Even though it’s still in development, the Semi is helping Tesla flesh out its delivery logistics. Tesla tweets video of electric Semi hauling vehicles for delivery – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: One week with Apple News+: it is great value for those who enjoy reading magazines but its design and news delivery mechanisms are messy and inconsistent — There’s a lot to evaluate about Apple’s new News Plus subscription service, including if it’s a good deal for the media business …
Read MoreAntonio Monteiro’s beautiful 20,139-game collection won him a place in the Guinness World Records. Take a look at this Texas man's glorious walls of video games – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’ve been to hell and back – and I loved every minute of it. I took a full week off to play FromSoftware’s latest game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. It kicked my ass, it made me question my life choices, then I kicked its ass and I felt rejuvenated. This past week has easily been
Read MorePeter Kafka / Recode: Mark Zuckerberg, in a conversation with Axel Springer CEO, floats a “news tab to surface more high quality news”, says Facebook could pay publishers — The Facebook CEO floated a “news tab to surface more high-quality news,” and said he’s willing to write checks to support it. Mark Zuckerberg, in a
Read MoreIn Canada, authorities have seized luxury cars and frozen bank accounts owned by the ringleaders of FUEL, an allegedly fraudulent $22-million initial coin offering (ICO) from 2017. Court documents claim “blockchain services company” Vanbex raised $22 million (CAD$30 million) in cryptocurrency and fiat by with absolutely no intention to develop the FUEL token, reports CoinDesk. Instead,
Read MoreI couldn’t decide between normal and decaffeinated coffee. So to eliminate delays in my morning routine, and decision fatigue, I’ve designed the Schrödinger Quantum Percolator — making the state of my coffee formally undecidable until I drink it. At its core, the Quantum Percolator contains a novel quantum event detector that uses electron tunneling to
Read MoreKlint Finley / Wired: Cloudflare says users can now sign up for its mobile-only VPN service Warp through its 1.1.1.1 app, says it has plans to offer a faster, paid version of Warp — VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS (VPNs) can help protect your internet traffic from prying eyes. VPN services route your email … Cloudflare says
Read MoreThe first phase of the Indian Assembly’s election kicks off on April 21, but the increase in propaganda has already begun. Facebook has announced it’s removed numerous pages and accounts that used practices like fake accounts and cross-posting to increase their spread. In a post, the company’s Head of Cybersecurity Policy, Nathaniel Gleicher, said that it
Read MoreCory Doctorow / Boing Boing: Researchers tricked Tesla Autopilot into steering into the oncoming traffic lane by using stickers on the lane markings; Tesla says it has now patched the flaw — Researchers from Tencent Keen Security Lab have published a report detailing their successful attacks on Tesla firmware … Researchers tricked Tesla Autopilot into
Read MoreJeff Stone / CyberScoop: Group-IB describes a new Android malware, Gustuff, capable of phishing credentials and automating bank transactions for 100+ banks and 32 virtual currency apps — A new strain of malicious software affecting Android devices is capable of phishing credentials and automating bank transactions … Group-IB describes a new Android malware, Gustuff, capable
Read MoreAlums Alan Kay, Andy Hertzfeld, Debi Coleman, John Sculley and others share memories about their time at Apple. Spoiler: Bill Gates had a bigger role in Apple’s success than even he may know. Apple's origins: An oral history from inside the loop – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJames Thorne / GeekWire: Xealth, a platform for health service providers to manage non-drug prescriptions like health apps, wheelchairs, or insulin monitors, raises $11M Series A — Is there big market for prescriptions beyond drugs? Several investors with deep experience in health are betting on it … Xealth, a platform for health service providers to
Read MoreMicrosoft lifts the preview block on PCs with anti-cheat software that had been causing machines to GSOD. Windows 10 1903 update nears: Microsoft removes another barrier to its release Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreComing soon to blow your mind… Avengers: Endgame, Toy Story 4, Detective Pikachu: All your must-see trailers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSony doesn’t sell Aibo in Illinois because of the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act. What Sony's robot dog teaches us about biometric data privacy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Airbnb confirms it has invested in Indian hotel startup Oyo; an industry source says the investment was between $150M and $200M — Airbnb is continuing to widen its focus beyond ‘unconventional’ hotels as it gets ready for a much-anticipated IPO. Following its acquisition of HotelTonight last month … Airbnb confirms it
Read MoreReuters: People.cn, an arm of China’s “People’s Daily” paper, expands its AI-powered content scrubbing business for apps like Toutiao, hiring more human censors — BEIJING (Reuters) – People.cn, the online unit of China’s influential People’s Daily, is boosting its numbers … People.cn, an arm of China's "People's Daily" paper, expands its AI-powered content scrubbing business
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Read MoreWhen Maxim acquired Dallas Semiconductor, they took over the popular 1-Wire product line. These are sensors that get power and bidirectional data over the same pin. However, we never liked the name 1-Wire as you really need two wires: one for the power and data and, of course, a ground wire. A new startup company,
Read MoreNew 13.5-inch Surface Book 2 with Intel 8th Gen Core i5 costs the same as the line-up’s entry-level machine at launch in late 2017. Microsoft's flagship Windows 10 Surface Book 2 range quietly adds new model Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Gmail launches email scheduling and brings Smart Compose to all Android phones with subject suggestions and personalized greetings — Despite Google’s long-standing love affair with April Fools’ fakery, fifteen years ago today the internet giant was deadly serious when it launched what would become one of its biggest products: Gmail. Gmail
Read MoreIt removed 687 pages linked to India’s opposition party and 103 connected to Pakistani military employees. Facebook brings 'inauthentic behavior' crackdown to Indian, Pakistani pages – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBurger King is introducing a Whopper made with a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods. The deal is a big step toward the mainstream for start-ups trying to mimic and replace meat. Behold the Beefless ‘Impossible Whopper’ Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreFast food has never embraced plant-based meat like this. Making Burger King's Impossible Whopper – CNET Source: CNet
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