Deirdre Bosa / CNBC: In a leaked email, Uber’s India lead told company executives that Uber India reached an annualized bookings rate of $1.64B in Q3 — – In an email to executives including CEO Dhara Khosrowshahi, Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran said the company doubled its engineering team in the country as of the
Read MoreNew York Times: New York police say they have acquired 14 drones and have trained 29 officers to fly them but will not use them for everyday police patrol or surveillance — The police say they could be used for reconstructing traffic crashes, mapping crime scenes, securing large events, and conducting search-and-rescue operations. New York
Read MoreWe’ve seen a lot of persistence of vision (POV) builds on bike wheels, sticks, and many other holders, but this one puts it on something new: a pen. [Befinitiv] was looking for a new way to add some smarts to everyday devices, and the result is a neat POV display that fits over a pen.
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Ransom.Wixido!gm Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Ransom.Wixido Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Ransom.Wixido!inf Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreNew research from Microsoft says that far fewer people have broadband internet access than government statistics have shown. Digital Divide Is Wider Than We Think, Study Says Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says it will let developers build competitors to its features on its platform, reversing an earlier policy — Facebook will now freely allow developers to build competitors to its features upon its own platform. Today Facebook announced it will drop Platform Policy section 4.1 which stipulates … Facebook says it
Read MoreThe author of the post says the removal proves his point. Facebook temporarily removes post accusing it of having a 'black people problem' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company released a statement via Twitter and things are not looking pretty. Faraday Future takes to Twitter to refute the haters – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company, which is hosting a conference this week, offers only a few details about its newest processor. Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 will bring advanced features to 2019 5G phones – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreQualcomm today unveiled its next flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 855. Get ready to see that number in nearly every high-end phone released next year. As with Apple’s A12 bionic and Huawei’s Kirin 980, the 855 moves Qualcomm down to a 7nm manufacturing process, which basically means more transistors per chip, and faster performance. The
Read MoreNguyen Thi Bich Ngoc / DealStreetAsia: Shanghai-based Keking, a cloud-based logistics services provider, says it has completed a ~$144M Series C led by Alibaba’s Ant Financial and Centurium Capital — Shanghai-headquartered cloud-based logistics services provider Keking has completed a RMB1 billion ($144-million) … Shanghai-based Keking, a cloud-based logistics services provider, says it has completed a
Read MoreHannah Boland / Telegraph: Alphabet’s Wing business boss James Burgess says it plans to start a trial drone delivery service in Helsinki, Finland, starting in spring 2019 — Alphabet will start testing its drone delivery service in Europe from next year, having struggled to gain momentum for the service in the US … Alphabet's Wing
Read MoreBryan Menegus / Gizmodo: New York City adopts the nation’s first pay floor for rideshare drivers, approving measures for a $26.51/hour gross pay floor, est. $17.22/hour after expenses — Today, New York’s City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission approved measures to enact minimum pay requirements for app-based for-hire vehicles (FHV) like Uber, Lyft, and Juno. New
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 855, promising up to 3x better AI performance than last gen, and its new under-display fingerprint reader using an ultrasonic sensor — This week, Qualcomm is hosting press and analysts on Maui for its annual Snapdragon Summit. Sadly, we’re not there … Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 855, promising up
Read MoreNew York City ride hailing drivers are guaranteed a minimum wage following the a vote by the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission Tuesday. The rate — set at $17.22 per hour after expenses — makes New York the first American city to adopt minimum pay for app-based drivers, according to the Independent Drivers Guild. New
Read MoreJoseph Menn / Reuters: Jon Callas, co-founder of Silent Circle, Blackphone, and PGP Corp, has left his senior security role at Apple to take a job at the ACLU — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A senior Apple Inc security expert left for a much lower-paying job at the American Civil Liberties Union this week …
Read MoreIf you live in the country, chances are you don’t have internet broadband. While the FCC and most major ISPs continue to spin their wheels, three major technology companies are working to bring true broadband to rural areas. Microsoft, SpaceX, and T-Mobile's various plans to bring broadband to rural America Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIt seems a reasonable assumption that anyone who’d be willing to spend a few hundred dollars on a pair of headphones is probably the type of person who has a passion for high quality audio. That, or they work for the government. We’re fairly sure [Daniel Harari] falls into that former category though, given how
Read MoreSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: Flaw discovered in Kubernetes lets any user gain full admin privileges on any compute node being run in a Kubernetes cluster; patched versions are available — There’s now an invisible way to hack into the popular cloud container orchestration system Kubernetes. Flaw discovered in Kubernetes lets any user gain full
Read MoreNikhilesh De / CoinDesk: Crypto trading platform ErisX has closed a $27.5M Series B with investors including Bitmain, ConsenSys, Fidelity Investments, Nasdaq Ventures, and Monex Group — Crypto trading platform ErisX has closed a Series B funding round that raised $27.5 million, the company said Tuesday. Crypto trading platform ErisX has closed a .5M Series
Read MoreBrian Heater / TechCrunch: Following Verizon, AT&T says it too will sell an as-yet unannounced 5G Samsung handset in the first half of 2019 — Samsung announced yesterday that it’s set to bring a 5G phone to market in the first half of next year, name-checking Verizon in the promise. Following Verizon, AT&T says it
Read MoreThe fun starts in 2019. Qualcomm plots out 5G future: Everything from its Snapdragon Tech Summit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnything’s better than trying to revive “Mach 1.” Ford files Mach E trademark, likely for Mustang-inspired EV SUV – Roadshow Source: CNet
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