Details are scarce, but the concept crossover is only the first of a range of vehicles that will be built on GM’s new EV platform. Cadillac shocks Detroit Auto Show with electric SUV preview – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreDraw your swords: the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones is nearly here, and its first teaser is out now. Hit the play button above to watch it. There’s not much to glean from the all-too-short clip: it takes us inside the Crypts of Winterfell, where it appears that the Stark children
Read MoreReview: National Geographic’s drama/documentary about Silicon Valley in the 1990s might overload your bandwidth. Valley of the Boom mashes up fact and fantasy of '90s dot-com disaster – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAlexandria Sage / Reuters: In-car video analysis tech demoed at CES aims to help carmakers and ride-hailing firms gather data to sell while enhancing safety by observing driver behavior — LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – As vehicles get smarter, your car will be keeping eyes on you. — This week at CES, the international … In-car
Read MoreThe first episode of 2019 brings a sea monster to the Colossus. Star Wars Resistance Episode 12: Little Bibo draws massive danger – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe lengths the retrocomputing devotee must go to in order to breathe new life into old gear can border on the heroic. Tracing down long-discontinued parts, buying multiple copies of the same unit to act as organ donors for the one good machine, and when all else fails, improvising with current productions parts to get
Read MoreMake your countdown calendars fans, we now know the date. Game of Thrones final season now has a premiere date, new teaser – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDuncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Vena Solutions, which offers cloud-based financial planning software for clients like Nike and M&S, raises $115M Series D, bringing the total raised to $148M — Enterprise cloud financial planning software firm Vena Solutions Inc. said today it has raised $115 million in new funding to scale up its operations. Vena Solutions,
Read MoreTechCrunch: A deeper look at Twitter’s upcoming beta app with conversational features like color-coded and algorithmically sorted responses, hidden engagement icons, more — Twitter has made a name for itself, at its most basic level, as a platform that gives everyone who uses it a voice. A deeper look at Twitter's upcoming beta app with
Read MoreCES is over, and once again we have proof technology does not improve our lives. Here’s the takeaway from the @internetofshit. There’s a garbage can where you can drop your DNA sample. This is obviously not a Bay Area startup, because they just leave DNA samples on the sidewalk there. The ‘smart cooler’ market is heating
Read MoreRisk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan. Infostealer.Vidar Source: Symantec lastest threats
Read MoreBloomberg: Interview with Arm CEO and CTO on its hiring spree at SoftBank’s direction, plans for the future, and becoming a public company again in about five years — – Chip designer seeking to expand from dominance in phones — Company laying groundwork for return to public markets Interview with Arm CEO and CTO on
Read MoreAutomakers are rolling out models meant to widen the appeal of electric cars. But making it easier and faster to charge them is a crucial challenge. Electric Vehicles Are in the Spotlight at Detroit’s 2019 Auto Show Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreI, for one, welcome our new embryoverlord. Instagram's most-liked post is going to be an egg, sorry Kylie Jenner – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChance Miller / 9to5Mac: Apple says HomePod will become officially available in China and Hong Kong on January 18 for RMB 2,799, or ~$414 — Apple has announced today that HomePod will be available in China starting on Friday, January 18th. Apple teased last month that HomePod was coming to China in “early 2019,” but
Read MoreMeng Jing / South China Morning Post: Alibaba launches A100, an initiative for helping enterprises and merchants digitize their operations, initially for partner companies in its ecosystem — – The programme will initially involve companies, such as major brands and merchants, that are partners in Alibaba’s ecosystem Alibaba launches A100, an initiative for helping enterprises
Read More[Maarten Tromp] recently took the time to document some of the unusual and creative electronic projects he received as gifts over the years. These gadgets were created in the early 2000’s and still work flawlessly today. Two of our favorites are shown here: Hardware Tetris Unit (shown in the image above) and Heap of Electronic Parts. The
Read MoreBut The Dark Knight Rises is still ahead of it in earnings, coming from before the premiere of 2013’s Man of Steel. Aquaman becomes the DCEU's first billion box-office baby – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreRivendale Farms outside Pittsburgh is a laboratory for applying technology to smaller farms. Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News: Research: global VC investment for 2018 reached $300B+, up 55% YoY, across 34K+ deals, up 32% YoY, with $100M+ rounds accounting for over 56% of the capital — Make no bones about it: 2018 was one heck of a year for the global venture capital market, and the fourth
Read MoreThose of us who recycle our empty drink cans know the annoying storage problem these containers present. For an object with very little metal, a can takes up a huge amount of space, and should you possess a greater than average thirst you can soon end up with a lot of space taken up with
Read MoreJonathan Amos / BBC: UK engineers have finished building Quantum, the first fully software-defined communications satellite that can be reprogrammed in orbit, launching this year — UK engineers have completed the build of the novel Quantum satellite. — The telecommunications platform will be the first fully software-defined spacecraft. UK engineers have finished building Quantum, the
Read MoreIt’s an age-old question – what makes someone attractive? We often say things like “beauty is in the eye of the beholder” but while this romantic notion may bring comfort to those dealt a poor hand in life, it also gives the impression that the foundations of attractiveness are elusive and unpredictable. It suggests that
Read MoreFinancial Times: China’s new guidelines for short video apps ban 100 types of inappropriate content, say that platforms should review every piece of content that goes online — China’s wildly popular short-video apps, such as Tik Tok, will now be held responsible for all “harmful” content posted by users … China's new guidelines for short
Read MoreComedy show’s video mocks the episode-title release video Netflix revealed in December. SNL parodies Stranger Things with a twist of politics – CNET Source: CNet
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