Take A Look Inside The Furby’s Leaked Source Code
The Furby’s source code is written in 6502 assembly. That said, it’s worth pointing out that the original Furby itself didn’t run a MOS Technology 6502 chip — the likes of which also powered the Apple II and the Nintendo Entertainment System.

August 13, 2018 at 11:48AM
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How a Billion-Dollar Autonomous Vehicle Startup Lost Its Way
Troubles at lidar company Quanergy point to difficulties in a highly-hyped industry.

August 13, 2018 at 10:43AM
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The US is losing the high-stakes global battery war
Though we rarely give them much thought, batteries — specifically lithium-ion batteries — enable modern life.

August 13, 2018 at 09:47AM
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How Airbnb Went From Renting Air Beds For $10 To A $30 Billion Hospitality Behemoth
The marketplace Airbnb created has radically transformed the rental landscape in cities, created an entirely new hospitality market and surged to a valuation of roughly $31 billion.

August 13, 2018 at 06:32AM
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Elon Musk, The New King Of Debt
Tesla is nearly $10 billion in debt and Elon Musk is buying Tesla stock using loans he got by putting up shares of Tesla stock as collateral. What the hell is going on here?

August 13, 2018 at 06:32AM
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The Outrageous Scam Of “Free” Tablets For The Incarcerated
The devices are little more than an exorbitant paywall for education and communication.

August 12, 2018 at 07:26PM
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iPhone Bursts Into Flames On A Woman’s Dashboard After She Had The Battery Illegitimately Replaced
Vet your technicians or you put yourself at risk for outrageous happenings such as this one.

August 12, 2018 at 09:30AM
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The Internet Of Things Needs Food Safety-Style Ratings For Privacy And Security
Consumer Reports is the first to integrate privacy and security in reviews in a bid to fix the internet of broken things.

August 12, 2018 at 04:57AM
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Where Are All The Hydrogen Cars?
Using the same underlying chemistry that propels spacecraft, hydrogen cars could still become the car of the future.

August 11, 2018 at 03:40PM
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Why The Sharing Economy Is Making All Of Us More Lonely
“This is the tension of modern life in the United States: You have a lot of connections, but do they mean what they used to?”

August 10, 2018 at 12:41PM
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