Technology
Anything to do with Technology
Ismael
@Ismael -
2 months ago
Neuralink’s First Brain Implant Is Working. Elon Musk’s Transparency Isn’t
Elon Musk says Neuralink’s first human trial subject can control a computer mouse with their brain, but some researchers are frustrated by a lack of information about the study.
4 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
about 4 years ago
YouTube warns of increased video removals during COVID-19 crisis
YouTube today warned its creator community that video removals may increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said its systems today rely on a combination of technology followed by human review. But the current health crisis is leading to reduced in-office staffin...continued
4 minutes read
Izaiah
@Izaiah -
3 months ago
A Startup Allegedly ‘Hacked the World.’ Then Came the Censorship—and Now the Backlash
A loose coalition of anti-censorship voices is working to highlight reports of one Indian company’s hacker-for-hire past—and the legal threats aimed at making them disappear.
4 minutes read
Jarod
@Jarod -
over 4 years ago
Facebook wants Portal to be your next office webcam
Facebook wants Portal to be your next office webcamFacebook‘s Portal video chat devices will be able to run Workplace, the company’s collaboration software, so you’ll be able to make video calls at work using the Portal’s video calling technology, Facebook announced today...continued
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Iva
@Iva -
over 4 years ago
Nike's self-lacing Huarache can be controlled with Apple Watch and Siri
Nike's self-lacing Huarache can be controlled with Apple Watch and SiriThe Adapt Huarache features the brand's FitAdapt technology, which Nike claims will "update and evolve along with the user." This isn't a Nest thermostat for your feet; the motorized lacing unit won't ...continued
2 minutes read
Cameron
@Cameron -
5 months ago
These Solid-State Drivers Bring the Future of Portable Sound to Your Headphones
xMEMS’ new silicone audio drivers sound incredible, are easy to manufacture in bulk, and are nearly indestructible.
4 minutes read
Teagan
@Teagan -
over 4 years ago
Silicon Valley’s competing philosophies on tech ethics with The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz
Silicon Valley’s competing philosophies on tech ethics with The New Yorker’s Andrew Marantz – TechCrunch“If Silicon Valley is going to keep telling itself the story that the only uses of their technology will be the most optimistic, the most hopeful, the most salubrious, ...continued
2 minutes read
Rahsaan
@Rahsaan -
almost 5 years ago
The state of the smartphone – TechCrunch
A few manufacturers have managed to buck global trends. Can 5G and foldables turn things around for the rest? Brian Heater @bheater / 9 hours Earlier this month, Canalys used the word “free...continued
3 minutes read
Maida
@Maida -
9 months ago
Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 175 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. …
3 minutes read
Elian
@Elian -
over 3 years ago
Nori is pitching carbon trading… on the blockchain!
Cryptocurrency meets carbon trading.That’s the pitch from Nori, a new Seattle-based startup, that just raised $4 million in funding from cryptocurrency-focused investors including Placeholder, North Island Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, and a big, privately held agricultur...continued
4 minutes read
Cynthia
@Cynthia -
about 4 years ago
A Brief History of the Census—and How Covid-19 Could Change It
The United States is currently undertaking its population census, the once-a-decade effort to count every single person living here. More than 150 other countries will join in this world census round—the 10-year period centered on 2020, and around 90 percent of the world’...continued
4 minutes read
Adelia
@Adelia -
about 3 years ago
Aeye becomes latest lidar company to go public via SPAC
Aeye, a lidar startup that developed its technology for use in autonomous vehicles as well as to support advanced driver assistance systems in passenger cars, is going public through a merger with CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III that will value the company a…
4 minutes read
Immanuel
@Immanuel -
almost 5 years ago
Billionaires Shouldn’t Live Forever
Billionaires Shouldn’t Live Forever - The New York TimesIt would be one thing if life-extension technology were relatively cheap and could be made widely available. Even that would have created huge problems. As it turns out, however, the technology is obscenely expensive...continued
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Alexandro
@Alexandro -
about 3 years ago
Side raises $150M at $1B valuation to help real estate agents go it alone
Side, a real estate technology company that works to turn agents and independent brokerages into boutique brands and businesses, announced Monday that it has raised $150 million in Series D funding. Coatue Management led the round, which brings San Francisco-…
4 minutes read
Alexzander
@Alexzander -
3 months ago
Amazon’s Cloud Boss Likens Generative AI Hype to the Dotcom Bubble
Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s dominant cloud platform AWS, says generative AI is valuable but that the excitement around some AI companies is similar to when dotcom darlings were “dramatically overhyped.”
4 minutes read
Rose
@Rose -
almost 5 years ago
UK tax office ordered to delete millions of unlawful biometric voiceprints – TechCrunch
The UK’s data protection watchdog has issued the government department responsible for collecting taxes with a final enforcement notice, after an investigation found HMRC had collected biometric data from millions of citizens without obtaining proper consent. HMRC has 28 ...continued
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Teagan
@Teagan -
almost 5 years ago
Detroit cops arrest their own police commissioner at heated meeting over facial recognition (VIDEO)
Detroit cops arrest their own police commissioner at heated meeting over facial recognition (VIDEO) — RT USA NewsA police board meeting escalated when Detroit cops tackled a police commissioner to the ground and arrested him at a heated hearing where protesters demonstrat...continued
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cooldivoir
@cooldivoir -
almost 3 years ago
How Hard Or Easy it is to Build a Solar Panel at Home?
Well, let us assume that you are frustrated by the rising electricity bills and the power outages. On the other hand, you are also enthused by the recent articles that you can live off the grid by producing your own solar energy for as little as $200 at home for which you...continued
4 minutes read
Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
almost 5 years ago
Flaws in a popular GPS tracker leak real-time locations and can remotely activate its microphone...
A popular GPS tracker — used as a panic alarm for elderly patients, to monitor kids and track vehicles — contains security flaws, which security researchers say are so severe the device should be recalled. The Chinese-manufactured white-label location tracker, rebranded a...continued
3 minutes read
Leda
@Leda -
almost 4 years ago
ClassTag raises $5M for parent-teacher communication
Like many working parents, Vlada Lotkina, the founder and CEO of ClassTag, wanted to be more involved in her daughter’s preschool education. A paper notice about an upcoming field trip, squeezed between messy folders in a backpack, begged for smart technology around paren...continued
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Arvid
@Arvid -
about 2 months ago
Seismic Rumble From an 'Alien Technology' Meteor Was Actually a Passing Truck, Scientists Say
In January 2014, a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere in the Western Pacific, as evidenced by apparent vibrational signatures of the event in a seismic station in Papua New Guinea. Last year, scientists declared rubble recovered from the ocean floor as the rej…
4 minutes read
Manley
@Manley -
almost 5 years ago
Final Fantasy 14 coming to TV with live-action series
Final Fantasy 14 coming to TV with live-action seriesFinal Fantasy14will be adapted into a live-action television series from the production company responsible for Netflix’s forthcoming adaptation of The Witcher, Sony Pictures Television announced today.A news release th...continued
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Pablo
@Pablo -
over 3 years ago
Google teams up with Samsonite to launch a Jacquard smart fabric-enabled backpack
It has been over four years since Project Jacquard, Google’s smart fabric technology, made its debut at the I/O developer conference. Launched out of what was then Google’s ATAP unit, Jacquard is currently best known for being available on Levi’s jeans jackets, but Saint ...continued
4 minutes read
Anderson
@Anderson -
4 months ago
Get Ready for the Great AI Disappointment
Rose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results.
4 minutes read
Elaina
@Elaina -
5 months ago
Tesla’s Cybertruck Is Two Years Late and Still Crazy
After years of delays, Tesla will livestream its Cybertruck delivery event Thursday. Car experts still can’t believe it’s trying to mass-produce a vehicle with such a challenging design.
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