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Microsoft to acquire Xoxco as focus on AI and bot developers continues
18 hours ago –
Microsoft has been all in on AI this year, and in the build
versus buy equation, the company has been leaning heavily toward buying.
This morning, the company announced its intent to acquire Xoxco, an
Austin-based software developer with a focus on bot design, making it
the fourth AI-related comp...
Amazon’s Fire TV Recast is a decent DVR for antenna users
18 hours ago –
Amazon’s Fire TV companion DVR, the Fire TV Recast, is available
today to the public, after previously having been only offered for
pre-order. The new device offers a way for Fire TV owners to easily
access free, over-the-air broadcast television directly from the Fire
TV’s software. Starting at ...
Home insurance provider Hippo brings in $70M amid a record year in funding for insurtech startups
18 hours ago –
Insurtech startups have raised a total of $1.8 billion in venture capital this year.
No display for your Mac Mini? No problem.
14 hours ago –
Astropad’s Luna Display isn’t just for your MacBook. It turns
out that you can take advantage of that tiny little red dongle to turn
your iPad into your one and only Mac Mini display. The Luna Display was
designed to extend your laptop display. Many desktop users who travel
tend to feel limited w...
No display for your Mac Mini? No problem.
14 hours ago –
Astropad’s Luna Display isn’t just for your MacBook. It turns
out that you can take advantage of that tiny little red dongle to turn
your iPad into your one and only Mac Mini display. The Luna Display was
designed to extend your laptop display. Many desktop users who travel
tend to feel limited w...
Here’s the teaser trailer for Niantic’s Pokémon GO-style Harry Potter game
15 hours ago –
The good news: Niantic/WB Games/Portkey has released a trailer
for “Wizards Unite,” the Harry Potter game built in the same spirit as
Pokémon GO. The bad news: It… doesn’t show much. If you were hoping for
gameplay footage or really anything detailing how the game will work,
you’re out of luck. A...
MacBook Pro with updated GPU is now available
15 hours ago –
Apple recently unveiled a bunch of new products during a press
event in New York. But the company also quietly shared a press release
with new configurations for the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Customers can now
get a MacBook Pro with an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 or Vega 20 graphics
processing unit. Before...
Airbnb hosts offer free housing to evacuees displaced by California wildfires
9 hours ago –
With California’s recent cluster of devastating wildfires
destroying homes and claiming lives, Airbnb is offering some shelter to
displaced residents in its home state. This week, the company added free
housing listings to serve evacuees affected by the Hill and Woolsey
Fires outside Los Angeles ...
RFID stickers could signal contaminated food
9 hours ago –
If a food item isn't safe to eat, it's best to find that out
before someone eats it. But manual testing of every jar and bottle isn't
possible, even when a threat, like the recent baby food scare, is
known. MIT researchers have found a way to check many items instantly,
non-invasively, and from a...
The Correspondent launches campaign to bring its ad-free journalism to the US
10 hours ago –
De Correspondent, a Dutch news organization aiming to “unbreak
the news,” is planning to launch in the United States next year as The
Correspondent. To fund its efforts, it’s hoping to raise $2.5 million
from future readers. Co-founder and CEO Ernst Pfauth (a former tech
journalist who previously...
Google is closing its Schaft robotics unit after failing to find a buyer
29 minutes ago –
Sad news for anyone into giant robots: Google is closing
down Schaft, its secretive unit that develops bipedal robots aimed at
helping out in disaster efforts and generally looking badass. The news
was first reported by Nikkei, but Google confirmed to TechCrunch that
the business will be shuttere...
Legrand acquires smart home startup Netatmo
36 minutes ago –
French hardware startup Netatmo got acquired by the biggest
manufacturer of switches and sockets in the world, Legrand. Terms of the
deal are undisclosed. Legrand and Netatmo already collaborated together
on some products. Back in 2017, the company announced that it would
work with industrial gro...
Welcome to the awkward future of the open office
2 hours ago –
I have seen the future — in fact, I have worn it. It’s big and
awkward kind of digs into the top of your head with little metal bars
designed to hold it in place. I was like 95 percent sure Wear Space was
some viral bit of social commentary the first time it popped […]
The Verge
Verizon says it successfully tested 5G on the Moto Z3
14 hours ago –
Verizon just took a big step forward for 5G: the company
announced that it has successfully tested the Moto Z3 on a proper,
commercial 3GPP 5G NR (New Radio) network — i.e., a real-world 5G test
using a functional smartphone with the “real” 5G standard.
According to Verizon, the test was conduct...
Amazon Music is now available on Xbox One consoles
13 hours ago –
Microsoft’s November update for Xbox One consoles brings a
plethora of new capabilities and changes, including the ability to
directly stream from Amazon Music.
The app is available for Xbox One users today for customers based in the
United States, according to a press release. More countries ar...
Politicians and protestors are looking for ways to stop Amazon’s New York HQ2
11 hours ago –
When New York’s governor and New York City’s mayor appeared
alongside an Amazon executive yesterday to announce Amazon’s HQ2 setting
up shop in the city, the mood was celebratory. But some locals are
pushing back and considering what would need to happen to scuttle the
deal.
Amazon’s decision to...
How humans are transforming the hurricanes of the ( :) Fake News alert )
Sharp made a phone with two notches
13 minutes ago –
Last year Sharp released the Aquos R Compact, a phone with a
tiny camera notch on the top edge and a humongous bezel on the bottom
for a fingerprint sensor. It didn’t look great. But for this year’s
model, the company has hit upon a novel solution to increase the screen
size while keeping the fin...
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