Shane Leschasinadded this to APPLE UPROOTEDApple Store New York Student Sues Apple for False Arrest After Being Mistakenly Identified as Store ThiefMacRumors - Juli CloverOusmane Bah, an 18-year-old from New York, is suing Apple for $1 billion for false arrest, reports Bloomberg. According to Bah, Apple's in-store facial recognition software mistakenly linked him to a of
Kevin Beachusadded this to Tesla And SpaceXTesla ‘Anyone relying on lidar is doomed,’ Elon Musk saysTechCrunch - Matt BurnsToday at Tesla’s first Autonomy Day event, Elon Musk took questions from the press but didn’t have time for questions about lidar. Historically, he’s been vocal about the technology, and this time he it
J Bernardadded this to GadgetsGear & Gadgets This $85 wireless charger doubles as a power bank, and it’s perfect for all your travelsTNW - Abhimanyu GhoshalIf you’re on the road a lot, it makes sense to invest in an international charger that can plug into a range of power outlets around the world. You can easily get one of those online or even at most airports,
David Young added this to The Best Of Flipboard TodaySamsung 'Computer, Enhance': Inside Samsung's Smart New 8K TVWIRED - Michael Calore Sure, you might have brought home a 4K television just last week. But there's no stopping the march of progress, and Samsung is at the vanguard with …
archwizardadded this to Tech | Gear | InternetGoogle Google cuts Pixel 3 prices in half for Project Fi birthdayEngadget - Steve DentGet one for as little as $399 today only. It's the fourth anniversary of Project Fi, and to celebrate, Google is offering half off of Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL phones for today only. There is one catch: offer
Shane Leschasinadded this to APPLE UPROOTEDSpotify Podcast wars: $100 million startup Luminary launches tomorrow without Reply All or The DailyThe Verge - Ashley CarmanSpotify isn’t playing nice It took less than a day for Luminary to become enemy number one of the podcast industry. Last month, on the same day that it unveiled its subscription podcast service, the company
MIT Technology Reviewadded this to MIT Technology ReviewSpaceX SpaceX’s test of its Crew Dragon Capsule has ended in smokeMIT Technology Review - Erin Winick The failure of the uncrewed test likely means that astronauts won’t be heading back to space from US soil for a while yet. The news: During a static …
Laura Lockeadded this to TechMuse via Laura Locke Wi-Fi A hotspot finder app exposed 2 million Wi-Fi network passwordsTechCrunch - Zack WhittakerA popular hotspot finder app for Android exposed the Wi-Fi network passwords for more than two million networks. The app, downloaded by thousands of users, allowed anyone to search for Wi-Fi networks their
Laura Lockeadded this to TechMuse via Laura Locke Sri Lanka When a Country Bans Social MediaThe Atlantic - Ian BogostSri Lanka’s ban on social media forces a question nobody wants to ask: What if a global media network is impossible? In the aftermath of a series of coordinated terrorist attacks Sunday, Sri Lanka blocked
Professor Futon Spooninadded this to Classic Television Of The 60's, 70's, & 80's...MostlyEyestrain You’ll never watch TV the same way thanks to this $13 gadgetbgr.com - Maren Estrada It you want to give the television in your living room, bedroom, home theater, or any other room a huge upgrade without actually spending hundreds or …
Dr. Paul Cesariniadded this to Mobile Tech WeeklySamsung Samsung delays its $2,000 folding phone after test units breakCNBC - Todd Haselton Samsung has delayed the release of the Galaxy Fold past the original April 26 launch date, the company told CNBC in a statement. Samsung said that the …
Jason M. Lemkinadded this to SaaStrNorthern California California Eyes Ban on Contracts With All Tech Companies That Work With ICEGizmodo - Patrick Howell O'Neill Up and down the state of California, lawmakers and activists have been pushing a local and state-level campaign to kill contracts with tech companies …
archwizardadded this to Tech | Gear | InternetXbox One X Microsoft's next-gen console rumored to be more powerful than PS5TechSpot - Rob Thubron Rumor mill: Following last week’s confirmation of the PlayStation 5’s specs, next-generation consoles have become the industry’s hot topic. The …
Jayadded this to This WorldLeonardo Da Vinci Who was Leonardo da Vinci and what can we learn from him?The Guardian - Nicola DavisAs Europe prepares to mark the 500th anniversary of his death, we look at his achievements in art, science – and even flight Leonardo was born in 1452, apparently in a Tuscan village called Anchiano, far
archwizardadded this to Tech | Gear | InternetSamsung Samsung is reportedly delaying the Galaxy Fold due to display issuesEngadget - Jon FingasIt might not release the folding phone until May at the earliest. If you were jittery about reports of broken Galaxy Fold review units, you might not be the only one. Wall Street Journal sources claim
TJPSPadded this to Edward Snowden ArticlesCybersecurity Departing a US Airport? Your Face Will Be ScannedPCMag - Matthew Humphries US customs intends to have 97 percent of departing passengers scanned with facial recognition tech within four years as a way of cracking down on …
Steve Levittadded this to Mac and IOS tipsAirPlay Bowers & Wilkins unveils ultra-premium ‘Formation’ home speaker line with AirPlay 29to5Mac - Alex AllegroLast week, Bowers & Wilkins invited us downtown in New York to show off their latest audio line, Formation. The lineup is predicated on five launch products, all sharing the same Formation namesake at
archwizardadded this to Tech | Gear | InternetMortal Kombat 'Mortal Kombat 11' Massive Leak May Have Exposed All Of The DLCForbes - Brian MaziqueLeaks have been wreaking havoc on the pre-release period for one of the industry’s most-anticipated games. It seems every few days another piece of information on Mortal Kombat 11 is going public before
Associated Pressadded this to Business and FinanceBusiness California police say teen lured to assault with dating appAssociated PressSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California police say a teenage victim of sexual assault was lured through a dating app. KABC-TV reports that Santa Ana police arrested 59-year-old Michael Komoto April 18 on charge
JJerry Welchadded this to HistoryAtari How the Atari 2600 Led Videogaming's Home InvasionWIRED - Jonathon Keats Pundits used to joke that there were four major TV networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and Atari. In 1977 the first Atari Video Computer System sold for $200. …
Steve Levittadded this to Mac and IOS tipsApple Pay JCPenney explains why it dropped Apple PayTechCrunch - Sarah PerezJCPenney quietly ditched Apple Pay this month. The decision was announced in response to a customer complaint on Twitter, but without any context or further explanation at the time. JCPenney had first
NPRadded this to BusinessHealth Google Searches For Ways To Put Artificial Intelligence To Use In Health CareNPR - Richard HarrisOne of the biggest corporations on the planet is taking a serious interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence and health. Google and its sister companies, parts of the holding company Alphabet,
CNETadded this to PhonesHow-To's How to clean your phone screen the right way: 9 things to never doCNET - Katie Conner The best tips for disinfecting your smartphone and getting rid of smudges for good.
AArawakadded this to TESLATesla Tesla plans to launch driverless taxi service in 2020VentureBeat - Kyle WiggersTesla says that next year, it’ll leverage a fraction of the millions of Tesla cars on the road to launch an autonomous taxi service powered by its Autopilot software — one that might compete with Waymo’s
Kevin Beachusadded this to Tesla And SpaceXSpaceX Here’s what we know, and what we don’t, about the Crew Dragon accidentArs Technica - Eric Berger The company undoubtedly had a busy Easter weekend. During a series of engine tests of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft this past Saturday, the vehicle …
MIT Technology Reviewadded this to MIT Technology ReviewClimate Change Climate change has already made poor countries poorer and rich countries richerMIT Technology Review - James Temple But few nations will be spared as temperatures rise further. Numerous studies have predicted that poor nations will suffer the greatest devastation …
The GuardianEFF Facebook urged to tackle spread of fake profiles used by US policeThe Guardian - Amanda Holpuch in New YorkThe Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has called on Facebook to address the proliferation of undercover law enforcement accounts on the social networking site following a Guardian report that revealed
Polygonadded this to PlaystationFromSoftware Sekiro’s new update is aimed at making players experiment morePolygon - Michael McWhertorFromSoftware wants players to use their whole shinobi toolbox FromSoftware’s latest update for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice will offer some much needed balance to the game’s use of Spirit Emblems and how
Professor Scienceadded this to The Professor Is InThermodynamics Scientists: New Device Appears to Defy the Laws of Thermodynamicsfuturism.com - Jacob Banas Chill Out The laws of thermodynamics are pretty straightforward: Normally, heat from a hot object will flow to a cold one until they reach the same …
archwizardadded this to Pour HommeShoes The Mystery of Business CasualThe Atlantic - Amanda MullNo one knows what shoes to wear to work. Silicon Valley has an answer. The first time I tried on a pair of Allbirds sneakers, I was in the brand’s San Francisco boutique, sitting on a gently curved wooden
