CES 2019: The schedule so far – CNET
The biggest tech show of the year is six days of jam-packed events. Here’s what to expect. CES 2019: The schedule so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe biggest tech show of the year is six days of jam-packed events. Here’s what to expect. CES 2019: The schedule so far – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis holiday period, Plugged is running a very special advent calendar. Over the course of 12 days, we’ll be sharing a selection of sweet, sweet deals. You can thank us later. Want those sweet, good, lovely deals from day number 11? We’ve got you. On the twelfth day of TNW’s advent, the lovely team gave
Read MoreEarlier in the year I wrote about how much I loved the iPod. And you know what? My feelings haven’t changed – it’s still the best gadget ever released. Herein lies the problem. Apple, if you’re reading this, please listen carefully. I need a new iPod. Notice how I said “need.” Wanting is a childish
Read MoreFans of game consoles from the golden era of TV game appliances have been in for a treat over the past couple of years, and a slew of official reboots of the stars of the past have reached the market. These so-called “classic” consoles closely follow the styling of the originals, but under the hood
Read MoreNEO is the cryptocurrency backing the namesake blockchain platform that supports the digitization of physical assets and their self-management through smart contracts. The project was launched in 2014 in China as AntShares, but didn’t garner significant attention until its rebranding as NEO in 2017. By the time NEO gained any traction, the decentralized application (DApps)
Read MoreKickstarter is always a mixed bag. On the one hand, there are some of the most innovative products on Earth, all in one place. But on the other, we’ve got gadgets for taking better dog selfies, Nike-like trainers for horses, and this odd brush that makes it more fun to lick your cat. But if
Read MoreKate Kelly / New York Times: Profile of Epic Systems, a privately held healthcare software company based in Wisconsin that claims to hold medical records for more than 50% of US patients — The engineers at Epic Systems work on a campus full of childish whimsy but also sit in on open-heart surgery. Profile of
Read MoreWe all maintain this balancing act between the cool things we want, the money we can spend, and our free time. When the pièce de résistance is a couple of orders of magnitude out of our budget, the only question is, “Do I want to spend the time to build my own?” [Nick Charlton] clearly
Read MoreKerry Flynn / Digiday: Friends and colleagues remember Colin Kroll, cofounder of Vine and HQ Trivia, as an inspiring and talented visionary who built products that made millions happy — In his childhood, Colin Kroll imagined being able to interact with all the TV shows he watched. Friends and colleagues remember Colin Kroll, cofounder of
Read MoreNaomi Nix / Bloomberg: Inside the bitter fight over a $10B Pentagon JEDI cloud contract, which Amazon seems set to win: a 33-page anti-Amazon dossier and shady social media campaign — A salacious dossier, a mystery client with an alias, dueling allegations of sexual misconduct. Inside the bitter fight over a B Pentagon JEDI cloud
Read MoreWhen in doubt, blame the robots. As Facebook has fallen from grace and struggled to reconcile its role in spreading propaganda and stoking political anger, the company has proposed a familiar solution: If the algorithm has failed, let’s just build a better algorithm. It’s a noble goal for the next hackathon. As a mechanism for
Read MoreIf you have a thing for old game development — things like the Atari 2600 or similar period arcade games — you might already know about the 8bitworkshop IDE. There you can develop code in your browser for those platforms. In a recent blog post, the site announced you can now also do FPGA development
Read MoreMIT Technology Review: How Shenzhen-based companies are branching out from making just hardware to making sophisticated products that combine hardware with software and AI — Shenzhen flooded the world with cheap gadgets. Can it now become what Silicon Valley never did—a global hub of innovation, entrepreneurship, and manufacturing? How Shenzhen-based companies are branching out from
Read MoreSince my last trip to Ukraine in 2017, the country’s intoxication with the startup bug has grown, driven by local success stories such as Grammarly and GitLab. I returned to IT Arena in Lviv this year (on the Polish border), where last year conversations typically turned to Ukrainian entrepreneur’s inadequacies. This year was different, with
Read MoreOwen Williams / Charged: As social media becomes ever more toxic, Fortnite has become the new social network and a place to hangout where you go to talk to friends — I’ve played a lot of Fortnite this year, and I was struggling to understand why I liked the game so much. It’s fun to
Read MoreSometimes a project takes longer than it should to land in the Hackaday in-tray, but when we read about it there’s such gold to be found that it’s worth sharing with you our readers despite its slight lack of freshness. So it is with [Andrew Back]’s refurbishment of his Quad electrostatic speaker system power supply,
Read MorePolice take two people into custody after drones fly too close to the London airport, causing flight cancellations and a nightmare for holiday travelers. Gatwick airport drones incident leads to arrests – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJosh Dzieza / The Verge: Inside the cutthroat world of Amazon’s Marketplace, where sellers live in fear of getting suspended and use Amazon’s rules against each other — “These schemes really require the mind of someone whose depravity knows no bounds.” Inside the cutthroat world of Amazon's Marketplace, where sellers live in fear of getting
Read MoreIn a recent piece, I explained why AI’s complexity shouldn’t be a deterrent for its adoption. In fact, I went as far as stating that artificial intelligence will be just as disruptive as the internet was. This is a view I am doubling down on. As far as artificial intelligence is concerned, one industry most
Read MoreJeff Beck / Android Police: Huawei and UnionPay’s mobile payments service Huawei Pay, available only in China, begins international expansion starting with a launch in Russia in early 2019 — UnionPay cardholders that bank with Gazprombank or the Russian Agricultural Bank and that use a Huawei device now have a new mobile payment option –
Read MoreRani Molla / Recode: More than half of top 50 shows on Netflix, by one measure, are owned by others like Disney, NBCU, and WarnerMedia, which are planning rival streaming services — Fortunately for the streaming giant, its own shows are popular too. — Many of Netflix’s most popular shows are owned by companies that
Read MoreMarvel adds more Spider-people and meme moments to the mix. Warning: spoilers incoming! Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse post-credits scene, explained – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHead-mounted displays range from cumbersome to glass-hole-ish. Smart watches have their niche, but they still take your eyes away from whatever you are doing, like driving. Voice assistants can read to you, but they require a speaker that everyone else in the car has to listen to, or a headset that blocks out important sound.
Read MoreCommentary: Move over, Marvel. CNET’s Bonnie Burton explains why Jason Momoa replaced her love for all things Avengers. The new Aquaman movie converted me from Marvel to DC – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWashington Post: Facebook suspends five accounts, including one belonging to the head of research firm New Knowledge, for spreading disinformation during Alabama Senate race — Facebook has suspended Jonathon Morgan, the chief executive of a top social-media research firm, after reports that he and others engaged … Facebook suspends five accounts, including one belonging to
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