Uber is close to selling the India-based arm of its UberEats food delivery service to Zomato, a local competitor in the crowded space, reports TechCrunch’s Manish Singh. According to the outlet’s sources, Uber is in advanced stages of talks to close the deal; UberEats is said to be valued at roughly $400 million, and its
Read MoreA couple of Christmases ago, [Nick] got tired of trying to evenly decorate his giant fake tree and built an MDF lazy Susan to make it easy as eggnog. But what’s the point of balanced decorations if one side of the tree will always face the wall? This year, [Nick] is giving himself the gift
Read MoreTom Simonite / Wired: Q&A with Google’s head of AI Jeff Dean on using ML for better chip design, ML energy use and climate change, and acting on Google’s AI ethics principles — Jeff Dean says the company is trying to build systems that have general smarts, rather than highly specialized intelligence. Q&A with Google's
Read MoreTaylor Lorenz / New York Times: Q&A with NYT’s Taylor Lorenz on how she covers internet culture and how online harassment of women is fueled by closed, moderated spaces like Facebook groups — Taylor Lorenz, who writes about internet culture, explains how she keeps her finger on the pulse. Q&A with NYT's Taylor Lorenz on
Read MoreIt’s all over… or is it? Watchmen finale gave us answers but we still have questions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe HP 11947A is something of a footnote in the back catalogue of Hewlett Packard test equipment. An attenuator and limiter with a bandwidth in the megahertz rather than the gigahertz. It’s possible that few laboratories have much use for one in 2019, but it does have one useful property: a full set of schematics
Read MoreCorbin Davenport / Android Police: Google halts Chrome 79 rollout on Android, which was ~50% complete, after the misconfigured update wipes user data from many apps using Android’s native WebView — Chrome 79 started rolling out on desktop and mobile platforms a few days ago. Unfortunately, a bug has cropped up that wipes data …
Read MoreBrady Dale / CoinDesk: Keybase CEO says an onslaught of spammers derailed an airdrop of Stellar coins for Keybase users, initially pitched as a ~$120M giveaway — Spammers started showing up on Keybase as soon as Stellar announced a giant airdrop on the encryption app. They went away as soon as word went out that
Read MoreWhen you’re right, you’re right. Back in January, we predicted that exoskeletons were about to break out as a mainstream product, and gave several examples of prototypes poised to become products. So it was with interest that we read about Sarcos Robotics and their new Guardian XO, a cyber suit aimed at those doing heavy
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Read MoreWill WWE end 2019 with a bang or a whimper? WWE TLC 2019: Live updates, results and match ratings – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWWE ends 2019 with one strange pay-per-view. WWE TLC 2019: Results, Daniel Bryan return, match ratings and full recap – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: Source: Uber is in advanced talks to sell Uber Eats India to local rival Zomato in a deal that values Uber Eats India at ~$400M — Uber is in final stages to close a deal to sell its food delivery platform UberEats’ India business to local rival Zomato, as the American
Read MoreOver the past few months I’ve had to go to a handful of different doctor’s appointments around town. I live in San Francisco and don’t own a car, so going to those appointments always means Lyfting to them. Without fail, before each and every one of them I end up getting ready to head out
Read MoreThe women will steal the show. WWE TLC 2019: How to watch, start times, full match card and WWE Network – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIan Allison / CoinDesk: Australian Securities Exchange is working with Digital Asset to convert part of its settlement process to blockchain, invests in the startup’s $35M Series C — Digital Asset (DA) has raised $35 million in Series C funding, signaling a comeback for the enterprise blockchain startup a year … Australian Securities Exchange is
Read MoreFew politicians have teams to spot false statements about them online, or to fight back before it spreads. 2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt wasn’t immediately clear whether ransomware was to blame. New Orleans city computers offline after cyberattack – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLast night I attended a holiday party where my contribution was a plate of sausage and cheese balls and a 750ml bottle of Old Fashioneds. Both were well received, but the Old Fashioned perhaps caught the most attention. As it turns out, a lot of the party-goers had never considered making a bunch of them
Read MoreLED cubes are mesmerizing and fun, but they’re usually a pain to build. Not so with [burkethos]’s cleanly designed cube. Many cubes are put together in an elaborate sculptural style. Traditionally the leads of the LEDs are artistically bent and then hours are spent laboring over the future rainbow Borg cube. This build is more
Read MoreLast month Instagram started hiding the likes on some posts from U.S. accounts. The idea behind the move was to allow users to “focus on the photos and videos you share, not how many likes you get.” Read more… Get Instagram Likes and Comment Counts Back Using This Chrome Extension Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLizette Chapman / Bloomberg: Palantir wins a one year $111M contract to connect US Army’s operations systems into a single dashboard; Palantir reportedly took over Project Maven — – Company beats Microsoft, Ernst & Young, Accenture, Deloitte — Peter Thiel-backed company is also working on Project Maven Palantir wins a one year 1M contract to
Read MoreChristmas has arrived early this year, in the form of a 4K remaster of Wham!’s iconic “Last Christmas” music video. It’s living proof that the 1980s did really happen, complete with the crazy hair styles, shell suits, and shoulder pads of the ‘80s. The track was originally released 35 years ago in December 1984, and
Read MoreThe holiday sales keep coming. Amazon has slashed prices on many devices for the holidays, including an $80 Echo Show 8, an Eero three-pack for $190 and more. Best Amazon holiday 2019 deals: What's on sale right now, including Echo speakers, Fire TV, Ring alarms and more – CNET Source: CNet
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