Doug Bowser to take over Nintendo’s U.S. division
No, that’s literally his name. Doug Bowser to take over Nintendo’s U.S. division Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNo, that’s literally his name. Doug Bowser to take over Nintendo’s U.S. division Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNicole Nguyen / BuzzFeed News: Singapore Airlines and American Airlines confirm that some seat screens have embedded cameras but say they are disabled, after a photo of one goes viral — A viral photo showing a camera in a Singapore Airlines in-flight TV display recently caused an uproar online. Singapore Airlines and American Airlines confirm
Read More“Any content – including comments – that endangers minors is abhorrent and we have clear policies prohibiting this on YouTube,” the company said YouTube axes tens of millions of comments in crackdown on child sexual exploitation Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe Chinese technology company, accused by American authorities of posing a security risk, will add to its research and development group in Canada. Huawei Is Expanding in Canada, Despite U.S. Pressure Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThere is no longer a delineation between digital and traditional customers. Anyone with a smartphone traverses between online and offline activities without a second thought. As they do, they gain a penchant for modern conveniences, such as speed, utility and real-time assistance. Along the way, they also become more and more impatient and demanding. To
Read MoreIt’s Microsoft codename-apalooza time. How do Lite, Centaurus, Pegasus, WCOS and now, Santorini, all fit into what seems to be Microsoft’s evolving Chromebook-compete strategy? Read on. Windows, dual-screen devices and shells: Piecing together Microsoft's Chromebook-compete strategy Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreHackaday readers are perhaps familiar with the Arduboy, an open source handheld gaming system that aims to combine the ease of Arduino development with the seething nostalgia the Internet has towards the original Nintendo Game Boy. While not quite the same as getting one of your games published for a “real” system, the open source
Read MoreDNA is spelled out with four letters, or bases. Researchers have now built a system with eight. It may hold clues to the potential for life elsewhere in the universe and could also expand our capacity to store digital data on Earth Matter: DNA Gets a New — and Bigger — Genetic Alphabet Source: NY
Read MoreIt’s no secret that I rather enjoy connecting things to the Internet for fun and profit. One of the tricks I’ve learned along the way is to spin up simple APIs that can be used when prototyping a project. It’s easy to do, and simple to understand so I’m happy to share what has worked
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon says it will fund computer science classes in 1,000+ US high schools in all 50 states as part of its Future Engineer program — Amazon’s recent investments in NYC educational initiatives will continue, despite the company pulling its HQ2 plans for the area. But the company isn’t stopping there. Amazon
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Google partners with US government departments and pharmacies to help fight the opioid crisis by showing drug disposal locations inside Google Maps — Google is partnering with government departments and pharmacies to help tackle the U.S. opioid crisis by showing drug disposal locations directly inside Google Maps. Google partners with US
Read MoreThe Twilight Zone comes out April 1. The Twilight Zone gets even creepier in new trailer – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRunning through Unpacked event news, including S10, Galaxy Buds, 5G. All eyes on the Samsung Galaxy Fold (The 3:59, Ep. 523) – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYesterday, Samsung unveiled its most ambitious phone to date — the ultra-flexible Samsung Galaxy Fold. This 5G-enabled tablet-smartphone hybrid will retail at roughly $2,000, and is expected to hit shelves in April this year. Even to those who cover the smartphone industry professionally, the announcement was a genuine surprise — which, believe me, is a
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Personal homepage startup About.me is acquired by Oakland-based Broadly, which lets customers talk to and review small businesses, for an undisclosed sum — Personal homepage startup About.me has been acquired. Again! The company, once bought by Aol for a reported $35 million … Personal homepage startup About.me is acquired by Oakland-based
Read MoreBetter entry-level graphics means terrific performance for less money. Best cheap gaming laptops under ,000 to get in 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter months of seemingly endless rumors and speculation, the Galaxy S10 is here, and we had the chance to play with it – or rather, several versions of it. The 10th in Samsung’s Galaxy line, the S10 is the company’s chance to get back in the limelight after lackluster sales of the Galaxy S9. Samsung
Read MoreResearchers weren’t sure if it was extinct. This giant bee was just rediscovered in the wild after missing for 38 years – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlex Konrad / Forbes: Freight logistics startup Flexport raises a $1B round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund, source says at a valuation of $3.2B — His startup operates its own 747 aircraft and employs 1,066 people across 11 offices and four warehouses around the world. He’s tackling a market he calls … Freight logistics startup
Read MoreWith $100 million and a lot of volunteer labor, SpaceIL’s Beresheet spacecraft could be the first privately built vessel to reach the lunar surface. How Israel’s Moon Lander Got to the Launchpad Source: NY Times Tech
Read More“Game over”. In this day and age of complex games with storylines and career modes that last for tens of hours, it’s not really a concept that has a lot of relevance. However, in the golden age of the arcade, those two words made it very clear that your time was up and it was
Read MoreSam Dean / Los Angeles Times: Investigation finds Facebook still lets users target ads based around interest in neo-Nazis; Facebook says it will remove the seldom-used audience groupings — Facebook makes money by charging advertisers to reach just the right audience for their message — even when that audience … Investigation finds Facebook still lets
Read MoreOver the past 10 years cryptocurrency, blockchain, and art have become the most surprising and unlikely of bed fellows. Street art, graffitti, and memes are quite common, but the words cryptocurrency and fine art rarely appear in the same sentence. But that’s changing as one artist is making these worlds collide to produce something as
Read MoreIt’s not really a thing yet. Trump says he wants ‘5G, and even 6G’ wireless tech. But what is 6G? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe groups called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether Facebook violated consumer protection and child privacy laws. Consumer Groups Accuse Facebook of Duping Children Source: NY Times Tech
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