This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. Global investment in LED and smart streetlighting, as
Read MoreExperience the best of what Google’s Chrome OS has to offer with one of these laptops or two-in-ones. Best Chromebook for 2021: Acer, HP, Asus, Lenovo and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKana Inagaki / Financial Times: Fujitsu eyes 20 potential M&A targets as part of a five-year $5.8B plan aiming to strengthen its digital services and capitalize on US-China trade disputes — Shortlist is part of investment push to hasten Japanese group’s pivot to digital services — Fujitsu has drawn up a shortlist … Fujitsu eyes
Read MoreZoom may have garnered the most headlines but Microsoft continually updated Teams with powerful new features and capabilities this year. Was 2020 actually the year of Microsoft Teams, not Zoom? Source: Tech Radar Software
Read MoreIf new rules from the FAA regarding unmanned aircraft operations in the US are any indication, drones are becoming less of a niche hobby and more integrated into everyday life. Of course, the devil is in the details, and what the Federal Aviation Administration appears to give with one hand, it takes away with the
Read MoreWell, free for three months, according to the CEO. That’s still quite a deal, considering its price. Buy a Tesla before 2021 and get Full Self-Driving for free, Elon Musk says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNathaniel Popper / New York Times: Analysis of internal data at Coinbase through 2018 highlights pay inequity for women and Black employees; Coinbase says it implemented a new compensation plan — An analysis of internal pay data at the San Francisco company Coinbase shows disparities that were much larger than those in the tech industry.
Read MoreAn analysis of internal pay data at the San Francisco company Coinbase shows disparities that were much larger than those in the tech industry. Cryptocurrency Start-Up Underpaid Women and Black Employees, Data Shows Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJaewon Kang / Wall Street Journal: Some US supermarkets say they aren’t making money through Instacart due to the service’s 10% commission on each order — Some supermarkets plan to stick with delivery service despite fees; Instacart says it lets grocers expand e-commerce without building their own infrastructure Some US supermarkets say they aren't making
Read MoreFrom the Backbone game controller to a Phone Loop grip to Lightning port-equipped power bank, here are the essential accessories for the well-dressed iPhone. The best accessories for your new iPhone: 7 ways to make your phone even better – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreForm, fit, function and price: Our top-rated smartwatches for every wrist and every budget. Best smartwatches for 2021 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Google is testing an expansion of its “Short Videos” feature at the top of mobile search that will surface TikTok and Instagram videos in a dedicated carousel — Google is testing a new feature that will surface Instagram and TikTok videos in their own dedicated carousel … Google is testing an
Read MoreThe year 2020 was long and treacherous, but the biggest bright spot for me was the official launch of Neural. That’s our AI sub-brand here at TNW and the section you’re reading this article in. More specifically, Neural is me (Tristan Greene), Thomas Macaulay, Ivan Mehta, and the contributors and colleagues who help us put
Read MorePrice hikes for streaming TV has become a new holiday tradition, as Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu have increased their subscription prices ahead of 2021. For that reason, year-end is a good time to confirm how much you’re paying for subscriptions, and cancel those that you’re barely using. Read more… Watch Out for Streaming Service Price
Read MoreEmily Birnbaum / Protocol: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is tying the fate of $2,000 stimulus checks to the repeal of Section 230 — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is tying the fate of $2,000 stimulus checks to the repeal of Section 230, an effort that will likely doom both pieces of legislation in the
Read MoreCan you remember the last time you wiped your MacBook and reinstalled everything? I’d guess somewhere around “never,” but there are plenty of reasons you might want to Exterminatus your system, ranging from the serious (a major error with macOS) to the so-so (your system feels sluggish after all the crap you’ve put on… Read
Read MoreFor anyone who’s been lucky enough to spend the majority of the pandemic working from home, the idea of escaping the room (or couch) that’s become a makeshift office is probably a relatable one. Enter this series of “escape rooms” built in Google Docs, that let you do just that, inside web software you’ve probably
Read MorePhoto by Grant Halverson/Getty Images “Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin,” the headline proclaimed — and soon, ones just like it started sprouting up across the web, with sports publications, tech publications, and mainstream media outlets alike jumping to tell how the Carolina Panthers offensive lineman finally fulfilled his
Read MoreJealousy and envy are two of the most common—yet negative and useless—emotions many of us have. For a long time, I let both of these destructive feelings overwhelm and poison me. Here’s how I finally gained control over them. Read more… How I Learned to Stop Being So Jealous and Finally Get On With My
Read MoreJoe Morrison / A Closer Look with Joe Morrison: Google Maps’ moat is vanishing after a ~1,400% price hike for API usage in 2018, as OpenStreetMap improves with support from Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft — The views expressed in this newsletter are solely my own, and do not represent the views of my employer. Google
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple has lost an early challenge in its lawsuit against Corellium, a security firm that offers a virtualized version of iOS for security testing. Ruling on a motion for summary judgment, the judge presiding over the case has dismissed Apple’s copyright infringement claim over Corellium’s software, finding that
Read MoreSenate Republicans are eyeing a last-minute attempt to try to permit lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and other social-media sites for the way they police their platforms, hoping that an urgent debate over congressional coronavirus aid might offer them an opening to deal a new blow to Silicon Valley. Trump, Republicans seize on new stimulus debate
Read MoreAffordable plasma cutters are becoming a popular step up from an angle grinder for cutting sheet metal in the home workshop, but cutting long straight lines can be laborious and less than accurate. [Workshop From Scratch] was faced with this problem, so he built a motorized magnetic track for his plasma cutter. Thanks to a
Read MoreIf you have been sexually assaulted, you may know that you can go to a hospital emergency room for a forensic examination, sometimes known as a rape kit, to collect DNA evidence and make sure you receive appropriate care. But not every hospital has people trained to provide this service, so NBC News has compiled
Read MoreTuesday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of December 29, 2020 Source: Life Hacker
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