Technology
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Rex @Rex - 9 months ago
The OnePlus Ace 2 Pro display can handle rainy days better than most
The device implements Rain Water Touch (Chinese translated) technology, allowing its display to be more effective when used with wet hands.
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Americo @Americo - 9 months ago
China May Have a New Submarine Tracking Technology
Submarines have always been about stealth; that’s always been the whole point of putting them underwater. Tracking them can be difficult, even to this day, but China may have a new technique …
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Alvah @Alvah - almost 5 years ago
Q&A with J Crowley, Head of Product at Airbnb Lux, on what makes a great PM – TechCrunch
The role of Product Manager can mean very different things at various companies. Should a product manager be technical? Scientific? Opinionated? J Crowley has run product at three big-name companies. At Foursquare, he led the rebuild of Swarm after a rocky initial launch...continued
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Bart @Bart - almost 5 years ago
NASA research crew embarks on mock mission to Mars moon – TechCrunch
Space is hard on humans – it’s just not what we’re used to, because it’s very unlike this Earth most of us generally occupy for most of our lives. That’s why researchers do plenty of experimentation to figure out what it’s like for people to live and work in space, like a...continued
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Madalyn @Madalyn - almost 5 years ago
NYC's automated subway routing had glitches for 'months' before Friday
NYC's automated subway routing had glitches for 'months' before FridayThe city has only acknowledged two "significant" disruptions in 2019, including the July 19th incident as well as one between March 21st and March 22nd. However, there there have been a host of smaller ...continued
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Elian @Elian - over 2 years ago
Facebook's chief technology officer is leaving the company after 13 years
Facebook is about to close an important chapter in its history. CNBCreports the social network's chief technology officer, Mike Schroepfer, is stepping down from his role after a total 13 years at the company. He'll move to a part-time position as Facebook's …
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Dayton @Dayton - over 2 years ago
Breakthrough could help you 3D print OLED screens at home
You might not have to send your devices in (or buy replacement parts) if the display breaks — you could just make new screens yourself. University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have developed what they say is the first fully 3D-printed flexible OLED di…
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Meggie @Meggie - almost 5 years ago
NASA’s Mars Helicopter begins final testing phase before 2020 mission – TechCrunch
NASA’s Mars Helicopter will be a key experimental craft when it comes to shaping what humanity’s future exploring the Red Planet looks like – when it launches aboard NASA’s Mars 2020 mission, it’ll head to Mars with the aim of testing the viability of flying heavier-than...continued
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Clarissa @Clarissa - over 1 year ago
NVIDIA reveals its next-gen chipset for autonomous vehicles
NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference isn't only about gaming graphics cards. The company had other news up its sleeve, including in the autonomous vehicle space. During the GTC keynote, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced a system-on-chip (SoC) called Drive Tho…
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Ericka @Ericka - almost 2 years ago
NYPD must disclose facial recognition procedures deployed against Black Lives Matter protesters
New York police must now comply with a public records request related to its use of facial recognition and other surveillance on protestors. A judge has ordered the New York Police Department to release documents pertaining to its monitoring of Black Lives Ma…
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Rowan @Rowan - almost 5 years ago
Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’ is a surprisingly sweet romantic comedy...
“Always Be My Maybe” — a new film starring and co-written by Ali Wong and Randall Park — continues Netflix’s streak of solid romantic comedies. That said, anyone expecting it to match Wong’s delightfully dirty stand-up (showcased in the Netflix...continued
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George @George - 7 months ago
You Can Stream Thousands of Free Public Domain Audiobooks
Audiobooks make writing more accessible for many people. Unfortunately, they can also be pretty pricey. While it’s possible to borrow audiobooks from your public library, popular titles often have long waiting lists. Beyond that, it can take hundreds of hours…
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Josiah @Josiah - about 3 years ago
Hyundai IONIQ 5 will be Motional and Lyft’s first robotaxi
Motional will integrate its driverless technology into Hyundai’s new all-electric SUV to create the company’s first robotaxi. At the start of 2023, customers in certain markets will be able to book the fully electric, fully autonomous taxi through the Lyft ap…
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Alvah @Alvah - over 2 years ago
Abdul Qadeer Khan, Father of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program, Dies at 85
Starting from scratch in 1976, he acquired the technology and knowledge that allowed Pakistan to detonate its first nuclear device in 1998.
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Rowan @Rowan - over 2 years ago
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 134 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the Safari Technology Preview to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. …
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Alan @Alan - 4 months ago
LG just made the fastest OLED gaming display yet
Ahead of CES 2024, LG Display has announced a new 27-inch OLED display panel that offers a resolution of 1440p with a speedy 480Hz refresh rate.
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Jaydon @Jaydon - about 4 years ago
Generate Capital raises $1 billion for renewable energy infrastructure development
The floodgates are open once again for capital investing in renewable energy projects and technology.Generate Capital, the renewable energy infrastructure investor, has raised more than $1 billion for new projects from a group of investors focused on infrastructure, inclu...continued
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Zackery @Zackery - 6 months ago
Amazon now supports passkey logins on browsers and iOS devices
Amazon, the biggest e-commerce website in most countries, now supports passkeys. That gives users access to the new login solution that's considered more secure than passwords, allowing them to access their account using the biometrics or PIN they use to unlo…
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Marlon @Marlon - almost 2 years ago
EU will require all new cars to include anti-speeding tech by 2024
Every new car sold in the European Union will soon include anti-speeding technology known as intelligent speed assistance, or ISA. The EU regulation (part of the broader General Vehicle Safety Regulation) goes into effect today, and states that all new models…
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Kari @Kari - almost 4 years ago
Where these 4 top VCs are investing in manufacturing
Even though it’s a vast sector in the midst of transformation, manufacturing is often overlooked by early-stage investors. We surveyed top VCs in the industry to gather their perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing manufacturing.Traditionally, manufacturin...continued
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Elliott @Elliott - over 2 years ago
Peloton’s CEO and chief content officer are coming to Disrupt
It’s been a wildly unprecedented year and a half by any metric. The pandemic has utterly transformed many industries and made or broken others. In the world of technology, however, few categories were as well positioned to embrace a changed world than connect…
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Izaiah @Izaiah - 2 months ago
Good Climate Solutions Need Good Policy—and AI Can Help With That
Climate Policy Radar's tools scan global environmental laws to see what works and what doesn't. What its AI is discovering today will help shape the regulations of tomorrow.
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Mariano @Mariano - almost 5 years ago
NASA’s OSIRIX-REx probe sets a space record with a close orbit of weird asteroid Bennu – TechCrunch
If you follow space news at all, you may have heard of ‘Bennu’ – the near-Earth asteroid that has a slim (but higher than most) chance of colliding with our planet sometime nearly 200 years from now. The asteroid is notable for many reasons, including the recent discovery...continued
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Ryleigh @Ryleigh - about 2 years ago
Ukraine is reportedly using Clearview AI's facial recognition tech
Ukraine is now using Clearview AI's facial recognition technology for purposes such as identifying Russian soldiers, its CEO claimed. Hoan Ton-That told Reuters the company offered Ukraine's defense ministry free access to its system following the invas…
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Minnie @Minnie - over 2 years ago
Bridgepoint sells Element Materials Technology to Temasek - Reuters
Singaporean investor Temasek (TEM.UL) has acquired Element Materials Technology Group from Bridgepoint for an undisclosed amount, the private equity firm said on Tuesday.
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