YouTube video maker MKBHD wins Tesla's 'Project Loveday' ad contest

Tonight at 11:45 PM ET Elon Musk will deliver the first production Tesla Model 3s during a livestreamed event, and now the company has some new ads to play during any down time. Fans of its cars and technology submitted their own advertisements for t…

Source: Engadget – YouTube video maker MKBHD wins Tesla’s ‘Project Loveday’ ad contest

Congress Asks US Agencies For Kaspersky Lab Cyber Documents

Reuters reports: A U.S. congressional panel this week asked 22 government agencies to share documents on Moscow-based cyber firm Kaspersky Lab, saying its products could be used to carry out “nefarious activities against the United States,” according to letters seen by Reuters. The requests made on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology are the latest blow to the antivirus company, which has been countering accusations by U.S. officials that it may be vulnerable to Russian government influence. The committee asked the agencies for all documents and communications about Kaspersky Lab products dating back to Jan. 1, 2013, including any internal risk assessments. It also requested lists of any systems that use Kaspersky products and the names of any U.S. government contractors or subcontractors that do so. Kaspersky has repeatedly denied that it has ties to any government and said it would not help any government with cyber espionage. It said there is no evidence for the accusations made by U.S. officials. The committee “is concerned that Kaspersky Lab is susceptible to manipulation by the Russian government, and that its products could be used as a tool for espionage, sabotage, or other nefarious activities against the United States,” wrote the panel’s Republican chairman, Lamar Smith, in the letters.

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Source: Slashdot – Congress Asks US Agencies For Kaspersky Lab Cyber Documents

Tesla’s Hot Model 3 Goes 0 to 60 In 5.1 Seconds, Travels Up To 310 Miles On A Charge

Tesla’s Hot Model 3 Goes 0 to 60 In 5.1 Seconds, Travels Up To 310 Miles On A Charge
Tesla’s highly-anticipated Model 3 is finally here, and the first 30 customers (all Tesla or SpaceX employees) are taking delivery of their cars as we speak. As expected, the Model 3 starts off at $35,000 which is quite remarkable given the vehicle’s specs and driving range.

Now that the car has officially launched, Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Source: Hot Hardware – Tesla’s Hot Model 3 Goes 0 to 60 In 5.1 Seconds, Travels Up To 310 Miles On A Charge

Sprint seeks merger with Charter to create wireless and cable giant

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Wireless carrier Sprint is trying to merge with cable giant Charter Communications, The Wall Street Journal reported today.

Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son proposed the merger to create “a new publicly traded entity that would combine Sprint and Charter and be controlled by Japan’s SoftBank Group,” the Journal wrote, citing “people familiar with the matter.” Son is the founder and CEO of SoftBank, which owns Sprint.

One thing that isn’t certain is whether Charter wants to merge with Sprint. “It is far from guaranteed that Charter would ultimately agree to such a deal,” the report said.

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Source: Ars Technica – Sprint seeks merger with Charter to create wireless and cable giant

Appocalypse Now – How iOS11 Will Kill Some Of Your Favourite iPhone Apps

Ronan Price, writing for Independent: The app-ocalypse is coming and almost no one knows it. Apologies for the dreadful pun but, in about six to eight weeks’ time, hundreds of thousands of older apps for iPhone and iPad will cease to work when Apple updates its iOS software to version 11. Businesses and consumers who rely on these elderly apps and update to iOS11 without knowing the consequences face a rude awakening. Their difficulty ranges from mere inconvenience that a useful app no longer functions to the complete loss of valuable data buried in a piece of obsolete software. Apple began signalling two years ago that it was signing the death warrant for older apps when it moved iOS to 64-bit software – essentially a more secure, faster and technologically advanced version that replaced the previous 32-bit code. First, Apple encouraged developers to rewrite their apps to 64-bit status but continued to allow 32-bit apps to function. Then it began to warn developers and customers that future iOS updates would experience compatibility issues. You may have seen — and ignored — the messages when launching apps in the last year telling you “App X needs up to be updated, the developer needs to update it to improve its compatibility.” Finally, just this June, Apple confirmed that iOS11 would put the kibosh on 32-bit forever when it’s released into the wild in late September. The announcement came and went with little fanfare from the public’s perspective.

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Source: Slashdot – Appocalypse Now – How iOS11 Will Kill Some Of Your Favourite iPhone Apps

Apple's HomePod firmware spills more details on the smart speaker

Apple unveiled its Siri-powered HomePod speaker hub at WWDC back in June, and despite a hefty $350 pricetag and the inevitable comparisons to Alexa devices, it actually sounds pretty good. In the lead up to its release this December, Apple pushed out…

Source: Engadget – Apple’s HomePod firmware spills more details on the smart speaker

Cycflix, A Homemade Exercise System That Requires You To Pedal To Stream Netflix

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This is a video demonstration of engineering student Ronan Byrne’s Cycflix, an exercise system that requires a user to pedal a stationary bike a predetermined minimum speed in order to keep a Netflix title streaming. Ronan used an Arduino Nano to connect his exercise bike to his PC and make all the magic happen. And by magic happen I mean I thought watching Netflix was supposed to be my time to unwind and relax, not work out. I want to be under a blanket with a huge bowl of popcorn, some jalapeno nachos, a couple chili-cheese hotdogs, and a two-liter of orange or grape soda. Oooh — and a variety pack of full-size candy bars. AND A BABE. And some snacks for her too.

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Source: Geekologie – Cycflix, A Homemade Exercise System That Requires You To Pedal To Stream Netflix

YouTube recommendations inadvertently serve up illegal livestreams

While live streaming is often associated with Facebook and Twitter these days, YouTube has been offering the feature for over five years now. Still, it’s only recently that the video giant has taken the phenomenon seriously — it’s finally letting so…

Source: Engadget – YouTube recommendations inadvertently serve up illegal livestreams

For Beach Picnics, Bring Foods You Can Eat With Toothpicks

A beach picnic always sounds delightful but, unless you want soggy sandwiches and a mouthful of sand, some planning is required. After a life of living only in states that have a coast, I have developed a successful strategy for keeping sand out of my food and mouth.

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Source: LifeHacker – For Beach Picnics, Bring Foods You Can Eat With Toothpicks

Roomba CEO Swears That He Will Never Sell Maps of Users' Homes, So Help Him God

iRobot, the maker of Roomba, made big news this week when an interview with its CEO mentioned plans to sell the map data of customers’ homes to third parties. Today, the company launched damage control measures and the CEO is spreading assurances that this is all just a big misunderstanding.

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Source: Gizmodo – Roomba CEO Swears That He Will Never Sell Maps of Users’ Homes, So Help Him God

Martial Arts Expert Demonstrates His Ability To Take A Punch Or Kick Anywhere (Including Nuts)

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This is a video of an elderly martial arts expert demonstrating his alleged ability to take a punch or kick anywhere without any serious effects. First he takes a couple solid punches to the stomach, then gets kicked in the nuts twice, followed by two karate-chops to the neck. He just laughs. Is he some sort of martial arts sorcerer? Because those nut kicks looked pretty solid, and it doesn’t take much more than me dropping a napkin in my lap to get light headed and pass out. So is this guy dead now? I have to know his secrets.

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Source: Geekologie – Martial Arts Expert Demonstrates His Ability To Take A Punch Or Kick Anywhere (Including Nuts)