Recently the MAVLab (Micro Air Vehicle Laboratory) at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands proudly proclaimed having made an autonomic drone that’s a mere 72 grams in weight. The best part? It’s designed to take part in drone races. What this means is that using a single camera and onboard processing, this little
Read MoreReview: Monterey moms Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are back for a second round that engages despite lacking the most addictive part of the first one: a murder mystery. Big Little Lies season 2: Bigger lies, but little mystery without a whodunit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYour complete guide to all things Death Stranding, including the latest trailer. Death Stranding: Everything we know about Hideo Kojima's mind-melting new game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOne of the most convenient things about modern digital oscilloscopes is that you can access the recorded data on a computer for later analysis, advanced protocol debugging, or simply the convenience of remote capture. The problem is that the software isn’t always ideal. Vendor-supplied utilities are typically closed-source and they try to nickel-and-dime you for
Read MoreJordan Crook / TechCrunch: Foursquare buys location analytics service Placed from Snap, raises $150M led by Raine Group; Placed reportedly raised $13.4M before Snap acquired it in 2017 — Foursquare just made its first acquisition. The location tech company has acquired Placed from Snap Inc on the heels … Foursquare buys location analytics service Placed
Read MorePokemon? Animal Crossing? Metroid Prime 4? What are we going to see at this year’s E3 Nintendo Direct? E3 2019: How, when and where to watch the E3 Nintendo Direct live – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSprint’s 5G tests are impressive. They clocked less than half the speeds of CNET’s tests on Verizon 5G, but coverage was broader and more consistent. 5G speed tests hit another breakthrough, this time on Sprint with LG V50 phone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRobert Mueller spoke for the first time since submitting his report on Russia’s interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Questions remain. Mueller report update: What the special counsel said and how to read the doc for free – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEver wanted to visit a Star Wars planet or sit in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon? This new Star Wars-themed land comes close to making those dreams a reality. Disney's Star Wars land review: Galaxy's Edge from every angle – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSeventeen companies that make apps designed to fight iPhone addiction called on Apple to let them use technology that would resolve privacy concerns. Apps Purged by Apple Say It Holds the Key They Need to Get Back In Source: NY Times Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Mark Sweney / The Guardian: Netflix and Amazon made £1.1B in revenue from ~17.7M UK subscribers in 2018, while streaming services of UK’s four main commercial broadcasters made ~£530M — Without a major British rival, TV and film fans are turning to the Silicon Valley giants Netflix and Amazon made £1.1B in revenue from
Read MoreYou can get the V50 on Friday, but we’ve tested the coverage and speeds today. Sprint's 5G network speed is impressive ahead of LG V50 launch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s nothing new, ever. It’s all been done. But that doesn’t mean you can’t invent something interesting. A case in point is the Motor Synth, a crowdfunding project from Gamechanger Audio. It’s what you get when you combine advanced quadcopter technology with the market for modular and semi-modular synthesizers. The core feature of the Motor
Read MoreMicrosoft is creating a special pride Surface Type Cover and skin for gay pride this year. The Surface Pro Pride Type Cover is available for preorder on Friday, priced at $159.99 and it includes a rainbow logo set to the usual gray Surface Type Cover. This Type Cover will go on sale on June 27th
Read MoreEverything you need to know about the best, and as of Thursday, record-breaking toys in town. Toy Story 4: Already breaking records, cast, release date and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Investigation: US universities, foundations, and retirement plans back funds that invest millions in Chinese surveillance tech companies Megvii and SenseTime — Millions of dollars from US university endowments, foundations, and retirement plans have helped fund two billion-dollar Chinese … Investigation: US universities, foundations, and retirement plans back funds that invest millions in Chinese
Read MoreMaria Deutscher / SiliconANGLE: Intuit says it is acquiring Origami Logic, an Accel-backed marketing analytics startup that has raised over $64M in funding, in a deal expected to close Q4 2019 — Financial software powerhouse Intuit Inc. today announced that it’s buying Origami Logic Inc., an Accel-backed marketing analytics startup. Intuit says it is acquiring
Read MorePeople aren’t going Greyhound like they used to, and the company’s owners are feeling the pressure. Greyhound Lines' UK owners are putting it up for sale, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCadillac’s executive chief engineer says “there will be different personas” with the company’s V models. Don't worry, hotter Cadillac CT4-V and CT5-V variants are on the way – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCaddy’s replacements for the high-performance ATS-V and CTS-V have arrived. 2020 Cadillac CT4-V and CT5-V get uncovered in Detroit – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters is reporting something rather intriguing and inexplicable on its face: Amazon is interested in buying the Boost Mobile MVNO network from T-Mobile and Sprint, reportedly so that Amazon can have access T-Mobile’s wireless network for a number of years and even purchase some of T-Mobile’s spectrum. Here are a few of the background facts
Read MoreGame developers across the industry apparently have spontaneously decided to have a late 90s/new millennium revival all on the same day. Three games revealed today hearken to the childhoods and teen years of millennial gamers everywhere: a new Baldur’s Gate, a reboot of Modern Warfare, and a remastering of the Ghostbusters game. Yeah, it’s been a big day. The most
Read MoreUber is experimenting with increasing the cross-promotion of its Eats food delivery service and its ride-hailing offering inside the company’s app, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Thursday. Khosrowshahi said he feels comfortable trying this after finding out that when customers use more than one of the company’s products, their engagement with Uber “more than doubles” overall.
Read MoreFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerbeg, like most ultra-rich members of society, has an extensive security detail that monitors him at all hours of the day, in addition to the litany of staff members responsible for cooking, cleaning, and managing Zuckerberg and his family’s personal affairs. Yet according to two former employees of Zuckerberg’s personal household and
Read MoreAmazon recently announced an easy solution for privacy-conscious individuals to delete the devices’ saved recordings. Now, with a simple voice command, anyone with an Alexa-powered device can wipe it clean of previously recorded data. To be fair, the solution existed already, although it wasn’t nearly as straightforward for the end user. Users had to use
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