Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for WeWork WeWork founder Adam Neumann is stepping down as CEO of The We Company, The New York Times is reporting. Neumann is expected to remain with the shared office startup as chairman, but he will reportedly give up majority control of the company, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreEmma McIntyre/Getty Images Fleabag creator, writer, and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has signed an exclusive overall deal with Amazon Prime Video, Deadline reports. The deal is reportedly for three years and valued in the “mid-eight-figure range,” Deadline is reporting, indicating tens of millions of dollars. The announcement comes just after an incredibly successful Emmys weekend for
Read MoreTexas Tech University and Austin Coding Academy are joining forces to train students for careers in web development and software engineering. Texas Tech Adds Coding Academy to Increase Access to Job Training Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreXilinx recently announced the Virtex UltraScale+ VU19P FPGA. Of course, FPGA companies announce new chips every day. The reason this one caught our attention is the size of it: nearly 9 million logic cells and 35 billion transistors on a chip! If that’s not enough there is also over 2,000 user I/Os including transceivers that
Read MoreFlorida International University is launching a Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program to give learners hands-on training and a chance to obtain industry credentials in the cybersecurity field. Apprenticeship Program Provides On-the-Job Training in Cybersecurity Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreA few years back, Unroll.me promised to help users unsubscribe from email newsletters en masse, for free. It turned out they were scanning users’ email and selling data—for example, selling data from Lyft emails to Uber. That is why you should pay money for Leave Me Alone, an email unsubscription service that doesn’t… Read more…
Read MoreWe tested the iPhone 11 Pro’s trio of new rear cameras against last year’s iPhone XS. Apple iPhone 11 Pro vs. iPhone XS: Camera and Night Mode comparison – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe agency says the carrier is taking a government subsidy for 850,000 subscribers who don’t use the phone and broadband service aimed at low-income residents. FCC accuses Sprint of defrauding Lifeline program – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlexa’s creator is teaming up with a host of tech companies for its new Voice Interoperability Initiative. Just not Google, Apple or Samsung. Amazon's new initiative wants to make it easier to use multiple voice assistants – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLooking for a wireless speaker to take on the road and don’t want to spend too much? Here are our top picks for affordably priced mini and micro Bluetooth speakers. Best portable mini Bluetooth speakers of 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWindows 10 is finally closing in on the 1 billion mark, in terms of number of devices where it’s actively running, company officials say. Microsoft: Windows 10 now on more than 900 million devices Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe National Science Foundation has announced five awards to universities to develop and study open source platforms to train and reskill workers in STEM fields. NSF Funds STEM Reskilling Courseware Research Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreWhat would you do if you received a large amount of inheritance money? If you want to be financially prudent about it, the answer is nothing—at least, not for a year. Read more… What to Do First With an Inheritance Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreReheating leftover pasta can be tricky. Splashing it with a bit of water can help loosen things up, but if you really want to revive a clump of stiff, dried-out noodles, you’ll need to save a little bit of your pasta cooking water. Read more… Save That Pasta Water Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has been lobbying hard for the Artemis program. NASA is trying to land on the moon. The biggest challenge might be Congress. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge But Google, Apple, and Samsung aren’t on board Continue reading… Amazon creates a huge alliance to demand voice assistant compatibility Source: New feed
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Fiddler raises $10.2M Series A, co-led by Lightspeed and Lux Capital, for AI that explains its reasoning, which it aims to launch next year — Explainable AI, which refers to techniques that attempt to bring transparency to traditionally opaque AI models and their predictions, is a burgeoning subfield of machine learning
Read MoreStar Aaron Paul gave us an atmospheric hint about Jesse Pinkman’s next adventure. Breaking Bad sequel El Camino gets another chilling trailer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHerbert Diess allegedly worked to delay telling investors about the scandal in 2015. Current Volkswagen CEO charged with connections to diesel emissions scandal – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: The Spotify for Artists app on iOS and Android gets a big revamp, with real-time stats for any song, after Apple’s artist dashboard exited beta last month — Spotify this morning is rolling out an updated version of its app for artists, across both iOS and Android. The Spotify for Artists
Read More{$inline_image} Jia Tolentino / New Yorker: How massively popular short-video app TikTok holds our attention, using AI to churn through a deluge of images and sounds to deliver the best bite-size content — On the popular short-video app, young people are churning through images and sounds at warp speed, repurposing reality into ironic, bite-size content.
Read MoreSamsung’s excellent hardware is let down by sloppy software Continue reading… Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 review: master entertainer, amateur worker Source: New feed
Read MoreThe problem puts a huge number of models out of regulation with federal safety standards. Over 1.2 million Nissan, Infiniti models recalled over backup camera issue – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreBut it’s doubling down on support for Kin, its cryptocurrency. Kik shuts down messaging app in fight with SEC – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Marijan Murat / Getty Images Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler has been hit with an €870 million (roughly $960 million) fine as part of a settlement with German prosecutors over the automaker’s own diesel cheating scandal. The fine comes in at the lower end of what was expected earlier this year. The news comes
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