Best Tech Stories around the web #338

Alan Macmasters Toaster scam

DESIGN

LG Display just unveiled a set of 'paper-thin' speakers designed to be fitted inside cars by yankodesign.com

Dubbed the “Thin Actuator Sound Solution”, this latest innovation from LG hopes to usher in a new, more immersive era for car-based infotainment. The slim audio panels don’t compromise on sound quality, the company was quick to mention. Read more

LG thin actuator sound

PROSPECTIVE

Astronauts to live and work on the moon by 2030, Nasa official says by theguardian.com

Head of Orion lunar programme says Artemis 1 mission is ‘first step to long-term deep-space exploration. Astronauts are on course to be living and working on the moon before the end of the decade, according to a Nasa official. Read more

Astronauts living on the moon

CREATIVE CONTENTS

Blizzard and Netease end 14-year partnership: Everything you need to know by gamesindustry.biz

World of Warcraft, Overwatch and more will be suspended in China from January, analyst tells us Blizzard titles are "not as paramount" to NetEase strategy.  Read more

End of partnership Blizzard and NetEase

UNUSUAL

Alan MacMasters: How the great online toaster hoax was exposed by bbc.com

For more than a decade, a prankster spun a web of deception about the inventor of the electric toaster. His lies fooled newspapers, teachers and officials. Then a teenager flagged up something that everyone else had missed. Read more

Alan Macmasters Toaster scam

EVENTS

IoT Tech Expo Global by iottechexpo.com

The IoT Tech Expo Global is coming to London on December 1st and 2nd 2022! This exhibition brings together companies from all over the world around conferences and events on the topics of the Internet of Things, 5G, cybersecurity, AI and more. You can also meet our b<>com experts among the visitors! Learn more

b-com at IoT Tech Expo Global