For his new book, the veteran technology reporter Steven Levy gained abundant access to Mark Zuckerberg and firsthand knowledge of his quest for power. ‘Facebook: The Inside Story’ Offers a Front-Row Seat on Voracious Ambition Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIt doesn’t sound entirely fair, but the Dutch government has been confiscating and selling “illegal” e-scooters and e-skateboards at auction. According to a report by Dutch news outlet NOS, the department responsible for moveable property (DRZ), within the Ministry of Finance, is selling the mobility devices. [Read: E-scooters are just as safe as cycling, but
Read MoreSarah Emerson / OneZero : Survey of 11,500+ H-1B visa holders at US tech companies finds discomfort with Trump’s policies, with many feeling their place in the US is highly conditional — OneZero conducted a 10,000-person poll to shed light on the plight of H-1B workers — This article is part of Into the Valley …
Read MoreWe know how it happens. You buy a fancy new label printer, thinking this is the answer to your disorganized space, but soon entropy grabs the printer as well, and it becomes just another item in the pile. When you find such items later, though, they can spark ideas. The idea that struck [Eric Nichols]
Read MoreAmazon is bringing its “just walk out” retail concept to a grocery store. How’d you like them apples? Amazon Go Grocery brings fresh produce to the cashierless shopping experience – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreUltimate Ears’ biggest Bluetooth speaker yet is built to party. It’s not light — or cheap — but it packs some serious punch. UE Hyperboom is 13 pounds of portable Bluetooth goodness – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by Nick Statt / The Verge Amazon is getting more serious about its brick-and-mortar retail ambitions with its first-ever Amazon-branded grocery store. The store opens today in Seattle’s Capitol Hill district, confirming reports from last year that Amazon was developing a more ambitious version of its cashier-less Go model. The new store, which The
Read MoreThe HyperBoom sits behind Ultimate Ears’ Boom 3 and MegaBoom 3 Ultimate Ears’ Bluetooth speakers are great in most situations, but not for big parties. Its new HyperBoom promises to be. It’s a tall, rectangular, 360-degree speaker that’s powerful enough to fill a room with loud, clear sound, and heavy enough to necessitate a handle
Read MoreVirtual Reality (VR) has long been associated with the gaming world or with high budget Hollywood movies. While some tech-savvy marketers have experimented with 360-degree content, very few brands have started to consider VR as anything more than a gimmick. But I believe VR presents a huge opportunity for marketers in the years to come.
Read MoreOppo has announced that its next flagship phone, the Find X2, is coming next week. The company had planned to reveal the device at Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona, but following the conference’s cancellation has now decided to conduct the unveiling online next Friday, March 6th. You might remember the original Find X from
Read MoreFlexible circuits have been around longer than you might expect, although they only recently rounded the bend and bounced into the hobbyist’s toolbox. When Boldport fanatic [Laura Lindzay] found out about them, her immediate dream project was to make an origami butterfly that does something cool, though she wasn’t sure what. The idea she landed
Read MoreIt mixes novels, comics and children’s books, and is set 200 years before The Phantom Menace. Star Wars: The High Republic is Disney's new Star Wars saga – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’ve been hearing rumors about Apple releasing an ARM-based Mac for a few years. Now, we might get to see the device in flesh the next year. Renowned Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, said yesterday the tech giant is set to launch an ARM-based Mac with its own chipset in 2021. In 2018, Kuo predicted that by 2020-21, Apple will
Read MoreDavid Gilbert / VICE: As China ramps up efforts to control the narrative around the coronavirus outbreak, it is leveraging platforms like WeChat and Twitter to track down critics — Joshua Left, a 28-year-old entrepreneur who runs a self-driving car startup in Wuhan, China, arrived in San Francisco in mid-January for a vacation … As
Read MoreTony Romm / Washington Post: Apple, TikTok decline to testify in a March congressional hearing probing their ties with China; both firms had declined to testify in a similar hearing in Nov. — Apple and TikTok each have declined a request to testify at a March congressional hearing that would have probed their relationships with
Read MoreCharlie Osborne / ZDNet: The Open Cybersecurity Alliance introduces an open source messaging framework, OpenDXL Ontology, to create a common language between cybersecurity tools — OpenDXL Ontology is designed for data and command sharing between cybersecurity software. — A new language framework designed … The Open Cybersecurity Alliance introduces an open source messaging framework, OpenDXL
Read MoreIn the world of additive manufacturing, there’s always need materials being added to the list of potential filaments to use for printing objects. A method of rapid liquid printing of concrete designed by [Anatoly Berezkin] of Stoneflower 3D makes it possible to print a large variety of shapes from concrete while avoiding the negative effects
Read MoreTaylor Soper / GeekWire: Expedia is laying off ~3,000 employees, 12% of its workforce, says it has been “pursuing growth in an unhealthy and undisciplined way” in email to employees — Expedia Group is laying off 12 percent of its workforce, about 3,000 employees, in an effort to “streamline and focus” … Expedia is laying
Read MoreSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: Mirantis co-founder Boris Renski leaves his role as CMO to launch FreedomFi, a startup open-sourcing 4G LTE and 5G on newly opened 3.5 GHz band for companies — Boris Renski, co-founder of OpenStack and Kubernetes power Mirantis, is turning his attention to open-sourcing 4G LTE and 5G … Mirantis co-founder
Read MoreThe fossils turn back time for ancient algae. Billion-year-old micro-fossil rewrites history of plant life on Earth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut the social media platform says it’s unable to validate a researcher’s claim. Facebook confirms it's investigating pro-Bernie Sanders post – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNo nose-picking! A new British Library site surfaces some treasures online, include the Lytille Childrenes Lytil Boke, which tells kids what not to do in polite company. 500-year-old manners book advises kids to 'pyke notte thy nostrellys' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a funny new video, the actor re-creates the opening scene with hand-drawn car window and trees. Kyle MacLachlan reprises Agent Cooper on TikTok for Twin Peaks Day – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: Revolut, a UK-based digital bank and payments company, raises $500M led by TCV at a $5.5B valuation, 3x its value from Apr. 2018, bringing total raised to $836M — – Revolut has raised $500 million in a funding round led by TCV, an early investor in Facebook and Netflix. Revolut, a
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Netflix today added a feature that will allow you to see what’s popular on the platform in your country — namely a top ten list for movies and TV. Given
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