Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted he was organizing a ‘super fun AI party/hackathon’ at his house with Tesla’s AI/autopilot team. In response, one Twitter user asked what the educational requirements were to participate. Elon Musk quickly tweeted the following: It comes in a long history of statements, in which the renowned entrepreneur
Read MoreHuawei’s hype is real: The P40 Pro just might be the first phone on the planet with 10x optical zoom. Huawei P40 Pro rumors: Launch date, 5G support, colors and 10x optical zoom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnthony Ha / TechCrunch: Shogun, which helps e-commerce brands build faster websites, has raised $10M Series A, led by Initialized Capital with participation from VMG Partners and YC — Amazon may have a market cap of more than $1 trillion, but Finbarr Taylor, CEO of Y Combinator-backed startup Shogun, said the e-commerce giant is “kind
Read MorePhoto by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images Preparation work for Tesla’s Gigafactory near Berlin can continue, less than a week after work had to be paused due to concerns raised by local environmental activists, Bloomberg reports. Yesterday, a court ruled that local authorities hadn’t sidestepped regulations in allowing Tesla’s tree felling work to begin.
Read MoreTaking timelapses is a fun pastime of many a photographer. While most modern cameras have some features to pull this off, if you want to get really into it, you’ll want an intervalometer to run the show. Chasing just that, [Zach] decided that rather than buying off-the-shelf, a DIY build was in order. The build
Read MoreLast year, Facebook said it would stop listening to voice notes in messenger to improve its speech recognition technology. Now, the company is starting a new program where it will explicitly ask you to submit your recordings, and earn money in return. According to a report from The Verge, the social network is commencing this project,
Read MoreEligible social entrepreneurs will be given access to technology, education, customers, and grants. Microsoft launches entrepreneurship program targeted at social entrepreneurs Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIn the past couple of years, Microsoft has made some solid apps for iOS and Android. Now, the company is planning to bring its Defender antivirus solution for mobile platforms. These apps will be part of Microsoft’s enterprise suite. [Read: Twitter tests labeling and correcting ‘harmfully misleading’ tweets by politicians] The Seattle-based tech giant said it
Read MoreIrrigation controllers have been around for a long time, often using similar hardware inside that would be familiar to the average maker. However, many of the products on the shelf at your local hardware store can be quite expensive for what amounts to a microcontroller, display, and relay board. [oscillatory] had such a rig, but
Read MoreThe app’s beta program reportedly includes the screen-darkening setting. WhatsApp dark mode could be on its way to iPhone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 2016 election was a watershed moment for the spread of misinformation online, so social networks have been exploring ideas to prevent the same from happening again in 2020. Twitter’s latest test: labeling “harmfully misleading” tweets by politicians. NBC News first reported on the leaked test, which Twitter confirmed. With the new feature, misleading tweets
Read MoreNearly half of the planet’s 5G smartphones were shipped to China last year, a new report finds. China is buying most of the world's 5G phones, report finds – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: Samsung Electronics names ex-finance minister Bahk Jae-wan its new board chairman after his predecessor was jailed for union-busting activities — SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Friday that former finance minister, Bahk Jae-wan, has become its new board chairman after his predecessor … Samsung Electronics names ex-finance minister Bahk Jae-wan its new board
Read MoreIn this day and age, with cheap online shopping, software defined radio and bargain-basement Baofengs from China, the upstart radio ham is spoilt for choice. Of course, there’s nothing quite like the charm of keying up your own homebrewed rig, cooked up in the garage from scratch. [Paul], aka [VK3HN], knows just how it feels,
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Facebook will pay users up to $5 for voice recordings via its Viewpoints app to improve its speech recognition tech; recordings won’t be tied to user profiles — But it won’t pay much — Facebook will offer to pay some users for voice recordings that will be used to help
Read More“Was it good? I don’t know… Can we get Gone With the Wind back?” he reportedly said at a Thursday rally. Donald Trump is not happy about Parasite's Oscars domination – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company said Rakesh “Rocky” Sharma showed up at Cook’s home with champagne and flowers. Apple gets restraining order against man accused of stalking CEO Tim Cook – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. TikTok this week introduced new controls that allow parents to control their children’s time on the app. This new mode would allow a parent to monitor their teenager via their
Read MoreThe Local: Swiss Federal Court rules that Facebook likes and shares can in some cases be considered as illegal defamation — The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that Facebook likes and shares can be considered as illegal defamation. The case was hearing a matter from the canton of Zurich says people … Swiss Federal Court
Read MoreWe took Samsung’s new Galaxy S20 Ultra for a spin to see what its 108-megapixel camera and 100x zoom lens can do. First photos taken with the Galaxy S20 Ultra's new cameras – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe won’t be getting this low-wing version of the Type R in the States. 2020 Honda Civic Type R Sport Line is more refined, but not for US – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreOnly 1,000 of these will be sold globally, with 600 earmarked for the US. 2021 Civic Type R Limited Edition is Honda's new halo car – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Quibi Quibi’s apps are now available for preorder on the App Store and Play Store, and they give a look at how the mobile streaming app might actually work when it launches on April 6th (via TechCrunch). Based on the renders in the listings, Quibi seems like it looks and feels like, well, a
Read More{$inline_image} Joseph Cox / VICE: Researcher says Cameo exposed user data including email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, phone numbers, and messages via a misconfiguration in its app — Cameo, the increasingly popular app for paying celebrities to record short personal videos, exposed a wealth of user data including … Researcher says Cameo exposed user
Read MoreJoseph Cox / VICE: Researcher says Cameo exposed user data including email addresses, hashed and salted passwords, phone numbers, and messages via a misconfiguration in its app — Cameo, the increasingly popular app for paying celebrities to record short personal videos, exposed a wealth of user data including … Researcher says Cameo exposed user data
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