The Polestar 2’s secret weapon against the Tesla Model 3 is native Android Auto
Google’s new infotainment system is a big deal Continue reading… Source: TheVerge
View ArticleVolkswagen’s dune buggy is an electric shot of nostalgia
Just don’t call it retro Continue reading… Source: TheVerge
View ArticleThe last Blockbuster in America is now the last in the world
Blockbuster’s only remaining Australian store is closing on March 31st, meaning the Blockbuster located in Bend, Oregon will soon be the last Blockbuster in the world (via CNN). In an announcement...
View ArticleOne of Captain Marvel’s post-credits scenes is great news for Avengers: Endgame
Spoilers ahead for Captain Marvel’s mid-credits and post-credits scenes, for Avengers: Infinity War, and for one big gag in Captain Marvel itself. Back in 2008, when Nick Fury arrived at Tony Stark’s...
View ArticleHackers are reportedly cracking the iPhone using stolen Apple prototypes
We all know the story of the prototype iPhone 4 that was left at a bar, spoiling what could have been one of the biggest surprises in Apple history. But have you heard the one about the stolen...
View ArticleNo, Spotify and Amazon aren’t suing songwriters
Musicians, producers and songwriters are rallying against Spotify and Amazon’s plans to “sue songwriters” over increased streaming royalties. But the outrage stems from some misinformation: Spotify...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren takes on Amazon at Long Island City campaign event
Friday morning, Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) vowed that, if elected president in 2020, she would break up tech behemoths like Amazon, Facebook, and Google. Only a few hours later, she arrived in Long...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple, too
“Either they run the platform or they play in the store.” Continue reading… Source: TheVerge
View ArticleComma.ai founder George Hotz wants to free humanity from the AI simulation
What keeps George Hotz, the enigmatic hacker and founder of self-driving startup Comma.ai, up at night is not whether his autonomous car company will be successful or what other entrepreneurial...
View ArticleThe NYPD is using a new pattern recognition system to help solve crimes
The New York City Police Department is using a new software system called Patternizr, which helps officers search through “hundreds of thousands” of case files, according to a report in The Washington...
View ArticleTesla will raise prices on its cars, reverses plan to close stores
Tesla has reversed its move to close stores, the company announced in a blog post. To keep those stores open, the company says it will raise the prices of Tesla vehicles by 3 percent worldwide on...
View ArticleElon Musk says the SEC is making an ‘unconstitutional power grab’ over his...
Elon Musk says he shouldn’t be held in contempt of court over a recent tweet about Tesla because he didn’t violate his settlement agreement, and “there is no basis to issue contempt sanctions against...
View ArticleAn exposed database tracked whether 1.8 million Chinese women were “breed ready”
Over the weekend, security researcher Victor Gevers stumbled upon a Chinese database of 1.8 million women that listed their names, physical addresses, phone numbers and one potentially more troubling...
View ArticleYouTube Music and YouTube Premium are now available in India
Google has announced that YouTube Music, YouTube Music Premium, and YouTube Premium have all launched in India. The services join Google Play Music and Google Play Movies, which arrived in India in...
View ArticleMan arrested for showing up at YouTube and threatening violence over deleted...
A man was arrested this past Sunday after showing up to Google’s Mountain View, Calif. headquarters and threatening violence over his belief that YouTube had deleted his account and the single video...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Pi Day sale takes $314 off of some Windows laptops and desktops
As it has done for the past few years, Microsoft is celebrating Pi Day 2019 by marking down a selection of PCs by $314; in some cases, even more. There aren’t any deals here for its lineup of Surface...
View ArticleThis robot gripper looks like a wilted flower, but it can lift 100 times its...
If someone asked you to imagine a robot, says Daniela Rus, a professor at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), you’d probably think of a human-shaped bot or some...
View ArticleWatch this supercut of Elon Musk unveiling Tesla’s new Model Y
Elon Musk took the stage at the Tesla Design Studio outside Los Angeles on Thursday evening to unveil the company’s fifth production car: a compact SUV called the Model Y. Musk padded the event with a...
View ArticleThe mass shooting in New Zealand was designed to spread on social media
The horrific shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand was designed from the start to get attention — leveraging social media to make sure as many people as possible would hear about the...
View ArticleQuestions about policing online hate are much bigger than Facebook and YouTube
In the wake of a hate-fueled mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, major web platforms have scrambled to take down a 17-minute video of the attack. Sites like YouTube have applied imperfect...
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