Hackers have figured out how to turn an Amazon Echo into a live microphone. First reported by Wired, the attack requires physical access to the device, is limited to pre-2017 Echoes, and would be difficult to deploy at scale. But when successful, it would allow hackers to pull a … | Continue reading
Apple’s business has been producing record-setting revenues and profits for years now. But in the second quarter of last year its blistering period of growth came to an end. Today the company posted its third quarter earnings, and it’s clear Apple has found a way to restore some … | Continue reading
Apple set its expectations for the fourth quarter above what Wall Street was looking for today in its earnings report — just in time for a huge iPhone launch coming up soon. Apple said it expected to generate between $49 billion and $52 billion in the fourth quarter. The midpoin … | Continue reading
This modern Vancouver house project seeks to answer this question through an alternative design process for the single-family home ... | Continue reading
Snap is still trying to get into the drone business. After reportedly buying LA-based drone company Ctrl Me Robotics earlier this year, Snap is now looking at another drone maker: China-based Zero Zero Robotics. The Information reports that Zero Zero contacted Snap when looking f … | Continue reading
It was Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017 — her dad’s birthday. And the company was also “literally thrown into shock,” she told me at Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco last week. “I’ve literally never seen employees so shocked by something and so put off by something,” Hornsey said. “And … | Continue reading
LG’s V10 and V20 were defined by their secondary display, but it seems the company is abandoning that trademark feature this time around. Not that it’s all that surprising. Reliable leaker @OnLeaks had previously provided some device renders suggesting that might be the case, and … | Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged Tuesday he and President Trump “have differences” on the nuclear deal with Iran, but said the Islamic republic was violating the spirit of the agreement with its activities, adding the U.S. was working with its allies to ensure I … | Continue reading
The traditional keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) interface for desktop and laptop computers works for most people, but for a whole contingent of people with limited mobility or other conditions, it just isn’t an option. Eye tracking has long been an option, but it’s taken until … | Continue reading
A protocol for decentralized marketplaces raised $9 million in ether in an initial coin offering closed Tuesday.The post DAO Marketplace District0x Raises $9 Million in Token Sale appeared first on CoinDesk.Source | Continue reading
The shelf life of a Kickstarter-backed smartphone really isn’t something you’d expect to last forever, but warranty support on Nextbit’s Robin phone is over as of today, the company announced on Twitter this morning.Effective August 1st 2017, we’ve shut down support for Robin. Y … | Continue reading
A 2002 film adaptation of a 1956 Philip K. Dick novel warned us of the dangers of predictive policing. In ‘Minority Report,’ Tom Cruise’s character played a cop in the Los Angeles Police Department’s pre-crime unit. The futuristic tale saw Cruise, an officer tasked with nabbing b … | Continue reading
While Tesla's most affordable car might start at $35,000, with all the (sort of essential) additional features, it becomes a bit more pricey. We broke down the numbers. Read more...More about Tech, Business, Mashable Video, Newsy, and Real Time Video | Continue reading
Cañas in Madrid I’d been in Madrid for a week, and I hadn’t yet fallen in love. With the city, I mean. I was there with my husband—and I fell in love with him more than 10 years ago. But this city, it just didn’t want to let us in. We’d drunk plenty of cava […]The post A Tiny Bee … | Continue reading
The Helen house should be open and light filled but also provide privacy. Above all, the owners described a quiet design integrated with patio | Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners are about to have a much more comfortable virtual reality experience, courtesy of Google.Google's Daydream VR platform is rolling out for Samsung's devices, giving users another choice for phone-to-face immersion to go along with Samsung's own Gea … | Continue reading
Snapchat’s latest experiment involves college reporters. In recent months, Snap has asked several college newspapers to make stories for its Discover section, according to a report from Business Insider. The stories are similar to the ones created by publishers like The New York … | Continue reading
What’s worse than going to the doctor? Taking your pet to the doctor. Not only is it a major hassle to actually transport your dog or cat to the vet, but you usually end up paying way too much for way too little time spent with the actual veterinarian. But Vetted wants to change … | Continue reading
KeyBank hopes to help create more than 4,500 jobs in Ohio with a new partnership between its foundation and JumpStart Inc., which invests in startup and young businesses. KeyBank Foundation today announced a $24 million commitment to JumpStart over four years. The vast majority o … | Continue reading
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We now know a lot more about Facebook's hardware ambitions.The social network is working not one, but two, connected speakers for the home, including one equipped with cameras, microphones, and a feature that will "scan for people," according to a new report in Bloomberg. SEE ALS … | Continue reading
Thanks to a lack of digital back-ups, an estimated $5 billion in student loan debt could essentially disappear. Last month, the New York Times reported on a series of lawsuits brought by financial institutions against former students who have defaulted on their loans. Some of the … | Continue reading
Kurt Kelty, director of battery technology at Tesla, has stepped down from his post just days after the company’s lavish party to celebrate the delivery of the first Model 3s, Bloomberg reports. Kelty, who has worked at Tesla since 2006, led Tesla in forging partnerships and batt … | Continue reading
GUEST: If you’re in customer service and support, you’ve no doubt been told that chatbots and the AI avalanche will be taking away all customer service jobs in short order. Several analysts predict near total replacement of live agents with chatbots. Gartner, for example, predict … | Continue reading
Facebook is preparing to announce at least two major hardware products next year, according to a report by Bloomberg. One device is meant specifically for video calls. The device will reportedly feature a “laptop-sized” touchscreen and allow people to feel “like they’re in the sa … | Continue reading
Facebook’s research lab Building 8 is reportedly working on a device about the size of a laptop for video calls, anonymous sources told Bloomberg. Sources also say a smart speaker is being developed by the company, and that the devices could be available as soon as spring 2018. I … | Continue reading
The first and foremost place a hacker will go for in the time he hacks your website when they | Continue reading
The UK’s Home Secretary has yet again cranked up the pressure on messaging giants over use of end-to-end encryption to secure communications sent via popular services like WhatsApp — implying she would prefer tech companies voluntarily re-engineer their security systems so that … | Continue reading
Steve Mallen thinks the signs first started to show when his son stopped playing the piano. Edward, then 18, was a gifted musician and had long since passed his Grade 8 exams, a series of advanced piano tests. Playing had been a passion for most of his life. But as adulthood beck … | Continue reading
Remember the third party controller your sibling/cousin/friend made you use when you visited his or her house in the NES days? Remember the pain you felt when the joystick wasn’t quite right and they were hosing you on Mortal Kombat while you were busy trying to figure out why y … | Continue reading
Is it summer yet? Often when schools close for summer, students spend most of their time relaxing, watching the TV, | Continue reading
Viberate.com is a live music database, featuring over 120 thousand profiles of musicians – from superstars to local garage bands. Profiles feature daily updated social media stats, gig dates, content feed and even manager/agent contacts. Anyone can add new profiles and artists ca … | Continue reading
After Walmart’s embarrassing error and resulting cancellations, Nintendo has put an official timeframe on when consumers can expect to preorder the SNES Classic: it’s happening later this month. “We appreciate the incredible anticipation that exists for the Super Nintendo Enterta … | Continue reading
LawBreakers is just a weak away from its August 8 launch for PlayStation 4 and PC. And now director Cliff Bleszinski revealed today that his studio, Boss Key Productions, is teaming up with Twitch to offer in-game cosmetic items to subscribers of the streaming site’s premium serv … | Continue reading
A controversial bitcoin spinoff called Bitcoin Cash has officially broken off from the main network, forging ahead with its own blockchain.The post Bitcoin Cash Just Mined its First Block, Making Blockchain Split Official appeared first on CoinDesk.Source | Continue reading
Canal House is a new build home inspired by the forms of the missions in Arizona on a irregularly shaped vacant lot along the Arizona Canal. | Continue reading
Lyft is partnering with Amtrak to help train passengers get to and from the train station. The new deal will let you book a car with the ride-hailing service from within Amtrak’s mobile app. If you’re a new Lyft rider, using the promo code “AMTRAKLYFT” grants you $5 discounts on … | Continue reading
This post reveals minor plot points for The Bachelorette Season 13.Here is one of the tweets that Lee Garrett, a recent contestant on The Bachelorette, posted to the internet before he was cast as a potential husband for Rachel Lindsay, the first black Bachelorette in the show’s … | Continue reading
Imagine somebody asked you to write on a piece of paper the things you love doing. If what came to mind was “partying, hanging out with friends, going to the beach, meeting new people, traveling,” you might ready to go on vacation or spring break. If on the other hand, you wrote … | Continue reading
The internet was abuzz about sperm last week, thanks to a new study that revealed an alarming drop in sperm counts for men in Western countries. Does this mean men are becoming infertile? Will we have problems having babies? It’s not time to panic — at least, not yet. To be clear … | Continue reading
Facebook is reportedly working on dedicated video chat hardware, per a new report by Bloomberg. The device is said to be the inaugural major product from Facebook’s hardware-focused Building 8 product development lab, and will include a notebook-sized display. It’s intended to m … | Continue reading
Summer is in full swing, which means that there’s plenty of time to grab a book and head outdoors to enjoy the sun and warm weather, at least here in Vermont, where the outdoor temperatures haven’t quite topped 90 degrees yet.I helped cover San Diego-Comic Con in July, and the lo … | Continue reading
Working from home is a great experience. Your working station is just around the corner, so you don’t need to | Continue reading
Facebook is currently developing a “video chat device” designed for use in the home, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The product, which could be announced next spring, includes a large touchscreen, wide-angle camera, microphones, and speakers. In concept, this sounds ve … | Continue reading
Blood testing startup Theranos has reached a settlement with former customer Walgreens. According to the terms of the agreement, Walgreens will dismiss its lawsuit against Theranos “with no finding or implication of liability.” The terms of the settlement are confidential. Read … | Continue reading
Microsoft “mixed reality” headsets are finally available (for developers) on the Microsoft store. The company opened pre-orders for the headset back in May, now developers can get their hands on Acer’s headset for $299 and an HP model for $329. Specs-wise the two headsets are pr … | Continue reading
A little after 8AM ET today, Bitcoin was split into Bitcoin Cash, an alternative cryptocurrency, in a chain split that had been anticipated for months. The split, called a “hard fork,” comes out of a bitcoin group’s desire to combat high transaction fees and a bitcoin size limit … | Continue reading