The CES 2017 electronics expo was overstuffed with enough frivolous gadgets and toys to make tech junkies everywhere squeal with glee. But one of the big names that fell victim to the technological attention grabbers...read moreThe post Did Turner Broadcasting Just Re-invent Spor … | Continue reading
At CES 2017, Turner Broadcasting announced the launch of their in-house sports marketing agency, in an effort to improve how advertisers reach consumers. | Continue reading
Storms and flooding hit the West Coast hard this week, forcing dozens of Northern California residents to evacuate from their homes on Wednesday morning. Photo: Getty. | Continue reading
NEW YORK -- The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry lead their respective conferences in the second fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2017 | Continue reading
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Why do you feel comfortable or even empathetic to a robot? We explore how humans develop an emotional connection with machines, and how engineers are designing that connection.Watch robots in VRIntroducing The Possible, a new virtual reality series that explores groundbreaking t … | Continue reading
The ElliQ is a new product from Israeli startup Intuition Robotics that aims to help take care of elderly family members, allowing them to continue to live at home even as they grow older. The company describes ElliQ as an "active aging companion," and it looks like a combinatio … | Continue reading
Volvo announced that it’s joining other automakers in creating a business unit devoted to car sharing. The new shared mobility unit will be based on Sunfleet, a car sharing service that Volvo has run since 1998. So after nearly two decades, Volvo should be pretty comfortable with … | Continue reading
Overwatch’s South Korean servers are overrun with cheaters, and Blizzard made a big move to put an end to that. The publisher has banned more than 10,000 players on its South Korean servers, according to a post on its message boards. Blizzard specifically mentioned that it banned … | Continue reading
The new HTC U Ultra is certainly an impressive hardware package, but will it's similarities to other Android smartphones cause many to overlook it? | Continue reading
Ebay is not taking the rise of fashion resale businesses targeting high-end clientele lying down. The over 20-year old marketplace today announced the launch of a new authentication program, called simply eBay Authenticate, which will allow sellers to opt in to have their goods v … | Continue reading
Early in December, Facebook finally unveiled their newly acquired licenses for e-money and payment services out of Ireland. The rumors of Facebook entering the payment space in Europe have been going on ever since it was reported that Facebook applied for a money transfer license … | Continue reading
Smartwatch data can be used to detect and even predict disease, researchers say. This is good news for people betting on the potential of smartwatches to improve health beyond encouraging us to move more. If it becomes common to use this data to predict illness, we might be able … | Continue reading
Pokémon’s yellow mascot is ageless. The franchise celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, but aside from some small tweaks, Pikachu remains as reliably cute as it was the day it was introduced. But now, we have photographic evidence that something has gone terribly awry. Behol … | Continue reading
Each year, the startup community comes together in the name of innovation to celebrate the highlights and accomplishments of the tech community and to poke some fun at ourselves. There is an incredible group of finalists vying for the coveted Crunchies award in eleven award categ … | Continue reading
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog announced today that it will conduct an investigation into the Justice Department and FBI’s actions during the 2016 presidential election, according to a statement.Investigation will look into FBI actions before electionThe investigation … | Continue reading
Das Russisch-Österreichische Tourismusjahr wurde heute in der Hofburg in Wien offiziell eröffnet. Zahlreiche Gäste hörten die Keynote von Taleb Rifai. | Continue reading
When will our thirst for speed be sated? Perhaps when Tesla CEO Elon Musk makes good on his most recent “achievable” max speed claim of just 2.34 seconds for 0 to 60 mph. Musk teased this might be possible from a new Ludicrous+ easter egg being pushed out over-the-air to Tesla ve … | Continue reading
The digital currency bitcoin began 2017 with a bang, soaring to its highest level in more than three years to reach $1,150 – a record high. Since then, its price has more fallen more the 30 percent as nervous Chinese authorities put local bitcoin exchanges on notice that more reg … | Continue reading
Greg Street, the design director for League of Legends, joined us to discuss the new '10 ban' system, the process of making changes to the title and what he wants for the future of the game. Read more...More about Esports, Gaming, Riot Games, League Of Legends, and Tech | Continue reading
Google today announced a small update to Google Maps that makes it easier to hail a ridesharing service like Uber, Lyft, Gett or Hailo from the app. With this update, Google Maps now feels a bit more like the native apps those services already offer. Instead of showing you a list … | Continue reading
Audiophiles are getting a new way to listen to one of the top formats for lossless music. As spotted by 9to5Google, Google has begun adding FLAC support to Chrome, and it should be rolling out to the masses very soon.FLAC support is already live in Chrome’s beta build, and 9to5Go … | Continue reading
You can get the perfect golden egg with this kitchen device. Just pop in your egg and click the start button to enjoy the golden result. Read more...More about Boiled Egg, Kickstarter, Boil Egg, Kitchen Gadget, and Kitchen | Continue reading
Android Pay support has rolled out to a further 46 banks and credit unions, including Fifth Third, Bremer and The Peoples Federal Credit Union. | Continue reading
This is the trailer for Raw, a French movie about teenage cannibals. I watched it while eating mashed potatoes. I don’t recommend you do that.Raw is the debut film for director Julia Ducournau. It’s about a young girl who, after being hazed at veterinary college, finds herself cr … | Continue reading
Google made everyone’s lives a bit easier when it started integrating info on ride services like Uber and Lyft right into Maps – though all it really did was provide a price estimate and link you to the respective app. Now Maps is getting a much better overview of ride options. I … | Continue reading
Virtual Reality might be the hottest new thing in tech, but surprisingly, VR has a long history before today.Mashable explores the various false-starts, influences and oddities in the Hidden History of VR.Watch robots in VRIntroducing The Possible, a new virtual reality series th … | Continue reading
Remember that handgun that folds up to look like a smartphone? Belgian police have reportedly issued an alert for the transforming gun as the weapon inches closer to launching in the U.S.According to the Dernière Heure newspaper, Belgian police are concerned the Ideal Conceal Pis … | Continue reading
Google’s making it way easier and simpler to hail an Uber with Google Maps. Today the company announced that the latest version of Google Maps on Android and iOS lets users request a ride from Uber without ever leaving the app. Previously, you could use Maps to check for price es … | Continue reading
Pinterest today is announcing that it’s now using a type of artificial intelligence called deep learning to recommend Related Pins, one of the most important features of its app for saving images and other content to boards. Related Pins, which appear below pins on Pinterest’s we … | Continue reading
Worried about the government watching your every move? Concerned about browsing on public WiFi? Online privacy is a serious topic with a lot of complexity, but a huge first step toward keeping snoops away is investing in a VPN. Right now, you can get a lifetime subscription to Wi … | Continue reading
The total U.S. housing market is worth $30 trillion, but the data to value individual properties is still imprecise, according to HouseCanary. The real estate startup thinks it has better analysis and counts believers like Eric Schmidt and Kobe Bryant, who are participating in it … | Continue reading
YouTube today is announcing a new feature to help creators monetize when they go live. It’s called Super Chat, and allows viewers to pay to pin a comment on live streams.Soon, when someone goes on a live stream, you’ll see a dollar bill symbol in the chat window. Clicking this bu … | Continue reading
While Charlie Manson may soon depart us, his legacy won't. It's woven into the fabric of American business , perhaps for decades to come... | Continue reading
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The Obama administration has greatly expanded the NSA’s power to share raw intelligence within the US government, as reported by The New York Times. The new rules were signed by the attorney general on January 3rd, putting them into effect less than three weeks before President-e … | Continue reading
Earth's core is mostly nickel and iron, but it may also be 5% silicon by mass. The post Scientists identify missing mass in Earth’s core appeared first on ExtremeTech. | Continue reading
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Opera released a new web browser today called Neon that’s meant to try out a bunch of untested design ideas. Neon isn’t close to being ready to replace your main web browser — it’s being called a “concept browser” — but it does have some neat ideas that are fun to try out and, in … | Continue reading
Ten years ago, Apple announced the iPhone, which soon gave birth to the App Store and the resulting broader app ecosystem. That industry has now matured, having reached critical mass, according to a new report from Flurry out this morning. While there’s still some growth to be se … | Continue reading
A long-running bitcoin investment platform is shifting gears in light of regulatory scrutiny in China. | Continue reading
Just 7 percent of directors behind 2016’s top-grossing films were women, marking a 2 percent decline from last year, according to a new study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film at San Diego State University. The study, which analyzes the year’s 250 top-gr … | Continue reading
Earlier this week, the FBI arrested a Volkswagen executive in connection with the Dieselgate scandal. Yesterday, Volkswagen reached a $4.3 billion settlement with US regulators stemming from its use of secret software to fool emissions tests. Today the Environmental Protection Ag … | Continue reading
Techdirt, a blog about the intersections of law, media, and technology, is fighting a defamation suit brought by Shiva Ayyadurai, a man who claims to have invented email. The site posted on the claim multiple times and Ayyadurai took offense to the tune of $15 million.“Defamation … | Continue reading
In news that should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone who’s been following the industry even peripherally, Gartner notes in a new study that global PC shipments have continued to decline for a fifth straight year. The numbers mark a 3.7-percent year over year drop for the … | Continue reading
We may have to wait until the end of the year to see Episode VIII, but you can get a new Star Wars experience on your mobile phone right now. Publisher Netmarble launched Star Wars: Force Arena today for iOS and Android. You can download it from the Apple App Store or the Google … | Continue reading