Commute feature will soon adjust with proximity. | GIF: Google Last month we learned that Google was rolling out ultrasound sensing to its Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max smart displays. The technology adjusts the information shown based on your proximity to the device. Now we have a better understanding of how it works and
Read MoreA drama set in the world of a (fictional) true crime podcast is guilty of being less interesting than the real life version. Truth Be Told: Apple TV Plus drama mixes true crime and Big Little Lies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIndian policemen inspecting the site of a blast in Srinagar in Kashmir. | Photo credit should read Idrees Abbas / Echoes Wire / Barcroft Media via Getty Images On Wednesday, reports on social media appeared of Kashmiri WhatsApp users leaving group chats in droves. This was a surprise to friends and relatives outside the region
Read More{$inline_image}Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Are you sick of vacuuming your house? If the answer is yes, you’ll be delighted to know there’s a pretty sweet deal on the Roomba i7. Yep, that’s right. At $499 ($200 off its original price of $699), the
Read MoreAs the head of a $185 billion technology company, Chuck Robbins says, “We have to run a good business, but there’s more to it.” How a Preacher’s Grandson From Rural Georgia Grew Up to Lead Cisco Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News: Analysis: Series A and Series B rounds have annually accounted for between 21% and 37% of total $100M+ VC rounds across the globe since 2010 — It’s become the norm for some private tech companies to raise in a single round what VC firms raise for an entire new
Read MoreIf the latest trend continues, it looks like cryptocurrency focused hedge funds could be on the way out. According to specialist researchers, Crypto Fund Research, more than 70 hedge funds specializing in investments into digital asset projects have closed this year, Bloomberg reports. The majority of the closures identified came from North America and Europe,
Read MoreTheo Wargo/WireImage It’s best to think of YouTube as a series of independent communities living on the same platform — what’s popular to one group might not even be on another community’s radar. There are a few rare exceptions, and the beauty world’s drama is one of them. YouTube’s top trending list (which is different
Read MoreDay two of the defamation trial was Musk in the morning, Unsworth in the afternoon Continue reading… Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ tweet was ‘a life sentence without parole,’ testifies caver Source: New feed
Read More[Mile] put together this stunning LED matrix watch, on which the stars of this show are the 256 monochrome 0603 LEDs arranged in a grid on its face. The matrix is only 1.4in in the diagonal and is driven by a combination of an LED driver and some shift registers. The brain is an ATmega328p.
Read MoreRealme is a sister brand to OnePlus, Oppo and Vivo. Realme XT: A 64-megapixel camera for budget buyers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow did eye shadow become the most sought-after item on high schoolers’ wish lists? Palettes Are What Every Teen Wants for the Holidays Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHere’s your first look at some of the colors customers have chosen for their super-limited GT-R50s. First Nissan GT-R50 cars set for delivery next year, and one is this rad mint color – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Osiris-Rex team even asked citizen scientists for help finding the perfect landing site on the asteroid strewn with giant boulders. NASA's daring asteroid mission is trying to find a landing spot on Bennu – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLi Tao / South China Morning Post: Huawei files lawsuit with a federal appeals court against the FCC’s decision to bar rural carriers from using federal subsidies to buy Huawei’s equipment — Huawei says FCC order is unlawful as it does not give Huawei required due process protections in labelling the company … Huawei files
Read MoreThe commission took aim last month at the Chinese tech giant’s sales to telecom carriers in rural America. Huawei Sues the F.C.C., Ramping Up Fight With Critics and Foes Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreAn elderly white dwarf star still puts the nearby huge planet on blast. Astronomers just found a dead star evaporating a giant, icy planet – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJon Brodkin / Ars Technica: FCC investigation finds Verizon, T-Mobile, and US Cellular exaggerated 4G coverage in official filings to the FCC; Ajit Pai has no plans to punish the carriers — FCC buries investigation’s finding in 5G press release, won’t punish carriers. — 49 with 42 posters participating FCC investigation finds Verizon, T-Mobile, and
Read MoreKieren McCarthy / The Register: Internet Society says private equity firm Ethos Capital will pay $1.135B for the .org top level domain registry — Anger rises over ten-figure sale of registry — Analysis The price tag for one of the internet’s largest and most important domain-name registries has finally been revealed: $1.135bn. Internet Society says
Read MoreIn a report published by Science Advances, a research team from the United States and Korea revealed a strain-sensitive, stretchable, and autonomous self-healing semiconductor film. In other words, they’ve created an electronic skin that’s capable of self-regulation. Time to cue the ending track from Ex Machina? Not quite. Apart from the inevitable long timeline it
Read MoreMove comes after agency barred US carriers from using federal funds to buy equipment from the embattled Chinese telecom. Huawei files legal petition challenging FCC's new restrictions – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: FTC investigators, who have been looking into Amazon’s e-commerce business, have begun asking software companies about Amazon’s practices around AWS — – FTC said to broaden Amazon inquiry beyond online retail — Amazon’s cloud business leads market over No. 2 Microsoft Sources: FTC investigators, who have been looking into Amazon's e-commerce business, have
Read MorePhoto by Andrew Webster / The Verge Nintendo is adding the first new retro games to its Nintendo Switch Online service since the program expanded to include Super Nintendo titles. The most notable new addition is Star Fox 2, the long-lost Star Fox sequel that Nintendo dug out of its archives for the SNES Classic
Read MoreCommentary: But there are things you can do to stay safer when searching for love online. Sex offenders on dating sites: It's not always possible to swipe left – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLarry Page and Sergey Brin became billionaires thanks to the success of Google. But toward the end, they appeared happy to let someone else run it. How Google’s Founders Slowly Stepped Away From Their Company Source: NY Times Tech
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