Jack Churchill once said that any soldier who enters battle without a sword is improperly dressed. Similarly, any TV that lacks a decent sound system isn’t fit for purpose. It’s half-baked. Unfinished. Inadequate. After all, audio is a fundamental part of any movie or TV program. It’s almost impossible to build suspense and excitement with
Read MoreThe phones will be unveiled at an event in London on May 21. Honor 20: Our first peek at the flagship phone series – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHumans have a weird relationship with robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. We’re simultaneously delighted and appalled by their capabilities and autonomy. When we see what the latest inventions can do to make our lives easier, we immediately hear a voice in the back of our mind: “Great, but how long before it betrays us all?”
Read MoreAzure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics, Power BI, DevOps, all down for nearly two hours. Azure global outage: Our DNS update mangled domain records, says Microsoft Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMicrosoft and American bank JP Morgan are teaming up to make it easier to put enterprise businesses on the blockchain. Yesterday, Microsoft announced, that it’s partnered with the American banking giant to try to spearhead the adoption of JPM’s enterprise variant of the Ethereum blockchain, Quorum. The partnership will integrate the Quorum distributed ledger into
Read MoreAs enterprise infrastructure and advancements in technology grow businesses, encryption capabilities are accelerating to keep up. Yet, knowing which new technologies are going to take off is extremely difficult. To find out what’s coming — and how the new encryption methods will change the business industry — I asked a panel of entrepreneurs from YEC
Read MoreScientists find that whiskey’s smokiness, the smell of beets and lily of the valley perfume can be utterly different depending on your genetic wiring. You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSpoiler-free review: Ryan Reynolds’ electric rodent sleuth leads an entertaining romp with plenty of heart. Pokemon: Detective Pikachu is the best video game movie ever – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBitcoin‘s price has pushed past $5,600 to set a new 2019-high for the third time in less than a month. The rally comes despite recent confirmation that the world’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, is not completely backed “one-to-one” with cash. Bitcoin‘s market cap has also exceeded $100 billion for the first time since November as a
Read MoreWhile details have remained scarce, Facebook’s plans to create its own cryptocurrency have not exactly been secret. But with its latest announcement, Facebook looks to be developing its own stablecoin-backed payment system, The Wall Street Journal reports. In what it’s calling Project Libra, Facebook is developing a stablecoin backed by government – AKA fiat – currency.
Read MoreSocial media platforms do an indispensable job of connecting us with our families, friends and like-minded people. But of late, they have also become conduits for bad actors to hijack users’ attention to manipulate news, spew conspiracy theories, and propagate toxic viewpoints with an intent to radicalize impressionable minds. Whether be it Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or YouTube, problems surrounding extremist
Read MoreYou’ve probably seen ads for it on YouTube or social media. That Game of Thrones: Conquest mobile game has made over 0M – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 21, at 00:36, a cricket in Borneo chirped “fuck me and you and he he he and his and what he really?” At least, that is what a not-particularly-good speech-to-text algorithm turned some live jungle sounds into, and then posted to Twitter. Wed 13 Mar 02:58: uh? — Existential Jungle Bot (@BotJungle)
Read MoreSome things are just worth risking it all for. Endgame: Soldier arrested after he goes AWOL to watch Avengers flick – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe winner of this year’s Modern Love college essay contest explores the comforts and limits of online connection. Modern Love: Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThanos’ snap from Avengers: Infinity War wouldn’t have any effect on the Night King. Thanos vs. Game of Thrones Night King: Here's who would win in a fight – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe department warned that the outcome in the case could hurt the ability of U.S. companies to compete in 5G wireless technology. DOJ weighs in on FTC’s case against Qualcomm Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIt will eventually expand to all vehicles built after October 2016. Tesla beams Lane Departure Avoidance upgrade to Model 3 owners – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreVerizon could be looking to sell Tumblr, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. But will a new owner bring back porn? Depends on the owner. Tumblr — the free blogging platform picked up in Verizon’s 2015 acquisition of Yahoo — is perhaps best known for its community of pornography curators. That’s prior
Read MoreIt happened over 500 million years ago, but we just felt it happen here on Earth. Scientists just observed a crash between two neutron stars – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt makes the big moment make much more sense. Spoilers ahead. Game of Thrones: One important Battle of Winterfell detail you probably missed – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe US government is concerned about a remedy — if Qualcomm’s found liable in the FTC case — that would hurt competition in 5G. US DOJ, worried about 5G race, asks for hearing if Qualcomm’s declared a monopoly – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFirming up a plan it disclosed last year, YouTube originals like Cobra Kai are coming out from behind the paywall. YouTube will let you watch Cobra Kai free this year – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWith enough money in our bank accounts, these are the cars we think our moms would like the best. Although the traditional flowers will most likely hold sway. Best cars for Mom on Mother's Day – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreHe’s giving the people what they want, presumably with less teeth. Sonic the Hedgehog director promises 'changes' after the internet went insane – CNET Source: CNet
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