A-Pillars aren’t getting any thinner, so we may as well try to make them “invisible.”
Trump’s Personal iPhone Would Be a National Security Risk
By using a personal iPhone instead of secured lines, President Trump makes it entirely too easy for China and Russia to spy.
2019 Honda Civic Si tech upgrades make life easier for drivers – Roadshow
More physical knobs and buttons? In 2018? What a breath of fresh air.
These bot shoppers are every sneakerhead’s nightmare – CNET
Security researchers have to contend with millions of bot attacks every day. The most persistent irritant? Shoes.
Animated comedy Star Trek: Lower Decks will show less glamorous side of Starfleet – CNET
The series will stream in CBS All Access.
People overestimate benefits, and underestimate risks, of medical interventions
From major heart surgery to a course of minor drugs, people overestimate the benefits and underestimate the risks of a variety of medical procedures, according to new research.
CompUSA resurrected as a sad affiliate deals site
CompUSA.com is back, this time as an affiliate deals site. The company was acquired by DealCentral, a startup specializing in deal hunting and coupons, earlier this month. According to DealCentral CEO Yishai Grossman, the relaunch is strategically timed before Black Friday and the holiday season.
The new site brings staff and user reviews of products, along with deals on laptops, televisions, and other tech products. Grossman says he’s hired an editorial team with “decades of combined experience in the deal space,” including Slickdeals, eBates, and FatWallet. “Acquiring CompUSA makes sense for us on so many levels,” Grossman said in a press release. “Out of the gate we can offer the best deals, sales and coupons from all around the web…
Mail bombing is a generational form of American terrorism
This week, someone in America has taken it upon themselves to mail bombs to George Soros, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, the Democratic Rep. (and former chair of the Democratic National Committee) Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former US Attorney General Eric Holder, Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, and former CIA director John Brennan. Brennan’s bomb arrived at CNN’s New York City office, leading to the prompt evacuation of the building. Robert De Niro, a prominent critic of the current president, also received a package with an explosive device inside. On Thursday, The New York Times reported that the US Postal Service records images of mail that comes into its system, and a search of those images led to the discovery of more…
Google Lens can now ID items in image search results – CNET
But just on mobile for now.
More solar panels mean more waste and there’s no easy solution
Solar panels might be the energy source of the future, but they also create a problem without an easy solution: what do we do with millions of panels when they stop working?
In November 2016, the Environment Ministry of Japan warned that the country will produce 800,000 tons of solar waste by 2040, and it can’t yet handle those volumes. That same year, the International Renewable Energy Agency estimated that there were already 250,000 metric tons of solar panel waste worldwide and that this number would grow to 78 million by 2050. “That’s an amazing amount of growth,” says Mary Hutzler, a senior fellow at the Institute for Energy Research. “It’s going to be a major problem.”
Usually, panels are warrantied for 25 to 30 years and can last…