The director of HBO’s The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, plus the whistleblower who brought the wrongdoings to light, talk about the woman at the center of it all. HBO Theranos doc's director: Elizabeth Holmes is like Scientology, Steve Jobs – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDon’t be in the dark about the next season. Black Mirror season 5: Anthony Mackie casting, San Junipero sequel, trailer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat we know so far about Apple’s TV series, subscription news service and everything else it could announce at its next launch event on Monday, March 25. Apple's Showtime event: What to expect and how to watch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: In its first quarter since going public, Tencent Music posts net loss of $127M on $785M revenue, mainly due to a one-off share-based charge to label partners — Tencent Music Entertainment Group, the Chinese answer to Spotify that Tencent spun out and floated on the New York Stock Exchange in December
Read MoreWe might not think of analog computers as having existed in the 1500s, but in fact the astrolabe first appeared around 220 BC. However, as you might expect only a few very old ones still exist. Early astrolabes were often wooden and were difficult to use aboard ships, however brass astrolabes with special features were
Read MoreMore power on the way for creatives and gamers. Intel intros 9th-gen Core H mobile CPUs, Graphics Command Center – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA group of Flat Earthers are prepared to set sail on a bizarre journey to the Antarctic to prove, once and for all, that we’re living a lie. The group, spear-headed by the intellectuals over at the Flat Earth International Conference — the same group that believes NASA is run by conspirators hell-bent on perpetuating
Read MoreThe future of the Fox franchises looks to be safe under their new Disney banner. Disney wastes no time welcoming Avatar, The Simpsons and Deadpool – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Square CEO Jack Dorsey introduces Square Crypto, a new initiative for open source contributions to the “bitcoin/crypto ecosystem” — Payments startup Square plans to hire a number of engineers and a designer to work on its crypto initiatives, according to tweets from CEO Jack Dorsey. Square CEO Jack Dorsey introduces Square
Read MoreA prototype of the spacecraft it wants to send to Mars could be started up for the first time as soon as Thursday. How to watch SpaceX test fire its Starship 'hopper' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to “alt.ctrl.GDC,” the gaming show’s special showcase of alternative control schemes and interactions. In this GDC space, a toilet plunger becomes your game controller – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you could hitch a ride, it would take you from San Francisco to Seattle in one second. NASA telescope spots a cosmic 'cannonball' hurtling through space – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEugene Kim / CNBC: Amazon vendors say Amazon is more aggressively blocking ads of unprofitable products and telling them to lower wholesale prices for ads to be reinstated — – In recent months, Amazon has been more aggressively enforcing its policy of suspending ads if the product being promoted doesn’t make money. Amazon vendors say
Read MoreIf you’re reading this article on a desktop or laptop computer, you’re probably staring at millions of pixels on a TFT LCD display. TFT became a dominant technology due to its picture quality and fast response times, but it’s not the only way to build an LCD. There are cheaper technologies, such as STN and
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Khronos Group releases OpenXR 0.90 specification for AR and VR hardware standards; supporters include Google, HTC, Microsoft, Oculus, Samsung, Unity, and Valve — The Khronos Group has announced the ratification and public release of the OpenXR .90 provisional specification … Khronos Group releases OpenXR 0.90 specification for AR and VR hardware
Read MoreVolvo is also launching a stronger initiative to protect female car occupants. Volvo will share crash-safety data to help make other cars safer – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey has made an offering to the cryptocurrency community: he will pay developers to work full-time on Bitcoin Core and other “cryptocurrency ecosystem” projects. Are you currently contributing to bitcoin-core or other crypto ecosystem projects for free in your off-time? We’d like to pay you to do it full-time. If interested, DM
Read MoreScott Stein / CNET: Qualcomm says it is developing Snapdragon-powered VR and AR headsets that will double as wireless VR for PCs, with hardware arriving this year — There are just too many VR helmets and goggles out there — getting even one on your face is enough of a struggle. Qualcomm says it is
Read MoreTo find out they completed a two-part study with IIHS employees and Mobileye’s 6 Series retrofittable system. IIHS and Mobileye want to know if ADAS makes us better drivers – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreJessica Conditt / Engadget: Epic says Fortnite has 250M registered players, up from 200M in December, releases a free cross-platform SDK to help developers launch, operate, and scale games — When Tim Sweeney built ZZT in 1991, he didn’t know how to program graphics. Instead of coding actual characters and objects into his game …
Read MoreNunes filed a lawsuit seeking $250 million in damages and to unmask the identity of the users behind @DevinCow and @DevinNunesMom. ‘Devin Nunes’ Cow’ Twitter account gained more followers than congressman after he sued it Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreEarlier this month, JetPack Aviation threw down the gauntlet, offering up its futuristic hover bike, dubbed the Speeder, for pre-order. It promised delivery next year. The hovercraft features four turbojet engines capable of 750 pound-feet of thrust, an on-board vehicle stability system, touchscreen navigation, and a 360-degree automatic collision avoidance system. It’ll reach altitudes of
Read MoreThe New York Times and The Washington Post are among the publishers that opted out of the subscription service because of its terms, two people familiar with the plans said. New Paid Apple News Service Said to Feature Wall Street Journal Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe iPad Mini is mighty once again, and updated AirPods give Siri a whole new way to misunderstand what you said. Apple’s big week of tiny product upgrades: Here’s what’s worth your money — and not Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreDeap Ubhi has spent his tech career bouncing around. Now he’s tangled up in a little battle over one of the biggest government I.T. contracts in history. Giant Military Contract Has a Hitch: A Little-Known Entrepreneur Source: NY Times Tech
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