Illustration by James Bareham / The Verge The story of Uber’s messy, meteoric transformation from tech startup to dominant player in the global transportation industry is being developed into a limited television series by the co-creators and showrunners of good television show Billions. The new show will be adapted from New York Times reporter Mike
Read MoreYesterday theater chain AMC launched its own streaming service, a first for a cinema operator, that allows members of the company’s AMC Stubs service to buy or rent films through the chain. Read more… How AMC's New Streaming Service Compares to the Competition Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will deliver an “unfiltered take” on freedom of speech tomorrow via live Facebook video. “I’ve been writing a speech about my views on voice and free expression that I’m giving tomorrow,” Zuckerberg wrote. “It’s the most comprehensive take I’ve written about my views, why
Read MoreNational Pasta Day is Thursday, October 17. It reminds me of a charming Salon interview with a man who sucked the marrow out of a seven-week Olive Garden pasta pass. “If I could say I collected $1,800 in Olive Garden meals, that is big. I don’t know what city you’re in or anything, but in
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verg Google’s recently announced Pixel 4 is reportedly skipping out on a launch in India — one of the largest phone markets in the world — due to a spectrum licensing issue with the Motion Sense radar technology that powers the phone’s gesture and face unlocking features, according to
Read MoreSkydio makes one of the most incredible drones on the market, and while we haven’t gotten to review the new Skydio 2 yet, the tiny California startup is already setting its ambitions higher than prosumers and videographers. For industrial and commercial entities, it wants to remove humans from the equation entirely, letting them rely on
Read MoreThe Apple TV app has been available on just about every Apple device since the service launched, and began appearing on select Samsung smart TVs in the past couple of years. And as of today, Apple TV is (finally) available on a wide array of Roku devices. Read more… How to Get the Apple TV
Read MoreThe may very well be the smallest homemade TTL CPU we’ve ever seen. Measuring at one square inch, this tiny chip boasts 40 connections, an 8-bit databus, a 16-bit address bus, a 64 kB memory space, reset and clock inputs, and 5 V power lines. TTL (transistor transistor logic) logic chips are pretty outdated today,
Read MoreMicrosoft is introducing two new specs, the Open Application Model and Dapr, with the aim of making building cloud, edge and Kubernetes apps easier. Microsoft introduces new open-source specs for developing cloud and edge applications Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIf you’ve got your eyes on a brand new Google Pixel 4, you might want to consider pre-ordering it through Amazon. Read more… Get a 0 Gift Card if You Pre-Order a Pixel 4 From Amazon Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreImage: Rolf Klatt Popular Barcelona festival Primavera Sound has become the first major music festival to completely ditch paper tickets in favor of mobile-only ticketing, as reported by the BBC. It’s partnered with digital ticketing platform Dice, which will service Primavera Sound and all other Primavera events, like Primavera tours and the club night Nitsa
Read MoreThis one’s for dino and science loving kids (and kids at heart). Dinosaur Fossils Lego set lets you unearth your inner paleontologist – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Before all these impossibly uncanny meat approximations hit the market, mushrooms were the meatless workhorse of vegetarian and vegan cuisine. Though the new faux animal proteins have pushed veggie burgers beyond the ol’ portobello-between-two-buns, I urge you to not forget about mushrooms as a meat substitute,… Read more… How to Make the Best Vegan
Read MoreBlizzard has suspended three college Hearthstone players for six months after they held up a sign that read “Free Hong Kong, Boycott Blizz” while participating in an official competition stream. The ban, which was first reported by VICE Games, comes just over a week after Blizzard suspended a professional Hearthstone player, Ng “Blitzchung” Wai Chung
Read MoreLive in California? Or, perhaps, do you buy computer processors directly from AMD.com? Did you ever pay for an AMD FX-8120, 8150, 8320, 8350, 8370, 9370, or 9590 processor? If so, you can now submit a claim for up to $300 per CPU. That’s because in August, AMD agreed to pay a $12.1 million class
Read MorePlus free shipping during this exclusive Cookware Week sale. Exclusive: our favorite All-Clad cookware is up to 70% off right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlong with the Pixel 4 phone, we got a preview of the new Pixel Buds, Nest Mini, Nest Wifi and a new $649 Chromebook, the Pixelbook Go. Pixel 4 and every Made by Google 2019 announcement: Pixel Buds, Pixelbook Go, Google Stadia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis subcompact five-door will offer big-car features like an available hybrid powertrain, swiveling seats and even electrically operated all-wheel drive. 2020 Toyota Yaris hatchback revealed in Japan – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHere it is, Toyota’s latest and greatest five-door hatch, the 2020 Yaris. If you live in North America, no, you can’t have one. 2020 Yaris is Toyota's brand-new small hatchback – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreGiphy, of all sites, today revealed it’s getting into gaming. Specifically, it’s releasing Giphy Arcade, a platform for making, hosting, and playing “microgames” constructed out of gifs. If you’re wondering how in the heck Giphy and games go together, don’t worry — it took me by surprise too. But Giphy is one of those companies
Read MoreThe streaming giant lost domestic subscribers for the first time earlier this year. But it doesn’t expect to disappoint in the third quarter. What to Expect From Netflix Earnings Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Desktop Analytics is designed to help business users check their app-compatibility levels and mitigate issues involving the latest Windows 10 feature updates. Microsoft's Desktop Analytics service for assessing compatibility of Windows endpoints is generally available Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNASA astronaut Christina Koch works while tethered near the Port 6 truss segment of the International Space Station. Astronaut Christina Koch Works in the Vacuum of Space Source: NASA
Read MoreMedia companies merged to take on tech, and tech giants are producing media. Edmund Lee, a media reporter, has his eyes on what comes next. Save Some Popcorn for the Deal-Making Behind TV Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWhat kind of coffee maker do you prefer? Keurig? Chemex? Drip maker? Aeropress? Nespresso? French press? Perhaps you prefer a cold brewer? As many types of coffee makers as there are, there are also ways to clean them. To get the most flavor (and least amount of old coffee residue) in each cup of joe,
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