As the fourth of five children, I was very thankful for my younger brother, Frankie. At last, there was SOMEONE less informed about the world than I! Between us kids, there was a lot of competition – to get parental attention at the crowded dinner table, for the best spot on the couch to watch…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
The F72-U Hero-120. Flyer Defense Every October, the Association of the United States Army hosts an exposition in Washington, DC, where arms makers from across the globe gather to showcase the latest vehicles and weapons. On offer at the 2022 conference was a new and quintessentially modern type of vehicle: a rugged military truck with…
E-liza Dolls, a Berkeley-based startup, is aiming to challenge the gender gap in STEM by helping young girls learn to code using dolls. The company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, builds dolls that include programmable computers that girls can code through an app. The startup was founded in 2021…
In July, Reddit jumped on the NFT train, launching an NFT-based marketplace that allows users to purchase blockchain-based profile pictures for a fixed rate. Given the general sentiment around NFTs today, you might assume — like me — that the experiment ended poorly. But the opposite’s the case apparently. Today during a panel at TechCrunch…
Microsoft has fixed a bug plaguing multiple versions of Windows and Windows Server that’s triggering SSL/TLS handshake failures. Those experiencing the flaw see a SEC_E_ILLEGAL_MESSAGE notification pop up in applications that try to connect to servers. “We address an issue that might affect some types of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS)…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at a Bundeswehr training center in Ostenholz on October 17. David Hecker/Getty Images Germany’s seeming reluctance to give heavy weapons to Ukraine has drawn criticism in Kyiv and Berlin. Germany’s government has sent military aid worth hundreds of millions of dollars since the war began. But domestic and foreign-policy concerns have…
Gen Xers’ share of total household wealth is barely half of that held by baby boomers, and impacts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic haven’t helped this financially unstable cohort. In the Gen X amid the Pandemic Report, Insider Intelligence assesses US Gen Xers’ finances and how they’ve been affected by the pandemic. Many Gen Xers…
Google TV has had kids profiles for some time, long before they allowed adults to have multiple profiles. Those same kids profiles are getting a boost in features this week, all of which will help families who want more control, to explore recommended content, and who have kids who might be ready to move-on from…
Google Family Link is an incredible tool for those with kids who have devices that they’d like to continue to have control over. This week, Google is introducing a brand new experience to Family Link, with a redesign that brings the most-used tools to the front and adds a new 3-tab layout. One of the…
As Netflix’s gaming strategy grows ever bolder following its first tentative steps into the market, the streaming service has now revealed it’s “seriously exploring” its own cloud gaming offering. That’s according to Netflix’s vice president of gaming Mike Verdu, who, speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt (thanks TechCrunch), explained the company saw the technology as “a value…