Hackaday Prize 2023: Machining Metals with Sparks

Working with metals can present a lot of unique challenges even for those with a fairly well-equipped shop. Metals like aluminum and some types of steel can be cut readily …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: Machining Metals with Sparks

Infoworks 5.0 accelerates and lowers cost of cloud migration and analytics deployment

Infoworks announced Version 5.0 – the latest release of the company’s comprehensive software solution for automated cloud migration and enterprise data operations. As businesses accelerate their digital transformation efforts, migrating data and analyt… Continue reading Infoworks 5.0 accelerates and lowers cost of cloud migration and analytics deployment

Drone Replaces Kite in Recreation of Famous Atmospheric Electricity Experiment

Recreating Ben Franklins kite experiment with a drone

Finally, someone decided to answer the question that nobody was asking: what if [Benjamin Franklin] had had a drone rather than a kite? Granted, [Jay Bowles] didn’t fly his electricity-harvesting …read more Continue reading Drone Replaces Kite in Recreation of Famous Atmospheric Electricity Experiment

Microsoft Azure customers can now gain access to Dataiku

Dataiku announced that it is now available through the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. This availability opens the door for Azure customers to take advantage of Dataiku’s easy-to-use vi… Continue reading Microsoft Azure customers can now gain access to Dataiku

DATA3 partners with OrionVM to bring D3 Cloud platform to the market

A new, next-gen cloud platform is available to serve the growing trend of managed service providers (MSPs) and businesses looking for an easier way to ditch the hassle and expense of maintaining on-premise hardware in favor of the cloud. The D3 Cloud i… Continue reading DATA3 partners with OrionVM to bring D3 Cloud platform to the market

Air Cannon Serves Up a Blast of Ferrocerium Sparks

OK, looks like we have a new way to entertain the kids and wreak havoc in the neighborhood, if this spark-shooting ferrocerium cannon is as easy to build as it looks.

This one comes to us by well-known purveyor of eyebrow-singing projects [NightHawkInLight], whose propane torch never seems to get …read more

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Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform

Cybereason, which uses machine learning to increase the number of endpoints a single analyst can manage across a network of distributed resources, has raised $200 million in new financing from SoftBank Group and its affiliates.  It’s a sign of the belief that SoftBank has in the technology, since the Japanese investment firm is basically doubling […] Continue reading Cybereason raises $200 million for its enterprise security platform

New OTT Service Changing How New Zealanders Watch Sports

Communications service providers are looking for new ways to gain an edge in today’s competitive market. In sports-crazed New Zealand, one of the country’s largest telecom providers just launched an all-sports video service to attract new subscribers. … Continue reading New OTT Service Changing How New Zealanders Watch Sports