Tesla is pulling its secret video game features out of the shadows and bringing them front and center starting today as Tesla Arcade, a new game hub found across its line of electric vehicles. And earlier this afternoon, the company brought a Model 3 to downtown San Francisco to let The Verge try out Arcade
Read MorePhotoshop can take a bad picture and make it look better. But it can also take a picture of you smiling and make it into a picture of your frowning. Altering images and video can of course be benign, but it can also have nefarious purposes. Adobe teamed up with researchers at Berkeley to see
Read MoreHarry Potter: Wizards Unite, the new AR game from Pokémon Go developers Niantic, will start rolling out around the world on Friday, according to an official tweet. The game previously launched in beta in Australia and New Zealand. It’s unclear how long it’ll take to reach a more global audience. The wording of Niantic’s tweet
Read MoreRobotics company Nuro will soon unleash its self-driving vehicles on the streets of Houston. This isn’t a ride-sharing partnership, or a new Tesla competitor, but a trial run at the future we’re all waiting for. Starting this fall, Domino’s plans to employ a fleet of Nuro vehicles, each electric and self-driving, to deliver piping-hot pizza
Read MoreThe Netflix hit inspired an H&M collection from another dimension, so naturally I got a romper covered with Demogorgons. New Stranger Things clothing line turned my fashion sense Upside Down – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Sandler- and Jennifer Aniston-starring comedy has been a big success, Netflix tells us. Adam Sandler's Murder Mystery is Netflix's biggest weekend film ever – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s thought to be the earliest known example of merging galaxies yet discovered. Astronomers just observed two galaxies merging, 13 billion years ago – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreElon Musk may not be capable of crediting an artist, but there was never any question that infamous picture of Nier: Automata’s 2B wasn’t his. Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi, on the other hand, appears to have blatantly stolen and combined not one or two, but three pieces of art from the same 3D artist
Read MoreThe Max family is still grounded following two deadly crashes, but the parent of British Airways says it’ll consider buying 200 737 aircraft Defying expectations, Boeing wins interest for 737 Max at Paris Air Show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle might be content to just tweet out photos of its upcoming phones, but Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 looks to be following a more traditional script. The latest: Shara Tibken at CNET is reporting that “people familiar” say it will launch on August 7th in New York City. The first week of August certainly is
Read MoreWelcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Fitbit‘s smartwatches, the Ionic and Versa, come with a number of apps pre-installed. These apps — which include three music apps, a weather tracker, and a timer — might offer
Read MoreFormer software engineer’s new company used confidential information to create competing AR glasses in just two years, the startup alleges in a lawsuit. Magic Leap accuses ex-employee of stealing AR technology for Chinese company – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company has envisioned a flexible stylus with input buttons for controlling audio and digital presentations. Microsoft patent app could see the Surface Pen double as an earbud – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe next Unpacked event will take place at the Barclays Center, the same venue as last year’s Note 9 launch, people familiar with the plans tell CNET. Samsung eyes Galaxy Note 10 launch on Aug. 7 in New York – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDish is reportedly nearing a $6 billion buy of Boost Mobile and wireless spectrum, which could push through the T-Mobile and Sprint merger. Dish tipped to spend billion on T-Mobile and Sprint assets, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBut the two most powerful supercomputers are in the US. China has over 100 more supercomputers than the US, Top500 says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWe think of Morse code in terms of dots and dashes, but really it’s a kind of binary code. Those symbols might as well be 0s and 1s or any other pair of characters. That attribute is exactly what led to a sting operation a music lyric site called Genius.com pulled on Google. At issue
Read MoreThe site’s journalists took part in an IRL protest after a series of tweets criticized the company’s refusal to recognize their affiliation with the News Guild. BuzzFeed News Is Part of a Union Wave at Digital Media Outlets Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreOn the heels of the Firefox 67.0 release, Mozilla has rolled out Firefox 67.0.3, which fixes a major security bug. According to the Mozilla Security board, hackers have reportedly been using the bug to take over PCs running unpatched versions of Firefox 67.0. All Firefox users should update to the latest version… Read more… Update
Read MorePeople have been clamoring for Tesla to make a pickup truck for years. Though Elon Musk has repeatedly promised it’s on the way, there’s yet to be any indication of what it’ll actually look like, let alone a firm release date. Simone Giertz, an inventor known for her wacky robots like the most effective/deadly alarm
Read MoreAre you running Firefox version 67.0.3 or Firefox ESR 60.7.1? If the answer is “no,” or you’re not sure, maybe just update your web browser now. Firefox maker Mozilla is warning (via ZDNet) that the browser has a zero-day flaw that’s actively being exploited in the wild — you don’t see that every day —
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Read MoreThe rocket NASA plans to use to get astronauts to the moon by 2024 has for years suffered significant cost overruns and schedule delays. But those problems are even worse than originally thought, according to a federal watchdog report expected to be released Wednesday. Government watchdog says cost of NASA rocket continues to rise, a
Read MoreMicrosoft recently announced Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a new subscription service that bundles Xbox Game Pass (for console and PC) and Xbox Live Gold for $14.99 per month, saving you $15 per month compared to paying for these services separately. If you want to try it out, there’s a promotion happening that gives you a
Read MoreMajor augmented reality hardware startup Magic Leap has sued competitor Nreal — which was founded by a former Magic Leap employee — for allegedly ripping off its technology and design. In a lawsuit filed yesterday, Magic Leap accuses Nreal founder Chi Xu of “blatant copying” and an attempt to “free ride on Magic Leap’s business,
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