LCD manufacturer Japan Display (JDI) has developed a virtual reality-ready screen that more than doubles the pixel quality you’ll find in nearly all of the best VR headsets on the market. JDI, a joint org comprised of Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi, announced this week that […]
Day: May 11, 2018
Google And Amazon Raise The Volume On Conversational Commerce
“The future is already here. It's just not very evenly distributed.” This week I was once again reminded of that quote by science fiction writer, William … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
AT&T Exec. Bob Quinn suddenly retired this morning following the Cohen payments scandal. Documents show Quinn had a private dinner with Trump & FCC Chair Ajit Pai just one month after AT&T hired Cohen. via /r/technology
AT&T Exec. Bob Quinn suddenly retired this morning following the Cohen payments scandal. Documents show Quinn had a private dinner with Trump & FCC Chair Ajit Pai just one month after AT&T hired Cohen. https://ift.tt/2rHBCbl Submitted May 11, 2018 at 11:45PM by eggmaker via reddit […]
SFGATE: Injury accident shuts down San Mateo Bridge eastbound lanes
Injury accident shuts down San Mateo Bridge eastbound lanes Published on May 12, 2018 at 01:13AM by By Megan Cassidy Eastbound lanes of the San Mateo Bridge are blocked in Foster City as officials respond to a serious accident with injuries, according to the California […]
Ring’s doorbell cam allowed video access after its password was changed
This is likely to be a bit of a black eye from Amazon, as the company looks to bolster its presence in the home security space. The Information reports that, until earlier this year, a security loophole allowed users to continue to view a feed […]
Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission
NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars. The Mars Helicopter, a small, autonomous rotorcraft, will travel with the agency’s Mars 2020 rover mission, currently scheduled to launch in July 2020, to demonstrate the viability and potential of heavier-than-air vehicles on the Red Planet. from NASA […]
Without Nuclear Deal, U.S. Expects Resurgence in Iranian Cyberattacks by NICOLE PERLROTH
By NICOLE PERLROTH Iranian hackers, computer security experts say, had been deterred by the nuclear deal, but could now be inspired to make more retaliatory assaults. Published: May 11, 2018 at 02:00AM from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Iz0Ulf via IFTTT
New story in Technology from Time: How to Spot a Russian Troll
Spreading false information as a military strategy dates back to the Cold War, when so-called Spetzpropaganda was used as a tactic to confuse and destabilize opponents. Today the job is even easier thanks to the Internet, and Russia continues to plant seeds of doubt and […]
BlackBerry’s ‘Key2’ smartphone will be revealed on June 7th
?2⃣ ? pic.twitter.com/t4ZF9yGfhH — BlackBerry Mobile (@BBMobile) May 11, 2018 Not much else is known about its new phone, though presumably, it will carry over the KEYone’s keyboard. While BlackBerry sold less than a million devices last year, according to a February report, the company […]
Gadget Lab Podcast: Why Google’s Duplex Demo Didn’t Have Everyone at Hello
Google I/O, the company’s annual developer conference, is clearly no longer just about the newest version of Android. This year Google used the keynote stage to show off some of its advancements in artificial intelligence, including a demo of an eerily-human-like robot caller that can […]