Commentary: CNET’s Katie Collins gets a glimpse of the elite sporting career she might have had. A ping pong robot at CES 2019 made me wonder: Could I go pro? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you watch old science fiction or military movies — or if you were alive back in the 1960s — you probably know the cliche for a radar antenna is a spinning dish. Although the very first radar antennas were made from wire, as radar sets moved higher in frequency, antennas got smaller and rotating
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Commerce Department signals it will not renew export license for Futurewei Technologies, Huawei’s Silicon Valley-based R&D unit — R&D unit Futurewei is no longer able to send home some technologies developed in U.S. — Huawei Technologies Co. is contending with a new obstacle … Sources: Commerce Department signals it will not
Read MorePublisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure series doesn’t want anything to do with Bandersnatch. Netflix faces trademark suit over Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatasha Lomas / TechCrunch: Room rental startup Badi which uses AI to match flatmates in Spain, France, Italy and the UK, raises $30M Series B, bringing the total raised to $45M — Should you let AI help you pick your roommates? Barcelona-based urban room rental startup Badi thinks so, and it’s just closed … Room
Read MoreFans and game makers are clashing over a newly revealed mobile game, Alien Blackout. A continuation of the Alien series, revived so spectacularly with 2014’s Alien Isolation, the game has fans crying foul and developers raising a confused eyebrow. Two very different attitudes towards mobile gaming are starting to meet — one which focuses on the genre’s potential, and
Read MoreIBM sent its AI to Las Vegas this week to argue with people. And, since arguing is something humans do well, the company wants your help. ‘Project Debater – Speech by Crowd,’ as IBM calls it, is a “new and experimental cloud-based AI platform for crowdsourcing decision support.” It solicits arguments for and against a
Read MoreJanko Roettgers / Variety: Google has stopped making its Chromecast Audio streaming adapter, focusing on smart speakers instead — Google has stopped making its Chromecast Audio streaming adapter, and is instead focused on smart speakers going forward. A company spokesperson confirmed Friday that Chromecast Audio … Google has stopped making its Chromecast Audio streaming adapter,
Read MoreConspiracy theories about the health of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg have dominated YouTube this week, illustrating how the world’s most popular video site is failing to prevent its algorithm from helping popularize viral hoaxes and misinformation. Searching for news on RBG? YouTube offered conspiracy theories about the Supreme Court justice instead Source: Washington
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: In a follow-up to its 2013 plan to back 100 startups, Xiaomi to invest ~$1.5B in “AIoT”, IoT devices enhanced by AI via Xiaomi’s platform, over the next 5 years — Xiaomi, the Chinese company best known for budget phones, is betting big on a future of connected homes. In a
Read MoreThe year is 1894. You are designing a train system for a large city. Your boss informs you that the mayor’s office wants assurances that trains can’t have wrecks. The system will start small, but it is going to get big and complex over time with tracks crossing and switching. Remember, it is 1894, so
Read MoreIt wouldn’t be CES without a handful of weird and possibly off-putting tech. CES 2019 continues that tradition. CES 2019: Every weird product we saw at the show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you were going to learn about only ten CES 2019 products, here they are. CES 2019: Our 10 favorite products – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLast year’s Gemini gets revamped with a new processor, backlit keyboard, rear camera and a fingerprint sensor. The Cosmo Communicator brought the PDA phone dream back to CES 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRobo-calls from telemarketers, scam artists and debt collectors already assault Americans’ phones at all hours of the day — and the government shutdown threatens to make the problem even worse. The latest threat from the government shutdown: More robo-calls Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: CrowdAnalytix, a US-based platform for crowdsourcing and deploying AI, NLP & machine learning solutions, raises $40M, bringing the total raised to $43M — Designing, training, and validating sophisticated machine learning algorithms can suck up a lot of hours — particularly if you’re dealing with sparse datasets. CrowdAnalytix, a US-based platform for
Read MoreNASA is exploring potential use-cases for blockchain technology in a bid to safeguard the privacy and security of aircraft flight data. A research paper, published by aero-computer engineer Ronald Reisman this week, explored the viability of a blockchain network and smart contracts to overcome the aforementioned security issues. Current radar-based air traffic service providers may
Read MoreFirst podcast of the new year! Editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys look back on the most interesting hacks and can’t-miss articles from the past week (or so). Highlights include abusing IPv6 addresses, underclocking WiFi, taking Wii out of the livingroom, scratch built microphones, computer prophecy coming true, and the end of an automotive era.
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Spotify outlines its strategy for podcasts that includes bringing talent in-house or exclusively licensing content and selling ads within its podcasts — Having established itself as a top streaming service with now over 200 million users, Spotify this year is preparing to focus more of its attention on podcasts. Spotify outlines
Read MoreAmazon wants in on the future beyond the home gaming console, according to a new report. Amazon reportedly developing a subscription video game streaming service Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNot long ago, machines grew their skills when programmers put their noses to the grindstone and mercilessly attacked those 104 keys. Machine learning is turning some of that around by replacing the typing with humans demonstrating the actions they want the robot to perform. Suddenly, a factory line-worker can be a robot trainer. This is
Read MoreChris O’Brien / VentureBeat: Producers of French TV shows agree to give Salto, an OTT service for French content, extensive and exclusive content rights, blocking sales to Netflix, others — France’s major broadcasting companies have struck a deal with producers that will allow them to remove their content from streaming services … Producers of French
Read MoreEncrypting every bit of data on a Windows 10 PC is a crucial security precaution. Every edition of Windows 10 includes strong encryption options, with business editions having the best set of management tools. Here’s a hands-on guide. Windows 10 Expert's Guide: Everything you need to know about BitLocker Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft and its LinkedIn subsidiary are continuing to integrate on the productivity and AI fronts in a deliberately slow and incremental way, based on a look at their most recent announcements. Microsoft's LinkedIn report card: Technology integration continues, but at a slow pace Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreOf all the skills that I have picked up over the years as an engineer, there is one that has stayed with me and been a constant over the last three decades. It has helped me work on electronic projects, on furniture, on car parts, robots, and even garments, and it is likely that I
Read More
