Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space
Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space. Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space Source: NASA
Read MoreEllison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space. Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space Source: NASA
Read MoreThe move could be seen as a big middle finger to Michigan lawmakers that have blocked Tesla’s efforts to sell cars in that state. Tesla's opening a service center in Toledo, Ohio for Detroit customers – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreCatherine Shu / TechCrunch: Health coaching app developer Noom, best known for its direct-to-consumer weight loss app, raises $58M Series E led by Sequoia, bringing total raised to $114.7M — Health coaching app developer Noom announced today that it has raised $58 million led by Sequoia Capital. Health coaching app developer Noom, best known for
Read MoreAn international team of physicists looking for loopholes in the laws of physics recently simulated a brute-force method for reversing the age of a particle by 1/1,000,000th of a second. In other words: time travel is possible (in a simulation). The experiment involved the use of IBM’s cloud-accessible 5-qubit quantum computer and a time-travel algorithm. To
Read MoreKaya Yurieff / CNN: Two months after Facebook said it would curb vaccine misinformation, anti-vaccination posts and a #vaccineskill tag still appear prominently in Instagram search — New York (CNN Business)Two months after Facebook pledged to fight vaccine misinformation on its platforms … Two months after Facebook said it would curb vaccine misinformation, anti-vaccination posts
Read MoreExecutives from Electronic Arts have implied they’d like to bring their battle royale Apex Legends to mobile devices, mimicking the success of its competitors, Fortnite and PUBG. It might be a path to success, but mobile is no longer the untapped market it used to be, given the aforementioned battles royale got there first. During this week’s quarterly earnings
Read MoreRoughly a dozen contractors in Austin, who have not previously spoken publicly about their efforts, are behind a campaign to air grievances about unsatisfactory working conditions and inadequate counseling support. Inside Facebook, the second-class workers who do the hardest job are waging a quiet battle Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJust in: Danish startup Too Good To Go is this year’s “most promising startup” of regions Europe and Israel. Today was Founders’ Day, a special part of startup competition Tech5, where investors, influencers and experts have chosen the hottest young technology companies from Europe and Israel to come together for a networking and sharing event
Read MoreAt the midpoint, $47 a share, Uber would be valued at about $86 billion — well below the $100 billion that the company had forecast last month. Uber Said to Plan to Price I.P.O. at Midpoint of Range Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft is looking to breathe new life into Cortana by enabling its digital assistant to handle more complex queries, starting with people-centric, productivity-based ones. Here’s how this will work. Here's Microsoft's new plan to keep Cortana alive and differentiated Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreLook for security systems, showers, microwaves, garages and more to work more naturally with your Google Home. Google Assistant gets native controls for a bunch of new devices – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTick-tock, tick-tock … the superhero show’s coming in the fall. Watchmen teaser trailer for new HBO series takes fans to eerie universe – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a busy day in Ohio. GM in talks to sell Lordstown to Workhorse for EV pickups while adding jobs elsewhere – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMicrosoft is making its cross-product unified search capability available inside File Explorer starting with the Windows 10 20H1 test build 18894. New Windows 10 20H1 test build brings Microsoft Search to File Explorer Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Researcher says Samsung engineers used an unsecured GitLab instance to share source code and credentials for projects, some related to SmartThings and Bixby — A development lab used by Samsung engineers was leaking highly sensitive source code, credentials and secret keys for several internal projects … Researcher says Samsung engineers used
Read MoreWhether you need something delivered to you or directly to Mom, check this list of procrastination-solving items. Last-minute Mother's Day gifts you still have time to get – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis doesn’t make us feel any better. Game of Thrones star apologizes for evil deed Cersei made him do – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: Research paper shows how FOSTA has led to widespread internet censorship and put sex workers at much greater risk, leading to multiple deaths and disappearances — from the wasn’t-it-supposed-to-save-lives dept — As you’ll recall in the run up to passing FOSTA last year, supporters of the bill … Research paper shows
Read More{$inline_image}Logitech’s G502 is one of the best-selling mice of all time, and the most popular gaming mouse on the market, according to the company. But since it’s release in 2014, the G502 has been technologically overshadowed by its brethren with gaming-ready wireless connectivity and. I’ve enjoyed some of these mice greatly, but none had the
Read MoreJulie Verhage / Bloomberg: Sources detail Facebook’s blockchain team, comprised of 50 employees, of which about 20% used to work at PayPal, as the company works on its stablecoin — The inner workings of Facebook Inc.’s blockchain team are still shrouded in secrecy, but it’s staffing up, according to people familiar with the group. Sources
Read MoreWashington Post: Republican Sen. Josh Hawley introduces a bill banning “loot boxes” and pay-to-win schemes in games aimed at those under 18 — Video games popular among kids would be prohibited from offering “loot boxes” or randomized assortments of digital weapons, clothing and other items … Republican Sen. Josh Hawley introduces a bill banning "loot
Read MoreJoel Rosenblatt / Bloomberg: Uber’s IPO prospectus says 60,000+ US drivers have filed arbitration suits, which legal experts say will take decades to resolve and cost Uber $600M+ — – IPO disclosure exposes costly, time-consuming backlog — Is ride-hailing company about to ‘cry uncle’ due to demands? Uber's IPO prospectus says 60,000+ US drivers have
Read MoreDrivers for the ride-hailing company in Australia and Britain began a series of planned work stoppages to protest ride-hailing companies’ wages and work conditions of ride-hailing services. Uber Drivers’ Day of Strikes Has Muted Start Before Company’s Big I.P.O. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIs Microsoft’s UWP going away? Is the Microsoft Store on its way out? Microsoft Corporate VP Kevin Gallo explains the latest twists in Microsoft’s long and winding Windows developer platform strategy. Microsoft wants to close the UWP, Win32 divide with 'Windows Apps' Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBen Thompson / Stratechery: At I/O, Google was the opposite of defensive, setting out the case that data collection allows Google to make better products to improve people’s lives — For a company famed for its engineering culture, you wouldn’t expect a video at Google’s annual I/O developer conference to have such emotional resonance. At
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