ESPN exec: Sling TV 'significant' but Apple is 'frustrated'
ESPN
has come of age in the cable era, but as internet TV grows and
cord-cutting continues, its future is suddenly fuzzy. President John
Skipper talked to the Wall Street Journal and commented a bit about the
state of streaming and how it's affecting... Read More ...
GM gets serious about car-sharing with new 'Maven' service
Move
over, Zipcar. General Motors just announced the launch of Maven, a new
car-sharing service meant to ease personal transport woes. Public
transit is great (when it works anyway), but some situations just call
for cars and GM's eager to try fillin... Read More ...
Air Force drones had a record number of crashes last year
The
Air Force has a huge drone problem that's costing the military division
a pretty penny. A total of 20 drones were completely destroyed or
sustained at least $2 million in damages when they crashed in 2015,
according to The Washington Post. That's... Read More ...
Drone sets record for carrying the heaviest cargo ever
A
team of engineers from the University of Oslo recently set a Guinness
world record by lifting a 61 kilogram load with nothing but
remote-controlled drones. Or rather, one gigantic Voltron-esque
multi-rotor monstrosity appropriately named the Megako... Read More ...
Skype for Android lets you schedule calls, open Office files
Skype
is constantly getting new tools to make call-related tasks easier, and
today the Android version received two more. First, there's now an
option for scheduling calls in the mobile app. Select the contact you
want to schedule a call with and sel... Read More ...
'Mortal Kombat XL' is loaded with characters and skin packs
NetherRealm's
found a new way to milk its beloved creation Mortal Kombat X. Today,
the studio revealed a version of the title dubbed Mortal Kombat XL,
which includes the main game and all downloadable content that's been
available for it since launch... Read More ...
2015 was the hottest year on record
If
you needed further signs that humans are likely warming the planet, you
just got it. NASA and NOAA have independently determined that Earth
surface temperatures in 2015 were the hottest since record-keeping began
in 1880, beating the 2014 average... Read More ...
UberX can pick you up from Los Angeles International Airport
Lyft
may have beaten Uber to the punch on offering ridesharing pickups from
Los Angeles International Airport, but its lead will be short lived. As
of January 21st at 8AM local time, you can order an UberX car to pick
you up at LAX, not just drop you... Read More ...
YouTube's looking to cash in early on Super Bowl 50 ads
With
Super Bowl 50 set to kick off on Sunday, February 7th, YouTube doesn't
want advertisers waiting until then to debut their highly anticipated
commercials. As part of a major push for its AdBlitz video platform,
which hosts Super Bowl ads and prom... Read More ...
UberEats is coming to 10 more towns
Uber
announced on Wednesday that it is expanding the number of cities served
by its beta UberEats program. The service enables users to order food
from local restaurants and have it delivered by Uber drivers --
essentially the same service as Eat24 o... Read More ...
Former Mozilla CEO's browser blocks (and replaces) web ads
Let's
say you're Brendan Eich, the former CEO of Mozilla -- an organization
that thrives on internet privacy. What would you do? If you guessed
"build a privacy-minded web browser," you hit the nail on the head.
Eich is developing Brave, a Chromiu... Read More ...
A 'self-propelling' stroller just launched on Indiegogo
By Carly Okyle, Entrepreneur StaffAttention tech-loving parents everywhere: the stroller of the future is looking for backers to push it past its crowdfunding goal. The Smartbe Stroller, an intelligent stroller with a built-in engine that propels i...
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DARPA wants to build wetware so we can mind control computers
Hot
damn, our Ghost in the Shell future is getting closer by the day. DARPA
announced on Tuesday that it is interested in developing wetware --
implantable brain-machine interfaces (BMI) that will allow their users
to control computers with their tho... Read More ...
Nielsen adds Facebook to its social television ratings
Since
2013, Nielsen leverages Twitter chatter to gauge how popular a
television show is on the web. Starting in a few months, those social
ratings will include Facebook. Neilsen's new Social Content Ratings will
replace its Twitter TV Ratings to trac... Read More ...
Oculus founder must face lawsuit over use of confidential info
Oculus
founder Palmer Luckey isn't going to escape that lawsuit over the
alleged misuse of confidential data. A judge has ruled that Luckey has
to face the core claim, which accuses him of breaching a contract with
his former employer (Total Recall T... Read More ...
Scientists tie quantum materials into infinite knots
As
if quantum physics isn't knotty enough, scientists have now figured how
to tie quantum materials into literal knots. A team from Finland's
Aalto University, in collaboration with Amherst College, made a very
fancy sailor's hitch with a quantum gas... Read More ...
Kickstarter explains why the Zano drone project went bust
If
you were left wondering how the team behind the Zano mini drone could
raise so much crowdfunding cash only to crash and burn within the space
of a year, you're not alone. Kickstarter commissioned journalist Mark
Harris to find out what went wrong,... Read More ...
Eight top-secret aircraft that definitely aren't UFOs
Since
its establishment in 1955, the Groom Lake airfield at Edwards Air Force
Base—better known as Area 51—has hosted the development of some of the
most exotic and advanced aircraft the world has ever seen. These
so-called black projects... Read More ...
The world's largest prime number has 22 million digits
A
computer at the University of Central Missouri has calculated the
world's largest prime number, coming in at 22,338,618 digits and
surpassing the previous record by nearly 5 million digits. Prime numbers
are an important component in computer encry... Read More ...
Werner Herzog AI documentary to debut at Sundance
During
this week's Sundance Film Festival, legendary director Werner Herzog
will debut new work produced by cybersecurity company Netscout. Herzog's
latest is a documentary on artificial intelligence and robots titled Lo
and Behold: Reveries of the C... Read More ...
'Star Wars: Episode VIII' delayed by seven months
You'll
have to wait a bit longer to see what the heck is up with Luke
Skywalker. Disney announced this afternoon that it's delaying Star Wars:
Episode VIII from May 26, 2017 by seven months to December 15, 2017.
Disney didn't give any reason for the... Read More ...
Electric car sales fell short of the President's goals
In
2008, President Obama set the lofty goal of putting 1 million plug-in
cars on US streets by 2015. So, how did the country do? Not well at all,
if you ask Reuters. It understands that only 400,000 electric cars are
on American roads despite numerou... Read More ...
Sci-fi mystery 'Altered Carbon' is reportedly coming to Netflix
Netflix
hasn't been shy about delving into geekier fare with its original
programming -- the Wachowski's Sense8 is straight sci-fci, and Marvel's
Jessica Jones and Daredevil are fantastical shows in their own right.
Now, both Variety and Deadline are... Read More ...
4K Blu-ray has already lost to streaming
It
may seem a tad hyperbolic to say this, but 4K Blu-ray could very well
be the holy grail of home theater technology. Finally, a disc that makes
movies look almost as good as they do in theaters, where many films are
projected digitally in 4K. It cr... Read More ...
Fox Sports to stream boxing card in VR this weekend
Virtual
reality isn't only taking root in gaming and movies, it's hitting the
world of sports, too. This weekend, Fox Sports will broadcast its
Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) coverage in VR with the help of NextVR.
The network says NextVR will instal... Read More ...
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