Illustration by Alex Castro / Th Trying to get a handle on the progress of artificial intelligence is a daunting task, even for those enmeshed in the AI community. But the latest edition of the AI Index report — an annual rundown of machine learning data points now in its third year — does a
Read MoreSean Lyngaas / CyberScoop: Jeanette Manfra, assistant director for cybersecurity at DHS, will be joining Google Cloud as global director of security and compliance — One of the U.S. government’s most influential cybersecurity officials is heading to Google. — Jeanette Manfra will take a job at the tech giant’s cloud division … Jeanette Manfra, assistant
Read MoreAnna Irrera / Reuters: Qwil, an automated lending platform for on-demand and freelancer marketplaces to advance pay to workers, raises $24.4M in equity and $200M in debt funding — NEW YORK (Reuters) – Qwil, a startup that provides financing to freelancers and small businesses, has raised $24.4 million in equity … Qwil, an automated lending
Read MorePhoto: Sam Byford / The Verge Apple’s online and retail stores in North America have started carrying products from Brydge, a company that’s known for producing MacBook-style Bluetooth keyboards for iPads. Models for the 10.2-inch iPad and 10.5-inch iPad Air are available. Apple brought support for its Smart Keyboard to both of these iPad lines
Read MoreJulie Verhage / Bloomberg: Robinhood starts rolling out its Cash Management service, which offers 1.8% interest, debit cards, and FDIC coverage on deposits through bank partnerships — Robinhood Markets Inc. has finally launched its take on a bank account, albeit a very different version of the service it once hoped to offer. Robinhood starts rolling
Read MoreGreg Sterling / Search Engine Land: Google says it is changing mobile search results for news topics, adding more carousels of stories, starting in the US and rolling out later internationally — Users will now see multiple carousels of news stories. — Google is changing how it presents news stories in its search results. Google
Read MoreWe feel sorry for youth of today. If you spend a few hours playing a modern video game and decide you want to write your own, there’s a big job ahead of you. Games now are as much performances as programs, with cinematic 3D renderings, polyphonic sound and music tracks, and detailed storylines. That wasn’t
Read MoreAbe Othman / AngelList: AngelList report: seed stage investors can increase their yields by investing into every credible deal, contradicting the common wisdom of passing on most — If you miss the best-performing seed investment, you will eventually be outperformed by someone who blindly invests in every credible deal. AngelList report: seed stage investors can
Read MoreThat cybertruck smashup wasn’t the first time the Tesla CEO was faced with a busted window. Elon Musk's mom shares gawky photo of him fixing car in 1995 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple is currently suing a former employee for breach of contract and for poaching several employees for his own startup. The former employee, meanwhile, claims the company’s main evidence was obtained by monitoring his texts. The lawsuit, which Apple filed in a California court, alleges that Gerard Williams III breached an intellectual property agreement that
Read MoreAccording to NASA’s “treasure map,” future Red Planet astronauts won’t have to carry all their water from Earth. NASA finds Mars water ice deposits astronauts could reach with a shovel – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA “catastrophic” event that shattered asteroid 3200 Phaethon left a dusty tail of debris. Astronomers have finally seen it. NASA solar probe snaps elusive asteroid trails for the first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis full-size SUV has been completely redesigned, riding atop a new architecture. Two V8s and one diesel are on the powertrain menu. 2021 Chevy Tahoe gets diesel power, independent rear suspension – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreKlint Finley / Wired: How decentralized protocols may help solve some issues plaguing social media today; @bluesky team should consider existing projects like Mastodon — The CEO tweeted that he’s hiring a team to develop open source standards for decentralized social networks. His hope: It will spawn better ways to combat hate and harassment. How
Read MoreBack at my parents’ house, there’s a couple giant tubs of Lego sitting in my old bedroom closet stuffed with over 20 years of my Lego collection. If I ever had to sort that collection by hand, it would probably take me the better part of the next 20 years — but perhaps I could
Read MoreSynths are a ton of fun no matter how good or bad they sound. Really, there are no bad-sounding ones, it’s just that some are more annoying to listen than others to if you’re not the one making the beep boops. [Clem] had built a tiny LDR-based synth into a watch case a few years
Read More{$inline_image}Netflix today announced its plan for a scripted series about “Swedish music sensation Spotify.” The series, based on the book Spotify Untold, will focus on the company’s origin story as it rose from European unknown to household name during the heyday of music piracy. “The story of how a small band of Swedish tech industry
Read MoreNetflix today announced its plan for a scripted series about “Swedish music sensation Spotify.” The series, based on the book Spotify Untold, will focus on the company’s origin story as it rose from European unknown to household name during the heyday of music piracy. “The story of how a small band of Swedish tech industry
Read MoreEvery purchase evokes his design of the rectangular Universal Product Code. But although it became ubiquitous, he received no royalties. George Laurer, Who Developed the Bar Code, Is Dead at 94 Source: NY Times Tech
Read More“As soon as those ears popped up from under the blanket, and the eyes, I knew,” Iger told Time. Disney's Bob Iger, Time's Businessperson of the Year, holds Baby Yoda in painting – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStarting tomorrow, 12 December, Battle Royale fever hits… Forza Horizon 4? Developer Playground Games today announced the game’s upcoming free update will include a 72-car elimination race mode. And it looks awesome: Ah Battle Royale, the game mode that pits dozens of bloodthirsty maniacs against one another in a fight to the death. It’s become
Read MoreCome and get your Keanu love… in 2021. Keanu box-office battle: Matrix 4 and John Wick 4 share same release date – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple must have just reinvented the wheel, considering it’s charging $400 to add a set of four casters to its new Mac Pro. You know, that computer that already starts at $6,000 and can be configured up to a whopping $53,000. The company noted you’d be able to get wheels for the Mac Pro way
Read MoreHalf of all malware that tried to infect computers during the third quarter of 2019 was already known. The other half was “zero-day” malware, which bypassed (and therefore went undetected by) traditional signature-based security software. Office and Penetration Testing Software Increasingly Becoming Vectors for Malware Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreAfter WeWork’s disastrous IPO filing, many were claiming the company would soon be valueless. But there is still something of worth at WeWork: its story and its potential as IP for Hollywood. Variety confirmed that Chernin Entertainment and Endeavor Content will produce the WeWork story, based on Wall Street Journal reporters Maureen Farrell and Eliot
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