The patent filing shows doors with independent crash structures and skins that can be separated by an owner. Ford patent filings show removable doors, possibly for Bronco – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreTim Cohen / Daily Maverick: Pan-African e-commerce company Jumia sets US IPO price range of $13 to $16 per share, aims to raise $250M, at a valuation of $1.1B at the middle of the range — African online retailer Jumia has announced its listing price on the New York Stock Exchange which values the company
Read MoreVacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) are one of those beautiful pieces of bygone technology that you just don’t see much of anymore. At one time they were a mainstay of consumer electronics, but today they’ve largely been replaced with cheaper and more energy efficient displays such as LEDs and LCDs. While they might be objectively better
Read MoreArya, Sansa and Bran were just babies, but even grown-ups like Cersei and Tyrion look so different. Look how Games of Thrones characters have grown up with the show – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn their latest video, a Boston Dynamics robot can be seen working in a warehouse. The birdlike machine, called “Handle,” left many observers wondering about whether it might take human jobs. Boston Dynamics’ newest robot is a massive birdlike machine that works in a warehouse Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreMatthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: Apple cancels AirPower wireless charging mat, citing inability to meet its quality standards for the product — Apple has canceled the AirPower product completely, citing difficulty meeting its own standards. — “After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project. Apple cancels
Read MoreNeato’s oddly-shaped Botvac D6 robotic vacuum might have a bit of tunnel vision, but it’s quite thorough, especially in a house full of dog hair, and has an amazing controller app. As a first-time robot owner, I have to say I was impressed. First Impressions I didn’t think I’d be the owner of a robot
Read MoreKevin Roose / New York Times: Interview with YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan about its recommendation algorithms, radicalization, violent extremism, and the rabbit-hole effect — Neal Mohan discusses the streaming site’s recommendation engine, which has become a growing liability amid accusations that it steers users to increasingly extreme content. Interview with YouTube Chief Product
Read MoreHo Chi Mihn City is the hub for sourcing the materials and tools driving the growing Vietnamese economy. Whether you’re building new, or keeping existing equipment running, the supply chains and service companies aren’t yet in place and the markets of HCMC are the go-to for parts and equipment. Let’s get a little taste of
Read MoreLyft’s I.P.O. underscored the depth of investor hunger for fast-growing young tech businesses, even if they are deeply unprofitable. Lyft’s Stock Pops in Trading Debut That Bodes Well for Wave of Tech I.P.O.s to Come Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDan Goodin / Ars Technica: A newly published exploit for a Magento vulnerability that can be used with no authentication required puts hundreds of thousands of e-commerce sites at risk — Magento admins: beware of SQL flaw that requires no authentication. — Attack code was published on Friday that exploits … A newly published exploit
Read MoreThe ride-hailing company becomes the first tech unicorn to go public in a year expected to be loaded with IPOs. Lyft cruises onto Wall Street with a pop in stock market debut – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple’s old magazine reader is getting pushed out by its newest service. Apple will sunset Texture app in the wake of Apple News Plus – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA shipping container of Tyco phones from the ’80s has been trapped in a cave for 30 years, slowly sending out orange cat-shaped parts. Garfield phones calling: Mystery of kitty litter on beach finally solved – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNeal Mohan discusses the streaming site’s recommendation engine, which has become a growing liability amid accusations that it steers users to increasingly extreme content. The Shift: YouTube’s Product Chief on Online Radicalization and Algorithmic Rabbit Holes Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreLife is what happens while you wait for the next season of event TV, and then you die. Game of Thrones season 8 has me begging for the sweet release of death – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKabaň’s resume includes designing the Bugatti Veyron. Rolls-Royce appoints former BMW designer as head of design – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreMadeleine Luckel / Architectural Digest: 1stdibs, an online marketplace for luxury furniture and art that sells vintage and contemporary pieces from 4,200 dealers, raises $76M Series D — The round, which will allow 1stdibs to target its growth to four specific areas, was led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 1stdibs, an online marketplace for
Read MoreThe 2019 Geneva International Motor Show has a number of “concept” vehicles. These are vehicles that usually include some cool feature that isn’t really practical — at least today. For example, in the past, concept cars have had adjustable color interior lighting, plug-in hybrid engines, and power windows — all things that would eventually become
Read MoreThere’s an endless war fought for the attention of blockchain developers. Projects like Ethereum, EOS, and TRON all push their different visions of the tech, often with attempts to define success by how many dapps each network supports, and how big their userbases are. Well, over the past few months, cryptocurrency gamblers have left Ethereum’s
Read MoreRita Liao / TechCrunch: Alibaba invests $171M in publicly traded Qutoutiao in the form of a convertible loan which would convert into a 4% stake in the Chinese news content aggregator — The race to give Chinese users their daily dose of news intensifies as Qutoutiao, a rival to TikTok parent Bytedance, net an installment
Read MoreApple, Amazon, and Google have done a great job educating users that voice is here! Voice recognition has been getting better over the years but, finally, over the last few years, is good enough to be viable in various environments. Baidu, Google and Microsoft have taken great strides towards making AI-based speech detection and language translation better
Read MoreEditors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys catch up on the past week in hackerdom. It seems as if we’re in a golden age of machine building as an incredible rocker-bogie rover is built to transport a child and mechanical simplicity automates the wet cat food dispensing process. We marvel at the ability to use G-code
Read MoreSara Salinas / CNBC: Lyft opens up more than 20% on its first day of trading after raising $2.3B in its IPO, which valued the company at over $20B — – The stock held at around $87 in its first few minutes of trading — something of a modest IPO for such a giant tech
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Apple to close Texture on May 28 following the launch of Apple News+, effectively ending the service for subscribers without Apple devices — A year ago, Apple acquired the digital newsstand app Texture to form the basis of its new subscription-based service, Apple News+, which launched on Monday. Apple to close
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