Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: Google adds developer guides for Google Assistant to support smart bathtubs and faucets, such as those by Kohler and Delta — Piece by piece, the Google Assistant has been working its way into new parts of our homes. The latest additions to the Google Assistant’s lineup are the bathtub and faucet.
Read MoreJay Peters / The Verge: Google says it is open sourcing the phone-based VR software of Cardboard, less than a month after the company discontinued its Daydream View VR headset — Maybe the last nail in the coffin for phone-based VR — In October, Google officially discontinued its Daydream View VR headset … Google says
Read More[Tijmen Schep] sends in his project, Candle Smart Home, which is an exhibit of 12 smart home devices which are designed around the concepts of ownership, open source, and privacy. The central controller runs on a Raspberry Pi which is running Mozilla’s new smart home operating system. Each individual device is Arduino based, and when
Read MoreThis hefty military discount gives you access to a year of more than 20 Amazon Prime perks for $79. Veteran or active military? Save on your Amazon Prime membership – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRon Miller / TechCrunch: Chronosphere, founded by two ex-Uber engineers, raises $11M Series A for a scalable, cloud-native production monitoring tool able to handle Uber-level scale — Chronoshere, a startup from two ex-Uber engineers, who helped create the open source M3 monitoring project to handle Uber-level scale … Chronosphere, founded by two ex-Uber engineers, raises
Read MoreEvery year, Adobe lets its engineers have some fun with experimental projects to be demoed at the company’s Max conference. Called ‘Sneaks,’ the experiments often become integrated into Adobe products down the line. Perhaps the most interesting Sneak this time around was a feature called ‘About Face,’ which can detect when a face has been
Read MoreThe move will allow developers to continue building experiences for the low-cost phone-based VR project. Google open-sources Cardboard in wake of Daydream VR's demise – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTo defend against shareholder lawsuits over its handling of sexual harassment, Alphabet, the parent of Google, has hired a law firm and is investigating allegations involving executives. Alphabet Board Investigates Sexual Misconduct Accusations Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThese are the best and hottest toys that will be on letters to Santa this year! The hottest Christmas toys for 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn October, Google officially discontinued its Daydream View VR headset — and the company took another step away from its initial leadership position in phone-based VR today by announcing that it’s open sourcing the software of Cardboard, its “no-frills” VR headset. It had already “open-sourced” the actual Cardboard VR viewer by posting its technical specifications
Read MoreAT&T has a gift for wireless subscribers on many of its old Mobile Share Value data plans: it’s giving them an extra 15GB of “bonus” data — and it’s making them pay an extra $10 a month for that “bonus.” It’s almost like the company is forcing people to move to a more expensive plan,
Read MoreHere’s what goes on sale, and when. Full Amazon Black Friday device sales revealed: Sales on Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, Fire tablets and more start Nov. 22 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Qualcomm reports fiscal Q4 revenue of $4.8B, profits of ~$500M, beating estimates on strong income from licensing division which generated ~$1.16B in revenue — – Qualcomm stock shot up 6% in extended trading after the company beat revenue and earnings estimates. Qualcomm reports fiscal Q4 revenue of .8B, profits of ~0M,
Read MoreThe holidays are quickly approaching and millions of students and families are about to embark on a season of travel. It’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with your pets, who’s going to water your plants, and whether you should just cancel all your video streaming accounts and exist on an
Read MoreOne worker is accused of accessing the personal information of more than 6,000 Twitter accounts. Ex-Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by accessing user accounts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChris O’Brien / VentureBeat: Avaaz: false stories on Facebook had 158M views in 2019, greater than before the 2016 election, with 86M views in the last 3 months, up 3x over the prior 3 — Facebook has already powered 158 million views of fake U.S. political news in 2019 and is poised to see an
Read MoreThe ride-hailing company “has spent a decade creating algorithms to squeeze every red cent out of drivers,” one protester says. Uber stock sinks and drivers protest as lockup period ends – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles make a regular appearance around here, as does [Daniel Riley] aka [rctestflight]. His fascination with building long-endurance autonomous vehicles continues, and this time he built an autonomous air boat. This craft incorporates a lot of the lessons learnt from his autonomous boat that used a plastic food container. One of the biggest issues
Read MoreReuters: Baidu reports Q3 revenue of ~$4B, beating analyst estimates, as its iQIYI video streaming service crosses 105.8M subscribers and its revenue grows 7% to ~$1.06B — (Reuters) – Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit and revenue on Wednesday, helped by strong growth … Baidu reports Q3 revenue of ~B, beating analyst
Read MoreCandid talk about the multipronged Kardashian family business, from today at The New York Times DealBook Conference. Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner (Plus Kanye West!) Talk About Their Empire, Jesus and Donald Trump Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDon’t buy a single Amazon device until you read this — and find out what deals are coming. Amazon reveals full slate of Black Friday deals: Here's what's hot – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHP says it received a proposal from Xerox Tuesday. HP confirms it is in talks with Xerox over “business combination” Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAmazon has ordered 24 episodes of the upcoming animated show Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, according to Deadline. The show is based on the web series’ popular Twitch show, and Amazon is bringing it to Prime Video as an exclusive. On top of that, Critical Role has also signed a first-look deal to
Read MoreGet ready for Hopper and Demogorgon skins, in addition to a “Battle of the Exes” skin pack featuring Steve and Nancy on Dead by Daylight. Netflix is bringing Stranger Things skins to Fortnite, Rocket League – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreC Nivedita / Reuters: Square reports Q3 revenue of $1.27B, up 44% YoY, as gross payment volume grows to $28.2B, up 25% YoY, and Cash App revenue more than doubles to $159M — (Reuters) – Payments processor Square Inc (SQ.N) beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it earned more from its subscription
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