Relief showed clearly on the faces of the team of NASA scientists and engineers as they were told: “Touchdown is complete”. Then applause a few seconds later for “back away burn complete”. The most hazardous part of the mission was over – and seemingly successful, although we will have to wait for a few more
Read MorePayPal confirms some account holders will now be able to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. PayPal now allows Bitcoin purchase and selling Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreNext time you stay in an Airbnb you better expect some aluminium sides, some polished and laminated leathers, and, potentially, the most innovative flat you’ve ever stayed in. That’s right people, Airbnb has brought on Jony Ive, the ex-Chief Head of Design at Apple. If you’re unfamiliar with Jony Ive, he’s the man behind lots of your favorite things. He left Apple
Read MoreTikTok has made on-beat dances and movements mainstream. But what if you went offbeat or the video you recorded had some lag to your perfect dance moves. Adobe can fix that for you. The company showed off an AI-powered experiment at its Adobe Max conference that syncs your off-beat movement to the beat of the
Read MoreCarmakers like GM, Ford and Volkswagen get the option to let drivers use three-word address labels like “damage.petal.large.” More cars could get What3words address tech with Here navigation deal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKashmir Hill / New York Times: Activists around the world are building facial recognition tools to identify police officers using off-the-shelf image recognition software — “We’re now approaching the technological threshold where the little guys can do it to the big guys,” one researcher said. Activists around the world are building facial recognition tools to
Read MoreSnapchat will bring new content, partnerships and experiences to India to continue its strong growth. Snapchat increases focus on localized content to continue India growth Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreOne of the pleasures of consuming old science fiction movies and novels is that they capture the mood of the time in which they are written. Captain Kirk was a 1960s guy and Picard was a 1990s guy, after all. Cold war science fiction often dealt with invasion. In the 1960s and 70s, you were
Read MoreReliance backed Jio Platforms has rebranded the Jio Browser and has relaunched it as JioPages with some additional features. Jio Platforms rebrands Jio Browser as JioPages – Here are its top features Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreDrive over the beetle in your car and it won’t even break a sweat. How does it do it? The diabolical ironclad beetle is practically indestructible. Now scientists know why – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKenrick Cai / Forbes: Robust Intelligence, which helps developers deploy AI models in a secure manner, comes out of stealth with $14M in seed and Series A funding led by Sequoia — Yaron Singer climbed the tenure track ladder to a full professorship at Harvard in seven years, fueled by his work on adversarial machine
Read MoreVikas SN / The Economic Times: Snap executive says Snapchat’s DAU in India grew 150% YoY in Q3, as Snap announces a slate of new India-specific original series and mini games — Snapchat has witnessed nearly 150% year-on-year growth in its daily active users from India in the third quarter of 2020 Snap executive says
Read MoreIsabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit: Federal district court approves the settlement between Kik and the SEC where Kik will pay a $5M fine to settle dispute over a 2017 token sale that raised ~$100M — A court has approved the settlement between Kitchener-Waterloo messenger app Kik and the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which was proposed
Read MoreNASA releases the first batch of images from Osiris-Rex, showing an explosive impact on the potentially hazardous asteroid. First NASA Osiris-Rex images show incredible touchdown on asteroid Bennu – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWant a security camera that IDs faces? Here are your top choices. Best facial recognition security cameras of 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCrystal Tse / Bloomberg: McAfee raises $740M in its IPO at $20 per share in its return to the public market, valuing the company at $8.6B — McAfee Corp. and its shareholders priced an initial public offering within a targeted range in the company’s return to the stock market, according to people with knowledge of
Read MoreWe often see press releases and announcements about the next big technology in batteries, memory, displays, capacitors, or any of a number of other things. Usually we are suspicious since we typically don’t see any of this new technology in the marketplace over any reasonable timescale. So when we read about correlated-electron memory Cerfe Labs,
Read MoreSam Shead / CNBC: Facebook Dating launches in Europe, after Ireland’s regulators forced a delay of its planned debut in February, claims it made 1.5B matches across 20 countries — – Facebook has expanded its “Facebook Dating” service to Europe. — Facebook claims that the platform has generated 1.5 … Facebook Dating launches in Europe,
Read MoreI’m not going to pretend it makes obvious sense, but famed former Apple designer Jony Ive and his firm LoveFrom will soon be working for Airbnb. Yes, the company that primarily makes it easy for you to rent someone else’s home needs design help, and they’re going to the man best known for turning consumer
Read MoreBoth countries have obtained voter registration data, which Iran used to send emails to intimidate voters. FBI: Iran, Russia obtained voter data to interfere with US elections – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge National security officials announced Wednesday that Iran and Russia obtained voter registration information that could support efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. The officials also confirmed that Iran sent threatening emails designed to intimidate voters. “Iran and Russia have taken specific actions to influence public opinion
Read MoreQuibi is shutting down after 7 months of operation. The $2 billion streaming service that presumed someone, somewhere, wanted to watch short shows in portrait mode is flaming out. It’s official: Jeffrey Katzenberg is calling investors to tell them he’s shutting the company down, sources tell @JBFlint and I:https://t.co/SIBb6h1OkQ https://t.co/aauafdxo3a — Ben Mullin (@BenMullin) October
Read MoreIdentityForce has added a VPN service to its mobile app to provide users with a secure internet connection wherever they go. IdentityForce adds VPN to Identity Theft Protection product Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreNathan Grayson / Kotaku: Twitch sent DMCA notices to streamers on Tuesday, deleting content without allowing counter claims; Twitch says “thousands” of music rights holders complained — It’s finally happening: Twitch is taking action against copyrighted music—long a norm among streamers—in response to music industry pressure. Twitch sent DMCA notices to streamers on Tuesday, deleting
Read MoreNASA shared astonishing images of its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touching an asteroid yesterday, revealing how the vehicle stirred up rocks and debris on the object’s surface when it made contact. The goal of the tap was to collect a sample of material from the asteroid, but the engineers behind the spacecraft say they won’t for sure
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