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January 23, 2019

Amazon says it is field testing Amazon Scout, a small autonomous six-wheeled delivery robot, in Snohomish County, Washington (Day One)

Day One: Amazon says it is field testing Amazon Scout, a small autonomous six-wheeled delivery robot, in Snohomish County, Washington — Delivery ,Washington,Technology,Innovation — At Amazon, we continually invest in new technologies to benefit customers. We’ve been hard at work developing a new … Amazon says it is field testing Amazon Scout, a small autonomous

January 23, 2019

Nasdaq goes $20M deep in support of enterprise blockchain startup

Blockchain startup Symbiont has raised a $20m Series B as traditional exchanges from across the world look to capitalize on enterprise solutions leveraging decentralized ledger technology. The startup’s round was led by Nasdaq Ventures and drew support from new investors including Citi, Raptor Group and Galaxy Digital. Symbiont, which will use the cash to boost

January 23, 2019

Electric.ai, the NYC startup that helps companies automate their IT support services via a chat-based service, has raised $25M Series B round led by GGV (Jordan Crook/TechCrunch)

Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: Electric.ai, the NYC startup that helps companies automate their IT support services via a chat-based service, has raised $25M Series B round led by GGV — Electric.ai, the NY-based startup that offers chat-based IT support, has announced the close of a $25 million Series B round led by GGV. Electric.ai, the

January 23, 2019

Watch out for this new cryptocurrency ransomware stalking the web

Researchers have discovered “Anatova,” a brand new family of cryptocurrency-fuelled ransomware, and they warn it has the potential to become outright dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee explained Anatova hides in seemingly innocuous icon files – usually the same popular games or applications – in order to fool the user into downloading the malware. Once run, it

Comcast’s new streaming service, rivaling Netflix, is all about the ads

An ad-supported service could make Comcast’s other businesses even bigger. Comcast’s new streaming service, rivaling Netflix, is all about the ads Source: Washington Post Tech

January 23, 2019

Why you should care about CERN’s new and BIGGER particle collider

After four years of research, a new conceptual design report for CERN’s 100 km-long Future Circular Collider (FCC) has been released — marking a major milestone for science. Even though it’s only a proposal at the moment, scientists are extremely excited about the prospect of new particle collider that’s roughly four times the length of

January 23, 2019

Andela, which trains and places African programmers to work remotely for US companies, raises $100M Series D from Al Gore's Generation Investment Management (Joshua Brustein/Bloomberg)

Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg: Andela, which trains and places African programmers to work remotely for US companies, raises $100M Series D from Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management — Outsourcing isn’t generally seen as the most high-minded of industries. But when the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative … Andela, which trains and places African programmers to work remotely

The Vectrex Projector We’ve Been Waiting For

Unlike most old consoles, the Vectrex is unique for having a vector-based display. This gives it a very different look to most of its contemporaries, and necessitated a built-in display, as regular televisions aren’t built to take vector signals. Not one to be limited to the stock screen size, [Arcade Jason] decided the Vectrex needed

January 23, 2019

After Netflix price hikes, Hulu will lower the price of its base, ad-supported subscription plan to $5.99/mo, down from the current $7.99/mo, starting Feb. 26 (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge: After Netflix price hikes, Hulu will lower the price of its base, ad-supported subscription plan to $5.99/mo, down from the current $7.99/mo, starting Feb. 26 — The core service is getting cheaper, but live TV now costs more — Hulu just announced that it will lower the price of its

January 23, 2019

Global climate change could boost iPhone sales, Apple reports

Rising sea levels. Food shortages. Hurricanes. Floods. Civil unrest. Refugees. Droughts. All things considered, catastrophic global climate change doesn’t sound like a barrel of laughs. Looking on the bright side is everyone’s favorite optimistic tech company, Apple, which reckons it’ll be good for iPhone sales. In a recently-published report, the iconic tech firm suggested that

January 23, 2019

The internet has made sports betting easier, so Uganda is banning it

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda has issued a directive that states new gambling licenses will no longer be issued to sports betting companies and existing ones will not be renewed once they expire. One of the main reasons for effectively banning sports betting, as explained by Museveni, is that it promotes idleness among Uganda’s young people. The

The Art of the Internet, Restored and Out in the World

A show at the New Museum celebrates the completion of Rhizome’s Net Art Anthology, a two-year project to preserve and archive digital artworks that were in danger of disappearing. The Art of the Internet, Restored and Out in the World Source: NY Times Tech

January 23, 2019

Why does Google show mysterious art when searching two random 4-letter words!

The internet is an inherently strange place. I mean, the fact we call it a place at all shows how we lack the vocabulary to really express what it is. And in this space (here we are again), strange things happen. Like when you type two-strings of random four letter words into an image search

The Short and Tragic Story of Life on the Moon

The Moon is a desolate rock, completely incapable of harboring life as we know it. Despite being our closest celestial neighbor, conditions on the surface couldn’t be more different from the warm and wet world we call home. Variations in surface temperature are so extreme, from a blistering 106 C (223 F) during the lunar day

Watch live: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches New Shepard from Texas – CNET

It’ll be the rocket’s 10th mission. Watch live: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches New Shepard from Texas – CNET Source: CNet

Get two years of nearly unlimited cloud backup for just $24.50 – CNET

iDrive’s latest deal scores you 10TB of space for your computers and mobile devices. Plus: A third-gen Echo Dot for $20.99?! Yes, with a small catch. Get two years of nearly unlimited cloud backup for just .50 – CNET Source: CNet

Newark Airport investigates drone sightings that halted arrivals – CNET

One of the busiest airports in the US stopped arrivals temporarily Tuesday after drones were spotted nearby. Newark Airport investigates drone sightings that halted arrivals – CNET Source: CNet

January 23, 2019

Consumer finance journalist Martin Lewis drops his lawsuit against Facebook over scam ads, after the company agrees to donate £3M to set up an anti-scam project (Alex Hern/The Guardian)

Alex Hern / The Guardian: Consumer finance journalist Martin Lewis drops his lawsuit against Facebook over scam ads, after the company agrees to donate £3M to set up an anti-scam project — Consumer finance journalist drops action as firm agrees to give £3m to anti-scam project Consumer finance journalist Martin Lewis drops his lawsuit against

YouTube TV available nationwide in time for the Super Bowl – CNET

Formerly restricted to 100 TV markets across the country, the live TV service will soon be available everywhere. YouTube TV available nationwide in time for the Super Bowl – CNET Source: CNet

Amazon stops selling Echo Wall Clock due to connectivity issues, says report – CNET

The $30 Clock connects to an Alexa-based Echo speaker so you can set timers and reminders. Amazon stops selling Echo Wall Clock due to connectivity issues, says report – CNET Source: CNet

January 23, 2019

Confluent, the company behind open source streaming data project Apache Kafka, raises $125M Series D led by Sequoia Capital, source says at a $2.5B valuation (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Confluent, the company behind open source streaming data project Apache Kafka, raises $125M Series D led by Sequoia Capital, source says at a $2.5B valuation — Open source software has produced a new multi-billion-dollar company – one that has some of Silicon Valley’s best-known venture firms jockeying … Confluent, the company

January 23, 2019

Candy Ventures acquires AR startup Blippar, which went into administration last month after raising $130M+, and will reform it as a new business with same CEO (Shona Ghosh/Business Insider)

Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: Candy Ventures acquires AR startup Blippar, which went into administration last month after raising $130M+, and will reform it as a new business with same CEO — – British property tycoon Nick Candy has bought Blippar, the augmented reality startup which collapsed late last year. Candy Ventures acquires AR startup

January 23, 2019

Google launches YouTube TV in 95 new US markets, says it now covers 98% of US households (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge: Google launches YouTube TV in 95 new US markets, says it now covers 98% of US households — 98 percent of US households are covered as of today, with the rest coming soon — YouTube TV is finally nearing nationwide availability. The streaming TV service first launched in February 2017

January 23, 2019

Microsoft is automatically installing NewsGuard, a plug-in that guides users on which news websites can be trusted, on mobile versions of its Edge browser (Jim Waterson/The Guardian)

Jim Waterson / The Guardian: Microsoft is automatically installing NewsGuard, a plug-in that guides users on which news websites can be trusted, on mobile versions of its Edge browser — Mail Online rated one out of five for credibility by new feature to fight fake news — Microsoft’s internet browser is warning users … Microsoft

Use databases like a pro with this $10 MySQL training

{$inline_image}You can fill out your knowledge base on one of the most fundamental of web disciplines with The Complete MySQL Bootcamp ($10.99, over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals. Use databases like a pro with this MySQL training Source: The Next Web

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