NASA astronaut Mike Fincke works through a check list inside a mockup of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner during a simulation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Aug. 21, 2019. Testing and Training on the Boeing Starliner Source: NASA
Read MoreAlex Danco: E-commerce and other internet companies can take cues from industries like retail and commercial aviation to build loyalty businesses — Each day on Tech Twitter, we get up in the morning, open up the website, and then go see what it is we’re mad about. A few days ago, it was this: E-commerce
Read MoreThe third-generation BMW X6 is still as swoopy as ever, and hey, now its grille lights up. 2020 BMW X6 prefers form over function – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreEnterprise Office 365 customers can now try Microsoft’s automated incident response to thwart email attacks. Microsoft: Office 365 gets automated response to phishing, nasty links, malware Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAn outcry about pedophilia made YouTube promise it would shut off comments on videos with kids age 13 and younger. Six months later, they’re still easy to find. YouTube vowed to halt comments on videos with young kids. It hasn't – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple may finally unveil more specifics about its Netflix rival Tuesday at its big iPhone event. Apple TV Plus: Everything to know about Apple's streaming TV service – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe aging Dodge Journey offers good value for folks just looking for a lot of space. 2020 Dodge Journey: Seating for 7 on the cheap – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWant Polaroid photos, but hate the idea of carrying any camera but your phone? You’re in luck. Polaroid Lab turns your phone photos into instant print masterpieces – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePolaroid Originals Polaroid Originals announced its first Polaroid printer today — the Polaroid Lab — allowing you to print photos taken on your phone. The Lab, an update to Impossible Project’s Instant Lab from seven years ago, has a camera inside with three lenses that, essentially, take a photo of a photo that’s on a
Read MoreMicrosoft has been prototyping portable speakers and microphones that can improve meetings, and it looks like we’re about to see a final product. A new patent listing made public today, and spotted by Windows United, shows off a portable speaker that looks similar in size and design to Google’s Home Mini. Microsoft even references Google’s
Read MoreManish Singh / TechCrunch: India-based Glance, which shows media content in local languages on lock screens of Android smartphones, raises $45M from Peter Thiel’s Mithril Capital — Glance, a subsidiary of Indian mobile ad business firm InMobi, said today it has raised $45 million as it prepares to scale its business outside … India-based Glance,
Read MoreAlex Sherman / CNBC: Hedge fund Elliott Management takes a $3.2B stake in AT&T, questions its M&A strategy and operational execution, calls for reassessing leadership team — KEY POINTS — Hedge fund Elliott Management takes a $3.2 billion stake in AT&T, questioning its M&A strategy and operational execution. Hedge fund Elliott Management takes a .2B
Read MoreHere we are again: the annual event where Apple adherents eagerly await the specs, design, and availability of this year’s iPhone models. This is the third year in a row we’re expecting three new phones; rumor has it that they will all be honored with a “Pro” designation. Will Apple decide to go with that
Read MorePython retains its top spot as the most popular language for electrical and electronics engineers. Programming language popularity: Python tightens its grip at the top Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreNebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson speaks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. Fifty state attorneys general are joining together to investigate possible antitrust violations by Google. | Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images In July, when the Federal Trade Commission settled with Facebook over privacy issues, I wondered whether our strange era of
Read MoreImages: Byton Chinese EV startup Byton says it’s ready to achieve what seemed unlikely, maybe even impossible, less than two years ago. The aspiring automaker showed off the final production version of its M-Byte SUV at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show on Tuesday, and affirmed plans to put the premium SUV — and its headline-grabbing,
Read MoreWhat happened when a venture capitalist told the truth about a Mark Zuckerberg-backed start-up. Want to Do Business in Silicon Valley? Better Act Nice Source: NY Times Tech
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 Nietzsche used to say: To infinity, and beyond! Bitcoin Price We closed the day, September 09 2019, at a
Read MoreFinally, Honda has dished out the details on its cutesy electric hatchback. Here's the Honda E in all its production glory – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIn this instance, a hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain has been shoehorned into a modern X5. BMW i Hydrogen Next looks at alternate methods of electrification – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMercedes-Benz is just one car into its “EQ” family of all-electric vehicles, but the company is already redefining what the future of that lineup will look like with an all-new concept car released today at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. The new concept, called the Vision EQS, is supposed to help sketch out the “thrilling,
Read MoreIf you’ve heard of core rope memory, it will probably be in the context of vintage computing equipment such as Apollo-era NASA hardware. A string of magnetic cores and sense wires form a simple ROM arrangement, which though long-ago-superceded by semiconductor memory remains possible to recreate by the experimenter. It’s a path [Nicola Cimmino] has
Read MoreAndroid just can’t seem to shake off its malware issues. A new malware campaign targeting Android has been found to engage in ad fraud at least since early June 2019. The findings, disclosed by cybersecurity firm CSIS Security Group, reveal that the malware — called Joker — is designed to surreptitiously sign users up for premium
Read MoreMicrosoft’s Edge browser is shaping up to be a strong and worthy opponent to Google Chrome. Tired of Chrome eating all your Mac's RAM? Microsoft might be able to help you Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAnna Escher / TechCrunch: Brazil-based QuintoAndar, an online marketplace that lets users search, book, and advertise rental properties, raises $250M Series D led by SoftBank — QuintoAndar, the Brazilian real estate technology developer, has secured a massive $250 million Series D led by SoftBank … Brazil-based QuintoAndar, an online marketplace that lets users search, book,
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