Photo: Signify A whole bunch of new Philips Hue bulbs and accessories are being announced today, and by far the most eye-catching are the line’s first Edison-style bulbs. These LED smart bulbs appear to have a swirling filament exposed inside their clear glass housing, creating a much more stylish look than a traditional, almost industrial
Read MorePuma is launching its first smartwatch at IFA 2019 this week. The sports brand has teamed up with Fossil Group over the past 12 months to produce the wearable, which is powered by Wear OS and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Wear 3100 chipset. The Puma smartwatch will include a 1.19-inch round AMOLED display, housed inside a cut-out
Read MoreAmazon directs the destinations, deadlines and routes for its network of contract delivery drivers. But when they crash, the retail giant is shielded from responsibility. The Human Cost of Amazon’s Fast, Free Shipping Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreCharlie Savage / New York Times: A federal judge has ruled that a federal government database of people deemed to be “known or suspected terrorists” violates US citizens’ constitutional rights — WASHINGTON — A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a federal government database that compiles people deemed to be … A federal judge has
Read MoreAzure used for upcoming Data Hub product targeted at water management, agribusiness, and connected supply chain. Microsoft and Telstra team up for business data sharing platform Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreWhen you hear the term “extension tube”, you probably think of something fairly long, right? But when [Loudifier] needed an extension tube to do extreme close-ups with a wide-angle lens on a Canon EF-M camera, it needed to be small…really small. The final 3D printed extension provides an adjustable length between 0 and 10 millimeters.
Read MoreTaylor Soper / GeekWire: Microsoft acquires Seattle-based cloud migration company Movere for an undisclosed amount; Movere is Microsoft’s third Azure-related acquisition since July — Microsoft didn’t have to go far for its latest acquisition. The Redmond, Wash.-based tech giant today announced that it acquired Movere … Microsoft acquires Seattle-based cloud migration company Movere for an
Read MoreRichard Lawler / Engadget: Samsung says the 512GB 5G model of Galaxy Fold will be available in South Korea starting September 6 for ~$2,000, US launch to happen “in the coming weeks” — After its first attempt at a launch fizzled out in the spring, the Samsung Galaxy Fold is ready to try again at
Read MoreJoseph F. Kovar / CRN: Data protection and management company Commvault to acquire Hedvig, a software-defined distributed storage provider, for $225M; Hedvig had raised $52M from VCs — With the acquisition, Commvault, which has focused primarily on data protection and management, gains new capabilities … Data protection and management company Commvault to acquire Hedvig, a
Read MoreBetter late than never right? Samsung today revealed its potentially-revolutionary but ever-elusive Galaxy Fold will be available to consumers in Korea September 6, followed by France, Germany, Singapore, the UK., the US, and more. In the US specifically, the device will be available in Cosmos Black and Space Silver “in the coming weeks.” So I suppose
Read MoreJanice Min, the former editor of The Hollywood Reporter and Us Weekly, has left Quibi months ahead of its planned launch. Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Streaming Platform Loses a Top Executive Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Samsung revealed in July that it had made “improvements” to protect the Galaxy Fold’s screen, and now it’s giving us a firm release date for the foldable handset today. The updated Galaxy Fold will be available on September 6th in Korea, the company announced. In the US
Read MoreConsumers will be able to buy the company’s first foldable device, five months after it was supposed to go on sale. Samsung's revamped Galaxy Fold will arrive in Korea on Friday – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGo — a modern programming language with roots at Google — is one of the new generation languages that would like to unseat C (and C++) for what we think of as traditional programming. It is only for PCs, though, right? Not so fast! TinyGo provides a compiler that — in their words — is
Read MoreSad astronaut searches for dad astronaut in this aching cosmic space race. Ad Astra review: Apocalypse Now meets A Space Odyssey with Brad Pitt – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd that’s the tea. Pokemon Sword and Shield's latest Pokemon is literally a teapot and fans are confused – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJulia Alexander / The Verge: As details of Ninja’s Mixer deal remain unknown, his first look at Gears 5 prompts questions of why the streamer got exclusive access to the new Microsoft game — What’s the proper disclosure in these types of situations? — Tyler “Ninja” Blevins raised some eyebrows yesterday when he announced …
Read MoreJacqueline Howard / CNN: Facebook rolls out pop-up windows on Facebook and Instagram that appear when people search for vaccine info; notices point to CDC or World Health Organization — Facebook to crack down on anti-vaccine misinformation — (CNN)A new feature is rolling out on Facebook and Instagram to combat the spread of anti-vaccine misinformation.
Read MoreWade Tyler Millward / EdSurge: Connected learning platform Chegg to buy Thinkful, a Brooklyn-based online coding bootcamp, for $80M; Thinkful has raised $16M in VC funding — Chegg, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based publicly traded student services company, plans to buy Thinkful, a Brooklyn-based online coding bootcamp. Connected learning platform Chegg to buy Thinkful, a Brooklyn-based
Read MoreA green space blob flashed into existence and then… it was gone. NASA satellite spots a mysterious green light that quickly disappeared – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. ISB.Downloader!gen304 Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreAdam Bowen and James Monsees created Juul to disrupt the tobacco industry, but the $38 billion company is now at the forefront of the panic over the teen vaping epidemic. How two Stanford grads aimed for big tech glory and got Big Tobacco instead Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MorePhoto by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images After badly battering the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian is making its way up the Atlantic coast of the US — but President Trump is still inexplicably calling attention inland to Alabama, a state that is nowhere near the hurricane’s current path. On September 4th, he tweeted a video of himself with
Read MoreGears 5, the latest entry in the vaunted Gears of War series, is gearing up for release on Xbox One and PC. I’ve had the chance to spend several hours with the main campaign, and I’ve noticed that, while it’s overall an exceptional game, there is one big caveat I feel needs pointing out. Who’s on first? I won’t
Read MoreFederal law enforcement officials huddled Wednesday with Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter on Wednesday to discuss election security ahead of the 2020 presidential race, according to several U.S. and industry officials, responding to heightened concerns that social-media sites are still struggling to stop the spread of disinformation online. U.S. officials huddle with Facebook, Google and
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