{$inline_image}No one expected the Labo. Nintendo’s cardboard-based contraptions for its Switch are the sort of thing only the Japanese game giant could do. I mean, could you imagine Microsoft coming out with an arts-and-craft set that lets you turn the Xbox into a piano? Nah, me neither. I never played with the original Labo. Nintendo
Read MoreApple: Apple says it now has 44 suppliers, including Foxconn and TSMC, that have committed to run their Apple production on 100% clean energy — Company Spends $2.5 Billion in Environmental Initiatives — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced it has nearly doubled the number of suppliers … Apple says it now has 44 suppliers,
Read MoreIf you’ve been tempted to try out this flawed but fascinating 20-game console, it now has an impulse-buy price. The Sony PlayStation Classic hits a new low: Just – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreSteve O’Hear / TechCrunch: Shedul, an online booking platform for salons and spas, raises $20M Series B led by Partech at a $105M valuation — Shedul, the online booking platform for salons and spas, has raised $20 million in Series B investment of, valuing the company at $105 million. Shedul, an online booking platform for
Read MoreFrom cheapies that can just about handle HD to 4K monsters, we’ll help you navigate the terrain. Best gaming PCs for 2019 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreArtificial intelligence and machine learning aim to bridge the resolution gap between 4K and 8K TVs and the video actually available today. Can Samsung's AI upscaling really make TV images better? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLily Hay Newman / Wired: Google engineer outlines the Android security team’s efforts to curtail the Chamois botnet malware, which infected 20M+ devices at its peak in March 2018 — IN MARCH 2017, the Android security team was feeling pleased with itself. The group had detected, analyzed, and neutralized … Google engineer outlines the Android
Read MoreCarl O’Donnell / Reuters: US cybersecurity company Cofense, formerly PhishMe, says Russia-linked Pamplona Capital seeks to sell its stake in the firm by July as part of CFIUS agreement — (Reuters) – U.S. cybersecurity firm Cofense Inc said on Wednesday that buyout firm Pamplona Capital Management is seeking to sell … US cybersecurity company Cofense,
Read MoreTwitter borrows most of its best ideas from users. Except the idea to set our feeds on fire. Why Won’t Twitter Help Us Delete Our Tweets? Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreGretchen McCulloch / Wired: A brief look at why most programming languages are based on English and why on a technical level it doesn’t have to be that way — THIS YEAR MARKS the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, so there’s been a lot of pixels spilled on “the initial promises of the
Read MoreWith 44 signed up, it still has a long way to go to get its nearly 800 suppliers on board. Apple doubles the suppliers committed to 100% clean energy – CNET Source: CNet
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Read MoreThe first ever picture of a black hole made us all feel like astrophysicists for a day. Black holes just got a little less mysterious, and we got to share the moment – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s a great week for productivity. First, Slack announced that it’ll let you view documents without leaving the app, and then Dropbox enabled editing Google Docs within its own cloud storage app. Now, Google has announced that you can edit Microsoft Office files directly in Google’s suite of apps, without converting them or messing up your
Read MoreAs Star Wars: Episode IX approaches, do your movie rewatching in the Luke Skywalker-approved order. Mark Hamill: Watch the Star Wars films in this order – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis Halloween I’m dressing up as a sexy pixel! The Sims clothing line from Moschino will turn you into a real life avatar – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Doodler sketched out the concept for the Doodle that marks the scientific milestone while on the way to work. Black hole Google Doodle was conceived during artist's morning commute – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreErich Schwartzel / Wall Street Journal: Disney is expected to reveal details of its Disney+ streaming service, reportedly launching in November, in a presentation to investors on Thursday — The entertainment giant rose to the top of Hollywood on the strength of its ability to pack movie theaters and theme parks. Disney is expected to
Read MoreAstronomers today published the first ever images of a celestial phenomenon we’ve long known to exist, but were unable to capture: a black hole. And it’s thanks, in large part, to the algorithms created by Katie Bouman. Bouman, a graduate student at Harvard, worked with a team of three fellow researchers to create and develop
Read MoreThe space agency’s innovative advanced concepts program will fund 18 new projects that could change how we explore the universe. NASA's investing in self-healing spacesuits, spider probes and Venus landers – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWho knew Pokemon listening to spa music together would be so great. Excellent new Detective Pikachu teaser is excellent – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCNET spent a morning at Niantic’s headquarters playing a prerelease version of the upcoming game and we weren’t disappointed. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite turns Pokemon Go into a mobile mystery, but release date remains out of reach – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAdi Robertson / The Verge: Democratic senators propose the Algorithmic Accountability Act, which would require large companies to audit machine learning-powered systems for bias — US lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require large companies to audit machine learning-powered systems — like facial recognition or ad targeting algorithms — for bias. Democratic senators propose
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