Day: February 22, 2018

February 22, 2018 at 03:15AM from ESPN via http://espn.go.com/

The Roku Entertainment Assistant with voice commands announced late last year is expected to roll out “this fall.” The company said one in five smart TVs sold in the US last year ran Roku software, and that it plans to maintain its position as the […]

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The pixel-peepers over at DxOMark have shared some of the interesting metrics and techniques they use to judge the quality of a smartphone’s artificial bokeh, or background blur in photos. Not only is it difficult to do in the first place, but they have to […]

Former Google Employee Files Lawsuit Alleging the Company Fired Him Over Pro-Diversity Posts Published on February 22, 2018 at 02:30AM According to court documents filed today, a former Google engineer is suing the company for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination. “Tim Chevalier, a software […]

Right-wing writer apologizes for tweet mocking survivors Published on February 21, 2018 at 03:21PM by Jon Levine, provided by Conservative polemicist Dinesh D’Souza apologized on Wednesday for an “insensitive” tweet mocking survivors of last week’s deadly Florida school shooting. “While it aimed at media manipulation, my […]

Nair’s departure took effect “immediately,” and was abrupt enough that Ford doesn’t have a replacement lined up. The exit comes right as scrutiny over sexual harassment is reaching a fever pitch in many industries. While it’s not certain Nair left for that reason, zero-tolerance policies […]

Un grosso albero alto 15 metri è caduto a Borghetto sulla via Aurelia nel tratto denominato corso IV Novembre all'altezza del numero civico 12. L'episodio è accaduto questa mattina intorno alle 7. sono intervenuti i vigili del fuoco del distaccamento … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit […]

Scientists Discover a New Way To Use DNA As a Storage Device Published on February 22, 2018 at 01:50AM Mark Wilson shares a report from BetaNews: Researchers from the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in Ireland have developed a way to use bacteria to archive […]

Despite surpassing analyst expectations for the quarter, Roku disappointed Wall Street when it shared its fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. The digital streaming business fell about 18% in after-hours trading, in the minutes following the news release. Roku posted $188.3 million revenue, when […]