The Windows 10 and Cortana-powered Johnson Controls GLAS thermostat soon will no longer support its original voice assistant, Microsoft’s Cortana. Johnson Controls is removing Microsoft's Cortana from the GLAS thermostat Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreUrsula Perano / Axios: WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, taking on ~200 staffers, and will keep the porn ban; source: it sold for “well below” $20M — Verizon is set to sell the social network Tumblr to Automattic Inc, the owner of blog site and publishing tool WordPress, the Wall
Read MoreThe space agency is working hard to figure out why the rover’s descent parachutes aren’t passing their tests. ESA's Mars rover has a bummer of a parachute problem – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re looking to cut down on how much you use your phone, redditor mukalodric has some suggestions. A thread on the subreddit r/getdisciplined (a group “for people who have issues with procrastination, motivation, and discipline”) called “How I’ve Cut Down On Mindless Phone Usage” provides tips from the original… Read more… How to Use
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge The GLAS smart thermostat, which is built by Johnson Controls, is losing its key Cortana integration. Once touted as the only Cortana-powered thermostat, Johnson Controls says it’s now removing Microsoft’s digital assistant from its device. A new software update is rolling out to the thermostat soon, and it
Read MoreMARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images Verizon has agreed to sell Tumblr to WordPress owner Automattic Inc. for an undisclosed amount, The Wall Street Journal reports. Verizon, which first acquired Tumblr in 2017 after it purchased Yahoo, started to explore a sale earlier this year. Automattic reportedly bought Tumblr for less than $20 million, according to Axios, a
Read MoreMinecraft developer Mojang is officially canceling the game’s anticipated “Super Duper Graphics Pack,” originally announced back at E3 2017 as a downloadable update for the popular crafting game. The graphics pack promised a massive overhaul for Minecraft, bringing features like realistic lighting and shadows, reflective water surfaces, and more lifelike flora and fauna, along with
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge The new hardware revision of the Nintendo Switch is now making its way to retail stores. It features a newer, more efficient CPU than the original launch console, which results in significantly longer battery life ranging between 4.5 and nine hours. (The original Switch can last between 2.5
Read MoreSometimes you need a vacation from your vacation. Travel can be stressful, some types of it especially so. Family vacations have drama built in, for example, no matter how nice your family is. So here’s your getaway tip: go to the gym every morning. Read more… Go to the Gym Every Day on Vacation Source:
Read MorePerhaps no other company has profited more from the Trump administration’s treatment of undocumented immigrants — and US citizens of similar appearance — than Peter Thiel‘s Palantir. A recent investigation, conducted by Mijente, revealed the US government has at least 29 active contracts with the company worth approximately $1.5 billion. This covers Palantir’s work with
Read MoreResearchers believe the material could be used to charge a phone in seconds. Samsung rumored to have phone with graphene battery next year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe LG G8 may have landed with more of a whimper than a bang when it came out earlier this year, but LG isn’t letting that get it down, with a successor — the G8X — set to be revealed next month at the annual IFA show in Germany. And it’ll apparently offer an in-display
Read MoreAt Lifehacker, it’s no secret that we’re pretty big fans of public libraries. Not only do they give you access to all varieties of media for free (or close to it) but living near one can actually make you happier. And get ready, because it gets better. Did you know that if there’s a book
Read MoreSarah Krouse / Wall Street Journal: Verizon to Sell Tumblr to WordPress Owner — Carrier sheds blogging site for nominal amount as part of media unit revamp — Verizon Communications Inc. VZ -.20% has agreed to sell its blogging website Tumblr to the owner of popular online-publishing tool WordPress, unloading for a nominal amount …
Read MoreBuyers will also get standard auto stop/start for improved fuel economy. The 2020 Honda Odyssey gets a 10-speed auto for its 25th birthday – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThis particular e-cigarette is a little bigger than a typical cigarette, with a matching battery. E-cigarettes use electrical power to rapidly heat and vaporize a base liquid such as propylene glycol, and that power comes from a battery. These devices are functionally straightforward but it can be a messy process on the inside. Thankfully though
Read MoreI may be a messy bitch, but I am not a messy eater, and I absolutely hate it when toppings—be they on pizza or burgers—slide off prematurely. Forgoing lettuce or pickles simply to avoid a shirt stain is a little too precious, but you can greatly decrease your chances of slippage by dicing and shredding
Read MoreStewart Clarke / Variety: French regulators approve a plan by the country’s heavyweight broadcasters to launch Salto, a joint streaming service expected in Q1 2020, to battle Netflix — Amazon and Netflix are soon to get some Gallic competition from Team France. French regulators gave the green light Monday to plans … French regulators approve
Read MoreAfter serving its life as a development vehicle, the eCOPO is off to find a new home. The one and only Chevy eCOPO Camaro electric drag-racer is for sale – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreAfter nearly eight months of knowledge-gathering street tests and thousands of successful deliveries, Amazon has announced that its delivery robots have begun delivering packages to customers in Irvine, Calif. Amazon’s autonomous robots have started delivering packages in a new location: Southern California Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreHardware hacks might not get as much attention as the latest security breaches, but they can be just as devastating. You’re probably picturing an attacker sneakily using a dummy USB key to infiltrate a computer, but as a recent report from Vice describes, even innocuous tech like Apple’s Lightning cables can be… Read more… These
Read MoreAnthony Ha / TechCrunch: Attentive raises $40M Series B led by Sequoia for its mobile messaging tools for retailers — Attentive, a startup helping retailers personalize their mobile messages, is announcing that it has raised $40 million in Series B funding. — The startup was founded by Brian Long and Andrew Jones … Attentive raises
Read MoreTwitch has not had the best August, to put it lightly. First the world’s biggest streamer fully defects to its heretofore-niche competitor, Mixer, and now, over the weekend, it’s apparently been busted for letting pornography through its filters — and promoting it on said streamer’s channel. How in the heck did we get here? When Tyler “Ninja”
Read More{$inline_image}Ask many a photographer about resolution, and they’ll tell you “megapixels don’t matter.” For most people 8 megapixels or so is enough. But that line of thinking isn’t stopping Samsung and Xiaomi from teaming up to create a massive 108-megapixel meant for your smartphone. The ‘Isocell Bright HMX‘ is not just massive in terms of
Read MoreFor a long time it seemed like e-ink displays were outside the reach of us lowly hackers, as beyond the handful of repurposed Kindles that graced these pages, we saw precious few projects utilizing this relatively exotic display. But that’s changed over the last couple of years, and we’re thrilled to start seeing hackers bend
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