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Wireless Charging and Our Autonomous Electric Future 2019-02-18 08:00:00One of the biggest problems for those of us who have electric cars is charging. Chargers that drop the charging time to a few minutes have been coming

Apple's Plans for Subscription News Service Irk Publishers 2019-02-14 08:00:00Apple plans to launch a subscription news service at an event next month. Described as "Netflix for news," it would let customers access an unlimite

Amazon Meshes With Eero 2019-02-13 08:00:00Amazon has scooped up mesh WiFi network maker Eero, the home network company known for making an easy-to-set-up product that can blanket a home with h

Trump Order Gives Artificial Intelligence a Boost 2019-02-12 08:00:00President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at boosting artificial intelligence R&D in the U.S. The order sets up the American AI I

How IBM'S Project Debater Could Fix the State 2019-02-11 13:24:30Last week, like a lot of you, I imagine, I watched the State of the Union and tried to figure out what was true and what was fiction. Tied into severa

Wireless Carriers Caught Playing Fast and Loose With 2019-02-08 12:28:18AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have sold access to subscribers' real-time location data to aggregators, which in turn have sold it to about 250 bounty

Linux Task Apps: Plenty of Goodies in These 2019-02-07 15:45:03If you need a task manager application to run on your Linux operating system, tap into a software category filled with options that go far beyond the

E-Ticketing Flaw Exposes Airline Passenger Data to Hackers 2019-02-07 14:21:06The e-ticketing systems of eight airlines, including Southwest Airlines and Dutch carrier KLM, have a vulnerability that can expose passengers' perso

Apple to Raise Barrier Against VR, AR Websites 2019-02-06 08:00:00The next upgrade of Apple's mobile operating system will come with an annoying surprise for VR and AR developers. It reportedly will block Web access

New Android Apps Come to the Aid of 2019-02-05 08:00:00Google has announced two new Android applications designed to make life easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing people. One of the apps, Live Transcribe,

FTC v. Qualcomm: What Really Is Going On 2019-02-04 08:00:00I've been watching antitrust cases actively since the 1980s. I had to study historical antitrust cases going back to Standard Oil and RCA, in order t

A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Privacy Online 2019-02-01 11:47:34Do you take your online privacy seriously? Most people don't. They have an ideal scenario of just how private their online activities should be, but

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Hands on: How to use Wireless PowerShare on 2019-02-20 18:30:00Samsung is so confident in the Galaxy S10’s battery that it’s letting you give away some of your precious percentage points. A new feature

The Samsung Galaxy Fold goes on sale April 2019-02-20 16:34:00It’s been a long time coming, but now it’s here. Samsung has unveiled its first foldable smartphone that isn’t a pie-in-the-sky conc

Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+ and S10e hands-on: A 2019-02-20 14:35:00With the screen off, the Galaxy S10+ is virtually indistinguishable from the Galaxy S9+. It’s not until you turn it on that you notice just how

10 Samsung Galaxy S10, S10e, and S10+ features 2019-02-20 14:30:00At long leak, the Samsung Galaxy S10 has arrived. And, well, it’s pretty much exactly what we thought it would be, with three sizes, a hole in t

Best headphones: Our top picks for personal listening 2019-02-20 12:53:00Whether you're looking for an over-the-ear, on-ear, or in-ear model, we'll help you find the perfect pair.

Give your dumb devices brains with a 2-pack 2019-02-20 11:03:00Smart plugs add extra control to any device, smart or not, and today you can grab a pair at impulse prices. A two-pack of Anker’s Eufy smart plu

Master Machine Learning and AI For Just $14 2019-02-20 10:16:00You’re probably familiar with the terminology, but do you understand what data science is and how it fits in the big technological picture? Disc

Save big on storage and networking gear in 2019-02-20 09:51:00Amazon’s running another of its one-day deals today, and this one’s a doozy. The online retailer is throwing a massive networking and stor

Age of Wonders: Planetfall preview: A sci-fi melange 2019-02-20 09:00:00Space dinosaurs. Time travel. Cyborgs. Alien parasites. The decaying ruins of an imperial pleasure palace. Giant bugs. Even larger mushrooms. Mind-con

This is how Android will work on the 2019-02-20 06:00:00While mobile phones used to come in all shapes and sizes, device makers have largely standardized around the flat glass slab. But we could be looking

Sonarworks True-Fi review: The promise of studio-quality sound 2019-02-20 06:00:00True-Fi will correct your headphone's frequency anomalies with the click of a button.

Master & Dynamic MW07 review: These true wireless 2019-02-20 06:00:00Don’t like the look of bubbly blobs or skinny drain pipes hanging off your ears? Here’s a handsome alternative.

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How This Politician Put Britain at the Forefront 2019-02-19 05:00:48Damian Collins is leading the global drive to rein in Facebook's power

Your iPhone’s Contacts App Is More Powerful Than 2019-02-15 06:00:18Here are 5 ways to get the most out of it

Google Gets a Little Buggy With Its Valentine’s 2019-02-14 08:49:04Thursday’s Google Doodle celebrates Valentine’s Day 2019 and “the universal, undeniable power of love.” In America, 250 millio

NASA’s Opportunity Rover Declared Dead After Record-Breaking 15 2019-02-13 14:24:07The six-wheeled vehicle was originally built to operate just three months

Twitter’s CEO Gives the Company a ‘C’ for 2019-02-12 23:04:19Jack Dorsey said the platform's efforts amounted to a "huge fail"

Google’s New Tool Tells You if Your Password 2019-02-12 17:26:07Here's how it works and how to use it

The Men Behind GPS Just Won a Prestigious 2019-02-12 13:13:51“This is just another example of women being written out of history”

Apex Legends, EA’s Fortnite Competitor, Could Help it 2019-02-11 11:51:56Electronic Arts' stock is turning around amid the surprise hit game

‘Tinder for Cows’ Is Now a Thing, and 2019-02-11 11:43:47The app 'seeks to unite sheepish farm animals with their soulmates'

Reddit Users Rally Against Chinese Censorship After $300 2019-02-10 13:11:28There have been many pictures of Tiananmen Square and Winnie the Pooh

Apple Has Released an Update to Fix FaceTime 2019-02-07 14:04:08The repair is included in the latest version of Apple's iOS 12 system

Facebook to Appeal German Ruling That Third-Party Customer 2019-02-07 11:44:25Facebook exploited its position in social media, German authorities ruled

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Sunsama’s $10/month task management calendar cleans up your 2019-02-21 18:18:45I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard friends lament how difficult it is to find a decent calendar app. The stock calendar apps

California to close data breach notification loopholes under 2019-02-21 17:22:36California, which has some of the strongest data breach notification laws in the U.S., thinks it can do even better. The golden state’s attorney

Lime hires its first CFO 2019-02-21 17:01:59Lime is hiring Ted Tobiason, former managing director in tech equity capital markets at Morgan Stanley, to serve as its chief financial officer. This

Stop limiting quantum computing to speed 2019-02-21 17:00:05If you’re thinking about speed alone, you’re missing a world of possibilities for quantum computing.

Pokémon GO will soon let you change teams 2019-02-21 16:48:47Early on in Pokémon GO, you’re asked to make a decision: Which team do you want to be on? Instinct (Yellow)? Valor (Red)? Mystic (Blue)?

As shared kitchens heat up, a China-based startup, 2019-02-21 16:38:38A few weeks ago, we told you that former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick looks to be partnering with the former COO of the bike-sharing startup Ofo, Yanqi Zh

DoorDash raises $400M round, now valued at $7.1B 2019-02-21 16:34:20Delivery company DoorDash is announcing that it has raised $400 million in Series F financing. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported th

Pinterest files confidentially to go public 2019-02-21 16:19:43The visual search engine has confidentially submitted paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering slated for la

Google ends forced arbitration for employees 2019-02-21 16:12:59Google is finally ending forced arbitration for its employees. These changes will go into effect for both current and future Google employees on March

Twitter’s latest test changes ‘Retweet with Comment’ so 2019-02-21 16:00:59Twitter’s new prototype testing program isn’t the only way it’s working to fix conversations on its site. The company confirmed it&r

Verified Startup Lawyer: Stephane Levy 2019-02-21 14:55:20Stephane Levy got his start in the days of Silicon Alley almost two decades ago, and built up his practice with New York startups and beyond through a

Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aimé retires (and Bowser claims the 2019-02-21 14:50:41Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring after more than a decade spent as president of Nintendo of America. His career spanned many console generations, starting

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China's Huawei spy risks threaten U.S diplomacy abroad 2019-02-21 18:30:55For months, American officials have been warning that Chinese telecommunications giant is obligated to their government and has the capacity to spy on

FTC must probe Facebook for violating children's privacy 2019-02-21 13:33:00A coalition of 16 consumer groups on Thursday called on the FTC to investigate whether Facebook engaged in unfair and deceptive business practices in

To battle opioid crisis, Google is partnering with 2019-02-21 12:00:20Google is expanding its efforts to combat America's opioid crisis, an epidemic that takes the lives of more than 130 people every day, by announ

Facebook's constant tracking on Android can now be 2019-02-21 10:16:00Until now there's been a big discrepancy over the level of privacy available to users of Facebook's app on iOS and Android.

'We want 6G!' Trump takes aim at US 2019-02-21 09:59:13Forget 5G. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to be a leader in 6G – a technology that is nowhere near ready for prime time.

Ocasio-Cortez blasts Times Square Amazon billboard as 'wack' 2019-02-21 08:52:57Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted a Times Square billboard that called out her controversial role in Amazon's decision to abandon a planned

Single F-35 'kills' dozens of enemy fighters in 2019-02-21 07:24:52As 60 enemy fighters closed in on a US Air Force 4th Generation fighter aircraft, blinding the jet with electronic warfare attacks, an experienced pil

California college student created 'Banana Plug' app to 2019-02-20 20:41:22A California college student has been indicted for allegedly creating a phone app through which he sold drugs, officials said.

Pentagon points to China, Russia competition in new 2019-02-20 16:48:18The President and the Pentagon are signaling that artificial intelligence (AI) is now a major priority for U.S. national security, and competition fro

Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone starts at $2G's 2019-02-20 14:49:00Samsung today announced the nation's most expensive, and possibly most innovative smartphone: the $1,980 (and up) Galaxy Fold, a 4.6-inch smartphone

Pentagon cloud-computing contract sought by Amazon faces new 2019-02-20 13:36:53A federal judge delayed a lawsuit over a massive Pentagon cloud-computing contract Amazon.com Inc. was favored to win so the government

Microsoft: Russian hackers are trying to infiltrate European 2019-02-20 12:11:37Microsoft said Wednesday they identified an online campaign by a group affiliated with the Russian military to interfere with European think tanks tha

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Samsung will extend Bixby button remapping to premium 2019-02-21 18:20:48

Lucid Motors is working on an electric SUV 2019-02-21 17:34:00

Ricoh’s GRIII street photography compact goes on sale 2019-02-21 17:00:00

Google will end forced arbitration for employees in 2019-02-21 16:53:18

Corsair made new RAM sticks featuring its tiniest 2019-02-21 16:42:37

Free Galaxy Buds with S10 preorders, and 4K 2019-02-21 15:48:47

The Wandering Earth: news and updates for China’s 2019-02-21 15:11:06

AT&T pulls ads from YouTube over predatory comments 2019-02-21 15:06:00

All the news and trailers for Jordan Peele’s 2019-02-21 15:00:51

CDC confirms that the false ballistic missile alarm 2019-02-21 15:00:39

Samsung’s vision of tomorrow’s phones doesn’t include the 2019-02-20 19:01:29

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold might only launch on two 2019-02-20 18:01:42

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Light and Sony reveal multi-camera smartphone collaboration 2019-02-21 17:40:52Light and Sony are working together on multi-camera applications for smartphones, paving the way for handsets that combine the data from four or more

Sinemia adds direct movie ticket sales for more 2019-02-21 17:31:40MoviePass competitor Sinemia has announced the launch of direct movie ticket sales through its website and mobile app. With this new service, people p

Ricoh WG-6 and G900 rugged cameras pack 20MP 2019-02-21 17:00:40Ricoh has a pair of new super-rugged cameras, the WG-6 and G900, focused on those who don’t have time or inclination to cosset their hardware. E

Ricoh GR III hands-on: Samples from street photography’s 2019-02-21 17:00:21Ricoh knew it had a hit on its hands when it previewed the Ricoh GR III back at Photokina 2018. Even without a full spec list, lacking a price, and wi

China’s gene-edited CRISPR babies may have enhanced memory 2019-02-21 16:38:34In November 2018, a Chinese researcher claimed to have used gene-editing tool CRISPR to alter the DNA of twin girls allegedly born late last year. The

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime retires: Here’s 2019-02-21 15:50:00It’s the end of an era over at Nintendo of America today, or at least it will be soon. Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime announced

Google I/O 2019 ticket draw is open: What 2019-02-21 15:13:46Last month, Google announced that its I/O 2019 event will take place in early May in Mountain View, California. In an update today, the company reveal

Verizon 5G in 2019: Over 30 cities, S10 2019-02-21 15:07:29Verizon has lifted the lid on its 5G deployment, confirming it plans to light up the high-speed next-generation network in more than 30 US cities this

Nintendo Switch eShop update lets you try Pokemon 2019-02-21 14:34:30We’ve arrived at another Thursday, which means that Nintendo has detailed the Switch eShop releases for the week ahead. This time around, one of

It’s okay to be excited about the Samsung 2019-02-21 14:03:14Samsung opened its big Galaxy S10 event this week with its headline news: the flexible Galaxy Fold smartphone is not only real, it’s really laun

HTC VIVE Focus Plus revealed with upgraded controllers 2019-02-21 13:34:22While many of us are probably interested in learning more about the VIVE Cosmos, HTC has announced another headset in its VIVE Focus line. The origina

The Tesla Model 3 just lost Consumer Reports’ 2019-02-21 13:09:45Tesla and Consumer Reports’ love-hate relationship looks set to take another negative spin, with the nonprofit rescinding its recommendation of

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Tesla hosts hundreds of students for ‘Introduce a 2019-02-21 18:24:00 Tesla is hosting today hundreds of students at 8 of its facilities across the in US in partnership with Envirolution for ‘Introduce a Girl

LG reportedly threaten to cut VW’s battery cell 2019-02-21 16:47:47 VW has long been considering to build its own gigafactories to produce a high number of battery cells for its upcoming electric vehicles, but we now

Rivian patents “removable auxiliary battery” for its R1T 2019-02-21 16:21:07 Rivian has filed for a patent to expand the energy capacity of its upcoming R1T electric pickup truck through a novel auxiliary battery which ca

Kia teases new all-electric concept car 2019-02-21 15:34:18 Kia will unveil a new all-electric concept car at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, and the company has released a teaser image of the vehicle.

Tesla’s incredible efficiency lead is becoming clear with 2019-02-21 15:00:14 With new premium electric SUVs hitting the market, Tesla is seeing some competition, but that competition is also highlighting Tesla’s inc

Electric car sales soar in China before incentive 2019-02-21 12:37:39 Electric vehicle sales are skyrocketing in China before the country phases out incentives. Meanwhile, overall passenger car sales continue to go in t

Green Deals: WiOn Smart Indoor and Outdoor Wi-Fi 2019-02-21 11:59:27 Amazon offers the WiOn Smart Plug-in Indoor and Outdoor Wi-Fi Switch Bundle for $29.99 shipped. As a comparison, this bundle usually sells for o

Tesla is a top priority for automakers, says 2019-02-21 11:48:15 Finding a way to mitigate Tesla’s impact is now a top priority for some automakers, according to one of the largest car dealer groups in t

Apple Car rumors still in drive, Project Titan 2019-02-21 11:41:42 A rumor today from German publication Manager Magazin, shares some alleged details about a shift in Apple’s Project Titan. While Apple’s

Volvo delivers its first electric trucks 2019-02-21 09:23:00 Volvo Trucks announced it has delivered its first electric trucks to two customers in Sweden as part of a development program to bring the electric v

EGEB: California offshore wind, Trump panel climate change 2019-02-21 09:17:13 Electrek Green Energy Brief: A daily technical, financial, and political review/analysis of important green energy news. Today in EGEB, a new report

Watch Tesla Semi electric truck accelerate on highway 2019-02-21 05:45:48 We have been hearing less about Tesla’s electric semi truck program lately, but the company is still testing the vehicle. A recent sightin