Coming to select LG televisions, it uses light sensors and metadata to adjust the picture on Dolby Vision content automatically. Dolby Vision IQ cures HDR that looks too dark – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBiswarup Gooptu / The Economic Times: Tiger Global invests $200M in Bangalore-based Byju at $8B valuation, sources say secondary transactions at ~$100-200M may soon provide exits to early backers — New York-based Tiger Global Management has invested $200 million in education app Byju’s, valuing the Bengaluru-headquartered company at about $8 billion. Tiger Global invests 0M
Read MoreSex tech is allowed at CES this year for the first time. Is cannabis tech next? Cannabis tech's fight to be accepted at CES – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnne Steele / Wall Street Journal: Nielsen: US music streams on services like Spotify, Apple Music grew 30% in 2019 to reach one trillion; streaming accounted for 82% of all US music consumption — Post Malone, Drake and Billie Eilish were the year’s most listened-to artists — U.S. music streams on services like Spotify Technology
Read MoreIt’s a tough job, but someone has to judge all of the pizza. Robot-made pizza goes head-to-head with the best Las Vegas slices – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe antibody is the first it developed in-house based on customer genetic information. 23andMe licenses drug it developed to Spanish drugmaker Almirall – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft released its new Windows Terminal command line app last year, and the company has been steadily improving it in Windows 10 ever since. The software maker is now preparing a new update due next week that will introduce retro-style CRT effects. If you’re old enough to be a fan of CRT monitors then this
Read MoreJonathan McIntosh / Creative Commons Today, Vice published an article about some, um, unconventional spying products marketed by a surveillance vendor that works with US government agencies. The vendor, the Special Services Group, offers many surveillance products that look like everyday items, but are actually equipped to be surveillance tools. Here are just a few
Read MoreMozilla has pushed out an update to patch a critical vulnerability in Firefox. It’s urging users to update as quickly as possible — and it’s joined in that warning by the US government. Chinese cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 reported the zero-day exploit. Mozilla claims to be aware of “targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw,”
Read MoreAlex Weprin / Hollywood Reporter: Researchers estimate streaming companies lost about $9.1B to password piracy and sharing in 2019 and say losses will rise to $12.5B in 2024 — In 2019, companies lost about $9.1 billion to password piracy and sharing. — On Dec. 9, Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge took aim at the …
Read MoreSpaceX and NASA are working together to blow up a rocket over the Atlantic Ocean. The experiment, called an in-flight abort test, will likely lead to the destruction of a Falcon 9 rocket in what SpaceX is referring to as “rapid scheduled disassembly.” That test was supposed to happen this week but has since been
Read MoreDon’t you just hate it when dev boards have some annoying little quirk that makes them harder to use than they should be? Take the ESP32-CAM, a board that started appearing on the market in early 2019. On paper, the thing is amazing: an ESP32 with support for a camera and an SD card, all
Read MoreSusan Decker / Bloomberg: Medical technology company Masimo sues Apple, claims it infringes on 10 patents and has stolen its tech related to blood oxygen level and heart rate monitoring — – Medical technology company says Watch uses stolen secrets — Apple accused of stealing technology for non-invasive monitors Medical technology company Masimo sues Apple,
Read MoreThe attack came as more than 175,000 people gathered for the world’s largest tech show. Las Vegas hit by cyberattack as it hosts CES – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreExpect the portable drive to cost a fortune — if it ever leaves prototype status. SanDisk's latest portable SSD offers an almost unbelievable amount of storage – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBoth the 1More True Wireless ANC and Ausounds AU-Stream Hybrid ANC feature active noise cancellation. Here are my first impressions. AirPods Pro alternatives abound at CES 2020. Here's how two of them compare – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTech that uses brain waves to improve sleep, anxiety and concentration was on display in Vegas. Brain tech is here: These gadgets from CES 2020 rely on your brainwaves to work – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd it can fly in the rain. PowerEgg X is an AI selfie camera that can turn into a drone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJust weeks after PayPal acquired popular coupon-finding browser extension Honey in November 2019 for $4 billion, Amazon shoppers were served a notification that the extension was a security risk. The security warning was first spotted by Politico editor Ryan Hutchins, and the timing of the message, as a Wired report points out, is suspect. Honey
Read More{$inline_image}CES shows us a happy, optimistic vision of our relaxing robot-filled future. But the stresses and concerns of the real world are increasingly finding their way in. CES shows us a future with flying cars — but can’t avoid the reality of climate change, pollution and war Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreCES shows us a happy, optimistic vision of our relaxing robot-filled future. But the stresses and concerns of the real world are increasingly finding their way in. CES shows us a future with flying cars — but can’t avoid the reality of climate change, pollution and war Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFacebook today released a blog post detailing its ad policy, in which it essentially refused to bow to pressure to regulate political ads on its platform. It did offer to let people opt out of political ads in general, but there is a catch. Facebook has taken heat from just about everybody over its decision
Read MorePhoto by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images Approving new pipelines, mines, highways, and other major projects could become much easier under new rules proposed by President Trump today. Speaking from the White House, the president moved to amend the 50-year-old National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a cornerstone of environmental law in the US. a cornerstone
Read MoreOne Twitter user lifted video of a woman hugging a kangaroo and mischaracterized it — then tried to profit off the deception. Hoaxers are using the Australia wildfires to spread misinformation — sometimes for profit Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Dozens of subway riders in New York City are being charged extra for their transit rides, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suspects that Apple may be partly to blame. The MTA is not explicitly pointing the finger at Apple, but it appears that some riders may be
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