Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from July, 2018

Gist::WhatsApp group calling for voice and video, announced at F8, now live globally on iOS and Android, with end-to-end encryption and support for up to four users (Nick Statt/The Verge)

Nick Statt / The Verge : WhatsApp group calling for voice and video, announced at F8, now live globally on iOS and Android, with end-to-end encryption and support for up to four users   —  Up to four people can chat simultaneously  —  Back at Facebook's F8 developer conference in May, WhatsApp announced … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Google officially launches the Chrome browser on its Daydream VR platform, with voice search, incognito mode, and a cinema mode that optimizes web video for VR (Jeremy Horwitz/VentureBeat)

Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat : Google officially launches the Chrome browser on its Daydream VR platform, with voice search, incognito mode, and a cinema mode that optimizes web video for VR   —  If you're excited by the prospect of browsing the web from the comfort of your VR headset, good news: Google is bringing … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Sources: GE is seeking a buyer for parts of its digital business, a key initiative of ex-CEO Immelt, and has hired an investment bank to auction the operations (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal : Sources: GE is seeking a buyer for parts of its digital business, a key initiative of ex-CEO Immelt, and has hired an investment bank to auction the operations   —  Software development was a key initiative of former CEO Jeff Immelt  —  General Electric Co. GE .77% is seeking a buyer … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Following its mobile apps, YouTube now supports different aspect ratios, including vertical video, on its web player (Richard Gao/Android Police)

Richard Gao / Android Police : Following its mobile apps, YouTube now supports different aspect ratios, including vertical video, on its web player   —  If it were up to us, every video would be 16:9, with some exceptions made for some more cinematic footage.  But because there are older videos and people unaware … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Uber says it will stop development of self-driving trucks and instead focus on self-driving cars; Uber Freight is unaffected by this decision (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch : Uber says it will stop development of self-driving trucks and instead focus on self-driving cars; Uber Freight is unaffected by this decision   —  Uber is shuttering its self-driving trucks unit, a beleaguered program borne out of the company's controversial multi-million acquisition of Otto nearly two years ago. Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Several states, including NY, PA, NJ, and MA, say they'll sue Trump administration over case settlement allowing public to download plans for 3D printable guns (Tina Bellon/Reuters)

Tina Bellon / Reuters : Several states, including NY, PA, NJ, and MA, say they'll sue Trump administration over case settlement allowing public to download plans for 3D printable guns   —  (Reuters) - A group of U.S. states on Monday said it is suing the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump for allowing … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Google promotes SVP and general counsel Kent Walker to SVP of global affairs to oversee its policy, legal, trust and safety, and corporate philanthropy teams (Jillian D'Onfro/CNBC)

Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC : Google promotes SVP and general counsel Kent Walker to SVP of global affairs to oversee its policy, legal, trust and safety, and corporate philanthropy teams   —  - Google has promoted its general counsel and long-time employee Kent Walker to senior vice president of global affairs. Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Walmart has ended last year's pilot program that paid employees who delivered packages on their way home and is testing a more modest approach in a single store (Nandita Bose/Reuters)

Nandita Bose / Reuters : Walmart has ended last year's pilot program that paid employees who delivered packages on their way home and is testing a more modest approach in a single store   —  EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Reuters) - Standing before an audience of 14,000 people last year, Walmart Inc executives described … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Policy paper from Sen. Warner lays out 20 ways to address issues posed by big tech platforms, from putting a price on users' data to mimicking GDPR rules (David McCabe/Axios)

David McCabe / Axios : Policy paper from Sen. Warner lays out 20 ways to address issues posed by big tech platforms, from putting a price on users' data to mimicking GDPR rules   —  In a policy paper obtained by Axios, Sen. Mark Warner's office laid out 20 different paths to address problems posed by Big Tech platforms … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::T-Mobile US picks Nokia to supply it with $3.5B in next-generation 5G network gear, marking the world's largest 5G deal so far (Eric Auchard/Reuters)

Eric Auchard / Reuters : T-Mobile US picks Nokia to supply it with $3.5B in next-generation 5G network gear, marking the world's largest 5G deal so far   —  LONDON (Reuters) - T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) named Nokia (NOKIA.HE) to supply it with $3.5 billion in next-generation 5G network gear, the firms said on Monday … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Gist::Court docs: CA police have arrested a college student who allegedly was a member of OGUSERS and stole $5M+ worth of cryptocurrency by SIM swapping ~40 people (Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai/Motherboard)

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard : Court docs: CA police have arrested a college student who allegedly was a member of OGUSERS and stole $5M+ worth of cryptocurrency by SIM swapping ~40 people   —  California authorities say a 20-year-old college student *hijacked* more than 40 phone numbers and stole $5 million … Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Tottenham v AC Milan preview

Tottenham will once again be without a number of first-team regulars when they take on AC Milan in Minneapolis in the International Champions Cup (kick-off 1.35am BST on Wednesday). Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Man Utd v Real Madrid preview

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could have both Eric Bailly and Chris Smalling available for their International Champions Cup clash with Real Madrid (kick-off 1.05am BST on Wednesday). Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Murray wins on comeback

Andy Murray converted on his seventh match point to beat Mackenzie McDonald in three sets and set up a second-round tie against fellow Brit Kyle Edmund at the Citi Open. Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

No final whistle for Clucas

Becoming a Premier League footballer is the dream held by millions but only a few get to achieve it and even those who do so must cope with rejection along the way. Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

NFL concussion claims top $500m

More than $500m in claims were approved as of Monday under the NFL's concussion settlement, nearly a decade earlier than league officials estimated they would reach that amount. Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

The foundation of Mourinho's frustration

As Manchester United's pre-season tour of the United States reaches its conclusion in Miami, Sky Sports News reporter Vinny O'Connor examines whether Jose Mourinho's pre-season frustrations are justified. Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Samsung’s profit growth slows in Q2 2018 despite stellar chip sales

(Reuters) — Samsung Electronics posted its slowest quarterly profit growth in more than a year on Tuesday as the sluggish global smartphone market weighed on earnings, although the chip business continued to perform well. Operating profit for the world’s biggest chipmaker and smartphone maker rose 5.7 percent to 14.9 trillion won ($13.3 billi… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy shows off 4 student games on August 3

The University of Central Florida’s graduate program, Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), has developed a reputation for its project-based approach to teaching students how to make games. On 11 a.m. Pacific on August 3, four groups of students will show off their thesis projects. The event is free to attend on the UCF campus, an… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

BlitzWolf soundbar review — a sound upgrade for under $100

REVIEW: A few years after almost everyone upgraded to HD televisions, we began thinking about other ways to upgrade our home theater experiences. The soundbar was the easy answer to that as it enabled a plug-and-play solution to get better sound than the dinky speakers that are in our televisions. Today, the market has countless soundbar options fr… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Inside Arena of Valor’s first World Cup event

On Saturday night, Team Korea was on the verge of going home. Team Thailand trounced them in Tencent’s Arena of Valor World Cup semifinals, winning 3-0. But on Sunday, the squad from South Korea had a chance for redemption as they knocked out Team Chinese Taipei and earned a spot in the grand finals. They were once again up against Thailand,… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Uber shutters its self-driving truck business

Uber is shifting resources away from the self-driving truck unit within its Advanced Technologies Group, the company announced today in an email to reporters. For the time being, it’s ceasing development on the autonomous freight platform it acquired from autonomous tech company Otto. “We’ve decided to stop development on our self… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Fortnite might skip the Google Play Store in favor of direct installs

Epic Games’s Fortnite is an unstoppable juggernaut, racking up over 100 million downloads and $160 million on the Apple App Store in its first five months. And it’s coming for Android next — though players might be downloading it via a web browser rather than through the Google Play Store. After digging through the source code on… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Google hires Sony’s PlayStation VR guru and Magic Lab head Richard Marks (updated)

EXCLUSIVE: Google has hired Richard Marks, a former senior research engineer who helped create Sony’s PlayStation VR virtual reality headset and its PlayStation Move controllers, GamesBeat has learned. If there’s any sign that Google is up to something in the gaming business, the hiring of Marks is a big clue. In January 2018, Google hi… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Curable aims to treat chronic pain through mindfulness and meditation

Chronic pain has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. Nearly 25.3 million adults experience pain every day lasting for more than three months, according to a recent meta-analysis by the National Health Institute Survey (NHIS), and they’re significantly more likely as a result to have worse overall health, suffer from more disabilities, an… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Mozilla is rebranding Firefox and wants your opinion

Mozilla is rebranding Firefox. The company is asking for feedback on the new look, which will try to cover the various Firefox offerings. For most people, Firefox refers to a browser, but the company wants the brand to encompass all the various apps and services that the Firefox family of internet products cover, “from easy screenshotting and… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

EA launches Origin Access Premier subscriptions for hot PC games

Electronic Arts said today that players can now sign up for Origin Access Premier, a new subscription tier for PC gaming that offers full access to EA’s latest releases on the PC. It’s part of EA’s attempt to build Netflix-like stable revenues and consumer loyalty year-round, regardless of when it actually ships its blockbuster titles.… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Purported 2018 iPad Pro image shows new back, Smart Connector location

Rumors of a major 2018 iPad Pro redesign have circulated for nearly a year, focusing largely on Apple’s expected addition of Face ID and removal of the Home button from its flagship tablets. Today, frequent image leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer of OnLeaks posted a CAD rendering that might reveal the upcoming device’s back, and it includes tw… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Google debuts VR-ready Chrome for Daydream View and Lenovo Mirage Solo

If you’re excited by the prospect of browsing the web from the comfort of your VR headset, good news: Google is bringing its Chrome browser to Daydream View and Lenovo Mirage Solo headsets today. As Google explains it, you’ll be able to launch Chrome from your Daydream View or Mirage Solo homepage and access any page while in VR. To pro… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

Dropbox adds 1TB of storage to its Professional and Business plans for free

Dropbox today increased the storage space for its paid tiers by 1 terabyte for no additional charge. Dropbox Professional users are getting a bump from 1TB to 2TB, while Dropbox Business users are going from 2TB to 3TB. All new Professional and Business subscriptions will include the extra storage starting today. The company says it will increase s… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

4 reasons why it’s the right time for a career in cybersecurity

SPONSORED: Presented by Harrisburg University of Science and Technology    Any company that uses digital technology puts itself at risk of attack. To mitigate that risk, many companies look to cybersecurity or information security experts to defend their organization against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. But as a relatively new field wi… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more

OpenAI’s ‘state-of-the-art’ system gives robots humanlike dexterity

OpenAI, a nonprofit, San Francisco-based AI research company backed by Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, and Peter Thiel, among other titans of industry, made headlines in June when it announced that the latest version of its Dota 2-playing AI — dubbed OpenAI Five — managed to beat amateur players. Today, it unveiled another first: a robotics sy… Read More Get Articles and ICO whitepapers written by Williams Alfred Onen
Post a Comment
Read more