Twitter finally returns to Mac with new app – CNET
Thank Apple’s Project Catalyst for the app’s return. Twitter finally returns to Mac with new app – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThank Apple’s Project Catalyst for the app’s return. Twitter finally returns to Mac with new app – CNET Source: CNet
Read More9to5Google Ahead of Google’s big hardware event next week, 9to5Google has gotten access to what it claims is a prototype of the company’s new Chromebook, the Pixelbook Go. 9to5Google previously revealed specs and other details on the device last month. As expected, the Pixelbook Go has a 13.3-inch 16:9 screen in either 1080p or 4K
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Standard Cognition, an AI-powered checkout company buys DeepMagic, an autonomous retail kiosk startup, to better compete with Amazon Go — Valued at $535 million, autonomous retail startup Standard Cognition has emerged as a soon-to-be tech giant and the best hope for merchants to compete with Amazon Go. Standard Cognition, an AI-powered
Read MoreTwitter’s stop-start history of Mac development entered a new era today with the release of yet another all-new app. The Twitter app is now available in the Mac App Store, but only for users running the new version of macOS, Catalina. That’s because the app was built with a Catalina framework called Catalyst that allows
Read MoreThere’s no question that surface-mount technology has been a game-changer for PCB design. It means easier automated component placement and soldering, and it’s a big reason why electronics have gotten so cheap. It’s not without problems, though, particularly when you have no choice but to include through-hole components on your SMT boards. [James Clough] ran
Read MoreCNBC: SAP CEO Bill McDermott steps down after over nine years, will be an adviser until year end; board members Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein appointed co-CEOs — SAP said on Thursday that Bill McDermott is stepping down as CEO after more than nine years running the German software company. SAP CEO Bill McDermott steps
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google Maps can now help visually impaired people get to their walking destinations more easily — by continually reminding them that they’re on the right path, warning them when there’s a busy crosswalk ahead, telling them how far away their next turn is using voice navigation, and
Read MoreThe e-commerce giant posted a nearly 1,300-word document offering its position on a smorgasbord of issues for which it has come under fire. Amazon policy manifesto responds to environmental, workplace and data-privacy critics Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine stopped by SpaceX’s headquarters here Thursday. He toured the factory with SpaceX founder Elon Musk, took a spin in a spacecraft simulator, then met with the media afterward, smiling for the cameras. But this was no social visit. NASA administrator visits SpaceX in bid to ease tension in their relationship Source:
Read MoreThe move is odd in that the president has been critical of video games, and then there’s the matter of who owns Twitch. Donald Trump joins Twitch, Amazon's game-streaming service – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElizabeth Montalbano / Threatpost: Researchers identify zero-day vulnerability in iTunes for Windows, now patched, that was exploited by attackers to deliver BitPaymer/iEncrypt ransomware — Bad actors are actively targeting a vulnerability in the Windows version of Apple iTunes to deliver BitPaymer/iEncrypt ransomware. Researchers identify zero-day vulnerability in iTunes for Windows, now patched, that was exploited
Read MoreLauren Goode / Wired: The Essential Gem’s unveiling resurfaces allegations against Andy Rubin, making clear that it’s becoming hard to disassociate products from their makers — The Essential Gem’s unveiling makes clear that it’s becoming harder to disassociate new products from the people making them. The Essential Gem's unveiling resurfaces allegations against Andy Rubin, making
Read MoreA chair is just a chair, right? That’s what I’ve always thought. As someone who gets to work from home, I will write from just about anywhere. From my bed, from my couch, from my kitchen counter, from my sit-stand desk. I’ve been using an Autonomous SmartDesk 2 for years, mostly from a standing position, as
Read MoreThe utility said traffic levels were eight times what it expected. PG&E shut down power. Too many Internet users shut down its website. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreBrown Lee Ford in Tennessee is thinking that the answer to that is yes. Would you buy a 700-hp 2020 Ford Mustang for ,000? – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNASA administrator Jim Bridenstine (L) and Elon Musk (R) at SpaceX’s uncrewed test flight in March | Image: NASA SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine reassured journalists this afternoon that their partnership to fly NASA astronauts to the space station is still strong and that the first crews could launch on SpaceX
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is one of the wealthiest and most powerful corporations on the planet. But just how powerful is it, and how exactly did it get there in just under two and a half decades? To fully understand the company’s trajectory, and what it’ll mean for future antitrust regulation,
Read MoreImage: Dune I think the new Mac Pro looks quite nice (yes, even if it does look like a giant cheese grater), but I don’t want (or need) to pay $5,999 just to have it sitting on my desk. But if you, like me, dream of having a Mac Pro at your desk at a
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge President Donald Trump has joined streaming service Twitch as part of his re-election strategy. Twitch is owned by Amazon, the company led by Jeff Bezos — and both Amazon and Bezos are frequent targets for Trump’s displeasure. It appears Trump recently joined Twitch, and has just over 135
Read MoreBMW retells the incredible story of Klaus-Günter Jacobi and his efforts to help his best friend make it to West Berlin in the 1960s. Sneaking to freedom from East Berlin to West in a modified BMW Isetta – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Scott Eisen/Getty Images Joe Biden’s presidential campaign sent a letter to Twitter Wednesday, asking that the platform reject any political ads placed by Donald Trump’s reelection campaign that are found to be misleading or false. Twitter did not respond to the campaign’s request, but said, in a statement to The Verge Thursday night,
Read MoreAfter a bit of public sniping, Jim Bridenstine and Elon Musk put on a unified front as they look ahead to launching astronauts to the ISS in 2020. Elon Musk and NASA chief play nice in person after SpaceX kerfuffle – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you thought your handheld digital oscilloscope was the most transportable of your signal analyzing tools, then you’re in for a surprise. This oscilloscope made by [Mark Omo] measures only one square inch, with the majority of the space taken up by the OLED screen. It folds out into an easier instrument to hold, and
Read MoreThis is CNET’s list of the larger-than-life innovators and important influencers of the last 10 years. From Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos, these 30 personalities defined the 2010s – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCharles Duhigg / New Yorker: A deep dive into Amazon’s enormous growth over the past decade as it tries to maintain its lean management culture and prepares to fend off regulators — Politicians want to rein in the retail giant. But Jeff Bezos, the master of cutthroat capitalism, is ready to fight back. A deep
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