Category: Tech news

The Kremlin’s hacking misdirection is evolving. And even when those attempts to confuse forensics fail, they still succeed at sowing future doubt.

 German robotics firm Magazino, creator of robots meant to work alongside people in warehouses and the like, has raised $24.8 million to continue development and deployment of its TORU and SOTO robots. Read More

 What, precisely, is Clips? A “smart camera,” according to Google. It’s a new category, of sorts. One that really couldn’t have existed in this form without the current on-board technology. The device is actually a deceptively sophisticated collection of tech wrapped up in an adorable little package that looks like an Instagram icon that a fairy godmother turned into a… Read More

‘Lady Bird,’ ‘Call Me by Your Name,’ ‘The Shape of Water,’ and more 2018 Oscar-nominated movies are all available to stream online.

Attention alien hunters: Scientists have identified a deep sea microbe that could possibly survive the ocean floor of Saturn’s moon Enceladus.

In announcing his 2020 reelection campaign, Donald Trump has tapped Brad Parscale, architect of his previous campaign’s digital efforts, to lead the way.

The Detroit carmaker is set to start testing driverless cars in Florida, with a new maintenance depot to help it figure out how to actually operate robotaxi fleets.

 LG today announced an updated version of the V30 smartphone and it comes with a supercharged camera powered by a third-party AI system. LG turned to EyeEm to add new features to the camera. Now, thanks to the EyeEm platform, the LG V30S ThinQ and soon the original V30 can automatically detect the subject of the picture — being a hamburger or dachshund — the camera will adjust… Read More

 Welcome to LG’s new smartphone strategy. A new flagship every year, followed by an incremental upgrade six months later. It’s a strange approach that’s sure to annoy early adopters, but LG’s certainly not the first to adopt the strategy — it’s in-line with the sort of thing OnePlus, among others, have been doing for a while now.  The first such handset from… Read More

House Democrats released a 10-page memo Saturday that shows just how misleading the original #ReleaseTheMemo campaign was.

 And this year is all about business. While the Samsung Galaxy S9 is going to be announced tomorrow at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Slashleaks shared the official promo video for the Samsung’s upcoming flagship device. It’s a polished 3-minute video packed with information about the new phone. First, just like rumors said, it looks just like the Galaxy S8. There are some… Read More

 Some founders toil for years to secure a meager seed round. Others seem to go from launch to a massive fundraise in no time. Why is that, and how does one get into that second group? There’s no single formula, of course. But data indicates it helps to be famous, involved in a hot technology sector or working to cure cancer. Read More

Vinod Khosla is worth billions, and wants to do what he wants with a beautiful Northern California Beach. So he’s asking the US Supreme Court to let him.

 Abraham Lincoln famously said that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” but looking around these days, you would be forgiven if you thought representative democracy had already been buried alongside Washington, Jefferson, and Roosevelt. Confidence in Congress remains pitifully low, driven by perceived low ethical standards and… Read More

 If coffee be the food of innovation, pour on. Give me excess of it that, surfeiting, the appetite may sicken, and so die. And if you wish to pour me coffee, do so from the Rite Press, a clever hack on the traditional French press that adds a few features that even high-end models don’t have. The press – which costs $35 for a half-liter model and $40 for the liter model – has… Read More