At a recent town hall at the West Virginia state fair, Joe Manchin lamented how divided the country has become. “You saw what happened in Charlottesville,” the Democratic senator told the assembled crowd, referring to the white nationalist rally in support of a Confederate statue … | Continue reading
Xiaomi is gearing up to announce the bezel-less Mi MIX 2. Check out when it will be released, what it will look like, how much it will set you back... | Continue reading
By the time you’ve finished reading this article, roughly 20 people will have moved from the country into a city somewhere around the world. In any given week, millions of people head into cities. Cities are growing well beyond anything their founders could have imagined. At the … | Continue reading
Want to master content marketing with a modest budget? There are lots of ways to benefit from this scalable marketing technique. Try these | Continue reading
With over a population over 90 million strong, a prime location, topography and climate, one would assume a country like Egypt would be perfect for solar energy. The nation’s average level of solar radiation is between 2,000 to 3,200kWh per square meter a year, but this country … | Continue reading
Astronomen haben an der Europäischen Südsternwarte Eso das bisher deutlichste Bild eines Sterns jenseits unserer Sonne aufgenommen: Das von Keiichi Ohnaka geführte Team ist mittels des Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) dem Stern... | Continue reading
In 1995, my book packaging company published one of its last titles, an anachronism called, Presenting Digital Cash. It was the first book on digital cash ever aimed at a mass audience. And it was ahead of its time, selling... | Continue reading
The smartphone sports a 13 MP camera at the back and a 16 MP Moonlight Selfie Camera. | Continue reading
Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone is finally shipping. Well, some models are. | Continue reading
Die Jungs von Android Police haben in der Experimental-Version von Googles Chrome-Browser eine Funktion entdeckt, die vielen Nutzern Erlösung von unerwünschtem Autoplay-Attacken aus den Lautsprechern bringen könne: Im sogenannten Canary... | Continue reading
Increase chances of attendees sharing enticing pictures and video from your exhibition across their social media channels by creating these photo opportunities. Creating visually appealing opportunities encourages attendees to capture the moment with pictures, video or even poten … | Continue reading
SlideShare has been an important tool for marketers and salespeople for several years now, but some business leaders are still unsure how to get the most value out of this powerful platform. | Continue reading
Samsung heir apparent is found guilty of embezzlement, Go-Jek closes a $1.2 billion round and the Google Pixel could be coming October 5th. All this on Crunch Report. Read More | Continue reading
Dramatic Fridays have become a hallmark of summer 2017 in the Trump administration. The hiring of Anthony Scaramucci and resignation of Sean Spicer happened on a Friday; Reince Priebus was pushed out the following Friday; and a few Fridays later, so was his old antagonist Steve B … | Continue reading
A month after tweeting about a ban of transgender Americans serving “in any capacity” in the United States, on Friday President Trump made his announcement official, releasing a memo directing the Pentagon to roll back an Obama-era order allowing transgender individuals to serve. … | Continue reading
Many questions in the world of autonomous vehicles remain unanswered. How will autonomous cars make ethical decisions? How will cities, streets and parking change? What will happen to those employed as drivers? We believe many of the questions about autonomous vehicles will be a … | Continue reading
Sometimes giving up something in the short-term can yield a big reward in the long-term. That’s the idea behind many of Amazon’s businesses, and that’s particularly true of the recent Whole Foods deal. Amazon’s purchase of the upscale Whole Foods grocery chain for $13.7 billion … | Continue reading
President Trump formally pardoned Joe Arpaio on Friday, wielding the presidential power of mercy to absolve the former Arizona sheriff for defying a federal court order.“Throughout his time as Sheriff, Arpaio continued his life’s work of protecting the public from the scourges of … | Continue reading
A new Mario game is due out this month for the Nintendo Switch. No — not Super Mario Odyssey, which dominated this year’s E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade and fan show) in Los Angeles this past June. Nintendo’s next big Switch game is Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, w … | Continue reading
Old malls are an eyesore. Built cheaply and then abandoned to chic outdoor “shopping experiences” and high-end destinations, they rot on parking lots in the hearts of small cities, taking up space and reminding folks of the way things used to be. Now, however, there’s hope. Amaz … | Continue reading
While we're primarily supported by a mixture of Patreon, Twitch subscriptions and Amazon referrals these days, site sponsors go a long way in making up for the funding shortfalls of our Patreon never reaching its goal. To show our appreciation, we are now publishing these posts t … | Continue reading
Monero, the world’s second largest anonymous cryptocurrency, is up 22 percent again today, on August 26. For many years, Monero has been regarded as one of the few cryptocurrencies that is highly legitimate, backed by an experienced and talented development team. It had no pre-sa … | Continue reading
Hurricane Harvey is whirling towards Texas with winds reaching 130 miles per hour — a Category 4 hurricane that was fueled by an unlucky pit stop over a deep patch of warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. Warm water feeds hurricanes, which form when a weather disturbance, like a smal … | Continue reading
Back in November, Google showcased a few of its funky machine learning experiments, and among them was Quick, Draw! (their bang, not mine) — a game where you sketch something and an image recognition system guesses what it is. Now the company is releasing the millions upon milli … | Continue reading
What We’re FollowingHurricane Harvey: The Category 3 storm is expected to make landfall twice—first at Corpus Christi, Texas, and again near Houston—and to dump up to 35 inches of rain on the area, leading to heavy flooding and possible outages of power and drinking water. Harvey … | Continue reading
Two days after the last build, Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with only bug fixes and improvements. The company is now finalizing the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which is expected to arrive next month. Windows 10 is a service, meaning it was built … | Continue reading
GUEST: Virtual reality, though still in its nascent stages of evolution, is becoming increasingly commercially viable, just as augmented reality is also gaining popularity. But as with any gold rush, developers and vendors are feverishly working to stake their claim on a new fron … | Continue reading
Facebook says it’s looking to become more open and transparent about its decisions, and it’s hired Liz Spayd, a former public editor of The New York Times, to consult on the process.The hire comes as Facebook — or at least, parts of Facebook — seems to be wrestling with its role … | Continue reading
An unofficial mod makes it possible to grab the Pixel Launcher version that launched with Android Oreo. No root required, almost any device should work. | Continue reading
One of the main writers on the Half-Life series released a staid “Epistle” depicting his version of the next game in the series — and, in a reaction as Pavlovian as it is premature, the internet took it and ran all the way to the conclusion that the series is dead. It’s unclear e … | Continue reading
With President Trump’s response to the racially charged violence in Charlottesville this month continuing to drive national media coverage, the Republican National Committee unanimously approved a resolution Friday condemning white supremacy and the hate groups that espouse it.Th … | Continue reading
Today in 5 LinesHurricane Harvey is projected to hit the Texas coast on Friday night. Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned that the storm “could easily lead to billions of dollars of property damage and almost certainly loss of life.” The Republican National Committee approved a res … | Continue reading
Soon, you won’t have to rely on just yelling or typing in all-caps to express yourself in-game. Faceware Technologies is teaming up with Cloud Imperium Games to bring facial animation to Star Citizen. The new Face Over Internet Protocol (FOIP) feature uses webcams to detect expre … | Continue reading
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Artificial Intelligence is getting hip by learning about tattoos. A couple of developers for the app Tattoodo wanted a better way to categorize all the tat pics they receive, so they built an algorithm. The pair created a neural-network and taught it how to use an iPhone camera t … | Continue reading
Everyone who’s flown around a drone (or UAV, or multirotor, or what have you) knows that they’re a lot of fun. But they’re being used all over the world for more serious purposes — after all, an autonomous flying vehicle is a great place to start for all kinds of applications, f … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If your 9-to-5 life makes you want to dial 911 24/7, it may be time to consider other options. Not another job working tirelessly for someone who makes 20x more than you—but stri … | Continue reading
GUEST: Tech entrepreneurs are the cool kids on the block. Whereas young people once aspired to be rockstars or astronauts, today they dream of being startup founders, flush with venture capital and working out of sleek, open-plan offices in San Francisco’s trendy SoMa district or … | Continue reading
The price of bitcoin surged today, but it ultimately fell away from all-time highs first set earlier this month. | Continue reading
While the Note 8 looks like a solid handset, the Galaxy S8 Plus packs many of the same features and design elements at a much lower price. | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.To paraphrase the great Liz Lemon: Every human has hair — some of us just have more. If you (or someone you live with) falls into the latter category, this product is for you. Th … | Continue reading
After a slight delay and subsequent missed targets, the Essential Phone is finally, actually, really, officially shipping to customers. Andy Rubin’s new company just tweeted that those who’ve been charged for the phone should be on the lookout for tracking information to arrive b … | Continue reading
Gold holds a special place in the global financial system. The precious yellow metal has for centuries remained the backbone of the economy by being an efficient store of value. However, being a physical asset, there are difficulties associated with carrying, storing and even liq … | Continue reading
The Essential Phone started arriving in the hands of media and reviewers just last week, and as of today it’s now also shipping out to its first customers. Essential announced the news via its Twitter account, and told early buyers to keep an eye out for tracking info sent out v … | Continue reading
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VB LIVE: Virtual reality is an entirely new way of interacting with content, but is the technology too new to engender consumer confidence? Join our latest VB Live event for insight into the future of VR commerce and how payment technology can revolutionize – and monetize — VR ex … | Continue reading
Microsoft is no longer selling its original Xbox One in the US. The software giant only offers retail versions of the Xbox One S and Xbox One X at its online store, with just $199 refurbished models of the original Xbox One available. Kotaku UK reports that while the original Xbo … | Continue reading