Day: June 1, 2018

NextVR has been partnering with the NBA to livesream games for the last two years, and now it’s going to cover the upcoming Finals. After each game, the service will upload free-to-watch highlights in a new high-resolution format to its dedicated NextVR app, which works […]

A robot’s got to know its limitations. But that doesn’t mean it has to accept them. This one in particular uses tools to expand its capabilities, commandeering nearby items to construct ramps and bridges. It’s satisfying to watch but, of course, also a little worrying. […]

Rumblings have made their way around the internet over the last week surrounding the announcement of Lenovo’s all-screen, notch-free Z5 smartphone, and while a June 14 launch was rumored, we now have an official reveal date: June 5, 2018.  Lenovo vice president Chan Cheng made […]

Google Assistant is getting smarter, which led one artist to program his Google Home to fire a gun remotely and share a video about it. He said it … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit

President Yoweri Museveni was a vocal supporter of and advocate the bill. He believes that social media encourages “gossip,” according to BBC News. The law will go into effect as of July 1st, but it’s not clear how the government will monitor its citizens or […]

Earlier today, General Motors’ Cruise received a $2.25 billion investment from SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Once that deal closes, GM will invest another $1.1 billion. SoftBank landed on Cruise because it’s one of “a handful that in our view have a meaningful opportunity in front of […]

First off, let’s get one thing straight: The “console wars” don’t exist. The idea that Sony’s PlayStation and Microsoft’s Xbox are engaged in some kind of dogged, winner-take-all battle is both outdated and toxic. It lets fans indulge in the idea that they’re noble partisans, […]