David Lidsky's Blog, page 2823
December 21, 2015
Tesla Cars Will Get Free Spotify Premium--But Not In The U.S.
Spotify replaces Rdio as Tesla's in-car streaming service, but only in Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong.
New Tesla owners will get a free Spotify Premium account in their cars, but not in the United States.
Bayer Partners With Gene-Editing Startup CRISPR To Develop New Drugs
The goal is to create new drugs for hemophilia, heart disease in infants, and Stargardt, a disease that causes blindness.
Gene-editing techniques are on the cusp of transitioning from science fiction to reality.
AP Report: U.S. Power Grid Subject To Repeated Foreign Hacks
The Associated Press found there have been at least a dozen cyberattacks against the U.S. power grid over the last decade.
The U.S. power grid is subject to being hacked from abroad, and foreign hackers have gained remote access to American power operations about a dozen times over the last decade, an Associated Press investigation has found.
Not So Kawaii! Researcher Reports More Than 3M Hello Kitty Fans Exposed In Data Breach
An Austin security researcher says more than 3 million accounts on Sanrio sites were exposed to the web by an insecure database.
Data on more than 3 million users of HelloKitty.com and other sites related to the popular character was exposed to the Internet through an insecure database, Austin-based security researcher Chris Vickery reported this weekend.
Today in Tabs: The Tabs Are Strong In My Family
There is no dark side of the tabs, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark.
4 calling birds mostly text these days
Apple Music Said To Be Planning Hi-Res Audio Streaming Via iPhone's Lightning Port
A report from Japan suggests Apple Music could begin offering hi-res audio in 2016.
Apple Music has taken a lot of lumps since its launch earlier this year. But one area in which it may soon have something people really want is in audio quality. According to a published report out of Japan, the service may launch high-resolution audio streaming in 2016.
"The Man in the High Castle" Just Became Amazon's Most Streamed Show
The alt-history drama is drawing major eyeballs to Amazon Video.
Only a month after it debuted on Amazon's streaming platform, The Man in the High Castle has become the service's most streamed original show.
U.K. Prisons Have A Serious Drone Problem
At least nine drones have attempted to infiltrate prisons in the U.K. in the first half of 2015.
Inmates in the U.K. have been organizing deliveries of drugs and electronics via small drones, The Sun reports.
New 451 Error Code Aims To Fight Censorship On The Web
When web users try to access a site that is censored, they may see the new error code 451.
In Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian society burns books, effectively silencing its citizens through censorship.
Startup Unveils Multi-User VR Experience Without Specialized Hardware
Pantomime will license its tech to third-party app developers.
With few exceptions, there's no way with today's virtual reality systems to have a multi-user experience, especially one that involves any kind of action by one or more of the users.
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