CES is over, and once again we have proof technology does not improve our lives. Here’s the takeaway from the @internetofshit. There’s a garbage can where you can drop your DNA sample. This is obviously not a Bay Area startup, because they just leave DNA samples on the sidewalk there. The ‘smart cooler’ market is heating
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Infostealer.Vidar Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreBloomberg: Interview with Arm CEO and CTO on its hiring spree at SoftBank’s direction, plans for the future, and becoming a public company again in about five years — – Chip designer seeking to expand from dominance in phones — Company laying groundwork for return to public markets Interview with Arm CEO and CTO on
Read MoreAutomakers are rolling out models meant to widen the appeal of electric cars. But making it easier and faster to charge them is a crucial challenge. Electric Vehicles Are in the Spotlight at Detroit’s 2019 Auto Show Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreI, for one, welcome our new embryoverlord. Instagram's most-liked post is going to be an egg, sorry Kylie Jenner – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple says HomePod will become officially available in China and Hong Kong on January 18 for RMB 2,799, or ~$414 — Apple has announced today that HomePod will be available in China starting on Friday, January 18th. Apple teased last month that HomePod was coming to China in “early 2019,” but
Read MoreMeng Jing / South China Morning Post: Alibaba launches A100, an initiative for helping enterprises and merchants digitize their operations, initially for partner companies in its ecosystem — – The programme will initially involve companies, such as major brands and merchants, that are partners in Alibaba’s ecosystem Alibaba launches A100, an initiative for helping enterprises
Read More[Maarten Tromp] recently took the time to document some of the unusual and creative electronic projects he received as gifts over the years. These gadgets were created in the early 2000’s and still work flawlessly today. Two of our favorites are shown here: Hardware Tetris Unit (shown in the image above) and Heap of Electronic Parts. The
Read MoreBut The Dark Knight Rises is still ahead of it in earnings, coming from before the premiere of 2013’s Man of Steel. Aquaman becomes the DCEU's first billion box-office baby – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRivendale Farms outside Pittsburgh is a laboratory for applying technology to smaller farms. Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News: Research: global VC investment for 2018 reached $300B+, up 55% YoY, across 34K+ deals, up 32% YoY, with $100M+ rounds accounting for over 56% of the capital — Make no bones about it: 2018 was one heck of a year for the global venture capital market, and the fourth
Read MoreThose of us who recycle our empty drink cans know the annoying storage problem these containers present. For an object with very little metal, a can takes up a huge amount of space, and should you possess a greater than average thirst you can soon end up with a lot of space taken up with
Read MoreJonathan Amos / BBC: UK engineers have finished building Quantum, the first fully software-defined communications satellite that can be reprogrammed in orbit, launching this year — UK engineers have completed the build of the novel Quantum satellite. — The telecommunications platform will be the first fully software-defined spacecraft. UK engineers have finished building Quantum, the
Read MoreIt’s an age-old question – what makes someone attractive? We often say things like “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but while this romantic notion may bring comfort to those dealt a poor hand in life, it also gives the impression that the foundations of attractiveness are elusive and unpredictable. It suggests that
Read MoreFinancial Times: China’s new guidelines for short video apps ban 100 types of inappropriate content, say that platforms should review every piece of content that goes online — China’s wildly popular short-video apps, such as Tik Tok, will now be held responsible for all “harmful” content posted by users … China's new guidelines for short
Read MoreComedy show’s video mocks the episode-title release video Netflix revealed in December. SNL parodies Stranger Things with a twist of politics – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRemember when a homemade cloud chamber was a science fair staple? We haven’t participated for decades, but it seemed like every year someone would put a hunk of dry ice in a fish tank, add a little alcohol, and with the lighting just right – which it never was in the gymnasium – you might
Read MoreWhile women have made strides toward better representation in leadership roles over the last decade, the progress has been slow and labored. According to a recent Global Gender Gap Report via LinkedIn and the World Economic Forum, women continue to hold under half of the leadership positions across fields – in many industries, we make
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Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Intel’s Nervana, a neural network chip for inference-based workloads, will lack a standard cache hierarchy, and software will directly manage on-chip memory — At a press event at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, Intel announced the Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP-I) … Intel's Nervana, a neural network chip for inference-based workloads,
Read MoreWorld’s second-largest smartphone maker, Huawei, brought it at CES 2019. Samsung can’t afford to rest on its laurels. Galaxy S10 needs to watch its back as sales slow and rivals like Huawei come on strong – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’ve never seen an IBM AS/400 machine, don’t feel bad. Most people haven’t. Introduced in 1988 as a mid-range server line, it used a unique object-based operating system and was geared specifically towards business and enterprise customers. Unless you’re a particularly big fan of COBOL you probably won’t have much use for one today, but
Read MoreWith an event date and location set, the countdown begins. Samsung Galaxy S10 rumors and facts: Feb. 20 launch, 5G talk at CES 2019 and everything we know about specs, features and price – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAI has already taken the private sphere by storm, with massive corporations, dynamic startups, and even our own living rooms playing host to intelligent machine learning software. It’s no big surprise, then, that the world of government is starting to turn to AI to improve its effectiveness in serving populations large and small. The staid,
Read MoreLulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg: Tencent previews Xiaowei, an AI voice assistant for WeChat that will integrate with Tencent’s own services and apps by third-parties such as Meituan or Didi — – WeChat’s assistant can help connect users with mini apps — WeChat mini programs will focus on monetisation with ads Tencent previews Xiaowei, an
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