Andrew Moore was a professor of computer science and robotics at Carnegie Mellon University for a dozen years when Google hired him away in 2006 to lead some of its efforts around ad targeting and fraud prevention. CMU lured Moore back in 2014, making him the dean of its computer … | Continue reading
Volkswagen held an internal presentation in 2006 explaining how to evade US diesel emissions testing, according to a New York Times report today. The report cites two individuals who've seen the presentation — an actual PowerPoint file — which has been uncovered in the course of … | Continue reading
Volvo is bringing its Drive Me autonomous driving research program to the United Kingdom next year. It will run alongside similar programs in Sweden and China, which will see each country have 100 XC90 SUVs put in the hands of real families to test Volvo's autonomous car technolo … | Continue reading
Who hasn't thought about running away and joining the carnival at some point in their life? Living that nomadic lifestyle as you travel from city to city, manning one of the game booths or perhaps even performing using one of your crazy talents. Sign me up! But making a massive l … | Continue reading
Identifier: H2020-JTI-IMI2-2016-09-two-stagePillar: Societal ChallengesPlanned Opening Date: Deadline: Tue, 26 Jul 2016 17:00:00 (Brussels local time) | Continue reading
Look out, Internet. The new Peach has arrived — and we have Taylor Swift to thank. A new text messaging app called Talkshow became the buzzy new social platform du jour on Tuesday for its quirky concept: it’s like “texting in public.”The iOS-only app lets users host message-based … | Continue reading
YouTube is launching a new ad format that may force marketers to be more creative and considerate of your time. | Continue reading
Earlier in April, IKEA released a VR experience on Steam, because its marketing department was bored, or something like that. Don’t get me wrong, I love IKEA, and it would be pretty cool if you could browse through selections of its catalog or decorate your own virtual home. I ev … | Continue reading
HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The news went from sad to sinister for the Los Angeles Clippers this afternoon when they learned that they will have to finish their first round playoff series against the Portland Trail Blazers without both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Paul is out indef … | Continue reading
For the first time in its history, the iPhone is experiencing a drop in sales. In 2015 at this same time, Apple sold 61 million units of the iPhone. This year, for the period ending March, Apple has only sold 51.2 million units, representing a 16 percent YOY drop. This shouldn’t … | Continue reading
Samsung is working on truly wireless earbuds and a new Gear Fit, according to leaked images published by VentureBeat. "A person testing the items" sent images, initial impressions, and a few stats to the publication, but there's no information on release dates or price.The earbud … | Continue reading
Snapchat is taking new steps to make sure its users' selfies are legal in more places. The company filed court paperwork last week as part of a legal case seeking to defend voters' right to take and share "ballot selfies" on election day.SEE ALSO: 3 major problems with using deca … | Continue reading
Ceilings. Typically the haunt of light bulbs, fans, and the odd projector, they're clearly under-utilized. Now someone on Etsy has made a mount for the Amazon Echo to rectify this problem. Sure, you could use the mount to bolt the Echo to a counter, or be a rebel and let it jut o … | Continue reading
Apple now makes more revenue from its services than it does from selling Macs. Revenue from services like iTunes, the App Store, iTunes, other internet services, and licensing has increased 20 percent year-over year. It's a shift that means Apple can now generate a steady stream … | Continue reading
Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert are teaming up to try to bring a Major League Soccer team to downtown Detroit. | Continue reading
Learning how to structure and write a business email is vital if you want the recipient to read it and respond. You probably want to come across as assertive but polite, comprehensive but to the point, and urgent but not annoying. Finding such a balance in business writing can be … | Continue reading
Apple Music has reached 13 million subscribers, CEO Tim Cook announced during an earnings call today. The music streaming service has picked up around 2 million subscribers since February when the company announced it had reached 11 million subscribers.The 10-month-old service ha … | Continue reading
During an earnings call marked by a lot of less than stellar news, Apple CEO Tim Cook did manage to locate some bright spots in the company’s ever-expanding portfolio. Among them was a steady increase in paying Apple Music subscribers. That number has surpassed 13 million, up fro … | Continue reading
Blake Griffin will miss the rest of the playoffs after aggravating his left quadriceps tendon and Chris Paul has undergone hand surgery, leaving the Los Angeles Clippers without their top two players for the rest of their first-round series against Portland. | Continue reading
If everyone in the world was assembled into a hive mind that was controlled by a rogue cellphone signal, do you think that would be better or worse than how brains work currently?Stephen King, the author of a novel that operates on the assumption that not everyone owns a cellphon … | Continue reading
In the wake of Prince's unexpected death at the age of 57 last week, fans everywhere celebrated his musical legacy and prowess as a performer, and this weekend even more of them will be able to pay tribute by watching his musical Purple Rain. According to The Hollywood Reporter, … | Continue reading
Pokémon Go has launched in a closed beta in Australia and New Zealand, and that means we are getting our first look at real gameplay. YouTube user Game Previews uploaded an 8-minute clip of the augmented reality smartphone game Pokémon Go, and it shows how you can walk around in … | Continue reading
Dirk Nowitzki isn't retiring, and the 7-foot German is all but certain that he will spend a 19th season with the Mavericks. | Continue reading
In a paper on Warmth and Competence as Universal Dimensions of Social Perception published with Susan Fiske and Peter Glick, Amy Cuddy presents a framework that synthesizes how individuals and groups perceive a combination of these traits to determine status as they decide whethe … | Continue reading
Luna Llena House is a vacation home projects by Candida Tabet Arquitetura in José Ignacio, Uruguay. Design a holiday house in Uruguay. | Continue reading
Twitter's stock took a beating today following its poor quarterly earnings report, but the company has some good news: its timeline tinkering is working. After introducing an algorithmic feed in February that would prioritize certain tweets over others, Twitter says only 2 percen … | Continue reading
Apple just reported its earnings for Q2 2016, and everything from revenue to device sales is trending down right now. This comes after an incredible run that saw the company produce the best fiscal quarter of any company, ever. The company sold fewer iPhones, iPads and Macs versu … | Continue reading
Astronomers have spotted a tiny, faint moon orbiting a dwarf planet at the outer fringes of our Solar System. The little satellite was found circling around Makemake, a dwarf planet in the large region of icy bodies located beyond Neptune called the Kuiper Belt. Nicknamed MK2, th … | Continue reading
9 minutes of early-game footage showcases encountering Pokemon in the wild, competing for gym control, and eggs that hatch after you walk far enough. | Continue reading
The L.A. Clippers announced today the following injury updates: | Continue reading
Instagram is making move to become a video-heavy service. Here's why marketers should start taking advantage right away. | Continue reading
The victim of a car accident is suing Snapchat after his Mitsubishi was rear-ended by a Mercedes traveling in excess of 100 mph. The plaintiff, Wentworth Maynard, was struck “so violently [the car] shot across the left lane and into the left embankment,” according to his lawyers. … | Continue reading
HTC 10 has a 3000mAh battery but just how long does it last and is it better than the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge or Nexus 6P? Here's our HTC 10 battery life review! | Continue reading
SpaceX is a space transport services company whose mission is to reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of Mars. It has developed several launch vehicles and spacecraft. Read More | Continue reading
Okay folks, this is the big one. Last year the company brought in revenue of $58 billion — and it showed its first decline in 13 years by posting revenue of $50.6 billion for the second quarter this year, missing analyst expectations by on its revenue and guidance quite a bit.We’ … | Continue reading
Although Apple isn't exactly hurting, this is the worst fiscal quarter for the company since 2003. Product sales are down across the board, including for the iPhone, marking its first year-over-year decline since the smartphone was introduced back in 2007.Apple managed to sell 51 … | Continue reading
Twitter’s earnings are out, and it’s the same story as always: decent revenue (that missed projections) and steady user growth. Average monthly active users grew five million versus last quarter to 310 million total, and total revenue was $595 million — estimates were $608 millio … | Continue reading
Better sprint outside because now Uber can charge you a $5 or $10 no-show fee if you’re just 2 minutes late for your ride. Previously people got a 5-minute grace period to get to the car after it arrived or to cancel their trip after they sent a request without getting penalized. … | Continue reading
Instagram as you know it could look very different soon.Some users are seeing a new black and white design after updating their app. The new look, as seen via screenshots sent to Mashable, shows icons that are flatter, thinner and devoid of any color. Instagram has not yet respon … | Continue reading
With the announcement of Gem Health, Gem is continuing their impressive growth in delivering blockchain platforms for smart networks. Gem has always made it clear that they consider healthcare to be an attractive target for their solutions. With this announcement they have taken … | Continue reading
eBay surpassed first quarter earnings expectations when it reported after the bell on Tuesday. Shares ticked up 5% following the announcement. The e-commerce giant brought in $2.1 billion in revenue, when analysts were expecting $2.08 billion. The company also posted an adjusted … | Continue reading
iPhone sales have fallen for the first time in the device’s history. As part of the company’s latest quarterly earnings announcement, Apple revealed today that it sold 51.2 million iPhones, 10.3 million iPads, and 4.0 million Macs during its fiscal second quarter of 2016. These a … | Continue reading
Don't say they didn't warn you. Apple posted a year-over-year decline in revenue today, the first time the company's failed to grow its business in 13 years. It brought in $50.6 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2016, and $10.5 billion in profits. That compares with $5 … | Continue reading
Apple today reported a $10.51 million profit, or $1.90 per diluted share, on $50.55 billion in revenue for the second quarter of its 2016 fiscal year, which ended on March 26. Analysts were expecting $2 in earnings per share on $51.97 billion in revenue. Apple’s guidance for the … | Continue reading
Despite the momentary backlash, Twitter says its recent timeline algorithm changes have boosted “Tweets, Retweets, replies, and likes” on the service, and hardly anyone’s opted out — 2 percent, according to Twitter. While the opt-out figure is quite low — lower than I’d expected, … | Continue reading
After a closed beta test and soft launch, Snail Games has globally-launched their action-RPG sequel Taichi Panda: Heroes [Free] on to the App Store and Google Play. This time around, you'll be commanding a team of heroes, including the eponymous fighting panda, into battle, where … | Continue reading
CoinDesk goes inside Barclays' latest distributed ledger trial, showcasing how it is digitizing smart contract templates on R3's new ledger Corda. | Continue reading