Verizon’s 5G service is switching on today in Denver, Colorado, and it will be available in Providence, Rhode Island, starting on July 1st. If you live in those cities, the carrier says that you’ll see typical download speeds of 450 Mbps, with peak speeds hitting 1.5 Gbps. Verizon plans to charge customers an extra $10
Read MoreYou’re wasting half your work day goofing off because there just isn’t enough to do— and it’s driving you crazy. Here’s how to make a change so you’re not just killing time on Facebook waiting for the clock to strike five. Read more… What to Do About Your Incredibly Boring Job Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIn some circles, author Joe Hill is known for his horror novels like NOS4A2, The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box, and others, but he’s also known for co-creating the fantastic horror comic series Locke & Key for IDW. He’ll soon be returning to the medium with a “pop-up line” for DC Comics. The announcement comes just a
Read MoreUsers can set the auto-delete to every three or every eighteen months, or can manually erase the information. Google users can now auto-delete location data Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreJust a week after its birthday sale, Southwest is holding another sale for flights this fall, ending at midnight tonight. Read more… Grab Seats For on These Southwest Flights Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Aera, which develops AI-based data processing and augmentation products, raises $80M led by DJF, bringing its total raised to $170M+ — AI adoption in the enterprise continues to climb, with analysts at Gartner estimating that 37% of firms now implement AI in some form or another … Aera, which develops AI-based
Read MoreWhen social media leaves me exhausted, I always feel better by switching to one-on-one or group chats. But I never thought of this method, via Gareth’s Tips: write a “blog post” in a cloud doc and share it with a select group of friends. Inventor and engineer Star Simpson calls it “lazy blogging”; investor Kevin
Read MoreThe automaker said it would close plants across the region, leading to job losses for more than 18 percent of its work force. Ford to Cut 12,000 Jobs in Europe Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe Q7 is moving much closer in look and feel to the flagship Q8 SUV, but with the availability of a third row of seats. Audi is making big changes to the Q7 SUV and it's looking better than ever – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreNew hire could accelerate Apple’s plans to move macOS hardware from Intel CPUs to Arm-based chips. MacBook move: Apple hires key Arm chip designer, pointing to shift from Intel Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreIt’s one thing to know that your credit card offers insurance for travel mishaps like delayed baggage or airlines that suddenly shut down. It’s another thing to know how to access those benefits when you’re on the road. Read more… File Your Credit Card Travel Insurance Claim Right Away Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreIt’s available at more than 100 stores now with 1,500 pickup points planned for the end of the year. Amazon's Counter lets you pick up packages at Rite-Aid stores – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a new report, the social network suggests people around the world want the board to have more power than originally anticipated. Facebook scours the globe for ideas about its content oversight board – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDogs aren’t quite sure about Sony’s robo-pup. Revenge of the dogs: Sony Aibo does not impress your furry friends – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe new bulbs use Bluetooth to connect directly with your phone — and with compatible Google Nest and Alexa devices. They don’t cost any less than before, though. Philips Hue's new Bluetooth bulbs don't need the Hue Bridge at all – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd not in a good way. The Technology 202: Amazon was the only Silicon Valley giant called out on the debate stage Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThis stunning image of Jupiter’s stormy northern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it performed a close pass of the gas giant planet. Tumultuous Clouds of Jupiter Source: NASA
Read MoreJames Vincent / The Verge: EU expert panel recommends that EU should ban AI-based social credit scoring and limit mass surveillance — New recommendations have also been criticized as lacking enforceability — A group of policy experts assembled by the EU has recommended that it ban the use of AI for mass surveillance and mass
Read MoreOur tech columnist answers your questions about how to protect your privacy while using Chrome, the most popular Web browser. Help Desk: How to fight the spies in your Chrome browser Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreLast night, I stumbled on an interesting tweet thread from Manchester-based PHD student Oli Clark, who argued that conferences should serve vegetarian food as the default option. This would be a reverse of the current situation, where events offer several meat-infused dishes, and scarcely anything for those on a plant-based diet. My hot take 🔥:
Read MoreA drug-smuggling kingpin has been using west Dublin teenagers as young as 14 to store large amounts of narcotics bought with cryptocurrency via the dark web, reports Irish local media The Journal citing sources familiar with the matter. Authorities suspect they run a criminal enterprise that distributes illegal drugs like cocaine, MDMA, and ketamine within
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Warburg Pincus announces new $4.25B fund for China and Southeast Asia, which will focus on tech, consumer services, healthcare, financial services, media, more — Warburg Pincus, the private equity fund with over $60 billion under management, is doubling down on Asia after it announced … Warburg Pincus announces new .25B fund
Read MoreGoogle is being sued in a potential class-action lawsuit which accuses the tech giant of inappropriately accessing sensitive medical records belonging to hundreds of thousands of hospital patients. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, is the latest example of how tech giants’ forays into the trillion-dollar healthcare industry are being met by concerns over privacy. In
Read MoreToday, I spent my afternoon in an amphitheater next to Tokyo Disneyland to watch Line’s annual conference. Line is one of the most prominent tech companies in Japan, with a chat app that virtually everyone here uses and which offers various adjacent services, from gaming to ride-hailing to personal finance. Line’s international push didn’t really
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