Stephen Hawking's motorized wheelchair is up for auction – CNET
The late physicist was “renowned for being a rather wild driver,” auction house Christie’s notes. Stephen Hawking's motorized wheelchair is up for auction – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe late physicist was “renowned for being a rather wild driver,” auction house Christie’s notes. Stephen Hawking's motorized wheelchair is up for auction – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePiper Jaffray: Survey: Netflix and YouTube account for 70.7% of teens’ daily video consumption in US, and Instagram is now teens’ most-used social platform, eclipsing Snapchat — Our 36th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey included results from 8,600 teens across 48 states with an average age of 16. Survey: Netflix and YouTube account for
Read MoreFacebook’s Oculus is discontinuing the storefront that allows users to purchase or rent movies to view in their Rifts. Instead, the company says its users are more interested in gaming than they are in anything else. Besides the store, the company is also reimbursing users for their past purchases — which makes sense, as they’re
Read MoreFacial recognition to allow customers to withdraw funds. Microsoft and NAB trial biometrics for cardless ATMs Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: AWS CEO Andy Jassy and Supermicro CEO Charles Liang join Apple CEO Tim Cook in calling for a retraction of Bloomberg’s spy chip story — ‘[Tim Cook] is right. Bloomberg story is wrong about Amazon, too.’ — Today, executives from both Amazon and the server manufacturer, Super Micro … AWS
Read MoreDavid McCabe / Axios: Lobbying group for Apple, Facebook, Google, and others unveils framework proposal for user privacy regulation, including opt-ins for use of sensitive data — A leading tech lobbying group in Washington Monday introduced a plan for regulations to protect user privacy online … Lobbying group for Apple, Facebook, Google, and others unveils
Read MoreGreg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: Cameron Poetzscher, a top dealmaker at Uber, has resigned following report about allegations of sexual misconduct — Executive steps down following WSJ article revealing allegations of sexual misconduct — Uber Technologies Inc.’s top deal maker, Cameron Poetzscher, has resigned from the company … Cameron Poetzscher, a top dealmaker at
Read MoreMichael Laris / Washington Post: Ford says it will start testing self-driving cars in Washington, DC early next year and expects to launch commercial taxi and delivery services in 2021 — The black Ford Fusion hybrid with a tiara of laser sensors looped twice through a four-mile stretch of a changing Washington … Ford says
Read MoreResearch currently conducted by US-based companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Google, and Rigetti is widely considered at the forefront of quantum computer technology. It’s no stretch to say the US is the global leader in the field. But, if President Donald Trump and the GOP continue to have their way, that’s almost certain to change.
Read MoreCatalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: Mozilla announces ProtonVPN partnership; starting Oct. 25, some Firefox users will see an ad to purchase a VPN subscription when connected to unsecured WiFi — Selected Firefox users will be able to purchase a ProtonVPN version for $10. Some of the money will go to support Mozilla and Firefox. Mozilla announces
Read MoreThe Blue Oval will be the first developer to test in our nation’s capital, but it probably won’t be the last. Ford will start testing self-driving cars in Washington, DC – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read More[Uri Shaked] is really into Latin music. When his interest crescendoed, he bought a trumpet in order to make some energetic tunes of his own. His enthusiasm flagged a bit when he realized just how hard it is to get reliably trumpet-like sounds out of the thing, but he wasn’t about to give up altogether.
Read MoreIn a statement, Faraday Future pins the blame on investor Evergrande. Faraday Future cuts wages by 20 percent, lays off staff amid financial woes – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTrump administration reportedly wants tech giants to make it easy for workers to take leaves of absence to help the government modernize. White House wants to borrow tech workers from Google, Amazon, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBen Schoon / 9to5Google: Pixel 3 and 3 XL owners report issues with camera not saving images, background apps being killed, and other glitches that may point to memory managment issues — With its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, Google has crafted some pretty fantastic smartphones in terms of the experience they offer. Pixel
Read MoreFounders of companies acquired by Facebook continue to unfriend their parent company. The great Facebook exodus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAmandla Stenberg burns bright with her pitch-perfect Starr turn in the adaptation of Angie Thomas’ bestselling novel. The Hate U Give redefines the teen superhero for 2018 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Trump administration wants to shift to a capitalist free-for-all in orbit. But the readiness of commercial space outposts to take NASA’s place is far from certain. How Many Space Stations Does This Planet Need? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBBC: YouTube says it will spend $20M as part of its YouTube Learning initiative to develop educational content that will be hosted on a new Learning channel — YouTube will spend $20million (£15m) developing educational and how-to content on the platform, the company has announced. YouTube says it will spend M as part of its
Read MoreMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella earned nearly $26 million in overall compensation this past year. Here’s how Microsoft calculates his and other top executives’ pay. What Microsoft's executive compensation metrics say about its priorities Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreA technology company operating in Babcock Ranch, Florida was ordered by the US Department of Transportation on Friday to cease activity on a pilot-program using autonomous vehicles to transport school children. TNW reported last month that tech startup Transdev had entered an agreement with the progressive city of Babcock Ranch to demonstrate its autonomous shuttles.
Read MoreCapcom recently revealed three new bundles for its upcoming game Devil May Cry V, all with four-figure prices. While this is a little much even for an industry that loves expensive limited editions, I can’t help but be seriously tempted thanks to one of the perks — a snazzy coat. Available exclusively through Capcom Japan, the
Read MoreLucas Matney / TechCrunch: Brendan Iribe, co-founder and ex-CEO of Oculus, is leaving Facebook; source: move follows shakeups in Oculus’ VR arm that include canceling PC-powered Rift 2 — Brendan Iribe, the co-founder and former CEO of Oculus, announced today that he is leaving Facebook, TechCrunch has learned. Brendan Iribe, co-founder and ex-CEO of Oculus,
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says European Union’s copyright legislation, Article 13, threatens creators’ livelihoods if implemented as proposed — ‘Article 13 threatens hundreds of thousands of jobs’ — The European Union’s contentious copyright directive became a major talking point … YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says European Union's copyright legislation, Article
Read MoreJamie Feltham / UploadVR: Former Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe Departs Facebook — Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe, the company’s first and only CEO, is parting ways with parent company Facebook. — In a post on Facebook Iribe noted he would be taking his “first real break” in over 20 years, though didn’t provide a reason for
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