A new company that aims to build and sell planes that run on hydrogen-powered electricity emerged from stealth Wednesday. ZeroAvia, based in Hollister, Calif., claims its planes will be cheaper to manufacture and fly than standard jet fuel-powered vehicles, while also producing none of the carbon emissions that make the aviation industry one of the
Read MoreJake Bright / TechCrunch: Kobo360, a Nigerian freight logistics startup, raises $20M Series A led by Goldman Sachs and $10M in working capital financing from Nigerian commercial banks — Nigerian freight logistics startup Kobo360 has raised a $20 million Series A round led by Goldman Sachs and $10 million … Kobo360, a Nigerian freight logistics
Read MoreFood delivery apps are reshaping the restaurant industry — and how we eat — by inspiring digital-only establishments that don’t need a dining room or waiters. The Rise of the Virtual Restaurant Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreGoogle is hungry for your clicks. But it turns out that more than half of all Google Search queries now result in no clicks. As of June 2019, 50.3 percent of Google searches received zero clicks. By contrast, searches with organic clicks to non-Google websites now make up only 45 percent of all traffic. That
Read MoreImage: InOne Smart Technology After an eight year hiatus, the HTC Wildfire brand is making a comeback with the HTC Wildfire X, a new device for the Indian market. However, this probably isn’t the brand revival you’re expecting. For one, the handset isn’t being produced by HTC at all. Instead, the Taiwanese manufacturer has licensed
Read MoreJust days after Coinbase announced the removal of support for Zcash for UK customers, reports suggest the cryptocurrency exchange is parting ways with banking mainstay Barclays. Sources familiar with the matter told CoinDesk that Barclays is no longer working with Coinbase. It’s unclear if the sources are representatives from either of the companies mentioned, or
Read MoreYou hear the word “innovation” a lot in tech, and half the time, it’s never really that impressive or even innovative. But last week, for the first time, I was bewildered by the tech that is a LG Smart Refrigerator and the innovation of one Ariana Grande twitter fan account, @thankunext327. For today’s teens, having
Read MoreHeat shrink tubing is great for insulating wires. Labeling wires in a bundle is always useful, too. [Voltlog] has a cheap Brother label printer and discovered he can buy knock off label cassettes for a lot less from China. However, he also found something else: cassettes with heat shrink tubing in them made for the
Read MoreThere’s a new one on the way in 2020, so consider this the swan song. Rolls-Royce Ghost Zenith Collection bids farewell to a sales success – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNew experiments at Twitter show it’s trying to further establish itself as the go-to news app for its users around the world. Today, the company announced its testing a way for you to follow specific interests, such as sports teams and celebrities. Once you choose these topics, Twitter’s machine learning algorithm will curate tweets for
Read MoreAmazon has announced that its facial recognition system can now detect “fear” by reading a person’s face. Dubbed Rekognition, the software offers a comprehensive range of tools for face detection, analysis, and recognition in images and videos. It’s one among several services it offers to developers as part of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud
Read MoreThis Japanese puppet show makes the famous kaiju movie characters look cuddly. Godzilla puppets are invading YouTube – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLauren Smiley / MIT Technology Review: A look at Senior Planet, a tech-themed community center that helps seniors and entrepreneurs over 65 use technology to work and make money — Inside Senior Planet, the tech-savviest retirement community on earth. — “All these microaggressions people talk about?” Tom Kamber says. A look at Senior Planet, a
Read MoreWhen [Sami Pietikäinen] realized that the Bluetooth built into his car didn’t support audio, he didn’t junk it and buy a Tesla. Instead, he decided to remedy the problem by building a small Bluetooth device that plugged into the Aux socket. To do this, he used a Raspberry Pi Zero with a pHAT DAC (Digital
Read MoreThe Google-owned site’s software targets gay and lesbian videos for takedowns, some creators say. YouTube discriminates against LGBT content by unfairly culling it, suit alleges Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAfter a lengthy period of deliberation and soliciting ideas from the company’s fanbase, OnePlus has finally revealed the name of its long-in-the-works TV: it’s called the OnePlus TV. A community representative confirmed the name on the OnePlus forums, saying “we believe there’s no other name that can best represent our value, vision and pride than
Read MoreChinese phone brand OnePlus announced today that it will launch a smart TV next month, and it’s called the OnePlus TV (color me shocked). The smartphone maker didn’t provide any other detail regarding the device, but said it’ll follow its “burden-less” design philosophy: The OnePlus TV is an extension of the brand’s ‘Never Settle’ mindset.
Read MoreI have spent a lot of time considering how to maximize my typing experience. So much so that I type with the COLEMAK layout and own a mechanical keyboard that elevates at an angle and is split in the middle for ergonomics. So, when I saw Monica Dinculescu’s “How annoying is too annoying” input delay
Read MoreMicrosoft withholding updates from machines with Symantec software, because it cannot handle SHA-2 certificates and does stupid things. Symantec cannot handle SHA-2 and breaks Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreDaniel Strauss / Business Insider: JD.com reports Q2 revenue of ~$22B, up 23% YoY, and net income of ~$90.1M, beating analyst expectations of a $6.3M net loss on $20.9B revenue — – Shares of JD.com rose as much as 8% in early trading on Tuesday after the company posted a surprising profit. Analysts had projected
Read MoreIt’s starting with sports. Twitter is testing a way to let you follow topics – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIan Allison / CoinDesk: Sources: Coinbase and Barclays end UK partnership, started in early 2018; Coinbase partners with ClearBank, which may have asked the exchange to drop Zcash — The most prestigious banking relationship in crypto has ended. — Barclays, the London-based global bank, is no longer working … Sources: Coinbase and Barclays end UK
Read MoreBloomberg: FAA sent airlines a reminder to follow 2016 safety instructions that ban goods with recalled batteries, like recently recalled MacBook Pros, from the planes — – FAA says some MacBook Pros shouldn’t be taken on airplanes — Apple recently recalled select laptops over battery fire risk FAA sent airlines a reminder to follow 2016
Read MoreThe meaning of the word portable has changed a bit over the years. These days something has to be pretty tiny to be considered truly portable, but in the 1940s, anything with a handle on it that you could lift with one hand might be counted as portable electronics. Zenith made a line of portable
Read MoreI know, you’re upset. But there is life after Harry and we’ll prove it. No Harry Styles? No worries. Here's who should play Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid – CNET Source: CNet
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