- Apple confirms it acquired a self-driving car startupThe latest self-driving firm to be consolidated is Drive.ai. The startup has been working on AI tech for autonomous vehicles for a few years, but found itself low on cash in an increasingly competitive market. Now, just as the San Francisco Chronicle ...
- Apple buys self-driving startup Drive.ai: Report
The startup shut down its operations a fortnight ago. ... - Facebook tests controls that turn off those angry red notification dotsRed may be an attention-grabbing color, but too much of it can trigger anxiety. You might soon see a lot less of the hue on Facebook. The company is testing the ability to turn off the crimson in-app notification dots that seem to pop up every time y ...
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SPU snags smart card security certificateQualcomm says the SoC upgrade will slice material costs for vendors without compromising security. ...
- Australians fear China but want its technology: Lowy Institute pollDespite rising fears of China, more Australians want the government to focus on getting the best or cheapest technology rather than protecting against foreign state intrusion -- but it's close. ...
- Amazon funds STEM programs in Seattle schoolsPerhaps with an eye on the next generation of engineers that might be interested in working on its delivery robots or in coding, Amazon is funding computer science and robotics programs at up to 30 public schools in its Seattle home base. From this f ...
- ‘League of Legends’ take on ‘Auto Chess’ reaches open beta this weekRiot Games isn't going to let Dota Underlords capitalize on the Auto Chess trend without offering a fight. The developer is rolling out the open beta test for its League of Legends equivalent, Teamfight Tactics, over the course of the week. It's al ...
- All Walmart pickup locations now accept SNAP for online grocery ordersWalmart is now accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits as a payment method for online grocery shopping at all of its pickup locations, according to TechCrunch. The retail giant will allow customers to select "EBT card" as ...
- Netflix loses ‘The Office’ after 2020 to NBCUniversal’s serviceWondering what the most watched show on subscription streaming is? According to NBC it's The Office, and as such, it's no surprise that once the company's agreement with Netflix expires at the end of 2020, it's keeping the show for its own streaming ...
- San Francisco is officially the first US city to ban e-cigarette salesSan Francisco's expected ban on e-cigarettes is about to become a practical reality. The city has voted in favor of a measure banning sales and and deliveries of e-cigarette products, making it the first urban center to approve just such a measure. ...
- Airbnb Luxe offers castles, villas and islands for $1,000 per nightIf you've ever wanted to stay in a castle in France or book an entire island in the Pacific, you might appreciate Airbnb's new luxury travel offering, Airbnb Luxe. The company launched the long-rumored service today with more than 2,000 hand-picked l ...
- Google: Employees can protest YouTube, just not near its Pride floatGoogle has pushed back on claims that it is banning employees from protesting YouTube during the San Francisco Pride Parade. Several outlets reported on Monday that a leaked internal memo barred any Google employees from protesting YouTube while marc ...
- Facebook’s political ad transparency tools roll out worldwideFacebook's efforts to improve transparency in political ads are now a truly global affair. The social site has made its transparency tools available to advertisers worldwide, letting them post political and issue ads so long as they're authorized. ...
- Microsoft beefs up security for your most important OneDrive filesMicrosoft is adding extra layers of security to OneDrive for your most important files. It's setting up a protected section called OneDrive Personal Vault that requires another method of authentication to access it, such as a PIN, fingerprint, face s ...
- Microsoft and Adobe deliver on a three-year old Office 365 customer requestOffice 365/SharePoint Online users can now view, share edit and edit PDFs without first having to download them first. ...