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December 13, 2019

Morgan Stanley estimates Amazon is delivering half of its US packages, will soon pass UPS and FedEx in total volume, at a current rate of 2.5B packages a year (Michael Sheetz/CNBC)

Michael Sheetz / CNBC: Morgan Stanley estimates Amazon is delivering half of its US packages, will soon pass UPS and FedEx in total volume, at a current rate of 2.5B packages a year — – Amazon Logistics is the e-commerce giant’s in-house logistics operation. — “Our AlphaWise analysis shows … Morgan Stanley estimates Amazon is

December 13, 2019

Congressional panel chair asks Apple and Google if app devs are required to disclose any non-US ties, amid concerns of Chinese investment in apps like TikTok (Reuters)

Reuters: Congressional panel chair asks Apple and Google if app devs are required to disclose any non-US ties, amid concerns of Chinese investment in apps like TikTok — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chair of a U.S. congressional panel wrote to Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and to Apple (AAPL.O) … Congressional panel chair asks Apple and Google

The New Star Wars trilogy is worse than the prequels – CNET

Commentary: Four lessons Disney failed to learn from George Lucas at his worst. The New Star Wars trilogy is worse than the prequels – CNET Source: CNet

Best iPhone 11 and 11 Pro cases you can get now – CNET

Looking for a new case for your new iPhone? Here are our current top picks. Best iPhone 11 and 11 Pro cases you can get now – CNET Source: CNet

Pornhub 2019 trends include alien porn, cosplay, Kim Kardashian – CNET

Seems like Fox Mulder from the X-Files would like this story. Pornhub 2019 trends include alien porn, cosplay, Kim Kardashian – CNET Source: CNet

December 13, 2019

Ping An's financial technology arm OneConnect closes flat on its first day of trading after raising $312M in its US IPO, which valued the company at $3.66B (Michael Hytha/Bloomberg)

Michael Hytha / Bloomberg: Ping An’s financial technology arm OneConnect closes flat on its first day of trading after raising $312M in its US IPO, which valued the company at $3.66B — – Shares close first day of trading at its $10 offer price — Software company Bill.Com’s performance tops week’s U.S. IPOs Ping An's

December 13, 2019

The Esports Awards was a glam celebration, and I can’t wait to go back

It’s not very often that I get to go to live, gaming-based events without having to leave my home territory of North Texas. I got an invite to the “Oscars of Esports,” the Esports Awards — to be held in Arlington. For those of you who don’t know, that’s a stone’s throw from where I

Burning Propane Beautifully Illustrates How a Tesla Valve Works

When you hear the name “Tesla”, chances are good that thoughts turn instantly to the company that’s trying to reinvent the motor vehicle and every industry that makes it possible. While we applaud the effort, it’s a shame that they chose to appropriate the surname of a Serbian polymath as their corporate brand, because old

Social media management startup Sprout Social closes down 2.4% on its first day of trading after raising $150M in its IPO, which valued the company at $814M (Brian Deagon/Investor's Business Daily)

{$inline_image} Brian Deagon / Investor’s Business Daily: Social media management startup Sprout Social closes down 2.4% on its first day of trading after raising $150M in its IPO, which valued the company at $814M — Sprout Social (SPT) climbed then fell on its first day of trading Friday with an initial public offering that raised

The 2020 Audi A6 Allroad gets US pricing and availability – Roadshow

Audi’s tall wagon is back in the US market after a long hiatus and it’s looking good. The 2020 Audi A6 Allroad gets US pricing and availability – Roadshow Source: CNet

FCC endorses C-V2X mobile network that lets cars talk to each other – CNET

The agency’s proposal would free airwaves for Wi-Fi, too. But it’s bad news for the older DSRC car network technology. FCC endorses C-V2X mobile network that lets cars talk to each other – CNET Source: CNet

To Prevent Deadly Infections, F.D.A. Approves the First Disposable ‘Scope’

Reusable duodenoscopes infected patients in a series of notorious outbreaks. Now there’s a disposable model to be used just once. To Prevent Deadly Infections, F.D.A. Approves the First Disposable ‘Scope’ Source: NY Times Tech

A.I. Is Making It Easier to Kill (You). Here’s How.

A tank that drives itself. A drone that picks its own targets. A machine gun with facial-recognition software. Sound like science fiction? Weapons powered by artificial intelligence are already here. A.I. Is Making It Easier to Kill (You). Here’s How. Source: NY Times Tech

Database exposes names of risky potential bank customers – CNET

Convicted criminals and people susceptible to extortion are named in a LexisNexis database that leaked onto the open internet. Database exposes names of risky potential bank customers – CNET Source: CNet

December 13, 2019

Zippin raises $12M Series A led by Evolv Ventures, Kraft Heinz's VC arm, for Zippin Cube, a modular, prefabricated cashierless "store-in-a-box" (Sam Danley/Food Business News)

Sam Danley / Food Business News: Zippin raises $12M Series A led by Evolv Ventures, Kraft Heinz’s VC arm, for Zippin Cube, a modular, prefabricated cashierless “store-in-a-box” — SAN FRANCISCO —Zippin, a start-up focused on cashierless checkout for brick and mortar retail, secured $12 million in a Series … Zippin raises M Series A led

December 13, 2019

WWE joins TikTok and brings popular entrance music to the app

WWE has one of the most popular YouTube channels in the world and has become a social media force, and today (as reported by Variety) the company officially joined TikTok. There’s a WWE TikTok channel, sure, but more important to wrestling fans and meme creators is that WWE’s arrival brings with it a slew of

Payroll data for 29,000 Facebook employees stolen – CNET

Banking information, Social Security digits, names and salaries were stolen from several unencrypted hard drives left in a payroll employee’s car, a report says. Payroll data for 29,000 Facebook employees stolen – CNET Source: CNet

December 13, 2019

How the FCC lets your ISP paint a rosy picture of internet speeds

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It’s an awful feeling realizing that your internet speed is far slower than what your provider promised. But according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission could be doing very little to force providers to live up to their

Tony Brooker, Pioneer of Computer Programming, Dies at 94

After meeting Alan Turing, Mr. Brooker went to work at the University of Manchester and wrote the programming language for the first commercial computer. Tony Brooker, Pioneer of Computer Programming, Dies at 94 Source: NY Times Tech

December 13, 2019

Review: BenQ’s HT5550 Ultra HD projector is pricy, but nearly perfect

BenQ has, perhaps quietly, made a name for itself as one of the best in the business when it comes to home theater projectors. Recently, I got my hands on the HT5550, the brighter and beefier twin to the popular HT3550. And while it’s a bit on the lighter side of features when compared to

December 13, 2019

AI Now 2019 report slams government use of facial recognition, biased AI

“Community groups, workers, journalists, and researchers—not corporate AI ethics statements and policies—have been primarily responsible for pressuring tech companies and governments to set guardrails on the use of AI.” AI Now 2019 report AI Now’s 2019 report is out, and it’s exactly as dismaying as we thought it would be. The good news is that

December 13, 2019

Get Deadlift Shinguards If You Want to Keep Your Leg Hair

For eight years, I’ve been unable to grow leg hair along my shins. Read more… Get Deadlift Shinguards If You Want to Keep Your Leg Hair Source: Life Hacker

December 13, 2019

FDA approves new closed-loop insulin delivery system for people with Type 1 diabetes

Photo by Donat Sorokin / TASS via Getty Images A new software system that will let people with diabetes customize their treatment and automatically adjust their insulin levels was just approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration. It will reach patients in January 2020. The technology, called Control-IQ, is manufactured by Tandem Diabetes

December 13, 2019

Google reveals just how much of the world it’s mapped with Street View and Earth

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It’s common knowledge that Google has photographed a huge amount of the planet for its Street View and Google Earth projects. But for the first time, Google has revealed how much of the world it has photographed: 10 million miles of Street View imagery and 36 million

December 13, 2019

What Does the China Trade Deal Mean for Holiday Shopping Prices?

Just in the nick of time before a new round of tariffs was supposed to go into effect, the U.S. and China have announced a limited deal to end the trade war. Eventually. Read more… What Does the China Trade Deal Mean for Holiday Shopping Prices? Source: Life Hacker

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