One of my favorite stories when I went to Hawaii in September was my hike to Ka'ena Point, the westernmost tip of the island of Oahu. I did some research the night before and I was warned the 2.5 mile hike would be quite challenging and also bring lots of water. I was not sure whether I should believe these blogs or not, given a 2.5 mile hike is really nothing considering I am from Calgary where every hike is a mountain trail and we start at 3000...
I always find it crazy to think how fast Christmas and the winter break flies by. The build up to Christmas seems like a slow rumble, but once it is over, it finishes quickly. When I was still in grade school, we had at least a week off before Christmas as well as a week off after before returning in the new year. In high school, this was extended even further as the month of January was spent studying for exams so we did not have much class time...
From PC Mag: Soon, the United States government might track drones just as it does airplanes and helicopters. CNBC reports the Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a new rule in which the federal government would be able to track almost all drones.
The draft notes a remote ID system...
From CNET: Facebook's grip on Messenger got tighter this week. The social networking giant said it's requiring new people who sign up for its Messenger communications app to tie it to their Facebook account, effectively forcing them to reveal their identities and tie their communications to their...
From CNET: January is around the corner, which means that the Galaxy S11 rumors and leaks are going to begin mounting at a dizzying pace. We've already seen plenty of supposed leaks and theories, from the Galaxy S11's official lineup and price to the camera setup and battery (hint: it could be...
From Forbes: As part of Elon Musk’s quest to keep people entertained while they’re waiting for their Tesla to charge (or even just hanging out in their cars), he said there’s another option on the way for folks to keep themselves occupied. Sometime “soon,” Musk said in a tweet spotted by Teslerati...
From Tom's Hardware: IBM announced last week that it has discovered a breakthrough new battery technology without heavy metals and with superior characteristics as lithium-ion batteries. Instead, the new battery is based on three new materials that can be extracted from sea water, leading to...
From EETimes: Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a quantum chip 1,000 times smaller than current quantum configurations. Led by Professor Liu Ai Qun of NTU’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and associate professor Kwek Leong...
From CNET: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media companies collect a trove of data about their users. That's no surprise. We provide our birthdays, phone numbers and email addresses along with where we work and went to school. These tech giants know way more about you than you might...
From CNET: Travis Kalanick, the co-founder and former CEO of Uber, will resign from the company's board of directors by the end of the year. This comes after he sold more than $2.5 billion of company stock since early November. His departure will be effective Dec. 31.
"Uber has been a part of my...
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