After a slow start to the year, Tesla announced Tuesday that it made and delivered a record number of cars in the second quarter of 2019. The electric automaker produced 87,048 vehicles in the quarter, and delivered “approximately 95,200,” after having finished the first quarter of the year with some 10,000 cars listed as “in
Read MoreGrubhub CEO Matt Maloney has responded to reports that his company creates fake websites for its restaurant partners, claiming that, according to its contract agreements, these businesses have signed away permission for Grubhub to engage in the marketing tactic on their behalf. According to a partial Grubhub contract obtained by the Los Angeles Times, a
Read MoreFor some reason, certain people feel it is their obligation to tell others—usually women—to smile. Clearly, this is problematic for many reasons, but as someone on the receiving end of those comments pretty frequently, I especially hate when people attempt to use science to try and convince me to put on a happy face. Read
Read MoreIt’s much, much easier to run Windows on a Mac than macOS on a Windows machine, but that doesn’t mean that this crazy hybrid environment is always going to be perfect. Microsoft recently released a bulletin that explains why you might be encountering some issues if you’re trying to update to the latest version of…
Read MoreJuly 4th is upon us. It’s a celebration of US independence, and if you’re like me, you’ll be spending it with family, eating lots of grilled food and staying up to watch the fireworks light up the sky at night. Like most US holidays, this is also an opportunity to get a good deal on
Read MoreSouth Carolina’s Claflin University is working with ed tech startup Upswing to offer a variety of support resources for its online students. Claflin U Connects Online Students with 24/7 Support Resources Source: Campus Technology
Read MoreA filing for an unreleased MacBook Pro was briefly accessible on the Federal Communication Commission’s website today before later being pulled. The FCC documentation refers to model number A2159, which lines up with MacBook-related filings Apple made with the Eurasian Economic Commission last month. Digging into the FCC filing offers a closer glimpse of the
Read MoreFish are easy to keep as pets, requiring little more than regular feeding to keep them happy in the short-to-medium term. If you’re going on holiday, it can be nice to know that your pets are being taken care of, but finding someone to take on the chore can be hard. [Trevor_DIY] doesn’t need to
Read MoreMany of us can remember the first time we used our money—our very own money—to purchase something we’ve been pining for. Maybe it was a Sharp boombox or a pair of roller skates or a see-through phone. We saved up our allowance and all those $2 bills that Aunt Tess would slip into her birthday
Read MoreJuly 1 marks the beginning of a new academic year at teaching hospitals. That means it’s the date when newly minted doctors begin their first jobs, and some people (often including hospital staff) will swear it’s the worst time to seek medical care. Read more… Are Hospitals Really More Dangerous in July? Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA team of scientists from the University of Washington and Carnegie Mellon University have developed a method by which three people can play a Tetris-like multiplayer decision-making game together using only their minds. Researchers, Linxing Jiang, Andrea Stocco, Darby Losey, Justin Abernethy, Chantel Prat, and Rajesh Rao, created the interface, dubbed BrainNet. It’s “the first
Read MoreContent moderation is a long-standing challenge for big tech companies. Many of the issues surrounding content moderation have been reported on extensively by The Verge, and they’re now the focus of UCLA professor Sarah T. Roberts’ new book Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media. Below is a lightly edited excerpt
Read MoreThose who have been around the block, and the sun, a fair few times will know that they certainly don’t make ’em like they used to. It doesn’t particularly matter what “them” is; it’s merely a widely accepted fact that society has trended towards more disposable products over ones that have a long service life.
Read MoreA launch abort system (LAS) with a test version of Orion attached soars upward on NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) flight test atop a Northrop Grumman provided booster on July 2, 2019, after launching at 7 a.m. EDT. Taking to the Skies: Orion Test Brings Moon, Mars Missions Closer Source: NASA
Read MoreMicrosoft is stepping up its efforts to market Microsoft 365 — its subscription bundle of Windows 10, Office 365 and Enterprise Mobility + Security — in a more integrated way. And it’s reorganizing internally to try to do so. Microsoft wants to start marketing Microsoft 365 as a single product in its new fiscal year
Read MoreNobody likes annoying internet advertisements, that’s for sure. And it’s even creepier when you visit one website, do the web’s equivalent of a little window-shopping, and suddenly find ads for that site plastered over every other site you’re looking at. Read more… Fool Advertising Trackers with Mozilla's 'Track This' Source: Life Hacker
Read MorePrime Day starts July 15, but some great discounts can be had right now. Here’s everything you need to know about the event, including money-saving tips and tricks. The best Prime Day 2019 deals available right now – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCheck out the latest batch of great deals on smart-home products, mattresses, tech gear and more. The best July 4 sales: Instant Pot, Ecobee, TVs, appliances and more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet ready to test your vision with a challenge from the International Space Station. NASA astronaut asks: Can you spot the Big Dipper from the ISS? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn an interview last week regarding privacy concerns, Instagram’s CEO, Adam Mosseri, wants you to know: Your privacy isn’t at stake (for now). “We don’t look at your messages, we don’t listen in on your microphone, doing so would be super problematic for a lot of different reasons,” he told CBS’ Gayle King. “But I…
Read MoreIt can be hard to tell whether a picture is real. Consider, as the participants in our recent research did, these two images and see whether you think neither, either or both of them has been doctored. You might have based your assessment of the images on the visual information alone, or perhaps factored in
Read MoreChinese border agents have been installing spyware on phones from tourists who enter the country through certain crossings in the Xinjiang region, an area where China is known to be conducting intensive surveillance of the largely Muslim ethnic minority groups who live there. The spyware was reported today by a group of publications, including The
Read MoreThe company’s new utility is designed to help quantify power efficiency under heavy loads, isolate the causes of sync issues like stutter, capture frame rate data for any game and more. Nvidia FrameView gives you frame rate bragging rights for any game – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreVideo technology provider Kaltura has introduced new analytics capabilities for its video platform, including granular data on viewing, engagement and creation. Kaltura Adds Advanced Video Analytics Source: Campus Technology
Read MorePlenty of us rely on public transportation, but there are times when your local transit system is anything but reliable. Those of us who use it to commute are used to being packed into buses and subway cars, but sometimes there are just too many passengers and you can’t board—or worse, your bus zooms past
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