29325 Salon to ad blockers: Can we use your browser to mine cryptocurrency?
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Salon to ad blockers: Can we use your browser to mine cryptocurrency?
Enlarge / Salon’s new message for ad blockers. Salon.com has a new, cryptocurrency-driven strategy for making money when readers block ads. If you want to read Salon without seeing ads, you
29316 Particle announces the Mesh board, an easy way to make your DIY talk to itself
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Particle announces the Mesh board, an easy way to make your DIY talk to itself
Particle – which used to be called Spark – has released the third generation of their tiny, networked computing boards. Their new product, called Mesh, allows you to connect either to a Wi-Fi or
29303 Apple and Android are destroying the Swiss Watch industry
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Apple and Android are destroying the Swiss Watch industry
In Q4 2017 – essentially during the last holiday season – market research firm Canalys found that more people bought Apple watches than Swiss watches. Two million more, to be exact. Brian Heater
29301 AAPL stock climbs to $162 ahead of Apple’s shareholder meeting this morning
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AAPL stock climbs to $162 ahead of Apple’s shareholder meeting this morning
AAPL stock has climbed to $162 ahead of this morning’s annual shareholder meeting in the Steve Jobs Theater inside the Apple Park campus grounds … NordVPN Agenda The meeting
29297 Here’s how to make The Boring Company’s flamethrower
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Here’s how to make The Boring Company’s flamethrower
Obligatory disclaimer: Don’t be dumb. What follows is a video showing high level instructions on how to build a nearly exact copy of The Boring Company’s flamethrower. Basically, gut this $125 Airsoft
29286 PicoBrew announces a modular and scalable professional brewing appliance
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PicoBrew announces a modular and scalable professional brewing appliance
PicoBrew today announced a new product in its growing line of brewing appliances. Called the Z Series, this product targets serious brewers with a scalable design that allows for greater precision in
29284 The Greatest Leap, part 6: After Apollo, NASA still searching for an encore
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The Greatest Leap, part 6: After Apollo, NASA still searching for an encore
Video shot by Joshua Ballinger, edited and produced by Jing Niu and David Minick. Click here for transcript. Apollo: The Greatest Leap View more stories And then it was all over. After the drama of
29258 Trump’s budget wants the US to stop watching the planet
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Trump’s budget wants the US to stop watching the planet
Enlarge / You spent the money to build it and put it into orbit? Twice? Doesn’t matter, shut it down. Today, the Trump administration released a proposed budget that called for massive cuts
29251 Foxconn is working with RED to make cheaper and smaller 8K cameras
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Foxconn is working with RED to make cheaper and smaller 8K cameras
Foxconn, AKA Hon Hai Precision Industry, AKA the company that made your iPhone, is working with digital cinema pioneer RED to create affordable 8K cameras, the company announced. Chairman Terry Gou told
29237 Apple could be rethinking its release cycle for iOS and macOS
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Apple could be rethinking its release cycle for iOS and macOS
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is switching things up for this year’s major updates. Instead of meeting a tight deadline and ticking all the boxes on the checklist, development teams
29222 Nintendo hopes “every single person” will own a Switch
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Nintendo hopes “every single person” will own a Switch
After selling over 13 million consoles in less than a year, the Nintendo Switch is undeniably off to a hot start. Looking into the future, though, how long we can expect the Switch era to last before
29218 Cybex starts selling its $330, app-enabled car seat made for safety geeks
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Cybex starts selling its $330, app-enabled car seat made for safety geeks
Normally, I wouldn’t be writing about a car seat for for TechCrunch but as I’ve been in the market for such an item lately (and have been hit up for all things baby tech as my due date nears) the
29214 Apple moves from #5 to #4 in global laptop shipments, on track for double-digit share
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Apple moves from #5 to #4 in global laptop shipments, on track for double-digit share
TrendForce reports that Apple has overtaken ASUS in global laptop shipments, moving up from fifth to fourth place. The firm is also predicting that Apple’s notebooks will achieve double-digit market
29212 Amazon reportedly paid around $90 million for security camera maker Blink
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Amazon reportedly paid around $90 million for security camera maker Blink
Amazon acquired Blink late last year, a maker of affordable, easy to use security cameras powered by AA batteries. The acquisition was reportedly worth around $90 million to Amazon, according to a new
29198 Axel Springer is investing in Magic Leap for some reason
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Axel Springer is investing in Magic Leap for some reason
Magic Leap is the gift that keeps on giving. The company has been working for years on augmented reality technologies and raised a gigantic pile of cash on the way. German media company Axel Springer
29161 Altered Carbon somehow nails the sci-fi book-to-TV landing on Netflix
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Altered Carbon somehow nails the sci-fi book-to-TV landing on Netflix
Netflix Fans of the dystopian-noir novel Altered Carbon surely had to wonder what form it would take when turned into a TV series. Or, to borrow the 2002 book’s lingo, what “sleeve”
29149 Daylight Saving Time isn’t worth it, European Parliament members say
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Daylight Saving Time isn’t worth it, European Parliament members say
Earlier this week the European Parliament voted 384 to 153 to review whether Daylight Saving Time is actually worth it. Although the resolution it voted on was non-binding, the majority reflected
29086 How to use HomePod with Apple TV … it mostly works but there are some drawbacks
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How to use HomePod with Apple TV … it mostly works but there are some drawbacks
Apple doesn’t advertise HomePod as a TV speaker in any of its marketing, but it’s a question we’ve got a lot over the past couple weeks. With AirPlay, it’s very possible to connect HomePod to Apple
29055 It’s all over: Why the Waymo v. Uber self-driving settlement makes sense
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It’s all over: Why the Waymo v. Uber self-driving settlement makes sense
Waymo v. Uber View more stories On Friday morning, Waymo and Uber settled their trade secrets lawsuit, setting the stage for self-driving marketplace competition rather than a legal battle. After
28964 Here’s how to use Kalanickspeak at your next jam sesh, bro
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Here’s how to use Kalanickspeak at your next jam sesh, bro
Enlarge / Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on day three of the trial between Waymo and Uber Technologies on February 7, 2018 in San Francisco, California.
28904 The LifeClock One will help you escape from mundanity
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The LifeClock One will help you escape from mundanity
 Whether you’re trapped on a futuristic island prison full of blood-thirsty gang members or simply stuck in a two-hour meeting, the LifeClock One might be the watch for you. Inspired by the
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