily - 1 Nov 2019 16:01
Low blood oxygen is more common in sick children than previously thought, and strongly increases children's risk of death, Australian-led research has found.
Raising Security Awareness: Why Tools Can't Replace People
Dark Reading - 1 Nov 2019 16:00
Training your people and building relationships outside of the security organization is the most significant investment a CISO can make.
An Astronaut Smart Glove to Explore The Moon, Mars and Beyond
SpaceRef - 1 Nov 2019 04:16
The NASA Haughton-Mars Project (HMP) and collaborating organizations SETI Institute, Mars Institute, NASA Ames Research Center, Collins Aerospace, and Ntention are announcing the successful field test of an "astronaut sm...
Man slices his finger off after snake bite, then the doctor tells him it was unnecessary
BGR - 1 Nov 2019 03:03
Getting bitten by a snake obviously isn't fun, but when that snake is a species that is venomous and potentially deadly? Well, then you've got a tough decision to make. A Chinese man was recently put into that incredibly...
Cyber-attack hits Utah wind and solar energy provider
ZDNet - 1 Nov 2019 01:40
First-of-its kind attack to hit a renewable energy provider. Also first cyber-attack to disconnect a US power grid operator from its power generation station.
Protect your precious Apple Watch with this tough bumper
Cult of Mac - 1 Nov 2019 01:22
Don’t let your precious (and pricey) Apple Watch fend for itself in harsh environments. Pick up this tough Quattro Bumper Case from Elkson for essential protection against scuffs and shattered screens. It protects the ...
Desjardins Group data breach hit all 4.2 million members: Quebec finance minister
Reuters - 1 Nov 2019 21:37
A June data breach that hit Canada's Desjardins Group has affected all of the financial cooperative's 4.2 million members, prompting government reforms to protect personal information in the Canadian province of Quebec, ...
How can data loggers help ensure food and beverage safety?
Medical Design Technology - 1 Nov 2019 21:24
Just about all areas of the food and beverage industry including commercial kitchens, transportation, storage or food service, require temperature and often humidity monitoring to ensure that the product has been kept wi...
Chemotherapy sometimes set the stage for drug-resistant leukemia at relapse
Science Daily - 1 Nov 2019 20:39
An international collaboration has identified therapy-induced, drug-resistance mutations in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who relapse.
Epidemic of deaths due to heart failure underway in US
Science Daily - 1 Nov 2019 20:39
Deaths due to heart failure are increasing in the United States, particularly among the over-age-65 population.
Making Comics: The Face-Jam Exercise
The New Yorker - 1 Nov 2019 20:00
Lynda Barry presents a humorous group exercise for drawing comic characters and then discovering what they're thinking.
Encoder commutates brushless dc motors in industrial, automation, robotics, and renewable energy apps
Medical Design Technology - 1 Nov 2019 19:51
CUI Devices' Motion Group today announced the introduction of a new model to its AMT commutation encoder family that supports larger motor shaft sizes from 9 mm to 15.875 mm (5/8 inch). The AMT33 series generates standar...
Bluetooth low energy module withstands harsh environments
Medical Design Technology - 1 Nov 2019 19:43
u-blox announced the u-blox NINA-B4 Bluetooth low energy module series. Based on Nordic Semiconductor's recently announced nRF52833 chip, NINA-B4 enables a number of Bluetooth features including Bluetooth long-range, Blu...
Samsung's latest W series premium device will likely launch this month
Android Authority - 1 Nov 2019 19:30
It's most likely going to be just another overpriced flip phone that won't come to western markets.
Being physically active can lower older adults' risk for dying
Science Daily - 1 Nov 2019 18:46
A team of researchers looked more carefully at the relationship between death and physical exercise among older adults in Brazil (where the number of older adults grew 40 percent between 2002 and 2012).