Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: Source: Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting down sometime in 2020 — According to source familiar with the product’s internal roadmap, Google Hangouts for consumers will be shutting down sometime in 2020. That’s not entirely unsurprising since Google essentially ceased development on the app more than a year ago. Source:
Read MoreThe chat app has been overshadowed by Google’s newer communication platforms. Google Hangouts gets hung out to dry in 2020, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBethesda has been widely lambasted for its latest game, open-world MMO Fallout 76 — both for releasing the game when it was nigh-unplayable, and for allegedly refusing to issue some gamers refunds. This tidal wave of censure begs the question: would the company still be having this problem if it’d released its game on Steam rather
Read MoreMelia Russell / San Francisco Chronicle: DHS proposes H-1B visa rule changes that would prioritize workers with US advanced degrees and make it harder for outsourcers to hire cheaper staff from abroad — Stacked shipments of H-1B visa petitions outside a government processing center in Laguna Niguel, Calif., April 3, 2017. DHS proposes H-1B visa
Read MoreWe’ve seen a lot of unique large-format scrolling message boards on these pages, but most of them use some sort of established technology – LEDs, electromechanical flip-dots, and the like – in new and unusual ways. We’re pretty sure this air-bubble dot matrix display is a first, though. While it may not be destined for
Read MoreThe struggling EV company lost an appeal to its arbitrator to loosen Evergrande’s hold on its intellectual property. Faraday Future's fight against investor Evergrande not going well, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe understated pale pink Pixel 3 (the XL in this case) looks great up close under a macro lens. The 'Not Pink' Pixel 3 under a macro lens – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s almost certain, based on current research trends, that an artificial brain will replicate the organic pain experience in its entirety one day. So here’s a thought experiment: if a tree falls in the forest, and it lands on a robot with an artificial nervous system connected to an artificial brain running an optimized pain
Read MoreCould Mazda3 tech help pave the way to a new RX sports car? Mazda studying a rotary with Skyactiv-X technology – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHolistic healers are increasingly embracing “quantum physics” as the new age answer to all ailments. Because, of course, nobody understands the nuances of advanced physics like someone who eschews a medical education in favor of ancient mysticism from the Kindle province of Amazon. A little over a decade ago, Deepak Chopra – a person who’s
Read MoreIn addition to improving the user experience, these updates will allow Care by Volvo to offer more of the company’s products. Care by Volvo subscription service getting an update in February – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreInternational Space Station bot CIMON likes Kraftwerk and astronauts who are nice. ISS robot accuses crew of being mean – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMartin Coulter / Financial Times: Venafi, which protects machine identities like cryptographic keys and digital certificates to minimize harm after a network is breached, raises $100M — A start-up specialising in “machine identity protection” has secured $100m in its latest round of financing, led by Silicon Valley-based … Venafi, which protects machine identities like cryptographic
Read MoreIt seems crazy having to explain what a piece of technology was like to someone who is barely fifteen years your junior, but yet we have reached that point when it comes to CRTs. There may still be remnants of CRT televisions and monitors left out in the wild, however, the chances that a kid
Read MoreNewly unredacted court records suggest that Facebook used people’s profiles as leverage to expand its mobile-ad business. Facebook used people’s data as a bargaining chip, emails and court filings suggest Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: Apple approves Indian telecom regulator’s “TRAI DND – Do Not Disturb” app that lets users block unwanted phone calls and text messages, avoiding iPhone ban — Fed up with years of waiting for Apple to implement anti-spam measures for iPhones, India’s telecom regulator TRAI threatened … Apple approves Indian telecom regulator's
Read MoreA do-not-disturb app from India’s telecom regulator has finally made it to Apple’s App Store. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has been fighting with the Cupertino-based company over the app for months. The app currently lets customers register their number for do-not-disturb (DND) service to avoid getting calls from telemarketers. The app description
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: AT&T plans another, 3-tiered streaming service for Q4 2019 with a movie-focused entry level, a premium level with original programming, and a WarnerMedia bundle — AT&T may be ready to sell its stake in Hulu, the company revealed in an analyst presentation on Thursday. AT&T plans another, 3-tiered streaming service for
Read MoreUnsure if the government is looking out for them, a guerrilla network of “breathers” has turned to personal pollution monitors. The American Citizen’s Guide to Clean Air Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWe live in a Golden Age of single-board computers. There was a time when a portable computer that was any good was a relatively rare and expensive device, certainly not something you could expect to replicate for yourself. A Psion, or later a Palm or perhaps a WinCE device would have been a lot more
Read MoreThe Nintendo Switch added another indie feather to its cap this week with the release of Abzû, an underwater adventure game from Giant Squid Studios. The game‘s beauty translates exceptionally well to the Switch’s handheld screen — and if you have any fear of the ocean blue, it’s almost too good. In Abzû, you play a
Read MoreShrek gets a patchwork live-action and animated retelling that feels like a fever dream. 200 people remade Shrek and now it's totally hallucinogenic – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMore power and all-wheel drive kick the Leaf race car up a couple of notches. Nissan's new Leaf Nismo RC is a meaner green machine – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDavid Manners / Electronics Weekly: Wave Computing, an AI startup making specialized hardware and software for datacenters and on-premise environments for large datasets, raises $86M Series E — Wave Computing, the edge computing start-up, has taken its VC funding tally to $117.3 million with its latest Series E round of $86 million which was, says
Read MoreThe hypothetical pinnacle of digital paper is when it becomes indistinguishable from the real article, both in terms of reading and writing. Today, at the Connected Ink conference in Tokyo, E Ink Holdings took us a little bit closer with its new JustWrite technology. JustWrite is designed to feel as close as possible to writing
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