The LR BEV will do its real-world testing in New York City starting next year. Mack Trucks shows off the LR BEV, its first battery-electric garbage truck – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk, the PT Barnum of tech, is currently getting a ration of ridicule from some of the world’s foremost leading AI experts over his ridiculous claim that Tesla will field a million fully autonomous cars by 2020. If there are a million Tesla robo-taxis functioning on the road in 2020, I will eat them.
Read MoreThe new teaser trailer brings the vigilantes one step closer to our doorsteps. HBO's Watchmen series: New teaser trailer, release date, cast and plot – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMost of the work that MS-RT does is cosmetic, but it’s so good that we don’t care. MS-RT is the Welsh company making the rally-inspired vans of our dreams – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Chewbacca actor receives love from the crew of the International Space Station. NASA astronaut pays a sweet tribute to Peter Mayhew in space – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you or a family member were struck by an asteroid, you may be entitled to compensation. Call the law offices of Jones, Anderson, and Leibovitz to see if you qualify. It’s hard to imagine a world so litigious that an extinction-level event could generate a lengthy and expensive court battle. Yet here we are.
Read MoreNatalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter: Roku Q1: revenue of $207M, up 51% YoY, 29.1M active accounts, and $134M in platform revenue, almost double device revenue of $72.5M; stock up 8%+ after hours — The technology company grew revenue by 51 percent to $207 million during the first quarter of the year. Roku Q1: revenue of
Read MoreDrivers worldwide carry out strikes to demand fair pay and reasonable working hours. Uber drivers protest low pay ahead of multibillion-dollar IPO – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePeter Grant / Wall Street Journal: VTS, a commercial real estate leasing and asset management platform, raises $90M Series D led by Brookfield Ventures; sources: the funding values VTS at $1B — Brookfield Asset Management and GLP lead round, which values VTS at $1 billion — The real-estate technology firm VTS raised $90 million …
Read MoreReuters: Interviews with 35+ Uber drivers in India reveal growing discontent with the platform, which has gradually removed its large incentives — MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In 2016, Rajesh Raut started driving an Uber taxi in Mumbai, hoping he could earn more than the $215 he received each month for making flatbreads at a roadside
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google says it will soon weight Play Store app ratings to favor reviews from more recent releases, viewable by end users starting in August — Two years ago, Apple changed the way its app store ratings worked by allowing developers to decide whether or not their ratings would be reset …
Read MoreMicrosoft’s vision for how it can put people at the center of its future computing experiences pulls together everything from its coming Fluid Framework to more collaboration-friendly devices and furniture. Piecing together Microsoft's 'people-centric' computing strategy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAnandTech: Intel shares its chip roadmap through 2023, says the 10nm product family will be available from the middle of this year, plans first 7nm product for 2021 — At Intel’s Investor Day today, CEO Bob Swan and Murthy Renduchintala spoke to the ability of the company with respect to its manufacturing capabilities. Intel shares
Read MoreLarry Dignan / ZDNet: Epson unveils the Moverio BT-30C smart glasses, which use Android devices and Windows PCs as their primary compute vehicle via USB-C, shipping in June for $499 — The BT-30C comes at a price point that may entice enterprises to dabble more with augmented and mixed reality apps. Epson unveils the Moverio
Read MoreHigh-end audio is catching up to the times. Where once audiophiles might scoff at wireless speakers, now industry stalwarts like Bowers and Wilkins, KEF, and others are exploring the convenience of streaming music and all-in-one systems. But one of the first of these was Naim’s Mu-so, a streaming speaker that showed the world such a
Read MoreGoogle’s new premium-tier smart display joins the Nest family and adds a camera. Nest Hub Max: Google debuts 10-inch Assistant smart display for 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreResearchers from The Institute for Human & Machine Cognition have released a video showing a humanoid walking autonomously across a series of narrow blocks. Researchers are trying to create a bipedal machine that can traverse a variety of terrains with the same ease as humans. New video shows a humanoid robot crossing a balance beam
Read MoreWeb-focused companies are increasingly competing with traditional brokerages, moving to displace agents from the process of selling a house, and now the other side. Redfin Aims to Bring E-Commerce to Home Buying Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMarvel’s superhero epic will land at Disney Plus a month after the streaming service launches. Avengers: Endgame coming to Disney Plus on Dec. 11 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAll users will be allotted the same number of violations before being removed, a report says. Instagram might change its rules around banning accounts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuilding engagement with your audience can be really hard in today’s tech landscape – while many more channels are available to share your brand story, it’s harder to cut through the noise. So how can marketers establish themselves? Nadya Khoja, Chief Growth Officer at Venngage, has worked hard to figure it out. She’s built a
Read MoreAlfred Ng / CNET: In the first settlement of its kind, judge orders a New York landlord to provide tenants who opposed exclusively using Latch smart locks with physical keys — The physical key has prevailed over the smart lock for a group of tenants with privacy concerns. — In a settlement released Tuesday …
Read MoreTelecomLead: MA-based Altiostar, which helps telecoms build web-scale cloud native networks, raises $114M Series C from Rakuten, Qualcomm Ventures, and Tech Mahindra — Altiostar, a virtualized RAN technology company, has closed $114 million Series C round of financing from Rakuten, Qualcomm Ventures and Tech Mahindra. MA-based Altiostar, which helps telecoms build web-scale cloud native networks,
Read MoreCooperation with the Chinese company could put American intelligence sharing with Britain at risk, the secretary of state said on a London visit. Pompeo Attacks China and Warns Britain Over Huawei Security Risks Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHere’s the latest news on the cast led by Ryan Reynolds, plot, release date, reviews and more. Pokemon: Detective Pikachu — Everything you need to know – CNET Source: CNet
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