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June 25, 2019

Cobalt Robotics, which makes indoor security robots designed to work alongside human guards, raises $35M Series B; it raised a $13M Series A in March 2018 (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat)

Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Cobalt Robotics, which makes indoor security robots designed to work alongside human guards, raises $35M Series B; it raised a $13M Series A in March 2018 — Cobalt Robotics, a three-year-old startup building indoor security robots designed to work alongside human guards … Cobalt Robotics, which makes indoor security robots designed

June 25, 2019

The Office will leave Netflix in 2021

The Office, one of the most popular shows on Netflix, will stream exclusively on NBCUniversal’s upcoming streaming service beginning in 2021. Netflix’s deal with NBCUniversal ends in 2020, giving NBCUniversal back the rights to stream its own show. The new arrangement makes The Office one of the biggest shows that NBCUniversal will have exclusively on

June 25, 2019

San Francisco is set to ban Juul and other e-cigarette sales in 2020

San Francisco officials just banned the sale or distribution of e-cigarettes in the city unless they have FDA approval. The ban, which also affects some flavored tobacco products, adds to restrictions that the city put in place on flavored e-cigarettes last year — already considered to be the strictest in the country according to The

June 25, 2019

Drive.ai is reportedly shutting down after deal with Apple falls through

Drive.ai, a self-driving startup that was once valued at $200 million, is shutting down, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company filed notice with a state agency this week indicating its intention of closing permanently and laying off 90 employees. The decision to close shop was made after a reported acquisition

June 25, 2019

Life can theoretically exist in a 2D universe

The wild and wacky world of physics just keeps getting stranger. A UC Davis physicist recently published research demonstrating the possibility for complex lifeforms to exist in a two-dimensional universe. Philosophers and scientists have long dealt with a lack of information about our universe by viewing it through the prism of us, the observers. This

Life can theoretically exist in a 2D universe

{$inline_image}The wild and wacky world of physics just keeps getting stranger. A UC Davis physicist recently published research demonstrating the possibility for complex lifeforms to exist in a two-dimensional universe. Philosophers and scientists have long dealt with a lack of information about our universe by viewing it through the prism of us, the observers. This

June 25, 2019

Faraday Future fires dozens of employees on unpaid leave

Sputtering electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has fired dozens of employees who have been on unpaid leave for months, including manufacturing workers hired to staff the company’s factory in Hanford, California, The Verge has learned. The workers received benefits during this furlough, which started in late 2018, and it had already been extended once already.

June 25, 2019

Facebook may let you turn off obnoxious in-app notification badges

Facebook is making an effort to make its countless eyeball-grabbing elements less distracting with a new test of notification customization. According to app researcher and reverse-engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook is currently testing the ability to turn on and off the red notification dots, known as badges, that you get for individual tabs of

U.S. Tech Companies Sidestep a Trump Ban, to Keep Selling to Huawei

Chip makers’ deals underscore how difficult it is to clamp down on companies that the administration considers a national security threat. U.S. Tech Companies Sidestep a Trump Ban, to Keep Selling to Huawei Source: NY Times Tech

June 25, 2019

New Silex malware has begun bricking several hundred poorly secured IoT devices per hour, using default credentials to log in and then wipe devices (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: New Silex malware has begun bricking several hundred poorly secured IoT devices per hour, using default credentials to log in and then wipe devices — Over 2,000 devices have been bricked in the span of a few hours. Attacks still ongoing. — A new strain of malware is wiping the firmware

June 25, 2019

Self-driving car startup Drive.ai, once worth $200M and rumored to be an acquisition target of Apple's, will close Friday and lay off 90 workers, per filing (San Francisco Chronicle)

San Francisco Chronicle: Self-driving car startup Drive.ai, once worth $200M and rumored to be an acquisition target of Apple’s, will close Friday and lay off 90 workers, per filing — Apple has hired a handful of hardware and software engineers from Mountain View startup Drive.ai, part of a renewed effort by the iPhone … Self-driving

June 25, 2019

Inside Shopify’s brave API gamble

A platform-as-a-service company is only as good as its APIs, and Shopify has dozens of them. These expose a specific part of the Shopify’s product to third-party developers, who can then incorporate them into their own applications. And last week, at the annual Shopify Unite summit, the company announced it was moving away from traditional

A hacker assault left mobile carriers open to network shutdown – CNET

“Hacking a company that has mountains of data that is always updating is the holy grail for an intelligence agency.” A hacker assault left mobile carriers open to network shutdown – CNET Source: CNet

MIT and Arizona State University Create Stacked Master's Degree on EdX

A new collaboration between edX, Arizona State University and MIT has resulted in an online master’s degree program in Supply Chain Management that stacks credits from both universities. MIT and Arizona State University Create Stacked Master's Degree on EdX Source: Campus Technology

Samsung rumored to launch vertically foldable phone in 2020 – CNET

Galaxy Fold delay be damned, a report says Samsung is working on a device whose top folds down over the bottom. Samsung rumored to launch vertically foldable phone in 2020 – CNET Source: CNet

Spotify wants a refund on overpaid royalties to US songwriters, report says – CNET

It’s trying to make up for a new accounting change to last year’s rates. Spotify wants a refund on overpaid royalties to US songwriters, report says – CNET Source: CNet

June 25, 2019

How to Protect Yourself From the New macOS Security Vulnerability

Mac users take heed: A recently disclosed vulnerability present in the macOS Gatekeeper—otherwise known as the “Cavallarin” exploit—has reportedly been leveraged by adware creators. It’s times like these when we’re reminded of the best advice for keeping your Mac protected from these kinds of issues: When in doubt,… Read more… How to Protect Yourself From

Review: The SVS Prime Elevation are Atmos speakers that can do it all

{$inline_image}There are few things you can do to upgrade your home theater experience like adding a pair of height speakers. Whether you’re listening to Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, or Auro 3D, the added vertical dimension makes the sound more immersive and helps transport you to the scenes on film. But while most speakers designed for Atmos

June 25, 2019

Bangalore-based Open, which operates a "neo-bank" to help businesses automate their finances, raises $30M Series B at, a source says, a $150M valuation (Manish Singh/TechCrunch)

Manish Singh / TechCrunch: Bangalore-based Open, which operates a “neo-bank” to help businesses automate their finances, raises $30M Series B at, a source says, a $150M valuation — Open, a Bangalore-based startup that operates a “neo-bank” to help businesses automate and run their finances … Bangalore-based Open, which operates a "neo-bank" to help businesses automate

June 25, 2019

You Can Get 3 Months of Audible For Only $15

3-Month Subscription to Audible | $15 | Amazon Read more… You Can Get 3 Months of Audible For Only Source: Life Hacker

Laser Cutting Wooden Pogo Pin Test Jigs

Now as far as problems go, selling so many products on Tindie that you need to come up with a faster way to test them is a pretty good one to have. But it’s still a problem that needs solving. For [Eric Gunnerson] the solution involved finding a quick and easy way to produce wooden

June 25, 2019

Stay Away From Wedding Loans

How are the kids paying for weddings these days? With loans. For a party that lasts a single day. The Washington Post examined the the practice of taking out a personal loan to pay for your nuptial celebration. And while it’s not a surprising read, it’s still horrifying. Read more… Stay Away From Wedding Loans

Microsoft and Adobe deliver on a three-year old Office 365 customer request

Office 365/SharePoint Online users can now view, share edit and edit PDFs without first having to download them first. Microsoft and Adobe deliver on a three-year old Office 365 customer request Source: ZDNet Microsoft

Federal, state officials announce robocall crackdown targeting scammers who placed 1 billion calls

Authorities said the effort should send a signal about the government’s heightened attention to Americans targeted by such scams. Federal, state officials announce robocall crackdown targeting scammers who placed 1 billion calls Source: Washington Post Tech

June 25, 2019

Target is offering 30 percent discounts on in-store pickups for select games

If you’re thinking about buying a game for your Nintendo Switch, PS4, or Xbox One, you’ll save 30 percent on several titles at Target when you opt to pick it up in store. For context, this deal brings Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a $59.99 game, down to $38.10. Games like The Division 2, Team Sonic

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