[Gosse Adema] has been poking a Microsoft Natural Elite for the last 20 years, and the curvy old girl is about to give out. Looks like he got bit pretty hard by the DIY mechanical keyboard bug in his quest to replace her. Luckily for us, he documented his build. Where do we start? A
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: VSCO unveils Montage, an editing tool that lets users stack and layer multiple photos and videos to create a collage, as it continues to shift focus to video — VSCO, a popular photo editing app (and Gen Z meme), is continuing to shift its focus to video. Last month, the company
Read MoreKurt Mackie / Redmond Channel Partner: Azure IoT and Cisco IoT form partnership to integrate Cisco Edge with Microsoft Azure IoT Hub, say the partnership will enable more edge computing scenarios — Microsoft and Cisco this week announced the “seamless integration” of the two companies’ Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud products, enabling more edge
Read MoreErin Griffith / New York Times: Sources: DoorDash lost around $450M in 2019 and is in talks to raise debt that would convert to equity when it goes public — The food delivery app is losing money, battling rivals, facing lawsuits — and trying to go public. What could go wrong? — SAN FRANCISCO —
Read MoreThe first trial of a CRISPR-based therapy to treat inherited blindness. CRISPR gene-editing tool used inside humans for the first time – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreStephanie Condon / ZDNet: HPE partners with AMD to use its chips in HPE’s $600M US DOE supercomputer contract announced last August to optimize AI and ML for nuclear weapons support — The system, which will help protect the US nuclear stockpile, will deliver performance greater than two exaflops, HPE now says … HPE partners
Read MoreMarble runs are somehow incredibly soothing to play with and watch, with the gentle clack of the marbles and the smooth, predictable motion. Sadly for some, they never quite got enough time to enjoy them in school. Luckily, [Fernando Jerez] is here with a way to procedurally generate marble runs you can actually play with!
Read MoreThe cancellations come roughly two weeks before the start of the annual gathering. Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix withdraw from SXSW over coronavirus concerns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnthony Levandowski was accused of stealing trade secrets about self-driving technology. A former Uber executive was ordered to pay Google 9 million. Then he filed for bankruptcy. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreNatalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: HPE partners with AMD to use its chips in HPE’s $600M US DOE supercomputer contract announced last August to optimize AI and ML for nuclear weapons support — This is the third US exascale win for Cray, which was recently acquired by Hewlett Packard Enterprise for $1.3 billion. HPE partners with
Read MoreAs COVID-19 spreads across the world, Steven Soderbergh’s medical thriller hits the top 10 rentals. Pandemic film Contagion becomes one of iTunes most-watched movies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple had planned to screen three new Apple TV Plus originals at the festival. Apple reportedly pulls out of SXSW over coronavirus concerns – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnthony Levandowski, the alleged architect behind the infamous Waymo v. Uber self-driving car trade secrets lawsuit, continues to deal with the fallout of his reported actions. Uber's former self-driving car leader ordered to pay Google 9 million – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreReddit today revealed it’s rolling out a series of suicide prevention tools. The most important of them is a tool that would potentially get at-risk users the resources they need, in the form of an automated message that other users can send via Reddit‘s reporting feature. To do this, Reddit‘s partnered with Crisis Text Line,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is pulling out of SXSW due to coronavirus concerns, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported on Wednesday. Apple is following in the footsteps of Facebook, Twitter, Amazon Studios, and others in not attending the Austin-based conference due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Variety also confirmed Apple’s withdrawal from the
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook says it is testing its Messenger app for macOS, which was first announced last April, in several non-US markets, including France, Mexico, and Poland — At Facebook’s 2019 F8 developer conference, the company announced plans to introduce desktop apps for its popular communications app Messenger. Facebook says it is testing
Read MoreAnthony Levandowski, who helped pioneer self-driving cars and was accused of taking Google’s trade secrets to Uber, also filed for bankruptcy. Star Engineer Who Crossed Google Is Ordered to Pay 9 Million to Company Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJust a few hours ago, we wrote about how it’s now possible to jailbreak an iPhone with a rooted Android device. But we have another case of developers committing tech heresy today: The enterprising team at Project Sandcastle managed to get Android working on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Why? Because they can. And adding
Read MorePhoto by Getty Images NPR has a sobering essay about living in Wuhan, China, which is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Wuhan has been under a government-ordered lockdown since January 22nd. And according to the author of the essay, who wished to remain anonymous to avoid punishment for criticizing the Chinese government, the lockdown
Read MoreMicrosoft is planning to introduce on March 6 a new free tier for Azure Cosmos DB, its multi-model, globally distributed cloud database. Microsoft to introduce a free tier of its Cosmos DB NoSQL database Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreParesh Dave / Reuters: Former Uber self-driving unit head Anthony Levandowski, a key figure in the Uber-Waymo trade secrets trial, ordered to pay $179M to Google over contract breach — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The former head of Uber Technologies Inc’s self-driving technology unit must pay $179 million to Google … Former Uber self-driving unit
Read MoreThe Democratic presidential candidate had accused the tech giant of infringing on her free speech when it temporarily suspended her advertising account. Tulsi Gabbard’s Million Suit Against Google Is Dismissed Source: NY Times Tech
Read More{$inline_image} Steven Overly / Politico: Federal judge rejects Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s suit against Google that claimed the brief suspension of her Ads account last summer violated her free speech rights — A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit in which Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard accused Google of temporarily suspending … Federal judge rejects Rep. Tulsi
Read MorePhoto by Chesnot/Getty Images IBM announced Wednesday that it’s halting all domestic travel for internal meetings and cutting down on international travel because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The company is also banning employee participation in external events with more than 1,000 attendees. IBM says those restrictions apply through the end of March. IBM is
Read MoreIt’s become clear the coronavirus epidemic has had massive repercussions on the tech industry–and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Case in point: A report by Bloomberg suggests Apple is struggling to maintain its inventory of replacement iPhones and iPads. According to the report, Apple recently told Apple Store Geniuses – its tech
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