Hyundai’s first dedicated electric car is part of a curious mission in this teaser film, but the car itself looks great thus far. Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV teased in weird spy film plot ahead of February reveal – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Sony Sony has today announced its most advanced mirrorless camera yet: the $6,500 Alpha 1 features a new 50.1-megapixel full-frame sensor, is capable of continuous photo shooting at 30 images per second, and can record 8K video at 30fps. It’ll ship beginning in March. The powerhouse camera is priced significantly above the highest-end mirrorless
Read MoreFinals, due dates, exams, and deadlines all have one thing in common: they convince us that skipping sleep is a good idea. While that’s certainly not true, sometimes pulling an all-nighter is your only option to get things done. And if you have to go that route, you may as well do it right. Read
Read MoreWhen Pong hit the scene in the early 70s, there was something about the simplicity of the 2D monochrome tennis game that made it engaging enough that enthusiastic proto-gamers shorted-out machines by stuffing their coin boxes to overflowing. But even with the simplicity of Pong’s 2D gameplay, the question becomes: could it by made simpler
Read MoreSignificant performance improvements are coming to Microsoft Excel for the web, concerning opening workbooks, scrolling, and cell formatting. Microsoft Excel is getting a whole load of new updates and upgrades Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreDeep neural networks can perform wonderful feats thanks to their extremely large and complicated web of parameters. But their complexity is also their curse: The inner workings of neural networks are often a mystery — even to their creators. This is a challenge that has been troubling the artificial intelligence community since deep learning started to become popular in
Read MoreYou can finally drag-and-drop email attachments from Outlook into Microsoft Teams. Sure, it took nearly five years for the feature to show up, but it’s here. Read more… How to Transfer Outlook Attachments to Microsoft Teams Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreLawmakers say the attack on the Capitol has generated more support for tougher regulation of the industry. Democratic Congress Prepares to Take On Big Tech Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreWith millions of fans on social media, gamers have stepped up their game, incorporating luxury, streetwear and even cosplay into their looks. What Do Gamers Wear? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA Connecticut fire department released an official report on the November death of Tony Hsieh, the former Zappos chief executive. Fire That Killed Hsieh May Have Been Carelessness or Intentional, Officials Say Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreA new partnership between future fuel firms, PowerTap Hydrogen Fuelling and the Andretti Group, could be bringing 100 new hydrogen filling pumps to gas stations across the US. The deal, announced earlier today, will begin by fitting hydrogen pumps to 39 Andretti-owned filling stations in California. So, that sucks if you don’t live in California
Read MoreLinux users are more likely than most to be familiar with Chromium, Google’s the free and open source web project that serves as the basis for their wildly popular Chrome. Since the project’s inception over a decade ago, users have been able to compile the BSD licensed code into a browser that’s almost the same
Read MoreThe Information: Sources: ByteDance revenue more than doubled last year to $37B, of which $7B was operating profit, up from $4B in 2019, despite India’s TikTok ban — You might have thought TikTok’s owner ByteDance had a tough year in 2020, what with President Trump trying to ban TikTok and India actually taking that step.
Read MoreNow they want to help users make money. A Vine Reunion? Video Apps Clash and Byte Join Forces Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Xperia Pro can be used as an external monitor for a camera. | Image: Sony The Xperia Pro, Sony’s first smartphone with 5G in the US, is launching today for $2,499.99. Sony is targeting the device at professional users, who it hopes will use its HDMI input to turn the phone into an external
Read MoreI hate walking a lot less than running, but little is more exciting than spending an hour outside in the boring blah of suburbia. Give me hills, trails, water—anything but asphalt and walking past six different Starbucks across three blocks. And while Apple can’t make trees and lush landscapes grow out of nothing, the… Read
Read MoreRon Miller / TechCrunch: Bloomreach, which helps e-commerce customers with search and website creation, raises $150M led by Sixth Street Growth at a $900M valuation — Bloomreach, an API company that helps eCommerce customers with search and web site creation, announced a $150 million investment today from Sixth Street Growth. Bloomreach, which helps e-commerce customers
Read MoreDisney has released the second trailer for Raya and the Last Dragon, giving the best look yet at the upcoming animated fantasy film, which is set to hit both theaters and Disney Plus’ Premier Access program on March 5th. The new trailer sees Raya (voiced by Kelly Marie Tran) putting together a crew of warriors
Read MoreCoco Liu / Bloomberg: Sources: Didi Chuxing’s on-demand trucking unit Didi Freight is close to raising $1.5B from Temasek, Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital, IDG Capital, and others — – Didi Freight surpassed its target as China’s economy recovers — The startup competes with Manbang and Huolala in a hot arena Sources: Didi Chuxing's on-demand trucking
Read MoreRevue lets people create both free and paid subscription newsletters. Twitter is acquiring email newsletter company Revue – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: In letter to creators, CEO Susan Wojcicki says YouTube has paid more than $30B to creators, artists, and media organizations over the last three years — The company still has work to do with creator transparency — YouTube has paid out more than $30 billion to creators, artists … In
Read MorePhoto: Vizio Super Bowl Sunday is less than two weeks away! Sure, the game itself won’t be streaming in 4K resolution, but that doesn’t mean you can’t spoil yourself with a new UHD television for your bedroom or living room. Over at Best Buy and B&H Photo, you can pick up Vizio’s 65-inch M-series (M65Q7-H1
Read MoreApple is launching a limited-edition Apple Watch for Black History Month, with a unique watch band, new watchface, and some of the proceeds going toward civil rights organizations. The watch, part of a new Black Unity Collection of products, comes with a black, green, and red striped band and face, meant to reflect the Pan-African
Read MoreSergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: TikTok has fixed a vulnerability that would have allowed hackers to access users’ private information, including phone numbers, avatar pictures, and user IDs — ByteDance, the tech firm behind TikTok, has fixed a security vulnerability in the video-sharing social networking service … TikTok has fixed a vulnerability that would have allowed
Read MoreDAL-e is now in a pilot trial in Hyundai’s home country of South Korea, but it’s unclear if the US will get a chance to experience the little dude. Hyundai rolls out friendly robot for dealerships to help shoppers, encourage mask wearing – Roadshow Source: CNet
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