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News: Silicon Valley Big Shots Courted by Ford & GM

The driverless competition is heating up as Detroit automakers attempt to woo tech talent away from some of Silicon Valley's biggest players.

Not Hotdog: Try the Silicon Valley SeeFood App on Android

If you're a tech enthusiast, there's no way you're not watching HBO's Silicon Valley. So you surely know the Pied Piper crew's latest shenanigans involve an app that uses a phone's camera to find facts about food items — a sort of Shazaam for food, if you may.

Today's Top News: Audi Slaps Silicon Valley with the First Level 3 Debut

Forget Waymo, Uber, Tesla, and other other heavily mediatized driverless contenders — German premium carmaker Audi AG has become the first OEM to introduce a Level 3 car sold in retail channels.

Today's Top News: Congressional Republicans Push Bill to Let Silicon Valley & Detroit Lead the World in Driverless

The laws and regulations in place in the US for driverless vehicles are a mess, but Republican congressional members say they can fix it.

News: Billionaire Silicon Valley Tech Leader Wants Businesses to Stay Open, but Healthy Public Must Come First vs. Coronavirus

There are times when leadership is tested. This is one of those times. As government and business leaders around the world are grappling with the unfolding coronavirus pandemic, the real-time responses to the crisis from many leaders have been great and, at times, less-than-optimal.

How To: Remove Google and its services from your life

Feeling a little bit uncomfortable with how pervasive Google and its myriad products like Gmail and YouTube have become in your life? This clip from the folks at CNET TV will show you how to do just that. For more information, as well to get started divorcing yourself from said Silicon Valley giant, give this guide a gander.

How To: Pronounce the English word "entrepreneur"

Today's word is "entrepreneur". This is a noun which means someone who owns and manages a business, taking on financial risks to do so.

News: Valeo R&D VP Guillaume Devauchelle on Why Waymo Can't Go It Alone

Self-driving car models and fleets get most of the media attention, but it is the suppliers that design and make the technologies underpinning the driverless revolution, says Guillaume Devauchelle, the vice president of innovation and scientific development for leading tier-one supplier Valeo.

News: Intel Hunts for Partners After Driverless Garage Launch

Intel launched their Advanced Vehicle Lab in Silicon Valley this week, and the tech giant is now on the hunt for potential partners.

How To: Beat the Flash game Grow Valley from Shingakunet

Grow Valley is an educational but fun flash game where you develop a valley with all the niceties of modern life, from cars to dams.

How To: Fold an abstract, flexible origami shape

This video is about folding an abstract, flexible origami shape

News: Ford Pins Its Survival on Driverless with Its New CEO Appointment

Ford's appointment of Jim Hackett as its new president and CEO reflects how the company is largely pinning its long-term survival hopes on its driverless business. Following his previous role as head of Ford's Smart Mobility division, which overseas Ford's autonomous driving activity, Hackett will help the company take a more self-driving direction as a whole.

How To: Play the gospel tune "Down In The Valley To Pray"

This is an instructional guitar video on how to play a version of the traditional gospel tune "Down In The Valley To Pray" in DADF#AD tuning. This contains a 4-bar phrase. The video is outlined as follows: Fretboard diagram conventions, the tune with fretboard diagrams, the tune with slow live action, the tune with normal live action. Play the gospel tune "Down in the Valley to Pray" and improve your guitar playing skills!

How To: Play "Gerudo Valley" from Zelda on the piano

In this piano tutorial, you'll learn how to play the song "Gerudo Valley" from the Zelda Ocarina of Time video game on the piano. While this tutorial is best suited for intermediate or advanced piano players, players of all skill levels can play along. Watch this tutorial to get started playing "Gerudo Valley"!

Today's Top News: Drive.ai Startup Gets $50 Million, Waymo's Driverless Trucks Spied, GM CEO on Workplace Diversity

Drive.ai (a startup founded by Stanford University graduates), Waymo, General Motors, and serial entrepreneur and author Vivek Wadhwa are featured in today's top news.

News: Boston Dynamics' Latest Nightmare Robot 'Handle' Is Humanoid with Wheels for Feet

Today, at Abundance 360, an exclusive event for tech entrepreneurs in Beverly Hills, California, Boston Dynamics unveiled a video of "Handle," a humanoid-like robot with wheels instead of feet.

WANTED: Hackers for Bug Bounties

In previous posts here, I have pointed out that hackers are in high demand around the world and in nearly every industry. Every military and espionage unit of every country is trying to hire high-quality, experienced hackers as fast as they can to hack their adversaries' computer systems in order to gain a strategic advantage and to spy.

How To: Silicon recess a Duncan brand yo-yo

If you want to mod your new Duncan yo-yo, don't fret, help is here. See how to silicon recess your Duncan brand yo-yo.

How To: Dress up a valley roof flashing

Tim Carter shows you how to dress up valley roof flashings so that they blend into your roof. Watch this video will make any valley roof flashing look much better.

How To: Play "Red River Valley" on acoustic guitar

Learn how to play "Red River Valley" on acoustic guitar using a capo from Tommy. Includes explanations of chords, melody, and vocals.

How To: Fold a sweet and simple origami lily of the valley

Now that spring is fastly approaching, you should ready your house with bunches of beautiful blooms. Until you can actually gather peonies and roses outside, check out this video tutorial to learn how to fold a bunch of lily of the valley blooms.

How To: Farm rose, lion, cross, and nation medals in Evony

Learn everything you could possibly want to know about the internet, multiplayer game Evony with help from alexstewart2. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to farm rose, lion, cross, and nation medals in Evony.

How To: Paint a lily of the valley nail design

This instructional manicuring video demonstrates how to paint a lily of the valley on a single fingernail. You will need white nail polish, green nail paint, and a tooth pick. If you paint nail designs frequently, be sure to paint a protective coat before laying down any color.

Hands-on: Meta's New Meta Viewer App Is the AR Collaboration Tool All Those Sci-Fi Films Imagined

When you drive along the deceptively sedate streets of Silicon Valley, there are few hints that all those nondescript office parks and low-rise buildings contain the very future of the planet, but they really do. On a recent trip to tech's epicenter, I found that out firsthand when I got to visit the offices of Meta, the startup that produced the Meta 2 augmented reality headset.

How To: Make a mold using two-part silicon putty

Make It Mine Magazine associate editor Tea Benduhn shows you how to make a mold using two-part silicon putty.

How To: Make an 8-petal flower from folded paper with origami

In this Arts & Crafts video tutorial you will learn how to make an 8-petal flower from folded paper with origami. Take a square sheet of paper and fold it diagonally in both directions and open it up. Then fold it in half horizontally and vertically n the opposite side. Open it up and collapse the sheet in to a waterbomb base. Fold the flaps down along the center crease on both sides. Valley fold the four tips up. Open up the sheet and fold the four corners inwards. Then fold the direction of...

How To: Apply Silicon Caulk to a Bathtub or Shower Surround

This tutorial will demonstrate how to apply silicon caulking to a bathtub or shower surround, so that it's waterproof, and will not leak.

News: With Amazing Visuals & Storyline, Monument Valley 2 Is the Followup Fans Have Been Waiting For

Now that it's been officially released for Android, Monument Valley 2 shot to the top of our best paid puzzle games list, and rightly so. This was no easy feat, as the games we covered ran the gamut of puzzles and all had stellar reviews. But there's just something about Monument Valley 2 that made it stand out from the rest.

How To: Build a DIY laser cutter gas containment chamber

If you are the proud owner of a laser cutter, you had better be careful with your expensive new toy. Some materials can damage the optics in your laser or produce poisonous gas when you cut them, so you need to make a gas containment chamber to work in. Watch this video to find out how to do that out of silicon wafer, silicone sealant, and a metal cookie tin lid.

How To: Recaulk a bathtub or shower

There’s nothing that will brighten up your bathroom faster than re-caulking an old, mildewed bathtub or shower. You will need a utility knife, bleach, a small bucket of water, a toothbrush, a tube of caulk, a clean rag, a silicon caulk remover, a plastic caulking tool, and painter's tape. Watch this video plumbing tutorial and learn how to re-caulk a bathtub or shower.

How To: Make your own origami magic ball

Tutorial of how to quickly make and Origami Magic Ball! Get a piece of 20x40cm paper. Fold along side in 32 equal parts, by repeatedly folding the paper in half - using genderless folds. Fold the short side in 8 equal parts- using valley folds. Turn the sheet over and start diagonal folds - using valley folds into 32 parts. Roll paper out flat, and fold it zigzag following previously made genderless folds. At corner of paper, create a "water bomb" by pressing together previously made folds fo...

How To: Use a Valley Universal trailer coupler lock

See how to use a Valley Universal trailer coupler lock to protect your trailer when it's unattached from your vehicle. Then see how this works with a popular trigger style coupler.

How To: Create a river valley landscape with Bryce

How to create a river valley landscape with Bryce.

News: Try These 5 Hot New Snapchat Lenses — The Zucc, PUBG Helmet & More

Spring is finally here (in earnest now), and a new batch of great augmented reality Snapchat lenses have come along with it. New life has been breathed into meme culture with the spring lineup of TV shows, Mark Zuckerberg's ongoing investigation, and college kids with too much time on their hands.

News: Rising Tide of Dust in the US Could Mean Public Health Menace

Blowing dust and fungal spores are creating a public health problem that could be just a slice of what's to come with climate change.

News: Show's Over, Shakespeare! Self-Driving Cars Will Be Tested in Stratford

Stratford may soon become Canada's answer to Silicon Valley as the driverless car industry arrives. Potentially changing the character of the Ontario town known for hosting the Stratford Festival, a celebration of all things Shakespearean and stage-related.

News: Microsoft to Host Women in AI & Mixed Reality Hackathon in San Francisco

Over the last few years, the virtual reality space has earned a welcome reputation for fostering better representational balance with regard to gender compared to the general tech industry, with women like Nonny de la Peña and many others leading the charge.