Google said Friday an inadvertent bug had made its email filters go haywire, rerouting messages in a way that made users believe it had lost its sense of judgment over what messages deserved to land on top of the pile — and at the worst possible time of the year, when retailers flood consumers with
Read MoreThere are very few machines as complex to build as a turbojet engine. The turbine blades on a commercial airliner are grown from a single crystal of metal. The engineering tolerances are crazy, and everything spins really, really fast. All of these problems aren’t a concern for [Igor], who’s building what will probably end up
Read MoreA 60 Minutes interview with the Tesla CEO will air on Sunday, Dec. 9. Despite infamous hit, Elon Musk says he has 'no idea how to smoke pot' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMarrian Zhou / CNET: FCC to investigate if carriers submitted incorrect coverage maps after an initial review of speed test data suggested significant violations of agency’s rules — The federal government keeps a map that highlights areas that have or don’t have broadband service. FCC to investigate if carriers submitted incorrect coverage maps after an
Read More“We have a long way to go on cyber hygiene and online media consumption habits,” says Virginia Democrat Mark Warner. Sen. Warner calls for US cyber doctrine, new standards for security – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter the Snap, everyone seems as lost as we are. Avengers 4: Endgame trailer gives us beardless Captain America, sad Iron Man – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhen it comes to getting a quality education, a robot could do far worse than a program at Yale. Machine learning researchers at the Ivy-League university recently started teaching robots about the nuances of social interaction. And there’s no better place to start than with possessions. One of the earliest social constructs that humans learn
Read MoreIn a new 60 Minutes interview, Musk said he welcomed GM’s competition in the EV space. Elon Musk says Tesla may consider buying one of GM's idled plants – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe ad-blocking browser says hello to Chrome extensions by moving closer to Google’s software. Brave browser matures with move to Chromium foundation – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZac Hall / 9to5Mac: Beddit, the sleep tracking company that Apple acquired in 2017, releases Beddit Sleep Monitor 3.5, a $150 sleep monitor for iOS, available in Apple Stores — Earlier this week, Apple received FCC clearance with a new sleep monitor product that looked like an updated version of the Beddit Sleep Monitor that
Read MoreRapper 2 Milly yesterday revealed he was suing Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, for copying his dance, the Milly Rock, in one of their emotes. The problem, he says, is not just that he’s not being fairly credited and compensated — it’s that he’s just one of several artists who’ve been treated this way by
Read MoreLauren Thomas / CNBC: Walmart to acquire the assets of Art.com, an online seller of art and wall decor which, a source says, was recently bringing in $300M in sales annually — – Marc Lore, head of Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce business, has said the company could one day own upwards of 40 digitally native brands.
Read MoreA few years back, a company by the name of Pano Logic launched a line of FPGA-based thin clients. Sadly, the market didn’t eventuate, and the majority of this stock ended up on eBay, to eventually be snapped up by eager hackers. [Tom] is one of those very hackers, and decided to try some raytracing
Read MoreSundar Pichai, the chief executive of Google, will testify before Congress on Tuesday. Democratic lawmakers are expected to target the industry next year. Google Hearing to Preview Democrats’ Strategy on Big Tech Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAnirban Sen / Livemint: Andy Rubin’s Essential has acquired CloudMagic, maker of the Newton email app that the India-based startup shut down in September — Andy Rubin’s Essential Products has acquired CloudMagic less than three months after the startup’s founder Rohit Nadhani said its flagship email app Newton Mail was shutting down Andy Rubin's Essential
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Sources: Apple acquired Platoon, a UK-based startup which uses analytics to source talent like musicians and writers to produce, distribute, and sell their work — Spotify has made some significant moves to bypass record labels and work directly with artists, and there are signs that Apple … Sources: Apple acquired Platoon,
Read MoreThe bizarre object from outside the solar system that buzzed us last year is now long gone. But there may be others that have stuck around. Oumuamua may be just one of many 'interstellar visitors' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis is the lowest price we’ve seen since Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Deal alert: 2018 iPad selling for 0 at Amazon and Best Buy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA reboot of the funkadelic video game from the ’90s comes out on March 1. So Retro: ToeJam & Earl reboot modernizes nostalgia – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJennifer Wang likes to dress up for cosplay and she’s a Harry Potter fan. Her wizarding skills are technological rather than magical but to the casual observer she’s managed to blur those lines. Having a lot of experience with different sensors, she decided to fuse all of this together to make a magic wand. The
Read MoreJeep clearly anticipates a whole bunch of demand for its soon-to-be-revised SUV. FCA adding a second Detroit assembly plant for Grand Cherokee, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe detention of a Chinese tech executive poses a challenge for President Xi Jinping, who faces pressure to both retaliate and resolve the trade war with America. Huawei Arrest Tests China’s Leaders as Fear and Anger Grip Elite Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHere at Plugged we cover gadgets differently. Rather than giving products an arbitrary rating (five out of seven! Nine stars!), we conclude our reviews by describing the person that an item would be perfect for. We wanted to take this same approach to our gift guides. So instead of doing a normal list, we’ve split
Read MoreReuters: EU’s technology commissioner: EU should be worried about Huawei and other Chinese tech companies because of the risk they pose to bloc’s industry and security — BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should be worried about Huawei [HWT.UL] and other Chinese technology companies … EU's technology commissioner: EU should be worried about Huawei and
Read MoreIt’s the moment you’ve been waiting for. The trailer for Avengers 4 has finally arrived, along with an official name. Get ready for Avengers: Endgame. It’s certainly… moody. Understandable, after half the universe has been wiped out, I suppose. If you want to go into the movie fresh, don’t worry; this trailer won’t do much
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