What prosthetic limbs can do these days is nothing short of miraculous, and can change the life of an amputee in so many ways. But no matter what advanced sensors and actuators are added to the prosthetic, it has to interface with the wearer’s body, and that can lead to problems. Measuring and mapping the
Read MoreKarl Bode / The Verge: White House promises to veto the Save the Internet Act, a bill to restore net neutrality and undo FCC’s 2017 repeal decision, justifying it with fuzzy math — Broadband really is getting faster, but it has nothing to do with the end of net neutrality — In a statement on
Read MoreEmil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Google debuts Cloud Run for open and portable serverless computing, letting devs run stateless HTTP-driven containers in fully managed serverless environments — At Google Cloud Next 2019 in San Francisco, Google today announced Cloud Run, the newest member of its serverless compute stack, in beta. Google debuts Cloud Run for open
Read MoreDiane Bartz / Reuters: Bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Mark Warner and Deb Fischer to ban online companies with 100M+ MAUs from designing addictive products for kids under 13 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senators Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Deb Fischer, a Republican, are introducing a bill on Tuesday … Bipartisan bill introduced by
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Sources: Larry Page and Sergey Brin have yet to make an appearance a Google’s weekly “TGIF” town halls in 2019, their longest absence since at least 1999 — Following leaks and employee revolts, the absences raise questions about the future of transparency at Google Sources: Larry Page and Sergey Brin have yet to
Read MoreDisney’s getting ready to give Netflix a run for its money, and Thursday’s investor day is set to reveal a trove of details about Disney Plus. Will the service be worth it for you? Disney Plus streaming service: Release date, price, shows and movies to expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s a new hole in the red planet, and this one is extra special. NASA rover Curiosity fulfills dream, drills into Mars clay – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreTheorized but never imaged directly, black holes may finally be ready for their close-up. A brief history of black holes as we await the big reveal from the Event Horizon Telescope Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreSamsung has priced out its full range of 2019 sound bars, including the $800 HW-Q70R, which has Dolby Atmos. Samsung details pricing for 2019 sound bars, starting at 0 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: Verizon is pushing updates to patch critical flaws in millions of residential routers, after the vulnerabilities were reported in mid-December — Verizon has been pushing firmware updates to its Fios Quantum Gateway residential routers to address several vulnerabilities … Verizon is pushing updates to patch critical flaws in millions of residential
Read MoreApple TV Plus finally has a name and megawatt stars bragging about it. But with so much still under wraps, here’s what we really know — and what we don’t. Apple TV Plus streaming service: Release date, price, shows and movies to expect – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKia, Honda and Mercedes are top safety picks, but how will they do at protecting pedestrians? New IIHS crash tests give stars for saving pedestrians – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe increase in network-connected devices the past years has been something of a dual-edged sword. While on one hand it’s really nice to have an easy and straight-forward method to have devices talk with each other, this also comes with a whole host of complications, mostly related to reliability and security. With WiFi, integrating new
Read MoreThe majority of ‘gaming phones’ from 2018 -including the Razer Phone 2, Asus’ ROG Phone, and Xiaomi’s Black Shark – were all powered by Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 845 chip. It’s the same processor that was under the hood of many high-end non-gaming models from other brands, which means you weren’t getting anything special in terms
Read MoreIt’s a big day for Slack. Today, the enterprise messaging app ticked off an item that’s long been top of users’ wishlists and announced new integrations with Office 365. Let’s start with the former first, as (speaking personally) it’s the most exciting. Essentially, Slack now lets you preview documents within the app, thereby removing the
Read MoreIf a recent poll conducted by KPMG is anything to go by, blockchain technology still has a way to go in terms of corporate adoption in the tax and finance world. According to the survey, which asked the opinion of 450 respondents, some 60 percent of participants said they would be willing to adopt the
Read MoreThe final of the Chivas Venture, a global competition that gives away $1 million every year to social businesses who blend profit with purpose, will take place at TNW Conference on May 9. You can now vote to help determine how the first $100,000 in no-strings funding is split between the remaining finalists. Chivas Venture
Read MoreAdult entertainment company CamSoda has integrated cryptocurrency payments, enabling users to purchase tokens on the platform using seven different coins, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. In addition to BTC and ETH, CamSoda users can also spend their Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Tron alongside privacy-oriented coins Monero and Zcash. “Now that we are seeing more adoption of the technology, we decided to
Read MoreRemote control cars can be great fun, particularly if you’ve got a spare carpark or dirt lot to hoon them around. Any good hobby store will have shelves stocked with all manner of vehicles – buggies, touring cars, prototypes – but you don’t have to settle for what’s already available. Why not 3D print the
Read MoreNew Slack apps for Outlook calendar and email, plus an updated Slack OneDrive app are available to users who want more seamless collaboration between Slack and Microsoft Office. Slack adds tighter integrations with Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThere are only 30 days left until TNW Conference, our tech festival in Amsterdam. In exactly one month, 17,500 attendees will spend two days watching keynotes from the biggest names in tech. Yesterday, we surpassed 300 speakers, and we’ve confirmed a really big name: André Kuipers! I’m doing something different by dedicating today’s entire newsletter
Read MoreThe 400-page investigation into President Trump and Russia will go to Congress within a week. It could sharpen the partisan divide. Mueller report heads to Congress 'within a week': Everything on the Trump-Russia case – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKhari Johnson / VentureBeat: Expanse, which indexes global IP addresses and helps track connected devices for large organizations, raises $70M Series C led by TPG Growth — Expanse, a company that indexes global internet protocol (IP) addresses, today announced the close of a $70 million funding round. Expanse, which indexes global IP addresses and helps
Read MoreA congressional hearing to explore the spread of white nationalism on social media quickly served to illustrate of the problem Silicon Valley faces, after anonymous users on YouTube began posting attacks on the basis of race and religion. A flood online of hate speech greets lawmakers probing Facebook and Google about white nationalism Source: Washington
Read MoreAt the San Francisco Public Library, librarians serve as gates to online information for those who can’t access it themselves. Without Google, people behind bars pen their questions to librarians – CNET Source: CNet
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