Windows Phone 8.1 devices will soon have no where to install or reinstall apps. On Windows Phone 8.1? No more app store for you after December 16, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Cambridge, UK-based Healx, which aims to use AI to help discover new treatments for rare diseases, raises $56M Series B led by Atomico — Healx, a Cambridge, U.K.-based startup using AI to help discover new treatments for rare diseases, has raised $56 million in Series B funding. Cambridge, UK-based Healx, which
Read MoreTrump’s ban hasn’t stopped the Chinese company from shipping 185 million phones in 2019. Huawei's managed to sell a whole bunch of phones in spite of US ban – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHere are our top-rated picks in ultraportables, two-in-ones and laptops for creatives and gamers and even our favorite budget-friendly options. Best laptops of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDieter Bohn / The Verge: Interview with Google execs about Project Soli, the tech behind Pixel 4’s Motion Sense radar, and why they think gesture-sensing is more than just a gimmick — Why does a phone need radar? — By now, you’ve heard: the new Google Pixel 4 has a tiny radar chip inside it,
Read MoreMicrosoft rolls out non-security updates for all versions of Windows 10, except version 1903. Windows 10 1809 update fixes one Start Menu bug – but there's no update for 1903 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreYour smartphone takes amazing selfies. Those selfies could tell stalkers where you live. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreUber and Lyft chose not to send representatives to a congressional inquiry aimed at examining their safety and labor practices. Congress wants to grill Uber and Lyft on safety. The companies are blowing them off. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreKravitz will play Selina Kyle opposite Robert Pattinson, and got the thumbs up from former Catwoman Anne Hathaway. Zoe Kravitz has been cast as Catwoman in The Batman – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft has issued guidance and offered resources to help election officials and candidate campaigns to better protect their Windows and Office 365 systems. Microsoft’s Windows, Office 365 advice for secure elections Source: Security
Read MorePhoto by Mario Tama/Getty Images Our first-ever live event takes place in San Francisco on Tuesday, October 22nd: I’ll be talking with the brilliant disinformation researcher Renee DiResta. Grab a ticket and come say hi! Over the past week or so, it has felt like the entire public conversation around tech has turned a now
Read MoreAnd Roadshow’s own Emme Hall is behind the wheel. The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is killing it in the Rebelle Rally – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreUber is adding electric mopeds to its app in Paris. Starting next month, 4,000 mopeds operated by French startup Cityscoot will be available to book and pay for directly in the Uber app. The addition of e-mopeds comes as Uber is trying to become the de facto mobility app for cities while also reining in
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: LinkedIn launches Events, a new free tool to plan, announce, and invite people to meetups in the physical world, starting Oct. 17 in English-speaking countries — LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social network for the working world with around 650 million users, is known best as a place … LinkedIn launches Events, a
Read MoreOur robot colleague Satoshi Nakaboto writes about Bitcoin every fucking day. Welcome to another edition of Bitcoin Today, where I, Satoshi Nakaboto, tell you what’s been going on with Bitcoin in the past 24 hours. As Locke used to say: Time to learn some stuff about Bitcoin! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, October 15
Read MoreBrushless motors and lithium batteries were a revolution for remote control aircraft. No longer would nitro engines rule the roost, as flying became far cheaper and more accessible almost overnight. The same technology has also found its way into power tools, leading to [Peter Sripol] deciding to build a powerdrill into a flying aircraft in
Read MoreGoogle’s senior VP of hardware, Rick Osterloh, talked about sustainability on the stage last night at the Pixel event. While it’s nice to see the company talking about making their products green, it seems to be finding it hard to ‘sustain’ projects they start. In its latest product killing, the search giant has slaughtered the
Read MoreA recovery in quarterly revenue suggests that the Chinese tech giant is weathering the Trump administration’s efforts to hobble it. Huawei Reports Stronger Sales Growth Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt’s Google’s turn to take the phone spotlight, and the Pixel 4 has improved cameras and a new design. Pixel 4 and 4 XL hands-on: Google ditches fingerprint scanner for face unlock – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s quite common to see ads that interrupt your videos mid-stream on the web. However, Chinese tech giant Tencent is trying something different – embedding the ad into an object right within the video you’re watching. For instance, if an actor is holding a cup of coffee, you’ll see an ad on the cup. Check out
Read MoreCelebrating the 10th anniversary of its outrageously popular MOBA game League of Legends, LA-based developer Riot Games announced a slew of new titles it’s been quietly working on for a while – including a tactical first-person shooter called Project A. The company is describing Project A as “a stylish, competitive, character-based tactical shooter for PC.”
Read MoreClose on the heels of making it easy for users to spot phishing scams, Instagram is tightening its grip over third-party access to user data. The Facebook-owned photo-sharing social network is now adding a new feature that allows individuals to “manage all of the third-party services they connect to their Instagram account.” The option can
Read MoreThe outlandish computers from 1995’s Hackers are easily one of the most memorable elements of the iconic cult classic. In the film, each machine is customized to reflect the individual hacker that operates it, and feature everything from spray painted camouflage paint schemes to themed boot animations based on the owner’s personal iconography. But what
Read MoreLeaks don’t always give you the full picture. When the Pixelbook Go leaked extensively last week, I found it somewhat underwhelming, and I mistakenly assumed Google had a more ‘premium’ Chromebook to announce as well. But much like I found with the Pixel 4, actually using the device in person swayed my opinion for the
Read More{$inline_image} Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News: Denver-based Flowhub, a cannabis retail management platform that helps sellers navigate compliance, raises $23M Series A — A little less than a month ago, we took a look at how investors’ tastebuds for cannabis startups are becoming a bit more picky. Amid compliance and regulation issues … Denver-based Flowhub,
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