This year’s CES saw the launch of a new robot dog, a TV the size of your average living room wall and a two-hour power outage, but there were tons of announcements to get wearable lovers excited too. Products including fully fledged running watches and […]
Month: January 2018
Comcast Ventures is betting on blockchain technologies in 2018
“In 2018 we’re doubling down on blockchain,” says Gil Beyda, managing director of Comcast Ventures, the investment arm of one of the world’s largest media and telecom companies. For the venture capital arm of Comcast, an investment in blockchain isn’t opportunistic, Beyda insists. “Just to be […]
Dolby’s plan for 2018 includes Atmos and Vision in more places
For the first time, Dolby Vision is available in a PC — thanks to Lenovo’s Thinkpad X1 Carbon and X1 Yoga. Windows 10 already includes support for Dolby Atmos, so the new Thinkpad now completes the pair. Speaking of Atmos, a number of companies rolled […]
FBI Calls Apple ‘Jerks’ and ‘Evil Geniuses’ For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult
FBI Calls Apple ‘Jerks’ and ‘Evil Geniuses’ For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult Published on January 11, 2018 at 02:00PM troublemaker_23 shares a report from iTWire: A forensics expert from the FBI has lashed out at Apple, calling the company’s security team a bunch of “jerks” […]
The Best VR News at CES Isn’t Even a Headset
This week at the Consumer Electronics Show, HTC unveiled a new headset as part of its Vive virtual-reality line. The Vive Pro isn’t an entirely new generation of VR hardware, but it’s an impressive incremental upgrade, boasting integrated audio, a 2880 x1600 display that matches […]
Kodak leads surge in companies exploiting bitcoin buzz
On Friday 15 December, for instance, fintech firm LongFin saw a huge surge in interest after it announced a bitcoin-focused pivot. The company, which offers a “low-latency and high-frequency foreign exchange arbitrage platform” and only went public the previous Tuesday, announced that it had … social […]
FBI Calls Apple ‘Jerks’ and ‘Evil Geniuses’ For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult
FBI Calls Apple ‘Jerks’ and ‘Evil Geniuses’ For Making iPhone Cracks Difficult Published on January 11, 2018 at 02:00PM troublemaker_23 shares a report from iTWire: A forensics expert from the FBI has lashed out at Apple, calling the company’s security team a bunch of “jerks” […]
New story in Business from Time: Walmart Is Raising Its Minimum Wage to $11 an Hour and Giving Employees a $1,000 Bonus
Walmart is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time $1,000 cash bonus to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits. The retailer said Thursday changes that to its compensation and benefits policy will impact more […]
New story in Business from Time: Walmart Is Raising Its Minimum Wage to $11 an Hour and Giving Employees a $1,000 Bonus
Walmart is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time $1,000 cash bonus to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits. The retailer said Thursday changes that to its compensation and benefits policy will impact more […]
Trending Tech Business News: Refocusing technology on tackling America’s biggest issues
Refocusing technology on tackling America’s biggest issues Kairos founder Ankur Jain on immigration reform and efforts to reshape Silicon Valley to use technology to fix America’s biggest challenges. via FOX BUSINESS NEWS Technology http://ift.tt/2D13L4t
