Tesla’s fifth major consumer-auto reveal in 15 years could prove to be its most important and profitable car. It’s also “the product they can’t screw up.” Tesla’s Model Y is a car Elon Musk hopes will distract from everything else Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe 2020 Revero goes on sale this year. Karma will reveal the second-generation Revero in Shanghai – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: Sources: Uber will issue its public S-1 and start its IPO roadshow in April — Carl O’Donnell, Heather Somerville — (Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is planning to kick off its initial public offering in April, putting it close on the heels of its smaller rival Lyft Inc … Sources: Uber will
Read MoreSearches for Instagram and Facebook-related porn spiked during the outage. Facebook outage sends surfers to Pornhub for tentacle porn – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company will update its terms of service to reflect its policy on illegal and harmful activity. Slack takes down 28 accounts tied to hate groups – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCox, a longtime confidant of chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, announced his unexpected departure in a Facebook post Thursday. Facebook says its top product executive, Chris Cox, is leaving, the highest-level departure in years Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFacebook: Facebook’s Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and VP of WhatsApp Chris Daniels are leaving the company — Today Mark Zuckerberg shared the following post with employees. — Hey everyone — I want to share some important updates as we organize our company to build out the privacy-focused social platform … Facebook's Chief Product Officer
Read MoreWe always look forward to the builds [MakerMan] sends in, and it’s not just because we dig his choices in royalty free music (though it helps). He always manages to put together his projects with a minimum of fuss, and perhaps more importantly, a minimum of funds. His builds use salvaged components, easily sourced materials,
Read MoreChaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Garmin targets the high-end watch market with a new Marq line of premium smartwatches priced between $1,500 and $2,500 — Garmin is gunning for mainstays like Rolex, Breitling, and Omega — Garmin is taking its fitness-focused smartwatches in a more premium direction with its new Marq line. Garmin targets the
Read MoreKids are finding more and more troubling material on YouTube and YouTube Kids. Sex, drugs and Peppa Pig? How big a problem is disturbing kids’ content on YouTube? Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreChristine Kim / CoinDesk: Cosmos, a highly anticipated blockchain designed to provide interoperability between other blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum, goes live — Cosmos, a highly anticipated blockchain itself designed to improve the interoperability between any number of other blockchains, has officially released a live software. Cosmos, a highly anticipated blockchain designed to provide interoperability
Read MoreAfter years of promising to control inappropriate content, YouTube is still delivering violent and sexually charged videos to young children, an indication that the platform’s growth far exceeds its ability to police itself. YouTube says it bans preteens from its site. But it’s still delivering troubling content to young children. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read More[Ignacio]’s VIRK I is a robot arm of SCARA design with a very memorable wooden body, and its new gripper allows it to do a simple pick and place demo. Designing a robot arm is a daunting task, and the fundamental mechanical design is only part of the whole. Even if the basic framework for
Read MoreTurtle Rock Studios, the development team behind co-op zombie shooter Left 4 Dead, today announced they’re developing a new game in partnership with Warner Bros. The game is — hold onto your butts — a co-op zombie shooter called Back 4 Blood. Back 4 Blood? More like Back 4 More, am I right? Neither company has released much
Read MoreMicrosoft is open-sourcing and releasing to the Open Compute Project its ‘Project Zipline’ data-compression algorithm, plus related hardware specs and source code. Microsoft open sources algorithm, hardware and source code for Azure data compression Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Twitter appoints a VP of People Experience and Head of Diversity and Inclusion, says its current workforce is now 40.2% female, 4.5% black, and 3.9% Latinx — Twitter unveiled its latest diversity report and announced a new vice president of people experience and head of diversity and inclusion. Twitter appoints
Read MoreDean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Valve announces an early beta of Steam Link Anywhere, a Steam Link extension that allows users to connect to their computers and play games from anywhere — Ahead of the Game Developers Conference, Valve is adding a couple of new features for its Steam digital game distribution platform. Valve announces an
Read MoreNick Statt / The Verge: Slack says it has removed 28 accounts for having a “clear affiliation with known hate groups” — Chat competitor Discord has faced similar issues — Workplace chat company Slack said today it’s removed 28 accounts for having a “clear affiliation with known hate groups.” Slack says it has removed 28
Read MoreNowadays, an app bug can even break your shoes. It’s a reminder: When your product is on the Internet, you’re not really in control of it. Nike’s self-lacing shoes stopped lacing. Blame the Internet. Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreIn the surprise new trailer, we hear from an old friend, and Thor tries his hammer moves Captain Marvel. Avengers: Endgame new trailer calls back to MCU's beginnings, hints at future – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBest Buy has slashed prices on Dell, HP and Lenovo two-in-one Chromebooks. Save 0: Chromebooks are on sale today at Best Buy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKevin Feige, Marvel Studios president says, “We’re gonna release the movie at the exact right running time.” Avengers: Endgame looks like a three-hour bladder-buster, so make a plan – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe tablet is designed to be kid-friendly, according to Bloomberg. Walmart is reportedly preparing its own cheap iPad rival – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFriends want to hop on your Wi-Fi network? Now you can send them a QR code instead of your password. Android Q beta brings a Notification Bell, and Wi-Fi sharing with QR codes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBuilding a thriving company is never easy, which is why it’s great for entrepreneurs to learn from those who have done it before. Hearing the success stories of leaders in our industries can be really inspiring – but tapping into the knowledge of CEOs and founders of successful companies is a tough thing to do.
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