The 2nd-gen 10.1-inch Show is just $129.99 right now, an all-time low. It’s refurbished, but literally good as new. Get a better-than-Black-Friday price on the Amazon Echo Show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePlush is the name of the game. 2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS600 is opulence on a grand scale – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDrones are incredibly useful machines in the air, but getting them up and flying can be tricky, especially in crowded, windy, or emergency scenarios when speed is a factor. But a group of researchers from Caltech university and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have come up with an elegant and oh-so-fun solution: fire the damn thing
Read MoreThe Facebook boss was in Washington to testify about Libra and get questioned about letting politicians spread misinformation in ads. Mark Zuckerberg had a quiet dinner with Trump at White House in October – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChina’s government has gotten into the MOOC game, setting annual targets for how many high-quality massive open online courses should be produced each year. MOOCs on the Rise in China Source: Campus Technology
Read MorePokémon Sword and Shield are off to a great start, selling more than 6 million copies in the week since their release. That’s according to a tweet from The Pokémon Company, which notes that the figures make the latest mainline Pokémon instalment the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time. (It’s worth caveating, of course,
Read MoreImage: Apple Apple has abruptly cancelled the premiere of The Banker, its first major movie for Apple TV Plus, after charges have emerged concerning a member of the family the film is based on, Deadline is reporting. The film was originally due to have its premiere on Thursday, on the closing night of AFI Fest
Read MoreSnap Snapchat’s latest plan for a viral augmented reality filter takes users on an aging journey where they can use a slider to begin morphing from a toddler up to an elderly person. It mashes the success the company had with its original baby lens in May this year with an aging filter, along the
Read MoreEddie Gonzales works to mentor Native American students and others in underserved communities. Edward Gonzales: Advocating for Underserved Communities Source: NASA
Read MoreAn English premier league football club is raising concerns over its “Bitcoin lottery” sponsor after becoming aware of its previous business practicies. Yesterday, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC announced a partnership with CryptoMillionsLotto, a lottery which pays gamblers a reward, in Bitcoin, for referring new players, the Mirror reports. To play the lottery a user must also
Read MoreSonos could soon speak another language. | Image: Sonos Sonos now owns Snips, a Paris-based “private-by-design” AI voice platform with the intent of making “the voice experience on Sonos even better,” according to a press release announcing the acquisition. The deal is worth approximately $37.5 million, and brings Snips’ 50 employees and intellectual property to
Read MoreImage: Google You can now use Google Duplex to book cinema tickets on the web on Android in the UK and US. The functionality, which was first teased back at Google I/O 2019, can be accessed through Google Assistant or the Google app on Android. You can ask or search for cinema listings, and once
Read MoreGoogle has become the latest company to reconsider its approach to political ads. The internet giant has announced a crack down on political ads that limits advertisers from targeting ads based on voters’ political leanings or public voter records. Outlining its new approach to microtargeting of election ads, the company said it’s limiting ad targeting
Read MoreBMW’s biggest and baddest four-door is going to make its official public debut at the 2019 LA Auto Show. The 2020 BMW M8 Gran Coupe is a boulevard bruiser – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe service is like autofill on steroids. Google lets you buy movie tickets through Duplex, its AI-powered booking system – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMatthew Gault / VICE: Apple tells Congress it is losing money on its device repair services, but critics say that Apple is being deliberately vague and may be misleading public — u003Cpu003E In July, Congress pressed Apple on its repair policies, which Motherboard and others have repeatedly shown to be anticompetitive … Apple tells Congress
Read MoreA Labour Party plan to provide government-sponsored broadband service has raised questions about how it would work, and who would pay for it. Free Internet Is Proposed in Britain. Is It Even Possible? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCommentary: The battle for cloud gaming supremacy is off to a troubled start, but one service seems to have a better handle on how to make it work. Google Stadia is live, but Microsoft's xCloud already feels like the future of cloud gaming – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNBC News: President Donald Trump hosted an undisclosed dinner with Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel at the White House in October, Facebook confirmed on Wednesday — The meeting took place during Zuckerberg’s most recent visit to Washington, where he testified before Congress about Facebook’s new cryptocurrency Libra. President Donald Trump hosted an undisclosed dinner with
Read MoreChairman Ajit Pai goes against the recommendation of transportation officials and backs Qualcomm’s C-V2X technology for 5.9GHz. FCC backs tech to let self-driving cars talk to… everything – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Times: Google’s limits on microtargeting of political ads for state and federal candidates shakes up ad plans and frustrates both Democrats and Republicans — The company said the ads would not be directed specifically to audiences based on their public voter records or political affiliations. Google's limits on microtargeting of political ads for
Read MorePlus, score $100 headphones with a one-year Tidal subscription. And act fast on the rest of these early Black Friday deals, because they won’t last long. Latest Black Friday 2019 deals available now: 4 PS4 Pro, Dyson vac, Switch Minecraft bundle and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMeet the newest way to put a BMW on your driveway. 2020 BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe makes its entry-level case in LA – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreIngrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Vouch Insurance, which offers startups insurance policies that start at $200/year, expands to CA, announces $45M Series B, after raising $24M Series A in Sept — “Move fast and break things” is a term we usually associate with Facebook (at least, until 2014) and the general startup ethos of being disruptive.
Read MorePresident Trump said on Wednesday that he opened a facility that makes computers for Apple. It’s been operating since 2013. No, That Mac Factory in Texas Is Not New Source: NY Times Tech
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