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Apple's self-driving car fleet grows to 55 in California
May 14, 7:34PM
Apple now has 55 self-driving cars registered with the DMV, compared to 27 earlier this year and just three last year. That means Apple has the second largest fleet of self-driving cars in California. Apple now has more cars registered than Waymo, which has 51, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles. General Motor’s Cruise, […]
Google and Levi's 'connected' jacket will let you know when your Uber is here
May 14, 6:08PM
Remember Project Jacquard? Two years ago, Google showed off its “connected” jean jacket designed largely for bike commuters who can’t fiddle with their phone. The jacket launched this past fall, in partnership with Levi’s, offering a way for wearers to control music, screen phone calls, and get directions with a tap or brush of the cuff. […]
You can now try Smart Compose in the new Gmail
May 14, 5:39PM
Smart Compose, the experimental autocomplete feature in the new Gmail on the web that Google announced at its I/O conference last week, is now available for testing. Smart Compose is an AI tool that promises to automatically finish your sentences for you, using what it has learned about how people typically write. Based on my experience so […]
NES Classic loaded with classic manga games raises hopes for other special editions
May 14, 5:28PM
Japanese gamers and manga aficionados and every combination thereof will get a treat this summer with the release of this NES Classic Edition loaded with games from the pages of Weekly Jump. The manga mag is celebrating its 50th anniversary and this solid gold Famicom is part of the festivities.
Tinder's upcoming location-based feature seems a bit creepy
May 14, 5:05PM
Do you want random Tinder users to see where you’ve been? Uh, no? Well, great news: an upcoming Tinder feature called Places will allow for just that. According to screenshots detailing Tinder Places uncovered by The Verge, the dating app is developing a feature that tracks your location via its app, then shows potential matches […]
Say hello to Google One
May 14, 5:00PM
Google is revamping its consumer storage plans today by adding a new $2.99/month tier for 200 GB of storage and dropping the price of its 2 TB plan from $19.99/month to $9.99/month (and dropping the $9.99/month 1 TB plan). It’s also rebranding these storage plans (but not Google Drive itself) as “Google One.” Going forward, […]
A free web tool can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from DNA data
May 14, 4:16PM
A new tool by researchers at the School of Science at IUPUI and Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam in the Netherlands can predict your hair, skin, and eye color from your DNA data. The system, which is essentially a web app that can accept DNA sequences, compares known color phenotypes to known data and […]
AWS introduces 1-click Lambda functions app for IoT
May 14, 4:14PM
When Amazon introduced AWS Lambda in 2015, the notion of serverless computing was relatively unknown. It enables developers to deliver software without having to manage a server to do it. Instead, Amazon manages it all and the underlying infrastructure only comes into play when an event triggers a requirement. Today, the company released an app […]
Supreme Court allows states to legalize sports betting, opening floodgates for online gambling profits
May 14, 3:59PM
Whoever had the over on DraftKings‘ boss Jason Robins and FanDuel chief executive Matt King being given a potential billion-dollar windfall by the Supreme Court’s decision to allows sports betting should head to the cashier’s cage. In a six-to-three decision (Justice Breyer was a partial dissent), Supreme Court Justices struck down a federal law that […]
Didi Chuxing can now test self-driving cars in California
May 14, 3:43PM
Quite a number of companies — 53, to be exact — have received permits to test self-driving cars with a safety driver in California. One of the more notable companies that has received such a permit is China-based Didi Chuxing, which officially opened its U.S.-based research lab last March. Also on the list of permit […]
Apple's App Store redesign improved app discovery, report finds
May 14, 3:27PM
When Apple introduced its completely redesigned App Store last fall, one of its goals was to improve app discovery by placing a larger emphasis on editorial content – including things like “app of the day” picks, lists, how-to’s and even interviews with app developers, among other things. Now, a new study from Sensor Tower reveals […]
Exploit puts popular web and mobile apps at risk
May 14, 3:08PM
A new exploit could allow users to bypass security checks in Electron, a popular cross-platform development framework. The exploit, posted by Trustwave, has been patched and developers should update their apps as soon as possible. The exploit could allow cross site scripting in some apps by turning on nodeIntegration, a method that allows the app […]
GraphPath plans to combine Knowledge Graphs with the blockchain
May 14, 3:00PM
Last year I covered the launch of GraphPath, a new startup that had developed a platform that aimed to "insert AI into global corporates" by making it easy to create and manage so-called Knowledge Graphs with its “Knowledge Graph-as-a-Service” technology. Knowledge Graphs are essentially a way to organize data in an endless network of facts […]
TiVo adds Alexa voice control to its DVRs
May 14, 2:18PM
TiVo’s DVRs are getting Alexa support. The company is announcing its lineup of DVRs, including Series 4 (Premiere), 5 (Roamio), and 6 (Bolt) boxes like TiVo BOLT VOX introduced last fall, will be gaining support for Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa. The assistant will be able to do things like change the channel, skip commercials, jump back […]
Xage introduces fingerprinting to protect industrial IoT devices
May 14, 2:00PM
As old-school industries like oil and gas increasingly network entities like oil platforms, they become more vulnerable to hacking attacks that were impossible when they were stand-alone. That requires a new approach to security and Xage (pronounced Zage), a security startup that launched last year thinks it has the answer with a concept called ‘fingerprinting’ […]
Uber lets you rate mid-ride before you forget feedback
May 14, 1:30PM
“Last year was pretty hard, I’m not gonna lie,” says Peter Deng, Uber’s head of rider experience. But as part of new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s push to rebrand Uber around safety, Deng says, “we’ve seen the company shift to more listening.” That focus on hearing users’ concerns prompted today’s change. Have a bad Uber ride when […]
Ripple is going after startups to build an ecosystem around the XRP cryptocurrency
May 14, 1:16PM
It’s finally happening. Ripple is making a push to expand the use of the XRP cryptocurrency it created into new verticals and segments beyond the payment and banking space where the company is focused. XRP is the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency behind only bitcoin, the original breakout artist, and Ethereum, the platform that most developers plump for. XRP […]
Review: $749 Boosted Mini S electric skateboard nails it
May 14, 1:02PM
Boosted Boards (now, just Boosted) is back with a skateboard that really seems to get it right. The company’s latest product is their first shortboard. It lops off 8.5 inches in length from the deck, but the differences go far beyond a big reduction in a single dimension. The company is probably the most recognizable […]
Favstar says it will shut down June 19 as a result of Twitter's API changes for data streams
May 14, 12:06PM
As Twitter develops an ever-closer hold on how it manages services around its real-time news and social networking service, a pioneer in Twitter analytics is calling it quits. Favstar, an early leader in developing a way to track and review how your and other people’s Tweets were getting liked and retweeted by others on the […]
Nintendo's NES Classic will return to U.S. retail stores on June 29
May 14, 11:48AM
Rejoice Nintendo fans: the Japanese gaming giant is bringing the NES Classic back to retail stores this summer. Nintendo said the console will go on sale again across the U.S. on June 29, with the SNES Classic also set to be available until the end of this year. It isn’t clear what the situation will be […]
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