Many of us don’t even have 4K displays yet, but that isn’t stopping technology from moving on. Today the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced DisplayPort 2.0, heralding the arrival of 16K displays in the years to come. While the idea of a 16K monitor is almost laughable, the increased bandwidth – 80 Gbps, up
Read MoreThe lawsuit demonstrates the tension between building A.I. systems and protecting the privacy of patients. Google and the University of Chicago Are Sued Over Data Sharing Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreVillage Roadshow has bought the rights to the 1993 video game. Myst adventure game is getting a film and TV universe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Brodkin / Ars Technica: FCC gives Verizon permission to lock cell phones to its network for 60 days after activation, despite open-access rules applying to Verizon’s 700MHz spectrum — Verizon, seeking to deter theft, gets FCC waiver to lock phones for 60 days. — Verizon yesterday received the government’s permission … FCC gives Verizon
Read MoreMove over, eBay and Target, there’s another Prime Day challenger entering the ring. Walmart joins the Amazon Prime Day sale fray – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom Winter is Coming to The Iron Throne, the $250 Game of Thrones Complete Collection has every episode and tons of extras. Game of Thrones Blu-ray box set lets you hate-watch season 8 all over again – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve heard of beer pong, but we’re not sure we’ve heard of wine pong. And certainly never wine pong automated with a ping pong ball throwing robot like this one. There’s not a huge amount of detail available in the video below, and no build log per se. But [Electron Dust] has a few shots
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: Twitch launches beta of Subscriber Streams, which will let Twitch streamers who are Twitch Affiliates or Twitch Partners offer subscriber-only streams — A potentially useful tool for big events — Twitch is giving its well-behaved streamers a chance to offer a new … Twitch launches beta of Subscriber Streams, which
Read MoreA team of researchers recently pioneered the world’s first AI universe simulator. It’s fast; it’s accurate; and its creators are baffled by its ability to understand things about the cosmos that it shouldn’t. Scientists have used computer simulations to try and digitally reverse-engineer the origin and evolution of our universe for decades. The best traditional
Read MoreApple has poached a top engineer from ARM as it seeks to put custom processors inside Macs in the coming years. As spotted by Bloomberg, Apple has hired Mike Filippo, the lead architect on a number of ARM CPU designs, including the Cortex-A76, which was recently featured inside Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 855 chip. Bloomberg speculates
Read MoreResearchers have found a way to detect “covert consciousness” that could aid the recovery of people with severe brain injuries. ‘It’s Gigantic’: A New Way to Gauge the Chances for Unresponsive Patients Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe subreddit The_Donald was “quarantined” after users posted threats of violence against police officers and politicians in Oregon, administrators said. Reddit Restricts Pro-Trump Forum Because of Threats Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAmazon Prime Day 2019 is still a few weeks away — it starts on July 15th, in case you hadn’t heard. But right now, Prime members can save $30 on a year-long membership to Audible, the company’s audiobook platform. Not just that, but Amazon will also toss in an Echo Dot (third-generation) to go with
Read MoreIf you haven’t kept up with the news or your aunt’s Facebook statuses, here’s a reminder: Tonight, the first half of the Democratic Debates will take place at 9pm EDT. Read more… What to Know Before Day One of the Democratic Debates Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreJudging by the flood of notifications I get on a daily basis from Google Maps, it really likes me — maybe a little too much. If you use Google Maps on Android, you might be in the same boat. Google Maps has a lot of notification options (between 40 and 54 nestled into 10 categories
Read MoreI know you come to this site for deep, contemplative thought on the technological issues of the day, but sod it: the Microsoft Pro Intellimouse is really bloody lovely, and if you need a new mouse, you should buy this one. Job done. Time to go to the pub? Not quite. I suppose I should
Read MoreIt’s unclear exactly who’ll be invited. White House to hold social media summit next month – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn the Android vs iOS debate, Android often gets major points for its openness and flexibility—there’s plenty the Android platform lets users do that iOS doesn’t, and even the most basic, out-of-the-box Android devices can be tweaked and customized to your liking. Enthusiasts want more than just tweaking system… Read more… How to Mod New
Read MoreDuolingo’s stable of languages expanded today to include Arabic — both the spoken and written word. With this, Duolingo now teaches five of the world’s most common tongues, and TNW got the chance to look at the course a few days early. We also spoke with some of the people behind the course, who revealed what kinds
Read MoreSite administrators say users violated the content policy with threats of violence against police and public officials. Reddit quarantines pro-Trump subreddit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThey’re scheduled to roll out over the next few months. Instagram's Explore page will now feature ads – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLearn what’s normal, what’s healthy and what might be throwing your resting heart rate out of whack. What should your resting heart rate be? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe autonomous bots are designed to patrol warehouses and other facilities and detect anything out of the ordinary. LG is working on 5G robot security guards – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Less than a week after ransomware victim Riviera City paid ~$600K, another Florida town, Lake City, votes to pay ~$500K in BTC to ransomware hackers — Lake City officials give in and agree to pay nearly $500,000 to ransomware gang. — Less than a week after a first Florida city agreed
Read MoreDear Lifehacker, Read more… Is Amazon Prime Worth It? Source: Life Hacker
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