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October 26, 2019

Leaked documentation about Windows 10X shows the OS is designed for both laptops and foldable devices, with the Start Menu being referred to as "Launcher" (Atiya/MSPoweruser)

Atiya / MSPoweruser: Leaked documentation about Windows 10X shows the OS is designed for both laptops and foldable devices, with the Start Menu being referred to as “Launcher” — Microsoft has mostly kept details of Windows 10X- a version of Windows 10 that has been tailored to dual-screen devices- under wraps. Leaked documentation about Windows

October 25, 2019

Zuckerberg struggles to explain why Facebook News' "trusted" sources includes Breitbart News, says Facebook wants to "to include a breadth of content in there" (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge: Zuckerberg struggles to explain why Facebook News’ “trusted” sources includes Breitbart News, says Facebook wants to “to include a breadth of content in there” — On Friday morning, Facebook announced its plan to spend millions of dollars on high-quality journalism … Zuckerberg struggles to explain why Facebook News' "trusted" sources

Haptic Glove Controls Robot Hand Wirelessly

[Miller] wanted to practice a bit with some wireless modules and wound up creating a robotic hand he could teleoperate with the help of a haptic glove. It lookes highly reproducible, as you can see the video, below the break. The glove uses an Arduino’s analog to digital converter to read some flex sensors. Commercial

October 25, 2019

Migrating eagles racked up a huge cellular bill

Image: Russian Raptors Research and Conservation Network, via VK.com crowdfunding campaign Migrating eagles with tracking beacons that send texts reportedly accrued roaming charges so high that scientists had to take out a loan to pay for them, as well as attempt to raise money from a crowdfunding campaign — because some of the birds made

Don Valentine, Founder of Sequoia Capital, Is Dead at 87

Mr. Valentine’s venture capital firm, established in 1972, helped cement Silicon Valley as a hub for technology companies. Don Valentine, Founder of Sequoia Capital, Is Dead at 87 Source: NY Times Tech

New foldable phone that bends two ways is the most daring design we've seen yet – CNET

Forget the Galaxy Fold. This prototype from TCL has a 10-inch screen and folds into thirds. New foldable phone that bends two ways is the most daring design we've seen yet – CNET Source: CNet

October 25, 2019

In leaked video, Sundar Pichai admits at an all-hands that Google is "genuinely struggling" with employee trust as it defends the hiring of former DHS official (Greg Bensinger/Washington Post)

Greg Bensinger / Washington Post: In leaked video, Sundar Pichai admits at an all-hands that Google is “genuinely struggling” with employee trust as it defends the hiring of former DHS official — At company’s weekly town hall with employees, executives assail leaks and defend hiring DHS official In leaked video, Sundar Pichai admits at an

October 25, 2019

Profile of Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Indian digital payments company Paytm, which hit a $15B valuation in less than a decade, and now plans to go global (Rishi Iyengar/CNN)

Rishi Iyengar / CNN: Profile of Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Indian digital payments company Paytm, which hit a $15B valuation in less than a decade, and now plans to go global — To say that Vijay Shekhar Sharma is ambitious is an understatement. The founder of Paytm, India’s largest digital payments company … Profile

Microsoft wins $10 billion U.S. Department of Defense JEDI cloud contract

Microsoft has emerged as the winner of the estimated $10 billion DoD JEDI contract, besting favorite Amazon. Microsoft wins billion U.S. Department of Defense JEDI cloud contract Source: ZDNet Microsoft

October 25, 2019

GameClub is the Apple Arcade of classic iOS games (same price too)

GameClub, the subscription service that revives long-forgotten iOS games, launched this week. Now, for the same price as an Apple Arcade subscription, you can access some of the classic games of iPhones past. Older games frequently perished in the extinction level events also known as “iOS updates.” Others ceased to be profitable enough for their

Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s $10 Billion JEDI Contract, Thwarting Amazon

Amazon was considered a front-runner for the cloud computing project before President Trump began criticizing the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos. Microsoft Wins Pentagon’s Billion JEDI Contract, Thwarting Amazon Source: NY Times Tech

Will.i.am's smart home plans might be fizzling as Wink funds reportedly dwindle – CNET

A report suggests a stalled deal in Dubai could topple the Black Eyed Peas frontman’s tech enterprise. Will.i.am's smart home plans might be fizzling as Wink funds reportedly dwindle – CNET Source: CNet

Godzilla or King Kong? Movie monsters, ranked by who would win in a fight – CNET

Happy Halloween! We’ve tallied your votes, and here are the monsters that would slay in a battle of the beasts. Godzilla or King Kong? Movie monsters, ranked by who would win in a fight – CNET Source: CNet

Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust

At Google’s closed-door meeting, CEO Sundar Pichai and other top executives sought to quell employee discontent and defended the hiring of a former Department of Homeland Security official, while chastising employees for airing their gripes publicly. Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust Source: Washington Post Tech

Disney Plus is getting a late-night talk show hosted by a muppet – CNET

A puppet alien will host Earth to Ned. Disney Plus is getting a late-night talk show hosted by a muppet – CNET Source: CNet

October 25, 2019

Facebook trained AI to fool facial recognition systems, and it works on live video

Credit: Facebook AI Research Facebook remains embroiled in a multibillion-dollar judgement lawsuit over its facial recognition practices, but that hasn’t stopped its artificial intelligence research division from developing technology to combat the very misdeeds of which the company is accused. According to VentureBeat, Facebook AI Research (FAIR) has developed a state-of-the-art “de-identification” system that works

Drop yourself into the animated introduction for HBO's Silicon Valley – CNET

A fun little name generator lets you play around with the show’s ever-changing title sequence. Drop yourself into the animated introduction for HBO's Silicon Valley – CNET Source: CNet

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint partner to make text messaging as smart as iMessage – CNET

The carriers are working together on a messaging standard called RCS. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint partner to make text messaging as smart as iMessage – CNET Source: CNet

October 25, 2019

Microsoft leak reveals Windows 10X will be coming to laptops

Microsoft has accidentally published an internal design document for its upcoming Windows 10X operating system. Spotted by WalkingCat, the document was briefly available online today and provides some more detail about Microsoft’s plans with Windows 10X. The software giant originally unveiled Windows 10X as the operating system powering the company’s new Surface Neo hardware, but

October 25, 2019

Donald Trump wants the iPhone home button back

Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images President Donald Trump seems to have recently switched to an iPhone without a home button, and he doesn’t seem to like it very much. So much so that he decided to casually subtweet Apple CEO Tim Cook with a bit of light tech commentary. We can’t tell if Trump recently

Pentagon awards controversial $10 billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft, spurning Amazon

The contract award comes after years of bitter accusations and lawsuits by some of the country’s biggest tech companies. Rivals had feared the procurement was fixed in Amazon’s favor. This is a developing story. It will be updated. Pentagon awards controversial billion cloud computing deal to Microsoft, spurning Amazon Source: Washington Post Tech

October 25, 2019

Microsoft beats Amazon to win the Pentagon’s $10 billion JEDI cloud contract

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The US government has awarded a giant $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft, the Department of Defense has confirmed. Known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI), the contract will provide the Pentagon with cloud services for basic storage and power all the way up to artificial intelligence processing,

October 25, 2019

White House cybersecurity chief quits, says leadership is inviting an attack

White House computer security Chief Dimitrios Vistakis gave the White House one helluva resignation notice earlier this week when he quit over practices he dubbed “absurd” including the systemic purging of cybersecurity staff. They say that history repeats itself. Unfortunately given all of the changes I’ve seen in the past three months, I foresee the

October 25, 2019

Pentagon awards $10B JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Pentagon awards $10B JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon — Microsoft has emerged victorious in a dramatic competition for public cloud resources for the U.S. Defense Department, beating out market leader Amazon Web Services, the Pentagon said on Friday. Pentagon awards B JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon (Jordan

Beat The Streets With This Text Spraying Robot

In the midst of striking for climate change awareness, you may need some extra hands. That’s what [Anred Zynch] thought when they built Strettexter, the text-spraying writing robot that sprays onto streets. The machine is loaded with 8 spray cans placed into a wooden box (a stop line with a wooden ledge to prevent the

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