There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of BAE Audio. Despite being one of the most prestigious high-end audio gear manufacturers in the US, it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry. However, you’ve definitely heard music made using its gear. Everyone from The Who and Bootsy Collins to Snoop Dogg and Jason Mraz have recorded
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge One day after releasing the final beta of Android Q, Google is making its most direct case yet for why Q’s new gesture navigation controls are an improvement over what came before. The Verge reported on the company’s reasoning earlier today, and now Google has posted a more
Read MoreIt’s bright, it’s white and fortunately it’s very far away from here. Jupiter just got slammed by something so big we saw it from Earth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Uber just reported its second quarterly earnings ever as a public company, and hoo boy! That’s a lot of red ink! The ride-hailing giant reported losing a whopping $5.2 billion in the last three months. No, there isn’t dirt on your screen. That’s billion with a “b.” Lyft,
Read MoreFor most of us, 3D printing means printing in plastic of some sort — either filament or photo resin. However, we have all wanted to print in other materials — especially more substantial materials. Metal printers exist but they aren’t cheap. However, it is possible to print molds and cast metal parts using them. [Amos
Read MoreGreg Williams / WIRED UK: DeepMind execs talk about the importance of interdisciplinary research and how AI could help solve tough scientific problems, like predicting shapes of proteins — DeepMind’s AI has beaten chess grandmasters and Go champions. But founder and CEO Demis Hassabis now has his sights set on bigger … DeepMind execs talk
Read MoreThe social network is pitching an initiative to license articles from some of the largest American news publishers for its mobile app, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Facebook Said to Be in Talks With Publishers on News Effort Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook is approaching big-name news publishers hoping to secure licensing deals to republish stories and other news content, reports The Wall Street Journal. The deals could be worth millions of dollars per publisher, with Facebook reportedly offering up to $3 million a year for licensing rights for
Read MoreThe White House has invited tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter to a discussion Friday about the rise of violent online extremism, one of the Trump administration’s first major engagements on the issue despite years of warnings that racial and ethnic animus on social media is linked to some of the country’s deadliest attacks.
Read MoreGall midge maggots have some surprising tricks that help them launch themselves into smile-inspiring jumps. Legless, Leaping Larvae Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThere is no question that the tech in cars is making us safer. Even when optional, active electronic safety features can pay for themselves quickly. Our Cars Are Trying to Keep Us Safe. Here’s How. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTechnology companies ousted the 8chan message board as a client and “deplatformed” the site, effectively shutting it down after the El Paso shooting. How tech firms pulled the plug on 8chan Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFor all we’ve made fun of Apple‘s walled garden here, every once in a while, the company opens up just a bit. Case in point: today the company revealed it would be producing a limited amount of iOS ‘Security Research Devices.’ These appear to basically be iPhones with far deeper access than available to everyday users, including
Read MoreFrederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: GitHub launches the beta of a new version of GitHub Actions with continuous integration and delivery capabilities built in, says it now has 40M+ users — Microsoft’s GitHub today launched the beta of a new version of GitHub Actions with full continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) capabilities built right into the
Read MoreA new report says that Apple is using some kind of mechanism that essentially throws up a massive error message if anyone other than an Apple technician attempts to put a new battery in an iPhone — even if the battery itself is an Apple product. The report comes from Craig Lloyd of iFixit, and shows
Read MoreLarry Dignan / ZDNet: Uber Eats Q2 revenue was $595M, up 72% YoY; Uber says it now has 99 million active consumers on its platform overall, as the number of Eats users grew 140% YoY — Uber’s ability to expand its business into food delivery and freight pays off somewhat, but Lyft’s more focused approach
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is having indexing issues today, meaning that some new content across the internet is not showing up in search results. A look at the Top Stories in Google News, for example, shows that while some of the stories are from the last couple hours, many are from
Read MoreImage: Bungie Bungie has revealed the date Destiny 2 players will be able to start moving accounts freely between platforms to be August 21st. That’s when the game studio says it’s expecting to launch cross-save support for the open-world shooter, a long-awaited feature only just announced back in early June. Bungie says it’s launching cross-save
Read MoreBloomberg: Sources: White House holds off a decision on licenses for US companies to restart sales to Huawei after Beijing said it was halting purchases of US farm goods — The White House is holding off on a decision about licenses for U.S. companies to restart business with Huawei Technologies Co … Sources: White House
Read More{$inline_image} Eliot Brown / Wall Street Journal: Uber’s Latin American revenues in Q2 fell 24% YoY to $547M; stock is down 8%+ after hours — Large expense related to its IPO weighs on earnings as revenue rises 14% — Uber Technologies Inc. UBER 8.24% reported its largest-ever quarterly loss as it was weighed down by
Read MoreThe first big surprise Vegas had in store for everyone is that the DEF CON badge is an electronic badge this year. It’s traditionally been the DC practice to alternate years between electronic and non-electronic badges. Last year we had a fantastic electronic badge designed by the ToyMakers, so I had expected something more passive
Read MoreWhenever I consider getting takeout for lunch or running out for a latte during the workweek, I often pause to think about how much time it will cost me—not the time away from my desk, but rather the time spent working to add up to the amount I am about to spend. It doesn’t always
Read MoreNow you can ask Alexa to slow down if she’s responding to you too quickly. Read more… You Can Now Change Alexa's Speaking Speed Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Apple is planning to supply special iPhones to security researchers next year to help them find security flaws in iOS. The devices will be made available to researchers that report bugs through the company’s invitation-only bug bounty program for iOS. Apple first launched this bug bounty program three
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Apple is finally rewarding security researchers for finding security flaws in macOS. At the Black Hat conference today, Apple announced that it is greatly expanding its existing bug bounty program to include macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and iCloud. It will include rewards of up to $1 million for
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