Luke Sky Walker was arrested, and Luke Skywalker has thoughts – CNET
Mark Hamill thinks naming someone after his fictional character is the real crime here. Luke Sky Walker was arrested, and Luke Skywalker has thoughts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMark Hamill thinks naming someone after his fictional character is the real crime here. Luke Sky Walker was arrested, and Luke Skywalker has thoughts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFew could have guessed that the type of jeans they bought, or the music they listen to while buying them, would serve as a clue to their stance on women’s reproductive rights, or immigration. Yet, in 2016, this is exactly the type of data Cambridge Analytica poured over in attempting to sway undecided voters. Christopher
Read MoreJeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: IDC: in Q3 2018, global wearables shipment volume was 32M units, up 21.7% YoY, as Xiaomi became the top vendor by shipments, shipping 6.9M units, up 90.9% YoY — While IDC’s latest report on wearables spotlights continued growth in international demand, much of the surge is coming … IDC: in Q3
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google to expand eSIM support for Pixel 3 to Sprint and carriers in Germany, the UK, and India in the coming months — With eSIM technology, users no longer have to manage the tiny-sized card thanks to all the necessary information becoming digitized. Google today announced expanded eSIM support … Google
Read More“I’m not concerned about a T-800 walking around here and enslaving us,” the Reddit cofounder said. Alexis Ohanian: Elon Musk's AI warnings are better as a Black Mirror episode – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHuawei today launched StorySign, an app designed to help deaf and hard-of-hearing children enjoy bedtime stories, while simultaneously assisting them in learning to read. The AI-driven Android app works by translating the written word into accurate sign language, which is delivered on-screen by an animated character called Star. According to Huawei, the app can recognize
Read MorePaul Sawers / VentureBeat: Huawei launches StorySign, an Android app developed with non-profit European Union for the Deaf, that translates children’s books into sign language — Chinese smartphone giant Huawei has launched a new Android app that leverages AI tools such as image recognition and optical character recognition … Huawei launches StorySign, an Android app
Read MoreSuperpedestrian — a Cambridge, Mass.-based micro-mobility company known for making electric bicycles — told The Washington Post that it plans to begin producing an “industrial grade e-scooter” that can repair itself. The device will hit city streets in 2019. An MIT-born start-up has a bold new claim: An electric scooter that repairs itself Source: Washington
Read MoreTo keep things classy, Lincoln opted to go with the Grand Touring for its hybrid models name over something more pedestrian. Lincoln's Grand Touring hybrids will be fast, fancy and efficient – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreA report out of IT publication Petri suggests Microsoft is working on a challenger to Google’s increasingly popular Chrome OS dubbed Windows Lite, or perhaps even just ‘Lite.’ I’m getting a strong sense of deja vu. If this all sounds familiar to you too, it’s Microsoft has been trying to escape the burden of traditional
Read MoreBrava uses light technology originally developed for the solar industry to cook multiple foods quickly on the countertop. Front Burner: Meet the Easy-Bake Oven for Grown-Ups Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThomas Wilde / GeekWire: Valve, which used to take a 30% cut of all revenue on Steam, says it will now take a 25% cut for games with $10M-$50M in sales and just 20% for games with $50M+ — You may have missed it, since Nov. 30 was a big news day (the G20 economic
Read MoreMicrosoft allegedly is going to try (yet again) to take on ChromeOS with a locked-down Windows ‘Lite’ platform. Here’s what I think could be in the works. What is Microsoft's Windows Core OS 'Lite'? Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreSome startups seem to have all the luck. They have the ability to easily integrate cutting-edge technology, or their products and services spark consumer interest. When the ‘million-dollar idea’ itself is enough to get potential customers excited, marketing and promotions come easy. But most small business owners and e-commerce entrepreneurs aren’t so lucky … This
Read MoreIvan Mehta / The Next Web: WhatsApp to air three commercials in 10 local languages in India on TV, YouTube, and FB, warning against spreading fake news and the need to verify dubious info — WhatsApp has faced a lot of criticism for the way it’s handled fake news in India. In its latest move
Read MoreMost of us have fond memories of the Etch-a-Sketch from childhood. [Potent Printables] wanted to update the designs so he 3D printed an XY carriage for a stylus that works with a cell phone drawing program. You can see the video below and the 3D model details on Thingiverse. The design is fun all by
Read MoreTumblr today announced it’d be banning adult content from the site, effective December 17. While this appears to be an attempt to curtail the images of child sex abuse found on the site, users contend it will only stifle and punish artists who have filled the site with positive and accessible forms of erotica. Recently, Tumblr‘s app
Read MoreThe company is the latest to show its gratitude towards the armed forces. Apple gives discounts to veterans, active military with new online store – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMaybe Mars is asking us to send televisions. NASA snaps Mars dunes in the shapes of letters – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNaturalist David Attenborough encourages Facebook users to take action with an assist from the ActNow chatbot. UN climate change chatbot makes saving the world personal – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor Computer Science Education Week, Accenture wants to introduce you to artificial intelligence in the language of your choice. Accenture brings Hour of Code tutorial into 15 languages – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Oura Health, a sleep-tracking platform offering its Oura smart ring, raises $20M with Will Smith, Steve Chen, Michael Dell, and others participating — Oura Health, a sleep-tracking and sleep-improvement platform, just raised $20 million in a funding round led by MSD Capital with participation … Oura Health, a sleep-tracking platform
Read MoreBrad Sams / Petri: Sources: Microsoft is working on Windows Lite, a super lightweight, instant on, always connected OS that runs only PWAs and UWP apps, to challenge Chrome OS — For more than a year, we have been hearing about Windows Core OS and how it is a modern version of Windows. Sources: Microsoft
Read MoreAbner Li / 9to5Google: Google addresses Pixel 3 and 3 XL RAM management and camera performance issues with its December security patch release — Google detailed the December security patch this morning for all Android devices. For the Made by Google lineup, this update addresses a number of issues that have cropped … Google addresses
Read MoreJust a few months after introducing its next-gen RTX cards, Nvidia has a new king on the block: The Titan RTX. While it’s not technically the fastest card Nvidia makes – that would be its professional-grade Quadro 6000, by a small margin – it’s the fastest regular people can get. That is, regular people who
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