Amazon unveils indoor drone, spherical speakers and car alarm in new product rollout

Amazon.com Inc on Thursday announced an indoor drone for recording security video in homes and car products for alerting vehicle owners about attempted break-ins.The news reflects Amazon's drive into the security business since it acquired the smart doorbell and camera company Ring in 2018. That has led to criticism by civil liberties advocates who have taken issue with services that let Ring users share videos with law enforcement.
25 September 2020

Amazon launches Luna cloud-based video game service

Amazon on Thursday unveiled its Luna streaming video game service, challenging Microsoft and Google in the fast-growing segment. Gamers in the US were invited to request early access to Luna, which uses a video game controller to connect directly to games hosted at Amazon Web Services data centres to stream play through Fire TV as well as personal computers.
25 September 2020

Vivo Y50: One month later

I love the colour on this thing. Light metallic blue frame and pearlescent, glossy back with neatly arrange quad cam setup on the left. Of course, the frame is plastic as is the back so scratches will be imminent unless you sue the clear protector supplied.
24 September 2020

“The Social Dilemma” exposes the ugly truth about social media with a stark warning

What sets The Social Dilemma apart from contemporary materials on the dangers of social media, is its simplistic and straightforward narrative that aims to explain complex algorithms in layman's terms. Coupled with honest, exclusive interviews of former Big Tech employees and a fictional second storyline that shows how a regular American household slowly disintegrates thanks to the influence of social media; The Social Dilemma desperately tries to tell a true horror story that's stranger than fiction.
24 September 2020

Nissan Z Proto: What do the petrolheads think?

"It's awesome to see how pure this car is. And the cues from 240 and 300zx. Can't wait to see it upfront. So retro Side profile is unreal. And back. Front I've seen a few renders With a different lip Looks better. Need to see upfront. Can't wait for it to depreciate, Then I'd get one. I think they did a much better job than the new supra."
24 September 2020

Tech giants strike deal with advertisers over hate speech

Web giants including Facebook have struck a deal with advertisers on how to identify harmful content such as hate speech, after an impasse over the issue which led to boycotts of the platform. The agreement -- which also included Twitter and YouTube -- laid out for the first time a common set of definitions for hateful statements online.
23 September 2020

Zynga out to cast spell with Harry Potter mobile game

Social gaming giant Zynga on Wednesday kicked off its global launch of a free puzzle game based on the beloved wizarding world of Harry Potter. “Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells” is available on Apple and Google mobile devices and also on Facebook and Amazon Kindle, San Francisco-based Zynga said.
23 September 2020

Elon Musk promises radically better electric car batteries at half the cost

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk described a new generation of electric vehicle batteries that will be more powerful, longer-lasting and half as expensive than the company's current cells at Tesla's “Battery Day” on Tuesday.
23 September 2020

Microsoft buys Bethesda's parent company for $7.5 bn

Microsoft on Monday announced it will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, adding muscle to its Xbox arm ahead of a fierce battle in the market for new gaming consoles. ZeniMax is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, publisher of popular game franchises including Dishonored, Doom, Fallout and Elder Scrolls.
22 September 2020

How to interpret Tesla’s Battery Day lingo

Confused by kilowatts? Can’t tell an anode from a cathode? Here is a simple guide to the jargon likely to be tossed around at Tesla’s Battery Day on Sept. 22.
22 September 2020

TikTok urges social media alliance against suicide content

TikTok on Tuesday proposed an alliance with nine other social media platforms to work collectively and rapidly to remove suicide content, following an incident this month when a man killed himself on Facebook. The Chinese-owned app said it had set out its proposal in a letter to the chief executives of Facebook, Instagram, Google, YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Snapchat, Pinterest and Reddit.TikTok's interim CEO Vanessa Pappas noted that each of the platforms had its own policies to take down harmful content and stop its distribution.
22 September 2020

Nintendo's Switch faces French claim of 'planned obsolescence'

A French consumer advocacy group said Tuesday that it had filed a “planned obsolescence” claim against Nintendo's Switch console, saying the Japanese giant knew some controllers were failing too quickly.
22 September 2020

How to interpret Tesla’s Battery Day lingo

Confused by kilowatts? Cant tell an anode from a cathode? Here is a simple guide to the jargon likely to be tossed around at Tesla's Battery Day on Sept. 22.
22 September 2020

Charging ahead: Tesla teases big news on 'Battery Day'

Tesla chief Elon Musk has promised “insane” battery news at a streamed event after the company's annual shareholders' meeting on Tuesday. Speculation includes that Tesla will announce it has come up with ways to pack more energy into battery cells, slash production cost and dramatically extend battery life.
22 September 2020

Founder of truck maker Nikola resigns after fraud allegations

The founder and executive chairman of embattled zero-emission truck maker Nikola has resigned, the company announced Sunday, after allegations of fraud which sparked a stock tumble and a regulatory investigation. The Phoenix-based company said in a statement that it had accepted Trevor Milton's resignation and that he would be replaced by Stephen Girsky, a Nikola board member and former vice-chairman at General Motors (GM).
21 September 2020

First launched globally in Bangladesh, realme C17 packs flagship features

From the very beginning of its journey, realme has been surprising smartphone enthusiasts by bringing modern features in eye-catching designs at a reasonable price point with the entry-level C-series phones. The brand has upgraded to mid-tier devices with the recently released realme C17, which offers enhanced features such as a 90Hz ultra-smooth display, powerful 6GB RAM and useful internal storage of 128GB. At a splendid price tag of just TK 15,990, its performance promises to surpass any other phone at this price point.
21 September 2020

Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030

Alphabet Inc's Google aims to power its data centres and offices 24-7 using solely carbon-free electricity by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, building on its previous goal of matching its energy use with 100% renewable energy.
20 September 2020

Could PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X be swan song for consoles?

The upcoming release of a ninth generation of games consoles by Sony and Microsoft is set to be a sales slam dunk with consumers seeking entertainment during pandemic confinement, but could it also be their swan song as the habits of gamers change?
19 September 2020

NASA considers mission to Venus after recent discovery of possible life

NASA is considering approving by next April up to two planetary science missions from four proposals under review, including one to Venus that scientists involved in the project said could help determine whether or not that planet harbours life.
19 September 2020

Our favourite Batman tech that you probably never heard of before

The Shadowcasters are marble-sized trackers which also double as holographic projectors, which can latch on to targets automatically.
17 September 2020
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